2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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.
Have you ever had a pneumonia 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
-Western 798 352 38.8 34.5-43.3 446 61.2 56.7-65.5
GENDER
Male 369 145 34.5 28.4-41.3 224 65.5 58.7-71.6
Female 429 207 42.8 36.9-49.0 222 57.2 51.0-63.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 706 326 40.3 35.7-45.2 380 59.7 54.8-64.3
Non-Hispanic Black 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 110 24 20.9 13.5-30.8 86 79.1 69.2-86.5
35-44 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 118 31 24.9 16.1-36.4 87 75.1 63.6-83.9
55-64 163 58 33.3 25.0-42.9 105 66.7 57.1-75.0
65-74 186 124 71.1 62.1-78.6 62 28.9 21.4-37.9
75+ 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 206 92 37.5 30.0-45.6 114 62.5 54.4-70.0
Some Post-H.S. 243 107 41.6 33.6-50.0 136 58.4 50.0-66.4
College Graduate 270 112 34.1 27.4-41.5 158 65.9 58.5-72.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 176 62 28.6 21.0-37.6 114 71.4 62.4-79.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 281 165 52.4 44.3-60.4 116 47.6 39.6-55.7
No 516 187 31.9 26.9-37.3 329 68.1 62.7-73.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 75 72.6 61.3-81.6 38 27.4 18.4-38.7
Non-Veteran 687 277 35.0 30.5-39.7 410 65.0 60.3-69.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 203 91 40.0 32.4-48.1 112 60.0 51.9-67.6
Rural 597 261 38.3 33.1-43.8 336 61.7 56.2-66.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 356 84 21.4 16.6-27.1 272 78.6 72.9-83.4
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 294 198 71.2 64.2-77.3 96 28.8 22.7-35.8
Unable to Work 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 383 159 35.6 29.6-42.0 224 64.4 58.0-70.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 233 110 41.4 33.1-50.3 123 58.6 49.7-66.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 259 112 37.5 30.3-45.3 147 62.5 54.7-69.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 308 130 38.8 32.3-45.8 178 61.2 54.2-67.7

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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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