2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,430 1,646 32.7 31.1-34.5 2,784 67.3 65.5-68.9
-Eastern NC 1,676 669 33.9 31.0-37.0 1,007 66.1 63.0-69.0
GENDER
Male 715 272 32.4 28.4-36.8 443 67.6 63.2-71.6
Female 961 397 35.2 31.1-39.6 564 64.8 60.4-68.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 946 411 36.9 32.9-41.1 535 63.1 58.9-67.1
Non-Hispanic Black 409 167 33.3 27.8-39.3 242 66.7 60.7-72.2
Other 299 83 21.9 16.2-28.8 216 78.1 71.2-83.8
AGE
18-34 283 41 16.8 10.8-25.1 242 83.2 74.9-89.2
35-44 216 30 13.4 9.0-19.4 186 86.6 80.6-91.0
45-54 250 55 19.9 14.8-26.3 195 80.1 73.7-85.2
55-64 315 89 29.9 23.8-36.7 226 70.1 63.3-76.2
65-74 369 264 70.0 63.6-75.7 105 30.0 24.3-36.4
75+ 208 172 85.7 79.0-90.5 36 14.3 9.5-21.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 65 40.3 30.7-50.8 90 59.7 49.2-69.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 453 166 29.5 24.9-34.6 287 70.5 65.4-75.1
Some Post-H.S. 469 194 36.1 30.3-42.3 275 63.9 57.7-69.7
College Graduate 592 243 33.8 29.5-38.4 349 66.2 61.6-70.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 588 310 46.1 41.0-51.4 278 53.9 48.6-59.0
No 1,076 354 28.0 24.4-31.8 722 72.0 68.2-75.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 263 136 47.9 40.6-55.1 127 52.1 44.9-59.4
Non-Veteran 1,408 531 31.1 28.0-34.5 877 68.9 65.5-72.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 816 172 19.6 15.9-23.8 644 80.4 76.2-84.1
Unemployed 95 22 17.5 10.6-27.5 73 82.5 72.5-89.4
Retired 519 377 73.5 68.5-77.9 142 26.5 22.1-31.5
Unable to Work 144 74 46.3 36.6-56.4 70 53.7 43.6-63.4
Other not in Labor Force 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 177 84 40.3 30.6-50.8 93 59.7 49.2-69.4
$25,000- 34,999 177 68 31.6 24.0-40.2 109 68.4 59.8-76.0
$35,000- 49,999 197 69 28.0 21.5-35.5 128 72.0 64.5-78.5
$50,000- 74,999 217 91 31.6 22.2-42.7 126 68.4 57.3-77.8
$75,000+ 428 145 28.2 23.5-33.4 283 71.8 66.6-76.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 373 169 43.8 37.2-50.6 204 56.2 49.4-62.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 149 52 28.1 19.7-38.4 97 71.9 61.6-80.3
151% to 200% 159 60 29.0 21.8-37.5 99 71.0 62.5-78.2
More than 200% 812 321 32.2 28.0-36.7 491 67.8 63.3-72.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 373 169 43.8 37.2-50.6 204 56.2 49.4-62.8
HOUSING
Own 1,140 504 37.1 33.5-40.9 636 62.9 59.1-66.5
Rent 410 122 24.3 19.8-29.5 288 75.7 70.5-80.2
Other arrangement 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 135 59 37.2 28.5-46.8 76 62.8 53.2-71.5
Regional City or Suburban County 455 160 29.4 24.8-34.4 295 70.6 65.6-75.2
Rural 1,086 450 35.8 31.9-40.0 636 64.2 60.0-68.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 863 344 35.6 31.0-40.5 519 64.4 59.5-69.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 650 274 34.6 30.5-38.9 376 65.4 61.1-69.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 163 51 25.4 18.6-33.7 112 74.6 66.3-81.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 337 156 38.6 32.7-44.8 181 61.4 55.2-67.3
2nd Quartile 195 55 23.9 17.7-31.4 140 76.1 68.6-82.3
3rd Quartile 534 211 33.4 29.0-38.2 323 66.6 61.8-71.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 610 247 36.4 30.3-42.9 363 63.6 57.1-69.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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