BRFSS 2021 - North Carolina: (COVID-19 Vaccination Status/Intention*)

2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

COVID Vaccination

COVID-19 Vaccination Status/Intention*

(Asked on interviews conducted July through December, 2021.)

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	Total Respond.^	Fully Vaccinated	Partially Vx-will complete OR will definitely get OR will probably get	Partially Vx-will NOT complete OR will probably NOT get OR will definitely NOT get	Don't know/not sure
TOTAL	2,061	1,525	69.4	66.7-71.9	152	8.0	6.7- 9.6	260	15.9	13.9-18.2	124	6.7	5.3- 8.3
GENDER
Male	948	684	68.2	64.3-71.8	85	9.1	7.1-11.6	123	16.0	13.2-19.2	56	6.7	4.8- 9.3
Female	1,113	841	70.4	66.8-73.9	67	7.0	5.3- 9.2	137	15.9	13.1-19.2	68	6.6	4.9- 8.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White	1,314	998	69.5	66.1-72.7	73	6.6	5.1- 8.5	180	17.5	14.9-20.6	63	6.3	4.7- 8.5
Non-Hispanic Black	391	307	73.9	67.8-79.3	25	7.2	4.6-11.1	41	13.6	9.7-18.8	18	5.3	2.8- 9.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian	60	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial	28	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Other	34	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Hispanic	207	118	58.4	49.7-66.6	41	19.3	13.5-26.9	22	11.2	6.9-17.8	26	11.1	7.1-16.9
AGE
18-34	365	214	55.8	49.6-61.8	47	12.5	9.2-16.9	64	19.1	14.7-24.4	40	12.6	8.8-17.7
35-44	345	223	62.0	55.7-68.0	34	9.0	6.0-13.1	63	22.7	17.7-28.6	25	6.3	3.6-10.8
45-54	340	244	68.1	61.5-74.0	27	7.7	4.8-12.1	41	15.7	11.0-21.8	28	8.5	5.6-12.7
55-64	357	262	73.6	67.8-78.7	24	7.1	4.4-11.2	55	15.2	11.5-19.8	16	4.1	2.0- 8.0
65-74	387	339	83.8	76.0-89.4	14	4.0	2.1- 7.6	22	10.2	5.3-18.7	12	1.9	1.0- 3.8
75+	238	218	87.5	77.7-93.4	***	***	***	13	8.4	3.6-18.5	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	193	106	50.9	41.7-60.0	31	14.9	9.8-22.0	32	22.7	15.1-32.7	24	11.5	6.9-18.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	482	309	61.9	56.3-67.1	51	10.3	7.4-14.0	80	18.8	14.8-23.5	42	9.1	6.0-13.5
Some Post-H.S.	562	402	69.8	65.0-74.1	35	6.2	4.3- 9.0	90	17.9	14.3-22.2	35	6.1	4.1- 8.9
College Graduate	818	703	84.3	81.1-87.1	34	4.5	3.1- 6.5	58	8.2	6.2-10.8	23	3.0	1.9- 4.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	657	475	66.1	60.8-71.1	50	8.6	6.3-11.7	85	17.2	13.2-22.0	47	8.1	5.4-11.9
No	1,389	1,040	71.1	68.1-74.0	101	7.8	6.2- 9.7	173	15.1	12.9-17.7	75	5.9	4.5- 7.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	277	233	82.3	76.4-87.0	11	5.2	2.7- 9.6	26	10.2	6.7-15.1	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	1,782	1,290	67.7	64.8-70.4	141	8.4	6.9-10.1	234	16.7	14.5-19.2	117	7.2	5.7- 9.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,144	787	64.4	60.9-67.8	106	9.3	7.5-11.5	165	17.4	14.8-20.4	86	8.8	6.8-11.4
Unemployed	82	***	***	***	11	14.8	7.5-27.1	19	20.4	12.3-31.9	***	***	***
Retired	560	503	85.0	79.2-89.4	15	3.3	1.8- 6.1	35	10.6	6.7-16.5	***	***	***
Unable to Work	154	104	67.5	56.9-76.5	14	12.2	6.6-21.4	22	15.6	9.4-24.7	14	4.8	2.5- 9.1
Other not in Labor Force	103	***	***	***	***	***	***	17	19.1	11.3-30.5	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	113	***	***	***	11	12.2	6.3-22.4	14	13.4	7.4-23.0	14	9.2	4.6-17.4
$15,000- 24,999	162	114	67.4	57.1-76.4	21	15.2	9.2-24.2	14	9.0	4.7-16.7	13	8.3	4.0-16.5
$25,000- 34,999	192	125	62.4	52.6-71.2	21	9.9	5.9-16.0	30	22.0	14.0-32.7	16	5.8	3.2-10.4
$35,000- 49,999	235	173	72.5	64.8-79.0	19	7.8	4.4-13.6	26	11.3	7.3-17.1	17	8.4	4.9-14.1
$50,000-74,999	260	205	73.3	66.1-79.5	***	***	***	33	15.9	11.2-22.1	12	7.0	3.6-12.9
$75,000-100,000	223	166	67.7	59.8-74.7	11	5.4	2.7-10.6	37	21.9	15.9-29.4	***	***	***
$100,000-150,000	224	182	78.0	70.8-83.8	12	5.9	3.3-10.5	23	11.7	7.6-17.6	***	***	***
$150,000+	194	161	78.8	70.7-85.0	***	***	***	20	12.2	7.6-19.2	***	***	***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	458	325	63.4	57.1-69.2	40	9.5	6.6-13.5	63	19.6	14.7-25.6	30	7.5	4.5-12.4
POVERTY LEVEL¹
Less than 50%	49	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	146	94	64.8	54.1-74.2	17	13.9	8.0-23.1	23	13.3	8.1-21.0	12	8.0	3.9-15.7
101% to 150%	172	103	58.2	48.6-67.2	21	12.5	7.6-19.9	26	18.1	11.6-27.1	22	11.1	6.6-18.1
151% to 200%	163	118	70.4	59.1-79.7	13	5.1	2.5- 9.9	22	18.5	10.4-30.7	***	***	***
More than 200%	1,068	853	75.5	72.2-78.5	53	5.4	4.0- 7.3	120	13.8	11.5-16.6	42	5.3	3.7- 7.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	458	325	63.4	57.1-69.2	40	9.5	6.6-13.5	63	19.6	14.7-25.6	30	7.5	4.5-12.4
HOUSING
Own	1,388	1,083	72.5	69.3-75.5	70	6.4	4.9- 8.3	168	15.7	13.2-18.5	67	5.4	4.0- 7.1
Rent	509	335	62.8	57.1-68.1	60	10.8	8.1-14.4	70	16.8	12.9-21.6	44	9.6	6.3-14.2
Other arrangement	144	93	61.0	50.5-70.5	20	13.4	7.9-21.8	19	16.2	10.0-25.1	12	9.5	4.4-19.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²
Urban	598	475	75.7	71.0-79.8	44	8.1	5.8-11.3	52	10.6	7.8-14.1	27	5.7	3.5- 9.1
Regional City or Suburban County	558	402	66.3	61.2-71.0	48	10.1	7.3-13.9	78	17.7	14.0-22.2	30	5.8	3.9- 8.7
Rural	905	648	66.9	62.5-71.0	60	6.4	4.7- 8.5	130	18.8	15.3-22.8	67	8.0	5.8-11.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	589	413	67.3	61.8-72.4	47	8.0	5.7-11.1	84	18.6	14.3-23.7	45	6.2	4.0- 9.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	862	636	67.2	63.0-71.2	65	8.6	6.5-11.3	112	16.4	13.2-20.1	49	7.8	5.6-10.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	610	476	73.8	69.2-77.9	40	7.3	5.1-10.2	64	13.3	10.2-17.2	30	5.7	3.6- 8.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	622	488	74.0	68.9-78.5	34	5.4	3.7- 7.8	67	15.2	11.3-20.1	33	5.4	3.7- 7.9
2nd Quartile	485	338	62.4	57.0-67.5	37	9.3	6.6-13.1	82	20.1	16.1-24.9	28	8.1	5.2-12.4
3rd Quartile	620	469	73.1	68.4-77.2	54	8.8	6.5-11.9	64	11.7	8.9-15.3	33	6.4	4.2- 9.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	334	230	66.5	59.3-72.9	27	9.4	6.0-14.6	47	17.5	12.6-23.8	30	6.6	4.1-10.6

Total
Respond.^

Fully Vaccinated

Partially Vx-will complete OR will definitely get OR will probably get

Partially Vx-will NOT complete OR will probably NOT get OR will definitely NOT get

Don't know/not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,061

1,525

69.4

66.7-71.9

152

8.0

6.7- 9.6

260

15.9

13.9-18.2

124

6.7

5.3- 8.3

GENDER

Male

948

684

68.2

64.3-71.8

9.1

7.1-11.6

123

16.0

13.2-19.2

6.7

4.8- 9.3

Female

1,113

841

70.4

66.8-73.9

7.0

5.3- 9.2

137

15.9

13.1-19.2

6.6

4.9- 8.9

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

1,314

998

69.5

66.1-72.7

6.6

5.1- 8.5

180

17.5

14.9-20.6

6.3

4.7- 8.5

Non-Hispanic Black

391

307

73.9

67.8-79.3

7.2

4.6-11.1

13.6

9.7-18.8

5.3

2.8- 9.8

Non-Hispanic Am Indian

***

Non-Hispanic Multiracial

***

Non-Hispanic Other

***

Hispanic

207

118

58.4

49.7-66.6

19.3

13.5-26.9

11.2

6.9-17.8

11.1

7.1-16.9

AGE

18-34

365

214

55.8

49.6-61.8

12.5

9.2-16.9

19.1

14.7-24.4

12.6

8.8-17.7

35-44

345

223

62.0

55.7-68.0

9.0

6.0-13.1

22.7

17.7-28.6

6.3

3.6-10.8

45-54

340

244

68.1

61.5-74.0

7.7

4.8-12.1

15.7

11.0-21.8

8.5

5.6-12.7

55-64

357

262

73.6

67.8-78.7

7.1

4.4-11.2

15.2

11.5-19.8

4.1

2.0- 8.0

65-74

387

339

83.8

76.0-89.4

4.0

2.1- 7.6

10.2

5.3-18.7

1.9

1.0- 3.8

75+

238

218

87.5

77.7-93.4

***

8.4

3.6-18.5

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

193

106

50.9

41.7-60.0

14.9

9.8-22.0

22.7

15.1-32.7

11.5

6.9-18.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

482

309

61.9

56.3-67.1

10.3

7.4-14.0

18.8

14.8-23.5

9.1

6.0-13.5

Some Post-H.S.

562

402

69.8

65.0-74.1

6.2

4.3- 9.0

17.9

14.3-22.2

6.1

4.1- 8.9

College Graduate

818

703

84.3

81.1-87.1

4.5

3.1- 6.5

8.2

6.2-10.8

3.0

1.9- 4.7

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

657

475

66.1

60.8-71.1

8.6

6.3-11.7

17.2

13.2-22.0

8.1

5.4-11.9

1,389

1,040

71.1

68.1-74.0

101

7.8

6.2- 9.7

173

15.1

12.9-17.7

5.9

4.5- 7.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

277

233

82.3

76.4-87.0

5.2

2.7- 9.6

10.2

6.7-15.1

***

Non-Veteran

1,782

1,290

67.7

64.8-70.4

141

8.4

6.9-10.1

234

16.7

14.5-19.2

117

7.2

5.7- 9.1

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,144

787

64.4

60.9-67.8

106

9.3

7.5-11.5

165

17.4

14.8-20.4

8.8

6.8-11.4

Unemployed

***

14.8

7.5-27.1

20.4

12.3-31.9

***

Retired

560

503

85.0

79.2-89.4

3.3

1.8- 6.1

10.6

6.7-16.5

***

Unable to Work

154

104

67.5

56.9-76.5

12.2

6.6-21.4

15.6

9.4-24.7

4.8

2.5- 9.1

Other not in Labor Force

103

***

19.1

11.3-30.5

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

113

***

12.2

6.3-22.4

13.4

7.4-23.0

9.2

4.6-17.4

$15,000- 24,999

162

114

67.4

57.1-76.4

15.2

9.2-24.2

9.0

4.7-16.7

8.3

4.0-16.5

$25,000- 34,999

192

125

62.4

52.6-71.2

9.9

5.9-16.0

22.0

14.0-32.7

5.8

3.2-10.4

$35,000- 49,999

235

173

72.5

64.8-79.0

7.8

4.4-13.6

11.3

7.3-17.1

8.4

4.9-14.1

$50,000-74,999

260

205

73.3

66.1-79.5

***

15.9

11.2-22.1

7.0

3.6-12.9

$75,000-100,000

223

166

67.7

59.8-74.7

5.4

2.7-10.6

21.9

15.9-29.4

***

$100,000-150,000

224

182

78.0

70.8-83.8

5.9

3.3-10.5

11.7

7.6-17.6

***

$150,000+

194

161

78.8

70.7-85.0

***

12.2

7.6-19.2

***

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

458

325

63.4

57.1-69.2

9.5

6.6-13.5

19.6

14.7-25.6

7.5

4.5-12.4

POVERTY LEVEL¹

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

146

64.8

54.1-74.2

13.9

8.0-23.1

13.3

8.1-21.0

8.0

3.9-15.7

101% to 150%

172

103

58.2

48.6-67.2

12.5

7.6-19.9

18.1

11.6-27.1

11.1

6.6-18.1

151% to 200%

163

118

70.4

59.1-79.7

5.1

2.5- 9.9

18.5

10.4-30.7

***

More than 200%

1,068

853

75.5

72.2-78.5

5.4

4.0- 7.3

120

13.8

11.5-16.6

5.3

3.7- 7.5

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

458

325

63.4

57.1-69.2

9.5

6.6-13.5

19.6

14.7-25.6

7.5

4.5-12.4

HOUSING

Own

1,388

1,083

72.5

69.3-75.5

6.4

4.9- 8.3

168

15.7

13.2-18.5

5.4

4.0- 7.1

Rent

509

335

62.8

57.1-68.1

10.8

8.1-14.4

16.8

12.9-21.6

9.6

6.3-14.2

Other arrangement

144

61.0

50.5-70.5

13.4

7.9-21.8

16.2

10.0-25.1

9.5

4.4-19.2

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²

Urban

598

475

75.7

71.0-79.8

8.1

5.8-11.3

10.6

7.8-14.1

5.7

3.5- 9.1

Regional City or Suburban County

558

402

66.3

61.2-71.0

10.1

7.3-13.9

17.7

14.0-22.2

5.8

3.9- 8.7

Rural

905

648

66.9

62.5-71.0

6.4

4.7- 8.5

130

18.8

15.3-22.8

8.0

5.8-11.0

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

589

413

67.3

61.8-72.4

8.0

5.7-11.1

18.6

14.3-23.7

6.2

4.0- 9.3

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

862

636

67.2

63.0-71.2

8.6

6.5-11.3

112

16.4

13.2-20.1

7.8

5.6-10.7

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

610

476

73.8

69.2-77.9

7.3

5.1-10.2

13.3

10.2-17.2

5.7

3.6- 8.7

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

622

488

74.0

68.9-78.5

5.4

3.7- 7.8

15.2

11.3-20.1

5.4

3.7- 7.9

2nd Quartile

485

338

62.4

57.0-67.5

9.3

6.6-13.1

20.1

16.1-24.9

8.1

5.2-12.4

3rd Quartile

620

469

73.1

68.4-77.2

8.8

6.5-11.9

11.7

8.9-15.3

6.4

4.2- 9.7

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

334

230

66.5

59.3-72.9

9.4

6.0-14.6

17.5

12.6-23.8

6.6

4.1-10.6

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*Calculated variable based on two questions in the COVID vaccination module.

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

²Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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COVID Vaccination

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(Asked on interviews conducted July through December, 2021.)

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