2023 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 3,906 1,870 43.4 41.3-45.6 2,036 56.6 54.4-58.7
Non-Hispanic Black 673 302 38.3 33.6-43.2 371 61.7 56.8-66.4
GENDER
Male 281 115 34.7 27.8-42.4 166 65.3 57.6-72.2
Female 392 187 41.2 35.0-47.8 205 58.8 52.2-65.0
AGE
18-34 112 24 17.3 10.4-27.3 88 82.7 72.7-89.6
35-44 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 110 *** *** *** 80 74.4 63.0-83.2
55-64 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 167 70 33.5 25.1-43.1 97 66.5 56.9-74.9
Some Post-H.S. 215 87 31.3 24.2-39.3 128 68.7 60.7-75.8
College Graduate 236 109 47.0 39.1-55.1 127 53.0 44.9-60.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 161 66 38.3 29.2-48.3 95 61.7 51.7-70.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 243 122 44.8 36.2-53.8 121 55.2 46.2-63.8
No 427 178 35.0 29.6-40.8 249 65.0 59.2-70.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 586 258 37.4 32.4-42.6 328 62.6 57.4-67.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 249 104 38.3 31.2-45.9 145 61.7 54.1-68.8
Regional City or Suburban County 163 72 36.5 27.0-47.3 *** *** ***
Rural 261 126 39.3 31.6-47.7 135 60.7 52.3-68.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 358 117 28.9 23.4-35.0 241 71.1 65.0-76.6
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 322 143 41.0 34.2-48.1 179 59.0 51.9-65.8
HOUSING
Own 358 182 42.1 35.7-48.7 176 57.9 51.3-64.3
Rent 240 85 29.9 22.5-38.5 155 70.1 61.5-77.5
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 259 121 41.7 33.8-50.1 138 58.3 49.9-66.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 166 80 39.6 30.3-49.6 86 60.4 50.4-69.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 248 101 34.8 27.8-42.6 147 65.2 57.4-72.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 182 75 29.1 22.0-37.3 107 70.9 62.7-78.0
3rd Quartile 226 104 43.3 35.0-52.0 122 56.7 48.0-65.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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