2024 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 4,105 1,888 42.5 40.7-44.3 2,217 57.5 55.7-59.3
Eastern NC 1,122 505 41.1 37.8-44.6 617 58.9 55.4-62.2
GENDER
Male 502 207 38.3 33.5-43.3 295 61.7 56.7-66.5
Female 620 298 43.9 39.3-48.6 322 56.1 51.4-60.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 709 343 43.5 39.3-47.8 366 56.5 52.2-60.7
Non-Hispanic Black 230 102 42.5 35.3-50.0 128 57.5 50.0-64.7
Other 169 56 30.6 23.0-39.5 113 69.4 60.5-77.0
AGE
18-34 225 78 32.8 26.4-39.9 147 67.2 60.1-73.6
35-44 165 53 31.0 23.7-39.4 112 69.0 60.6-76.3
45-54 165 57 31.8 24.3-40.4 108 68.2 59.6-75.7
55-64 215 92 43.6 36.2-51.2 123 56.4 48.8-63.8
65-74 195 112 53.8 45.4-62.0 83 46.2 38.0-54.6
75+ 144 110 71.9 61.2-80.6 34 28.1 19.4-38.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 295 115 38.6 32.4-45.1 180 61.4 54.9-67.6
Some Post-H.S. 313 132 40.0 34.0-46.3 181 60.0 53.7-66.0
College Graduate 411 218 48.2 42.6-53.9 193 51.8 46.1-57.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 375 188 45.4 39.5-51.4 187 54.6 48.6-60.5
No 740 314 39.6 35.6-43.8 426 60.4 56.2-64.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 218 124 56.2 48.5-63.6 94 43.8 36.4-51.5
Non-Veteran 903 380 37.1 33.4-40.8 523 62.9 59.2-66.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 582 225 35.8 31.4-40.4 357 64.2 59.6-68.6
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 328 210 60.7 54.1-66.9 118 39.3 33.1-45.9
Unable to Work 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 137 58 37.8 28.8-47.7 79 62.2 52.3-71.2
$50,000- 74,999 154 67 42.5 33.8-51.6 87 57.5 48.4-66.2
$75,000+ 351 171 43.5 37.7-49.5 180 56.5 50.5-62.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 261 113 39.7 32.7-47.1 148 60.3 52.9-67.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 122 48 32.3 23.7-42.3 74 67.7 57.7-76.3
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 574 276 44.5 39.9-49.3 298 55.5 50.7-60.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 261 113 39.7 32.7-47.1 148 60.3 52.9-67.3
HOUSING
Own 732 359 44.2 40.0-48.4 373 55.8 51.6-60.0
Rent 300 114 34.1 28.3-40.4 186 65.9 59.6-71.7
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 371 165 39.6 34.0-45.5 206 60.4 54.5-66.0
Rural 656 301 42.5 38.0-47.0 355 57.5 53.0-62.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 677 287 39.6 35.3-44.0 390 60.4 56.0-64.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 333 159 43.0 37.1-49.2 174 57.0 50.8-62.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 226 108 44.8 37.6-52.4 118 55.2 47.6-62.4
2nd Quartile 214 90 34.1 27.5-41.5 124 65.9 58.5-72.5
3rd Quartile 364 170 43.4 37.5-49.5 194 56.6 50.5-62.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 318 137 41.1 34.7-47.7 181 58.9 52.3-65.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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