2022 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 3,950 1,377 33.0 31.0-35.0 2,573 67.0 65.0-69.0
Western 458 204 40.0 34.6-45.7 254 60.0 54.3-65.4
GENDER
Male 206 87 38.3 30.7-46.5 119 61.7 53.5-69.3
Female 252 117 41.6 34.0-49.6 135 58.4 50.4-66.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 399 182 41.1 35.4-47.1 217 58.9 52.9-64.6
Non-Hispanic Black 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 102 76 81.2 72.3-87.7 26 18.8 12.3-27.7
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 135 60 41.5 32.0-51.7 75 58.5 48.3-68.0
College Graduate 196 95 47.1 38.9-55.5 101 52.9 44.5-61.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 296 103 30.1 24.4-36.6 193 69.9 63.4-75.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 402 173 38.2 32.5-44.3 229 61.8 55.7-67.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 233 50 17.1 12.4-23.1 183 82.9 76.9-87.6
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 161 121 78.9 70.8-85.2 40 21.1 14.8-29.2
Unable to Work 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 132 55 37.5 28.2-47.8 77 62.5 52.2-71.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 262 119 40.0 33.0-47.4 143 60.0 52.6-67.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 354 172 43.6 37.3-50.1 182 56.4 49.9-62.7
Rent 85 24 22.3 14.1-33.3 61 77.7 66.7-85.9
Other arrangement 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 167 72 37.1 28.9-46.0 95 62.9 54.0-71.1
Rural 291 132 41.5 34.5-48.7 159 58.5 51.3-65.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 121 46 33.3 24.0-44.1 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 158 79 47.2 38.3-56.3 79 52.8 43.7-61.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 179 79 39.7 31.1-49.0 100 60.3 51.0-68.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 267 125 42.7 35.7-50.0 142 57.3 50.0-64.3
2nd Quartile 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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