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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,041 1,466 44.8 42.6-47.0 1,575 55.2 53.0-57.4
GENDER
Male 1,425 634 40.2 37.1-43.4 791 59.8 56.6-62.9
Female 1,616 832 49.0 45.9-52.1 784 51.0 47.9-54.1
AGE
18-34 561 192 31.9 27.7-36.4 369 68.1 63.6-72.3
35-44 348 113 28.8 23.7-34.5 235 71.2 65.5-76.3
45-54 467 175 38.6 33.3-44.1 292 61.4 55.9-66.7
55-64 559 275 51.5 46.3-56.6 284 48.5 43.4-53.7
65-74 638 400 64.4 59.4-69.1 238 35.6 30.9-40.6
75+ 431 298 68.0 61.7-73.8 133 32.0 26.2-38.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 102 49.0 40.1-58.0 106 51.0 42.0-59.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 701 310 38.3 34.0-42.6 391 61.7 57.4-66.0
Some Post-H.S. 890 400 43.0 39.1-47.0 490 57.0 53.0-60.9
College Graduate 1,242 655 50.9 47.6-54.2 587 49.1 45.8-52.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 207 92 41.5 32.9-50.6 115 58.5 49.4-67.1
$15,000- 24,999 360 165 43.7 37.1-50.5 195 56.3 49.5-62.9
$25,000- 34,999 259 114 42.6 35.2-50.3 145 57.4 49.7-64.8
$35,000- 49,999 365 159 38.8 32.9-45.0 206 61.2 55.0-67.1
$50,000- 74,999 459 219 44.7 39.1-50.4 240 55.3 49.6-60.9
$75,000+ 870 467 48.3 44.4-52.3 403 51.7 47.7-55.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 959 504 49.3 45.2-53.5 455 50.7 46.5-54.8
No 2,074 958 42.9 40.3-45.6 1,116 57.1 54.4-59.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 496 285 55.6 50.0-61.1 211 44.4 38.9-50.0
Non-Veteran 2,548 1,183 43.1 40.7-45.6 1,365 56.9 54.4-59.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 701 342 45.2 41.0-49.5 359 54.8 50.5-59.0
Regional City or Suburban County 782 396 47.6 43.3-52.0 386 52.4 48.0-56.7
Rural 1,562 730 42.5 39.4-45.7 832 57.5 54.3-60.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,513 601 37.7 34.8-40.6 912 62.3 59.4-65.2
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,002 648 65.8 61.8-69.6 354 34.2 30.4-38.2
Unable to Work 242 119 51.4 43.1-59.5 123 48.6 40.5-56.9
Other not in Labor Force 206 71 30.7 24.0-38.4 135 69.3 61.6-76.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 351 160 42.7 36.4-49.2 191 57.3 50.8-63.6
151% to 200% 219 107 45.9 37.7-54.3 112 54.1 45.7-62.3
More than 200% 1,727 868 46.2 43.3-49.0 859 53.8 51.0-56.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 523 240 42.7 37.1-48.5 283 57.3 51.5-62.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,300 632 45.5 42.1-48.9 668 54.5 51.1-57.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,222 596 44.7 41.3-48.0 626 55.3 52.0-58.7

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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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