2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 479 79 13.4 10.1-17.7 400 86.6 82.3-89.9
GENDER
Male 176 25 14.0 8.4-22.3 151 86.0 77.7-91.6
Female 303 54 13.1 9.4-17.9 249 86.9 82.1-90.6
AGE
45-54 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 183 22 11.5 6.9-18.6 161 88.5 81.4-93.1
65-74 147 31 17.3 10.3-27.7 116 82.7 72.3-89.7
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 153 21 12.6 7.4-20.5 132 87.4 79.5-92.6
Some Post-H.S. 122 15 9.7 5.5-16.7 107 90.3 83.3-94.5
College Graduate 112 28 20.1 12.7-30.3 84 79.9 69.7-87.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 220 32 12.4 7.8-19.2 188 87.6 80.8-92.2
No 256 46 14.3 9.8-20.3 210 85.7 79.7-90.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 404 64 12.2 8.7-16.8 340 87.8 83.2-91.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 127 21 13.2 7.7-21.5 106 86.8 78.5-92.3
Regional City or Suburban County 88 19 17.0 9.8-27.8 69 83.0 72.2-90.2
Rural 264 39 11.9 7.9-17.6 225 88.1 82.4-92.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 151 22 9.7 5.8-15.8 129 90.3 84.2-94.2
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 207 48 21.7 15.0-30.2 159 78.3 69.8-85.0
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 161 35 16.7 11.1-24.4 126 83.3 75.6-88.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 159 25 12.2 6.9-20.5 134 87.8 79.5-93.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 171 29 11.9 7.6-18.0 142 88.1 82.0-92.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 149 25 15.4 9.7-23.7 124 84.6 76.3-90.3

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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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