2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,117 1,761 37.9 36.0-39.8 2,356 62.1 60.2-64.0
GENDER
Male 1,773 754 39.2 36.3-42.2 1,019 60.8 57.8-63.7
Female 2,344 1,007 36.7 34.2-39.3 1,337 63.3 60.7-65.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,726 1,249 40.0 37.6-42.3 1,477 60.0 57.7-62.4
Non-Hispanic Black 811 332 38.4 33.9-43.1 479 61.6 56.9-66.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 138 54 35.7 26.5-46.1 84 64.3 53.9-73.5
Hispanic 266 59 19.8 14.5-26.4 207 80.2 73.6-85.5
AGE
18-34 721 184 26.5 22.7-30.7 537 73.5 69.3-77.3
35-44 509 104 21.7 17.5-26.6 405 78.3 73.4-82.5
45-54 688 152 22.5 18.7-26.8 536 77.5 73.2-81.3
55-64 831 313 38.6 34.4-43.1 518 61.4 56.9-65.6
65-74 795 555 65.9 61.0-70.4 240 34.1 29.6-39.0
75+ 533 436 81.4 76.8-85.2 97 18.6 14.8-23.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 424 185 42.2 36.0-48.5 239 57.8 51.5-64.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,043 445 39.7 35.9-43.6 598 60.3 56.4-64.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,155 504 37.4 34.0-41.0 651 62.6 59.0-66.0
College Graduate 1,488 624 34.3 31.5-37.2 864 65.7 62.8-68.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 374 166 39.6 33.0-46.6 208 60.4 53.4-67.0
$15,000- 24,999 641 283 39.8 34.8-45.1 358 60.2 54.9-65.2
$25,000- 34,999 420 192 38.2 32.4-44.3 228 61.8 55.7-67.6
$35,000- 49,999 479 205 40.0 34.4-45.8 274 60.0 54.2-65.6
$50,000-74,999 547 232 35.9 30.8-41.2 315 64.1 58.8-69.2
$75,000+ 972 368 33.4 29.7-37.2 604 66.6 62.8-70.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 686 315 41.8 36.8-46.8 371 58.2 53.2-63.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,364 762 49.7 46.0-53.3 602 50.3 46.7-54.0
No 2,730 984 32.6 30.4-34.9 1,746 67.4 65.1-69.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 601 373 61.4 56.4-66.2 228 38.6 33.8-43.6
Non-Veteran 3,515 1,387 34.4 32.4-36.5 2,128 65.6 63.5-67.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,025 399 34.5 31.2-38.0 626 65.5 62.0-68.8
Regional City or Suburban County 824 358 41.0 36.8-45.4 466 59.0 54.6-63.2
Rural 2,270 1,004 38.8 36.0-41.6 1,266 61.2 58.4-64.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,043 550 26.6 24.1-29.1 1,493 73.4 70.9-75.9
Unemployed 152 42 28.7 20.4-38.6 110 71.3 61.4-79.6
Retired 1,224 860 66.7 62.9-70.2 364 33.3 29.8-37.1
Unable to Work 413 223 53.0 46.2-59.6 190 47.0 40.4-53.8
Other not in Labor Force 263 81 26.0 20.1-32.9 182 74.0 67.1-79.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 317 114 30.5 24.2-37.5 203 69.5 62.5-75.8
101% to 150% 611 275 40.9 35.8-46.3 336 59.1 53.7-64.2
151% to 200% 286 152 47.7 40.2-55.4 134 52.3 44.6-59.8
More than 200% 1,969 822 36.5 33.8-39.3 1,147 63.5 60.7-66.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 686 315 41.8 36.8-46.8 371 58.2 53.2-63.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 949 415 39.8 35.3-44.6 534 60.2 55.4-64.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,520 637 37.8 34.8-41.0 883 62.2 59.0-65.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,650 709 37.4 34.5-40.3 941 62.6 59.7-65.5

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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