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
-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
GENDER
Male 656 235 37.4 33.1-41.9 300 44.8 40.4-49.4 63 9.1 6.9-12.0 58 8.6 6.4-11.6
Female 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
AGE
18-34 161 48 31.0 23.5-39.7 72 42.2 33.6-51.2 24 13.5 8.7-20.2 17 13.4 7.9-21.8
35-44 144 41 29.3 21.3-38.8 60 43.6 34.6-53.1 35 22.6 15.8-31.3 *** *** ***
45-54 188 72 38.9 31.3-47.1 66 35.5 28.1-43.8 41 20.3 14.7-27.2 *** *** ***
55-64 283 91 33.5 27.4-40.3 116 42.8 36.1-49.8 54 18.0 13.4-23.7 22 5.7 3.5- 9.1
65-74 422 180 45.7 39.8-51.6 219 48.6 42.7-54.6 *** *** *** 17 4.0 2.3- 6.8
75+ 306 113 40.6 33.7-47.8 166 52.9 45.8-59.9 *** *** *** 26 6.5 4.1-10.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 269 131 46.7 39.8-53.8 105 40.0 33.3-47.1 *** *** *** 21 9.0 5.5-14.4
Some Post-H.S. 389 148 37.1 31.7-42.9 177 45.6 39.8-51.5 38 10.2 7.1-14.4 26 7.0 4.4-10.9
College Graduate 813 239 29.4 26.0-33.0 408 48.1 44.2-52.0 113 16.8 13.9-20.1 53 5.7 4.2- 7.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** 48 39.7 30.0-50.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 136 54 39.7 30.5-49.7 68 51.1 41.1-60.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 217 77 34.9 27.8-42.8 100 45.3 37.4-53.5 24 11.4 7.3-17.4 16 8.3 4.8-14.1
$75,000+ 613 179 29.2 25.1-33.8 290 47.5 42.8-52.3 103 17.4 14.2-21.2 41 5.9 4.1- 8.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 465 218 47.9 42.3-53.6 189 39.2 33.9-44.8 29 6.7 4.4-10.3 29 6.1 4.0- 9.3
No 1,052 329 32.8 29.4-36.3 514 47.4 43.8-51.0 134 12.8 10.7-15.4 75 7.0 5.3- 9.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 235 88 40.7 33.5-48.4 99 36.1 29.4-43.3 19 8.1 4.8-13.4 29 15.1 10.0-22.1
Non-Veteran 1,294 461 36.7 33.5-40.0 612 46.4 43.2-49.8 146 11.6 9.7-13.8 75 5.3 4.0- 7.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 466 143 32.1 27.3-37.4 245 51.4 46.0-56.8 58 12.0 9.1-15.8 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 406 150 37.2 31.8-42.9 171 42.9 37.2-48.7 53 12.2 9.1-16.2 32 7.8 5.1-11.7
Rural 659 256 41.5 36.8-46.3 297 41.3 36.8-46.0 54 9.5 6.9-12.8 52 7.7 5.7-10.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 686 215 32.5 28.5-36.7 264 38.4 34.3-42.8 160 22.7 19.3-26.5 47 6.4 4.5- 8.9
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 659 261 41.9 37.1-46.7 349 51.3 46.5-56.1 *** *** *** 46 6.3 4.5- 8.7
Unable to Work 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 975 318 32.6 29.2-36.2 457 46.8 43.1-50.6 133 14.1 11.7-16.8 67 6.5 4.9- 8.5
HOUSING
Own 1,244 457 38.4 35.2-41.7 574 44.6 41.4-48.0 137 11.6 9.6-13.8 76 5.4 4.1- 6.9
Rent 203 62 31.6 24.2-40.2 103 49.9 41.5-58.4 21 10.3 6.2-16.7 17 8.1 4.7-13.7
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 327 128 43.4 36.5-50.5 131 36.4 30.1-43.2 39 11.9 8.1-17.2 29 8.3 5.5-12.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 692 251 36.8 32.6-41.3 310 43.1 38.7-47.6 80 12.2 9.7-15.4 51 7.8 5.5-11.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 512 170 34.6 30.0-39.6 272 51.3 46.2-56.3 46 9.4 6.9-12.8 24 4.7 2.9- 7.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 572 197 33.9 29.5-38.6 296 51.9 47.0-56.8 48 8.7 6.4-11.8 31 5.4 3.5- 8.3
2nd Quartile 365 136 37.8 32.1-43.8 164 43.9 38.0-50.0 40 12.3 8.8-16.9 25 6.0 3.9- 9.4
3rd Quartile 432 151 39.9 34.3-45.8 186 38.2 33.0-43.7 64 14.5 11.1-18.8 31 7.4 4.6-11.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 162 *** *** *** 67 38.3 28.7-48.9 *** *** *** 17 12.8 7.5-21.1

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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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