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%)
North Carolina 4,551 2,241 45.1 43.2-47.0 2,310 54.9 53.0-56.8
-Non-Hispanic White 3,017 1,578 47.1 44.8-49.4 1,439 52.9 50.6-55.2
GENDER
Male 1,357 671 45.7 42.4-49.0 686 54.3 51.0-57.6
Female 1,660 907 48.4 45.2-51.6 753 51.6 48.4-54.8
AGE
18-34 530 201 37.6 32.8-42.6 329 62.4 57.4-67.2
35-44 327 134 38.6 32.5-45.2 193 61.4 54.8-67.5
45-54 500 200 38.1 32.9-43.6 300 61.9 56.4-67.1
55-64 600 308 50.2 45.1-55.3 292 49.8 44.7-54.9
65-74 595 399 63.4 57.9-68.6 196 36.6 31.4-42.1
75+ 441 327 71.8 65.7-77.3 114 28.2 22.7-34.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 184 86 42.1 33.4-51.4 98 57.9 48.6-66.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 697 316 41.3 36.8-45.9 381 58.7 54.1-63.2
Some Post-H.S. 884 433 45.0 40.9-49.1 451 55.0 50.9-59.1
College Graduate 1,249 742 56.1 52.7-59.5 507 43.9 40.5-47.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 214 92 38.3 30.2-47.2 122 61.7 52.8-69.8
$15,000- 24,999 348 153 36.4 30.2-43.2 195 63.6 56.8-69.8
$25,000- 34,999 292 138 44.7 37.3-52.3 154 55.3 47.7-62.7
$35,000- 49,999 352 188 51.7 44.9-58.4 164 48.3 41.6-55.1
$50,000- 74,999 461 245 48.6 42.9-54.5 216 51.4 45.5-57.1
$75,000+ 886 514 51.9 47.7-56.0 372 48.1 44.0-52.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 944 528 50.1 45.8-54.4 416 49.9 45.6-54.2
No 2,057 1,040 45.9 43.2-48.6 1,017 54.1 51.4-56.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 473 292 59.8 54.2-65.2 181 40.2 34.8-45.8
Non-Veteran 2,542 1,286 45.1 42.6-47.6 1,256 54.9 52.4-57.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 700 374 50.2 45.9-54.5 326 49.8 45.5-54.1
Regional City or Suburban County 633 318 43.6 38.9-48.4 315 56.4 51.6-61.1
Rural 1,685 886 47.0 43.8-50.3 799 53.0 49.7-56.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,514 670 42.0 39.0-45.1 844 58.0 54.9-61.0
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 955 660 64.7 60.5-68.7 295 35.3 31.3-39.5
Unable to Work 252 135 54.4 45.9-62.6 117 45.6 37.4-54.1
Other not in Labor Force 197 82 33.0 25.8-41.1 115 67.0 58.9-74.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 52 32.7 23.8-43.0 96 67.3 57.0-76.2
101% to 150% 359 164 41.7 35.0-48.7 195 58.3 51.3-65.0
151% to 200% 221 108 47.0 38.6-55.5 113 53.0 44.5-61.4
More than 200% 1,666 942 51.3 48.3-54.4 724 48.7 45.6-51.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 575 284 45.2 39.3-51.2 291 54.8 48.8-60.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,147 595 45.7 42.1-49.3 552 54.3 50.7-57.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,296 699 48.6 45.2-52.0 597 51.4 48.0-54.8

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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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