2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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 614 342 54.7 50.1-59.2 272 45.3 40.8-49.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 288 145 49.2 42.7-55.7 143 50.8 44.3-57.3
Non-Hispanic Black 174 100 55.3 46.6-63.6 74 44.7 36.4-53.4
Other 148 94 66.6 56.9-75.1 54 33.4 24.9-43.1
AGE
18-34 254 166 63.2 56.1-69.8 88 36.8 30.2-43.9
35-44 239 125 48.1 40.8-55.4 114 51.9 44.6-59.2
45-54 121 51 44.5 34.8-54.6 70 55.5 45.4-65.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 119 57 47.4 37.3-57.8 62 52.6 42.2-62.7
Some Post-H.S. 193 108 54.7 46.6-62.5 85 45.3 37.5-53.4
College Graduate 242 140 58.5 51.5-65.2 102 41.5 34.8-48.5
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 76 46.6 38.2-55.1 90 53.4 44.9-61.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 147 74 50.5 41.1-59.8 73 49.5 40.2-58.9
No 466 268 56.1 50.8-61.2 198 43.9 38.8-49.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 601 336 54.9 50.3-59.5 265 45.1 40.5-49.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 228 148 63.2 55.8-69.9 80 36.8 30.1-44.2
Regional City or Suburban County 150 81 52.6 43.2-61.8 69 47.4 38.2-56.8
Rural 236 113 47.2 39.9-54.8 123 52.8 45.2-60.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 437 243 54.5 49.1-59.9 194 45.5 40.1-50.9
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% 279 151 54.3 47.6-61.0 128 45.7 39.0-52.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 155 75 48.3 39.1-57.7 80 51.7 42.3-60.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 191 98 51.3 43.2-59.2 93 48.7 40.8-56.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 268 169 59.7 52.8-66.3 99 40.3 33.7-47.2

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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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