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
Non-Hispanic White 2,197 986 39.9 37.2-42.7 1,211 60.1 57.3-62.8
GENDER
Male 942 398 36.4 32.4-40.6 544 63.6 59.4-67.6
Female 1,255 588 43.0 39.4-46.7 667 57.0 53.3-60.6
AGE
18-34 353 82 23.9 18.8-29.8 271 76.1 70.2-81.2
35-44 251 51 18.0 13.1-24.3 200 82.0 75.7-86.9
45-54 315 60 18.5 13.0-25.5 255 81.5 74.5-87.0
55-64 407 126 30.7 24.8-37.2 281 69.3 62.8-75.2
65-74 449 325 73.2 67.5-78.3 124 26.8 21.7-32.5
75+ 398 331 78.2 70.6-84.2 67 21.8 15.8-29.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 418 187 39.6 34.0-45.4 231 60.4 54.6-66.0
Some Post-H.S. 613 265 38.7 33.9-43.7 348 61.3 56.3-66.1
College Graduate 1,081 490 39.6 36.1-43.1 591 60.4 56.9-63.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 238 111 40.7 32.8-49.1 127 59.3 50.9-67.2
$50,000- 74,999 306 133 37.5 31.0-44.6 173 62.5 55.4-69.0
$75,000+ 853 351 35.8 31.9-39.9 502 64.2 60.1-68.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 723 418 52.6 47.5-57.7 305 47.4 42.3-52.5
No 1,456 561 33.8 30.7-37.0 895 66.2 63.0-69.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 290 158 53.7 46.4-60.8 132 46.3 39.2-53.6
Non-Veteran 1,905 826 38.0 35.1-40.9 1,079 62.0 59.1-64.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 619 271 38.2 33.6-43.1 348 61.8 56.9-66.4
Regional City or Suburban County 614 279 40.0 34.9-45.4 335 60.0 54.6-65.1
Rural 964 436 41.0 36.8-45.3 528 59.0 54.7-63.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,090 295 25.3 22.2-28.6 795 74.7 71.4-77.8
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 794 591 70.5 64.9-75.6 203 29.5 24.4-35.1
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 113 27 22.4 14.9-32.2 86 77.6 67.8-85.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 157 75 47.8 38.3-57.5 82 52.2 42.5-61.7
More than 200% 1,371 605 38.2 35.0-41.5 766 61.8 58.5-65.0
HOUSING
Own 1,639 788 42.3 39.1-45.6 851 57.7 54.4-60.9
Rent 422 147 30.3 24.9-36.2 275 69.7 63.8-75.1
Other arrangement 120 43 30.2 21.7-40.5 77 69.8 59.5-78.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 542 213 38.5 33.0-44.3 329 61.5 55.7-67.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 721 333 38.7 34.1-43.6 388 61.3 56.4-65.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 934 440 41.5 37.4-45.8 494 58.5 54.2-62.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 822 381 39.1 34.9-43.5 441 60.9 56.5-65.1
2nd Quartile 607 271 40.3 35.1-45.6 336 59.7 54.4-64.9
3rd Quartile 566 257 41.5 36.4-46.9 309 58.5 53.1-63.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 202 77 36.5 27.8-46.3 125 63.5 53.7-72.2

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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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