2024 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 423 199 48.4 42.8-54.0 72 16.2 12.7-20.5 96 21.3 17.1-26.2 56 14.1 10.5-18.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 223 124 53.1 45.5-60.5 36 17.9 12.9-24.4 38 16.2 11.3-22.7 25 12.7 8.1-19.5
Non-Hispanic Black 83 *** *** *** 12 11.8 6.3-20.9 *** *** *** 12 16.0 8.7-27.6
Non-Hispanic Other 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 94 *** *** *** 22 20.4 13.0-30.5 23 20.8 13.4-30.8 17 21.5 13.1-33.2
AGE
18-34 149 51 38.8 29.9-48.6 33 20.0 13.9-27.8 46 27.5 20.1-36.3 19 13.8 8.5-21.5
35-44 174 94 56.0 47.5-64.1 27 13.3 8.8-19.6 34 17.8 12.3-24.9 19 12.9 7.8-20.7
45-54 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 12.8 7.2-21.9 16 14.3 8.4-23.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 84 *** *** *** 18 20.0 12.4-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 108 *** *** *** 15 14.8 8.8-24.0 21 16.1 10.2-24.6 16 17.6 10.3-28.3
College Graduate 187 96 51.3 43.2-59.2 28 14.1 9.6-20.4 45 25.2 18.4-33.5 18 9.4 5.6-15.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 103 *** *** *** 12 13.5 7.4-23.3 20 16.0 9.7-25.2 *** *** ***
No 317 151 49.6 43.1-56.1 59 17.1 13.0-22.1 76 23.3 18.2-29.3 31 10.0 6.7-14.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 413 197 49.6 43.9-55.2 68 14.8 11.5-18.9 95 21.7 17.4-26.7 53 13.9 10.3-18.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 312 148 49.7 43.3-56.2 53 16.1 12.1-21.2 72 20.8 16.1-26.4 39 13.3 9.5-18.4
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 79 *** *** *** 16 20.5 12.2-32.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 58 *** *** *** 12 16.0 8.6-27.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.7 8.5-27.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 215 107 52.1 44.3-59.8 35 14.4 10.1-20.3 46 19.5 14.1-26.3 27 13.9 9.0-20.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.7 8.5-27.3
HOUSING
Own 216 131 59.7 52.0-66.9 30 12.7 8.7-18.2 28 12.8 8.5-18.8 27 14.9 9.9-21.6
Rent 181 63 35.0 27.5-43.4 32 17.3 11.9-24.5 60 33.7 26.2-42.1 26 13.9 9.3-20.4
Other arrangement 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 173 83 50.7 41.9-59.4 28 14.2 9.5-20.7 43 22.8 16.4-30.8 19 12.3 7.2-20.2
Regional City or Suburban County 130 62 47.5 37.6-57.7 25 18.7 12.1-27.6 27 19.6 12.9-28.7 16 14.2 8.3-23.4
Rural 120 54 46.4 36.3-56.8 19 16.2 10.1-24.8 26 21.1 13.7-31.0 21 16.4 10.3-25.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 80 *** *** *** 12 16.1 8.8-27.7 18 21.4 13.1-33.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 115 *** *** *** 22 17.6 11.3-26.5 29 23.3 15.5-33.4 20 19.9 12.3-30.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 228 115 53.2 45.6-60.6 38 15.3 10.9-21.2 49 19.9 14.5-26.7 26 11.6 7.7-17.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 150 82 57.7 48.2-66.6 21 11.4 7.0-17.8 33 21.1 14.3-30.0 14 9.9 5.8-16.3
2nd Quartile 143 58 42.2 32.9-52.1 26 17.2 11.3-25.4 36 22.5 15.7-31.1 23 18.1 11.1-27.9
3rd Quartile 101 *** *** *** 21 21.3 13.8-31.4 20 19.1 11.5-29.9 14 14.4 8.2-24.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2024 BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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