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
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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 476 211 44.5 39.1-50.0 28 6.2 4.2- 9.2 132 27.6 23.0-32.7 105 21.8 17.6-26.5
35-44 319 150 42.5 36.4-48.8 19 6.8 4.1-11.1 83 29.2 23.5-35.6 67 21.6 16.8-27.3
45-54 369 151 40.4 34.3-46.7 32 9.0 5.5-14.3 98 28.2 22.8-34.3 88 22.4 17.7-28.1
55-64 475 175 35.8 30.4-41.6 49 10.3 6.9-15.2 144 29.9 24.8-35.5 107 24.0 18.6-30.4
65-74 452 147 28.9 24.1-34.3 36 8.6 5.6-13.0 154 35.8 29.7-42.4 115 26.6 21.7-32.2
75+ 307 67 17.3 12.5-23.4 19 6.5 3.7-11.3 111 44.5 36.2-53.1 110 31.7 24.9-39.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 481 116 24.8 20.5-29.8 39 9.3 6.2-13.7 170 35.7 30.5-41.2 156 30.2 25.4-35.4
Some Post-H.S. 725 301 42.3 38.0-46.7 46 7.0 5.0- 9.8 210 28.8 25.0-33.0 168 21.8 18.5-25.6
College Graduate 1,132 488 44.0 40.6-47.5 90 7.3 5.7- 9.2 317 28.8 25.8-32.1 237 19.9 17.3-22.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 20 18.5 11.0-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 143 50 30.5 22.2-40.2 *** *** *** 37 25.1 17.4-34.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 215 60 26.9 20.4-34.5 20 11.0 6.4-18.3 73 34.7 26.8-43.6 62 27.4 20.0-36.3
$35,000- 49,999 250 73 26.6 20.5-33.7 *** *** *** 102 43.8 36.1-51.9 61 21.4 15.8-28.4
$50,000- 74,999 326 123 39.8 33.0-47.1 34 11.4 7.7-16.6 85 26.3 20.7-32.8 84 22.5 17.6-28.3
$75,000+ 938 451 48.9 45.1-52.8 68 7.0 5.2- 9.3 239 26.1 22.8-29.6 180 18.1 15.4-21.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 784 262 30.5 26.4-34.9 71 10.8 8.0-14.3 255 33.4 28.8-38.3 196 25.4 21.3-29.9
No 1,635 653 39.3 36.5-42.3 108 6.1 4.9- 7.7 473 30.8 28.0-33.7 401 23.7 21.3-26.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 331 121 34.2 28.3-40.6 24 7.7 4.6-12.6 106 34.0 27.8-40.7 80 24.2 18.8-30.5
Non-Veteran 2,106 796 36.4 33.8-39.1 162 8.0 6.6- 9.7 626 31.3 28.7-34.0 522 24.3 22.0-26.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 740 307 43.2 39.0-47.6 59 7.7 5.7-10.4 233 30.5 26.6-34.7 141 18.5 15.5-22.0
Regional City or Suburban County 714 260 34.5 30.3-39.1 58 8.7 6.4-11.8 211 32.4 27.9-37.2 185 24.4 20.7-28.5
Rural 987 353 32.3 28.7-36.1 69 7.4 5.3-10.3 289 31.8 27.9-36.0 276 28.5 24.7-32.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,351 553 39.9 36.8-43.1 103 7.7 6.1- 9.7 387 29.8 26.9-32.9 308 22.6 20.0-25.5
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 727 223 27.6 23.6-31.9 52 7.2 5.0-10.2 244 37.5 32.7-42.6 208 27.7 23.7-32.1
Unable to Work 157 49 22.3 15.7-30.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 20.2 12.6-30.8 23 16.2 9.8-25.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 31 20.5 13.7-29.7 *** *** *** 37 28.1 19.1-39.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 26.2 17.8-36.8 34 27.1 18.4-37.9
151% to 200% 180 52 26.9 19.9-35.3 *** *** *** 66 41.2 32.3-50.8 51 24.5 17.7-33.0
More than 200% 1,490 633 42.4 39.3-45.5 121 8.9 7.1-11.1 407 27.9 25.2-30.9 329 20.8 18.4-23.4
HOUSING
Own 1,795 691 36.3 33.6-39.2 139 8.2 6.6-10.0 525 31.5 28.7-34.5 440 24.0 21.5-26.7
Rent 493 174 37.6 32.6-42.9 33 6.6 4.3-10.0 156 30.9 26.3-35.9 130 24.9 20.8-29.5
Other arrangement 134 44 28.6 20.1-39.0 14 9.3 5.2-16.1 *** *** *** 28 24.8 16.5-35.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 473 164 28.8 23.7-34.5 33 7.7 4.7-12.3 134 32.5 26.4-39.3 142 31.0 24.9-37.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 856 314 34.8 30.9-38.9 66 8.6 6.4-11.6 254 32.5 28.5-36.9 222 24.0 20.8-27.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,112 442 40.6 37.1-44.1 87 7.4 5.8- 9.6 345 30.5 27.2-33.9 238 21.5 18.7-24.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 908 346 38.5 34.7-42.4 70 7.0 5.3- 9.2 296 32.5 28.9-36.4 196 22.0 18.8-25.4
2nd Quartile 685 245 36.2 31.8-40.9 63 10.7 7.8-14.5 208 31.9 27.6-36.6 169 21.1 17.9-24.7
3rd Quartile 593 249 36.2 31.4-41.3 42 7.3 5.0-10.6 149 27.9 22.9-33.7 153 28.5 23.5-34.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 255 80 25.9 19.6-33.4 *** *** *** 80 37.8 29.6-46.7 84 33.5 25.5-42.5

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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 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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