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 White 2,630 1,328 45.5 43.3-47.8 1,302 54.5 52.2-56.7
GENDER
Male 1,213 550 40.7 37.6-43.9 663 59.3 56.1-62.4
Female 1,417 778 50.1 46.9-53.2 639 49.9 46.8-53.1
AGE
18-34 450 157 31.8 27.2-36.7 293 68.2 63.3-72.8
35-44 336 112 31.2 26.1-36.8 224 68.8 63.2-73.9
45-54 369 146 36.1 30.9-41.7 223 63.9 58.3-69.1
55-64 485 216 42.9 37.9-48.0 269 57.1 52.0-62.1
65-74 490 311 63.5 58.3-68.3 179 36.5 31.7-41.7
75+ 474 371 76.6 70.9-81.5 103 23.4 18.5-29.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 523 212 38.8 34.0-43.8 311 61.2 56.2-66.0
Some Post-H.S. 707 331 43.2 39.1-47.4 376 56.8 52.6-60.9
College Graduate 1,291 736 53.4 50.3-56.4 555 46.6 43.6-49.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 131 65 41.3 31.5-51.8 66 58.7 48.2-68.5
$25,000- 34,999 172 79 41.2 32.8-50.2 93 58.8 49.8-67.2
$35,000- 49,999 279 149 48.0 40.8-55.2 130 52.0 44.8-59.2
$50,000- 74,999 333 157 43.4 37.3-49.7 176 56.6 50.3-62.7
$75,000+ 1,061 532 44.7 41.3-48.1 529 55.3 51.9-58.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 872 480 49.9 45.7-54.0 392 50.1 46.0-54.3
No 1,728 829 43.2 40.5-45.9 899 56.8 54.1-59.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 342 195 53.2 46.9-59.3 147 46.8 40.7-53.1
Non-Veteran 2,285 1,131 44.3 41.9-46.7 1,154 55.7 53.3-58.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 773 398 48.2 44.2-52.2 375 51.8 47.8-55.8
Regional City or Suburban County 807 397 44.1 40.1-48.2 410 55.9 51.8-59.9
Rural 1,050 533 44.5 40.9-48.2 517 55.5 51.8-59.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,312 522 35.5 32.7-38.4 790 64.5 61.6-67.3
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 922 650 68.3 64.4-72.0 272 31.7 28.0-35.6
Unable to Work 142 66 43.9 34.5-53.8 76 56.1 46.2-65.5
Other not in Labor Force 140 58 41.9 32.9-51.5 82 58.1 48.5-67.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 34 28.3 19.4-39.3 59 71.7 60.7-80.6
101% to 150% 227 99 38.5 31.3-46.3 128 61.5 53.7-68.7
151% to 200% 116 56 38.9 29.0-49.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,564 802 46.7 43.8-49.5 762 53.3 50.5-56.2
HOUSING
Own 1,891 1,020 48.0 45.3-50.6 871 52.0 49.4-54.7
Rent 560 233 35.9 31.5-40.5 327 64.1 59.5-68.5
Other arrangement 158 64 37.6 29.1-47.1 94 62.4 52.9-70.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 483 226 45.2 40.0-50.5 257 54.8 49.5-60.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 919 465 42.9 39.1-46.9 454 57.1 53.1-60.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,228 637 47.7 44.5-50.9 591 52.3 49.1-55.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,040 545 46.8 43.3-50.4 495 53.2 49.6-56.7
2nd Quartile 789 354 39.6 35.6-43.7 435 60.4 56.3-64.4
3rd Quartile 622 337 50.2 45.6-54.9 285 49.8 45.1-54.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 179 92 50.7 41.9-59.4 87 49.3 40.6-58.1

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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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