2024 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 465 77 15.6 12.3-19.7 388 84.4 80.3-87.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 251 45 15.4 11.2-20.9 206 84.6 79.1-88.8
Non-Hispanic Black 88 12 14.1 7.9-24.0 76 85.9 76.0-92.1
Non-Hispanic Other 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 103 17 20.0 12.0-31.6 86 80.0 68.4-88.0
AGE
18-34 169 30 16.2 11.0-23.3 139 83.8 76.7-89.0
35-44 192 35 17.5 12.3-24.1 157 82.5 75.9-87.7
45-54 97 12 11.3 6.1-19.9 85 88.7 80.1-93.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 93 *** *** *** 83 90.8 82.1-95.5
Some Post-H.S. 119 22 16.9 10.7-25.5 97 83.1 74.5-89.3
College Graduate 204 40 19.3 14.1-25.9 164 80.7 74.1-85.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 112 15 12.6 7.0-21.6 97 87.4 78.4-93.0
No 350 61 16.5 12.6-21.3 289 83.5 78.7-87.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 454 77 16.2 12.7-20.4 377 83.8 79.6-87.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 345 57 16.0 12.1-20.8 288 84.0 79.2-87.9
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 86 17 17.4 10.1-28.3 69 82.6 71.7-89.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 62 *** *** *** 53 86.6 73.8-93.7
$50,000-74,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 62 14 17.9 10.2-29.6 48 82.1 70.4-89.8
$150,000+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 84 12 11.2 6.2-19.4 72 88.8 80.6-93.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 237 40 16.4 11.7-22.5 197 83.6 77.5-88.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 84 12 11.2 6.2-19.4 72 88.8 80.6-93.8
HOUSING
Own 246 42 15.4 11.1-20.8 204 84.6 79.2-88.9
Rent 192 33 18.7 12.9-26.3 159 81.3 73.7-87.1
Other arrangement 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 186 34 18.0 12.7-25.0 152 82.0 75.0-87.3
Regional City or Suburban County 141 24 13.9 8.7-21.3 117 86.1 78.7-91.3
Rural 138 19 14.6 8.9-22.9 119 85.4 77.1-91.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 92 13 13.5 7.4-23.3 79 86.5 76.7-92.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 131 11 9.8 5.1-17.9 120 90.2 82.1-94.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 242 53 20.9 15.8-27.1 189 79.1 72.9-84.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 162 37 22.4 15.9-30.6 125 77.6 69.4-84.1
2nd Quartile 158 16 8.5 4.9-14.2 142 91.5 85.8-95.1
3rd Quartile 111 21 18.8 11.8-28.7 90 81.2 71.3-88.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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