2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Immunization

Have you received a tetanus shot in the past 10 years?

If Yes, ask "Was this Tdap, the tetanus shot that also has pertussis or whooping cough vaccine?"

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, recieved Tdap Yes, tetanus shot, but not Tdap Yes, recieved tetanus shot but not sure what type No, did not recieve any tetanus shot in past 10 years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,532 1,096 31.2 29.5-33.0 238 7.3 6.3- 8.5 1,278 35.6 33.8-37.5 920 25.8 24.1-27.6
-Eastern NC 1,133 324 28.7 25.7-32.0 76 6.8 5.3- 8.8 412 34.5 31.3-37.9 321 29.9 26.7-33.3
GENDER
Male 509 134 27.5 23.1-32.3 38 7.1 4.9-10.0 203 35.6 31.0-40.4 134 29.9 25.2-35.0
Female 624 190 29.9 25.8-34.4 38 6.6 4.6- 9.3 209 33.6 29.0-38.4 187 29.9 25.7-34.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 682 220 32.4 28.5-36.6 44 6.4 4.5- 8.9 249 35.7 31.7-40.0 169 25.5 21.8-29.6
Non-Hispanic Black 273 65 22.8 17.4-29.3 23 8.3 5.4-12.6 84 31.4 24.8-38.8 101 37.5 30.8-44.7
Other 178 39 23.1 15.8-32.5 *** *** *** 79 35.4 27.2-44.6 51 35.7 26.2-46.4
AGE
18-34 232 86 34.0 27.5-41.1 14 5.0 2.8- 8.9 71 30.5 24.0-37.9 61 30.5 23.8-38.1
35-44 156 53 35.1 27.1-44.1 *** *** *** 62 34.6 26.9-43.3 33 23.9 16.8-32.7
45-54 177 51 31.2 23.5-40.1 *** *** *** 70 35.1 27.7-43.3 46 27.5 20.7-35.5
55-64 207 54 23.1 17.5-29.9 18 10.7 6.5-17.3 70 36.6 28.9-44.9 65 29.6 23.1-37.0
65-74 218 52 21.9 16.6-28.4 16 8.6 5.0-14.3 89 40.0 33.0-47.5 61 29.5 23.2-36.7
75+ 130 26 17.3 10.8-26.5 *** *** *** 45 34.9 25.4-45.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 16 18.6 10.9-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 322 67 21.8 16.9-27.7 22 6.3 3.9-10.0 128 39.3 33.1-45.8 105 32.6 26.7-39.1
Some Post-H.S. 364 107 31.4 26.1-37.2 27 7.6 5.1-11.3 124 32.2 26.9-38.1 106 28.8 23.8-34.3
College Graduate 341 133 40.8 35.0-46.8 17 4.9 2.9- 8.4 119 33.2 27.8-39.1 72 21.1 16.6-26.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 417 96 24.4 19.7-29.9 34 9.0 6.1-13.0 165 36.4 31.0-42.2 122 30.2 24.9-36.0
No 708 228 31.3 27.4-35.5 41 5.6 4.0- 7.7 243 33.4 29.3-37.7 196 29.8 25.8-34.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 204 65 32.8 25.5-41.0 *** *** *** 76 35.1 27.8-43.1 52 27.1 20.5-35.0
Non-Veteran 928 258 27.8 24.5-31.3 65 7.2 5.5- 9.5 336 34.5 30.8-38.3 269 30.5 27.0-34.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 571 174 29.8 25.6-34.3 33 6.2 4.3- 8.9 218 35.8 31.4-40.5 146 28.2 23.9-32.9
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 309 79 23.3 18.4-29.1 22 6.8 4.2-10.6 114 35.9 29.9-42.4 94 34.0 27.8-40.9
Unable to Work 130 28 23.1 15.4-33.2 12 11.4 6.2-19.9 45 33.8 24.2-44.9 45 31.7 23.0-42.0
Other not in Labor Force 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 24.9 16.8-35.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 34 23.8 16.3-33.2 *** *** *** 69 37.6 29.1-47.0 50 33.5 24.8-43.5
$25,000- 34,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 25.0 16.4-36.1
$35,000- 49,999 146 53 34.4 26.4-43.5 14 9.8 5.6-16.6 43 29.7 22.1-38.7 36 26.0 18.6-35.2
$50,000- 74,999 132 39 31.5 22.8-41.7 *** *** *** 56 38.0 29.3-47.6 35 29.2 21.1-38.9
$75,000+ 268 107 39.1 32.5-46.1 *** *** *** 85 31.3 25.2-38.2 62 24.1 18.4-30.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 21 22.9 14.4-34.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 27.9 19.1-38.9
101% to 150% 118 27 22.6 14.9-32.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 32.1 23.1-42.6 25 24.9 16.6-35.4
More than 200% 513 182 35.3 30.7-40.3 26 5.0 3.2- 7.6 179 34.0 29.4-38.8 126 25.7 21.5-30.5
HOUSING
Own 719 208 29.1 25.3-33.2 52 7.8 5.8-10.5 259 33.7 29.8-37.9 200 29.4 25.4-33.6
Rent 331 93 28.4 23.0-34.4 20 5.2 3.1- 8.5 126 37.8 31.7-44.3 92 28.7 23.1-35.0
Other arrangement 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 355 116 33.4 27.8-39.5 25 6.8 4.4-10.4 125 32.9 27.3-39.0 89 26.9 21.5-33.0
Rural 686 173 24.8 21.2-28.9 48 7.0 5.1- 9.5 254 35.8 31.6-40.3 211 32.4 28.2-36.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 625 168 27.3 23.3-31.8 43 6.9 4.9- 9.7 225 34.4 30.0-39.1 189 31.3 27.0-35.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 270 79 29.1 23.2-35.8 20 7.5 4.6-12.1 96 33.0 27.0-39.5 75 30.4 24.1-37.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 238 77 31.5 24.9-39.0 *** *** *** 91 36.6 29.3-44.5 57 26.2 19.6-34.0

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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