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
-MALES 1,902 701 32.0 29.4-34.6 1,201 68.0 65.4-70.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,295 528 34.7 31.6-37.9 767 65.3 62.1-68.4
Non-Hispanic Black 308 106 32.0 26.0-38.5 202 68.0 61.5-74.0
Other 269 60 20.1 15.1-26.3 209 79.9 73.7-84.9
AGE
18-34 393 80 17.8 14.0-22.4 313 82.2 77.6-86.0
35-44 243 33 15.0 10.3-21.4 210 85.0 78.6-89.7
45-54 317 60 18.7 14.1-24.3 257 81.3 75.7-85.9
55-64 342 108 33.6 27.3-40.5 234 66.4 59.5-72.7
65-74 369 251 69.1 62.2-75.2 118 30.9 24.8-37.8
75+ 208 163 79.6 70.9-86.2 45 20.4 13.8-29.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 221 67 26.0 19.7-33.5 154 74.0 66.5-80.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 503 161 28.5 24.0-33.5 342 71.5 66.5-76.0
Some Post-H.S. 514 199 34.8 29.9-39.9 315 65.2 60.1-70.1
College Graduate 659 271 35.4 31.3-39.7 388 64.6 60.3-68.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 49 33.5 24.6-43.7 79 66.5 56.3-75.4
$15,000- 24,999 262 95 37.8 30.8-45.3 167 62.2 54.7-69.2
$25,000- 34,999 157 60 34.3 26.2-43.4 97 65.7 56.6-73.8
$35,000- 49,999 224 77 30.6 23.9-38.3 147 69.4 61.7-76.1
$50,000- 74,999 296 105 32.9 26.2-40.4 191 67.1 59.6-73.8
$75,000+ 521 201 30.0 25.8-34.7 320 70.0 65.3-74.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 573 298 46.7 41.5-51.9 275 53.3 48.1-58.5
No 1,320 401 26.5 23.7-29.4 919 73.5 70.6-76.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 551 317 54.6 49.3-59.8 234 45.4 40.2-50.7
Non-Veteran 1,349 383 25.0 22.3-27.8 966 75.0 72.2-77.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 504 160 27.9 23.6-32.5 344 72.1 67.5-76.4
Regional City or Suburban County 463 201 37.4 32.3-42.8 262 62.6 57.2-67.7
Rural 935 340 31.4 27.7-35.3 595 68.6 64.7-72.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,087 234 20.1 17.4-23.1 853 79.9 76.9-82.6
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 537 364 67.8 62.4-72.8 173 32.2 27.2-37.6
Unable to Work 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 45 36.0 26.5-46.7 76 64.0 53.3-73.5
101% to 150% 239 89 37.4 30.1-45.4 150 62.6 54.6-69.9
151% to 200% 130 44 30.5 22.3-40.1 86 69.5 59.9-77.7
More than 200% 1,047 396 31.8 28.5-35.3 651 68.2 64.7-71.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 368 138 36.0 29.4-43.2 230 64.0 56.8-70.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 805 305 32.8 29.0-36.8 500 67.2 63.2-71.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 729 258 29.9 26.1-33.9 471 70.1 66.1-73.9

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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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