2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 409 162 38.2 32.2-44.6 247 61.8 55.4-67.8
GENDER
Male 165 63 33.1 24.6-42.9 102 66.9 57.1-75.4
Female 244 99 42.1 34.2-50.5 145 57.9 49.5-65.8
AGE
50-54 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 144 48 31.6 23.0-41.5 96 68.4 58.5-77.0
65-74 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 179 69 35.4 26.4-45.5 110 64.6 54.5-73.6
No 227 93 40.5 32.6-48.9 134 59.5 51.1-67.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 344 130 37.6 31.0-44.6 214 62.4 55.4-69.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 179 73 35.7 26.7-45.8 106 64.3 54.2-73.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 166 53 31.5 23.1-41.3 113 68.5 58.7-76.9
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 196 83 37.8 29.6-46.8 113 62.2 53.2-70.4
HOUSING
Own 269 123 43.4 36.0-51.1 146 56.6 48.9-64.0
Rent 111 31 22.8 14.1-34.7 80 77.2 65.3-85.9
Other arrangement 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 167 62 32.1 23.4-42.3 105 67.9 57.7-76.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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