2023 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?

View results for a demographic group:
Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
Western 503 258 39.9 34.4-45.6 245 60.1 54.4-65.6
GENDER
Male 216 115 40.3 32.2-49.0 101 59.7 51.0-67.8
Female 287 143 39.4 32.3-47.0 144 60.6 53.0-67.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 422 219 40.8 34.9-47.0 203 59.2 53.0-65.1
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 71 20 20.8 12.9-31.9 51 79.2 68.1-87.1
35-44 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 163 67 31.7 23.3-41.5 96 68.3 58.5-76.7
College Graduate 206 131 55.4 46.6-63.8 75 44.6 36.2-53.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 183 109 53.1 43.2-62.8 74 46.9 37.2-56.8
No 314 148 32.7 26.6-39.5 166 67.3 60.5-73.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 444 224 38.7 33.0-44.8 220 61.3 55.2-67.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 222 92 32.2 25.2-40.1 130 67.8 59.9-74.8
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 188 128 61.8 51.8-70.9 60 38.2 29.1-48.2
Unable to Work 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 139 76 43.1 33.1-53.7 63 56.9 46.3-66.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 262 143 42.5 34.8-50.6 119 57.5 49.4-65.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 367 200 41.7 35.2-48.6 167 58.3 51.4-64.8
Rent 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 145 76 43.9 34.4-53.9 69 56.1 46.1-65.6
Rural 358 182 38.3 31.8-45.3 176 61.7 54.7-68.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 225 116 37.2 29.1-46.1 109 62.8 53.9-70.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 156 84 44.8 35.5-54.4 72 55.2 45.6-64.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 259 136 39.9 32.7-47.6 123 60.1 52.4-67.3
2nd Quartile 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Immunization.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 08APR25.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts