2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,241 2,099 46.2 44.2-48.2 2,142 53.8 51.8-55.8
Eastern NC 1,535 751 47.5 44.1-50.9 784 52.5 49.1-55.9
GENDER
Male 704 311 43.3 38.3-48.4 393 56.7 51.6-61.7
Female 831 440 51.4 46.9-56.0 391 48.6 44.0-53.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 857 459 50.1 45.8-54.4 398 49.9 45.6-54.2
Non-Hispanic Black 319 157 48.2 40.7-55.8 162 51.8 44.2-59.3
Other 325 124 35.9 28.5-44.0 201 64.1 56.0-71.5
AGE
18-34 314 115 40.2 33.4-47.4 199 59.8 52.6-66.6
35-44 225 88 39.1 31.2-47.6 137 60.9 52.4-68.8
45-54 223 79 34.0 26.4-42.4 144 66.0 57.6-73.6
55-64 291 148 46.2 38.3-54.4 143 53.8 45.6-61.7
65-74 296 188 69.6 62.8-75.7 108 30.4 24.3-37.2
75+ 163 123 72.3 61.8-80.8 40 27.7 19.2-38.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 388 185 47.2 40.6-54.0 203 52.8 46.0-59.4
Some Post-H.S. 489 239 47.8 42.0-53.6 250 52.2 46.4-58.0
College Graduate 498 277 55.0 49.3-60.5 221 45.0 39.5-50.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 543 275 47.0 41.3-52.8 268 53.0 47.2-58.7
No 975 465 47.3 43.1-51.6 510 52.7 48.4-56.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 286 159 55.1 47.5-62.5 127 44.9 37.5-52.5
Non-Veteran 1,244 589 45.6 41.8-49.4 655 54.4 50.6-58.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 815 336 42.4 38.0-46.9 479 57.6 53.1-62.0
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 424 292 71.6 65.4-77.1 132 28.4 22.9-34.6
Unable to Work 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 179 88 46.6 37.0-56.4 91 53.4 43.6-63.0
$35,000- 49,999 172 79 47.6 38.2-57.1 93 52.4 42.9-61.8
$50,000- 74,999 189 93 47.8 38.5-57.2 96 52.2 42.8-61.5
$75,000+ 419 239 58.7 52.5-64.5 180 41.3 35.5-47.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 329 152 41.5 34.2-49.1 177 58.5 50.9-65.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 61 27.0 19.1-36.7 103 73.0 63.3-80.9
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 742 406 55.1 50.4-59.8 336 44.9 40.2-49.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 329 152 41.5 34.2-49.1 177 58.5 50.9-65.8
HOUSING
Own 1,046 562 50.8 46.7-54.9 484 49.2 45.1-53.3
Rent 374 145 39.5 33.4-45.9 229 60.5 54.1-66.6
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 402 206 50.1 44.1-56.0 196 49.9 44.0-55.9
Rural 1,024 487 46.1 41.7-50.6 537 53.9 49.4-58.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 834 369 44.9 39.9-50.1 465 55.1 49.9-60.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 351 197 53.3 46.8-59.7 154 46.7 40.3-53.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 350 185 46.4 40.2-52.7 165 53.6 47.3-59.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 281 149 46.5 39.6-53.6 132 53.5 46.4-60.4
2nd Quartile 201 107 50.8 42.4-59.1 94 49.2 40.9-57.6
3rd Quartile 437 225 48.9 43.0-54.8 212 51.1 45.2-57.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 616 270 44.6 38.4-51.0 346 55.4 49.0-61.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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