2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 894 462 44.9 40.4-49.6 432 55.1 50.4-59.6
GENDER
Male 404 183 39.0 32.6-45.8 221 61.0 54.2-67.4
Female 490 279 50.5 44.2-56.7 211 49.5 43.3-55.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 795 425 45.0 40.2-50.0 370 55.0 50.0-59.8
Non-Hispanic Black 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 126 39 30.3 21.1-41.4 87 69.7 58.6-78.9
35-44 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 169 86 55.5 45.1-65.4 83 44.5 34.6-54.9
65-74 202 134 61.0 51.5-69.7 68 39.0 30.3-48.5
75+ 156 115 73.5 63.5-81.6 41 26.5 18.4-36.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 221 101 41.7 33.0-50.9 120 58.3 49.1-67.0
Some Post-H.S. 261 124 42.3 34.8-50.2 137 57.7 49.8-65.2
College Graduate 323 202 56.8 49.5-63.8 121 43.2 36.2-50.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 331 178 48.8 40.7-56.9 153 51.2 43.1-59.3
No 557 282 42.9 37.4-48.7 275 57.1 51.3-62.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 762 379 43.0 38.0-48.1 383 57.0 51.9-62.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 213 109 44.4 36.2-52.9 104 55.6 47.1-63.8
Rural 681 353 45.2 39.7-50.7 328 54.8 49.3-60.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 388 156 33.2 27.2-39.9 232 66.8 60.1-72.8
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 320 223 65.7 58.3-72.4 97 34.3 27.6-41.7
Unable to Work 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 420 248 50.8 43.9-57.7 172 49.2 42.3-56.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 293 139 45.7 36.8-54.9 154 54.3 45.1-63.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 252 135 43.5 35.7-51.7 117 56.5 48.3-64.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 349 188 45.6 38.6-52.8 161 54.4 47.2-61.4

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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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