2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Family Planning

Used Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Method
(Calculated variable.)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, used LARC No, did not use LARC
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 588 70 12.9 10.0-16.5 518 87.1 83.5-90.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 277 37 14.0 9.9-19.6 240 86.0 80.4-90.1
Non-Hispanic Black 156 15 10.3 6.0-17.0 141 89.7 83.0-94.0
Other 150 17 12.5 7.3-20.4 133 87.5 79.6-92.7
AGE
18-34 229 36 16.4 11.5-22.7 193 83.6 77.3-88.5
35-44 236 24 10.4 6.7-15.9 212 89.6 84.1-93.3
45-54 123 *** *** *** 113 90.3 82.0-95.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 118 *** *** *** 112 95.9 90.2-98.3
Some Post-H.S. 177 24 15.4 10.2-22.7 153 84.6 77.3-89.8
College Graduate 232 32 14.2 9.8-20.2 200 85.8 79.8-90.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 93 *** *** *** 87 94.1 85.5-97.7
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** 54 89.3 76.8-95.4
$50,000- 74,999 70 12 15.4 8.3-26.8 58 84.6 73.2-91.7
$75,000+ 164 18 13.2 8.1-20.7 146 86.8 79.3-91.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 141 15 13.1 7.5-21.8 126 86.9 78.2-92.5
No 446 55 12.9 9.7-17.0 391 87.1 83.0-90.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 577 69 13.1 10.1-16.7 508 86.9 83.3-89.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 221 33 17.1 12.0-23.7 188 82.9 76.3-88.0
Regional City or Suburban County 139 16 11.3 6.7-18.4 123 88.7 81.6-93.3
Rural 228 21 9.8 5.8-15.9 207 90.2 84.1-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 416 49 12.3 9.1-16.5 367 87.7 83.5-90.9
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 90 14 17.4 10.2-28.3 76 82.6 71.7-89.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** 70 87.0 74.1-94.0
101% to 150% 69 *** *** *** 61 91.9 83.2-96.3
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 271 36 14.0 9.9-19.5 235 86.0 80.5-90.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 145 13 9.2 4.5-18.0 132 90.8 82.0-95.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 186 18 10.5 6.4-16.8 168 89.5 83.2-93.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 257 39 16.2 11.7-22.1 218 83.8 77.9-88.3

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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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