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
Females 2,255 1,217 50.0 47.2-52.9 1,038 50.0 47.1-52.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,404 831 54.5 50.9-58.0 573 45.5 42.0-49.1
Non-Hispanic Black 455 213 43.2 37.7-48.9 242 56.8 51.1-62.3
Other 354 158 40.8 33.5-48.6 196 59.2 51.4-66.5
AGE
18-34 449 175 35.8 30.7-41.4 274 64.2 58.6-69.3
35-44 347 146 42.7 35.9-49.7 201 57.3 50.3-64.1
45-54 357 162 44.9 38.6-51.4 195 55.1 48.6-61.4
55-64 420 247 54.2 47.7-60.6 173 45.8 39.4-52.3
65-74 386 272 68.8 61.1-75.5 114 31.2 24.5-38.9
75+ 250 188 69.6 59.7-78.0 62 30.4 22.0-40.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 454 217 46.3 40.6-52.1 237 53.7 47.9-59.4
Some Post-H.S. 681 341 46.4 41.4-51.5 340 53.6 48.5-58.6
College Graduate 970 588 59.4 55.6-63.2 382 40.6 36.8-44.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 218 102 44.5 35.2-54.1 116 55.5 45.9-64.8
$25,000- 34,999 255 125 47.4 39.4-55.5 130 52.6 44.5-60.6
$35,000- 49,999 241 121 52.0 43.9-60.0 120 48.0 40.0-56.1
$50,000- 74,999 270 145 49.1 41.2-56.9 125 50.9 43.1-58.8
$75,000+ 624 386 58.6 53.7-63.3 238 41.4 36.7-46.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 746 413 49.4 44.0-54.8 333 50.6 45.2-56.0
No 1,490 791 50.1 46.9-53.4 699 49.9 46.6-53.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,172 1,166 49.8 46.9-52.7 1,006 50.2 47.3-53.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 728 408 53.2 48.5-57.9 320 46.8 42.1-51.5
Regional City or Suburban County 596 323 48.4 43.2-53.7 273 51.6 46.3-56.8
Rural 931 486 48.2 43.6-52.9 445 51.8 47.1-56.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,132 541 45.5 41.9-49.1 591 54.5 50.9-58.1
Unemployed 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 624 453 70.0 64.2-75.2 171 30.0 24.8-35.8
Unable to Work 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 206 84 38.5 30.3-47.3 122 61.5 52.7-69.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 218 88 35.0 26.8-44.3 130 65.0 55.7-73.2
101% to 150% 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 194 100 53.4 44.2-62.4 94 46.6 37.6-55.8
More than 200% 1,086 641 56.4 52.7-60.0 445 43.6 40.0-47.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 585 279 46.0 39.8-52.3 306 54.0 47.7-60.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 714 383 49.2 44.4-54.0 331 50.8 46.0-55.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 956 555 52.6 48.4-56.8 401 47.4 43.2-51.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 678 405 52.5 47.6-57.3 273 47.5 42.7-52.4
2nd Quartile 633 315 46.4 41.3-51.7 318 53.6 48.3-58.7
3rd Quartile 560 314 52.7 46.9-58.5 246 47.3 41.5-53.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 384 183 48.2 40.4-56.1 201 51.8 43.9-59.6

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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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