2018 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 4,540 2,051 41.6 39.9-43.4 2,489 58.4 56.6-60.1
-MALES 2,098 867 37.2 34.7-39.8 1,231 62.8 60.2-65.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,425 634 40.2 37.1-43.4 791 59.8 56.6-62.9
Non-Hispanic Black 333 125 33.2 27.5-39.3 208 66.8 60.7-72.5
Other 309 101 30.9 24.9-37.6 208 69.1 62.4-75.1
AGE
18-34 489 143 26.3 22.1-31.0 346 73.7 69.0-77.9
35-44 272 83 29.4 23.7-35.9 189 70.6 64.1-76.3
45-54 348 103 27.5 22.3-33.5 245 72.5 66.5-77.7
55-64 360 148 40.0 33.8-46.5 212 60.0 53.5-66.2
65-74 381 240 64.2 57.8-70.2 141 35.8 29.8-42.2
75+ 218 141 69.8 61.4-77.1 77 30.2 22.9-38.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 239 84 35.5 28.2-43.6 155 64.5 56.4-71.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 550 202 31.9 27.6-36.6 348 68.1 63.4-72.4
Some Post-H.S. 561 220 35.7 31.1-40.6 341 64.3 59.4-68.9
College Graduate 742 360 45.9 41.6-50.2 382 54.1 49.8-58.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 59 37.2 27.9-47.6 79 62.8 52.4-72.1
$15,000- 24,999 285 105 37.4 30.7-44.7 180 62.6 55.3-69.3
$25,000- 34,999 176 71 34.5 27.0-42.9 105 65.5 57.1-73.0
$35,000- 49,999 248 95 34.4 27.7-41.9 153 65.6 58.1-72.3
$50,000- 74,999 317 128 37.2 30.6-44.3 189 62.8 55.7-69.4
$75,000+ 586 279 40.2 35.7-45.0 307 59.8 55.0-64.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 615 303 44.6 39.6-49.6 312 55.4 50.4-60.4
No 1,471 559 34.6 31.7-37.6 912 65.4 62.4-68.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 601 339 54.8 49.7-59.7 262 45.2 40.3-50.3
Non-Veteran 1,495 528 31.8 29.0-34.7 967 68.2 65.3-71.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 569 230 37.1 32.7-41.8 339 62.9 58.2-67.3
Regional City or Suburban County 522 221 37.7 32.8-42.8 301 62.3 57.2-67.2
Rural 1,007 416 36.9 33.3-40.8 591 63.1 59.2-66.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,235 391 28.7 25.9-31.8 844 71.3 68.2-74.1
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 555 343 63.3 57.9-68.3 212 36.7 31.7-42.1
Unable to Work 163 85 57.6 47.7-66.9 78 42.4 33.1-52.3
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 45 33.6 24.6-44.0 87 66.4 56.0-75.4
101% to 150% 260 105 38.8 31.7-46.4 155 61.2 53.6-68.3
151% to 200% 140 52 34.4 25.9-44.0 88 65.6 56.0-74.1
More than 200% 1,163 517 38.8 35.5-42.2 646 61.2 57.8-64.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 397 161 37.6 31.6-44.1 236 62.4 55.9-68.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 879 372 38.5 34.7-42.5 507 61.5 57.5-65.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 822 334 35.8 32.0-39.7 488 64.2 60.3-68.0

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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