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? NOT HAVING SEX (ABSTINENCE)1

Demographic
Groups		 Total
Respond2		 NO YES
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total 627 578 91.6 88.4-94.0 49 8.4 6.0-11.6
Age
< 25 years 119 112 93.4 84.9-97.3 *** *** ***
25-34 years 380 348 90.8 86.4-93.9 32 9.2 6.1-13.6
35+ years 128 118 92.3 85.1-96.1 *** *** ***
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 325 296 91.3 86.6-94.4 29 8.7 5.6-13.4
Non-Hispanic Black 115 105 90.0 80.6-95.1 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Latina 134 130 95.7 88.8-98.5 *** *** ***
Education
< High School 77 73 90.9 77.3-96.7 *** *** ***
High School 130 123 92.9 84.1-97.0 *** *** ***
> High School 420 382 91.3 87.5-94.1 38 8.7 5.9-12.5
Marital Status
Married 389 364 93.7 89.9-96.1 25 6.3 3.9-10.1
Other 238 214 88.3 82.1-92.5 24 11.7 7.5-17.9
Medicaid recipient
No 333 301 90.4 85.8-93.6 32 9.6 6.4-14.2
Yes 294 277 93.0 88.0-96.0 17 7.0 4.0-12.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams 214 197 92.6 88.1-95.4 17 7.4 4.6-11.9
2500+ grams 413 381 91.5 88.1-94.0 32 8.5 6.0-11.9

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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