2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 916 307 29.6 26.4-33.2 609 70.4 66.8-73.6
GENDER
Male 383 122 28.1 23.4-33.4 261 71.9 66.6-76.6
Female 533 185 30.9 26.4-35.7 348 69.1 64.3-73.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 673 264 35.3 31.3-39.6 409 64.7 60.4-68.7
Non-Hispanic Black 169 30 13.2 8.5-19.8 139 86.8 80.2-91.5
Other 74 13 13.6 7.4-23.6 61 86.4 76.4-92.6
AGE
45-54 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 331 79 23.5 18.6-29.1 252 76.5 70.9-81.4
65-74 268 134 44.1 37.3-51.2 134 55.9 48.8-62.7
75+ 169 87 48.3 39.2-57.5 82 51.7 42.5-60.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 17 20.9 12.5-32.7 70 79.1 67.3-87.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 222 56 23.8 17.9-31.0 166 76.2 69.0-82.1
Some Post-H.S. 242 83 31.5 25.5-38.2 159 68.5 61.8-74.5
College Graduate 363 151 38.4 33.1-44.0 212 61.6 56.0-66.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 128 33 22.8 15.3-32.6 95 77.2 67.4-84.7
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 127 55 35.0 26.3-44.7 72 65.0 55.3-73.7
$75,000+ 249 94 32.4 26.2-39.3 155 67.6 60.7-73.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 310 102 28.6 23.0-35.0 208 71.4 65.0-77.0
No 602 203 30.1 26.1-34.5 399 69.9 65.5-73.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 57 41.4 32.4-51.1 78 58.6 48.9-67.6
Non-Veteran 781 250 27.6 24.2-31.4 531 72.4 68.6-75.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 472 165 30.1 25.6-35.0 307 69.9 65.0-74.4
Regional City or Suburban County 225 78 31.9 25.2-39.3 147 68.1 60.7-74.8
Rural 219 64 25.8 19.7-33.1 155 74.2 66.9-80.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 366 88 21.5 17.1-26.7 278 78.5 73.3-82.9
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 407 198 44.9 39.2-50.7 209 55.1 49.3-60.8
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 112 30 27.5 18.6-38.6 82 72.5 61.4-81.4
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 484 199 35.2 30.6-40.2 285 64.8 59.8-69.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 314 113 30.7 25.3-36.7 201 69.3 63.3-74.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 539 182 30.3 25.9-35.0 357 69.7 65.0-74.1

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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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