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
Non-Hispanic White 2,474 991 37.3 34.9-39.8 1,483 62.7 60.2-65.1
GENDER
Male 1,147 414 32.8 29.6-36.3 733 67.2 63.7-70.4
Female 1,327 577 41.3 37.8-44.9 750 58.7 55.1-62.2
AGE
18-34 435 79 15.3 12.0-19.3 356 84.7 80.7-88.0
35-44 308 41 10.9 7.6-15.4 267 89.1 84.6-92.4
45-54 380 63 16.4 12.3-21.5 317 83.6 78.5-87.7
55-64 493 170 34.3 29.0-40.0 323 65.7 60.0-71.0
65-74 497 359 74.5 69.5-79.0 138 25.5 21.0-30.5
75+ 320 260 80.1 72.4-86.1 60 19.9 13.9-27.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 492 206 39.3 34.1-44.9 286 60.7 55.1-65.9
Some Post-H.S. 737 304 37.2 33.2-41.4 433 62.8 58.6-66.8
College Graduate 1,136 434 35.7 32.5-39.0 702 64.3 61.0-67.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 *** *** *** 72 52.1 42.0-62.1
$25,000- 34,999 214 97 43.0 34.5-52.0 117 57.0 48.0-65.5
$35,000- 49,999 258 104 34.8 27.8-42.5 154 65.2 57.5-72.2
$50,000- 74,999 321 132 39.1 32.5-46.0 189 60.9 54.0-67.5
$75,000+ 947 301 29.1 25.8-32.6 646 70.9 67.4-74.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 801 437 51.3 46.5-56.1 364 48.7 43.9-53.5
No 1,651 543 29.3 26.8-32.0 1,108 70.7 68.0-73.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 331 181 48.7 42.1-55.4 150 51.3 44.6-57.9
Non-Veteran 2,140 809 35.8 33.2-38.5 1,331 64.2 61.5-66.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 727 267 36.1 31.9-40.5 460 63.9 59.5-68.1
Regional City or Suburban County 725 295 37.0 32.6-41.6 430 63.0 58.4-67.4
Rural 1,022 429 38.5 34.5-42.5 593 61.5 57.5-65.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,346 277 17.8 15.6-20.2 1,069 82.2 79.8-84.4
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 776 573 75.2 71.0-79.0 203 24.8 21.0-29.0
Unable to Work 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 113 24 18.4 11.6-28.0 89 81.6 72.0-88.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 186 74 40.3 31.5-49.7 112 59.7 50.3-68.5
More than 200% 1,496 552 34.0 31.1-36.9 944 66.0 63.1-68.9
HOUSING
Own 1,854 764 39.1 36.2-42.0 1,090 60.9 58.0-63.8
Rent 477 173 31.1 26.5-36.1 304 68.9 63.9-73.5
Other arrangement 127 49 29.0 21.3-38.2 78 71.0 61.8-78.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 494 198 36.7 30.7-43.1 296 63.3 56.9-69.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 873 385 40.2 36.2-44.4 488 59.8 55.6-63.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,107 408 35.2 31.8-38.8 699 64.8 61.2-68.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 912 348 35.4 31.7-39.3 564 64.6 60.7-68.3
2nd Quartile 697 280 37.1 32.7-41.6 417 62.9 58.4-67.3
3rd Quartile 604 261 41.0 35.7-46.5 343 59.0 53.5-64.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 261 102 35.4 27.7-44.1 159 64.6 55.9-72.3

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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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