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
MALES 1,585 579 32.2 29.1-35.4 1,006 67.8 64.6-70.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 942 398 36.4 32.4-40.6 544 63.6 59.4-67.6
Non-Hispanic Black 266 97 32.0 25.0-40.0 169 68.0 60.0-75.0
Other 349 75 19.3 13.2-27.4 274 80.7 72.6-86.8
AGE
18-34 333 69 19.6 14.7-25.6 264 80.4 74.4-85.3
35-44 224 42 18.6 12.9-26.0 182 81.4 74.0-87.1
45-54 236 30 15.4 9.3-24.5 206 84.6 75.5-90.7
55-64 299 84 25.1 19.1-32.2 215 74.9 67.8-80.9
65-74 283 199 73.3 65.6-79.8 84 26.7 20.2-34.4
75+ 192 149 72.0 61.1-80.8 43 28.0 19.2-38.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 358 101 25.2 20.0-31.3 257 74.8 68.7-80.0
Some Post-H.S. 409 159 34.3 28.5-40.7 250 65.7 59.3-71.5
College Graduate 659 273 35.9 31.5-40.6 386 64.1 59.4-68.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 209 70 33.1 24.8-42.6 139 66.9 57.4-75.2
$50,000- 74,999 220 78 25.6 19.2-33.3 142 74.4 66.7-80.8
$75,000+ 594 219 33.1 28.5-38.0 375 66.9 62.0-71.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 495 236 45.0 38.7-51.5 259 55.0 48.5-61.3
No 1,079 338 26.7 23.4-30.4 741 73.3 69.6-76.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 391 210 50.9 44.1-57.7 181 49.1 42.3-55.9
Non-Veteran 1,189 364 26.7 23.5-30.3 825 73.3 69.7-76.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 494 167 30.2 25.5-35.3 327 69.8 64.7-74.5
Regional City or Suburban County 423 162 31.1 25.5-37.3 261 68.9 62.7-74.5
Rural 668 250 35.0 29.7-40.8 418 65.0 59.2-70.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 959 222 21.9 18.8-25.4 737 78.1 74.6-81.2
Unemployed 63 11 9.7 4.3-20.5 52 90.3 79.5-95.7
Retired 430 296 64.9 56.5-72.4 134 35.1 27.6-43.5
Unable to Work 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 18 8.9 4.6-16.5 73 91.1 83.5-95.4
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 953 368 34.3 30.5-38.4 585 65.7 61.6-69.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 499 180 34.8 28.8-41.4 319 65.2 58.6-71.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 456 172 31.9 26.5-37.9 284 68.1 62.1-73.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 630 227 30.9 26.5-35.8 403 69.1 64.2-73.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 500 193 33.2 28.2-38.7 307 66.8 61.3-71.8
2nd Quartile 418 143 26.4 21.5-32.0 275 73.6 68.0-78.5
3rd Quartile 398 145 36.8 30.7-43.5 253 63.2 56.5-69.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 269 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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