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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,869 696 33.1 30.4-35.9 1,173 66.9 64.1-69.6
GENDER
Male 778 275 31.2 27.3-35.4 503 68.8 64.6-72.7
Female 1,091 421 34.6 30.9-38.5 670 65.4 61.5-69.1
AGE
45-54 259 21 8.3 4.6-14.5 238 91.7 85.5-95.4
55-64 583 131 23.3 19.2-28.0 452 76.7 72.0-80.8
65-74 592 313 49.0 43.7-54.3 279 51.0 45.7-56.3
75+ 433 231 51.0 44.6-57.5 202 49.0 42.5-55.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 135 40 23.5 15.8-33.5 95 76.5 66.5-84.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 467 148 29.8 24.6-35.5 319 70.2 64.5-75.4
Some Post-H.S. 523 175 32.2 27.5-37.3 348 67.8 62.7-72.5
College Graduate 741 333 42.4 38.1-46.7 408 57.6 53.3-61.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 137 34 19.5 12.5-29.0 103 80.5 71.0-87.5
$15,000- 24,999 221 58 23.4 17.0-31.4 163 76.6 68.6-83.0
$25,000- 34,999 182 77 38.0 29.3-47.6 105 62.0 52.4-70.7
$35,000- 49,999 218 87 35.2 27.7-43.6 131 64.8 56.4-72.3
$50,000- 74,999 269 106 33.9 27.2-41.3 163 66.1 58.7-72.8
$75,000+ 501 216 38.2 32.9-43.7 285 61.8 56.3-67.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 722 274 33.1 28.7-37.8 448 66.9 62.2-71.3
No 1,134 416 32.9 29.5-36.5 718 67.1 63.5-70.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 328 152 44.8 38.1-51.7 176 55.2 48.3-61.9
Non-Veteran 1,541 544 30.7 27.8-33.8 997 69.3 66.2-72.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 356 147 38.1 32.4-44.1 209 61.9 55.9-67.6
Regional City or Suburban County 380 150 35.6 29.8-41.8 230 64.4 58.2-70.2
Rural 1,133 399 29.1 25.7-32.8 734 70.9 67.2-74.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 649 157 23.0 19.1-27.4 492 77.0 72.6-80.9
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 933 479 47.9 43.6-52.2 454 52.1 47.8-56.4
Unable to Work 192 38 16.4 10.8-24.1 154 83.6 75.9-89.2
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 17 13.9 7.5-24.1 59 86.1 75.9-92.5
101% to 150% 225 60 25.3 18.7-33.3 165 74.7 66.7-81.3
151% to 200% 144 49 29.7 21.0-40.1 95 70.3 59.9-79.0
More than 200% 1,028 436 37.8 34.1-41.7 592 62.2 58.3-65.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 419 138 28.0 22.3-34.5 281 72.0 65.5-77.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 710 270 33.3 29.1-37.8 440 66.7 62.2-70.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 740 288 34.5 30.4-39.0 452 65.5 61.0-69.6

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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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