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 White 2,816 1,238 38.0 35.8-40.2 1,578 62.0 59.8-64.2
GENDER
Male 1,295 528 34.7 31.6-37.9 767 65.3 62.1-68.4
Female 1,521 710 40.9 37.8-44.0 811 59.1 56.0-62.2
AGE
18-34 456 93 20.0 16.0-24.6 363 80.0 75.4-84.0
35-44 316 50 15.7 11.5-20.9 266 84.3 79.1-88.5
45-54 433 95 21.0 16.8-26.1 338 79.0 73.9-83.2
55-64 539 186 35.2 30.2-40.4 353 64.8 59.6-69.8
65-74 621 451 73.8 68.7-78.3 170 26.2 21.7-31.3
75+ 414 351 83.6 77.4-88.4 63 16.4 11.6-22.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 192 95 43.0 34.3-52.3 97 57.0 47.7-65.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 653 294 39.2 34.8-43.8 359 60.8 56.2-65.2
Some Post-H.S. 824 370 38.4 34.5-42.5 454 61.6 57.5-65.5
College Graduate 1,146 478 34.7 31.5-37.9 668 65.3 62.1-68.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 195 100 49.7 40.6-58.8 95 50.3 41.2-59.4
$15,000- 24,999 327 158 48.0 40.9-55.2 169 52.0 44.8-59.1
$25,000- 34,999 241 117 44.7 36.9-52.7 124 55.3 47.3-63.1
$35,000- 49,999 343 134 33.2 27.4-39.5 209 66.8 60.5-72.6
$50,000- 74,999 434 190 38.1 32.5-44.0 244 61.9 56.0-67.5
$75,000+ 796 312 31.2 27.7-35.0 484 68.8 65.0-72.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 902 534 53.5 49.2-57.7 368 46.5 42.3-50.8
No 1,907 701 31.5 29.0-34.1 1,206 68.5 65.9-71.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 455 268 56.1 50.3-61.8 187 43.9 38.2-49.7
Non-Veteran 2,362 970 35.2 32.9-37.6 1,392 64.8 62.4-67.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 638 270 37.7 33.5-42.1 368 62.3 57.9-66.5
Regional City or Suburban County 712 317 39.1 34.8-43.5 395 60.9 56.5-65.2
Rural 1,468 652 37.3 34.2-40.6 816 62.7 59.4-65.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,365 339 22.4 19.9-25.2 1,026 77.6 74.8-80.1
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 975 713 72.6 68.7-76.2 262 27.4 23.8-31.3
Unable to Work 227 120 54.2 45.3-62.8 107 45.8 37.2-54.7
Other not in Labor Force 175 44 23.1 16.6-31.2 131 76.9 68.8-83.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 332 160 47.6 41.0-54.4 172 52.4 45.6-59.0
151% to 200% 206 91 37.1 29.4-45.5 115 62.9 54.5-70.6
More than 200% 1,600 674 34.9 32.2-37.8 926 65.1 62.2-67.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 498 227 40.5 34.8-46.5 271 59.5 53.5-65.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,203 524 37.8 34.4-41.2 679 62.2 58.8-65.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,117 488 37.5 34.2-40.9 629 62.5 59.1-65.8

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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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