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 White 3,043 1,672 49.4 47.2-51.6 1,371 50.6 48.4-52.8
GENDER
Male 1,438 738 45.9 42.8-48.9 700 54.1 51.1-57.2
Female 1,605 934 52.7 49.4-55.9 671 47.3 44.1-50.6
AGE
18-34 566 201 33.6 29.2-38.3 365 66.4 61.7-70.8
35-44 393 161 38.4 33.0-44.2 232 61.6 55.8-67.0
45-54 445 204 41.7 36.6-47.0 241 58.3 53.0-63.4
55-64 542 297 53.0 47.7-58.3 245 47.0 41.7-52.3
65-74 637 455 67.9 62.6-72.8 182 32.1 27.2-37.4
75+ 408 324 74.0 67.6-79.6 84 26.0 20.4-32.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 147 64 37.9 29.0-47.7 83 62.1 52.3-71.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 649 297 39.9 35.5-44.4 352 60.1 55.6-64.5
Some Post-H.S. 826 426 48.4 44.4-52.6 400 51.6 47.4-55.6
College Graduate 1,418 883 60.6 57.7-63.5 535 39.4 36.5-42.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 210 111 50.1 41.8-58.4 99 49.9 41.6-58.2
$25,000- 34,999 265 129 44.9 37.6-52.5 136 55.1 47.5-62.4
$35,000- 49,999 312 153 41.8 35.5-48.4 159 58.2 51.6-64.5
$50,000- 74,999 429 239 49.0 43.0-55.0 190 51.0 45.0-57.0
$75,000+ 1,126 657 54.1 50.7-57.6 469 45.9 42.4-49.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 917 502 48.8 44.7-52.9 415 51.2 47.1-55.3
No 2,104 1,155 49.5 46.8-52.1 949 50.5 47.9-53.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 414 281 63.0 57.1-68.5 133 37.0 31.5-42.9
Non-Veteran 2,625 1,389 47.6 45.2-50.0 1,236 52.4 50.0-54.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 893 519 54.4 50.5-58.3 374 45.6 41.7-49.5
Regional City or Suburban County 834 447 48.4 44.4-52.5 387 51.6 47.5-55.6
Rural 1,316 706 46.4 42.9-49.9 610 53.6 50.1-57.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,621 755 42.8 39.9-45.6 866 57.2 54.4-60.1
Unemployed 115 39 27.9 20.0-37.4 76 72.1 62.6-80.0
Retired 947 705 70.1 65.9-73.9 242 29.9 26.1-34.1
Unable to Work 177 88 46.5 37.5-55.8 89 53.5 44.2-62.5
Other not in Labor Force 170 79 42.9 33.7-52.6 91 57.1 47.4-66.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 75 43.0 33.3-53.3 89 57.0 46.7-66.7
101% to 150% 181 76 36.5 28.5-45.4 105 63.5 54.6-71.5
151% to 200% 242 114 44.2 36.8-51.9 128 55.8 48.1-63.2
More than 200% 1,825 1,060 53.0 50.2-55.8 765 47.0 44.2-49.8
HOUSING
Own 2,251 1,330 52.5 50.0-55.1 921 47.5 44.9-50.0
Rent 592 248 38.0 33.5-42.8 344 62.0 57.2-66.5
Other arrangement 179 79 39.7 31.0-49.2 100 60.3 50.8-69.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 670 348 43.7 38.7-48.9 322 56.3 51.1-61.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,354 745 48.9 45.6-52.2 609 51.1 47.8-54.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,019 579 53.2 49.6-56.7 440 46.8 43.3-50.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,093 632 52.2 48.6-55.9 461 47.8 44.1-51.4
2nd Quartile 821 409 46.1 42.1-50.1 412 53.9 49.9-57.9
3rd Quartile 820 464 50.9 46.6-55.2 356 49.1 44.8-53.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 309 167 45.4 37.5-53.5 142 54.6 46.5-62.5

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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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