2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 837 409 41.7 37.1-46.5 428 58.3 53.5-62.9
GENDER
Male 371 172 40.0 33.3-47.2 199 60.0 52.8-66.7
Female 466 237 43.3 37.1-49.6 229 56.7 50.4-62.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 745 376 41.8 37.0-46.8 369 58.2 53.2-63.0
Non-Hispanic Black 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 131 25 18.1 11.1-28.1 106 81.9 71.9-88.9
55-64 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 199 155 73.9 65.0-81.2 44 26.1 18.8-35.0
75+ 150 129 84.9 75.9-91.0 21 15.1 9.0-24.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 209 101 42.8 34.2-51.8 108 57.2 48.2-65.8
Some Post-H.S. 245 113 38.7 31.2-46.8 132 61.3 53.2-68.8
College Graduate 302 156 42.2 35.3-49.5 146 57.8 50.5-64.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 170 76 32.6 23.8-42.8 94 67.4 57.2-76.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 313 189 50.5 42.4-58.6 124 49.5 41.4-57.6
No 518 218 36.7 31.2-42.6 300 63.3 57.4-68.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 709 324 38.2 33.3-43.4 385 61.8 56.6-66.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 193 99 45.4 36.7-54.4 94 54.6 45.6-63.3
Rural 644 310 40.3 34.9-45.9 334 59.7 54.1-65.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 356 97 26.3 20.3-33.2 259 73.7 66.8-79.7
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 309 234 71.1 63.7-77.5 75 28.9 22.5-36.3
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 390 182 37.7 31.4-44.5 208 62.3 55.5-68.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 279 122 40.6 31.8-50.0 157 59.4 50.0-68.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 239 121 39.9 32.2-48.2 118 60.1 51.8-67.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 319 166 44.3 37.0-51.8 153 55.7 48.2-63.0

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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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