2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 449 147 28.3 23.6-33.5 41 11.1 7.5-16.1 141 32.0 26.7-37.9 120 28.6 23.2-34.7
GENDER
Male 204 46 18.1 12.9-24.8 25 16.8 10.4-26.1 72 35.5 27.7-44.3 61 29.6 22.1-38.2
Female 245 101 38.2 31.0-45.9 16 5.5 3.2- 9.2 69 28.7 21.8-36.6 59 27.6 20.3-36.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 387 126 28.6 23.6-34.1 35 10.7 6.9-16.3 127 33.0 27.4-39.1 99 27.7 22.1-34.1
Non-Hispanic Black 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 26.1 17.4-37.2 *** *** ***
75+ 63 14 12.5 6.9-21.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 95 19 18.7 11.3-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 135 45 28.7 21.0-37.9 15 12.1 7.0-20.1 38 30.1 21.2-40.7 37 29.1 20.3-39.8
College Graduate 188 75 40.2 32.0-48.9 *** *** *** 65 37.4 29.1-46.6 35 15.5 10.5-22.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 153 39 20.1 13.8-28.3 18 16.8 9.2-28.5 55 34.4 25.1-45.1 *** *** ***
No 290 105 32.2 26.2-38.9 22 7.7 4.7-12.3 85 31.1 24.8-38.2 78 28.9 22.7-36.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 396 128 27.9 23.0-33.4 34 9.7 6.2-15.0 123 31.8 26.1-38.1 111 30.6 24.7-37.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 233 76 28.8 22.6-35.9 25 11.1 7.1-17.0 76 32.2 25.2-40.0 56 27.9 21.1-36.0
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 149 50 28.7 21.2-37.5 *** *** *** 45 35.3 26.4-45.2 44 28.7 20.8-38.2
Unable to Work 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 132 57 38.7 29.3-49.1 20 16.2 9.8-25.6 36 27.0 18.7-37.3 19 18.0 11.2-27.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 253 99 33.9 27.3-41.3 29 15.4 9.8-23.6 73 29.2 22.7-36.6 52 21.5 15.6-28.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 340 110 27.3 22.1-33.3 36 13.2 8.7-19.5 104 30.7 24.8-37.3 90 28.7 22.4-36.0
Rent 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 170 58 32.9 25.1-41.8 16 9.2 5.3-15.5 57 31.8 23.9-40.9 39 26.1 18.5-35.5
Rural 279 89 26.0 20.4-32.4 25 12.0 7.3-19.3 84 32.2 25.4-39.8 81 29.8 22.9-37.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 113 30 19.3 12.4-28.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 153 56 33.9 25.8-43.0 *** *** *** 45 32.2 23.8-41.8 42 25.6 18.5-34.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 183 61 30.9 23.6-39.3 16 8.3 4.8-14.2 62 34.1 25.7-43.5 44 26.7 19.3-35.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 268 95 33.0 26.7-40.0 23 8.5 5.4-13.3 88 34.1 27.3-41.7 62 24.3 18.5-31.2
2nd Quartile 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 105 23 18.1 11.3-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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