2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,430 1,646 32.7 31.1-34.5 2,784 67.3 65.5-68.9
GENDER
Male 2,018 721 31.6 29.2-34.1 1,297 68.4 65.9-70.8
Female 2,412 925 33.8 31.4-36.2 1,487 66.2 63.8-68.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,817 1,154 36.5 34.4-38.8 1,663 63.5 61.2-65.6
Non-Hispanic Black 839 313 30.9 27.3-34.9 526 69.1 65.1-72.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 84 19 17.1 10.0-27.7 65 82.9 72.3-90.0
Hispanic 424 68 14.6 10.6-19.7 356 85.4 80.3-89.4
AGE
18-34 821 110 14.5 11.6-18.1 711 85.5 81.9-88.4
35-44 640 92 13.5 10.7-16.9 548 86.5 83.1-89.3
45-54 726 142 18.0 15.0-21.5 584 82.0 78.5-85.0
55-64 778 235 31.3 27.2-35.8 543 68.7 64.2-72.8
65-74 842 599 70.6 66.2-74.6 243 29.4 25.4-33.8
75+ 525 434 82.1 77.5-85.9 91 17.9 14.1-22.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 408 138 33.7 28.0-40.0 270 66.3 60.0-72.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,038 362 31.7 28.3-35.3 676 68.3 64.7-71.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,177 464 34.5 31.3-38.0 713 65.5 62.0-68.7
College Graduate 1,794 679 31.4 29.1-33.9 1,115 68.6 66.1-70.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,393 699 45.1 41.7-48.5 694 54.9 51.5-58.3
No 3,010 935 27.3 25.3-29.3 2,075 72.7 70.7-74.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 563 303 50.2 45.1-55.2 260 49.8 44.8-54.9
Non-Veteran 3,856 1,339 30.5 28.7-32.3 2,517 69.5 67.7-71.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,349 458 18.0 16.1-20.0 1,891 82.0 80.0-83.9
Unemployed 225 46 17.9 12.6-24.7 179 82.1 75.3-87.4
Retired 1,244 907 71.1 67.5-74.4 337 28.9 25.6-32.5
Unable to Work 324 164 47.8 40.8-54.9 160 52.2 45.1-59.2
Other not in Labor Force 256 62 23.4 16.9-31.4 194 76.6 68.6-83.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 246 99 38.5 30.3-47.5 147 61.5 52.5-69.7
$15,000- 24,999 421 169 35.9 30.3-41.9 252 64.1 58.1-69.7
$25,000- 34,999 460 170 33.3 28.2-38.8 290 66.7 61.2-71.8
$35,000- 49,999 471 159 27.4 23.0-32.3 312 72.6 67.7-77.0
$50,000-74,999 554 217 31.8 27.0-37.0 337 68.2 63.0-73.0
$75,000-100,000 448 160 31.4 26.4-36.8 288 68.6 63.2-73.6
$100,000-150,000 480 152 29.1 24.6-34.1 328 70.9 65.9-75.4
$150,000+ 393 117 22.1 18.1-26.7 276 77.9 73.3-81.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 957 403 39.7 35.7-43.8 554 60.3 56.2-64.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 360 118 30.7 24.6-37.6 242 69.3 62.4-75.4
101% to 150% 373 119 27.8 22.6-33.8 254 72.2 66.2-77.4
151% to 200% 373 141 33.9 28.4-39.9 232 66.1 60.1-71.6
More than 200% 2,250 827 30.7 28.5-33.1 1,423 69.3 66.9-71.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 957 403 39.7 35.7-43.8 554 60.3 56.2-64.3
HOUSING
Own 2,951 1,245 37.0 34.9-39.2 1,706 63.0 60.8-65.1
Rent 1,162 316 23.9 21.1-27.0 846 76.1 73.0-78.9
Other arrangement 271 72 20.1 14.8-26.7 199 79.9 73.3-85.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,329 427 28.8 26.1-31.8 902 71.2 68.2-73.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,186 433 31.3 28.3-34.4 753 68.7 65.6-71.7
Rural 1,915 786 37.3 34.4-40.3 1,129 62.7 59.7-65.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,232 483 37.7 33.8-41.7 749 62.3 58.3-66.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,768 695 33.8 31.2-36.5 1,073 66.2 63.5-68.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,430 468 28.6 26.0-31.4 962 71.4 68.6-74.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,335 507 33.3 30.3-36.5 828 66.7 63.5-69.7
2nd Quartile 1,163 389 29.5 26.5-32.6 774 70.5 67.4-73.5
3rd Quartile 1,255 478 34.8 31.6-38.1 777 65.2 61.9-68.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 677 272 36.5 31.0-42.3 405 63.5 57.7-69.0

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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 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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