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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,810 534 28.9 26.2-31.7 138 8.9 7.2-10.9 602 33.0 30.2-35.8 536 29.3 26.6-32.2
Female 2,060 810 38.5 35.8-41.3 135 6.4 5.1- 8.0 544 28.7 26.0-31.6 571 26.4 23.9-28.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,441 920 36.2 33.8-38.6 186 7.9 6.6- 9.5 733 31.6 29.2-34.2 602 24.3 22.1-26.5
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 145 33 19.6 12.1-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 381 110 28.9 23.5-34.9 15 4.2 2.3- 7.9 116 32.7 26.8-39.2 140 34.1 28.1-40.8
AGE
18-34 857 327 38.4 34.3-42.7 43 5.9 4.1- 8.3 234 27.9 24.2-31.9 253 27.9 24.4-31.7
35-44 591 246 37.9 33.4-42.7 40 8.0 5.3-11.9 151 29.9 25.3-35.0 154 24.1 20.3-28.5
45-54 613 230 38.0 33.3-43.0 44 7.9 5.2-11.7 163 26.8 22.5-31.5 176 27.3 23.0-32.2
55-64 713 246 33.6 29.2-38.3 72 10.5 7.6-14.3 219 30.0 25.8-34.6 176 25.9 21.5-30.9
65-74 639 196 28.3 24.1-32.9 49 8.3 5.8-11.8 216 35.4 30.2-40.9 178 28.0 23.6-32.7
75+ 382 75 15.4 11.4-20.6 21 5.8 3.4- 9.8 139 41.8 34.4-49.6 147 36.9 30.0-44.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 302 56 16.3 11.3-22.8 17 8.3 4.7-14.3 89 36.3 28.6-44.7 140 39.2 31.7-47.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 861 202 24.4 20.7-28.5 66 9.2 6.7-12.5 289 34.3 30.3-38.5 304 32.1 28.2-36.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,116 430 40.3 36.7-43.9 70 6.5 5.0- 8.5 315 27.9 24.6-31.5 301 25.3 22.3-28.6
College Graduate 1,576 651 42.4 39.5-45.4 118 7.0 5.7- 8.7 451 28.9 26.2-31.7 356 21.7 19.3-24.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,230 377 28.2 25.0-31.6 98 9.4 7.3-11.9 410 34.7 30.9-38.7 345 27.8 24.4-31.5
No 2,607 961 36.7 34.3-39.1 165 6.5 5.3- 8.0 729 28.9 26.7-31.2 752 27.9 25.8-30.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 511 164 30.6 26.0-35.7 45 11.3 7.9-15.8 165 32.6 27.5-38.0 137 25.6 21.1-30.5
Non-Veteran 3,347 1,175 34.3 32.2-36.5 228 7.1 6.0- 8.4 975 30.4 28.3-32.6 969 28.1 26.2-30.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,232 830 36.5 34.1-39.0 159 7.6 6.3- 9.1 631 28.8 26.5-31.2 612 27.1 24.8-29.5
Unemployed 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 30.0 21.0-40.9 45 26.6 18.6-36.6
Retired 969 281 26.9 23.4-30.6 67 6.8 5.0- 9.2 325 37.6 33.4-42.1 296 28.7 25.1-32.6
Unable to Work 271 77 21.2 15.7-28.0 23 10.5 5.8-18.3 87 32.5 24.1-42.2 84 35.8 27.0-45.6
Other not in Labor Force 223 99 44.7 36.3-53.5 12 7.1 3.4-14.3 54 26.2 18.5-35.6 58 22.0 16.2-29.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 185 41 20.3 13.7-29.0 12 8.6 3.8-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 334 90 25.6 20.2-31.8 20 7.2 3.5-14.0 90 25.8 20.3-32.1 134 41.5 34.5-48.8
$25,000- 34,999 395 109 26.7 21.7-32.4 31 9.1 5.9-13.8 122 32.3 26.4-38.8 133 31.9 26.0-38.4
$35,000- 49,999 404 107 27.4 22.1-33.5 29 9.0 5.3-14.9 153 38.7 32.7-45.1 115 24.8 20.0-30.4
$50,000-74,999 481 170 37.5 32.0-43.3 50 11.4 8.2-15.7 131 25.5 20.9-30.7 130 25.5 20.9-30.8
$75,000-100,000 434 157 36.5 31.0-42.4 32 6.5 4.3- 9.8 147 34.3 29.0-40.0 98 22.6 18.0-28.1
$100,000-150,000 393 190 44.9 39.0-51.0 33 9.2 6.1-13.6 97 26.1 20.9-32.1 73 19.8 15.5-25.0
$150,000+ 417 237 57.2 51.3-62.8 24 5.9 3.6- 9.5 80 20.5 15.9-25.9 76 16.5 12.8-21.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 827 243 28.2 24.0-32.8 42 4.9 3.4- 7.0 266 34.8 30.4-39.5 276 32.1 28.0-36.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 330 82 22.9 17.6-29.2 21 6.0 3.4-10.3 97 31.3 24.0-39.7 130 39.8 32.2-47.9
101% to 150% 251 78 36.5 28.5-45.2 14 7.9 3.7-16.1 67 21.9 16.3-28.7 92 33.8 26.6-41.7
151% to 200% 310 82 26.5 20.6-33.3 20 6.7 3.9-11.5 114 38.1 31.3-45.4 94 28.7 22.6-35.7
More than 200% 2,044 827 40.0 37.4-42.7 171 9.2 7.6-11.1 567 28.0 25.6-30.5 479 22.8 20.6-25.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 827 243 28.2 24.0-32.8 42 4.9 3.4- 7.0 266 34.8 30.4-39.5 276 32.1 28.0-36.5
HOUSING
Own 2,539 921 34.7 32.4-37.1 190 8.1 6.7- 9.8 759 31.7 29.2-34.2 669 25.5 23.3-27.8
Rent 1,040 334 32.7 29.3-36.3 63 6.5 4.8- 8.6 289 27.1 23.8-30.6 354 33.8 30.2-37.5
Other arrangement 250 72 29.2 20.8-39.3 20 7.4 3.9-13.9 87 34.4 26.1-43.7 71 29.0 22.0-37.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,305 507 39.7 36.6-43.0 90 6.5 5.1- 8.2 393 29.0 26.0-32.1 315 24.8 22.1-27.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,023 352 33.0 29.1-37.0 78 8.0 6.0-10.7 308 32.3 28.5-36.3 285 26.8 23.3-30.5
Rural 1,542 485 28.8 25.9-31.8 105 8.4 6.4-10.9 445 31.3 28.0-34.9 507 31.6 28.4-35.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 966 278 25.7 22.1-29.6 66 8.5 6.0-11.9 276 31.4 27.0-36.2 346 34.3 29.9-39.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,217 423 33.5 30.1-37.1 84 8.1 6.1-10.6 364 31.5 28.2-35.1 346 26.9 23.9-30.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,687 643 37.9 35.1-40.8 123 6.8 5.5- 8.4 506 29.9 27.1-32.8 415 25.4 22.8-28.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,215 455 37.1 33.8-40.6 87 6.4 5.0- 8.1 384 31.6 28.3-35.1 289 24.9 21.8-28.2
2nd Quartile 1,060 349 33.2 29.6-37.0 86 9.1 6.9-12.0 326 31.8 28.3-35.6 299 25.8 22.8-29.1
3rd Quartile 983 380 35.2 31.5-39.1 68 7.1 5.3- 9.5 253 27.0 23.3-31.2 282 30.6 26.8-34.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 612 160 23.0 18.8-27.9 32 7.4 4.2-12.7 183 33.9 28.4-40.0 237 35.6 30.1-41.5

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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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