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%)
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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 776 292 38.9 34.6-43.3 378 46.0 41.7-50.4 48 6.9 5.0- 9.3 58 8.2 6.0-11.2
Non-Hispanic Black 183 73 42.8 34.5-51.6 74 40.1 31.9-48.9 21 10.0 6.3-15.4 15 7.0 4.0-12.1
Other 149 57 41.3 31.7-51.5 36 28.3 19.8-38.6 12 6.4 3.4-11.9 44 24.0 17.3-32.3
AGE
18-34 142 40 32.0 23.5-41.9 51 36.4 27.8-46.0 13 8.6 4.7-15.0 38 23.0 16.1-31.8
35-44 116 51 45.3 35.6-55.3 38 31.4 23.1-41.0 18 16.4 10.2-25.1 *** *** ***
45-54 151 61 41.3 32.8-50.3 45 28.7 21.4-37.3 27 16.8 11.4-24.3 18 13.2 7.9-21.1
55-64 194 77 44.6 36.4-53.1 80 37.5 29.9-45.7 17 9.2 5.5-15.1 20 8.7 5.4-13.7
65-74 231 92 35.5 28.7-43.0 121 57.3 49.7-64.6 *** *** *** 15 6.2 3.5-10.9
75+ 262 96 43.3 34.5-52.5 149 52.5 43.5-61.4 *** *** *** 15 4.0 2.0- 7.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 19.1 11.4-30.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 206 95 48.5 40.0-57.2 72 34.3 26.8-42.6 *** *** *** 30 12.1 7.9-18.1
Some Post-H.S. 291 119 39.9 33.4-46.8 123 43.0 36.3-49.9 21 6.6 4.2-10.3 28 10.5 6.8-15.8
College Graduate 541 173 32.9 28.5-37.7 278 49.6 44.8-54.5 49 10.2 7.6-13.5 41 7.2 5.1-10.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 14.1 6.9-26.7
$25,000- 34,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 22.5 14.3-33.5
$35,000- 49,999 123 47 41.0 31.0-51.7 55 38.1 28.7-48.4 *** *** *** 17 17.0 9.6-28.4
$50,000- 74,999 133 *** *** *** 60 38.8 29.5-49.0 12 7.5 3.9-13.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 355 116 36.0 30.3-42.1 172 44.9 39.1-50.9 45 12.9 9.4-17.3 22 6.2 3.9- 9.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 378 161 43.4 37.0-50.1 170 42.4 36.1-48.9 *** *** *** 37 10.2 6.8-14.9
No 719 256 38.0 33.7-42.4 312 42.3 38.0-46.7 71 9.2 7.2-11.8 80 10.5 8.2-13.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,066 403 39.9 36.3-43.7 481 43.3 39.7-47.0 78 7.5 5.9- 9.5 104 9.2 7.4-11.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 374 122 34.2 28.8-39.9 186 48.8 43.1-54.6 30 7.5 5.1-10.8 36 9.6 6.5-13.9
Regional City or Suburban County 305 113 39.5 32.7-46.7 133 43.3 36.5-50.3 24 7.9 5.0-12.2 35 9.4 6.4-13.5
Rural 434 187 45.8 39.6-52.0 174 35.6 30.0-41.7 27 6.9 4.5-10.2 46 11.7 8.4-16.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 443 158 40.0 34.7-45.5 162 33.5 28.7-38.6 74 16.0 12.6-20.2 49 10.5 7.6-14.5
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 481 186 41.5 35.6-47.6 263 52.7 46.7-58.6 *** *** *** 30 5.3 3.5- 8.1
Unable to Work 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 19.3 12.2-29.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 15.9 9.4-25.6
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 570 194 37.9 33.2-42.9 278 44.2 39.5-49.0 55 9.7 7.3-12.7 43 8.2 5.8-11.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 209 96 44.1 36.0-52.5 74 35.6 27.6-44.5 11 5.3 2.6-10.4 28 15.0 10.1-21.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 363 145 44.3 37.5-51.3 153 36.7 30.6-43.1 29 9.4 6.4-13.8 36 9.6 6.5-14.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 541 181 35.3 30.6-40.3 266 49.0 44.1-53.9 41 6.8 4.9- 9.5 53 8.8 6.4-12.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 414 135 36.3 30.7-42.4 215 50.3 44.4-56.1 28 6.6 4.4- 9.8 36 6.8 4.6-10.0
2nd Quartile 305 117 40.8 33.7-48.2 131 40.2 33.7-47.1 24 8.6 5.6-12.9 33 10.4 6.8-15.7
3rd Quartile 297 122 40.7 34.2-47.6 116 38.4 31.7-45.5 23 7.9 5.0-12.3 36 13.0 9.1-18.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.1 8.3-25.7

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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 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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