2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Immunization

Have you ever had the shingles or zoster vaccine?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,598 825 28.3 26.1-30.6 1,773 71.7 69.4-73.9
-Eastern NC 1,075 292 23.3 20.2-26.6 783 76.7 73.4-79.8
GENDER
Male 440 116 21.9 17.7-26.8 324 78.1 73.2-82.3
Female 635 176 24.4 20.2-29.2 459 75.6 70.8-79.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 663 224 27.6 23.6-32.0 439 72.4 68.0-76.4
Non-Hispanic Black 295 48 13.8 9.7-19.3 247 86.2 80.7-90.3
Other 117 20 16.5 9.4-27.1 97 83.5 72.9-90.6
AGE
45-54 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 361 45 12.7 9.1-17.6 316 87.3 82.4-90.9
65-74 341 132 36.3 29.5-43.7 209 63.7 56.3-70.5
75+ 222 100 38.9 30.9-47.6 122 61.1 52.4-69.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 32 15.6 9.8-23.9 120 84.4 76.1-90.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 300 75 25.4 19.4-32.5 225 74.6 67.5-80.6
Some Post-H.S. 308 65 18.0 13.6-23.5 243 82.0 76.5-86.4
College Graduate 313 120 37.9 31.6-44.6 193 62.1 55.4-68.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 23 16.0 9.3-26.1 98 84.0 73.9-90.7
$15,000- 24,999 183 29 12.5 7.8-19.4 154 87.5 80.6-92.2
$25,000- 34,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 129 33 18.0 12.0-26.2 96 82.0 73.8-88.0
$50,000- 74,999 127 36 22.1 14.6-32.0 91 77.9 68.0-85.4
$75,000+ 203 78 34.9 27.3-43.2 125 65.1 56.8-72.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 503 126 22.3 18.1-27.2 377 77.7 72.8-81.9
No 564 162 23.5 19.4-28.0 402 76.5 72.0-80.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 197 77 36.8 29.3-45.0 120 63.2 55.0-70.7
Non-Veteran 877 215 20.2 17.0-23.8 662 79.8 76.2-83.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 74 17 21.0 12.6-32.8 57 79.0 67.2-87.4
Regional City or Suburban County 133 43 30.8 22.3-40.8 90 69.2 59.2-77.7
Rural 868 232 22.3 18.9-26.0 636 77.7 74.0-81.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 348 63 16.7 12.3-22.2 285 83.3 77.8-87.7
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 505 198 34.1 29.0-39.6 307 65.9 60.4-71.0
Unable to Work 164 25 14.0 8.6-21.8 139 86.0 78.2-91.4
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 180 36 15.5 9.9-23.3 144 84.5 76.7-90.1
151% to 200% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 484 161 28.1 23.5-33.1 323 71.9 66.9-76.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 416 99 19.0 14.6-24.4 317 81.0 75.6-85.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 443 128 25.0 20.4-30.2 315 75.0 69.8-79.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 216 65 24.6 18.6-31.9 151 75.4 68.1-81.4

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*Only asked of respondents 50 years of age or older

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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