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
MALES 1,986 882 42.0 39.2-44.9 1,104 58.0 55.1-60.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,255 620 45.4 42.0-48.9 635 54.6 51.1-58.0
Non-Hispanic Black 296 111 36.8 30.0-44.2 185 63.2 55.8-70.0
Other 389 134 37.2 29.9-45.1 255 62.8 54.9-70.1
AGE
18-34 510 138 28.5 23.3-34.3 372 71.5 65.7-76.7
35-44 286 113 34.0 28.0-40.7 173 66.0 59.3-72.0
45-54 314 121 33.2 27.1-40.0 193 66.8 60.0-72.9
55-64 343 157 43.4 36.6-50.4 186 56.6 49.6-63.4
65-74 328 220 73.3 67.3-78.5 108 26.7 21.5-32.7
75+ 170 118 72.0 62.1-80.1 52 28.0 19.9-37.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 57 33.8 25.0-44.0 134 66.2 56.0-75.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 492 192 37.7 32.0-43.8 300 62.3 56.2-68.0
Some Post-H.S. 539 234 42.3 37.3-47.5 305 57.7 52.5-62.7
College Graduate 755 396 50.4 46.1-54.7 359 49.6 45.3-53.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 48 30.3 21.6-40.8 93 69.7 59.2-78.4
$25,000- 34,999 170 75 40.3 31.2-50.1 95 59.7 49.9-68.8
$35,000- 49,999 206 82 35.0 27.2-43.6 124 65.0 56.4-72.8
$50,000- 74,999 257 115 44.5 37.0-52.3 142 55.5 47.7-63.0
$75,000+ 727 377 49.0 44.5-53.4 350 51.0 46.6-55.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 597 275 43.7 38.4-49.1 322 56.3 50.9-61.6
No 1,369 598 41.2 37.9-44.7 771 58.8 55.3-62.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 470 268 55.0 49.2-60.7 202 45.0 39.3-50.8
Non-Veteran 1,506 611 38.6 35.4-41.9 895 61.4 58.1-64.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 695 306 41.6 37.4-46.0 389 58.4 54.0-62.6
Regional City or Suburban County 523 239 46.1 40.4-51.9 284 53.9 48.1-59.6
Rural 768 337 39.2 34.6-44.0 431 60.8 56.0-65.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,294 483 33.4 30.4-36.5 811 66.6 63.5-69.6
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 446 313 74.3 69.0-79.0 133 25.7 21.0-31.0
Unable to Work 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 42 25.8 17.0-37.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 141 56 36.3 27.1-46.6 85 63.7 53.4-72.9
More than 200% 1,143 565 46.7 43.0-50.3 578 53.3 49.7-57.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 477 194 38.3 32.1-45.0 283 61.7 55.0-67.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 623 278 41.1 36.2-46.2 345 58.9 53.8-63.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 886 410 44.4 40.4-48.5 476 55.6 51.5-59.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 655 312 45.8 41.1-50.7 343 54.2 49.3-58.9
2nd Quartile 536 227 39.8 34.6-45.3 309 60.2 54.7-65.4
3rd Quartile 504 224 40.4 35.1-45.9 280 59.6 54.1-64.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 291 119 41.8 33.1-51.0 172 58.2 49.0-66.9

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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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