2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,605 1,481 36.6 34.8-38.4 2,124 63.4 61.6-65.2
GENDER
Male 1,640 623 33.4 30.8-36.1 1,017 66.6 63.9-69.2
Female 1,965 858 39.4 36.9-42.0 1,107 60.6 58.0-63.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,301 1,027 40.0 37.7-42.3 1,274 60.0 57.7-62.3
Non-Hispanic Black 712 282 34.1 30.2-38.2 430 65.9 61.8-69.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 125 44 33.8 24.4-44.8 81 66.2 55.2-75.6
Hispanic 316 62 15.7 11.8-20.5 254 84.3 79.5-88.2
AGE
18-34 678 139 20.7 17.4-24.4 539 79.3 75.6-82.6
35-44 482 88 17.1 13.7-21.1 394 82.9 78.9-86.3
45-54 589 147 23.6 19.8-27.9 442 76.4 72.1-80.2
55-64 706 249 35.0 30.9-39.3 457 65.0 60.7-69.1
65-74 646 488 76.7 72.7-80.3 158 23.3 19.7-27.3
75+ 458 350 74.5 68.9-79.5 108 25.5 20.5-31.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 334 115 32.3 26.6-38.5 219 67.7 61.5-73.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 837 347 39.5 35.7-43.4 490 60.5 56.6-64.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,082 460 36.7 33.6-40.1 622 63.3 59.9-66.4
College Graduate 1,346 557 35.9 33.2-38.8 789 64.1 61.2-66.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,219 670 51.3 47.9-54.8 549 48.7 45.2-52.1
No 2,366 801 29.5 27.5-31.6 1,565 70.5 68.4-72.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 515 291 52.8 47.6-57.9 224 47.2 42.1-52.4
Non-Veteran 3,087 1,189 34.2 32.3-36.2 1,898 65.8 63.8-67.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,866 440 21.4 19.3-23.5 1,426 78.6 76.5-80.7
Unemployed 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,032 751 72.4 69.0-75.6 281 27.6 24.4-31.0
Unable to Work 334 179 53.0 46.6-59.4 155 47.0 40.6-53.4
Other not in Labor Force 227 70 27.0 21.2-33.8 157 73.0 66.2-78.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 256 123 45.3 38.3-52.4 133 54.7 47.6-61.7
$15,000- 24,999 462 205 43.1 37.7-48.7 257 56.9 51.3-62.3
$25,000- 34,999 302 123 36.3 30.3-42.7 179 63.7 57.3-69.7
$35,000- 49,999 404 165 35.6 30.5-41.1 239 64.4 58.9-69.5
$50,000-74,999 421 159 30.6 25.9-35.7 262 69.4 64.3-74.1
$75,000+ 1,006 358 30.5 27.5-33.7 648 69.5 66.3-72.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 754 348 41.6 37.4-46.0 406 58.4 54.0-62.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 329 136 37.6 31.7-43.9 193 62.4 56.1-68.3
101% to 150% 359 146 39.4 33.4-45.8 213 60.6 54.2-66.6
151% to 200% 270 118 39.1 32.5-46.2 152 60.9 53.8-67.5
More than 200% 1,773 690 33.3 30.9-35.8 1,083 66.7 64.2-69.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 754 348 41.6 37.4-46.0 406 58.4 54.0-62.6
HOUSING
Own 2,355 1,063 40.5 38.2-42.8 1,292 59.5 57.2-61.8
Rent 995 315 26.5 23.6-29.7 680 73.5 70.3-76.4
Other arrangement 235 96 33.5 27.1-40.6 139 66.5 59.4-72.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,148 429 33.9 30.9-37.1 719 66.1 62.9-69.1
Regional City or Suburban County 991 420 37.5 34.0-41.1 571 62.5 58.9-66.0
Rural 1,466 632 38.3 35.4-41.3 834 61.7 58.7-64.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 861 369 37.6 33.9-41.5 492 62.4 58.5-66.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,201 521 39.3 36.1-42.7 680 60.7 57.3-63.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,543 591 34.0 31.4-36.7 952 66.0 63.3-68.6

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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