2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,605 1,481 36.6 34.8-38.4 2,124 63.4 61.6-65.2
-FEMALES 1,965 858 39.4 36.9-42.0 1,107 60.6 58.0-63.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,224 585 44.4 41.1-47.6 639 55.6 52.4-58.9
Non-Hispanic Black 420 182 37.0 31.8-42.6 238 63.0 57.4-68.2
Other 293 82 20.8 16.1-26.5 211 79.2 73.5-83.9
AGE
18-34 330 64 19.0 14.7-24.1 266 81.0 75.9-85.3
35-44 273 56 21.1 16.1-27.1 217 78.9 72.9-83.9
45-54 323 90 27.2 22.0-33.1 233 72.8 66.9-78.0
55-64 405 158 38.4 32.8-44.3 247 61.6 55.7-67.2
65-74 353 274 77.4 71.5-82.3 79 22.6 17.7-28.5
75+ 254 204 78.4 70.7-84.5 50 21.6 15.5-29.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 66 37.2 29.0-46.3 102 62.8 53.7-71.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 425 207 45.7 40.2-51.3 218 54.3 48.7-59.8
Some Post-H.S. 614 282 39.4 35.0-43.9 332 60.6 56.1-65.0
College Graduate 756 302 35.4 31.7-39.2 454 64.6 60.8-68.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 75 44.8 36.1-53.9 79 55.2 46.1-63.9
$15,000- 24,999 261 127 45.4 38.3-52.7 134 54.6 47.3-61.7
$25,000- 34,999 164 71 37.4 29.2-46.3 93 62.6 53.7-70.8
$35,000- 49,999 206 84 33.8 27.0-41.3 122 66.2 58.7-73.0
$50,000- 74,999 226 91 33.4 26.8-40.6 135 66.6 59.4-73.2
$75,000+ 491 179 32.9 28.4-37.7 312 67.1 62.3-71.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 694 403 54.8 50.2-59.4 291 45.2 40.6-49.8
No 1,261 451 31.7 28.9-34.7 810 68.3 65.3-71.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,903 829 39.2 36.6-41.7 1,074 60.8 58.3-63.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 608 236 35.8 31.7-40.2 372 64.2 59.8-68.3
Regional City or Suburban County 529 234 39.1 34.3-44.0 295 60.9 56.0-65.7
Rural 828 388 42.8 38.8-46.9 440 57.2 53.1-61.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 920 230 23.2 20.2-26.4 690 76.8 73.6-79.8
Unemployed 67 17 20.0 12.0-31.5 50 80.0 68.5-88.0
Retired 574 425 73.2 68.5-77.4 149 26.8 22.6-31.5
Unable to Work 207 123 61.3 52.9-69.0 84 38.7 31.0-47.1
Other not in Labor Force 182 58 28.4 21.7-36.3 124 71.6 63.7-78.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 195 86 40.1 32.3-48.4 109 59.9 51.6-67.7
101% to 150% 192 86 42.5 34.4-51.0 106 57.5 49.0-65.6
151% to 200% 135 59 36.5 27.6-46.5 76 63.5 53.5-72.4
More than 200% 915 372 35.6 32.2-39.1 543 64.4 60.9-67.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 499 240 44.5 39.3-49.8 259 55.5 50.2-60.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 643 300 43.1 38.5-47.7 343 56.9 52.3-61.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 823 318 34.4 30.9-38.1 505 65.6 61.9-69.1

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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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