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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,071 334 31.3 28.2-34.6 80 8.9 6.9-11.4 430 39.3 36.0-42.7 227 20.5 17.8-23.4
Non-Hispanic Black 290 57 21.3 16.2-27.4 24 8.1 5.0-12.9 100 34.3 28.3-40.7 109 36.3 30.2-43.0
Other 260 45 19.9 14.5-26.9 13 6.3 3.2-11.9 113 36.4 29.9-43.4 89 37.4 30.4-45.0
AGE
18-34 391 134 34.1 29.0-39.5 23 7.7 4.8-12.2 142 34.0 29.0-39.3 92 24.2 19.7-29.4
35-44 223 61 26.3 20.6-33.1 18 11.2 6.8-17.9 89 37.4 30.7-44.6 55 25.1 19.2-32.0
45-54 268 63 25.8 20.0-32.5 19 7.3 4.4-11.8 109 40.5 33.9-47.5 77 26.4 20.7-33.0
55-64 289 72 23.6 18.6-29.5 24 9.2 6.0-13.9 124 42.5 36.2-49.1 69 24.6 19.3-30.8
65-74 273 73 26.3 20.8-32.8 20 7.1 4.5-11.0 117 41.9 35.1-49.0 63 24.6 18.6-31.9
75+ 185 34 16.3 11.3-23.0 13 6.8 3.4-13.0 69 37.7 29.4-46.8 69 39.2 30.8-48.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 19 10.3 6.3-16.5 14 12.0 6.7-20.7 76 39.2 31.2-48.0 57 38.4 29.9-47.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 421 88 24.0 19.5-29.1 28 7.7 5.0-11.6 186 43.2 37.8-48.7 119 25.1 20.8-30.1
Some Post-H.S. 464 133 31.5 26.8-36.6 42 9.2 6.6-12.7 167 33.3 28.8-38.2 122 26.0 21.7-30.7
College Graduate 591 199 35.3 31.2-39.7 33 5.7 4.0- 8.3 227 38.6 34.3-43.1 132 20.3 17.1-23.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 18 20.9 12.8-32.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 200 39 21.0 15.2-28.3 14 8.1 4.3-14.6 82 36.4 28.9-44.5 65 34.5 26.7-43.3
$25,000- 34,999 149 35 24.0 17.0-32.8 13 13.3 7.5-22.6 68 41.2 32.7-50.3 33 21.4 15.1-29.5
$35,000- 49,999 200 60 27.9 21.5-35.3 21 11.4 6.9-18.2 69 36.2 28.8-44.2 50 24.6 18.4-32.0
$50,000- 74,999 192 50 28.5 21.5-36.7 12 7.1 3.8-13.2 82 40.8 33.0-49.2 48 23.5 17.5-30.9
$75,000+ 517 176 34.9 30.4-39.8 30 7.8 5.1-11.8 199 37.4 32.9-42.3 112 19.8 16.2-24.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 508 106 21.3 17.4-25.8 33 7.2 4.8-10.7 228 42.7 37.6-47.9 141 28.8 24.0-34.0
No 1,126 334 30.3 27.2-33.5 83 8.7 6.8-11.1 425 36.5 33.3-39.8 284 24.5 21.8-27.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 446 135 31.5 26.7-36.8 29 6.6 4.4- 9.7 169 36.2 31.1-41.6 113 25.7 21.1-31.0
Non-Veteran 1,197 304 26.2 23.4-29.2 88 8.8 6.9-11.1 489 39.0 35.9-42.3 316 26.0 23.2-29.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 560 162 28.3 24.3-32.7 40 9.7 6.8-13.8 219 37.9 33.4-42.7 139 24.0 20.1-28.4
Regional City or Suburban County 461 130 28.6 24.0-33.6 29 5.9 3.9- 8.9 177 38.1 33.1-43.4 125 27.4 22.8-32.5
Rural 626 149 25.7 21.9-30.1 48 8.7 6.3-12.0 262 38.8 34.5-43.3 167 26.8 22.8-31.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 988 277 28.9 25.7-32.2 69 8.6 6.6-11.2 400 39.2 35.8-42.7 242 23.3 20.5-26.4
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 422 103 23.6 19.2-28.6 28 6.1 4.0- 9.2 175 40.5 35.0-46.2 116 29.9 24.6-35.8
Unable to Work 125 26 21.6 14.4-30.9 13 10.3 5.7-18.0 46 34.6 25.8-44.6 40 33.5 24.3-44.1
Other not in Labor Force 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 25 20.7 13.9-29.8 *** *** *** 63 42.1 32.9-51.8 39 30.1 21.9-39.7
101% to 150% 172 38 22.8 16.4-30.8 15 13.7 8.0-22.6 64 33.3 25.7-41.8 55 30.2 22.4-39.4
151% to 200% 138 40 27.2 19.8-36.1 *** *** *** 53 38.3 29.4-48.1 36 27.9 20.0-37.3
More than 200% 856 265 32.1 28.6-35.8 57 7.9 5.8-10.6 341 38.6 34.9-42.3 193 21.5 18.5-24.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 355 85 25.7 20.7-31.4 27 8.7 5.5-13.5 144 36.4 30.9-42.3 99 29.2 23.9-35.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 555 142 26.3 22.2-30.9 38 6.5 4.5- 9.1 234 40.9 36.2-45.7 141 26.4 22.2-31.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 737 214 29.1 25.5-33.0 52 9.4 6.9-12.8 280 37.2 33.3-41.3 191 24.3 20.8-28.1

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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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