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? INJECTION (DEPO-PROVERA)1

Demographic
Groups		 Total
Respond2		 NO YES
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total 615 564 91.8 88.8-94.1 51 8.2 5.9-11.2
Age
< 25 years 116 96 84.2 73.8-91.0 20 15.8 9.0-26.2
25-34 years 371 344 92.7 89.0-95.2 27 7.3 4.8-11.0
35+ years 128 124 97.8 93.3-99.3 *** *** ***
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 319 304 94.6 90.3-97.0 15 5.4 3.0- 9.7
Non-Hispanic Black 110 99 90.5 81.5-95.3 11 9.5 4.7-18.5
Non-Hispanic Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Latina 134 112 83.9 74.9-90.1 22 16.1 9.9-25.1
Education
< High School 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
High School 129 113 88.5 79.8-93.8 16 11.5 6.2-20.2
> High School 412 398 96.3 93.4-97.9 14 3.7 2.1- 6.6
Marital Status
Married 384 368 96.8 94.4-98.1 16 3.2 1.9- 5.6
Other 231 196 84.0 77.0-89.1 35 16.0 10.9-23.0
Medicaid recipient
No 325 309 95.3 91.9-97.3 16 4.7 2.7- 8.1
Yes 290 255 88.0 82.4-92.0 35 12.0 8.0-17.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams 209 190 90.0 84.6-93.7 19 10.0 6.3-15.4
2500+ grams 406 374 92.0 88.6-94.4 32 8.0 5.6-11.4

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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