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
FEMALES 2,187 1,100 46.6 43.7-49.6 1,087 53.4 50.4-56.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,310 731 51.2 47.6-54.7 579 48.8 45.3-52.4
Non-Hispanic Black 392 187 41.2 35.0-47.8 205 58.8 52.2-65.0
Other 462 176 38.3 30.4-46.8 286 61.7 53.2-69.6
AGE
18-34 387 125 30.1 24.3-36.6 262 69.9 63.4-75.7
35-44 303 126 38.3 31.5-45.7 177 61.7 54.3-68.5
45-54 352 131 38.9 32.0-46.3 221 61.1 53.7-68.0
55-64 409 233 58.8 52.1-65.2 176 41.2 34.8-47.9
65-74 396 253 63.4 56.1-70.1 143 36.6 29.9-43.9
75+ 313 217 67.0 58.3-74.6 96 33.0 25.4-41.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 448 209 43.3 36.8-50.1 239 56.7 49.9-63.2
Some Post-H.S. 643 299 41.4 36.3-46.7 344 58.6 53.3-63.7
College Graduate 938 528 57.7 53.6-61.6 410 42.3 38.4-46.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 186 75 29.8 21.7-39.3 111 70.2 60.7-78.3
$25,000- 34,999 221 107 39.6 31.0-49.0 114 60.4 51.0-69.0
$35,000- 49,999 263 122 42.5 34.9-50.4 141 57.5 49.6-65.1
$50,000- 74,999 293 142 45.9 37.6-54.4 151 54.1 45.6-62.4
$75,000+ 615 347 55.5 49.9-61.0 268 44.5 39.0-50.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 753 399 50.4 45.3-55.4 354 49.6 44.6-54.7
No 1,417 691 44.6 41.0-48.3 726 55.4 51.7-59.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,116 1,067 46.4 43.4-49.4 1,049 53.6 50.6-56.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 646 345 49.9 44.7-55.0 301 50.1 45.0-55.3
Regional City or Suburban County 513 245 44.1 38.3-50.1 268 55.9 49.9-61.7
Rural 1,028 510 45.5 41.0-50.0 518 54.5 50.0-59.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,038 455 41.6 37.5-45.9 583 58.4 54.1-62.5
Unemployed 99 28 25.0 16.0-36.9 *** *** ***
Retired 658 446 67.1 61.5-72.2 212 32.9 27.8-38.5
Unable to Work 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 186 63 31.7 24.0-40.7 123 68.3 59.3-76.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 193 68 31.6 23.0-41.7 125 68.4 58.3-77.0
101% to 150% 152 61 30.0 21.1-40.6 91 70.0 59.4-78.9
151% to 200% 170 89 45.8 36.3-55.6 81 54.2 44.4-63.7
More than 200% 1,108 600 52.0 47.8-56.2 508 48.0 43.8-52.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 728 337 45.5 40.0-51.1 391 54.5 48.9-60.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 609 311 44.4 39.0-50.1 298 55.6 49.9-61.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 850 452 48.6 44.2-53.1 398 51.4 46.9-55.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 643 335 48.3 43.1-53.5 308 51.7 46.5-56.9
2nd Quartile 567 284 43.5 38.0-49.1 283 56.5 50.9-62.0
3rd Quartile 567 298 47.9 42.5-53.3 269 52.1 46.7-57.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 410 183 49.0 40.8-57.3 227 51.0 42.7-59.2

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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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