2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 567 221 36.1 31.0-41.6 346 63.9 58.4-69.0
GENDER
Male 266 95 34.7 27.8-42.4 171 65.3 57.6-72.2
Female 301 126 37.4 30.0-45.4 175 62.6 54.6-70.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 464 194 38.4 32.6-44.6 270 61.6 55.4-67.4
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 105 17 20.1 12.1-31.6 88 79.9 68.4-87.9
55-64 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 85 67 82.8 71.6-90.2 18 17.2 9.8-28.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 160 60 29.5 21.7-38.7 100 70.5 61.3-78.3
College Graduate 199 82 36.0 28.8-43.8 117 64.0 56.2-71.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 358 121 28.9 23.9-34.5 237 71.1 65.5-76.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 502 185 33.8 28.4-39.7 317 66.2 60.3-71.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 272 52 17.3 12.8-23.0 220 82.7 77.0-87.2
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 188 130 68.3 57.1-77.8 58 31.7 22.2-42.9
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 139 53 34.2 25.9-43.5 86 65.8 56.5-74.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 264 109 34.5 28.3-41.2 155 65.5 58.8-71.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 391 174 42.5 36.0-49.2 217 57.5 50.8-64.0
Rent 142 40 24.1 16.5-33.8 102 75.9 66.2-83.5
Other arrangement 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 159 63 35.5 27.6-44.3 96 64.5 55.7-72.4
Rural 408 158 36.3 29.9-43.2 250 63.7 56.8-70.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 176 61 38.7 29.0-49.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 279 114 34.7 28.0-42.0 165 65.3 58.0-72.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 112 46 35.0 25.9-45.2 66 65.0 54.8-74.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 284 111 36.5 29.1-44.5 173 63.5 55.5-70.9
2nd Quartile 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 165 59 35.6 27.0-45.2 106 64.4 54.8-73.0

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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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