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? TUBES TIED OR BLOCKED (FEMALE STERILIZATION OR ESSURE)1

Demographic
Groups		 Total
Respond2		 NO YES
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total 622 549 89.1 85.8-91.8 73 10.9 8.2-14.2
Age
< 25 years 116 112 97.6 89.9-99.5 *** *** ***
25-34 years 373 336 89.4 84.6-92.8 37 10.6 7.2-15.4
35+ years 133 101 78.7 70.0-85.4 32 21.3 14.6-30.0
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 323 291 91.1 86.7-94.2 32 8.9 5.8-13.3
Non-Hispanic Black 113 93 82.9 72.6-89.9 20 17.1 10.1-27.4
Non-Hispanic Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Latina 134 122 91.4 84.0-95.5 12 8.6 4.5-16.0
Education
< High School 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
High School 131 116 88.5 79.7-93.7 15 11.5 6.3-20.3
> High School 417 371 90.5 86.7-93.3 46 9.5 6.7-13.3
Marital Status
Married 389 349 91.1 87.1-93.9 40 8.9 6.1-12.9
Other 233 200 86.1 79.6-90.8 33 13.9 9.2-20.4
Medicaid recipient
No 330 304 93.3 89.5-95.8 26 6.7 4.2-10.5
Yes 292 245 84.4 78.5-89.0 47 15.6 11.0-21.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams 211 180 84.4 78.5-88.9 31 15.6 11.1-21.5
2500+ grams 411 369 89.6 85.9-92.4 42 10.4 7.6-14.1

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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