2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 811 332 38.4 33.9-43.1 479 61.6 56.9-66.1
GENDER
Male 311 130 43.5 36.1-51.1 181 56.5 48.9-63.9
Female 500 202 34.1 28.8-39.8 298 65.9 60.2-71.2
AGE
18-34 151 36 28.4 19.3-39.8 115 71.6 60.2-80.7
35-44 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 135 40 31.6 22.3-42.6 95 68.4 57.4-77.7
55-64 186 75 37.2 28.8-46.4 111 62.8 53.6-71.2
65-74 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 56 80.6 68.1-88.9 19 19.4 11.1-31.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 254 101 37.7 29.6-46.7 153 62.3 53.3-70.4
Some Post-H.S. 223 98 40.4 32.4-48.8 125 59.6 51.2-67.6
College Graduate 222 77 24.4 18.4-31.7 145 75.6 68.3-81.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 182 82 40.4 31.5-50.0 100 59.6 50.0-68.5
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 292 150 45.7 38.2-53.5 142 54.3 46.5-61.8
No 513 177 34.4 28.9-40.4 336 65.6 59.6-71.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 711 273 35.5 30.7-40.6 438 64.5 59.4-69.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 250 85 32.9 26.1-40.5 165 67.1 59.5-73.9
Regional City or Suburban County 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 403 173 38.0 31.5-44.9 230 62.0 55.1-68.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 397 110 29.5 23.4-36.3 287 70.5 63.7-76.6
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 211 131 61.8 52.7-70.2 80 38.2 29.8-47.3
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 73 38.6 29.0-49.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 288 119 39.8 32.3-47.9 169 60.2 52.1-67.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 238 105 38.8 30.3-48.2 133 61.2 51.8-69.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 293 122 40.2 33.0-47.9 171 59.8 52.1-67.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 105 36.6 29.7-44.1 175 63.4 55.9-70.3

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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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