2023 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 3,663 1,446 34.9 32.8-37.1 2,217 65.1 62.9-67.2
Non-Hispanic Black 644 246 32.1 27.4-37.2 398 67.9 62.8-72.6
GENDER
Male 266 97 32.0 25.0-40.0 169 68.0 60.0-75.0
Female 378 149 32.1 26.0-38.9 229 67.9 61.1-74.0
AGE
18-34 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 143 51 32.0 23.4-41.9 92 68.0 58.1-76.6
65-74 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 160 57 27.2 19.4-36.7 103 72.8 63.3-80.6
Some Post-H.S. 209 88 37.5 29.0-46.8 121 62.5 53.2-71.0
College Graduate 224 72 25.7 19.6-32.9 152 74.3 67.1-80.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 155 43 26.9 18.6-37.1 112 73.1 62.9-81.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 233 119 44.6 35.6-53.9 114 55.4 46.1-64.4
No 408 124 25.6 20.5-31.6 284 74.4 68.4-79.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 559 204 29.7 24.9-35.1 355 70.3 64.9-75.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 234 74 30.6 23.7-38.4 160 69.4 61.6-76.3
Regional City or Suburban County 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 251 117 34.4 26.9-42.8 134 65.6 57.2-73.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 342 73 19.9 14.6-26.5 269 80.1 73.5-85.4
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 157 112 67.4 56.4-76.8 45 32.6 23.2-43.6
Unable to Work 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 308 117 36.0 29.3-43.4 191 64.0 56.6-70.7
HOUSING
Own 346 151 35.1 28.9-41.9 195 64.9 58.1-71.1
Rent 226 71 27.1 19.4-36.6 155 72.9 63.4-80.6
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 251 109 32.1 24.9-40.2 142 67.9 59.8-75.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 161 59 33.6 24.1-44.5 102 66.4 55.5-75.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 232 78 31.0 23.9-39.2 154 69.0 60.8-76.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 175 57 27.8 19.7-37.5 118 72.2 62.5-80.3
3rd Quartile 217 84 36.0 27.8-45.1 133 64.0 54.9-72.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 137 63 31.3 22.3-41.9 74 68.7 58.1-77.7

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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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