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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,301 1,027 40.0 37.7-42.3 1,274 60.0 57.7-62.3
GENDER
Male 1,077 442 35.1 31.9-38.4 635 64.9 61.6-68.1
Female 1,224 585 44.4 41.1-47.6 639 55.6 52.4-58.9
AGE
18-34 350 86 24.1 19.6-29.4 264 75.9 70.6-80.4
35-44 264 47 17.2 12.9-22.7 217 82.8 77.3-87.1
45-54 356 87 22.3 17.9-27.4 269 77.7 72.6-82.1
55-64 475 147 31.4 26.7-36.5 328 68.6 63.5-73.3
65-74 484 374 77.6 72.9-81.7 110 22.4 18.3-27.1
75+ 351 277 77.2 70.8-82.5 74 22.8 17.5-29.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 57 43.3 33.6-53.6 59 56.7 46.4-66.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 488 221 42.2 37.3-47.2 267 57.8 52.8-62.7
Some Post-H.S. 706 329 41.1 37.1-45.2 377 58.9 54.8-62.9
College Graduate 986 418 36.4 33.2-39.7 568 63.6 60.3-66.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 68 55.7 45.1-65.7 47 44.3 34.3-54.9
$15,000- 24,999 225 127 54.7 47.0-62.2 98 45.3 37.8-53.0
$25,000- 34,999 181 82 41.2 33.3-49.6 99 58.8 50.4-66.7
$35,000- 49,999 268 123 40.7 34.2-47.6 145 59.3 52.4-65.8
$50,000- 74,999 306 122 32.5 27.0-38.5 184 67.5 61.5-73.0
$75,000+ 760 269 29.9 26.5-33.5 491 70.1 66.5-73.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 762 452 55.2 50.9-59.4 310 44.8 40.6-49.1
No 1,528 568 32.6 30.0-35.2 960 67.4 64.8-70.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 362 216 53.5 47.3-59.7 146 46.5 40.3-52.7
Non-Veteran 1,939 811 37.8 35.4-40.3 1,128 62.2 59.7-64.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 641 267 37.9 33.8-42.2 374 62.1 57.8-66.2
Regional City or Suburban County 672 307 40.4 36.2-44.7 365 59.6 55.3-63.8
Rural 988 453 41.1 37.5-44.8 535 58.9 55.2-62.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,156 281 22.1 19.6-24.9 875 77.9 75.1-80.4
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 769 575 74.7 70.8-78.2 194 25.3 21.8-29.2
Unable to Work 175 100 56.4 47.8-64.6 75 43.6 35.4-52.2
Other not in Labor Force 129 46 32.5 24.3-42.0 83 67.5 58.0-75.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 145 76 46.5 37.3-55.9 69 53.5 44.1-62.7
101% to 150% 189 87 45.1 37.0-53.3 102 54.9 46.7-63.0
151% to 200% 165 85 47.2 38.2-56.4 80 52.8 43.6-61.8
More than 200% 1,317 524 33.9 31.2-36.8 793 66.1 63.2-68.8
HOUSING
Own 1,715 793 41.4 38.7-44.1 922 58.6 55.9-61.3
Rent 452 165 31.2 26.7-36.2 287 68.8 63.8-73.3
Other arrangement 125 65 46.0 36.3-56.0 60 54.0 44.0-63.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 446 207 40.7 35.6-46.0 239 59.3 54.0-64.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 853 400 43.4 39.4-47.4 453 56.6 52.6-60.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,002 420 36.8 33.5-40.1 582 63.2 59.9-66.5

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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 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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