2019 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

CONTRACEPTION

What kind of birth control are you or your husband or partner using now to keep from getting pregnant? IUD (INCLUDING MIRENA, PARAGARD, LILETTA, OR SKYLA)1

Demographic
Groups		 Total
Respond2		 NO YES
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total 678 565 83.1 79.6-86.1 113 16.9 13.9-20.4
Age
< 25 years 132 118 87.9 79.5-93.2 14 12.1 6.8-20.5
25-34 years 390 319 82.1 77.4-86.0 71 17.9 14.0-22.6
35+ years 156 128 80.2 72.1-86.3 28 19.8 13.7-27.9
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 357 290 82.2 77.5-86.2 67 17.8 13.8-22.5
Non-Hispanic Black 133 117 85.2 76.1-91.3 16 14.8 8.7-23.9
Non-Hispanic Other 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Latina 139 115 81.5 72.6-88.0 24 18.5 12.0-27.4
Education
< High School 89 80 89.3 78.7-95.0 *** *** ***
High School 135 110 83.7 75.2-89.7 25 16.3 10.3-24.8
> High School 452 374 82.0 77.6-85.7 78 18.0 14.3-22.4
Marital Status
Married 442 365 82.4 78.1-86.0 77 17.6 14.0-21.9
Other 236 200 84.3 77.9-89.0 36 15.7 11.0-22.1
Medicaid recipient
No 383 311 80.2 75.3-84.3 72 19.8 15.7-24.7
Yes 295 254 86.6 81.3-90.5 41 13.4 9.5-18.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams 208 177 83.8 77.7-88.4 31 16.2 11.6-22.3
2500+ grams 470 388 83.0 79.2-86.2 82 17.0 13.8-20.8

1Asked only of mothers who reported current use of contraception.

Phase 7 (2012-2015) question: What kind of birth control are you or your husband or partner using now to keep from getting pregnant?
Tubes tied or blocked (female sterilization, Essure, Adiana)
Vasectomy (male sterilization)
Birth control pill
Condoms
Injection (Depo-Provera)
Contraceptive implant (Implanon)
Contraceptive patch (OrthoEvra) or vaginal ring (NuvaRing)
IUD (including Mirena or ParaGard)
Natural family planning (including rhythm method)
Withdrawal (pulling out)
Not having sex (abstinence)
Other

Phase 8 (2016-2020) question: What kind of birth control are you or your husband or partner using now to keep from getting pregnant?
Tubes tied or blocked (female sterilization or Essure)
Vasectomy (male sterilization)
Birth control pills
Condoms
Shots or injection (Depo-Provera)
Contraceptive patch (OrthoEra) or vaginal ring (NuvaRing)
IUD (including Mirena, ParaGard, Liletta, or Skyla)
Contraceptive implant in the arm (Nexplanon or Implanon)
Natural family planning (including rhythm method)
Withdrawal (pulling out)
Not having sex (abstinence)
Other

2Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.

*** This estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards.
N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

The percentages shown are weighted percentages, designed to reflect the entire population of North Carolina women having a live birth.
The overall weighted response rate in 2019 was 50%.

This page was generated on 23MAR21

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