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
-MALES 2,018 721 31.6 29.2-34.1 1,297 68.4 65.9-70.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,304 523 35.6 32.6-38.8 781 64.4 61.2-67.4
Non-Hispanic Black 338 123 29.8 24.3-36.0 215 70.2 64.0-75.7
Other 338 65 17.3 12.5-23.4 273 82.7 76.6-87.5
AGE
18-34 415 59 13.8 10.4-18.2 356 86.2 81.8-89.6
35-44 289 47 14.9 10.8-20.3 242 85.1 79.7-89.2
45-54 361 72 17.7 13.6-22.8 289 82.3 77.2-86.4
55-64 335 101 31.1 25.1-37.8 234 68.9 62.2-74.9
65-74 370 258 69.0 63.0-74.4 112 31.0 25.6-37.0
75+ 210 173 83.6 76.6-88.7 37 16.4 11.3-23.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 201 58 29.5 22.2-38.1 143 70.5 61.9-77.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 521 158 28.8 24.2-33.8 363 71.2 66.2-75.8
Some Post-H.S. 513 188 31.5 27.1-36.2 325 68.5 63.8-72.9
College Graduate 776 315 35.8 32.2-39.7 461 64.2 60.3-67.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 164 53 30.7 22.4-40.4 111 69.3 59.6-77.6
$25,000- 34,999 195 64 28.2 21.6-35.9 131 71.8 64.1-78.4
$35,000- 49,999 240 84 29.7 23.6-36.5 156 70.3 63.5-76.4
$50,000- 74,999 283 109 28.4 22.9-34.6 174 71.6 65.4-77.1
$75,000+ 666 239 31.2 27.3-35.4 427 68.8 64.6-72.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 579 276 43.6 38.6-48.8 303 56.4 51.2-61.4
No 1,428 440 26.7 24.1-29.5 988 73.3 70.5-75.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 490 277 53.6 48.2-58.9 213 46.4 41.1-51.8
Non-Veteran 1,521 442 25.6 23.0-28.4 1,079 74.4 71.6-77.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 632 201 28.4 24.5-32.7 431 71.6 67.3-75.5
Regional City or Suburban County 544 199 31.6 27.2-36.3 345 68.4 63.7-72.8
Rural 842 321 34.5 30.5-38.7 521 65.5 61.3-69.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,196 245 18.4 15.9-21.1 951 81.6 78.9-84.1
Unemployed 95 23 16.9 10.5-25.9 72 83.1 74.1-89.5
Retired 522 370 70.8 65.8-75.4 152 29.2 24.6-34.2
Unable to Work 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 143 35 19.4 12.9-28.2 108 80.6 71.8-87.1
151% to 200% 167 63 35.7 27.9-44.4 104 64.3 55.6-72.1
More than 200% 1,131 432 31.8 28.8-35.0 699 68.2 65.0-71.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 502 190 35.6 30.2-41.3 312 64.4 58.7-69.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 837 304 31.9 28.3-35.7 533 68.1 64.3-71.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 679 227 29.1 25.3-33.2 452 70.9 66.8-74.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 639 241 33.8 29.5-38.4 398 66.2 61.6-70.5
2nd Quartile 556 184 30.4 26.1-35.0 372 69.6 65.0-73.9
3rd Quartile 563 201 30.5 26.2-35.2 362 69.5 64.8-73.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 260 95 31.5 24.5-39.4 165 68.5 60.6-75.5

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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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