2018 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 4,540 2,051 41.6 39.9-43.4 2,489 58.4 56.6-60.1
-Western 856 399 44.3 39.9-48.7 457 55.7 51.3-60.1
GENDER
Male 404 170 38.1 32.1-44.6 234 61.9 55.4-67.9
Female 452 229 50.2 44.2-56.2 223 49.8 43.8-55.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 753 359 45.5 40.8-50.3 394 54.5 49.7-59.2
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 133 43 32.9 24.2-43.0 90 67.1 57.0-75.8
35-44 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 170 83 47.6 37.9-57.4 87 52.4 42.6-62.1
65-74 191 106 59.3 49.7-68.2 85 40.7 31.8-50.3
75+ 123 86 77.1 67.0-84.8 37 22.9 15.2-33.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 214 102 44.6 36.6-52.8 112 55.4 47.2-63.4
Some Post-H.S. 261 107 38.8 31.3-46.8 154 61.2 53.2-68.7
College Graduate 292 148 50.3 43.0-57.6 144 49.7 42.4-57.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 193 97 45.8 36.8-55.1 96 54.2 44.9-63.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 296 156 50.0 42.3-57.7 140 50.0 42.3-57.7
No 558 242 41.3 36.1-46.8 316 58.7 53.2-63.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 740 329 42.4 37.9-47.1 411 57.6 52.9-62.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 224 116 48.7 41.0-56.5 108 51.3 43.5-59.0
Rural 634 283 42.3 37.1-47.7 351 57.7 52.3-62.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 391 143 35.8 30.0-42.1 248 64.2 57.9-70.0
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 300 177 63.8 56.2-70.8 123 36.2 29.2-43.8
Unable to Work 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 412 201 46.4 40.1-52.8 211 53.6 47.2-59.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 242 108 42.9 34.9-51.4 134 57.1 48.6-65.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 276 127 41.9 34.7-49.5 149 58.1 50.5-65.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 340 164 47.2 40.6-53.9 176 52.8 46.1-59.4

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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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