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
-MALES 2,223 1,044 42.9 40.4-45.5 1,179 57.1 54.5-59.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,438 738 45.9 42.8-48.9 700 54.1 51.1-57.2
Non-Hispanic Black 363 147 37.5 31.5-43.9 216 62.5 56.1-68.5
Other 378 138 37.0 30.7-43.8 240 63.0 56.2-69.3
AGE
18-34 518 169 31.3 26.7-36.2 349 68.7 63.8-73.3
35-44 332 109 31.2 25.7-37.4 223 68.8 62.6-74.3
45-54 373 129 28.9 24.0-34.3 244 71.1 65.7-76.0
55-64 351 177 50.9 44.5-57.3 174 49.1 42.7-55.5
65-74 386 261 67.8 61.7-73.2 125 32.2 26.8-38.3
75+ 219 176 76.9 68.4-83.6 43 23.1 16.4-31.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 65 28.3 21.4-36.3 148 71.7 63.7-78.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 569 226 37.2 32.6-42.1 343 62.8 57.9-67.4
Some Post-H.S. 573 267 45.5 40.7-50.4 306 54.5 49.6-59.3
College Graduate 859 481 53.0 49.1-56.8 378 47.0 43.2-50.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 177 73 40.7 31.7-50.4 104 59.3 49.6-68.3
$25,000- 34,999 219 87 36.9 29.7-44.8 132 63.1 55.2-70.3
$35,000- 49,999 269 130 45.6 38.6-52.8 139 54.4 47.2-61.4
$50,000- 74,999 306 149 40.7 34.4-47.3 157 59.3 52.7-65.6
$75,000+ 732 380 47.2 42.9-51.6 352 52.8 48.4-57.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 329 47.7 42.8-52.6 308 52.3 47.4-57.2
No 1,571 707 40.8 37.9-43.8 864 59.2 56.2-62.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 542 351 61.5 56.4-66.4 191 38.5 33.6-43.6
Non-Veteran 1,674 689 37.8 35.0-40.7 985 62.2 59.3-65.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 719 354 45.9 41.5-50.3 365 54.1 49.7-58.5
Regional City or Suburban County 599 281 43.0 38.2-47.8 318 57.0 52.2-61.8
Rural 905 409 40.0 36.1-43.9 496 60.0 56.1-63.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,349 521 36.0 33.0-39.1 828 64.0 60.9-67.0
Unemployed 105 *** *** *** 76 73.5 62.0-82.5
Retired 549 392 69.4 64.2-74.1 157 30.6 25.9-35.8
Unable to Work 143 *** *** *** 76 54.6 44.0-64.7
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 49 29.7 20.9-40.3 104 70.3 59.7-79.1
101% to 150% 160 54 31.8 23.3-41.6 106 68.2 58.4-76.7
151% to 200% 181 83 48.2 39.7-56.7 98 51.8 43.3-60.3
More than 200% 1,245 645 46.4 43.1-49.7 600 53.6 50.3-56.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 545 240 39.7 34.6-45.0 305 60.3 55.0-65.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 910 426 41.1 37.3-44.9 484 58.9 55.1-62.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 768 378 46.4 42.2-50.7 390 53.6 49.3-57.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 712 359 47.0 42.6-51.5 353 53.0 48.5-57.4
2nd Quartile 611 264 39.9 35.4-44.6 347 60.1 55.4-64.6
3rd Quartile 627 302 42.8 38.2-47.5 325 57.2 52.5-61.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 273 119 40.7 33.3-48.5 154 59.3 51.5-66.7

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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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