2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Immunization

A pneumonia shot or pneumococcal vaccine is usually given only once or twice in a person’s lifetime and is different from the flu shot.
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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,117 1,761 37.9 36.0-39.8 2,356 62.1 60.2-64.0
-Eastern NC 1,661 696 37.7 34.6-40.8 965 62.3 59.2-65.4
GENDER
Male 705 292 37.4 32.9-42.0 413 62.6 58.0-67.1
Female 956 404 38.0 33.8-42.3 552 62.0 57.7-66.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 959 420 39.2 35.3-43.3 539 60.8 56.7-64.7
Non-Hispanic Black 455 199 38.2 32.4-44.4 256 61.8 55.6-67.6
Other 247 77 27.3 20.3-35.8 170 72.7 64.2-79.7
AGE
18-34 271 73 29.9 23.8-36.7 198 70.1 63.3-76.2
35-44 202 46 26.5 19.0-35.7 156 73.5 64.3-81.0
45-54 268 57 19.3 14.2-25.7 211 80.7 74.3-85.8
55-64 353 127 36.5 30.3-43.2 226 63.5 56.8-69.7
65-74 334 223 64.8 56.6-72.3 111 35.2 27.7-43.4
75+ 219 165 70.5 61.8-77.9 54 29.5 22.1-38.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 206 83 36.2 27.9-45.5 123 63.8 54.5-72.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 470 189 36.1 30.7-41.8 281 63.9 58.2-69.3
Some Post-H.S. 492 221 40.7 35.3-46.3 271 59.3 53.7-64.7
College Graduate 487 200 36.0 31.1-41.3 287 64.0 58.7-68.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 175 78 37.6 28.5-47.7 97 62.4 52.3-71.5
$15,000- 24,999 285 121 41.1 33.3-49.4 164 58.9 50.6-66.7
$25,000- 34,999 171 67 33.4 24.8-43.3 104 66.6 56.7-75.2
$35,000- 49,999 206 80 35.0 27.3-43.5 126 65.0 56.5-72.7
$50,000- 74,999 201 87 39.4 31.2-48.2 114 60.6 51.8-68.8
$75,000+ 324 133 37.0 30.7-43.9 191 63.0 56.1-69.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 619 328 46.5 41.3-51.7 291 53.5 48.3-58.7
No 1,031 360 32.7 29.0-36.6 671 67.3 63.4-71.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 299 176 56.7 49.6-63.5 123 43.3 36.5-50.4
Non-Veteran 1,360 520 33.4 30.1-36.8 840 66.6 63.2-69.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 258 99 38.4 31.2-46.2 159 61.6 53.8-68.8
Rural 1,295 552 37.3 33.8-40.9 743 62.7 59.1-66.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 787 210 27.1 23.2-31.4 577 72.9 68.6-76.8
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 509 338 62.5 56.6-68.0 171 37.5 32.0-43.4
Unable to Work 199 98 45.8 36.7-55.1 101 54.2 44.9-63.3
Other not in Labor Force 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 54 27.3 19.2-37.3 99 72.7 62.7-80.8
101% to 150% 283 125 42.6 34.7-51.0 158 57.4 49.0-65.3
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 720 302 37.3 32.9-41.9 418 62.7 58.1-67.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 584 254 37.1 31.7-42.9 330 62.9 57.1-68.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 784 316 38.2 34.0-42.6 468 61.8 57.4-66.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 293 126 36.9 30.4-43.9 167 63.1 56.1-69.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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