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
-FEMALES 1,524 498 29.5 26.6-32.7 1,026 70.5 67.3-73.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,091 421 34.6 30.9-38.5 670 65.4 61.5-69.1
Non-Hispanic Black 303 54 13.1 9.4-17.9 249 86.9 82.1-90.6
Other 55 *** *** *** 48 92.3 79.4-97.4
AGE
45-54 216 16 8.8 4.5-16.6 200 91.2 83.4-95.5
55-64 491 102 21.6 17.2-26.7 389 78.4 73.3-82.8
65-74 463 196 39.7 33.7-45.9 267 60.3 54.1-66.3
75+ 352 184 49.5 42.1-56.9 168 50.5 43.1-57.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 47 22.9 15.5-32.5 127 77.1 67.5-84.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 385 106 26.3 20.7-32.8 279 73.7 67.2-79.3
Some Post-H.S. 438 130 29.3 24.1-35.0 308 70.7 65.0-75.9
College Graduate 524 215 38.8 33.7-44.2 309 61.2 55.8-66.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 34 21.4 13.8-31.8 121 78.6 68.2-86.2
$15,000- 24,999 253 55 18.1 12.8-24.9 198 81.9 75.1-87.2
$25,000- 34,999 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 158 56 30.2 22.0-39.9 102 69.8 60.1-78.0
$50,000- 74,999 170 65 29.0 21.6-37.8 105 71.0 62.2-78.4
$75,000+ 289 111 36.1 29.0-43.8 178 63.9 56.2-71.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 200 28.6 24.0-33.7 437 71.4 66.3-76.0
No 875 294 29.9 26.1-34.1 581 70.1 65.9-73.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,489 484 29.3 26.3-32.5 1,005 70.7 67.5-73.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 313 105 30.4 24.7-36.7 208 69.6 63.3-75.3
Regional City or Suburban County 294 111 34.3 27.5-41.7 183 65.7 58.3-72.5
Rural 917 282 26.4 22.7-30.5 635 73.6 69.5-77.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 441 96 20.1 15.7-25.5 345 79.9 74.5-84.3
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 759 346 43.0 38.2-47.9 413 57.0 52.1-61.8
Unable to Work 216 33 13.8 8.7-21.2 183 86.2 78.8-91.3
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 16 10.2 5.4-18.4 90 89.8 81.6-94.6
101% to 150% 235 59 24.1 17.6-32.2 176 75.9 67.8-82.4
151% to 200% 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 668 259 33.8 29.3-38.6 409 66.2 61.4-70.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 431 118 23.4 18.3-29.5 313 76.6 70.5-81.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 558 194 29.5 25.0-34.5 364 70.5 65.5-75.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 535 186 31.9 27.0-37.2 349 68.1 62.8-73.0

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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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