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%)
TOTAL 3,906 1,870 43.4 41.3-45.6 2,036 56.6 54.4-58.7
GENDER
Male 1,719 770 40.0 36.9-43.2 949 60.0 56.8-63.1
Female 2,187 1,100 46.6 43.7-49.6 1,087 53.4 50.4-56.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,345 1,262 48.4 45.7-51.1 1,083 51.6 48.9-54.3
Non-Hispanic Black 673 302 38.3 33.6-43.2 371 61.7 56.8-66.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 326 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 351 104 27.2 22.1-33.1 247 72.8 66.9-77.9
AGE
18-34 776 254 28.5 24.7-32.6 522 71.5 67.4-75.3
35-44 555 207 34.3 29.4-39.6 348 65.7 60.4-70.6
45-54 600 208 34.3 29.1-39.9 392 65.7 60.1-70.9
55-64 725 358 50.6 45.2-56.0 367 49.4 44.0-54.8
65-74 689 453 65.6 60.2-70.6 236 34.4 29.4-39.8
75+ 512 364 70.0 63.6-75.7 148 30.0 24.3-36.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 308 112 37.5 30.2-45.4 196 62.5 54.6-69.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 834 332 35.3 31.0-39.8 502 64.7 60.2-69.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,084 478 39.6 35.8-43.6 606 60.4 56.4-64.2
College Graduate 1,663 940 56.7 53.6-59.7 723 43.3 40.3-46.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,291 664 47.8 43.9-51.7 627 52.2 48.3-56.1
No 2,584 1,189 41.3 38.7-43.9 1,395 58.7 56.1-61.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 498 278 54.0 48.1-59.9 220 46.0 40.1-51.9
Non-Veteran 3,401 1,587 41.9 39.6-44.2 1,814 58.1 55.8-60.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,094 828 36.7 34.0-39.5 1,266 63.3 60.5-66.0
Unemployed 173 47 21.6 15.2-29.6 126 78.4 70.4-84.8
Retired 1,103 749 66.1 61.4-70.5 354 33.9 29.5-38.6
Unable to Work 277 147 53.1 44.1-61.9 130 46.9 38.1-55.9
Other not in Labor Force 226 85 33.9 26.7-42.0 141 66.1 58.0-73.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 158 73 44.2 34.4-54.5 85 55.8 45.5-65.6
$15,000- 24,999 267 107 31.2 23.6-39.9 160 68.8 60.1-76.4
$25,000- 34,999 366 166 39.9 32.6-47.6 200 60.1 52.4-67.4
$35,000- 49,999 483 207 41.0 35.2-47.1 276 59.0 52.9-64.8
$50,000-74,999 529 256 42.7 36.8-48.7 273 57.3 51.3-63.2
$75,000-100,000 413 208 44.5 37.8-51.3 205 55.5 48.7-62.2
$100,000-150,000 450 240 48.9 42.8-55.0 210 51.1 45.0-57.2
$150,000+ 408 214 52.5 46.2-58.6 194 47.5 41.4-53.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 832 399 42.9 38.3-47.6 433 57.1 52.4-61.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 299 107 36.1 28.3-44.7 192 63.9 55.3-71.7
101% to 150% 245 86 25.0 18.3-33.2 159 75.0 66.8-81.7
151% to 200% 295 136 41.6 34.2-49.3 159 58.4 50.7-65.8
More than 200% 2,147 1,106 47.5 44.6-50.4 1,041 52.5 49.6-55.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 832 399 42.9 38.3-47.6 433 57.1 52.4-61.7
HOUSING
Own 2,577 1,364 47.5 44.7-50.3 1,213 52.5 49.7-55.3
Rent 1,033 377 32.8 29.3-36.6 656 67.2 63.4-70.7
Other arrangement 256 105 35.3 28.2-43.0 151 64.7 57.0-71.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,200 588 45.8 42.2-49.4 612 54.2 50.6-57.8
Regional City or Suburban County 968 472 43.4 39.1-47.8 496 56.6 52.2-60.9
Rural 1,738 810 41.3 37.9-44.7 928 58.7 55.3-62.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,256 568 43.8 39.7-48.1 688 56.2 51.9-60.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,101 528 40.2 36.3-44.2 573 59.8 55.8-63.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,549 774 45.5 42.3-48.8 775 54.5 51.2-57.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,191 602 46.3 42.5-50.1 589 53.7 49.9-57.5
2nd Quartile 1,031 480 39.7 35.9-43.7 551 60.3 56.3-64.1
3rd Quartile 996 498 45.5 41.5-49.6 498 54.5 50.4-58.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 688 290 41.8 35.3-48.7 398 58.2 51.3-64.7

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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