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%)
TOTAL 4,241 2,099 46.2 44.2-48.2 2,142 53.8 51.8-55.8
GENDER
Male 1,986 882 42.0 39.2-44.9 1,104 58.0 55.1-60.8
Female 2,255 1,217 50.0 47.2-52.9 1,038 50.0 47.1-52.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,659 1,451 50.1 47.7-52.6 1,208 49.9 47.4-52.3
Non-Hispanic Black 751 324 40.3 35.9-44.8 427 59.7 55.2-64.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 425 158 37.0 31.0-43.4 267 63.0 56.6-69.0
AGE
18-34 959 313 32.1 28.4-36.0 646 67.9 64.0-71.6
35-44 633 259 38.6 33.9-43.5 374 61.4 56.5-66.1
45-54 671 283 39.1 34.6-43.8 388 60.9 56.2-65.4
55-64 763 404 49.1 44.4-53.8 359 50.9 46.2-55.6
65-74 714 492 70.9 65.9-75.3 222 29.1 24.7-34.1
75+ 420 306 70.6 63.5-76.8 114 29.4 23.2-36.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 336 125 37.7 30.6-45.4 211 62.3 54.6-69.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 946 409 41.8 37.7-46.0 537 58.2 54.0-62.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,220 575 44.6 41.0-48.2 645 55.4 51.8-59.0
College Graduate 1,725 984 55.4 52.5-58.2 741 44.6 41.8-47.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,343 688 46.9 43.1-50.8 655 53.1 49.2-56.9
No 2,859 1,389 45.7 43.3-48.0 1,470 54.3 52.0-56.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 550 317 55.6 50.2-60.8 233 44.4 39.2-49.8
Non-Veteran 3,678 1,777 45.0 42.8-47.2 1,901 55.0 52.8-57.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,426 1,024 38.8 36.4-41.2 1,402 61.2 58.8-63.6
Unemployed 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,070 766 71.8 67.8-75.5 304 28.2 24.5-32.2
Unable to Work 301 144 41.1 32.7-50.1 157 58.9 49.9-67.3
Other not in Labor Force 255 102 39.1 31.7-47.1 153 60.9 52.9-68.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 213 78 32.6 24.3-42.1 135 67.4 57.9-75.7
$15,000- 24,999 359 150 38.7 31.9-45.9 209 61.3 54.1-68.1
$25,000- 34,999 425 200 44.3 38.3-50.6 225 55.7 49.4-61.7
$35,000- 49,999 447 203 43.4 37.5-49.5 244 56.6 50.5-62.5
$50,000-74,999 527 260 46.7 41.3-52.2 267 53.3 47.8-58.7
$75,000-100,000 462 250 50.2 44.5-55.9 212 49.8 44.1-55.5
$100,000-150,000 434 241 52.9 47.0-58.6 193 47.1 41.4-53.0
$150,000+ 455 272 56.6 51.0-62.0 183 43.4 38.0-49.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 919 445 45.0 40.4-49.7 474 55.0 50.3-59.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 361 130 31.3 25.2-38.2 231 68.7 61.8-74.8
101% to 150% 273 116 40.5 32.9-48.5 157 59.5 51.5-67.1
151% to 200% 335 156 45.9 39.0-52.9 179 54.1 47.1-61.0
More than 200% 2,229 1,206 51.1 48.5-53.7 1,023 48.9 46.3-51.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 919 445 45.0 40.4-49.7 474 55.0 50.3-59.6
HOUSING
Own 2,766 1,532 50.7 48.2-53.2 1,234 49.3 46.8-51.8
Rent 1,146 434 35.0 31.6-38.5 712 65.0 61.5-68.4
Other arrangement 287 111 39.4 31.1-48.3 176 60.6 51.7-68.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,423 714 47.7 44.4-51.0 709 52.3 49.0-55.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,119 562 47.3 43.4-51.2 557 52.7 48.8-56.6
Rural 1,699 823 43.8 40.6-47.1 876 56.2 52.9-59.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,062 473 42.3 37.9-46.8 589 57.7 53.2-62.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,337 661 45.3 41.9-48.8 676 54.7 51.2-58.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,842 965 48.7 45.7-51.6 877 51.3 48.4-54.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,333 717 49.3 45.9-52.6 616 50.7 47.4-54.1
2nd Quartile 1,169 542 43.2 39.5-47.0 627 56.8 53.0-60.5
3rd Quartile 1,064 538 46.8 42.8-50.8 526 53.2 49.2-57.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 675 302 45.3 39.5-51.3 373 54.7 48.7-60.5

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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