2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,663 1,446 34.9 32.8-37.1 2,217 65.1 62.9-67.2
FEMALES 2,078 867 37.4 34.5-40.4 1,211 62.6 59.6-65.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,255 588 43.0 39.4-46.7 667 57.0 53.3-60.6
Non-Hispanic Black 378 149 32.1 26.0-38.9 229 67.9 61.1-74.0
Other 423 125 23.8 17.4-31.6 298 76.2 68.4-82.6
AGE
18-34 331 68 24.0 18.1-31.1 263 76.0 68.9-81.9
35-44 285 43 11.3 8.0-15.7 242 88.7 84.3-92.0
45-54 341 72 19.4 14.4-25.6 269 80.6 74.4-85.6
55-64 400 142 36.0 29.6-42.9 258 64.0 57.1-70.4
65-74 388 273 72.1 65.3-78.1 115 27.9 21.9-34.7
75+ 305 255 79.2 70.1-86.1 50 20.8 13.9-29.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 431 201 39.6 33.4-46.2 230 60.4 53.8-66.6
Some Post-H.S. 615 258 39.1 33.8-44.7 357 60.9 55.3-66.2
College Graduate 884 346 34.3 30.6-38.3 538 65.7 61.7-69.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 206 94 38.1 29.1-48.1 112 61.9 51.9-70.9
$35,000- 49,999 247 105 39.0 31.4-47.2 142 61.0 52.8-68.6
$50,000- 74,999 278 107 37.6 30.2-45.6 171 62.4 54.4-69.8
$75,000+ 589 213 32.7 27.7-38.1 376 67.3 61.9-72.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 724 392 50.0 44.8-55.1 332 50.0 44.9-55.2
No 1,339 467 31.1 27.7-34.6 872 68.9 65.4-72.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,013 845 37.4 34.5-40.4 1,168 62.6 59.6-65.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 598 234 35.3 30.5-40.5 364 64.7 59.5-69.5
Regional City or Suburban County 492 196 36.7 31.0-42.7 296 63.3 57.3-69.0
Rural 988 437 39.8 35.3-44.4 551 60.2 55.6-64.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 972 230 22.6 19.1-26.6 742 77.4 73.4-80.9
Unemployed 89 22 15.8 9.4-25.3 67 84.2 74.7-90.6
Retired 643 474 73.4 68.0-78.2 169 26.6 21.8-32.0
Unable to Work 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 170 42 24.7 16.9-34.7 128 75.3 65.3-83.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 181 57 33.5 24.0-44.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 160 73 43.9 34.1-54.3 87 56.1 45.7-65.9
More than 200% 1,052 431 36.7 32.8-40.7 621 63.3 59.3-67.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 693 263 34.5 29.2-40.3 430 65.5 59.7-70.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 582 263 39.8 34.4-45.4 319 60.2 54.6-65.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 803 341 37.4 33.1-41.9 462 62.6 58.1-66.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 610 264 36.9 32.0-42.1 346 63.1 57.9-68.0
2nd Quartile 537 224 38.6 33.1-44.4 313 61.4 55.6-66.9
3rd Quartile 537 235 38.7 33.5-44.2 302 61.3 55.8-66.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 394 144 31.3 24.3-39.2 250 68.7 60.8-75.7

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

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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