2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

Have you ever had a pneumonia shot also known as a pneumococcal vaccine?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,430 1,646 32.7 31.1-34.5 2,784 67.3 65.5-68.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 839 313 30.9 27.3-34.9 526 69.1 65.1-72.7
GENDER
Male 338 123 29.8 24.3-36.0 215 70.2 64.0-75.7
Female 501 190 31.8 27.1-37.0 311 68.2 63.0-72.9
AGE
18-34 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 135 25 16.3 10.4-24.7 110 83.7 75.3-89.6
45-54 145 34 21.7 15.0-30.5 111 78.3 69.5-85.0
55-64 169 64 36.4 28.2-45.5 105 63.6 54.5-71.8
65-74 151 92 61.9 51.8-71.1 59 38.1 28.9-48.2
75+ 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 235 75 25.8 19.6-33.2 160 74.2 66.8-80.4
Some Post-H.S. 247 106 33.5 27.0-40.8 141 66.5 59.2-73.0
College Graduate 281 92 26.3 20.9-32.5 189 73.7 67.5-79.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 117 36 23.0 15.6-32.5 81 77.0 67.5-84.4
$35,000- 49,999 93 31 25.2 16.4-36.8 62 74.8 63.2-83.6
$50,000- 74,999 99 33 23.1 14.9-33.9 66 76.9 66.1-85.1
$75,000+ 153 49 25.7 18.9-34.0 104 74.3 66.0-81.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 311 165 45.4 38.4-52.6 146 54.6 47.4-61.6
No 525 146 23.5 19.5-28.1 379 76.5 71.9-80.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 715 252 29.6 25.7-33.8 463 70.4 66.2-74.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 286 89 27.6 22.0-34.1 197 72.4 65.9-78.0
Regional City or Suburban County 228 82 27.8 21.5-35.1 146 72.2 64.9-78.5
Rural 325 142 38.0 31.5-45.0 183 62.0 55.0-68.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 412 85 18.5 14.5-23.3 327 81.5 76.7-85.5
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 225 152 64.3 55.9-71.9 73 35.7 28.1-44.1
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 34 27.0 18.1-38.3 66 73.0 61.7-81.9
151% to 200% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 118 25.4 20.5-31.0 223 74.6 69.0-79.5
HOUSING
Own 466 205 36.5 31.3-42.1 261 63.5 57.9-68.7
Rent 307 90 24.9 19.6-31.1 217 75.1 68.9-80.4
Other arrangement 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 321 145 38.0 31.4-45.1 176 62.0 54.9-68.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 281 92 28.3 22.5-35.0 189 71.7 65.0-77.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 237 76 27.8 21.7-34.7 161 72.2 65.3-78.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 134 44 29.4 21.2-39.2 90 70.6 60.8-78.8
2nd Quartile 202 58 26.0 19.7-33.4 144 74.0 66.6-80.3
3rd Quartile 307 112 30.0 24.4-36.2 195 70.0 63.8-75.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 196 99 45.5 36.5-54.9 97 54.5 45.1-63.5

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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