2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Immunization

At what kind of place did you get your last flu shot or vaccine?*

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  Total
Respond.^
A doctor’s office or health maintenance organization (HMO) A store (supermarket, drug store) Workplace Other*
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,880 677 38.2 35.5-40.9 846 42.7 40.1-45.5 132 7.0 5.8- 8.5 225 12.1 10.4-13.9
Eastern NC 504 203 39.6 34.6-44.7 182 33.4 28.8-38.4 40 8.8 6.2-12.4 79 18.2 14.5-22.7
GENDER
Male 207 74 35.6 28.2-43.7 72 29.9 23.2-37.5 20 11.3 6.9-17.9 41 23.3 17.1-31.0
Female 297 129 42.9 36.4-49.7 110 36.4 30.3-43.0 20 6.7 4.1-11.0 38 14.0 9.9-19.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 343 138 38.9 33.0-45.1 132 35.4 29.8-41.5 27 9.8 6.3-15.0 46 15.9 11.8-21.1
Non-Hispanic Black 102 *** *** *** 36 32.5 23.1-43.6 *** *** *** 16 18.8 11.2-29.7
Other 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 20.6 12.2-32.7 *** *** ***
35-44 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.2 8.9-24.7
65-74 111 47 39.1 29.3-49.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.4 9.2-27.3
75+ 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 115 48 38.2 28.7-48.7 38 33.6 24.6-44.0 *** *** *** 24 22.3 14.7-32.2
Some Post-H.S. 132 52 38.0 29.1-47.8 48 35.1 26.5-44.9 *** *** *** 23 18.7 12.3-27.2
College Graduate 217 82 38.0 31.0-45.5 88 36.9 30.2-44.2 26 14.7 9.9-21.3 21 10.4 6.6-16.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 79 41.0 32.9-49.5 74 36.3 28.7-44.7 *** *** *** 31 20.4 14.3-28.3
No 314 123 38.8 32.6-45.4 106 31.7 26.0-38.0 37 12.4 8.6-17.5 48 17.1 12.6-22.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 124 44 36.8 27.7-47.0 33 23.1 15.8-32.5 15 13.7 7.8-23.0 32 26.4 18.7-35.7
Non-Veteran 379 159 40.8 35.0-46.8 149 37.7 32.1-43.7 25 6.8 4.3-10.4 46 14.7 10.7-19.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 225 82 38.4 31.2-46.1 66 27.7 21.5-34.8 37 16.9 11.8-23.7 40 17.0 12.3-23.0
Unemployed 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 209 95 47.6 39.5-55.8 91 39.7 32.1-47.8 *** *** *** 21 12.0 7.5-18.6
Unable to Work 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 171 64 35.7 27.9-44.4 67 37.1 29.2-45.8 24 16.1 10.4-24.1 16 11.0 6.6-17.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 112 *** *** *** 38 29.1 20.6-39.4 *** *** *** 14 16.3 8.8-28.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 276 102 36.7 30.4-43.6 109 36.7 30.4-43.5 31 12.3 8.3-17.9 34 14.3 10.1-19.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 112 *** *** *** 38 29.1 20.6-39.4 *** *** *** 14 16.3 8.8-28.0
HOUSING
Own 358 145 41.5 35.6-47.7 140 34.7 29.3-40.6 28 8.6 5.6-13.0 45 15.1 11.0-20.2
Rent 114 50 37.3 27.8-47.8 28 23.9 16.0-34.1 12 12.7 7.0-22.0 24 26.1 17.6-37.0
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 165 59 36.5 28.3-45.6 54 28.6 21.3-37.2 17 11.7 6.8-19.2 35 23.2 16.4-31.8
Rural 300 127 40.4 34.0-47.1 112 35.9 29.8-42.5 19 7.2 4.2-11.9 42 16.5 12.1-22.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 286 115 37.1 30.8-43.8 94 31.7 25.7-38.4 23 9.5 6.0-14.6 54 21.8 16.6-28.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 159 59 39.5 30.8-48.8 71 40.9 32.5-49.9 *** *** *** 18 12.4 7.4-20.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 90 *** *** *** 30 27.9 19.0-39.1 *** *** *** 18 22.3 13.9-33.7
3rd Quartile 169 75 43.7 35.1-52.7 56 31.4 23.8-40.3 *** *** *** 26 16.9 11.1-25.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 137 58 37.1 28.1-47.0 44 31.7 23.2-41.6 *** *** *** 24 21.1 14.1-30.4

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*Other includes at a Health Department, other clinic/health Center, a senior, recreation, or community center, a hospital (inpatient or outpatient), an emergency room, a school, a drive through, or some other kind of place.

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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