2020 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? CONDOMS1

Demographic
Groups		 Total
Respond2		 NO YES
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total 624 468 74.7 70.4-78.7 156 25.3 21.3-29.6
Age
< 25 years 119 81 72.1 61.2-80.9 38 27.9 19.1-38.8
25-34 years 375 282 74.0 68.3-79.0 93 26.0 21.0-31.7
35+ years 130 105 80.5 71.4-87.3 25 19.5 12.7-28.6
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 325 239 71.6 65.3-77.2 86 28.4 22.8-34.7
Non-Hispanic Black 110 87 78.7 68.0-86.6 23 21.3 13.4-32.0
Non-Hispanic Other 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Latina 134 103 78.7 69.2-85.9 31 21.3 14.1-30.8
Education
< High School 74 63 87.8 76.2-94.2 11 12.2 5.8-23.8
High School 130 99 77.8 67.5-85.5 31 22.2 14.5-32.5
> High School 420 306 71.6 66.1-76.5 114 28.4 23.5-33.9
Marital Status
Married 391 285 71.5 65.8-76.6 106 28.5 23.4-34.2
Other 233 183 80.0 72.9-85.6 50 20.0 14.4-27.1
Medicaid recipient
No 330 240 69.6 63.3-75.2 90 30.4 24.8-36.7
Yes 294 228 80.6 74.5-85.5 66 19.4 14.5-25.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams 212 159 75.9 69.5-81.4 53 24.1 18.6-30.5
2500+ grams 412 309 74.6 69.9-78.9 103 25.4 21.1-30.1

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 2020 was 45%.

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