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? BIRTH CONTROL PILL1

Demographic
Groups		 Total
Respond2		 NO YES
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total 616 467 73.4 68.8-77.5 149 26.6 22.5-31.2
Age
< 25 years 116 83 69.5 58.1-78.9 33 30.5 21.1-41.9
25-34 years 372 281 72.9 67.0-78.1 91 27.1 21.9-33.0
35+ years 128 103 79.7 70.4-86.6 25 20.3 13.4-29.6
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 319 240 72.8 66.4-78.4 79 27.2 21.6-33.6
Non-Hispanic Black 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Latina 134 102 77.9 68.7-85.0 32 22.1 15.0-31.3
Education
< High School 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
High School 129 103 75.1 64.0-83.7 26 24.9 16.3-36.0
> High School 413 306 71.7 66.2-76.7 107 28.3 23.3-33.8
Marital Status
Married 385 290 72.5 66.7-77.6 95 27.5 22.4-33.3
Other 231 177 74.8 67.1-81.3 54 25.2 18.7-32.9
Medicaid recipient
No 326 240 69.8 63.5-75.5 86 30.2 24.5-36.5
Yes 290 227 77.4 70.6-82.9 63 22.6 17.1-29.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams 209 166 81.1 75.1-85.9 43 18.9 14.1-24.9
2500+ grams 407 301 72.7 67.8-77.1 106 27.3 22.9-32.2

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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