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
MALES 936 426 41.7 37.1-46.3 510 58.3 53.7-62.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 609 316 45.6 40.0-51.4 293 54.4 48.6-60.0
Non-Hispanic Black 165 63 33.1 24.6-42.9 102 66.9 57.1-75.4
Other 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-54 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 307 107 33.7 26.4-41.9 200 66.3 58.1-73.6
65-74 287 161 52.5 44.1-60.7 126 47.5 39.3-55.9
75+ 192 123 61.9 51.3-71.5 69 38.1 28.5-48.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 185 55 29.4 21.3-39.0 130 70.6 61.0-78.7
Some Post-H.S. 247 106 41.2 33.2-49.7 141 58.8 50.3-66.8
College Graduate 409 246 61.8 55.6-67.6 163 38.2 32.4-44.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 349 189 46.8 39.8-53.9 160 53.2 46.1-60.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 363 175 48.1 40.6-55.7 188 51.9 44.3-59.4
No 565 247 37.7 32.2-43.5 318 62.3 56.5-67.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 283 159 53.9 45.4-62.2 124 46.1 37.8-54.6
Non-Veteran 651 266 36.6 31.5-42.1 385 63.4 57.9-68.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 249 125 45.7 37.9-53.7 124 54.3 46.3-62.1
Regional City or Suburban County 226 104 40.2 31.0-50.1 122 59.8 49.9-69.0
Rural 461 197 39.9 33.4-46.9 264 60.1 53.1-66.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 400 137 33.0 27.2-39.3 263 67.0 60.7-72.8
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 426 258 53.7 45.7-61.4 168 46.3 38.6-54.3
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 575 298 44.0 38.6-49.5 277 56.0 50.5-61.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 296 125 41.6 32.9-50.9 171 58.4 49.1-67.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 303 137 38.1 30.8-46.0 166 61.9 54.0-69.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 337 164 45.0 37.9-52.4 173 55.0 47.6-62.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 307 148 43.4 36.5-50.6 159 56.6 49.4-63.5
2nd Quartile 237 108 41.1 32.3-50.5 129 58.9 49.5-67.7
3rd Quartile 219 104 39.4 30.9-48.5 115 60.6 51.5-69.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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