2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,184 1,692 34.7 32.9-36.4 2,492 65.3 63.6-67.1
-Eastern NC 1,513 620 35.8 32.9-38.9 893 64.2 61.1-67.1
GENDER
Male 685 252 32.5 28.2-37.2 433 67.5 62.8-71.8
Female 828 368 38.8 34.8-43.0 460 61.2 57.0-65.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 943 411 36.8 33.2-40.5 532 63.2 59.5-66.8
Non-Hispanic Black 362 149 38.7 32.3-45.6 213 61.3 54.4-67.7
Other 209 61 24.1 17.8-31.7 148 75.9 68.3-82.2
AGE
18-34 267 57 22.0 16.5-28.6 210 78.0 71.4-83.5
35-44 195 25 9.7 6.2-14.9 170 90.3 85.1-93.8
45-54 252 59 22.6 16.6-29.9 193 77.4 70.1-83.4
55-64 287 103 36.7 29.5-44.5 184 63.3 55.5-70.5
65-74 302 220 76.4 70.1-81.7 82 23.6 18.3-29.9
75+ 183 146 80.7 69.0-88.7 37 19.3 11.3-31.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 177 57 29.6 21.9-38.5 120 70.4 61.5-78.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 413 167 36.4 30.8-42.5 246 63.6 57.5-69.2
Some Post-H.S. 451 193 37.4 32.0-43.0 258 62.6 57.0-68.0
College Graduate 471 204 37.0 32.0-42.3 267 63.0 57.7-68.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 252 110 43.6 36.1-51.4 142 56.4 48.6-63.9
$25,000- 34,999 148 54 30.6 22.8-39.7 94 69.4 60.3-77.2
$35,000- 49,999 191 69 29.8 22.5-38.2 122 70.2 61.8-77.5
$50,000- 74,999 213 86 35.4 27.5-44.2 127 64.6 55.8-72.5
$75,000+ 283 122 32.8 26.9-39.4 161 67.2 60.6-73.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 542 290 50.0 44.5-55.5 252 50.0 44.5-55.5
No 970 330 28.7 25.3-32.2 640 71.3 67.8-74.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 311 158 46.3 39.5-53.2 153 53.7 46.8-60.5
Non-Veteran 1,202 463 33.2 30.0-36.6 739 66.8 63.4-70.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 341 136 36.8 30.9-43.1 205 63.2 56.9-69.1
Rural 1,082 444 35.1 31.5-38.8 638 64.9 61.2-68.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 722 162 21.0 17.4-25.2 560 79.0 74.8-82.6
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 456 330 72.4 66.8-77.4 126 27.6 22.6-33.2
Unable to Work 185 94 55.6 46.1-64.6 91 44.4 35.4-53.9
Other not in Labor Force 80 17 16.8 9.7-27.5 63 83.2 72.5-90.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 231 94 37.1 29.9-45.0 137 62.9 55.0-70.1
151% to 200% 132 48 33.4 24.7-43.5 84 66.6 56.5-75.3
More than 200% 688 292 35.0 30.7-39.5 396 65.0 60.5-69.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 489 191 36.2 30.4-42.3 298 63.8 57.7-69.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 736 300 36.3 32.1-40.6 436 63.7 59.4-67.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 289 130 34.5 28.6-40.9 159 65.5 59.1-71.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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