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
MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,151 370 30.1 27.0-33.4 99 10.0 7.9-12.8 390 35.2 31.7-38.7 292 24.7 21.7-28.0
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 343 84 30.4 22.8-39.2 16 4.9 2.4- 9.8 117 29.6 23.5-36.4 126 35.1 27.9-43.2
AGE
18-34 449 139 30.9 25.3-37.0 23 6.8 4.1-11.0 144 30.4 25.4-35.9 143 31.9 26.8-37.5
35-44 274 105 36.3 29.9-43.1 15 6.8 3.8-11.8 85 33.6 27.0-40.9 69 23.4 18.1-29.6
45-54 285 89 31.2 24.8-38.4 23 10.2 5.8-17.3 83 29.6 23.3-36.8 90 29.0 22.5-36.5
55-64 312 81 25.5 19.7-32.3 37 12.3 7.8-18.9 104 33.0 26.4-40.3 90 29.2 22.7-36.7
65-74 295 86 28.6 22.7-35.4 26 10.5 6.7-16.1 108 37.4 30.3-44.9 75 23.6 18.0-30.2
75+ 161 26 10.8 6.7-16.9 11 8.5 4.0-17.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 26 10.9 6.9-16.7 *** *** *** 61 38.9 29.7-49.0 78 42.2 32.7-52.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 440 86 20.9 15.7-27.2 33 9.8 6.2-15.3 163 35.9 30.3-42.0 158 33.4 27.8-39.4
Some Post-H.S. 494 177 38.2 33.1-43.7 39 9.4 6.6-13.2 141 26.9 22.4-31.9 137 25.5 21.2-30.4
College Graduate 692 241 35.5 31.3-39.9 56 7.8 5.7-10.5 235 34.1 29.9-38.5 160 22.6 19.1-26.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 12 12.0 6.1-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 29 18.1 12.0-26.5 *** *** *** 41 28.6 20.1-38.9 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 159 33 20.1 13.5-28.9 *** *** *** 61 36.4 27.4-46.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 184 41 21.1 14.4-29.9 13 13.0 6.5-24.4 72 40.5 31.5-50.2 58 25.4 18.8-33.2
$50,000- 74,999 235 62 26.1 19.9-33.3 27 14.4 9.2-21.8 85 35.2 27.9-43.2 61 24.4 18.0-32.2
$75,000+ 665 267 41.4 36.9-46.1 55 8.1 5.9-11.1 195 28.2 24.2-32.5 148 22.3 18.7-26.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 552 149 23.9 19.9-28.3 50 12.6 9.0-17.5 205 35.2 30.1-40.6 148 28.3 23.2-34.1
No 1,239 383 31.2 27.8-34.7 82 7.0 5.3- 9.2 394 32.2 28.9-35.6 380 29.7 26.5-33.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 439 132 28.6 23.7-34.1 42 12.0 8.3-17.0 147 34.0 28.5-40.1 118 25.3 20.6-30.7
Non-Veteran 1,362 398 28.9 25.8-32.2 96 8.0 6.2-10.4 450 32.5 29.4-35.8 418 30.6 27.4-34.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 632 208 34.8 30.4-39.5 43 6.8 4.9- 9.4 211 30.5 26.5-34.8 170 27.9 23.9-32.3
Regional City or Suburban County 478 136 28.4 22.9-34.7 39 8.5 5.8-12.5 173 36.6 31.2-42.4 130 26.4 21.4-32.2
Rural 700 190 23.4 19.8-27.5 56 11.1 7.8-15.6 218 32.5 27.8-37.5 236 33.0 28.3-38.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,176 362 30.3 27.2-33.6 82 7.9 6.0-10.1 380 32.5 29.3-35.9 352 29.3 26.2-32.7
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 417 108 23.8 19.0-29.4 36 9.5 6.3-14.0 154 39.0 32.8-45.6 119 27.7 22.4-33.7
Unable to Work 105 26 20.3 12.6-31.2 11 11.3 5.3-22.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 129 27 17.2 11.1-25.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 130 24 18.5 10.7-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 26.6 17.8-37.8
More than 200% 1,044 362 34.6 31.1-38.2 95 10.9 8.4-13.9 330 29.8 26.5-33.3 257 24.7 21.5-28.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 431 111 22.0 17.5-27.2 32 10.6 6.5-16.8 137 33.4 27.0-40.4 151 34.1 27.6-41.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 571 165 28.9 24.0-34.4 44 10.0 6.9-14.2 190 33.0 28.4-38.0 172 28.1 23.9-32.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 808 258 32.1 28.2-36.1 62 7.2 5.4- 9.6 275 32.8 28.9-36.9 213 27.9 24.1-32.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 599 176 29.7 25.4-34.3 49 7.9 5.7-10.8 219 35.2 30.6-40.0 155 27.3 22.7-32.3
2nd Quartile 484 132 27.9 22.8-33.8 40 10.4 7.0-15.1 164 33.5 28.5-39.0 148 28.1 23.6-33.2
3rd Quartile 466 163 31.8 26.9-37.2 37 8.5 5.8-12.3 134 29.5 24.4-35.2 132 30.1 24.9-35.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 261 63 21.7 15.9-28.8 12 7.5 2.9-17.9 85 33.2 24.9-42.8 101 37.6 28.8-47.2

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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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