2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 A doctor’s office or health maintenance organization (HMO) A store (supermarket, drug store) Workplace Other*
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,163 823 37.7 35.2-40.3 933 42.9 40.3-45.5 235 11.4 9.9-13.1 172 8.1 6.7- 9.6
GENDER
Male 910 338 36.7 32.9-40.6 391 44.1 40.2-48.1 94 10.1 8.0-12.6 87 9.1 7.1-11.6
Female 1,253 485 38.5 35.1-42.0 542 41.9 38.5-45.4 141 12.4 10.3-14.8 85 7.2 5.6- 9.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,531 549 37.2 34.3-40.2 713 45.0 42.0-48.1 165 11.1 9.4-13.1 104 6.7 5.3- 8.4
Non-Hispanic Black 357 178 47.2 40.6-53.8 114 33.1 26.9-39.9 27 8.4 5.5-12.6 38 11.3 7.8-16.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 111 34 25.5 16.7-36.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 17.3 10.5-27.2
AGE
18-34 270 73 26.9 21.2-33.4 109 42.3 35.3-49.7 50 16.5 12.2-22.0 38 14.3 9.8-20.2
35-44 222 65 29.6 22.8-37.3 92 41.9 34.3-50.0 43 18.9 13.6-25.7 22 9.6 6.0-15.0
45-54 286 109 39.5 33.0-46.4 96 33.6 27.4-40.4 64 21.4 16.6-27.3 17 5.4 3.2- 9.1
55-64 391 143 36.7 31.2-42.6 153 42.2 36.4-48.2 63 14.8 11.3-19.3 32 6.2 4.2- 9.1
65-74 563 268 48.4 43.2-53.7 260 45.0 39.8-50.3 *** *** *** 25 4.8 3.0- 7.4
75+ 387 152 42.2 36.0-48.7 201 49.9 43.5-56.3 *** *** *** 33 7.8 5.1-12.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 10.0 5.4-17.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 415 198 45.3 39.4-51.3 151 38.1 32.3-44.2 24 6.6 4.2-10.3 42 10.1 7.1-14.1
Some Post-H.S. 567 227 37.8 33.2-42.7 243 44.8 39.9-49.8 53 9.5 7.0-12.8 44 7.8 5.5-11.0
College Graduate 1,044 333 30.7 27.5-33.9 489 45.1 41.7-48.6 152 17.8 15.1-20.8 70 6.5 4.9- 8.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 704 343 46.0 41.2-50.8 265 38.9 34.3-43.8 46 7.3 5.1-10.3 50 7.8 5.5-10.8
No 1,440 476 34.1 31.1-37.2 657 44.6 41.4-47.8 185 13.0 11.1-15.2 122 8.3 6.7-10.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 331 130 39.7 33.5-46.2 127 36.0 29.9-42.5 32 10.3 6.8-15.3 42 14.1 10.0-19.4
Non-Veteran 1,825 691 37.4 34.6-40.2 801 44.0 41.1-46.9 203 11.6 9.9-13.4 130 7.0 5.7- 8.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 983 322 32.2 28.8-35.8 364 38.6 34.9-42.4 226 22.5 19.6-25.7 71 6.6 5.1- 8.7
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 855 365 43.4 39.1-47.7 422 48.7 44.4-53.0 *** *** *** 63 7.3 5.4- 9.7
Unable to Work 144 83 61.2 51.4-70.2 52 33.7 25.2-43.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 106 20 21.2 13.4-31.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 21.9 13.4-33.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** 31 24.1 15.7-35.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 167 85 47.0 37.6-56.6 60 37.8 29.0-47.5 *** *** *** 15 10.6 5.8-18.6
$25,000- 34,999 194 80 39.4 31.6-47.8 77 39.9 32.0-48.4 17 9.7 5.6-16.5 20 10.9 6.8-17.1
$35,000- 49,999 206 81 35.1 27.5-43.5 94 48.0 39.3-56.8 14 8.6 4.4-16.1 17 8.3 4.4-14.9
$50,000-74,999 293 115 37.1 30.7-43.9 125 42.2 35.3-49.3 33 13.0 9.0-18.4 20 7.8 4.6-12.8
$75,000-100,000 241 80 33.1 26.2-40.7 101 41.5 34.1-49.4 41 17.9 12.8-24.4 19 7.5 4.2-12.9
$100,000-150,000 276 91 34.4 28.0-41.5 120 41.7 35.0-48.7 48 17.6 12.9-23.5 17 6.2 3.6-10.5
$150,000+ 238 69 27.5 21.3-34.7 113 50.4 42.8-58.0 45 18.4 13.5-24.5 11 3.7 1.9- 7.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 459 176 41.6 35.8-47.6 212 44.9 39.1-50.8 29 5.9 3.9- 8.7 42 7.7 5.3-11.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 *** *** *** 40 27.3 18.5-38.2 *** *** *** 19 18.7 10.6-30.8
101% to 150% 144 62 40.5 30.9-50.8 58 38.5 29.3-48.7 12 11.4 5.8-21.2 12 9.6 5.2-17.1
151% to 200% 154 69 41.2 32.5-50.6 62 42.3 33.3-51.8 *** *** *** 13 9.4 4.9-17.2
More than 200% 1,251 443 34.2 31.1-37.5 551 44.6 41.2-48.1 176 14.8 12.6-17.3 81 6.3 4.9- 8.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 459 176 41.6 35.8-47.6 212 44.9 39.1-50.8 29 5.9 3.9- 8.7 42 7.7 5.3-11.0
HOUSING
Own 1,640 638 38.9 36.0-41.9 719 43.5 40.5-46.5 185 11.9 10.1-13.9 98 5.8 4.5- 7.3
Rent 393 140 35.7 30.0-42.0 157 37.7 32.0-43.8 40 11.3 7.9-15.9 56 15.3 11.5-20.0
Other arrangement 108 37 27.4 18.7-38.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 674 234 35.1 30.9-39.5 316 47.4 42.8-52.0 80 11.1 8.8-14.0 44 6.4 4.5- 9.1
Regional City or Suburban County 576 203 35.1 30.5-39.9 241 41.3 36.5-46.3 77 13.6 10.6-17.2 55 10.1 7.3-13.8
Rural 913 386 42.4 38.3-46.7 376 39.7 35.8-43.8 78 9.8 7.5-12.7 73 8.0 6.2-10.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 568 240 41.7 36.4-47.2 213 37.1 32.0-42.5 68 13.5 10.0-17.9 47 7.7 5.5-10.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 880 334 37.9 34.0-42.0 382 42.3 38.3-46.4 95 11.3 9.1-14.0 69 8.4 6.3-11.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 715 249 35.4 31.3-39.6 338 46.5 42.1-50.9 72 10.3 8.0-13.0 56 7.9 5.8-10.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 703 247 34.8 30.7-39.2 342 48.3 43.9-52.8 65 9.9 7.6-12.7 49 7.0 5.1- 9.7
2nd Quartile 500 194 38.2 33.1-43.4 215 43.2 37.9-48.6 54 11.4 8.5-15.0 37 7.2 5.0-10.4
3rd Quartile 645 235 38.4 33.9-43.1 263 37.9 33.6-42.5 87 13.8 10.9-17.3 60 9.9 7.2-13.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 315 147 44.2 36.8-51.9 113 37.0 29.9-44.8 29 9.7 6.3-14.8 26 9.0 5.6-14.2

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*Other includes at a Health Department, a senior, recreation, or community center, a hospital (inpatient), an emergency room, a school, a drive through, or some other kind of place.

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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