2022 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%)
TOTAL 495 96 20.4 16.0-25.7 399 79.6 74.3-84.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 270 58 21.5 16.4-27.7 212 78.5 72.3-83.6
Non-Hispanic Black 94 11 10.0 5.1-18.7 83 90.0 81.3-94.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 212 48 21.4 15.8-28.2 164 78.6 71.8-84.2
35-44 200 35 20.4 12.6-31.4 165 79.6 68.6-87.4
45-54 83 13 16.5 8.8-28.6 70 83.5 71.4-91.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 89 14 15.7 8.6-26.8 75 84.3 73.2-91.4
Some Post-H.S. 152 24 14.4 9.3-21.5 128 85.6 78.5-90.7
College Graduate 214 49 24.4 18.1-32.1 165 75.6 67.9-81.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 370 74 19.2 15.1-24.2 296 80.8 75.8-84.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 474 93 21.1 16.5-26.6 381 78.9 73.4-83.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 366 72 19.8 15.4-25.1 294 80.2 74.9-84.6
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 68 16 18.0 10.6-28.9 52 82.0 71.1-89.4
$75,000-100,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 78 12 14.9 8.0-26.0 66 85.1 74.0-92.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 51 21.4 16.0-28.1 190 78.6 71.9-84.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 78 12 14.9 8.0-26.0 66 85.1 74.0-92.0
HOUSING
Own 285 50 20.3 14.3-28.0 235 79.7 72.0-85.7
Rent 173 40 21.0 14.9-28.8 133 79.0 71.2-85.1
Other arrangement 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 172 38 22.3 16.1-30.1 134 77.7 69.9-83.9
Regional City or Suburban County 135 24 14.6 9.4-22.2 111 85.4 77.8-90.6
Rural 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 153 20 13.5 8.6-20.6 133 86.5 79.4-91.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 220 51 21.3 16.0-27.9 169 78.7 72.1-84.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 143 30 19.7 13.4-28.1 113 80.3 71.9-86.6
2nd Quartile 148 25 14.8 9.9-21.7 123 85.2 78.3-90.1
3rd Quartile 113 24 24.5 15.9-35.8 89 75.5 64.2-84.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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