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
-FEMALES 2,558 1,365 48.9 46.4-51.4 1,193 51.1 48.6-53.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,605 934 52.7 49.4-55.9 671 47.3 44.1-50.6
Non-Hispanic Black 519 250 47.3 41.9-52.7 269 52.7 47.3-58.1
Other 402 166 33.3 27.8-39.3 236 66.7 60.7-72.2
AGE
18-34 476 177 34.4 29.5-39.6 299 65.6 60.4-70.5
35-44 387 145 39.4 33.6-45.6 242 60.6 54.4-66.4
45-54 375 187 49.8 43.8-55.8 188 50.2 44.2-56.2
55-64 453 238 52.3 46.5-58.1 215 47.7 41.9-53.5
65-74 484 348 69.4 62.6-75.4 136 30.6 24.6-37.4
75+ 320 239 68.1 60.4-74.9 81 31.9 25.1-39.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 220 98 42.0 33.7-50.7 122 58.0 49.3-66.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 545 251 42.3 37.2-47.7 294 57.7 52.3-62.8
Some Post-H.S. 707 358 45.9 41.3-50.5 349 54.1 49.5-58.7
College Graduate 1,079 656 59.8 56.3-63.2 423 40.2 36.8-43.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 178 74 38.6 29.8-48.2 104 61.4 51.8-70.2
$15,000- 24,999 267 122 42.8 35.4-50.6 145 57.2 49.4-64.6
$25,000- 34,999 278 133 43.1 35.8-50.6 145 56.9 49.4-64.2
$35,000- 49,999 242 104 37.3 29.7-45.5 138 62.7 54.5-70.3
$50,000- 74,999 289 172 55.4 47.4-63.2 117 44.6 36.8-52.6
$75,000+ 697 430 58.4 54.0-62.8 267 41.6 37.2-46.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 852 452 48.0 43.7-52.4 400 52.0 47.6-56.3
No 1,687 901 49.3 46.2-52.3 786 50.7 47.7-53.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,472 1,311 48.6 46.1-51.1 1,161 51.4 48.9-53.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 753 413 51.8 47.5-56.0 340 48.2 44.0-52.5
Regional City or Suburban County 683 366 48.6 44.1-53.2 317 51.4 46.8-55.9
Rural 1,122 586 46.5 42.5-50.6 536 53.5 49.4-57.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,237 584 44.9 41.6-48.4 653 55.1 51.6-58.4
Unemployed 139 46 29.4 21.0-39.3 93 70.6 60.7-79.0
Retired 735 533 68.4 63.4-73.1 202 31.6 26.9-36.6
Unable to Work 189 90 44.8 36.1-53.9 99 55.2 46.1-63.9
Other not in Labor Force 241 104 41.0 33.3-49.2 137 59.0 50.8-66.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 232 101 43.8 35.6-52.3 131 56.2 47.7-64.4
101% to 150% 242 106 38.9 31.7-46.7 136 61.1 53.3-68.3
151% to 200% 217 95 40.1 32.1-48.7 122 59.9 51.3-67.9
More than 200% 1,181 713 56.1 52.5-59.7 468 43.9 40.3-47.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 751 382 44.5 39.5-49.7 369 55.5 50.3-60.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 991 535 48.3 44.2-52.3 456 51.7 47.7-55.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 816 448 52.3 48.2-56.2 368 47.7 43.8-51.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 762 429 51.6 47.1-56.0 333 48.4 44.0-52.9
2nd Quartile 639 311 46.1 41.4-50.8 328 53.9 49.2-58.6
3rd Quartile 728 406 50.2 45.5-54.9 322 49.8 45.1-54.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 429 219 46.4 39.2-53.8 210 53.6 46.2-60.8

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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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