BRFSS 2012 - North Carolina: (Now I will ask you questions about seasonal flu. A flu shot is an influenza vaccine injected in your arm<br> and the other is a spray, mist, or drop in the nose called FluMist. <br><br>During the past 12 months, have you had either a seasonal flu shot or flu vaccine spray?)

2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

Now I will ask you questions about seasonal flu. A flu shot is an influenza vaccine injected in your arm
and the other is a spray, mist, or drop in the nose called FluMist.

During the past 12 months, have you had either a seasonal flu shot or flu vaccine spray?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,642	5,559	41.9	40.8-43.1	6,083	58.1	56.9-59.2
GENDER
Male	4,536	1,996	38.3	36.6-40.1	2,540	61.7	59.9-63.4
Female	7,106	3,563	45.2	43.7-46.7	3,543	54.8	53.3-56.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White	8,050	4,175	45.2	43.9-46.6	3,875	54.8	53.4-56.1
Non-Hispanic Black	2,104	821	35.2	32.6-37.9	1,283	64.8	62.1-67.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian	438	165	35.2	28.3-42.8	273	64.8	57.2-71.7
Non-Hispanic Other	295	116	33.8	27.0-41.3	179	66.2	58.7-73.0
Hispanic	671	250	34.8	30.5-39.4	421	65.2	60.6-69.5
AGE
18-34	1,970	606	28.9	26.6-31.4	1,364	71.1	68.6-73.4
35-44	1,601	547	32.7	30.1-35.5	1,054	67.3	64.5-69.9
45-54	2,013	783	39.0	36.3-41.7	1,230	61.0	58.3-63.7
55-64	2,343	1,141	48.3	45.7-50.9	1,202	51.7	49.1-54.3
65-74	2,078	1,346	65.4	62.8-68.0	732	34.6	32.0-37.2
75+	1,523	1,077	72.5	69.7-75.2	446	27.5	24.8-30.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,464	653	38.1	35.0-41.4	811	61.9	58.6-65.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,362	1,540	39.2	37.1-41.4	1,822	60.8	58.6-62.9
Some Post-H.S.	3,149	1,457	40.8	38.7-43.0	1,692	59.2	57.0-61.3
College Graduate	3,629	1,893	48.9	46.8-51.0	1,736	51.1	49.0-53.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,419	565	33.5	30.4-36.7	854	66.5	63.3-69.6
$15,000- 24,999	2,014	886	37.4	34.7-40.1	1,128	62.6	59.9-65.3
$25,000- 34,999	1,257	611	40.8	37.4-44.4	646	59.2	55.6-62.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,418	677	44.6	41.2-47.9	741	55.4	52.1-58.8
$50,000-74,999	1,368	692	45.6	42.3-49.0	676	54.4	51.0-57.7
$75,000+	2,165	1,123	46.7	44.0-49.3	1,042	53.3	50.7-56.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,145	1,728	51.8	49.4-54.1	1,417	48.2	45.9-50.6
No	8,439	3,803	39.2	37.9-40.5	4,636	60.8	59.5-62.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,522	949	59.9	56.8-62.9	573	40.1	37.1-43.2
Non-Veteran	10,115	4,608	39.4	38.2-40.6	5,507	60.6	59.4-61.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,642

5,559

41.9

40.8-43.1

6,083

58.1

56.9-59.2

GENDER

Male

4,536

1,996

38.3

36.6-40.1

2,540

61.7

59.9-63.4

Female

7,106

3,563

45.2

43.7-46.7

3,543

54.8

53.3-56.3

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

8,050

4,175

45.2

43.9-46.6

3,875

54.8

53.4-56.1

Non-Hispanic Black

2,104

821

35.2

32.6-37.9

1,283

64.8

62.1-67.4

Non-Hispanic Am Indian

438

165

35.2

28.3-42.8

273

64.8

57.2-71.7

Non-Hispanic Other

295

116

33.8

27.0-41.3

179

66.2

58.7-73.0

Hispanic

671

250

34.8

30.5-39.4

421

65.2

60.6-69.5

AGE

18-34

1,970

606

28.9

26.6-31.4

1,364

71.1

68.6-73.4

35-44

1,601

547

32.7

30.1-35.5

1,054

67.3

64.5-69.9

45-54

2,013

783

39.0

36.3-41.7

1,230

61.0

58.3-63.7

55-64

2,343

1,141

48.3

45.7-50.9

1,202

51.7

49.1-54.3

65-74

2,078

1,346

65.4

62.8-68.0

732

34.6

32.0-37.2

75+

1,523

1,077

72.5

69.7-75.2

446

27.5

24.8-30.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,464

653

38.1

35.0-41.4

811

61.9

58.6-65.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,362

1,540

39.2

37.1-41.4

1,822

60.8

58.6-62.9

Some Post-H.S.

3,149

1,457

40.8

38.7-43.0

1,692

59.2

57.0-61.3

College Graduate

3,629

1,893

48.9

46.8-51.0

1,736

51.1

49.0-53.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,419

565

33.5

30.4-36.7

854

66.5

63.3-69.6

$15,000- 24,999

2,014

886

37.4

34.7-40.1

1,128

62.6

59.9-65.3

$25,000- 34,999

1,257

611

40.8

37.4-44.4

646

59.2

55.6-62.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,418

677

44.6

41.2-47.9

741

55.4

52.1-58.8

$50,000-74,999

1,368

692

45.6

42.3-49.0

676

54.4

51.0-57.7

$75,000+

2,165

1,123

46.7

44.0-49.3

1,042

53.3

50.7-56.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,145

1,728

51.8

49.4-54.1

1,417

48.2

45.9-50.6

8,439

3,803

39.2

37.9-40.5

4,636

60.8

59.5-62.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,522

949

59.9

56.8-62.9

573

40.1

37.1-43.2

Non-Veteran

10,115

4,608

39.4

38.2-40.6

5,507

60.6

59.4-61.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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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2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

Now I will ask you questions about seasonal flu. A flu shot is an influenza vaccine injected in your arm and the other is a spray, mist, or drop in the nose called FluMist. During the past 12 months, have you had either a seasonal flu shot or flu vaccine spray?

Now I will ask you questions about seasonal flu. A flu shot is an influenza vaccine injected in your arm
and the other is a spray, mist, or drop in the nose called FluMist.

During the past 12 months, have you had either a seasonal flu shot or flu vaccine spray?