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%)
TOTAL 4,781 2,409 46.0 44.3-47.8 2,372 54.0 52.2-55.7
GENDER
Male 2,223 1,044 42.9 40.4-45.5 1,179 57.1 54.5-59.6
Female 2,558 1,365 48.9 46.4-51.4 1,193 51.1 48.6-53.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,043 1,672 49.4 47.2-51.6 1,371 50.6 48.4-52.8
Non-Hispanic Black 882 397 42.9 38.8-47.1 485 57.1 52.9-61.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 463 158 32.1 27.0-37.8 305 67.9 62.2-73.0
AGE
18-34 994 346 32.8 29.4-36.4 648 67.2 63.6-70.6
35-44 719 254 35.5 31.4-39.8 465 64.5 60.2-68.6
45-54 748 316 39.6 35.6-43.8 432 60.4 56.2-64.4
55-64 804 415 51.7 47.3-56.0 389 48.3 44.0-52.7
65-74 870 609 68.6 64.1-72.8 261 31.4 27.2-35.9
75+ 539 415 71.8 66.1-76.8 124 28.2 23.2-33.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 433 163 35.1 29.6-40.9 270 64.9 59.1-70.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,114 477 39.6 36.1-43.2 637 60.4 56.8-63.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,280 625 45.7 42.4-49.1 655 54.3 50.9-57.6
College Graduate 1,938 1,137 56.8 54.2-59.4 801 43.2 40.6-45.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,489 781 47.9 44.6-51.1 708 52.1 48.9-55.4
No 3,258 1,608 45.1 43.0-47.3 1,650 54.9 52.7-57.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 624 402 61.0 56.2-65.6 222 39.0 34.4-43.8
Non-Veteran 4,146 2,000 44.0 42.1-45.9 2,146 56.0 54.1-57.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,586 1,105 40.2 38.0-42.5 1,481 59.8 57.5-62.0
Unemployed 244 75 28.1 21.7-35.4 169 71.9 64.6-78.3
Retired 1,284 925 68.9 65.3-72.2 359 31.1 27.8-34.7
Unable to Work 332 157 45.1 38.4-52.0 175 54.9 48.0-61.6
Other not in Labor Force 301 132 40.4 33.6-47.6 169 59.6 52.4-66.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 265 107 38.4 30.8-46.6 158 61.6 53.4-69.2
$15,000- 24,999 444 195 42.0 36.1-48.0 249 58.0 52.0-63.9
$25,000- 34,999 497 220 40.3 35.1-45.8 277 59.7 54.2-64.9
$35,000- 49,999 511 234 41.6 36.3-47.0 277 58.4 53.0-63.7
$50,000-74,999 595 321 47.3 42.3-52.4 274 52.7 47.6-57.7
$75,000-100,000 485 262 51.0 45.6-56.4 223 49.0 43.6-54.4
$100,000-150,000 522 299 52.3 47.2-57.4 223 47.7 42.6-52.8
$150,000+ 422 249 55.0 49.3-60.5 173 45.0 39.5-50.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,040 522 44.8 40.9-48.7 518 55.2 51.3-59.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 108 *** *** *** 73 68.2 57.0-77.7
50% to 100% 385 150 37.8 31.6-44.5 235 62.2 55.5-68.4
101% to 150% 402 160 36.0 30.4-42.0 242 64.0 58.0-69.6
151% to 200% 398 178 43.7 37.7-49.9 220 56.3 50.1-62.3
More than 200% 2,426 1,358 51.1 48.6-53.5 1,068 48.9 46.5-51.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,040 522 44.8 40.9-48.7 518 55.2 51.3-59.1
HOUSING
Own 3,119 1,764 51.3 49.1-53.5 1,355 48.7 46.5-50.9
Rent 1,289 491 33.9 30.9-37.1 798 66.1 62.9-69.1
Other arrangement 324 126 34.8 28.7-41.6 198 65.2 58.4-71.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,472 767 48.9 45.8-52.0 705 51.1 48.0-54.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,282 647 46.0 42.7-49.3 635 54.0 50.7-57.3
Rural 2,027 995 43.5 40.7-46.3 1,032 56.5 53.7-59.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,296 622 42.4 38.8-46.1 674 57.6 53.9-61.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,901 961 44.8 42.0-47.6 940 55.2 52.4-58.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,584 826 49.4 46.5-52.3 758 50.6 47.7-53.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,474 788 49.4 46.3-52.5 686 50.6 47.5-53.7
2nd Quartile 1,250 575 43.0 39.8-46.3 675 57.0 53.7-60.2
3rd Quartile 1,355 708 46.7 43.4-50.0 647 53.3 50.0-56.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 702 338 44.0 38.8-49.4 364 56.0 50.6-61.2

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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