2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 608 309 45.4 40.3-50.6 299 54.6 49.4-59.7
GENDER
Male 285 133 44.4 37.6-51.4 152 55.6 48.6-62.4
Female 323 176 46.3 38.8-53.9 147 53.7 46.1-61.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 499 272 48.2 42.4-54.0 227 51.8 46.0-57.6
Non-Hispanic Black 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 109 41 34.7 25.3-45.4 68 65.3 54.6-74.7
55-64 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 141 61 39.3 29.7-49.8 80 60.7 50.2-70.3
Some Post-H.S. 174 85 42.7 33.9-52.0 89 57.3 48.0-66.1
College Graduate 220 134 59.4 52.1-66.3 86 40.6 33.7-47.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 218 119 49.7 40.5-58.9 99 50.3 41.1-59.5
No 386 188 43.0 37.0-49.2 198 57.0 50.8-63.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 539 268 44.0 38.6-49.6 271 56.0 50.4-61.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 301 118 36.7 30.5-43.4 183 63.3 56.6-69.5
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 138 64.3 53.5-73.7 58 35.7 26.3-46.5
Unable to Work 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 146 82 52.8 43.5-62.0 64 47.2 38.0-56.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 284 159 51.5 44.6-58.4 125 48.5 41.6-55.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 415 233 49.8 43.8-55.8 182 50.2 44.2-56.2
Rent 154 61 37.8 28.7-48.0 93 62.2 52.0-71.3
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 177 97 51.5 42.7-60.3 80 48.5 39.7-57.3
Rural 431 212 43.2 37.1-49.5 219 56.8 50.5-62.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 185 85 42.7 33.8-52.2 100 57.3 47.8-66.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 305 152 43.4 36.1-51.0 153 56.6 49.0-63.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 309 163 44.1 37.2-51.2 146 55.9 48.8-62.8
2nd Quartile 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 173 85 46.5 37.3-55.9 88 53.5 44.1-62.7

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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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