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
-FEMALES 2,344 1,007 36.7 34.2-39.3 1,337 63.3 60.7-65.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,547 716 39.9 36.8-43.2 831 60.1 56.8-63.2
Non-Hispanic Black 500 202 34.1 28.8-39.8 298 65.9 60.2-71.2
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 367 80 22.3 17.7-27.8 287 77.7 72.2-82.3
35-44 290 55 19.4 14.3-25.8 235 80.6 74.2-85.7
45-54 379 82 22.0 17.0-28.0 297 78.0 72.0-83.0
55-64 478 184 38.8 33.1-44.9 294 61.2 55.1-66.9
65-74 453 304 61.8 55.0-68.1 149 38.2 31.9-45.0
75+ 347 290 82.4 76.6-86.9 57 17.6 13.1-23.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 231 111 45.1 36.4-54.2 120 54.9 45.8-63.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 550 254 40.3 35.1-45.7 296 59.7 54.3-64.9
Some Post-H.S. 701 304 35.5 31.2-40.1 397 64.5 59.9-68.8
College Graduate 856 336 30.9 27.3-34.7 520 69.1 65.3-72.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 243 109 37.0 28.9-45.9 134 63.0 54.1-71.1
$15,000- 24,999 377 177 39.4 32.7-46.5 200 60.6 53.5-67.3
$25,000- 34,999 249 121 41.2 33.4-49.4 128 58.8 50.6-66.6
$35,000- 49,999 256 106 36.4 29.3-44.1 150 63.6 55.9-70.7
$50,000- 74,999 281 109 31.4 25.1-38.5 172 68.6 61.5-74.9
$75,000+ 476 160 30.2 25.2-35.7 316 69.8 64.3-74.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 803 469 51.8 46.8-56.7 334 48.2 43.3-53.2
No 1,526 529 29.8 27.0-32.9 997 70.2 67.1-73.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,285 978 36.5 34.0-39.2 1,307 63.5 60.8-66.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 577 220 33.2 28.9-37.9 357 66.8 62.1-71.1
Regional City or Suburban County 463 190 37.4 32.0-43.2 273 62.6 56.8-68.0
Rural 1,304 597 39.2 35.6-43.0 707 60.8 57.0-64.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,000 247 23.5 20.4-27.1 753 76.5 72.9-79.6
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 757 524 64.5 59.5-69.1 233 35.5 30.9-40.5
Unable to Work 269 148 53.3 44.7-61.7 121 46.7 38.3-55.3
Other not in Labor Force 217 62 23.9 17.7-31.5 155 76.1 68.5-82.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 206 73 27.5 20.1-36.3 133 72.5 63.7-79.9
101% to 150% 358 172 44.5 37.5-51.7 186 55.5 48.3-62.5
151% to 200% 163 88 47.3 37.4-57.4 75 52.7 42.6-62.6
More than 200% 1,013 403 33.3 29.7-37.1 610 66.7 62.9-70.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 577 267 42.0 36.0-48.2 310 58.0 51.8-64.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 884 366 35.1 31.3-39.1 518 64.9 60.9-68.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 883 374 36.6 32.7-40.7 509 63.4 59.3-67.3

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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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