2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 3,850 1,451 34.3 32.5-36.1 2,399 65.7 63.9-67.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 646 213 32.5 28.3-37.0 433 67.5 63.0-71.7
GENDER
Male 247 77 28.8 22.8-35.6 170 71.2 64.4-77.2
Female 399 136 35.6 30.0-41.6 263 64.4 58.4-70.0
AGE
18-34 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 112 17 12.6 7.5-20.5 95 87.4 79.5-92.5
45-54 114 22 19.5 12.3-29.6 92 80.5 70.4-87.7
55-64 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 159 57 36.5 28.1-45.8 102 63.5 54.2-71.9
Some Post-H.S. 218 78 34.0 27.1-41.6 140 66.0 58.4-72.9
College Graduate 225 62 26.9 21.0-33.9 163 73.1 66.1-79.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 30 28.9 19.9-39.9 71 71.1 60.1-80.1
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 170 41 27.9 20.5-36.6 129 72.1 63.4-79.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 191 90 46.0 37.5-54.7 101 54.0 45.3-62.5
No 449 119 26.8 22.3-32.0 330 73.2 68.0-77.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 567 181 30.7 26.3-35.4 386 69.3 64.6-73.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 281 90 29.6 23.9-36.0 191 70.4 64.0-76.1
Regional City or Suburban County 161 48 31.8 23.4-41.7 113 68.2 58.3-76.6
Rural 204 75 37.0 29.4-45.3 129 63.0 54.7-70.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 363 72 21.2 16.4-26.9 291 78.8 73.1-83.6
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 141 93 67.2 57.2-75.9 48 32.8 24.1-42.8
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 311 88 31.2 25.4-37.6 223 68.8 62.4-74.6
HOUSING
Own 319 118 36.6 30.7-42.9 201 63.4 57.1-69.3
Rent 266 76 26.5 21.1-32.7 190 73.5 67.3-78.9
Other arrangement 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 202 77 39.4 31.6-47.7 125 60.6 52.3-68.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 162 38 22.0 15.3-30.7 124 78.0 69.3-84.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 282 98 33.7 27.5-40.6 184 66.3 59.4-72.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 229 63 23.9 18.2-30.7 166 76.1 69.3-81.8
3rd Quartile 186 57 31.6 24.1-40.1 129 68.4 59.9-75.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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