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%)
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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,170 432 36.2 33.1-39.4 77 6.8 5.2- 8.9 376 32.8 29.7-36.0 285 24.2 21.4-27.3
Non-Hispanic Black 406 126 32.5 27.2-38.2 28 6.3 4.2- 9.4 130 33.3 28.0-39.1 122 27.9 23.1-33.3
Other 282 88 31.3 25.1-38.4 16 6.1 3.4-10.7 105 35.4 28.8-42.5 73 27.2 21.2-34.3
AGE
18-34 365 166 43.0 37.4-48.7 22 5.1 3.2- 8.0 103 29.5 24.4-35.2 74 22.3 17.7-27.7
35-44 271 117 43.9 37.2-50.8 13 4.7 2.5- 8.7 88 30.8 24.8-37.5 53 20.6 15.3-27.2
45-54 309 107 33.7 28.1-39.8 18 5.6 3.4- 9.1 101 32.6 26.9-38.9 83 28.0 22.7-34.1
55-64 375 115 27.9 23.1-33.3 28 8.4 5.4-13.0 122 34.3 28.8-40.3 110 29.4 24.1-35.2
65-74 321 93 27.9 22.6-34.0 22 9.1 5.3-15.2 124 39.0 32.9-45.4 82 24.0 19.1-29.7
75+ 219 48 19.9 13.9-27.7 18 8.3 4.6-14.6 73 37.1 29.2-45.8 80 34.6 27.0-43.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 25 17.0 11.2-25.1 13 8.7 4.7-15.7 62 39.5 30.7-49.0 55 34.7 26.4-44.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 410 90 22.6 18.1-27.7 22 5.2 3.3- 8.3 167 40.8 35.3-46.5 131 31.4 26.3-37.0
Some Post-H.S. 581 203 37.3 32.8-42.0 45 8.0 5.6-11.3 175 29.5 25.4-34.0 158 25.2 21.4-29.5
College Graduate 738 337 48.1 44.1-52.2 41 5.0 3.6- 7.0 215 28.7 25.1-32.5 145 18.2 15.3-21.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 148 30 20.9 14.5-29.1 16 9.1 5.4-15.1 58 37.3 28.8-46.6 44 32.7 24.3-42.4
$15,000- 24,999 249 71 28.5 22.2-35.9 16 7.9 4.5-13.6 93 38.5 31.4-46.1 69 25.1 19.4-31.9
$25,000- 34,999 158 49 33.3 25.3-42.4 *** *** *** 52 30.7 22.8-39.8 51 31.1 23.5-39.9
$35,000- 49,999 207 73 32.6 25.8-40.2 17 10.1 5.3-18.4 66 32.4 25.2-40.4 51 24.9 18.6-32.6
$50,000- 74,999 223 80 34.1 27.2-41.8 12 4.5 2.4- 8.3 82 35.8 28.8-43.6 49 25.6 18.9-33.7
$75,000+ 476 238 50.0 44.9-55.1 25 5.2 3.3- 7.9 124 27.4 23.0-32.3 89 17.4 14.0-21.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 633 159 23.7 19.9-27.8 48 7.9 5.6-11.1 232 38.8 34.2-43.6 194 29.6 25.4-34.2
No 1,244 494 39.9 36.8-43.1 71 5.7 4.3- 7.5 385 30.5 27.6-33.6 294 23.9 21.2-26.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,818 632 34.8 32.2-37.4 116 6.4 5.1- 8.0 596 33.4 30.8-36.0 474 25.4 23.1-27.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 605 232 37.9 33.5-42.4 38 5.9 4.0- 8.5 198 32.9 28.7-37.3 137 23.4 19.7-27.6
Regional City or Suburban County 511 182 35.0 30.4-40.0 33 6.7 4.5- 9.7 166 32.1 27.5-37.1 130 26.2 21.8-31.2
Rural 769 241 31.5 27.7-35.5 50 6.9 4.9- 9.8 256 34.3 30.2-38.5 222 27.3 23.7-31.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 909 369 39.9 36.3-43.6 50 5.6 4.0- 7.9 295 32.4 28.9-36.0 195 22.1 19.1-25.5
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 515 145 26.6 22.3-31.4 36 8.3 5.5-12.2 174 35.2 30.3-40.4 160 30.0 25.4-35.1
Unable to Work 192 45 21.1 15.4-28.3 15 8.6 4.9-14.5 69 40.8 32.5-49.7 63 29.5 22.7-37.4
Other not in Labor Force 187 72 40.5 32.6-48.9 11 4.5 2.3- 8.7 56 28.3 21.4-36.3 48 26.7 19.7-35.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 193 43 23.6 17.3-31.3 15 7.5 4.2-13.1 87 43.4 35.3-51.9 48 25.6 18.9-33.6
101% to 150% 189 60 32.7 25.1-41.3 12 7.8 3.9-14.9 63 32.9 25.3-41.6 54 26.6 20.0-34.4
151% to 200% 131 42 31.4 22.8-41.5 *** *** *** 41 30.0 21.5-40.2 40 30.1 21.5-40.2
More than 200% 887 379 42.5 38.8-46.3 52 5.8 4.2- 7.8 265 30.4 27.0-34.1 191 21.3 18.3-24.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 466 145 32.8 27.8-38.2 29 6.5 4.3- 9.7 158 33.9 28.8-39.4 134 26.8 22.4-31.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 607 212 35.2 30.8-39.9 47 8.0 5.5-11.4 190 31.5 27.2-36.1 158 25.3 21.3-29.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 812 298 35.1 31.5-38.9 45 5.4 3.9- 7.4 272 34.0 30.4-37.9 197 25.4 22.0-29.1

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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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