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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,725 1,249 40.0 37.6-42.3 1,476 60.0 57.7-62.4
GENDER
Male 1,178 533 40.0 36.5-43.5 645 60.0 56.5-63.5
Female 1,547 716 39.9 36.8-43.2 831 60.1 56.8-63.2
AGE
18-34 405 108 26.6 21.8-31.9 297 73.4 68.1-78.2
35-44 279 49 18.7 13.7-25.0 230 81.3 75.0-86.3
45-54 448 88 20.2 15.9-25.3 360 79.8 74.7-84.1
55-64 558 208 38.9 33.8-44.2 350 61.1 55.8-66.2
65-74 586 428 68.8 63.4-73.8 158 31.2 26.2-36.6
75+ 427 357 82.6 77.5-86.8 70 17.4 13.2-22.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 102 52.7 43.1-62.2 71 47.3 37.8-56.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 628 291 42.3 37.5-47.2 337 57.7 52.8-62.5
Some Post-H.S. 798 351 36.9 32.9-41.1 447 63.1 58.9-67.1
College Graduate 1,123 504 37.3 34.0-40.7 619 62.7 59.3-66.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 194 94 43.0 34.0-52.6 100 57.0 47.4-66.0
$15,000- 24,999 323 166 46.7 39.6-54.0 157 53.3 46.0-60.4
$25,000- 34,999 270 146 48.3 40.5-56.2 124 51.7 43.8-59.5
$35,000- 49,999 317 141 40.0 33.4-47.0 176 60.0 53.0-66.6
$50,000- 74,999 416 183 35.5 30.1-41.3 233 64.5 58.7-69.9
$75,000+ 790 297 32.5 28.6-36.7 493 67.5 63.3-71.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 890 540 53.3 48.9-57.8 350 46.7 42.2-51.1
No 1,820 701 34.1 31.4-36.9 1,119 65.9 63.1-68.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 431 276 62.4 56.4-68.0 155 37.6 32.0-43.6
Non-Veteran 2,293 972 36.2 33.7-38.8 1,321 63.8 61.2-66.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 590 257 37.9 33.5-42.4 333 62.1 57.6-66.5
Regional City or Suburban County 567 260 41.1 36.1-46.2 307 58.9 53.8-63.9
Rural 1,569 732 40.7 37.4-44.0 837 59.3 56.0-62.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,309 357 26.5 23.6-29.5 952 73.5 70.5-76.4
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 931 684 69.0 64.8-72.9 247 31.0 27.1-35.2
Unable to Work 233 124 52.6 43.7-61.2 109 47.4 38.8-56.3
Other not in Labor Force 166 56 27.1 19.7-35.9 110 72.9 64.1-80.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 336 168 46.0 38.9-53.2 168 54.0 46.8-61.1
151% to 200% 198 117 54.0 44.9-62.9 81 46.0 37.1-55.1
More than 200% 1,502 635 35.7 32.7-38.8 867 64.3 61.2-67.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 549 255 42.2 36.3-48.3 294 57.8 51.7-63.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,041 464 39.4 35.8-43.2 577 60.6 56.8-64.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,136 530 39.8 36.4-43.4 606 60.2 56.6-63.6

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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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