2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Immunization

Have you ever had the shingles or zoster vaccine?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,236 1,024 44.1 41.1-47.1 1,212 55.9 52.9-58.9
Eastern NC 861 370 43.7 38.9-48.6 491 56.3 51.4-61.1
GENDER
Male 340 151 45.0 37.6-52.7 189 55.0 47.3-62.4
Female 521 219 42.6 36.4-49.2 302 57.4 50.8-63.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 437 227 47.6 41.4-53.9 210 52.4 46.1-58.6
Non-Hispanic Black 187 73 37.0 28.4-46.5 114 63.0 53.5-71.6
Other 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-54 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 285 94 31.5 24.4-39.7 191 68.5 60.3-75.6
65-74 272 137 56.4 47.7-64.7 135 43.6 35.3-52.3
75+ 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 290 124 44.5 37.0-52.4 166 55.5 47.6-63.0
College Graduate 294 150 52.7 44.6-60.6 144 47.3 39.4-55.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 372 166 46.6 38.9-54.6 206 53.4 45.4-61.1
No 483 200 40.6 34.7-46.9 283 59.4 53.1-65.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 730 301 40.6 35.4-45.9 429 59.4 54.1-64.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 290 92 32.6 25.5-40.5 198 67.4 59.5-74.5
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 405 226 58.4 51.2-65.3 179 41.6 34.7-48.8
Unable to Work 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 232 111 43.1 34.7-51.8 121 56.9 48.2-65.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 459 220 47.7 41.4-54.2 239 52.3 45.8-58.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 690 317 46.3 40.8-51.9 373 53.7 48.1-59.2
Rent 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 162 72 42.1 32.8-52.1 90 57.9 47.9-67.2
Rural 656 277 43.2 37.4-49.1 379 56.8 50.9-62.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 578 221 39.7 33.5-46.3 357 60.3 53.7-66.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 165 92 51.6 42.0-61.0 73 48.4 39.0-58.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 138 76 54.9 44.6-64.8 62 45.1 35.2-55.4
2nd Quartile 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 234 102 38.4 30.5-46.9 132 61.6 53.1-69.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 408 148 42.4 34.0-51.2 260 57.6 48.8-66.0

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*Asked of respondents age 50 or older.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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