2022 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%)
TOTAL 629 328 52.7 47.7-57.6 301 47.3 42.4-52.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 331 180 54.9 48.2-61.3 151 45.1 38.7-51.8
Non-Hispanic Black 129 56 44.5 34.7-54.7 73 55.5 45.3-65.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 276 166 56.1 48.9-63.1 110 43.9 36.9-51.1
35-44 244 116 48.5 40.2-56.8 128 51.5 43.2-59.8
45-54 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 190 99 50.0 41.6-58.4 91 50.0 41.6-58.4
College Graduate 261 144 58.4 51.1-65.2 117 41.6 34.8-48.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 161 82 52.6 42.4-62.6 79 47.4 37.4-57.6
No 464 244 52.6 47.0-58.2 220 47.4 41.8-53.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 603 312 52.2 47.1-57.3 291 47.8 42.7-52.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 456 242 54.0 48.3-59.6 214 46.0 40.4-51.7
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 288 167 61.1 54.2-67.6 121 38.9 32.4-45.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 329 182 55.2 48.2-62.0 147 44.8 38.0-51.8
Rent 239 116 48.6 41.1-56.3 123 51.4 43.7-58.9
Other arrangement 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 222 125 57.2 49.4-64.6 97 42.8 35.4-50.6
Regional City or Suburban County 173 92 53.7 44.6-62.5 81 46.3 37.5-55.4
Rural 234 111 47.1 38.1-56.2 123 52.9 43.8-61.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 195 101 55.1 46.7-63.1 94 44.9 36.9-53.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 277 154 57.2 50.3-63.9 123 42.8 36.1-49.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 181 100 58.3 49.7-66.5 81 41.7 33.5-50.3
2nd Quartile 183 101 55.6 47.2-63.8 82 44.4 36.2-52.8
3rd Quartile 156 74 44.1 34.7-53.9 82 55.9 46.1-65.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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