2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 708 353 40.7 36.2-45.3 355 59.3 54.7-63.8
GENDER
Male 316 138 34.4 28.5-40.9 178 65.6 59.1-71.5
Female 392 215 46.6 40.0-53.3 177 53.4 46.7-60.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 583 312 43.7 38.7-48.9 271 56.3 51.1-61.3
Non-Hispanic Black 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 76 19 19.6 12.0-30.3 57 80.4 69.7-88.0
45-54 108 38 31.4 22.4-42.1 70 68.6 57.9-77.6
55-64 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 143 94 64.1 54.1-72.9 49 35.9 27.1-45.9
75+ 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 153 64 39.6 30.1-49.9 89 60.4 50.1-69.9
Some Post-H.S. 197 94 37.4 29.8-45.6 103 62.6 54.4-70.2
College Graduate 282 169 51.4 44.5-58.3 113 48.6 41.7-55.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 282 154 47.0 39.7-54.5 128 53.0 45.5-60.3
No 417 193 36.3 30.8-42.2 224 63.7 57.8-69.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 642 312 39.9 35.2-44.7 330 60.1 55.3-64.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 303 104 30.0 24.4-36.3 199 70.0 63.7-75.6
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 283 205 63.8 55.6-71.2 78 36.2 28.8-44.4
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 200 104 45.2 37.0-53.6 96 54.8 46.4-63.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 178 94 40.0 30.9-49.9 84 60.0 50.1-69.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 343 179 43.9 37.5-50.4 164 56.1 49.6-62.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 178 94 40.0 30.9-49.9 84 60.0 50.1-69.1
HOUSING
Own 507 277 44.8 39.6-50.3 230 55.2 49.7-60.4
Rent 162 65 31.3 22.9-41.1 97 68.7 58.9-77.1
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 227 108 38.5 31.0-46.5 119 61.5 53.5-69.0
Rural 481 245 41.6 36.2-47.3 236 58.4 52.7-63.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 387 202 40.7 34.7-47.1 185 59.3 52.9-65.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 227 108 38.5 31.0-46.5 119 61.5 53.5-69.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 415 206 39.3 33.6-45.3 209 60.7 54.7-66.4
2nd Quartile 125 59 33.4 24.3-44.0 66 66.6 56.0-75.7
3rd Quartile 168 88 48.5 38.7-58.3 80 51.5 41.7-61.3

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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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