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 White 1,449 751 47.3 43.7-51.0 698 52.7 49.0-56.3
GENDER
Male 609 316 45.6 40.0-51.4 293 54.4 48.6-60.0
Female 840 435 48.7 44.0-53.4 405 51.3 46.6-56.0
AGE
50-54 157 *** *** *** 117 75.4 64.0-84.1
55-64 413 167 36.0 30.0-42.4 246 64.0 57.6-70.0
65-74 456 270 57.7 51.3-63.9 186 42.3 36.1-48.7
75+ 400 261 61.8 54.5-68.7 139 38.2 31.3-45.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 276 113 37.4 30.4-45.0 163 62.6 55.0-69.6
Some Post-H.S. 408 190 43.6 37.6-49.9 218 56.4 50.1-62.4
College Graduate 694 421 61.3 56.6-65.9 273 38.7 34.1-43.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 187 103 50.2 41.1-59.2 84 49.8 40.8-58.9
$75,000+ 503 281 47.8 42.1-53.5 222 52.2 46.5-57.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 548 300 50.8 44.8-56.7 248 49.2 43.3-55.2
No 886 442 45.1 40.5-49.7 444 54.9 50.3-59.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 209 118 53.8 44.5-62.9 91 46.2 37.1-55.5
Non-Veteran 1,240 633 46.3 42.3-50.2 607 53.7 49.8-57.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 351 208 54.1 47.0-61.1 143 45.9 38.9-53.0
Regional City or Suburban County 389 203 46.5 39.2-53.9 186 53.5 46.1-60.8
Rural 709 340 44.2 39.2-49.3 369 55.8 50.7-60.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 481 181 34.3 29.2-39.8 300 65.7 60.2-70.8
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 797 505 59.0 53.4-64.3 292 41.0 35.7-46.6
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 871 478 48.6 44.2-53.0 393 51.4 47.0-55.8
HOUSING
Own 1,217 653 48.5 44.5-52.5 564 51.5 47.5-55.5
Rent 169 68 33.2 24.8-42.9 101 66.8 57.1-75.2
Other arrangement 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 346 161 42.1 35.2-49.3 185 57.9 50.7-64.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 519 258 44.6 38.5-51.0 261 55.4 49.0-61.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 584 332 52.3 46.7-57.8 252 47.7 42.2-53.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 548 294 48.6 43.1-54.1 254 51.4 45.9-56.9
2nd Quartile 406 212 47.4 40.3-54.6 194 52.6 45.4-59.7
3rd Quartile 356 183 46.0 39.1-53.1 173 54.0 46.9-60.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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