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
-MALES 1,773 754 39.2 36.3-42.2 1,019 60.8 57.8-63.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,178 533 40.0 36.5-43.5 645 60.0 56.5-63.5
Non-Hispanic Black 311 130 43.5 36.1-51.1 181 56.5 48.9-63.9
Other 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 354 104 30.6 24.8-37.1 250 69.4 62.9-75.2
35-44 218 49 24.4 17.9-32.3 169 75.6 67.7-82.1
45-54 308 70 23.1 17.6-29.6 238 76.9 70.4-82.4
55-64 353 129 38.4 32.2-45.0 224 61.6 55.0-67.8
65-74 342 251 70.6 63.6-76.8 91 29.4 23.2-36.4
75+ 186 146 79.8 71.5-86.1 40 20.2 13.9-28.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 74 39.0 30.7-48.1 119 61.0 51.9-69.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 492 191 39.3 33.8-45.0 301 60.7 55.0-66.2
Some Post-H.S. 453 200 40.0 34.5-45.6 253 60.0 54.4-65.5
College Graduate 632 288 38.5 34.1-43.1 344 61.5 56.9-65.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 262 106 40.7 33.3-48.6 156 59.3 51.4-66.7
$25,000- 34,999 171 71 34.5 26.2-43.7 100 65.5 56.3-73.8
$35,000- 49,999 223 99 43.2 35.1-51.8 124 56.8 48.2-64.9
$50,000- 74,999 266 123 40.8 33.2-48.8 143 59.2 51.2-66.8
$75,000+ 496 208 36.0 30.9-41.5 288 64.0 58.5-69.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 561 293 47.1 41.8-52.5 268 52.9 47.5-58.2
No 1,202 455 35.8 32.4-39.4 747 64.2 60.6-67.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 542 344 62.9 57.7-67.9 198 37.1 32.1-42.3
Non-Veteran 1,228 409 31.4 28.1-34.9 819 68.6 65.1-71.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 448 179 36.0 31.0-41.3 269 64.0 58.7-69.0
Regional City or Suburban County 361 168 45.2 38.8-51.7 193 54.8 48.3-61.2
Rural 964 407 38.4 34.3-42.6 557 61.6 57.4-65.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,042 303 29.1 25.6-32.8 739 70.9 67.2-74.4
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 467 336 69.7 63.8-75.0 131 30.3 25.0-36.2
Unable to Work 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 253 103 37.2 29.9-45.1 150 62.8 54.9-70.1
151% to 200% 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 956 419 39.5 35.6-43.6 537 60.5 56.4-64.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 372 148 37.2 30.4-44.5 224 62.8 55.5-69.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 635 271 41.3 36.5-46.3 364 58.7 53.7-63.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 766 335 38.2 34.1-42.5 431 61.8 57.5-65.9

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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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