2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-FEMALES 2,412 925 33.8 31.4-36.2 1,487 66.2 63.8-68.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,513 631 37.3 34.2-40.6 882 62.7 59.4-65.8
Non-Hispanic Black 501 190 31.8 27.1-37.0 311 68.2 63.0-72.9
Other 369 94 18.4 13.9-24.0 275 81.6 76.0-86.1
AGE
18-34 406 51 15.3 10.8-21.1 355 84.7 78.9-89.2
35-44 351 45 12.2 8.7-16.8 306 87.8 83.2-91.3
45-54 365 70 18.3 14.2-23.3 295 81.7 76.7-85.8
55-64 443 134 31.5 26.0-37.6 309 68.5 62.4-74.0
65-74 472 341 72.0 65.4-77.7 131 28.0 22.3-34.6
75+ 315 261 81.0 74.6-86.1 54 19.0 13.9-25.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 80 38.0 29.4-47.4 127 62.0 52.6-70.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 517 204 35.1 30.1-40.4 313 64.9 59.6-69.9
Some Post-H.S. 664 276 37.0 32.4-41.8 388 63.0 58.2-67.6
College Graduate 1,018 364 28.1 25.2-31.3 654 71.9 68.7-74.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 166 64 32.4 24.3-41.8 102 67.6 58.2-75.7
$15,000- 24,999 257 116 39.5 32.3-47.3 141 60.5 52.7-67.7
$25,000- 34,999 265 106 37.1 29.9-44.9 159 62.9 55.1-70.1
$35,000- 49,999 231 75 25.1 19.1-32.3 156 74.9 67.7-80.9
$50,000- 74,999 271 108 35.9 28.1-44.5 163 64.1 55.5-71.9
$75,000+ 655 190 24.0 20.4-28.0 465 76.0 72.0-79.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 814 423 46.2 41.7-50.8 391 53.8 49.2-58.3
No 1,582 495 27.8 25.0-30.7 1,087 72.2 69.3-75.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,335 897 33.9 31.5-36.5 1,438 66.1 63.5-68.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 697 226 29.2 25.4-33.4 471 70.8 66.6-74.6
Regional City or Suburban County 642 234 31.0 27.0-35.4 408 69.0 64.6-73.0
Rural 1,073 465 39.8 35.6-44.2 608 60.2 55.8-64.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,153 213 17.5 14.8-20.6 940 82.5 79.4-85.2
Unemployed 130 23 18.6 11.4-29.0 107 81.4 71.0-88.6
Retired 722 537 71.2 66.2-75.7 185 28.8 24.3-33.8
Unable to Work 187 99 47.8 39.0-56.9 88 52.2 43.1-61.0
Other not in Labor Force 205 49 24.6 16.8-34.4 156 75.4 65.6-83.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 217 82 32.2 25.1-40.3 135 67.8 59.7-74.9
101% to 150% 230 84 33.2 26.0-41.1 146 66.8 58.9-74.0
151% to 200% 206 78 32.5 25.1-40.9 128 67.5 59.1-74.9
More than 200% 1,119 395 29.6 26.3-33.1 724 70.4 66.9-73.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 730 293 39.2 33.8-45.0 437 60.8 55.0-66.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 931 391 35.6 31.9-39.5 540 64.4 60.5-68.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 751 241 28.2 24.7-32.0 510 71.8 68.0-75.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 696 266 32.9 28.7-37.3 430 67.1 62.7-71.3
2nd Quartile 607 205 28.6 24.6-33.1 402 71.4 66.9-75.4
3rd Quartile 692 277 38.4 33.8-43.1 415 61.6 56.9-66.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 417 177 40.1 32.4-48.2 240 59.9 51.8-67.6

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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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