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
-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
GENDER
Male 548 178 32.6 28.1-37.3 277 48.9 44.0-53.8 38 7.3 5.1-10.4 55 11.2 8.4-14.9
Female 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
AGE
18-34 156 33 22.0 15.5-30.4 70 41.4 33.1-50.3 21 15.0 9.6-22.8 32 21.5 14.8-30.0
35-44 112 43 37.8 28.6-47.9 47 42.7 33.1-52.8 15 11.3 6.6-18.7 *** *** ***
45-54 146 57 40.4 31.8-49.7 54 34.8 26.9-43.6 21 12.0 7.6-18.5 14 12.8 7.4-21.2
55-64 216 77 36.5 29.6-44.0 99 44.7 37.4-52.3 21 10.2 6.4-15.8 19 8.6 5.3-13.7
65-74 310 123 37.9 31.7-44.5 168 57.0 50.3-63.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 369 133 42.0 34.8-49.5 209 51.9 44.7-59.1 *** *** *** 26 6.0 3.6- 9.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 211 92 44.3 36.2-52.6 84 37.9 30.5-45.9 *** *** *** 27 12.3 8.0-18.5
Some Post-H.S. 330 121 33.2 27.7-39.2 157 49.2 43.0-55.5 *** *** *** 38 12.9 9.1-17.9
College Graduate 734 229 31.2 27.5-35.1 398 53.4 49.3-57.5 63 10.0 7.7-12.9 44 5.4 3.9- 7.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 18.4 10.3-30.6
$35,000- 49,999 147 48 35.9 26.7-46.3 75 42.4 33.0-52.3 *** *** *** 18 17.7 10.4-28.5
$50,000- 74,999 157 54 36.8 28.3-46.2 78 49.4 40.1-58.7 *** *** *** 15 8.8 5.0-15.1
$75,000+ 530 158 31.1 26.7-35.9 283 50.9 46.1-55.8 54 10.9 8.2-14.4 35 7.0 4.9-10.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 479 184 39.2 33.7-45.1 234 45.9 40.3-51.7 *** *** *** 47 11.5 8.2-15.9
No 826 282 34.7 30.9-38.6 406 47.4 43.4-51.4 72 9.4 7.3-12.0 66 8.6 6.5-11.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 195 68 31.5 24.7-39.3 75 36.2 28.8-44.4 13 9.9 5.5-17.4 39 22.3 16.2-30.0
Non-Veteran 1,127 402 37.1 33.6-40.6 579 49.3 45.7-52.8 73 6.5 5.1- 8.4 73 7.1 5.4- 9.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 395 105 27.1 22.4-32.5 241 60.3 54.6-65.7 27 6.6 4.4- 9.7 22 6.0 3.6- 9.8
Regional City or Suburban County 396 138 35.5 29.9-41.5 186 44.7 38.9-50.6 28 7.7 5.1-11.5 44 12.1 8.7-16.6
Rural 533 227 44.5 39.2-50.0 228 38.2 33.1-43.5 31 6.9 4.6-10.3 47 10.4 7.4-14.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 520 163 32.6 28.2-37.3 224 41.0 36.4-45.9 84 16.1 12.8-20.1 49 10.3 7.5-13.8
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 648 249 40.9 35.9-46.0 355 52.8 47.8-57.8 *** *** *** 43 6.0 4.2- 8.6
Unable to Work 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 798 246 32.6 28.9-36.7 422 50.1 46.0-54.1 65 8.5 6.5-11.0 65 8.8 6.7-11.5
HOUSING
Own 1,018 375 37.6 34.0-41.3 514 47.7 44.1-51.4 63 6.9 5.2- 9.0 66 7.8 5.9-10.3
Rent 231 72 28.5 22.2-35.6 103 44.4 36.9-52.1 20 9.7 5.8-15.7 36 17.5 12.4-24.2
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 226 99 41.2 33.8-49.0 80 33.9 26.7-41.8 *** *** *** 33 16.8 11.8-23.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 464 186 42.8 36.9-48.8 213 41.7 36.2-47.5 29 7.2 4.8-10.6 36 8.3 5.6-12.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 634 185 29.4 25.5-33.7 362 56.4 51.8-60.8 43 6.6 4.7- 9.1 44 7.6 5.3-10.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 542 161 30.6 26.2-35.4 310 56.3 51.2-61.2 37 6.3 4.4- 8.9 34 6.8 4.5-10.3
2nd Quartile 353 127 36.3 30.1-43.1 171 46.6 40.3-53.1 20 6.9 4.3-10.9 35 10.1 6.7-14.9
3rd Quartile 337 140 41.3 35.2-47.6 140 38.9 32.9-45.3 22 7.4 4.7-11.6 35 12.4 8.7-17.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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