2024 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 4,105 1,888 42.5 40.7-44.3 2,217 57.5 55.7-59.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 680 288 41.2 36.9-45.6 392 58.8 54.4-63.1
GENDER
Male 262 104 38.9 32.4-45.8 158 61.1 54.2-67.6
Female 418 184 43.1 37.4-48.9 234 56.9 51.1-62.6
AGE
18-34 147 41 26.1 18.9-34.9 106 73.9 65.1-81.1
35-44 118 32 27.1 19.0-37.0 86 72.9 63.0-81.0
45-54 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 167 63 37.7 29.5-46.7 104 62.3 53.3-70.5
Some Post-H.S. 225 89 37.6 30.6-45.1 136 62.4 54.9-69.4
College Graduate 242 112 47.1 40.1-54.3 130 52.9 45.7-59.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 184 86 46.7 38.5-55.1 98 53.3 44.9-61.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 199 90 43.4 35.3-51.9 109 56.6 48.1-64.7
No 475 194 40.0 35.0-45.3 281 60.0 54.7-65.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 596 242 38.5 34.0-43.2 354 61.5 56.8-66.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 296 130 43.7 37.3-50.4 166 56.3 49.6-62.7
Regional City or Suburban County 178 70 35.2 27.4-43.9 108 64.8 56.1-72.6
Rural 206 88 42.9 34.9-51.2 118 57.1 48.8-65.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 384 135 35.2 29.8-40.9 249 64.8 59.1-70.2
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 146 95 63.5 53.8-72.3 51 36.5 27.7-46.2
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 328 148 46.4 40.3-52.7 180 53.6 47.3-59.7
HOUSING
Own 331 161 45.9 39.7-52.1 170 54.1 47.9-60.3
Rent 283 102 33.7 27.9-40.1 181 66.3 59.9-72.1
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 210 89 40.7 33.0-48.8 121 59.3 51.2-67.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 165 65 39.5 31.1-48.6 100 60.5 51.4-68.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 305 134 42.6 36.3-49.2 171 57.4 50.8-63.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 143 66 49.0 39.2-58.8 77 51.0 41.2-60.8
2nd Quartile 241 92 35.6 28.9-42.9 149 64.4 57.1-71.1
3rd Quartile 198 86 43.6 35.7-52.0 112 56.4 48.0-64.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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