2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,850 1,451 34.3 32.5-36.1 2,399 65.7 63.9-67.5
-FEMALES 2,123 841 36.6 34.1-39.1 1,282 63.4 60.9-65.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,350 635 42.0 38.9-45.2 715 58.0 54.8-61.1
Non-Hispanic Black 399 136 35.6 30.0-41.6 263 64.4 58.4-70.0
Other 355 65 20.1 15.1-26.3 290 79.9 73.7-84.9
AGE
18-34 365 60 16.0 12.2-20.9 305 84.0 79.1-87.8
35-44 316 58 18.5 14.1-23.8 258 81.5 76.2-85.9
45-54 367 64 18.9 14.4-24.3 303 81.1 75.7-85.6
55-64 369 138 40.7 34.6-47.1 231 59.3 52.9-65.4
65-74 359 245 66.4 60.0-72.2 114 33.6 27.8-40.0
75+ 313 268 85.5 78.5-90.5 45 14.5 9.5-21.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 177 53 31.3 23.5-40.3 124 68.7 59.7-76.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 414 168 39.3 33.6-45.3 246 60.7 54.7-66.4
Some Post-H.S. 615 252 37.6 33.2-42.2 363 62.4 57.8-66.8
College Graduate 911 366 35.0 31.6-38.6 545 65.0 61.4-68.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 71 43.0 33.4-53.3 79 57.0 46.7-66.6
$25,000- 34,999 200 86 37.5 29.8-46.0 114 62.5 54.0-70.2
$35,000- 49,999 260 108 39.3 32.4-46.7 152 60.7 53.3-67.6
$50,000- 74,999 253 98 38.6 31.6-46.2 155 61.4 53.8-68.4
$75,000+ 625 204 28.8 25.0-33.0 421 71.2 67.0-75.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 688 352 49.3 44.6-54.0 336 50.7 46.0-55.4
No 1,408 474 30.4 27.7-33.4 934 69.6 66.6-72.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,052 810 36.5 34.0-39.1 1,242 63.5 60.9-66.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 706 249 33.9 30.0-38.1 457 66.1 61.9-70.0
Regional City or Suburban County 585 233 38.6 33.9-43.6 352 61.4 56.4-66.1
Rural 832 359 37.4 33.4-41.6 473 62.6 58.4-66.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,005 212 20.8 18.0-24.1 793 79.2 75.9-82.0
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 655 479 70.4 65.6-74.8 176 29.6 25.2-34.4
Unable to Work 142 69 48.7 39.1-58.5 73 51.3 41.5-60.9
Other not in Labor Force 200 50 24.7 18.3-32.5 150 75.3 67.5-81.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 45 32.4 23.5-42.7 88 67.6 57.3-76.5
101% to 150% 241 93 33.7 26.7-41.6 148 66.3 58.4-73.3
151% to 200% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,014 382 34.8 31.5-38.3 632 65.2 61.7-68.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 456 176 35.3 30.1-40.8 280 64.7 59.2-69.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 698 293 36.7 32.4-41.4 405 63.3 58.6-67.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 969 372 37.0 33.5-40.7 597 63.0 59.3-66.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 733 297 39.0 34.8-43.3 436 61.0 56.7-65.2
2nd Quartile 657 237 31.4 27.3-35.9 420 68.6 64.1-72.7
3rd Quartile 523 224 39.7 34.8-44.9 299 60.3 55.1-65.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 210 83 38.0 30.1-46.6 127 62.0 53.4-69.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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