2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 487 244 41.7 36.5-47.2 243 58.3 52.8-63.5
GENDER
Male 222 101 38.1 30.8-46.1 121 61.9 53.9-69.2
Female 265 143 45.2 37.8-52.9 122 54.8 47.1-62.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 420 221 44.4 38.7-50.3 199 55.6 49.7-61.3
Non-Hispanic Black 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 88 23 19.1 12.0-29.1 65 80.9 70.9-88.0
35-44 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 103 69 71.1 60.3-80.0 34 28.9 20.0-39.7
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 103 30 23.4 15.3-34.2 73 76.6 65.8-84.7
Some Post-H.S. 146 63 36.6 28.1-46.0 83 63.4 54.0-71.9
College Graduate 206 131 61.9 53.2-69.8 75 38.1 30.2-46.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 169 88 41.3 32.1-51.2 81 58.7 48.8-67.9
No 312 153 41.7 35.3-48.5 159 58.3 51.5-64.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 427 212 41.2 35.6-47.0 215 58.8 53.0-64.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 252 99 32.2 25.9-39.2 153 67.8 60.8-74.1
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 164 120 72.6 63.5-80.1 44 27.4 19.9-36.5
Unable to Work 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 139 82 50.3 40.3-60.3 57 49.7 39.7-59.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 277 158 48.6 41.2-56.0 119 51.4 44.0-58.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 368 206 46.2 39.8-52.7 162 53.8 47.3-60.2
Rent 97 29 27.2 18.5-38.2 68 72.8 61.8-81.5
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 179 98 47.8 39.1-56.7 81 52.2 43.3-60.9
Rural 308 146 38.9 32.5-45.7 162 61.1 54.3-67.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 54 32.4 23.6-42.5 74 67.6 57.5-76.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 167 82 44.1 35.6-53.0 85 55.9 47.0-64.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 192 108 48.4 39.7-57.2 84 51.6 42.8-60.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 286 158 48.2 41.2-55.2 128 51.8 44.8-58.8
2nd Quartile 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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