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%)
TOTAL 4,105 1,888 42.5 40.7-44.3 2,217 57.5 55.7-59.3
GENDER
Male 1,874 770 38.3 35.7-40.9 1,104 61.7 59.1-64.3
Female 2,231 1,118 46.4 43.8-48.9 1,113 53.6 51.1-56.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,630 1,328 45.5 43.3-47.8 1,302 54.5 52.2-56.7
Non-Hispanic Black 680 288 41.2 36.9-45.6 392 58.8 54.4-63.1
Non-Hispanic Other 216 87 38.9 31.4-46.9 129 61.1 53.1-68.6
Hispanic 540 175 31.2 27.0-35.8 365 68.8 64.2-73.0
AGE
18-34 900 284 29.9 26.6-33.5 616 70.1 66.5-73.4
35-44 623 199 30.1 26.2-34.2 424 69.9 65.8-73.8
45-54 647 242 36.1 31.9-40.4 405 63.9 59.6-68.1
55-64 678 312 46.4 41.9-50.9 366 53.6 49.1-58.1
65-74 638 398 61.0 56.4-65.4 240 39.0 34.6-43.6
75+ 553 425 75.0 69.7-79.6 128 25.0 20.4-30.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 375 129 34.0 28.5-40.0 246 66.0 60.0-71.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 891 348 37.7 33.9-41.6 543 62.3 58.4-66.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,086 472 41.0 37.7-44.4 614 59.0 55.6-62.3
College Graduate 1,738 934 51.0 48.2-53.7 804 49.0 46.3-51.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,275 637 45.6 42.2-49.0 638 54.4 51.0-57.8
No 2,784 1,225 41.1 39.0-43.3 1,559 58.9 56.7-61.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 481 277 55.0 49.8-60.2 204 45.0 39.8-50.2
Non-Veteran 3,621 1,609 40.7 38.8-42.6 2,012 59.3 57.4-61.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,221 826 34.9 32.7-37.3 1,395 65.1 62.7-67.3
Unemployed 192 43 21.2 15.1-28.9 149 78.8 71.1-84.9
Retired 1,122 778 66.7 63.1-70.1 344 33.3 29.9-36.9
Unable to Work 249 115 44.9 37.7-52.3 134 55.1 47.7-62.3
Other not in Labor Force 282 113 39.9 33.2-46.9 169 60.1 53.1-66.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 52 37.2 28.2-47.2 92 62.8 52.8-71.8
$15,000- 24,999 273 120 39.5 32.7-46.6 153 60.5 53.4-67.3
$25,000- 34,999 333 143 38.4 32.2-45.0 190 61.6 55.0-67.8
$35,000- 49,999 503 221 40.1 35.1-45.4 282 59.9 54.6-64.9
$50,000-74,999 482 214 42.8 37.7-48.1 268 57.2 51.9-62.3
$75,000-100,000 457 231 44.6 39.3-50.1 226 55.4 49.9-60.7
$100,000-150,000 437 203 43.9 38.6-49.3 234 56.1 50.7-61.4
$150,000+ 495 247 46.3 41.4-51.3 248 53.7 48.7-58.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 981 457 42.7 38.9-46.6 524 57.3 53.4-61.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 254 93 33.3 27.0-40.3 161 66.7 59.7-73.0
101% to 150% 416 176 37.9 32.3-43.8 240 62.1 56.2-67.7
151% to 200% 202 78 33.0 25.8-41.1 124 67.0 58.9-74.2
More than 200% 2,119 1,046 46.0 43.5-48.5 1,073 54.0 51.5-56.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 981 457 42.7 38.9-46.6 524 57.3 53.4-61.1
HOUSING
Own 2,538 1,308 46.2 43.9-48.5 1,230 53.8 51.5-56.1
Rent 1,257 461 33.2 30.3-36.2 796 66.8 63.8-69.7
Other arrangement 280 107 36.2 29.7-43.2 173 63.8 56.8-70.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,432 650 43.6 40.6-46.6 782 56.4 53.4-59.4
Regional City or Suburban County 1,191 549 42.1 38.8-45.5 642 57.9 54.5-61.2
Rural 1,482 689 41.7 38.6-44.8 793 58.3 55.2-61.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 849 362 40.6 36.6-44.6 487 59.4 55.4-63.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,295 597 40.0 36.8-43.3 698 60.0 56.7-63.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,961 929 45.1 42.5-47.7 1,032 54.9 52.3-57.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,445 716 46.6 43.5-49.7 729 53.4 50.3-56.5
2nd Quartile 1,301 529 36.7 33.6-39.8 772 63.3 60.2-66.4
3rd Quartile 994 487 45.9 42.2-49.6 507 54.1 50.4-57.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 365 156 40.6 34.7-46.8 209 59.4 53.2-65.3

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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