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
FEMALES 1,300 598 46.2 42.4-50.1 702 53.8 49.9-57.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 840 435 48.7 44.0-53.4 405 51.3 46.6-56.0
Non-Hispanic Black 244 99 42.1 34.2-50.5 145 57.9 49.5-65.8
Other 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-54 173 39 22.2 14.8-31.9 134 77.8 68.1-85.2
55-64 400 143 36.2 30.1-42.8 257 63.8 57.2-69.9
65-74 392 213 60.6 53.5-67.4 179 39.4 32.6-46.5
75+ 308 189 58.3 49.7-66.4 119 41.7 33.6-50.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 275 114 39.2 31.6-47.4 161 60.8 52.6-68.4
Some Post-H.S. 413 179 46.2 39.6-52.9 234 53.8 47.1-60.4
College Graduate 524 269 52.7 46.9-58.4 255 47.3 41.6-53.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 312 145 40.4 33.6-47.6 167 59.6 52.4-66.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 525 238 43.8 37.6-50.1 287 56.2 49.9-62.4
No 762 352 47.3 42.4-52.3 410 52.7 47.7-57.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,269 591 46.4 42.6-50.4 678 53.6 49.6-57.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 319 161 50.2 43.0-57.4 158 49.8 42.6-57.0
Regional City or Suburban County 291 140 43.4 36.0-51.2 151 56.6 48.8-64.0
Rural 690 297 45.3 39.7-51.0 393 54.7 49.0-60.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 414 134 31.6 25.8-37.9 280 68.4 62.1-74.2
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 647 377 60.1 54.4-65.5 270 39.9 34.5-45.6
Unable to Work 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 647 306 46.2 41.0-51.5 341 53.8 48.5-59.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 447 170 39.3 32.3-46.8 277 60.7 53.2-67.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 392 185 45.3 38.5-52.3 207 54.7 47.7-61.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 461 243 51.1 45.1-57.1 218 48.9 42.9-54.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 367 189 48.1 41.4-54.8 178 51.9 45.2-58.6
2nd Quartile 339 164 46.1 39.0-53.4 175 53.9 46.6-61.0
3rd Quartile 325 151 46.1 38.8-53.5 174 53.9 46.5-61.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 269 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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