2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 467 152 32.8 27.9-38.0 33 8.6 5.7-12.7 167 36.0 31.0-41.2 115 22.7 18.4-27.6
GENDER
Male 242 66 29.2 22.8-36.7 15 7.1 4.1-12.0 98 39.6 32.6-47.0 63 24.1 18.2-31.2
Female 225 86 36.4 29.6-43.8 18 10.2 5.7-17.5 69 32.2 25.4-40.0 52 21.1 15.5-28.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 385 136 34.9 29.5-40.6 29 8.9 5.7-13.5 137 35.7 30.4-41.5 83 20.5 16.1-25.8
Non-Hispanic Black 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 34.9 25.4-45.7 16 14.3 8.5-23.2
35-44 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 20.1 12.3-31.1
55-64 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 99 20 20.1 12.8-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 28.8 20.2-39.3
Some Post-H.S. 142 50 40.5 31.2-50.5 15 13.3 7.2-23.1 54 32.4 24.7-41.1 23 13.8 8.3-22.3
College Graduate 181 75 43.1 35.2-51.3 *** *** *** 48 24.6 18.5-31.9 48 26.3 19.6-34.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 158 35 18.1 12.3-25.9 *** *** *** 64 46.3 36.9-56.0 47 26.8 19.0-36.3
No 307 117 40.8 34.5-47.4 21 8.5 5.2-13.7 102 30.5 25.1-36.5 67 20.2 15.4-26.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 395 130 33.6 28.3-39.4 28 8.9 5.7-13.7 136 34.5 29.3-40.2 101 22.9 18.4-28.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 240 88 38.9 32.0-46.3 *** *** *** 79 31.8 25.6-38.8 60 22.4 17.0-28.7
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 147 39 24.5 17.1-33.8 *** *** *** 58 38.1 28.9-48.2 38 25.5 17.3-35.9
Unable to Work 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 17 20.6 12.2-32.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.1 7.3-22.4
$25,000- 34,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 24.7 17.0-34.5 24 19.1 12.4-28.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 212 83 41.2 33.6-49.2 15 8.3 4.8-14.1 64 26.1 20.4-32.8 50 24.4 17.9-32.2
HOUSING
Own 331 109 32.5 26.9-38.8 27 9.6 6.1-14.8 118 34.9 29.2-41.1 77 23.0 17.9-29.0
Rent 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 18.6 12.1-27.5
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 136 45 31.6 23.5-40.9 *** *** *** 47 38.1 29.4-47.7 38 26.4 18.9-35.6
Rural 331 107 33.2 27.4-39.6 27 10.3 6.6-15.7 120 35.2 29.3-41.6 77 21.3 16.4-27.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 12.9 7.1-22.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 199 61 31.0 23.8-39.3 16 11.0 6.2-19.0 68 35.1 27.4-43.7 54 22.8 16.7-30.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 184 63 32.5 25.5-40.5 *** *** *** 62 34.9 27.6-43.1 49 26.9 19.9-35.3

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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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