2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,950 1,377 33.0 31.0-35.0 2,573 67.0 65.0-69.0
Females 2,127 810 36.9 34.0-39.9 1,317 63.1 60.1-66.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,327 577 41.3 37.8-44.9 750 58.7 55.1-62.2
Non-Hispanic Black 431 146 31.9 26.7-37.6 285 68.1 62.4-73.3
Other 328 76 24.7 17.4-33.8 252 75.3 66.2-82.6
AGE
18-34 400 53 14.5 10.1-20.3 347 85.5 79.7-89.9
35-44 324 42 14.5 9.6-21.4 282 85.5 78.6-90.4
45-54 343 67 19.8 15.1-25.4 276 80.2 74.6-84.9
55-64 407 165 40.1 34.1-46.6 242 59.9 53.4-65.9
65-74 376 274 74.3 68.0-79.6 102 25.7 20.4-32.0
75+ 234 186 80.3 71.5-86.9 48 19.7 13.1-28.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 431 167 39.6 34.0-45.6 264 60.4 54.4-66.0
Some Post-H.S. 648 256 37.5 32.4-43.0 392 62.5 57.0-67.6
College Graduate 910 339 33.9 30.3-37.7 571 66.1 62.3-69.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 213 96 41.4 32.3-51.2 117 58.6 48.8-67.7
$25,000- 34,999 240 89 37.0 29.2-45.7 151 63.0 54.3-70.8
$35,000- 49,999 224 89 39.0 31.1-47.6 135 61.0 52.4-68.9
$50,000- 74,999 253 90 34.0 26.8-42.0 163 66.0 58.0-73.2
$75,000+ 599 193 28.3 24.3-32.8 406 71.7 67.2-75.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 707 350 50.2 44.6-55.9 357 49.8 44.1-55.4
No 1,404 447 28.6 25.8-31.7 957 71.4 68.3-74.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,053 783 37.0 34.1-40.1 1,270 63.0 59.9-65.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 679 230 35.3 30.4-40.5 449 64.7 59.5-69.6
Regional City or Suburban County 565 222 35.6 30.5-41.0 343 64.4 59.0-69.5
Rural 883 358 39.6 34.9-44.5 525 60.4 55.5-65.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,061 217 18.7 16.0-21.6 844 81.3 78.4-84.0
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 603 436 75.1 70.3-79.4 167 24.9 20.6-29.7
Unable to Work 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 191 33 20.0 12.3-30.9 158 80.0 69.1-87.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 204 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 186 74 44.0 34.6-53.8 112 56.0 46.2-65.4
More than 200% 1,029 377 33.2 29.8-36.8 652 66.8 63.2-70.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 556 204 37.0 30.9-43.6 352 63.0 56.4-69.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 675 288 38.1 33.4-43.0 387 61.9 57.0-66.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 896 318 35.9 31.6-40.6 578 64.1 59.4-68.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 639 236 34.7 30.0-39.8 403 65.3 60.2-70.0
2nd Quartile 594 231 37.4 32.0-43.1 363 62.6 56.9-68.0
3rd Quartile 532 219 40.4 34.7-46.4 313 59.6 53.6-65.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 362 124 33.2 26.2-41.1 238 66.8 58.9-73.8

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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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