2022 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 3,950 1,377 33.0 31.0-35.0 2,573 67.0 65.0-69.0
Non-Hispanic Black 711 213 27.5 23.6-31.9 498 72.5 68.1-76.4
GENDER
Male 280 67 22.4 16.8-29.2 213 77.6 70.8-83.2
Female 431 146 31.9 26.7-37.6 285 68.1 62.4-73.3
AGE
18-34 138 17 11.3 6.6-18.5 121 88.7 81.5-93.4
35-44 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 119 17 15.4 9.0-25.2 102 84.6 74.8-91.0
55-64 138 43 30.4 21.6-41.0 95 69.6 59.0-78.4
65-74 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 186 55 28.3 21.0-36.9 131 71.7 63.1-79.0
Some Post-H.S. 229 64 23.9 17.8-31.3 165 76.1 68.7-82.2
College Graduate 251 76 28.0 21.9-35.0 175 72.0 65.0-78.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 168 47 23.8 17.1-32.1 121 76.2 67.9-82.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 240 90 32.6 25.9-40.2 150 67.4 59.8-74.1
No 466 121 25.0 20.2-30.4 345 75.0 69.6-79.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 604 182 27.3 23.2-31.9 422 72.7 68.1-76.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 301 80 24.2 19.2-30.2 221 75.8 69.8-80.8
Regional City or Suburban County 151 46 28.0 19.6-38.3 105 72.0 61.7-80.4
Rural 259 87 31.9 24.7-40.2 172 68.1 59.8-75.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 398 62 15.8 11.9-20.6 336 84.2 79.4-88.1
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 174 113 67.0 56.7-75.9 61 33.0 24.1-43.3
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 316 88 26.7 21.2-33.1 228 73.3 66.9-78.8
HOUSING
Own 362 133 33.8 28.0-40.0 229 66.2 60.0-72.0
Rent 273 65 20.6 15.5-26.9 208 79.4 73.1-84.5
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 247 78 29.6 22.1-38.3 169 70.4 61.7-77.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 196 62 29.6 22.5-37.8 134 70.4 62.2-77.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 268 73 24.5 19.0-31.0 195 75.5 69.0-81.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 137 38 26.1 18.2-35.8 99 73.9 64.2-81.8
2nd Quartile 191 53 25.6 19.3-33.3 138 74.4 66.7-80.7
3rd Quartile 220 67 27.7 20.7-36.1 153 72.3 63.9-79.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 163 55 32.6 23.1-43.7 108 67.4 56.3-76.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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