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
-MALES 1,640 623 33.4 30.8-36.1 1,017 66.6 63.9-69.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,077 442 35.1 31.9-38.4 635 64.9 61.6-68.1
Non-Hispanic Black 292 100 30.5 24.9-36.8 192 69.5 63.2-75.1
Other 245 68 27.3 20.6-35.3 177 72.7 64.7-79.4
AGE
18-34 348 75 22.3 17.6-27.9 273 77.7 72.1-82.4
35-44 209 32 12.7 8.7-18.1 177 87.3 81.9-91.3
45-54 266 57 19.7 14.4-26.2 209 80.3 73.8-85.6
55-64 301 91 31.0 25.3-37.4 210 69.0 62.6-74.7
65-74 293 214 75.9 70.2-80.9 79 24.1 19.1-29.8
75+ 204 146 68.9 60.2-76.5 58 31.1 23.5-39.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 49 27.8 20.4-36.7 117 72.2 63.3-79.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 412 140 33.4 28.3-39.0 272 66.6 61.0-71.7
Some Post-H.S. 468 178 33.6 29.0-38.5 290 66.4 61.5-71.0
College Graduate 590 255 36.6 32.6-40.9 335 63.4 59.1-67.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 201 78 40.5 32.3-49.1 123 59.5 50.9-67.7
$25,000- 34,999 138 52 35.1 26.7-44.7 86 64.9 55.3-73.3
$35,000- 49,999 198 81 37.3 29.9-45.3 117 62.7 54.7-70.1
$50,000- 74,999 195 68 27.6 21.2-35.1 127 72.4 64.9-78.8
$75,000+ 515 179 28.4 24.3-32.8 336 71.6 67.2-75.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 525 267 47.1 42.0-52.3 258 52.9 47.7-58.0
No 1,105 350 27.0 24.2-30.1 755 73.0 69.9-75.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 453 262 53.5 48.0-58.9 191 46.5 41.1-52.0
Non-Veteran 1,184 360 27.1 24.3-30.1 824 72.9 69.9-75.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 540 193 31.8 27.5-36.4 347 68.2 63.6-72.5
Regional City or Suburban County 462 186 35.8 30.9-41.1 276 64.2 58.9-69.1
Rural 638 244 33.0 28.9-37.5 394 67.0 62.5-71.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 946 210 19.7 17.0-22.7 736 80.3 77.3-83.0
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 458 326 71.5 66.3-76.1 132 28.5 23.9-33.7
Unable to Work 127 56 40.2 30.9-50.4 71 59.8 49.6-69.1
Other not in Labor Force 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 50 33.8 25.3-43.5 84 66.2 56.5-74.7
101% to 150% 167 60 36.6 28.0-46.2 107 63.4 53.8-72.0
151% to 200% 135 59 41.5 32.2-51.5 76 58.5 48.5-67.8
More than 200% 858 318 31.0 27.7-34.5 540 69.0 65.5-72.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 362 129 29.8 24.8-35.4 233 70.2 64.6-75.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 558 221 35.3 30.7-40.1 337 64.7 59.9-69.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 720 273 33.6 29.7-37.7 447 66.4 62.3-70.3

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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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