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
-MALES 1,074 327 26.9 23.7-30.3 747 73.1 69.7-76.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 778 275 31.2 27.3-35.4 503 68.8 64.6-72.7
Non-Hispanic Black 176 25 14.0 8.4-22.3 151 86.0 77.7-91.6
Other 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 172 *** *** *** 162 96.2 92.5-98.1
55-64 366 59 18.7 14.0-24.5 307 81.3 75.5-86.0
65-74 345 173 44.6 37.9-51.5 172 55.4 48.5-62.1
75+ 190 85 42.9 34.1-52.3 105 57.1 47.7-65.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 121 17 14.7 8.3-24.6 104 85.3 75.4-91.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 293 73 24.2 18.6-31.0 220 75.8 69.0-81.4
Some Post-H.S. 269 72 26.0 20.3-32.7 197 74.0 67.3-79.7
College Graduate 389 164 39.0 33.3-45.0 225 61.0 55.0-66.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 12 8.6 4.1-17.1 78 91.4 82.9-95.9
$15,000- 24,999 152 30 20.9 13.5-30.9 122 79.1 69.1-86.5
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 136 46 30.7 22.0-41.0 90 69.3 59.0-78.0
$50,000- 74,999 164 57 34.1 25.4-44.0 107 65.9 56.0-74.6
$75,000+ 305 128 33.2 27.2-39.7 177 66.8 60.3-72.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 422 128 27.0 22.0-32.8 294 73.0 67.2-78.0
No 648 196 26.7 22.7-31.0 452 73.3 69.0-77.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 400 165 39.6 33.8-45.8 235 60.4 54.2-66.2
Non-Veteran 673 162 20.5 16.9-24.5 511 79.5 75.5-83.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 233 77 28.6 22.6-35.5 156 71.4 64.5-77.4
Regional City or Suburban County 204 65 30.0 23.1-38.0 139 70.0 62.0-76.9
Rural 637 185 24.3 20.2-28.9 452 75.7 71.1-79.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 459 99 20.0 15.8-24.9 360 80.0 75.1-84.2
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 465 208 40.8 35.2-46.6 257 59.2 53.4-64.8
Unable to Work 115 17 11.0 5.9-19.4 98 89.0 80.6-94.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 59 *** *** *** 52 93.0 83.1-97.3
101% to 150% 148 31 22.0 14.4-32.2 117 78.0 67.8-85.6
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 608 235 34.3 29.7-39.1 373 65.7 60.9-70.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 249 61 22.3 15.7-30.7 188 77.7 69.3-84.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 379 115 27.1 22.0-32.8 264 72.9 67.2-78.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 446 151 28.2 23.5-33.3 295 71.8 66.7-76.5

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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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