2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,382 1,190 46.5 44.1-48.9 1,192 53.5 51.1-55.9
GENDER
Male 1,147 531 42.7 39.3-46.1 616 57.3 53.9-60.7
Female 1,235 659 49.9 46.6-53.3 576 50.1 46.7-53.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,529 828 49.8 46.8-52.7 701 50.2 47.3-53.2
Non-Hispanic Black 427 197 44.4 38.9-50.1 230 55.6 49.9-61.1
Other 383 144 35.6 30.0-41.6 239 64.4 58.4-70.0
AGE
18-34 567 196 33.5 29.1-38.3 371 66.5 61.7-70.9
35-44 407 155 37.7 32.3-43.5 252 62.3 56.5-67.7
45-54 383 167 40.4 34.9-46.1 216 59.6 53.9-65.1
55-64 367 202 54.8 48.7-60.8 165 45.2 39.2-51.3
65-74 363 254 68.3 62.1-73.8 109 31.7 26.2-37.9
75+ 238 189 73.1 65.3-79.7 49 26.9 20.3-34.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 68 32.7 25.6-40.7 128 67.3 59.3-74.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 487 198 39.1 34.1-44.4 289 60.9 55.6-65.9
Some Post-H.S. 602 299 47.6 43.1-52.2 303 52.4 47.8-56.9
College Graduate 1,091 623 55.8 52.5-59.1 468 44.2 40.9-47.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 646 336 47.6 43.0-52.1 310 52.4 47.9-57.0
No 1,720 847 46.1 43.3-48.9 873 53.9 51.1-56.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 257 170 62.1 54.6-69.2 87 37.9 30.8-45.4
Non-Veteran 2,121 1,018 44.9 42.4-47.4 1,103 55.1 52.6-57.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,398 609 41.7 38.7-44.7 789 58.3 55.3-61.3
Unemployed 125 37 28.4 19.9-38.8 88 71.6 61.2-80.1
Retired 549 402 69.4 64.4-74.0 147 30.6 26.0-35.6
Unable to Work 130 61 44.4 34.7-54.6 69 55.6 45.4-65.3
Other not in Labor Force 167 77 44.8 35.7-54.3 90 55.2 45.7-64.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 183 83 47.0 38.4-55.9 100 53.0 44.1-61.6
$25,000- 34,999 224 96 38.8 31.8-46.4 128 61.2 53.6-68.2
$35,000- 49,999 243 101 37.5 30.3-45.4 142 62.5 54.6-69.7
$50,000- 74,999 291 160 50.7 44.0-57.5 131 49.3 42.5-56.0
$75,000+ 828 464 52.9 48.9-56.8 364 47.1 43.2-51.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 490 239 43.7 38.4-49.1 251 56.3 50.9-61.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 178 68 39.3 30.5-48.8 110 60.7 51.2-69.5
101% to 150% 177 69 38.0 30.2-46.5 108 62.0 53.5-69.8
151% to 200% 182 79 44.8 36.3-53.6 103 55.2 46.4-63.7
More than 200% 1,284 715 51.3 48.1-54.6 569 48.7 45.4-51.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 490 239 43.7 38.4-49.1 251 56.3 50.9-61.6
HOUSING
Own 1,501 859 52.3 49.3-55.3 642 47.7 44.7-50.7
Rent 696 258 33.3 29.4-37.5 438 66.7 62.5-70.6
Other arrangement 158 59 36.1 27.8-45.4 99 63.9 54.6-72.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,330 680 48.5 45.3-51.7 650 51.5 48.3-54.7
Regional City or Suburban County 605 294 44.5 39.9-49.2 311 55.5 50.8-60.1
Rural 447 216 43.4 37.9-49.0 231 56.6 51.0-62.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 202 85 38.1 30.4-46.3 117 61.9 53.7-69.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 890 427 43.2 39.3-47.2 463 56.8 52.8-60.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,290 678 50.0 46.8-53.2 612 50.0 46.8-53.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 808 430 51.5 47.5-55.5 378 48.5 44.5-52.5
2nd Quartile 910 418 42.3 38.6-46.0 492 57.7 54.0-61.4
3rd Quartile 593 313 48.4 43.3-53.5 280 51.6 46.5-56.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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