2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Family Planning

Effectiveness of current Contraceptive Method
(Calculated variable.)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Highly Effective Moderately Effective Least Effective No Contraceptive Method Used
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 506 213 41.9 37.0-46.8 93 18.5 15.0-22.7 102 20.1 16.4-24.3 98 19.5 15.8-23.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 245 125 51.3 44.3-58.3 56 21.7 16.6-27.9 32 12.5 8.7-17.6 32 14.5 9.9-20.9
Non-Hispanic Black 131 41 30.5 22.5-39.9 18 13.8 8.3-22.0 41 30.8 22.6-40.5 31 24.9 17.4-34.2
Other 126 45 31.3 22.8-41.3 17 15.6 9.0-25.6 29 26.7 18.4-37.1 35 26.3 18.4-36.2
AGE
18-34 190 54 28.6 21.8-36.4 50 26.1 19.8-33.6 53 27.9 21.3-35.5 33 17.4 12.2-24.3
35-44 202 94 49.1 41.1-57.1 34 15.6 10.7-22.2 35 16.6 11.6-23.1 39 18.8 13.0-26.4
45-54 114 65 56.6 46.2-66.5 *** *** *** 14 10.1 5.7-17.3 26 25.4 17.2-35.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 97 39 34.8 25.1-45.9 16 19.9 11.8-31.6 20 21.2 13.2-32.3 22 24.1 15.6-35.5
Some Post-H.S. 155 67 43.5 35.1-52.4 32 19.1 13.3-26.6 30 20.0 13.9-27.9 26 17.4 11.4-25.7
College Graduate 206 89 43.1 35.9-50.7 43 22.5 16.7-29.7 41 19.4 14.2-25.9 33 14.9 10.5-20.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 77 *** *** *** 14 17.1 9.7-28.2 *** *** *** 16 17.0 10.0-27.5
$25,000- 34,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 143 78 55.8 46.6-64.6 25 16.5 10.9-24.1 18 12.0 7.4-18.9 22 15.7 10.0-24.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 124 *** *** *** 19 16.9 10.5-26.2 23 18.3 11.7-27.5 23 17.9 11.3-27.2
No 382 154 40.3 34.8-46.0 74 19.0 15.0-23.9 79 20.6 16.4-25.6 75 20.0 15.7-25.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 496 208 41.6 36.7-46.6 93 18.9 15.3-23.1 99 19.9 16.2-24.2 96 19.6 15.8-24.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 196 73 39.0 31.6-46.9 38 18.5 13.0-25.6 48 24.0 18.0-31.2 37 18.5 13.2-25.4
Regional City or Suburban County 118 51 38.7 29.6-48.6 27 26.3 18.1-36.5 21 16.7 10.5-25.5 19 18.3 11.5-27.9
Rural 192 89 46.9 38.7-55.2 28 13.9 9.4-20.0 33 17.9 12.4-25.2 42 21.3 15.1-29.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 354 146 41.1 35.4-47.1 75 22.0 17.4-27.4 68 18.8 14.7-23.9 65 18.0 14.0-23.0
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 80 *** *** *** 12 14.8 8.1-25.6 15 21.7 13.1-33.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 235 111 46.1 39.0-53.4 49 19.7 14.8-25.9 37 15.9 11.3-22.0 38 18.2 12.8-25.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 125 *** *** *** 17 12.3 7.4-19.8 23 18.8 11.9-28.4 27 20.1 13.3-29.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 151 63 39.7 31.3-48.8 27 18.5 12.4-26.6 26 18.6 12.4-26.9 35 23.2 16.4-31.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 230 92 40.5 33.7-47.8 49 21.0 15.7-27.5 53 21.6 16.4-27.9 36 16.8 11.8-23.4

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*Data in this table were derived from Family Planning questions 2, 3 and 4, asked of female respondents aged 18-49. Please see the 2019 BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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