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
-FEMALES 2,282 991 37.1 34.7-39.5 1,291 62.9 60.5-65.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,521 710 40.9 37.8-44.0 811 59.1 56.0-62.2
Non-Hispanic Black 469 196 33.1 28.2-38.3 273 66.9 61.7-71.8
Other 259 71 21.6 16.4-27.8 188 78.4 72.2-83.6
AGE
18-34 399 74 20.3 16.0-25.5 325 79.7 74.5-84.0
35-44 292 50 15.4 11.4-20.6 242 84.6 79.4-88.6
45-54 364 92 21.5 16.9-27.0 272 78.5 73.0-83.1
55-64 435 166 36.9 31.5-42.6 269 63.1 57.4-68.5
65-74 448 340 78.8 73.7-83.2 108 21.2 16.8-26.3
75+ 295 251 81.5 72.8-87.9 44 18.5 12.1-27.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 233 98 38.4 30.6-46.8 135 61.6 53.2-69.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 529 269 43.4 38.3-48.6 260 56.6 51.4-61.7
Some Post-H.S. 692 306 37.1 32.9-41.6 386 62.9 58.4-67.1
College Graduate 825 318 31.4 27.8-35.1 507 68.6 64.9-72.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 224 105 44.4 35.9-53.2 119 55.6 46.8-64.1
$15,000- 24,999 360 171 41.2 34.8-47.8 189 58.8 52.2-65.2
$25,000- 34,999 217 99 38.3 30.4-46.8 118 61.7 53.2-69.6
$35,000- 49,999 269 107 34.2 27.6-41.4 162 65.8 58.6-72.4
$50,000- 74,999 280 119 34.5 28.4-41.3 161 65.5 58.7-71.6
$75,000+ 460 163 29.8 25.3-34.8 297 70.2 65.2-74.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 774 442 51.5 46.8-56.1 332 48.5 43.9-53.2
No 1,502 546 30.5 27.8-33.4 956 69.5 66.6-72.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,198 954 36.9 34.5-39.4 1,244 63.1 60.6-65.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 598 239 34.1 29.9-38.5 359 65.9 61.5-70.1
Regional City or Suburban County 536 217 36.6 31.7-41.8 319 63.4 58.2-68.3
Rural 1,148 535 39.9 36.3-43.6 613 60.1 56.4-63.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,002 253 22.8 19.9-26.0 749 77.2 74.0-80.1
Unemployed 86 22 18.7 11.1-29.7 64 81.3 70.3-88.9
Retired 710 528 74.2 69.5-78.3 182 25.8 21.7-30.5
Unable to Work 241 136 56.6 48.2-64.6 105 43.4 35.4-51.8
Other not in Labor Force 230 48 18.7 13.5-25.3 182 81.3 74.7-86.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 183 72 35.9 26.9-46.0 111 64.1 54.0-73.1
101% to 150% 346 166 44.3 37.9-50.8 180 55.7 49.2-62.1
151% to 200% 168 75 35.4 26.8-45.0 93 64.6 55.0-73.2
More than 200% 1,026 424 34.4 31.0-37.8 602 65.6 62.2-69.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 450 209 41.0 35.0-47.3 241 59.0 52.7-65.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 957 427 39.3 35.5-43.1 530 60.7 56.9-64.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 875 355 33.8 30.3-37.5 520 66.2 62.5-69.7

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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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