2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,663 1,446 34.9 32.8-37.1 2,217 65.1 62.9-67.2
GENDER
Male 1,585 579 32.2 29.1-35.4 1,006 67.8 64.6-70.9
Female 2,078 867 37.4 34.5-40.4 1,211 62.6 59.6-65.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,197 986 39.9 37.2-42.7 1,211 60.1 57.3-62.8
Non-Hispanic Black 644 246 32.1 27.4-37.2 398 67.9 62.8-72.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 318 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 135 35 26.5 17.5-37.9 100 73.5 62.1-82.5
Hispanic 319 59 17.4 12.9-23.0 260 82.6 77.0-87.1
AGE
18-34 664 137 21.8 17.8-26.4 527 78.2 73.6-82.2
35-44 509 85 14.9 11.5-19.1 424 85.1 80.9-88.5
45-54 577 102 17.5 13.3-22.6 475 82.5 77.4-86.7
55-64 699 226 30.9 26.2-35.9 473 69.1 64.1-73.8
65-74 671 472 72.7 67.6-77.2 199 27.3 22.8-32.4
75+ 497 404 76.2 69.4-81.9 93 23.8 18.1-30.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 290 101 34.5 26.9-43.0 189 65.5 57.0-73.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 789 302 32.4 28.2-36.8 487 67.6 63.2-71.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,024 417 37.0 33.0-41.2 607 63.0 58.8-67.0
College Graduate 1,543 619 35.1 32.2-38.1 924 64.9 61.9-67.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,219 628 47.7 43.7-51.8 591 52.3 48.2-56.3
No 2,418 805 29.0 26.6-31.5 1,613 71.0 68.5-73.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 455 232 49.3 43.0-55.6 223 50.7 44.4-57.0
Non-Veteran 3,202 1,209 32.9 30.7-35.2 1,993 67.1 64.8-69.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,931 452 22.3 19.9-24.8 1,479 77.7 75.2-80.1
Unemployed 152 33 13.0 8.4-19.6 119 87.0 80.4-91.6
Retired 1,073 770 69.7 64.9-74.1 303 30.3 25.9-35.1
Unable to Work 270 130 48.1 39.0-57.3 140 51.9 42.7-61.0
Other not in Labor Force 205 52 27.7 19.6-37.5 153 72.3 62.5-80.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 145 62 38.0 28.3-48.8 83 62.0 51.2-71.7
$15,000- 24,999 252 100 33.5 25.1-43.0 152 66.5 57.0-74.9
$25,000- 34,999 344 146 38.2 30.7-46.2 198 61.8 53.8-69.3
$35,000- 49,999 456 175 35.8 30.0-42.0 281 64.2 58.0-70.0
$50,000-74,999 498 185 31.6 26.5-37.3 313 68.4 62.7-73.5
$75,000-100,000 386 156 36.1 29.7-43.0 230 63.9 57.0-70.3
$100,000-150,000 420 154 32.7 27.2-38.8 266 67.3 61.2-72.8
$150,000+ 377 122 29.9 24.4-36.1 255 70.1 63.9-75.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 785 346 37.9 33.2-42.9 439 62.1 57.1-66.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 277 90 35.1 26.9-44.4 187 64.9 55.6-73.1
101% to 150% 235 74 20.7 14.5-28.6 161 79.3 71.4-85.5
151% to 200% 279 114 38.0 30.5-46.1 165 62.0 53.9-69.5
More than 200% 2,005 799 35.5 32.7-38.3 1,206 64.5 61.7-67.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 785 346 37.9 33.2-42.9 439 62.1 57.1-66.8
HOUSING
Own 2,459 1,078 38.5 35.8-41.3 1,381 61.5 58.7-64.2
Rent 929 267 24.5 21.0-28.4 662 75.5 71.6-79.0
Other arrangement 238 86 31.2 24.1-39.2 152 68.8 60.8-75.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,092 401 32.9 29.5-36.5 691 67.1 63.5-70.5
Regional City or Suburban County 915 358 33.9 29.9-38.2 557 66.1 61.8-70.1
Rural 1,656 687 37.6 34.1-41.3 969 62.4 58.7-65.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,192 443 34.7 30.6-39.0 749 65.3 61.0-69.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,038 435 35.9 32.0-40.0 603 64.1 60.0-68.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,433 568 34.4 31.3-37.7 865 65.6 62.3-68.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,110 457 35.2 31.6-39.0 653 64.8 61.0-68.4
2nd Quartile 955 367 32.9 29.0-36.9 588 67.1 63.1-71.0
3rd Quartile 935 380 37.8 33.8-42.0 555 62.2 58.0-66.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 663 242 33.8 27.4-40.9 421 66.2 59.1-72.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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