2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 777 302 32.6 28.7-36.7 475 67.4 63.3-71.3
GENDER
Male 308 106 32.0 26.0-38.5 202 68.0 61.5-74.0
Female 469 196 33.1 28.2-38.3 273 66.9 61.7-71.8
AGE
18-34 146 25 17.6 11.4-26.0 121 82.4 74.0-88.6
35-44 107 18 13.9 8.2-22.7 89 86.1 77.3-91.8
45-54 150 44 23.1 16.4-31.5 106 76.9 68.5-83.6
55-64 156 60 40.1 30.8-50.2 96 59.9 49.8-69.2
65-74 144 106 78.2 69.2-85.1 38 21.8 14.9-30.8
75+ 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 232 95 31.6 24.8-39.3 137 68.4 60.7-75.2
Some Post-H.S. 241 92 32.9 26.2-40.2 149 67.1 59.8-73.8
College Graduate 206 69 28.6 22.0-36.3 137 71.4 63.7-78.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 77 44.1 34.9-53.6 73 55.9 46.4-65.1
$25,000- 34,999 81 27 23.9 15.2-35.5 54 76.1 64.5-84.8
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 110 31 26.7 18.4-37.0 79 73.3 63.0-81.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 268 145 50.2 42.3-58.1 123 49.8 41.9-57.7
No 508 156 24.9 20.8-29.5 352 75.1 70.5-79.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 657 242 30.1 26.1-34.4 415 69.9 65.6-73.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 257 80 24.5 19.3-30.4 177 75.5 69.6-80.7
Regional City or Suburban County 164 70 37.1 28.7-46.3 94 62.9 53.7-71.3
Rural 356 152 38.8 32.4-45.7 204 61.2 54.3-67.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 377 86 21.5 16.8-27.1 291 78.5 72.9-83.2
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 206 133 63.8 54.6-72.0 73 36.2 28.0-45.4
Unable to Work 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 149 66 38.2 29.5-47.8 83 61.8 52.2-70.5
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 305 95 28.0 22.3-34.5 210 72.0 65.5-77.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 201 82 39.7 30.6-49.6 119 60.3 50.4-69.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 332 149 37.9 31.9-44.2 183 62.1 55.8-68.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 244 71 23.8 18.5-30.1 173 76.2 69.9-81.5

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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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