2022 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%)
TOTAL 457 225 46.8 41.1-52.6 86 18.7 14.7-23.4 101 23.2 18.7-28.3 45 11.3 8.0-15.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 256 134 48.7 41.6-55.9 50 20.6 15.2-27.2 49 20.2 15.1-26.6 23 10.5 6.7-16.2
Non-Hispanic Black 84 *** *** *** 12 13.6 7.4-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 72 *** *** *** 12 16.3 8.6-28.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 194 76 38.3 30.6-46.5 49 23.2 17.0-30.9 55 29.2 22.2-37.2 14 9.3 5.1-16.4
35-44 183 102 57.0 47.5-65.9 28 15.0 9.9-22.1 36 18.6 12.6-26.7 17 9.4 5.5-15.6
45-54 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 140 65 41.9 33.0-51.3 24 19.7 13.1-28.5 33 24.0 16.7-33.2 18 14.4 8.8-22.7
College Graduate 197 102 51.5 43.3-59.7 41 20.4 14.8-27.5 41 20.3 14.7-27.4 13 7.7 4.3-13.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 115 *** *** *** 19 16.4 9.2-27.5 31 23.9 15.7-34.7 12 13.3 7.0-24.0
No 339 169 46.3 40.1-52.7 67 19.8 15.3-25.2 70 23.2 18.1-29.3 33 10.7 7.1-15.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 437 218 47.9 42.0-53.8 81 17.9 14.0-22.7 97 23.4 18.8-28.7 41 10.8 7.5-15.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 336 166 47.1 40.7-53.5 66 18.9 14.6-24.2 70 22.4 17.3-28.4 34 11.7 8.0-16.8
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 222 106 45.5 37.9-53.3 43 17.9 12.8-24.3 47 21.9 16.2-29.1 26 14.7 9.7-21.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 263 131 50.1 42.6-57.7 55 19.5 14.6-25.6 51 20.1 14.9-26.6 26 10.3 6.6-15.7
Rent 158 82 46.5 37.4-55.8 20 13.3 8.3-20.9 39 27.4 19.5-36.9 17 12.8 7.5-21.1
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 157 70 42.0 33.6-50.8 33 21.4 15.2-29.4 38 24.8 17.8-33.4 16 11.8 7.0-19.4
Regional City or Suburban County 128 60 40.7 31.3-50.9 27 22.1 14.4-32.3 28 22.9 15.2-32.9 13 14.4 7.8-25.0
Rural 172 95 57.6 47.2-67.3 26 12.6 7.7-19.9 35 21.9 14.7-31.2 16 8.0 4.3-14.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 111 *** *** *** 14 8.3 4.0-16.6 24 15.4 9.1-25.1 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 140 59 37.8 29.2-47.4 33 23.4 16.0-32.9 35 27.9 19.8-37.8 13 10.8 5.8-19.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 206 103 44.4 36.9-52.1 39 19.1 13.9-25.8 42 22.6 16.6-30.0 22 13.9 8.8-21.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 135 65 40.9 31.9-50.5 27 19.2 12.9-27.5 28 24.3 16.6-34.1 15 15.7 9.0-25.8
2nd Quartile 135 59 38.6 30.0-48.1 29 22.2 14.9-31.8 27 23.4 15.8-33.2 20 15.7 9.7-24.5
3rd Quartile 104 *** *** *** 19 18.5 11.3-28.8 29 25.4 16.9-36.2 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 83 *** *** *** 11 8.3 3.5-18.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from Family Planning questions 2, 3 and 6, asked of female respondents aged 18-49. Please see the 2022 BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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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