2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

Have you received a tetanus shot in the past 10 years?

If Yes, ask "Was this Tdap, the tetanus shot that also has pertussis or whooping cough vaccine?"

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, recieved Tdap Yes, tetanus shot, but not Tdap Yes, recieved tetanus shot but not sure what type No, did not recieve any tetanus shot in past 10 years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,870 1,344 33.8 31.9-35.8 273 7.6 6.5- 8.9 1,146 30.8 28.8-32.8 1,107 27.8 26.0-29.7
Non-Hispanic Black 686 203 27.9 24.0-32.2 44 7.0 4.8-10.2 188 29.3 25.1-34.0 251 35.7 31.3-40.4
GENDER
Male 271 66 22.8 17.1-29.7 21 9.3 5.4-15.5 81 30.0 23.4-37.5 103 37.9 30.9-45.4
Female 415 137 32.3 27.2-37.9 23 5.0 3.1- 8.2 107 28.8 23.5-34.7 148 33.9 28.4-39.8
AGE
18-34 135 39 27.6 19.5-37.6 *** *** *** 34 25.1 17.4-34.6 56 41.1 31.7-51.2
35-44 116 38 29.7 21.3-39.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 28.0 19.9-37.9
45-54 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 18.1 10.5-29.3 *** *** ***
55-64 139 39 28.7 20.1-39.2 *** *** *** 49 32.9 23.8-43.4 40 29.5 21.0-39.7
65-74 120 36 25.5 16.7-36.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 182 36 17.0 11.9-23.6 *** *** *** 58 34.0 26.0-43.1 74 39.7 31.1-48.9
Some Post-H.S. 223 68 33.0 25.5-41.5 14 5.4 3.0- 9.5 58 26.0 19.4-33.8 83 35.6 28.3-43.6
College Graduate 244 96 41.2 34.0-48.8 *** *** *** 61 24.3 18.4-31.4 74 29.3 23.0-36.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 74 40.0 31.4-49.3 *** *** *** 41 29.9 21.6-39.7 39 24.8 17.4-34.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 227 59 23.7 17.9-30.8 16 8.3 4.6-14.5 71 33.7 26.1-42.3 81 34.3 26.8-42.7
No 455 144 29.9 25.0-35.4 28 6.5 3.9-10.5 116 27.3 22.4-32.9 167 36.3 30.9-42.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 579 173 28.2 23.9-32.9 34 6.3 4.0- 9.8 156 28.8 24.3-33.8 216 36.7 31.8-41.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 298 101 32.5 26.5-39.1 17 5.4 3.2- 8.9 89 28.9 23.2-35.4 91 33.3 27.1-40.1
Regional City or Suburban County 143 47 31.5 22.8-41.8 *** *** *** 39 30.9 21.9-41.6 47 32.6 23.7-42.9
Rural 245 55 19.2 14.0-25.8 *** *** *** 60 29.1 21.5-38.1 113 41.1 33.1-49.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 395 132 32.3 27.0-38.1 29 7.6 4.9-11.6 101 26.9 21.8-32.8 133 33.2 27.6-39.3
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 160 40 22.3 14.8-32.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 62 34.6 25.7-44.7
Unable to Work 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 19 19.1 11.0-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 305 106 33.2 27.2-39.8 25 8.3 5.2-12.9 82 29.8 23.6-36.8 92 28.8 22.9-35.4
HOUSING
Own 351 113 30.8 25.2-37.0 22 6.3 3.8-10.4 99 30.3 24.6-36.8 117 32.6 26.8-39.0
Rent 268 75 26.0 20.4-32.6 19 7.3 4.5-11.7 65 25.9 19.6-33.4 109 40.8 33.7-48.3
Other arrangement 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 236 57 20.9 15.3-27.9 *** *** *** 55 28.3 20.4-37.8 107 40.0 31.8-48.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 189 58 29.1 22.0-37.4 *** *** *** 61 33.1 25.3-41.9 63 34.5 26.6-43.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 88 32.1 25.7-39.2 20 7.1 4.4-11.3 72 27.3 21.4-34.1 81 33.6 27.0-40.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 126 41 31.9 23.3-42.0 *** *** *** 40 31.5 22.7-41.8 35 28.8 20.5-38.8
2nd Quartile 193 52 26.0 19.3-34.0 *** *** *** 55 29.1 22.0-37.3 74 40.7 32.6-49.2
3rd Quartile 213 78 33.3 26.1-41.5 *** *** *** 56 28.5 21.0-37.5 67 31.9 24.5-40.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 154 32 19.1 12.3-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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