2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

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

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
MALES 1,823 567 28.7 26.1-31.4 1,256 71.3 68.6-73.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,147 414 32.8 29.6-36.3 733 67.2 63.7-70.4
Non-Hispanic Black 280 67 22.4 16.8-29.2 213 77.6 70.8-83.2
Other 349 75 22.3 16.0-30.2 274 77.7 69.8-84.0
AGE
18-34 423 78 15.2 11.9-19.3 345 84.8 80.7-88.1
35-44 259 30 11.2 7.2-17.0 229 88.8 83.0-92.8
45-54 296 39 12.7 8.5-18.4 257 87.3 81.6-91.5
55-64 326 75 23.8 18.1-30.5 251 76.2 69.5-81.9
65-74 320 207 70.3 63.7-76.1 113 29.7 23.9-36.3
75+ 165 128 76.6 65.4-85.0 37 23.4 15.0-34.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 43 24.0 16.1-34.2 146 76.0 65.8-83.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 447 127 23.3 18.9-28.4 320 76.7 71.6-81.1
Some Post-H.S. 487 158 31.4 26.6-36.7 329 68.6 63.3-73.4
College Graduate 691 237 33.8 29.7-38.2 454 66.2 61.8-70.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 133 44 31.5 22.5-42.2 89 68.5 57.8-77.5
$25,000- 34,999 159 50 27.9 20.1-37.4 109 72.1 62.6-79.9
$35,000- 49,999 189 65 29.6 22.1-38.5 124 70.4 61.5-77.9
$50,000- 74,999 226 77 36.7 29.1-45.1 149 63.3 54.9-70.9
$75,000+ 667 185 25.8 22.0-30.1 482 74.2 69.9-78.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 562 252 41.6 36.3-47.2 310 58.4 52.8-63.7
No 1,243 312 22.9 20.1-25.9 931 77.1 74.1-79.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 435 212 43.6 37.7-49.6 223 56.4 50.4-62.3
Non-Veteran 1,380 355 24.8 22.0-27.9 1,025 75.2 72.1-78.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 623 172 25.6 21.8-29.9 451 74.4 70.1-78.2
Regional City or Suburban County 478 150 29.4 24.2-35.3 328 70.6 64.7-75.8
Rural 722 245 31.1 26.7-35.7 477 68.9 64.3-73.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,173 191 15.1 12.8-17.6 982 84.9 82.4-87.2
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 429 299 70.4 64.1-76.1 130 29.6 23.9-35.9
Unable to Work 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 26 21.9 13.8-32.9 73 78.1 67.1-86.2
151% to 200% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,040 323 29.7 26.4-33.3 717 70.3 66.7-73.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 454 133 25.4 20.1-31.5 321 74.6 68.5-79.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 568 203 32.3 27.8-37.1 365 67.7 62.9-72.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 801 231 27.7 23.8-31.8 570 72.3 68.2-76.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 593 196 31.5 26.9-36.5 397 68.5 63.5-73.1
2nd Quartile 475 141 27.0 22.4-32.0 334 73.0 68.0-77.6
3rd Quartile 473 148 28.7 23.9-34.0 325 71.3 66.0-76.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 282 82 25.9 18.8-34.6 200 74.1 65.4-81.2

Back to Immunization.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 14DEC23.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts