2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 767 255 36.0 32.0-40.2 353 43.0 39.0-47.2 51 6.6 4.8- 9.0 108 14.4 11.6-17.6
Female 1,113 422 39.8 36.3-43.5 493 42.5 39.0-46.1 81 7.4 5.8- 9.3 117 10.3 8.3-12.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,324 470 36.1 33.0-39.4 655 47.3 44.0-50.5 86 7.1 5.6- 8.9 113 9.5 7.7-11.7
Non-Hispanic Black 287 116 44.5 37.7-51.4 109 35.5 29.3-42.2 28 8.5 5.6-12.6 34 11.6 7.8-16.9
Non-Hispanic Other 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 11.4 6.2-20.1
Hispanic 174 52 34.3 26.3-43.2 46 24.3 18.0-32.0 12 6.1 3.2-11.2 64 35.3 27.8-43.7
AGE
18-34 282 74 28.9 23.0-35.5 105 36.6 30.5-43.3 31 11.8 8.0-16.9 72 22.7 17.7-28.7
35-44 198 81 41.1 33.8-48.8 70 35.9 29.0-43.6 22 10.4 6.7-15.8 25 12.5 8.1-18.8
45-54 241 91 40.3 33.3-47.8 81 31.5 25.3-38.3 37 12.8 9.0-17.7 32 15.4 10.5-22.1
55-64 312 120 43.9 37.4-50.8 129 38.6 32.4-45.2 32 9.2 6.3-13.4 31 8.2 5.5-11.9
65-74 396 155 37.9 32.3-43.7 206 53.7 47.8-59.5 *** *** *** 29 7.3 4.8-10.9
75+ 423 148 40.1 33.5-47.1 241 52.8 46.0-59.5 *** *** *** 32 6.9 4.4-10.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 58 51.6 41.1-61.9 36 26.0 17.8-36.4 *** *** *** 33 20.6 14.1-29.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 346 152 45.4 39.1-51.9 121 34.9 29.1-41.1 14 4.3 2.4- 7.7 59 15.4 11.5-20.3
Some Post-H.S. 471 176 36.2 31.3-41.4 203 44.2 39.0-49.5 29 6.4 4.2- 9.4 63 13.3 10.0-17.3
College Graduate 929 290 32.4 29.0-36.0 483 50.3 46.6-54.0 87 10.5 8.4-13.0 69 6.8 5.2- 8.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 634 247 40.0 35.2-45.1 291 43.2 38.4-48.1 19 3.5 2.0- 5.9 77 13.3 10.3-17.1
No 1,220 423 37.3 34.1-40.7 537 42.2 38.9-45.5 113 8.9 7.3-10.9 147 11.6 9.6-13.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 276 97 35.6 29.2-42.5 99 32.3 26.3-38.9 23 10.0 6.3-15.6 57 22.1 16.8-28.5
Non-Veteran 1,602 580 38.7 35.8-41.7 746 44.7 41.7-47.7 109 6.5 5.3- 7.9 167 10.1 8.5-12.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 823 276 37.1 33.3-41.2 315 36.4 32.8-40.3 122 14.0 11.5-16.9 110 12.4 10.1-15.2
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 775 295 41.4 36.9-46.1 419 50.9 46.3-55.4 *** *** *** 57 7.1 5.2- 9.6
Unable to Work 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.1 10.3-27.2
Other not in Labor Force 112 37 30.2 21.3-40.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 21.7 14.4-31.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 19.6 12.4-29.6
$25,000- 34,999 143 61 39.8 30.3-50.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 21.5 14.8-30.2
$35,000- 49,999 219 72 36.6 29.0-45.0 100 38.0 30.8-45.9 11 6.0 2.8-12.1 36 19.4 13.3-27.3
$50,000-74,999 214 74 40.1 32.3-48.5 99 42.2 34.6-50.3 17 6.5 3.8-10.9 24 11.1 7.2-16.7
$75,000-100,000 230 79 36.9 29.8-44.6 104 41.8 34.6-49.3 27 12.1 7.9-18.1 20 9.2 5.7-14.7
$100,000-150,000 202 70 38.1 30.3-46.5 97 45.6 37.7-53.8 21 9.2 5.9-14.1 14 7.0 3.7-13.0
$150,000+ 246 67 30.8 24.5-37.9 134 51.2 44.2-58.1 30 12.3 8.4-17.6 15 5.7 3.3- 9.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 454 186 42.0 36.3-48.0 202 42.8 37.2-48.6 20 4.9 2.9- 8.0 46 10.3 7.3-14.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 26.0 17.0-37.6
101% to 150% 176 65 36.8 28.2-46.4 64 37.4 28.6-47.0 *** *** *** 38 20.8 14.3-29.1
151% to 200% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,041 333 35.6 32.1-39.2 512 45.3 41.8-48.9 98 9.3 7.5-11.5 98 9.8 7.8-12.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 454 186 42.0 36.3-48.0 202 42.8 37.2-48.6 20 4.9 2.9- 8.0 46 10.3 7.3-14.4
HOUSING
Own 1,304 485 39.4 36.2-42.7 627 44.1 40.9-47.3 88 7.0 5.5- 8.7 104 9.6 7.7-11.8
Rent 457 156 34.1 29.2-39.4 160 35.0 30.0-40.4 41 9.1 6.4-12.7 100 21.7 17.7-26.3
Other arrangement 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 17.0 10.6-26.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 645 209 35.5 31.3-40.0 330 49.7 45.3-54.1 49 7.0 5.1- 9.4 57 7.9 5.8-10.5
Regional City or Suburban County 547 187 36.8 31.9-42.0 243 42.4 37.5-47.5 42 7.6 5.4-10.6 75 13.2 10.2-16.9
Rural 688 281 42.2 37.5-47.0 273 35.8 31.4-40.5 41 6.6 4.6- 9.2 93 15.4 12.3-19.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 361 148 38.3 32.5-44.4 122 33.7 27.9-40.0 25 7.5 4.8-11.6 66 20.5 16.0-25.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 595 232 42.9 37.8-48.1 258 39.2 34.4-44.1 41 7.5 5.4-10.4 64 10.5 7.8-13.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 924 297 35.2 31.5-39.0 466 48.8 45.0-52.6 66 6.5 4.9- 8.5 95 9.5 7.5-12.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 712 231 36.7 32.4-41.3 368 49.3 44.8-53.8 48 6.0 4.4- 8.1 65 8.0 5.9-10.7
2nd Quartile 527 185 37.7 32.5-43.1 236 42.0 37.0-47.1 40 8.1 5.8-11.3 66 12.2 9.2-16.1
3rd Quartile 485 192 40.0 35.0-45.3 191 38.4 33.3-43.8 33 6.8 4.7- 9.8 69 14.8 11.5-18.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 156 69 39.8 31.2-49.1 51 33.6 25.2-43.1 11 8.2 4.1-15.6 25 18.5 12.4-26.7

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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 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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