2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 607 226 31.7 26.9-37.0 381 68.3 63.0-73.1
GENDER
Male 251 89 30.7 23.4-39.0 162 69.3 61.0-76.6
Female 356 137 32.5 26.2-39.4 219 67.5 60.6-73.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 561 216 32.0 26.9-37.5 345 68.0 62.5-73.1
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
45-54 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 165 37 21.9 14.4-32.0 128 78.1 68.0-85.6
65-74 199 103 44.3 35.5-53.5 96 55.7 46.5-64.5
75+ 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 156 48 28.6 19.5-39.8 108 71.4 60.2-80.5
Some Post-H.S. 157 54 32.6 24.3-42.1 103 67.4 57.9-75.7
College Graduate 237 108 40.5 33.0-48.5 129 59.5 51.5-67.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 94 23 20.3 12.2-32.0 71 79.7 68.0-87.8
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 246 100 36.0 27.6-45.3 146 64.0 54.7-72.4
No 357 125 28.6 23.1-34.9 232 71.4 65.1-76.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 504 181 30.3 25.0-36.2 323 69.7 63.8-75.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 140 55 34.6 25.8-44.6 85 65.4 55.4-74.2
Rural 467 171 30.5 24.8-36.9 296 69.5 63.1-75.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 186 44 18.9 12.3-28.0 142 81.1 72.0-87.7
Unemployed 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 312 158 45.7 38.5-53.1 154 54.3 46.9-61.5
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 308 134 38.2 30.9-46.0 174 61.8 54.0-69.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 180 68 27.3 20.2-35.8 112 72.7 64.2-79.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 226 90 34.9 27.3-43.3 136 65.1 56.7-72.7

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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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