2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,647 441 27.5 25.0-30.0 117 8.2 6.7-10.2 658 38.3 35.6-41.1 431 26.0 23.6-28.6
Female 1,885 655 34.7 32.2-37.3 121 6.5 5.2- 8.0 620 33.2 30.7-35.7 489 25.6 23.3-28.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,241 766 33.8 31.6-36.1 157 7.8 6.5- 9.4 806 35.9 33.6-38.3 512 22.4 20.5-24.5
Non-Hispanic Black 696 183 27.5 23.7-31.6 52 7.1 5.2- 9.7 230 33.7 29.7-38.0 231 31.7 27.8-35.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 93 22 22.6 14.7-33.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 127 45 34.8 25.7-45.2 *** *** *** 35 22.1 15.1-31.1 39 35.9 26.2-46.9
Hispanic 322 66 20.8 16.0-26.5 14 5.1 2.8- 9.2 146 43.5 37.4-49.8 96 30.7 25.1-36.8
AGE
18-34 756 300 38.4 34.6-42.3 45 6.5 4.6- 9.0 245 31.8 28.2-35.7 166 23.3 20.0-27.0
35-44 494 178 35.3 30.7-40.2 31 7.9 5.3-11.6 177 34.0 29.5-38.9 108 22.8 18.7-27.5
45-54 577 170 29.8 25.7-34.3 37 6.4 4.5- 9.1 210 36.5 32.1-41.2 160 27.2 23.2-31.6
55-64 664 187 25.9 22.4-29.8 52 8.8 6.5-11.9 246 38.2 33.9-42.6 179 27.1 23.3-31.3
65-74 594 166 27.2 23.3-31.6 42 8.2 5.6-11.8 241 40.3 35.7-45.0 145 24.3 20.4-28.7
75+ 404 82 18.5 14.2-23.6 31 7.7 4.9-11.9 142 37.4 31.5-43.7 149 36.5 30.7-42.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 321 44 13.4 9.7-18.2 27 10.5 6.8-15.9 138 39.4 33.3-45.7 112 36.7 30.6-43.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 831 178 23.3 20.1-26.9 50 6.5 4.7- 8.9 353 42.0 38.2-46.0 250 28.2 24.7-31.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,045 336 34.6 31.3-38.0 87 8.5 6.7-10.9 342 31.3 28.2-34.5 280 25.6 22.7-28.7
College Graduate 1,329 536 42.5 39.6-45.5 74 5.4 4.2- 6.8 442 33.0 30.2-35.9 277 19.1 16.9-21.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,141 265 22.6 19.8-25.6 81 7.6 5.8- 9.8 460 40.6 37.2-44.1 335 29.2 26.0-32.6
No 2,370 828 35.2 33.0-37.5 154 7.1 5.9- 8.6 810 33.4 31.3-35.7 578 24.2 22.3-26.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 512 158 31.8 27.3-36.8 34 6.9 4.7- 9.9 192 34.8 30.1-39.8 128 26.5 22.0-31.5
Non-Veteran 3,015 936 31.1 29.2-33.1 204 7.4 6.3- 8.7 1,085 35.8 33.8-37.8 790 25.7 23.9-27.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,897 646 33.9 31.5-36.3 119 7.3 5.9- 8.9 695 36.1 33.6-38.6 437 22.8 20.7-25.0
Unemployed 122 33 27.6 19.3-37.8 11 9.6 4.2-20.2 41 29.8 21.3-39.9 *** *** ***
Retired 937 248 25.3 22.1-28.7 64 7.3 5.4- 9.8 349 37.5 33.8-41.3 276 29.9 26.4-33.8
Unable to Work 317 71 21.3 16.6-26.9 28 9.3 6.2-13.7 115 38.2 32.0-44.9 103 31.2 25.5-37.5
Other not in Labor Force 235 95 41.6 34.6-48.9 13 4.4 2.4- 8.0 69 28.2 22.1-35.2 58 25.8 19.7-33.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 248 48 20.9 15.6-27.4 22 7.2 4.6-11.1 102 38.4 31.7-45.6 76 33.5 26.9-40.8
$15,000- 24,999 449 110 25.1 20.6-30.1 30 8.0 5.2-12.0 175 37.5 32.3-43.0 134 29.5 24.5-35.0
$25,000- 34,999 307 84 28.6 23.1-34.9 19 9.2 5.6-14.5 120 36.0 30.1-42.3 84 26.2 21.1-32.1
$35,000- 49,999 407 133 30.1 25.4-35.3 38 10.8 7.2-15.7 135 34.4 29.1-40.0 101 24.7 20.2-30.0
$50,000-74,999 415 130 31.4 26.3-36.9 24 5.8 3.6- 9.1 164 38.3 32.9-44.0 97 24.6 19.9-29.9
$75,000+ 993 414 41.8 38.4-45.4 55 6.6 4.8- 9.0 323 32.8 29.6-36.2 201 18.7 16.1-21.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 713 177 25.6 21.9-29.7 50 6.2 4.4- 8.6 259 36.3 32.2-40.7 227 31.9 27.8-36.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 99 25 25.2 16.8-36.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 329 68 22.5 17.6-28.2 24 7.3 4.6-11.6 150 42.9 36.7-49.3 87 27.3 22.0-33.4
101% to 150% 361 98 27.5 22.4-33.3 27 10.9 7.1-16.4 127 33.1 27.6-39.1 109 28.5 23.1-34.5
151% to 200% 269 82 29.1 23.3-35.7 17 7.5 4.1-13.4 94 34.5 28.1-41.6 76 28.9 22.9-35.6
More than 200% 1,743 644 37.2 34.6-39.8 109 6.8 5.5- 8.5 606 34.6 32.1-37.2 384 21.4 19.2-23.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 713 177 25.6 21.9-29.7 50 6.2 4.4- 8.6 259 36.3 32.2-40.7 227 31.9 27.8-36.3
HOUSING
Own 2,252 724 31.8 29.6-34.0 164 8.3 6.9- 9.9 814 35.6 33.3-37.9 550 24.4 22.3-26.5
Rent 1,022 288 29.0 25.8-32.3 59 5.2 3.8- 6.9 377 36.7 33.3-40.2 298 29.1 26.0-32.5
Other arrangement 237 78 34.0 27.4-41.2 15 6.6 3.7-11.4 75 30.4 24.2-37.4 69 29.0 22.8-36.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,165 394 33.3 30.3-36.5 78 7.7 5.9-10.0 417 35.3 32.2-38.5 276 23.7 20.9-26.7
Regional City or Suburban County 972 312 31.8 28.5-35.3 62 6.3 4.8- 8.3 343 35.1 31.6-38.7 255 26.8 23.6-30.3
Rural 1,395 390 28.7 26.0-31.7 98 7.8 6.1- 9.8 518 36.4 33.5-39.5 389 27.1 24.3-30.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 821 230 29.3 25.7-33.2 56 7.6 5.6-10.3 302 35.1 31.3-39.1 233 28.0 24.5-31.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,162 354 30.8 27.8-34.1 85 7.2 5.6- 9.3 424 36.1 32.9-39.4 299 25.8 22.9-29.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,549 512 32.3 29.7-35.0 97 7.3 5.8- 9.2 552 35.5 32.8-38.3 388 24.9 22.4-27.5

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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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