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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,241 766 33.8 31.6-36.1 157 7.8 6.5- 9.4 806 35.9 33.6-38.3 512 22.4 20.5-24.5
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 412 194 44.4 39.2-49.7 23 7.0 4.4-10.9 124 30.5 25.8-35.6 71 18.1 14.2-22.7
35-44 264 109 38.2 32.1-44.7 17 8.3 5.0-13.6 88 34.0 27.9-40.6 50 19.5 14.6-25.6
45-54 351 114 32.6 27.4-38.4 28 7.5 5.0-11.0 119 36.0 30.4-41.9 90 23.9 19.4-29.2
55-64 442 137 28.0 23.7-32.8 33 8.9 6.1-13.0 165 37.2 32.2-42.5 107 25.8 21.3-31.0
65-74 444 140 30.8 26.0-36.0 30 7.9 5.0-12.3 185 40.9 35.7-46.4 89 20.4 16.2-25.4
75+ 310 66 19.3 14.3-25.4 26 8.4 5.0-13.6 115 40.2 33.4-47.5 103 32.1 25.9-39.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 108 19 14.5 9.0-22.5 13 15.5 8.8-26.0 40 34.3 25.1-44.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 478 106 23.5 19.5-28.2 30 6.3 4.2- 9.4 208 44.9 39.9-50.0 134 25.2 21.2-29.7
Some Post-H.S. 678 240 37.1 33.1-41.4 55 8.6 6.3-11.7 232 32.8 29.1-36.9 151 21.4 18.1-25.0
College Graduate 973 399 43.3 39.9-46.8 59 6.2 4.7- 8.1 324 32.6 29.4-35.9 191 17.9 15.5-20.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 24 22.4 14.8-32.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 212 65 29.6 23.0-37.1 21 11.1 6.8-17.5 69 34.8 27.5-42.9 57 24.5 18.5-31.7
$25,000- 34,999 183 59 33.3 26.0-41.6 *** *** *** 65 33.9 26.5-42.2 48 23.9 17.8-31.3
$35,000- 49,999 262 89 32.0 26.0-38.7 26 11.6 7.2-18.1 82 32.3 25.9-39.3 65 24.2 18.7-30.6
$50,000- 74,999 303 89 26.3 21.2-32.1 15 5.1 2.9- 8.9 135 45.3 38.8-52.0 64 23.4 17.9-29.9
$75,000+ 754 323 43.2 39.2-47.2 48 7.8 5.6-10.7 247 32.5 28.9-36.4 136 16.5 13.8-19.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 712 182 24.3 20.8-28.1 51 7.5 5.3-10.3 288 41.8 37.5-46.2 191 26.5 22.7-30.7
No 1,517 582 38.2 35.5-41.0 104 7.9 6.3- 9.9 516 33.4 30.8-36.2 315 20.4 18.2-22.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 366 117 32.1 26.8-37.9 28 6.9 4.6-10.3 138 35.9 30.2-41.9 83 25.1 19.8-31.2
Non-Veteran 1,874 648 34.1 31.7-36.6 129 8.0 6.5- 9.8 668 35.9 33.5-38.5 429 22.0 19.9-24.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 649 260 39.3 35.2-43.7 46 8.8 6.3-12.3 219 33.3 29.3-37.6 124 18.5 15.3-22.1
Regional City or Suburban County 662 222 31.8 28.0-35.9 43 6.6 4.7- 9.2 247 38.8 34.6-43.1 150 22.8 19.2-26.8
Rural 930 284 31.4 28.0-35.0 68 8.1 6.1-10.7 340 35.6 32.0-39.3 238 25.0 21.8-28.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,169 438 36.3 33.3-39.5 80 8.2 6.4-10.4 415 36.1 33.0-39.2 236 19.5 17.0-22.1
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 702 192 26.3 22.6-30.3 49 7.5 5.2-10.5 275 39.5 35.3-44.0 186 26.7 22.8-31.1
Unable to Work 162 48 27.4 20.5-35.6 *** *** *** 60 38.5 30.2-47.6 42 26.4 19.4-34.9
Other not in Labor Force 132 64 47.7 38.3-57.3 *** *** *** 33 23.4 16.6-32.0 29 25.9 17.6-36.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 35 22.9 16.2-31.3 *** *** *** 64 46.1 36.7-55.9 28 22.9 15.7-32.2
101% to 150% 183 64 33.8 26.4-42.0 16 12.0 7.0-19.8 59 33.1 25.7-41.4 44 21.2 15.5-28.3
151% to 200% 160 47 29.4 21.9-38.1 *** *** *** 51 32.8 24.6-42.2 51 29.5 22.0-38.3
More than 200% 1,303 493 37.5 34.6-40.5 87 7.7 6.0- 9.8 463 35.3 32.4-38.3 260 19.5 17.1-22.1
HOUSING
Own 1,635 551 33.0 30.5-35.7 120 8.7 7.0-10.6 597 36.0 33.4-38.8 367 22.3 20.0-24.8
Rent 468 168 35.8 31.0-41.0 29 5.2 3.4- 7.8 158 35.6 30.6-40.8 113 23.4 19.3-28.2
Other arrangement 130 44 36.7 27.8-46.6 *** *** *** 46 34.2 25.7-43.8 32 22.9 15.7-32.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 422 141 35.5 30.3-41.0 29 7.4 4.8-11.3 145 32.3 27.4-37.6 107 24.8 20.4-29.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 819 260 31.0 27.4-34.8 63 8.1 6.0-10.8 305 37.7 33.8-41.7 191 23.2 19.9-27.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,000 365 35.5 32.3-38.9 65 7.8 5.9-10.3 356 35.9 32.6-39.3 214 20.8 18.1-23.9

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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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