2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

During the past 12 months, have you had either a flu vaccine that was sprayed in your nose
or a flu shot injected into your arm?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,781 2,409 46.0 44.3-47.8 2,372 54.0 52.2-55.7
-Non-Hispanic Black 882 397 42.9 38.8-47.1 485 57.1 52.9-61.2
GENDER
Male 363 147 37.5 31.5-43.9 216 62.5 56.1-68.5
Female 519 250 47.3 41.9-52.7 269 52.7 47.3-58.1
AGE
18-34 153 49 31.6 23.5-41.0 104 68.4 59.0-76.5
35-44 141 38 28.5 19.9-39.0 103 71.5 61.0-80.1
45-54 152 52 37.5 28.8-47.1 100 62.5 52.9-71.2
55-64 171 81 49.8 40.9-58.8 90 50.2 41.2-59.1
65-74 157 104 71.9 62.2-80.0 53 28.1 20.0-37.8
75+ 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 245 103 41.6 33.9-49.8 142 58.4 50.2-66.1
Some Post-H.S. 267 127 44.4 37.2-51.9 140 55.6 48.1-62.8
College Graduate 291 132 45.5 38.9-52.3 159 54.5 47.7-61.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 57 38.4 28.8-48.9 68 61.6 51.1-71.2
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 160 78 48.7 39.7-57.8 82 51.3 42.2-60.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 329 166 47.0 40.1-54.0 163 53.0 46.0-59.9
No 548 230 41.1 36.1-46.4 318 58.9 53.6-63.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 746 320 40.8 36.4-45.3 426 59.2 54.7-63.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 302 137 43.4 36.8-50.2 165 56.6 49.8-63.2
Regional City or Suburban County 241 112 44.2 36.4-52.3 129 55.8 47.7-63.6
Rural 339 148 41.1 34.6-47.9 191 58.9 52.1-65.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 440 161 36.8 31.5-42.5 279 63.2 57.5-68.5
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 230 151 63.8 55.1-71.7 79 36.2 28.3-44.9
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 356 172 46.2 39.9-52.6 184 53.8 47.4-60.1
HOUSING
Own 485 253 50.8 45.2-56.4 232 49.2 43.6-54.8
Rent 322 119 31.9 26.1-38.3 203 68.1 61.7-73.9
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 334 148 42.9 36.1-49.8 186 57.1 50.2-63.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 297 126 39.1 32.4-46.2 171 60.9 53.8-67.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 251 123 46.4 39.2-53.8 128 53.6 46.2-60.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 143 63 43.4 33.9-53.4 80 56.6 46.6-66.1
2nd Quartile 212 90 42.5 35.0-50.3 122 57.5 49.7-65.0
3rd Quartile 325 154 40.4 34.1-47.0 171 59.6 53.0-65.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 202 90 48.3 39.2-57.5 112 51.7 42.5-60.8

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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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