2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 476 212 38.3 32.4-44.6 264 61.7 55.4-67.6
GENDER
Male 197 82 32.1 24.4-40.8 115 67.9 59.2-75.6
Female 279 130 43.7 35.4-52.4 149 56.3 47.6-64.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 398 187 41.2 34.8-48.0 211 58.8 52.0-65.2
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 195 88 37.7 29.7-46.5 107 62.3 53.5-70.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 173 96 56.0 46.1-65.5 77 44.0 34.5-53.9
No 297 115 29.9 23.3-37.4 182 70.1 62.6-76.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 422 183 37.2 30.9-43.9 239 62.8 56.1-69.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 209 50 21.8 15.4-29.8 159 78.2 70.2-84.6
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 180 132 74.1 65.1-81.4 48 25.9 18.6-34.9
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 130 50 31.8 22.7-42.6 80 68.2 57.4-77.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 245 106 35.8 28.3-44.0 139 64.2 56.0-71.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 351 169 40.8 33.9-48.1 182 59.2 51.9-66.1
Rent 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 136 61 36.9 27.5-47.4 75 63.1 52.6-72.5
Rural 340 151 38.9 31.7-46.6 189 61.1 53.4-68.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 215 92 35.1 26.4-44.9 123 64.9 55.1-73.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 147 69 37.9 28.9-47.9 78 62.1 52.1-71.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 244 108 34.5 27.3-42.6 136 65.5 57.4-72.7
2nd Quartile 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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