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%)
North Carolina 602 301 47.0 42.3-51.7 301 53.0 48.3-57.7
-FEMALES 601 301 47.1 42.4-51.8 300 52.9 48.2-57.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 302 144 45.7 39.3-52.2 158 54.3 47.8-60.7
Non-Hispanic Black 136 63 45.7 36.3-55.3 73 54.3 44.7-63.7
Other 161 93 51.4 41.4-61.4 68 48.6 38.6-58.6
AGE
18-34 242 128 47.2 40.0-54.6 114 52.8 45.4-60.0
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 262 131 47.3 40.2-54.5 131 52.7 45.5-59.8
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+ 203 105 50.0 42.2-57.9 98 50.0 42.1-57.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 150 72 46.3 37.2-55.6 78 53.7 44.4-62.8
No 446 227 48.0 42.6-53.5 219 52.0 46.5-57.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 584 293 47.1 42.3-51.9 291 52.9 48.1-57.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 251 124 47.4 40.3-54.6 127 52.6 45.4-59.7
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
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 426 221 48.7 43.2-54.3 205 51.3 45.7-56.8
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 287 148 49.0 42.3-55.7 139 51.0 44.3-57.7
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) 305 166 49.6 43.1-56.1 139 50.4 43.9-56.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 204 105 48.5 40.5-56.6 99 51.5 43.4-59.5
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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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