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 White 2,659 1,451 50.1 47.7-52.6 1,208 49.9 47.4-52.3
GENDER
Male 1,255 620 45.4 42.0-48.9 635 54.6 51.1-58.0
Female 1,404 831 54.5 50.9-58.0 573 45.5 42.0-49.1
AGE
18-34 528 184 34.3 29.6-39.4 344 65.7 60.6-70.4
35-44 337 162 41.8 35.9-47.9 175 58.2 52.1-64.1
45-54 398 181 42.7 36.8-48.7 217 57.3 51.3-63.2
55-64 510 293 51.3 45.4-57.2 217 48.7 42.8-54.6
65-74 507 357 71.1 65.1-76.5 150 28.9 23.5-34.9
75+ 336 251 70.3 62.2-77.2 85 29.7 22.8-37.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 534 251 44.4 39.2-49.7 283 55.6 50.3-60.8
Some Post-H.S. 793 402 48.5 44.3-52.6 391 51.5 47.4-55.7
College Graduate 1,221 747 59.5 56.2-62.7 474 40.5 37.3-43.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 157 76 43.9 34.5-53.9 81 56.1 46.1-65.5
$25,000- 34,999 231 121 50.5 42.1-58.8 110 49.5 41.2-57.9
$35,000- 49,999 278 132 42.8 35.5-50.4 146 57.2 49.6-64.5
$50,000- 74,999 353 189 51.8 45.0-58.4 164 48.2 41.6-55.0
$75,000+ 1,011 606 56.4 52.6-60.1 405 43.6 39.9-47.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 847 466 50.1 45.5-54.8 381 49.9 45.2-54.5
No 1,787 968 49.9 47.0-52.8 819 50.1 47.2-53.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 356 218 58.2 51.7-64.5 138 41.8 35.5-48.3
Non-Veteran 2,299 1,232 49.1 46.4-51.7 1,067 50.9 48.3-53.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 804 471 58.0 53.8-62.0 333 42.0 38.0-46.2
Regional City or Suburban County 770 410 48.4 43.9-52.9 360 51.6 47.1-56.1
Rural 1,085 570 45.8 41.8-49.7 515 54.2 50.3-58.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,461 691 43.2 40.2-46.3 770 56.8 53.7-59.8
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 802 586 71.3 66.7-75.6 216 28.7 24.4-33.3
Unable to Work 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 197 97 49.3 40.5-58.1 100 50.7 41.9-59.5
More than 200% 1,611 927 54.2 51.1-57.2 684 45.8 42.8-48.9
HOUSING
Own 1,953 1,154 53.0 50.1-56.0 799 47.0 44.0-49.9
Rent 540 224 38.8 34.1-43.8 316 61.2 56.2-65.9
Other arrangement 147 63 42.9 33.1-53.2 84 57.1 46.8-66.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 519 254 43.3 37.3-49.4 265 56.7 50.6-62.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 935 488 47.2 43.3-51.3 447 52.8 48.7-56.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,205 709 55.6 52.1-59.0 496 44.4 41.0-47.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 987 577 54.0 50.2-57.9 410 46.0 42.1-49.8
2nd Quartile 756 384 46.5 42.1-50.9 372 53.5 49.1-57.9
3rd Quartile 638 347 49.4 44.1-54.8 291 50.6 45.2-55.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 278 143 50.0 41.7-58.3 135 50.0 41.7-58.3

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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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