2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Family Planning

Women in need of Contraceptive Services
(Calculated variable.)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Need Services Do not need Services
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 614 362 58.1 53.5-62.6 252 41.9 37.4-46.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 288 156 53.9 47.4-60.4 132 46.1 39.6-52.6
Non-Hispanic Black 174 105 57.7 49.0-66.0 69 42.3 34.0-51.0
Other 148 98 68.3 58.6-76.6 50 31.7 23.4-41.4
AGE
18-34 254 171 64.5 57.3-71.0 83 35.5 29.0-42.7
35-44 239 132 52.9 45.5-60.2 107 47.1 39.8-54.5
45-54 121 59 51.0 41.0-60.9 62 49.0 39.1-59.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 119 64 53.8 43.5-63.9 55 46.2 36.1-56.5
Some Post-H.S. 193 112 57.7 49.6-65.3 81 42.3 34.7-50.4
College Graduate 242 148 61.6 54.6-68.1 94 38.4 31.9-45.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 166 82 49.6 41.1-58.1 84 50.4 41.9-58.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 147 80 55.7 46.3-64.7 67 44.3 35.3-53.7
No 466 282 58.9 53.6-64.0 184 41.1 36.0-46.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 601 356 58.4 53.8-62.9 245 41.6 37.1-46.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 228 155 66.3 59.1-72.9 73 33.7 27.1-40.9
Regional City or Suburban County 150 83 53.9 44.5-63.1 67 46.1 36.9-55.5
Rural 236 124 52.4 44.8-59.8 112 47.6 40.2-55.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 437 256 57.5 52.0-62.7 181 42.5 37.3-48.0
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 279 159 58.1 51.3-64.5 120 41.9 35.5-48.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 155 80 50.9 41.5-60.1 75 49.1 39.9-58.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 191 106 55.2 47.1-63.0 85 44.8 37.0-52.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 268 176 63.1 56.2-69.5 92 36.9 30.5-43.8

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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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