2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,621 656 37.0 34.3-39.8 965 63.0 60.2-65.7
GENDER
Male 697 290 39.9 35.7-44.3 407 60.1 55.7-64.3
Female 924 366 34.5 31.0-38.2 558 65.5 61.8-69.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,070 473 39.0 35.7-42.4 597 61.0 57.6-64.3
Non-Hispanic Black 328 121 37.9 31.5-44.6 207 62.1 55.4-68.5
Other 223 62 24.0 18.1-31.1 161 76.0 68.9-81.9
AGE
18-34 341 85 25.4 20.2-31.4 256 74.6 68.6-79.8
35-44 225 46 20.5 15.0-27.3 179 79.5 72.7-85.0
45-54 289 70 25.2 19.7-31.5 219 74.8 68.5-80.3
55-64 319 129 38.3 32.3-44.7 190 61.7 55.3-67.7
65-74 262 177 64.2 56.8-71.0 85 35.8 29.0-43.2
75+ 164 142 86.5 79.5-91.4 22 13.5 8.6-20.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 139 63 46.0 36.6-55.7 76 54.0 44.3-63.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 364 155 40.6 34.8-46.7 209 59.4 53.3-65.2
Some Post-H.S. 418 170 35.2 30.3-40.5 248 64.8 59.5-69.7
College Graduate 699 268 32.1 28.5-36.0 431 67.9 64.0-71.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 217 101 41.0 33.4-49.0 116 59.0 51.0-66.6
$25,000- 34,999 147 64 33.2 25.2-42.3 83 66.8 57.7-74.8
$35,000- 49,999 179 84 43.0 34.7-51.7 95 57.0 48.3-65.3
$50,000- 74,999 232 94 34.5 27.6-42.1 138 65.5 57.9-72.4
$75,000+ 478 159 32.1 27.4-37.1 319 67.9 62.9-72.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 432 245 51.3 45.6-57.0 187 48.7 43.0-54.4
No 1,181 406 31.7 28.7-35.0 775 68.3 65.0-71.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 175 113 65.0 56.5-72.7 62 35.0 27.3-43.5
Non-Veteran 1,446 543 34.0 31.1-36.9 903 66.0 63.1-68.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 917 354 34.4 30.9-38.0 563 65.6 62.0-69.1
Regional City or Suburban County 373 160 40.8 35.1-46.8 213 59.2 53.2-64.9
Rural 331 142 39.2 33.0-45.7 189 60.8 54.3-67.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 900 243 26.4 23.1-30.0 657 73.6 70.0-76.9
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 406 288 67.6 61.8-73.0 118 32.4 27.0-38.2
Unable to Work 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 38 24.2 16.9-33.3 94 75.8 66.7-83.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 35 28.3 19.8-38.8 71 71.7 61.2-80.2
101% to 150% 193 89 40.5 32.5-49.0 104 59.5 51.0-67.5
151% to 200% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 859 338 35.7 32.0-39.6 521 64.3 60.4-68.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 497 200 36.9 32.0-42.1 297 63.1 57.9-68.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,038 417 36.5 33.1-40.1 621 63.5 59.9-66.9

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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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