2022 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 491 328 70.0 64.8-74.7 163 30.0 25.3-35.2
Females 491 328 70.0 64.8-74.7 163 30.0 25.3-35.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 270 180 69.3 62.3-75.5 90 30.7 24.5-37.7
Non-Hispanic Black 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 122 86 80.3 70.8-87.3 36 19.7 12.7-29.2
AGE
18-34 211 166 78.1 70.4-84.3 45 21.9 15.7-29.6
35-44 198 116 60.4 51.5-68.6 82 39.6 31.4-48.5
45-54 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 151 99 67.1 57.6-75.3 52 32.9 24.7-42.4
College Graduate 214 144 69.3 61.4-76.2 70 30.7 23.8-38.6
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 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 162 106 68.1 58.8-76.1 56 31.9 23.9-41.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 121 82 72.4 61.9-80.8 39 27.6 19.2-38.1
No 367 244 69.2 63.1-74.6 123 30.8 25.4-36.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 470 312 69.6 64.3-74.5 158 30.4 25.5-35.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 171 125 75.7 67.8-82.1 46 24.3 17.9-32.2
Regional City or Suburban County 135 92 70.3 60.1-78.7 43 29.7 21.3-39.9
Rural 185 111 63.7 53.9-72.4 74 36.3 27.6-46.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 363 242 68.8 62.7-74.4 121 31.2 25.6-37.3
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 240 167 72.1 64.9-78.3 73 27.9 21.7-35.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 153 101 69.6 60.4-77.5 52 30.4 22.5-39.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 219 154 74.0 67.2-79.8 65 26.0 20.2-32.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 143 100 75.5 67.2-82.2 43 24.5 17.8-32.8
2nd Quartile 147 101 71.7 63.0-79.0 46 28.3 21.0-37.0
3rd Quartile 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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