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%)
TOTAL 2,598 825 28.3 26.1-30.6 1,773 71.7 69.4-73.9
GENDER
Male 1,074 327 26.9 23.7-30.3 747 73.1 69.7-76.3
Female 1,524 498 29.5 26.6-32.7 1,026 70.5 67.3-73.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,869 696 33.1 30.4-35.9 1,173 66.9 64.1-69.6
Non-Hispanic Black 479 79 13.4 10.1-17.7 400 86.6 82.3-89.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 85 14 12.3 6.2-22.9 71 87.7 77.1-93.8
Non-Hispanic Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 77 *** *** *** 69 90.3 80.2-95.5
AGE
45-54 388 26 6.5 3.8-10.9 362 93.5 89.1-96.2
55-64 857 161 20.2 16.9-24.0 696 79.8 76.0-83.1
65-74 808 369 41.9 37.5-46.6 439 58.1 53.4-62.5
75+ 542 269 47.0 41.2-52.8 273 53.0 47.2-58.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 295 64 19.2 14.0-25.9 231 80.8 74.1-86.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 678 179 25.3 21.2-29.9 499 74.7 70.1-78.8
Some Post-H.S. 707 202 27.9 24.0-32.2 505 72.1 67.8-76.0
College Graduate 913 379 38.9 35.1-42.9 534 61.1 57.1-64.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 245 46 16.1 11.0-23.0 199 83.9 77.0-89.0
$15,000- 24,999 405 85 19.3 14.6-24.9 320 80.7 75.1-85.4
$25,000- 34,999 243 86 33.4 26.1-41.6 157 66.6 58.4-73.9
$35,000- 49,999 294 102 30.5 24.3-37.4 192 69.5 62.6-75.7
$50,000-74,999 334 122 31.4 25.5-37.9 212 68.6 62.1-74.5
$75,000+ 594 239 34.4 29.8-39.4 355 65.6 60.6-70.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 483 145 28.5 23.2-34.4 338 71.5 65.6-76.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,059 328 27.9 24.4-31.7 731 72.1 68.3-75.6
No 1,523 490 28.5 25.7-31.4 1,033 71.5 68.6-74.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 435 179 39.7 34.1-45.6 256 60.3 54.4-65.9
Non-Veteran 2,162 646 26.2 23.8-28.6 1,516 73.8 71.4-76.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 546 182 29.6 25.4-34.2 364 70.4 65.8-74.6
Regional City or Suburban County 498 176 32.4 27.5-37.8 322 67.6 62.2-72.5
Rural 1,554 467 25.4 22.6-28.4 1,087 74.6 71.6-77.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 900 195 20.0 16.9-23.6 705 80.0 76.4-83.1
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** 56 92.5 81.0-97.3
Retired 1,224 554 42.1 38.4-45.8 670 57.9 54.2-61.6
Unable to Work 331 50 12.7 8.8-18.0 281 87.3 82.0-91.2
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 23 9.1 5.4-14.9 142 90.9 85.1-94.6
101% to 150% 383 90 23.1 17.9-29.3 293 76.9 70.7-82.1
151% to 200% 197 54 25.1 18.1-33.7 143 74.9 66.3-81.9
More than 200% 1,276 494 34.0 30.8-37.4 782 66.0 62.6-69.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 483 145 28.5 23.2-34.4 338 71.5 65.6-76.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 680 179 23.0 18.7-27.8 501 77.0 72.2-81.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 937 309 28.4 25.0-32.1 628 71.6 67.9-75.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 981 337 30.1 26.7-33.8 644 69.9 66.2-73.3

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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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