2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,906 1,870 43.4 41.3-45.6 2,036 56.6 54.4-58.7
Eastern NC 1,450 675 44.9 41.3-48.6 775 55.1 51.4-58.7
GENDER
Male 617 267 42.1 36.8-47.6 350 57.9 52.4-63.2
Female 833 408 47.5 42.6-52.5 425 52.5 47.5-57.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 714 383 49.0 44.3-53.8 331 51.0 46.2-55.7
Non-Hispanic Black 279 136 45.0 37.3-53.0 143 55.0 47.0-62.7
Other 438 150 29.3 22.2-37.6 288 70.7 62.4-77.8
AGE
18-34 257 87 34.3 27.8-41.4 170 65.7 58.6-72.2
35-44 217 75 33.2 24.7-43.0 142 66.8 57.0-75.3
45-54 211 62 30.7 22.5-40.3 149 69.3 59.7-77.5
55-64 295 147 51.9 43.2-60.4 148 48.1 39.6-56.8
65-74 278 170 65.8 57.1-73.5 108 34.2 26.5-42.9
75+ 182 129 74.1 63.3-82.6 53 25.9 17.4-36.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 347 137 35.5 28.7-42.9 210 64.5 57.1-71.3
Some Post-H.S. 464 226 49.4 43.3-55.6 238 50.6 44.4-56.7
College Graduate 513 266 51.6 45.8-57.3 247 48.4 42.7-54.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 528 268 48.9 42.7-55.2 260 51.1 44.8-57.3
No 911 401 42.8 38.4-47.4 510 57.2 52.6-61.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 233 136 59.7 51.6-67.3 97 40.3 32.7-48.4
Non-Veteran 1,214 537 41.6 37.7-45.7 677 58.4 54.3-62.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 742 281 38.8 34.1-43.7 461 61.2 56.3-65.9
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 416 267 67.6 60.8-73.8 149 32.4 26.2-39.2
Unable to Work 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 202 91 48.1 38.0-58.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 203 98 47.2 38.1-56.6 105 52.8 43.4-61.9
$75,000+ 414 211 52.5 45.9-59.0 203 47.5 41.0-54.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 294 136 38.8 31.1-47.0 158 61.2 53.0-68.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 760 388 52.5 47.5-57.4 372 47.5 42.6-52.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 294 136 38.8 31.1-47.0 158 61.2 53.0-68.9
HOUSING
Own 990 497 48.6 44.0-53.2 493 51.4 46.8-56.0
Rent 350 131 36.1 30.0-42.7 219 63.9 57.3-70.0
Other arrangement 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 372 194 50.3 44.1-56.5 178 49.7 43.5-55.9
Rural 987 438 41.2 36.5-46.1 549 58.8 53.9-63.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 999 448 44.9 40.2-49.7 551 55.1 50.3-59.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 178 89 45.9 36.8-55.2 89 54.1 44.8-63.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 273 138 44.2 36.9-51.7 135 55.8 48.3-63.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 220 107 46.1 38.0-54.4 113 53.9 45.6-62.0
2nd Quartile 173 90 44.0 35.3-53.1 83 56.0 46.9-64.7
3rd Quartile 434 218 46.4 40.5-52.4 216 53.6 47.6-59.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 623 260 42.8 35.9-49.9 363 57.2 50.1-64.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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