2022 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 4,241 2,099 46.2 44.2-48.2 2,142 53.8 51.8-55.8
Non-Hispanic Black 751 324 40.3 35.9-44.8 427 59.7 55.2-64.1
GENDER
Male 296 111 36.8 30.0-44.2 185 63.2 55.8-70.0
Female 455 213 43.2 37.7-48.9 242 56.8 51.1-62.3
AGE
18-34 149 36 23.9 16.5-33.3 113 76.1 66.7-83.5
35-44 123 39 30.7 21.9-41.3 84 69.3 58.7-78.1
45-54 124 41 28.7 20.1-39.2 83 71.3 60.8-79.9
55-64 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 134 92 74.5 64.1-82.7 42 25.5 17.3-35.9
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 193 74 35.7 27.7-44.7 119 64.3 55.3-72.3
Some Post-H.S. 240 113 42.2 34.7-50.1 127 57.8 49.9-65.3
College Graduate 271 118 41.3 34.4-48.5 153 58.7 51.5-65.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 176 81 45.5 36.7-54.6 95 54.5 45.4-63.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 251 128 42.5 35.0-50.4 123 57.5 49.6-65.0
No 494 194 39.1 33.8-44.7 300 60.9 55.3-66.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 634 264 38.5 33.9-43.4 370 61.5 56.6-66.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 321 120 32.9 27.2-39.1 201 67.1 60.9-72.8
Regional City or Suburban County 157 76 47.3 37.6-57.2 81 52.7 42.8-62.4
Rural 273 128 46.4 38.3-54.7 145 53.6 45.3-61.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 425 144 30.5 25.5-36.0 281 69.5 64.0-74.5
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 181 124 71.4 62.0-79.2 57 28.6 20.8-38.0
Unable to Work 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 334 148 43.8 37.4-50.5 186 56.2 49.5-62.6
HOUSING
Own 384 192 45.5 39.4-51.8 192 54.5 48.2-60.6
Rent 289 108 32.0 26.0-38.7 181 68.0 61.3-74.0
Other arrangement 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 257 116 46.1 37.6-54.9 141 53.9 45.1-62.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 211 101 42.9 35.1-51.1 110 57.1 48.9-64.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 283 107 34.0 27.8-40.8 176 66.0 59.2-72.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 141 56 36.9 28.0-46.7 85 63.1 53.3-72.0
2nd Quartile 210 78 33.4 26.4-41.2 132 66.6 58.8-73.6
3rd Quartile 232 108 44.2 36.3-52.5 124 55.8 47.5-63.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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