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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,290 550 41.8 38.3-45.4 87 5.9 4.6- 7.7 343 28.4 25.0-32.0 310 23.9 20.9-27.1
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 319 110 33.6 26.7-41.2 23 10.1 5.6-17.4 85 30.8 23.2-39.6 101 25.5 19.8-32.2
AGE
18-34 408 188 46.2 40.2-52.3 20 4.8 2.9- 7.9 90 25.2 19.9-31.3 110 23.8 19.2-29.1
35-44 317 141 39.6 33.2-46.4 25 9.1 5.1-15.8 66 26.4 20.2-33.6 85 24.9 19.5-31.1
45-54 328 141 44.9 38.2-51.7 21 5.6 3.4- 9.0 80 23.9 18.5-30.4 86 25.7 20.3-31.9
55-64 401 165 40.6 34.4-47.1 35 8.9 5.8-13.5 115 27.4 22.2-33.3 86 23.1 17.5-29.9
65-74 344 110 28.1 22.4-34.6 23 6.4 3.6-11.2 108 33.6 26.3-41.9 103 31.8 25.6-38.9
75+ 221 49 18.8 12.8-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 91 35.5 27.1-44.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 421 116 28.2 23.3-33.8 33 8.6 5.7-12.7 126 32.5 27.0-38.6 146 30.7 25.6-36.3
Some Post-H.S. 622 253 42.0 37.1-46.9 31 4.1 2.8- 6.1 174 28.7 24.1-33.8 164 25.2 21.2-29.6
College Graduate 884 410 48.2 44.2-52.3 62 6.4 4.7- 8.7 216 24.5 21.2-28.1 196 20.9 17.9-24.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 198 61 31.4 23.6-40.3 13 9.4 3.8-21.4 49 23.6 17.0-31.9 75 35.6 27.5-44.5
$25,000- 34,999 236 76 31.6 24.8-39.4 21 10.7 6.2-17.8 61 29.2 21.6-38.2 78 28.5 21.7-36.5
$35,000- 49,999 220 66 33.7 26.1-42.3 16 5.0 2.8- 8.8 81 37.0 29.3-45.4 57 24.3 17.6-32.7
$50,000- 74,999 246 108 49.8 41.7-57.9 23 8.2 5.1-12.9 46 15.2 10.7-21.1 69 26.8 20.6-34.1
$75,000+ 579 317 52.4 47.4-57.4 34 5.9 3.9- 8.7 129 25.5 21.2-30.4 99 16.2 12.9-20.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 678 228 31.6 27.0-36.6 48 6.8 4.8- 9.5 205 34.3 28.9-40.1 197 27.3 22.9-32.2
No 1,368 578 42.3 39.0-45.6 83 6.0 4.4- 8.1 335 25.7 22.8-28.8 372 26.1 23.3-29.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,985 777 38.4 35.6-41.3 132 6.4 5.1- 8.0 525 28.9 26.1-31.9 551 26.3 23.8-28.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 673 299 44.3 39.8-48.9 47 6.2 4.4- 8.7 182 27.5 23.4-32.1 145 21.9 18.4-26.0
Regional City or Suburban County 545 216 37.0 31.9-42.5 39 7.6 4.9-11.5 135 28.3 23.3-34.1 155 27.1 22.6-32.1
Rural 842 295 33.9 29.7-38.5 49 5.7 3.8- 8.3 227 30.2 25.5-35.3 271 30.2 26.0-34.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,056 468 44.1 40.4-47.9 77 7.2 5.5- 9.5 251 24.3 21.2-27.8 260 24.3 21.2-27.8
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 552 173 29.3 24.5-34.5 31 4.7 2.9- 7.5 171 36.5 30.8-42.6 177 29.5 24.8-34.7
Unable to Work 166 51 21.8 14.7-31.0 12 9.9 4.2-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 182 84 48.4 38.7-58.2 *** *** *** 43 26.1 17.5-37.1 47 21.3 15.1-29.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 201 55 26.6 19.2-35.7 11 5.7 2.5-12.1 *** *** *** 77 37.3 27.8-47.8
101% to 150% 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 17.8 11.8-25.8 49 28.8 20.2-39.2
151% to 200% 180 58 32.5 24.6-41.6 13 6.2 2.9-13.0 55 31.0 22.8-40.7 54 30.2 22.3-39.6
More than 200% 1,000 465 46.6 42.8-50.4 76 7.1 5.5- 9.3 237 25.8 22.5-29.5 222 20.4 17.6-23.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 535 167 29.2 24.0-35.1 34 6.6 4.2-10.3 139 29.6 23.7-36.3 195 34.5 28.6-41.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 646 258 37.8 33.1-42.7 40 6.3 4.0- 9.8 174 30.2 25.4-35.4 174 25.8 21.7-30.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 879 385 43.5 39.4-47.6 61 6.4 4.7- 8.7 231 27.2 23.4-31.3 202 22.9 19.7-26.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 616 279 44.3 39.4-49.3 38 4.9 3.4- 7.1 165 28.2 23.6-33.4 134 22.6 18.7-27.0
2nd Quartile 576 217 38.2 33.4-43.3 46 7.9 5.4-11.5 162 30.2 25.5-35.5 151 23.6 19.8-27.9
3rd Quartile 517 217 38.4 32.9-44.1 31 5.8 3.7- 9.1 119 24.7 19.4-31.0 150 31.1 25.7-37.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 351 97 24.1 18.3-31.0 20 7.4 3.7-14.0 98 34.5 27.4-42.5 136 34.0 27.3-41.3

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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 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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