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
-FEMALES 2,231 1,118 46.4 43.8-48.9 1,113 53.6 51.1-56.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,417 778 50.1 46.9-53.2 639 49.9 46.8-53.1
Non-Hispanic Black 418 184 43.1 37.4-48.9 234 56.9 51.1-62.6
Other 376 150 38.7 32.6-45.2 226 61.3 54.8-67.4
AGE
18-34 415 142 32.1 27.1-37.5 273 67.9 62.5-72.9
35-44 336 117 32.5 27.2-38.2 219 67.5 61.8-72.8
45-54 375 152 39.3 33.8-45.1 223 60.7 54.9-66.2
55-64 380 194 51.8 45.7-57.8 186 48.2 42.2-54.3
65-74 362 232 62.5 56.2-68.4 130 37.5 31.6-43.8
75+ 326 264 80.3 73.8-85.4 62 19.7 14.6-26.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 180 73 39.0 30.6-48.1 107 61.0 51.9-69.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 440 206 44.6 38.9-50.5 234 55.4 49.5-61.1
Some Post-H.S. 638 292 43.1 38.6-47.7 346 56.9 52.3-61.4
College Graduate 965 545 53.5 49.8-57.3 420 46.5 42.7-50.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 78 44.3 34.9-54.1 82 55.7 45.9-65.1
$25,000- 34,999 204 100 42.3 34.2-50.9 104 57.7 49.1-65.8
$35,000- 49,999 269 125 41.4 34.5-48.6 144 58.6 51.4-65.5
$50,000- 74,999 269 133 49.0 41.9-56.2 136 51.0 43.8-58.1
$75,000+ 661 356 49.8 45.3-54.3 305 50.2 45.7-54.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 715 380 48.7 44.1-53.4 335 51.3 46.6-55.9
No 1,489 722 45.4 42.3-48.4 767 54.6 51.6-57.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,155 1,070 46.0 43.5-48.6 1,085 54.0 51.4-56.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 760 376 47.0 42.8-51.2 384 53.0 48.8-57.2
Regional City or Suburban County 621 307 47.3 42.5-52.1 314 52.7 47.9-57.5
Rural 850 435 45.0 40.8-49.4 415 55.0 50.6-59.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,062 443 39.4 36.0-42.9 619 60.6 57.1-64.0
Unemployed 97 22 18.9 11.4-29.6 75 81.1 70.4-88.6
Retired 676 484 69.0 64.4-73.3 192 31.0 26.7-35.6
Unable to Work 144 69 46.2 36.7-55.9 75 53.8 44.1-63.3
Other not in Labor Force 226 91 40.0 32.4-48.0 135 60.0 52.0-67.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 63 37.1 28.5-46.5 83 62.9 53.5-71.5
101% to 150% 246 115 41.9 34.3-49.9 131 58.1 50.1-65.7
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,070 573 50.2 46.6-53.8 497 49.8 46.2-53.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 467 210 42.3 36.8-47.9 257 57.7 52.1-63.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 724 365 43.8 39.2-48.4 359 56.2 51.6-60.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,040 543 50.2 46.6-53.8 497 49.8 46.2-53.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 777 415 50.9 46.6-55.1 362 49.1 44.9-53.4
2nd Quartile 690 307 40.0 35.6-44.6 383 60.0 55.4-64.4
3rd Quartile 553 299 51.0 45.9-56.1 254 49.0 43.9-54.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 211 97 41.3 33.3-49.7 114 58.7 50.3-66.7

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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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