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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 875 314 37.1 33.2-41.2 413 45.2 41.1-49.2 102 12.6 10.2-15.5 46 5.2 3.6- 7.4
Non-Hispanic Black 233 117 47.0 38.9-55.4 75 32.5 24.9-41.2 20 10.2 6.2-16.3 21 10.2 6.1-16.7
Other 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 14.7 8.6-23.8 16 15.7 8.9-26.2
AGE
18-34 143 47 32.6 24.4-42.0 49 35.7 26.8-45.6 25 15.1 9.9-22.5 22 16.6 10.2-26.0
35-44 125 39 30.8 21.9-41.3 *** *** *** 26 20.6 13.5-30.3 11 10.9 5.8-19.7
45-54 171 63 37.9 29.8-46.7 58 35.0 27.0-43.9 43 23.3 17.0-30.9 *** *** ***
55-64 228 76 32.1 25.3-39.7 97 44.9 37.3-52.8 39 17.7 12.5-24.5 16 5.3 3.1- 9.0
65-74 331 160 50.0 42.9-57.1 156 45.3 38.3-52.5 *** *** *** 11 3.2 1.6- 6.0
75+ 228 90 42.2 34.1-50.8 123 53.3 44.9-61.6 *** *** *** 15 4.4 2.5- 7.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 225 111 45.2 37.1-53.5 84 40.7 32.5-49.3 12 6.0 3.2-10.9 18 8.2 4.7-13.9
Some Post-H.S. 329 134 39.5 33.2-46.2 150 45.1 38.5-51.9 26 8.7 5.6-13.3 19 6.7 3.7-11.7
College Graduate 618 196 30.5 26.4-34.9 282 42.1 37.7-46.6 100 20.5 16.8-24.8 40 6.9 4.8- 9.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 124 55 43.0 33.0-53.7 45 35.5 26.1-46.3 13 12.3 6.5-21.9 11 9.2 5.0-16.3
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 161 63 36.5 28.1-45.9 72 43.9 34.5-53.9 16 11.4 6.6-19.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 404 127 30.9 25.8-36.6 178 43.1 37.5-49.0 79 21.5 17.1-26.6 20 4.5 2.6- 7.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 414 216 49.8 43.4-56.2 153 38.2 32.2-44.7 23 5.5 3.4- 8.9 22 6.4 3.8-10.6
No 827 266 33.7 29.8-37.8 383 43.4 39.3-47.7 115 15.2 12.5-18.4 63 7.7 5.7-10.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,206 464 38.3 34.8-41.8 527 42.4 38.9-45.9 132 12.0 9.9-14.4 83 7.4 5.6- 9.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 365 128 37.0 31.1-43.2 172 45.4 39.2-51.8 43 11.5 8.3-15.8 22 6.1 3.5-10.4
Regional City or Suburban County 337 123 36.5 30.5-42.9 144 40.4 34.2-46.8 48 15.4 11.3-20.5 22 7.8 4.6-12.8
Rural 551 234 41.5 36.1-47.1 226 39.9 34.6-45.4 50 10.8 7.8-14.7 41 7.9 5.6-11.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 531 175 32.0 27.5-36.9 189 36.1 31.3-41.3 136 26.0 21.8-30.7 31 5.8 3.8- 8.7
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 509 224 45.8 40.2-51.6 254 48.9 43.3-54.7 *** *** *** 29 4.7 3.1- 7.1
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 82 14 19.2 11.0-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 669 236 33.5 29.3-38.0 300 44.9 40.2-49.7 100 16.6 13.5-20.4 33 4.9 3.2- 7.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 359 155 43.4 36.5-50.6 139 36.8 30.3-43.7 43 14.1 9.8-19.8 22 5.7 3.5- 9.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 497 179 34.9 29.8-40.3 223 43.8 38.4-49.4 62 13.3 10.2-17.3 33 8.0 5.1-12.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 397 151 39.2 33.6-45.0 180 43.0 37.3-48.9 36 10.4 7.4-14.5 30 7.4 4.9-11.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 391 139 36.0 30.5-41.9 184 45.5 39.7-51.4 37 10.8 7.7-15.0 31 7.7 5.1-11.5
2nd Quartile 278 111 39.0 32.2-46.3 119 42.8 35.7-50.2 31 12.1 8.3-17.3 17 6.1 3.5-10.4
3rd Quartile 377 141 39.4 33.5-45.6 162 38.1 32.4-44.0 54 15.5 11.5-20.5 20 7.1 3.9-12.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 207 94 42.4 33.2-52.2 77 38.4 29.3-48.5 19 9.8 5.8-16.1 17 9.4 5.2-16.4

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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 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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