2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Immunization

At what kind of place did you get your last flu shot or vaccine?

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  Total
Respond.^
A doctor’s office or health maintenance organization (HMO) A store (supermarket, drug store) Workplace Other*
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,163 823 37.7 35.2-40.3 933 42.9 40.3-45.5 235 11.4 9.9-13.1 172 8.1 6.7- 9.6
-Eastern NC 828 330 38.7 34.6-43.0 345 41.0 36.8-45.3 82 10.5 8.1-13.5 71 9.8 7.4-13.0
GENDER
Male 331 127 35.9 29.7-42.5 137 42.1 35.7-48.8 34 10.8 7.0-16.1 33 11.3 7.4-16.8
Female 497 203 40.9 35.6-46.5 208 40.1 34.8-45.7 48 10.3 7.5-13.9 38 8.7 5.9-12.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 536 196 38.5 33.5-43.7 247 44.1 39.0-49.3 49 8.6 6.2-11.7 44 8.9 6.3-12.4
Non-Hispanic Black 172 86 45.2 36.1-54.6 56 32.5 24.2-41.9 14 9.7 5.4-16.7 16 12.7 7.0-22.0
Other 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 15.8 9.0-26.0 19 18.6 11.2-29.3
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 17.1 9.5-28.7 *** *** ***
45-54 97 *** *** *** 29 25.7 17.0-36.9 19 19.3 11.5-30.5 *** *** ***
55-64 149 54 33.7 25.2-43.5 55 41.6 32.0-51.8 23 14.6 9.0-22.9 17 10.1 5.8-17.0
65-74 257 126 46.1 38.8-53.6 117 48.8 41.4-56.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 145 54 36.0 26.9-46.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 193 94 45.4 36.6-54.4 71 35.1 27.3-43.7 *** *** *** 19 12.9 7.5-21.3
Some Post-H.S. 221 84 36.2 28.9-44.2 98 44.4 36.6-52.4 21 10.1 6.2-15.9 18 9.3 5.6-15.2
College Graduate 357 123 34.5 28.8-40.6 155 41.1 35.3-47.1 49 16.1 11.9-21.4 30 8.3 5.7-12.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 300 153 48.1 40.7-55.5 110 36.3 29.4-43.8 *** *** *** 19 7.7 4.3-13.5
No 518 176 34.7 29.7-40.0 229 43.1 37.9-48.4 61 11.1 8.4-14.7 52 11.1 8.0-15.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 157 57 33.7 25.4-43.1 62 39.8 30.9-49.5 20 13.3 7.6-22.3 18 13.2 7.6-21.8
Non-Veteran 667 271 40.1 35.4-44.9 281 41.2 36.6-46.0 62 9.8 7.4-12.9 53 8.9 6.4-12.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 341 114 33.3 27.4-39.8 123 36.5 30.6-42.8 76 21.5 16.6-27.3 28 8.8 5.5-13.7
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 356 158 42.0 35.7-48.5 168 48.3 41.7-54.9 *** *** *** 27 9.0 5.5-14.2
Unable to Work 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 115 *** *** *** 46 33.8 24.3-44.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 252 79 28.1 22.1-34.9 104 40.4 33.4-47.9 47 20.2 14.9-26.9 22 11.3 6.7-18.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 186 74 42.5 33.7-51.9 83 44.0 35.1-53.2 *** *** *** 19 9.0 5.3-15.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 454 166 35.4 30.2-41.0 192 41.2 35.8-46.9 61 14.5 11.0-18.9 35 8.8 5.8-13.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 186 74 42.5 33.7-51.9 83 44.0 35.1-53.2 *** *** *** 19 9.0 5.3-15.0
HOUSING
Own 630 257 40.0 35.2-44.9 266 41.1 36.4-46.0 58 10.0 7.3-13.6 49 8.9 6.2-12.5
Rent 142 *** *** *** 54 35.0 26.1-44.9 17 12.5 7.4-20.4 15 13.0 7.4-21.9
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 223 76 32.4 25.5-40.2 80 33.8 26.8-41.5 37 17.6 12.1-24.9 30 16.2 10.6-23.9
Rural 522 222 42.4 37.0-48.0 224 43.4 38.0-48.9 39 7.1 4.9-10.1 37 7.1 4.8-10.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 411 179 40.6 34.4-47.0 148 38.0 31.8-44.5 49 13.0 9.2-18.1 35 8.5 5.7-12.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 348 130 37.8 31.9-44.2 163 44.7 38.6-50.9 25 6.9 4.5-10.4 30 10.6 6.9-15.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 177 62 34.5 26.8-43.1 94 52.6 44.0-61.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 282 105 37.1 30.6-44.1 116 42.1 35.5-49.0 34 12.3 8.2-18.2 27 8.5 5.7-12.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 287 137 46.5 38.5-54.7 100 35.1 27.6-43.3 28 10.7 6.8-16.3 22 7.8 4.5-13.1

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*Other includes at a Health Department, a senior, recreation, or community center, a hospital (inpatient), an emergency room, a school, a drive through, or some other kind of place.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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