2024 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 451 301 63.4 57.9-68.6 150 36.6 31.4-42.1
-FEMALES 451 301 63.4 57.9-68.6 150 36.6 31.4-42.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 245 144 57.4 50.1-64.3 101 42.6 35.7-49.9
Non-Hispanic Black 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 167 128 69.0 59.6-77.1 39 31.0 22.9-40.4
35-44 182 115 61.0 52.6-68.7 67 39.0 31.3-47.4
45-54 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 114 74 62.9 52.1-72.5 40 37.1 27.5-47.9
College Graduate 201 131 64.1 56.6-71.1 70 35.9 28.9-43.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 172 105 58.8 50.2-66.9 67 41.2 33.1-49.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 337 227 63.8 57.3-69.8 110 36.2 30.2-42.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 440 293 63.1 57.4-68.3 147 36.9 31.7-42.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 182 124 64.6 55.8-72.5 58 35.4 27.5-44.2
Regional City or Suburban County 138 92 62.9 52.9-72.0 46 37.1 28.0-47.1
Rural 131 85 62.5 52.1-71.9 46 37.5 28.1-47.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 335 221 61.9 55.6-67.9 114 38.1 32.1-44.4
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 233 148 60.0 52.3-67.2 85 40.0 32.8-47.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 127 82 63.2 52.7-72.6 45 36.8 27.4-47.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 236 166 66.6 59.0-73.4 70 33.4 26.6-41.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 157 105 63.7 54.1-72.4 52 36.3 27.6-45.9
2nd Quartile 154 101 60.8 51.2-69.6 53 39.2 30.4-48.8
3rd Quartile 109 76 68.1 57.0-77.5 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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