2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Preconception Health & Family Planning

Women at risk of Unintended Pregnancy
(Calculated variable.)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 At Risk Not at Risk
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 664 361 54.8 49.8-59.7 303 45.2 40.3-50.2
-Non-Hispanic White 356 181 50.1 43.7-56.5 175 49.9 43.5-56.3
AGE
18-34 142 93 63.5 53.4-72.5 49 36.5 27.5-46.6
35-44 131 58 39.5 30.0-49.8 73 60.5 50.2-70.0
45-54 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 160 90 57.7 48.4-66.4 70 42.3 33.6-51.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 277 155 53.5 46.2-60.7 122 46.5 39.3-53.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 349 179 51.0 44.6-57.5 170 49.0 42.5-55.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 186 92 50.8 41.6-59.9 94 49.2 40.1-58.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 255 144 56.2 48.5-63.6 111 43.8 36.4-51.5
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 206 108 52.7 44.2-60.9 98 47.3 39.1-55.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 145 66 40.2 31.2-49.8 79 59.8 50.2-68.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 156 91 59.2 49.7-68.0 65 40.8 32.0-50.3

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*Data in this table were derived from Preconception Health questions 2, 3 and 4, asked of female respondents aged 18-44. Please see the 2017 BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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