2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,950 1,377 33.0 31.0-35.0 2,573 67.0 65.0-69.0
GENDER
Male 1,823 567 28.7 26.1-31.4 1,256 71.3 68.6-73.9
Female 2,127 810 36.9 34.0-39.9 1,317 63.1 60.1-66.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,474 991 37.3 34.9-39.8 1,483 62.7 60.2-65.1
Non-Hispanic Black 711 213 27.5 23.6-31.9 498 72.5 68.1-76.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 151 44 25.1 17.1-35.3 107 74.9 64.7-82.9
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 381 62 17.1 11.9-23.9 319 82.9 76.1-88.1
AGE
18-34 823 131 14.9 12.0-18.3 692 85.1 81.7-88.0
35-44 583 72 13.0 9.6-17.3 511 87.0 82.7-90.4
45-54 639 106 16.2 12.9-20.1 533 83.8 79.9-87.1
55-64 733 240 32.5 28.2-37.1 493 67.5 62.9-71.8
65-74 696 481 72.4 68.0-76.5 215 27.6 23.5-32.0
75+ 399 314 78.8 72.1-84.2 85 21.2 15.8-27.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 323 89 30.1 22.8-38.5 234 69.9 61.5-77.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 878 294 31.2 27.4-35.3 584 68.8 64.7-72.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,135 414 34.9 31.2-38.7 721 65.1 61.3-68.8
College Graduate 1,601 576 33.9 31.2-36.7 1,025 66.1 63.3-68.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,269 602 46.5 42.5-50.5 667 53.5 49.5-57.5
No 2,647 759 25.8 23.7-27.9 1,888 74.2 72.1-76.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 506 238 42.2 36.9-47.8 268 57.8 52.2-63.1
Non-Veteran 3,433 1,138 31.9 29.7-34.1 2,295 68.1 65.9-70.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,234 408 16.7 15.0-18.6 1,826 83.3 81.4-85.0
Unemployed 142 34 20.9 13.7-30.6 108 79.1 69.4-86.3
Retired 1,032 735 73.2 69.3-76.7 297 26.8 23.3-30.7
Unable to Work 283 150 49.6 40.4-58.9 133 50.4 41.1-59.6
Other not in Labor Force 229 43 20.4 13.5-29.6 186 79.6 70.4-86.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 200 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 346 140 37.5 30.7-44.8 206 62.5 55.2-69.3
$25,000- 34,999 399 139 33.1 27.2-39.4 260 66.9 60.6-72.8
$35,000- 49,999 413 154 34.3 28.6-40.6 259 65.7 59.4-71.4
$50,000-74,999 479 167 35.3 30.0-41.1 312 64.7 58.9-70.0
$75,000-100,000 431 155 30.4 25.4-35.9 276 69.6 64.1-74.6
$100,000-150,000 415 125 27.9 22.9-33.6 290 72.1 66.4-77.1
$150,000+ 420 98 22.7 18.5-27.6 322 77.3 72.4-81.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 847 322 35.5 30.9-40.5 525 64.5 59.5-69.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 343 118 33.6 26.5-41.5 225 66.4 58.5-73.5
101% to 150% 259 82 30.4 23.2-38.7 177 69.6 61.3-76.8
151% to 200% 316 121 38.9 31.9-46.3 195 61.1 53.7-68.1
More than 200% 2,069 700 31.3 28.9-33.8 1,369 68.7 66.2-71.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 847 322 35.5 30.9-40.5 525 64.5 59.5-69.1
HOUSING
Own 2,617 1,010 36.9 34.4-39.4 1,607 63.1 60.6-65.6
Rent 1,040 282 24.3 21.1-27.9 758 75.7 72.1-78.9
Other arrangement 253 78 25.4 18.1-34.4 175 74.6 65.6-81.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,302 402 30.7 27.5-34.2 900 69.3 65.8-72.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,043 372 32.7 28.9-36.6 671 67.3 63.4-71.1
Rural 1,605 603 35.5 32.2-38.9 1,002 64.5 61.1-67.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,010 337 31.4 27.2-35.9 673 68.6 64.1-72.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,243 491 35.4 32.1-38.8 752 64.6 61.2-67.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,697 549 32.0 29.0-35.1 1,148 68.0 64.9-71.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,232 432 33.2 29.8-36.7 800 66.8 63.3-70.2
2nd Quartile 1,069 372 32.4 28.8-36.3 697 67.6 63.7-71.2
3rd Quartile 1,005 367 34.9 31.0-38.9 638 65.1 61.1-69.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 644 206 29.8 24.7-35.5 438 70.2 64.5-75.3

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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