2024 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 602 301 47.0 42.3-51.7 301 53.0 48.3-57.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 303 144 45.6 39.2-52.1 159 54.4 47.9-60.8
Non-Hispanic Black 136 63 45.7 36.3-55.3 73 54.3 44.7-63.7
Non-Hispanic Other 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 126 79 64.0 54.4-72.7 47 36.0 27.3-45.6
AGE
18-34 243 128 47.1 39.9-54.4 115 52.9 45.6-60.1
35-44 223 115 50.2 42.7-57.7 108 49.8 42.3-57.3
45-54 122 52 39.1 30.0-49.0 70 60.9 51.0-70.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 125 60 42.5 33.0-52.6 65 57.5 47.4-67.0
Some Post-H.S. 153 74 47.4 38.6-56.4 79 52.6 43.6-61.4
College Graduate 263 131 47.1 40.0-54.3 132 52.9 45.7-60.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 150 72 46.3 37.2-55.6 78 53.7 44.4-62.8
No 447 227 47.9 42.5-53.4 220 52.1 46.6-57.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 585 293 47.0 42.3-51.8 292 53.0 48.2-57.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 427 221 48.6 43.1-54.2 206 51.4 45.8-56.9
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 141 58 36.6 28.0-46.1 83 63.4 53.9-72.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 288 148 48.8 42.1-55.5 140 51.2 44.5-57.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 141 58 36.6 28.0-46.1 83 63.4 53.9-72.0
HOUSING
Own 293 127 42.5 36.2-49.0 166 57.5 51.0-63.8
Rent 243 151 60.9 53.7-67.7 92 39.1 32.3-46.3
Other arrangement 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 252 124 47.2 40.2-54.4 128 52.8 45.6-59.8
Regional City or Suburban County 165 92 51.8 42.8-60.7 73 48.2 39.3-57.2
Rural 185 85 42.7 34.5-51.3 100 57.3 48.7-65.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 178 82 47.0 38.4-55.7 96 53.0 44.3-61.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 306 166 49.5 43.0-56.0 140 50.5 44.0-57.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 205 105 48.3 40.3-56.4 100 51.7 43.6-59.7
2nd Quartile 199 101 45.5 37.5-53.7 98 54.5 46.3-62.5
3rd Quartile 149 76 51.6 42.4-60.7 73 48.4 39.3-57.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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