2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

Now I will ask you questions about the flu vaccine. There are two ways to get the flu vaccine, one is a shot in the 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 flu shot or a flu vaccine
that was sprayed in your nose?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,551 2,241 45.1 43.2-47.0 2,310 54.9 53.0-56.8
GENDER
Male 2,022 950 43.9 41.1-46.7 1,072 56.1 53.3-58.9
Female 2,529 1,291 46.3 43.7-48.9 1,238 53.7 51.1-56.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,018 1,578 47.1 44.8-49.4 1,440 52.9 50.6-55.2
Non-Hispanic Black 871 394 42.6 38.2-47.2 477 57.4 52.8-61.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 163 70 38.6 29.9-48.2 93 61.4 51.8-70.1
Hispanic 309 122 39.7 32.3-47.5 187 60.3 52.5-67.7
AGE
18-34 906 339 37.0 33.1-41.0 567 63.0 59.0-66.9
35-44 586 222 36.6 31.9-41.5 364 63.4 58.5-68.1
45-54 763 298 38.5 34.1-43.0 465 61.5 57.0-65.9
55-64 884 433 48.0 43.8-52.3 451 52.0 47.7-56.2
65-74 814 526 62.3 57.4-66.9 288 37.7 33.1-42.6
75+ 555 406 72.7 67.4-77.5 149 27.3 22.5-32.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 460 205 43.1 37.1-49.3 255 56.9 50.7-62.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,139 500 41.9 38.2-45.6 639 58.1 54.4-61.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,280 605 42.7 39.3-46.2 675 57.3 53.8-60.7
College Graduate 1,664 927 52.5 49.5-55.5 737 47.5 44.5-50.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 407 181 42.5 36.2-49.2 226 57.5 50.8-63.8
$15,000- 24,999 688 304 40.6 35.6-45.7 384 59.4 54.3-64.4
$25,000- 34,999 453 193 38.4 32.7-44.4 260 61.6 55.6-67.3
$35,000- 49,999 536 264 46.7 41.2-52.3 272 53.3 47.7-58.8
$50,000-74,999 604 308 45.5 40.4-50.6 296 54.5 49.4-59.6
$75,000+ 1,096 612 50.6 46.8-54.4 484 49.4 45.6-53.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 769 379 44.8 40.2-49.6 390 55.2 50.4-59.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,449 764 48.9 45.4-52.4 685 51.1 47.6-54.6
No 3,077 1,463 43.6 41.3-45.9 1,614 56.4 54.1-58.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 668 413 60.3 55.5-64.8 255 39.7 35.2-44.5
Non-Veteran 3,881 1,827 42.9 40.9-45.0 2,054 57.1 55.0-59.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,197 576 45.4 42.1-48.8 621 54.6 51.2-57.9
Regional City or Suburban County 909 462 46.1 42.0-50.3 447 53.9 49.7-58.0
Rural 2,447 1,203 44.2 41.5-47.0 1,244 55.8 53.0-58.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,341 983 39.7 37.2-42.2 1,358 60.3 57.8-62.8
Unemployed 169 51 29.6 21.1-39.6 118 70.4 60.4-78.9
Retired 1,263 838 63.9 60.1-67.4 425 36.1 32.6-39.9
Unable to Work 442 240 54.8 48.4-61.1 202 45.2 38.9-51.6
Other not in Labor Force 313 120 36.2 29.5-43.5 193 63.8 56.5-70.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 131 46 30.7 21.6-41.5 85 69.3 58.5-78.4
50% to 100% 348 137 40.0 32.9-47.5 211 60.0 52.5-67.1
101% to 150% 647 296 42.9 37.9-48.2 351 57.1 51.8-62.1
151% to 200% 314 146 41.6 34.7-48.8 168 58.4 51.2-65.3
More than 200% 2,193 1,172 48.6 45.9-51.3 1,021 51.4 48.7-54.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 769 379 44.8 40.2-49.6 390 55.2 50.4-59.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,004 455 41.1 36.7-45.7 549 58.9 54.3-63.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,668 845 45.0 42.0-48.0 823 55.0 52.0-58.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,881 941 46.2 43.4-49.0 940 53.8 51.0-56.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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