2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 2,275 1,030 42.9 40.5-45.3 1,245 57.1 54.7-59.5
GENDER
Male 1,056 425 38.6 35.3-42.0 631 61.4 58.0-64.7
Female 1,219 605 46.8 43.4-50.2 614 53.2 49.8-56.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,338 673 45.7 42.7-48.8 665 54.3 51.2-57.3
Non-Hispanic Black 412 173 40.2 34.7-45.8 239 59.8 54.2-65.3
Other 506 179 36.9 31.8-42.4 327 63.1 57.6-68.2
AGE
18-34 577 186 29.9 25.8-34.4 391 70.1 65.6-74.2
35-44 382 127 31.3 26.4-36.6 255 68.7 63.4-73.6
45-54 374 147 39.1 33.6-44.8 227 60.9 55.2-66.4
55-64 347 166 47.0 40.9-53.1 181 53.0 46.9-59.1
65-74 300 192 64.3 57.9-70.2 108 35.7 29.8-42.1
75+ 251 190 77.6 70.4-83.5 61 22.4 16.5-29.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 66 34.7 27.2-43.0 136 65.3 57.0-72.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 443 169 35.8 30.7-41.3 274 64.2 58.7-69.3
Some Post-H.S. 576 246 41.3 36.9-46.0 330 58.7 54.0-63.1
College Graduate 1,045 547 51.3 47.9-54.7 498 48.7 45.3-52.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 618 295 44.5 39.8-49.4 323 55.5 50.6-60.2
No 1,627 718 42.1 39.3-44.9 909 57.9 55.1-60.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 199 113 53.4 45.3-61.4 86 46.6 38.6-54.7
Non-Veteran 2,076 917 41.8 39.3-44.3 1,159 58.2 55.7-60.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,336 497 35.2 32.3-38.2 839 64.8 61.8-67.7
Unemployed 119 34 26.1 18.1-36.1 85 73.9 63.9-81.9
Retired 511 363 70.5 65.5-75.0 148 29.5 25.0-34.5
Unable to Work 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 176 77 41.8 33.4-50.7 99 58.2 49.3-66.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 146 59 38.5 29.6-48.3 87 61.5 51.7-70.4
$25,000- 34,999 165 67 36.3 27.9-45.7 98 63.7 54.3-72.1
$35,000- 49,999 262 109 40.8 33.9-48.0 153 59.2 52.0-66.1
$50,000- 74,999 248 111 43.4 36.3-50.8 137 56.6 49.2-63.7
$75,000+ 838 406 44.9 41.1-48.7 432 55.1 51.3-58.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 542 250 44.0 39.1-49.1 292 56.0 50.9-60.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 142 52 33.7 25.3-43.3 90 66.3 56.7-74.7
101% to 150% 203 82 38.3 30.6-46.8 121 61.7 53.2-69.4
151% to 200% 105 32 27.4 18.7-38.1 73 72.6 61.9-81.3
More than 200% 1,202 591 46.4 43.1-49.7 611 53.6 50.3-56.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 542 250 44.0 39.1-49.1 292 56.0 50.9-60.9
HOUSING
Own 1,299 672 46.7 43.6-49.8 627 53.3 50.2-56.4
Rent 795 282 32.9 29.4-36.7 513 67.1 63.3-70.6
Other arrangement 165 66 37.4 29.2-46.3 99 62.6 53.7-70.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,337 611 43.8 40.7-46.9 726 56.2 53.1-59.3
Regional City or Suburban County 593 276 43.2 38.6-47.9 317 56.8 52.1-61.4
Rural 345 143 39.6 33.7-45.8 202 60.4 54.2-66.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 796 336 38.5 34.6-42.6 460 61.5 57.4-65.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,401 662 45.7 42.6-48.7 739 54.3 51.3-57.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 804 402 48.6 44.5-52.6 402 51.4 47.4-55.5
2nd Quartile 962 380 36.9 33.4-40.6 582 63.1 59.4-66.6
3rd Quartile 462 229 46.7 41.5-52.0 233 53.3 48.0-58.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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