BRFSS 2001 - Western North Carolina: (Have you ever had a pneumonia shot? This shot is usually given only once or twice in a person's lifetime and is different from the flu shot. It is also called the pneumococcal vaccine.)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Western North Carolina

Immunization

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,026	1,357	21.1	19.6-22.7	4,669	78.9	77.3-80.4
Western NC	606	175	26.4	22.8-30.4	431	73.6	69.6-77.2
GENDER
Male	225	64	24.8	19.4-31.2	161	75.2	68.8-80.6
Female	381	111	27.8	23.2-33.0	270	72.2	67.0-76.8
RACE
White	569	168	27.3	23.5-31.4	401	72.7	68.6-76.5
Other	34	6	15.3	6.4-32.1	28	84.7	67.9-93.6
AGE
18-44	214	17	8.3	4.9-13.6	197	91.7	86.4-95.1
45+	386	158	38.5	33.3-44.0	228	61.5	56.0-66.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	331	106	29.4	24.3-35.1	225	70.6	64.9-75.7
Some College +	271	67	22.3	17.5-28.0	204	77.7	72.0-82.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	396	114	26.2	21.8-31.2	282	73.8	68.8-78.2
$50,000+	104	17	14.5	8.9-22.7	87	85.5	77.3-91.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	407	89	20.5	16.4-25.5	318	79.5	74.5-83.6
Cumberland	411	102	25.5	19.8-32.1	309	74.5	67.9-80.2
Durham	392	78	18.4	14.2-23.3	314	81.6	76.7-85.8
Forsyth	446	124	25.1	20.9-29.8	322	74.9	70.2-79.1
Gaston	456	114	21.0	17.4-25.1	342	79.0	74.9-82.6
Guilford	409	81	17.1	13.6-21.3	328	82.9	78.7-86.4
Mecklenburg	421	80	16.3	12.9-20.3	341	83.7	79.7-87.1
New Hanover	386	83	18.4	14.4-23.2	303	81.6	76.8-85.6
Onslow	419	68	15.2	11.5-19.7	351	84.8	80.3-88.5
Wake	412	67	15.0	11.5-19.4	345	85.0	80.6-88.5
Western NC	606	175	26.4	22.8-30.4	431	73.6	69.6-77.2
Piedmont NC	659	151	20.5	17.3-24.2	508	79.5	75.8-82.7
Eastern NC	602	145	23.6	19.7-27.9	457	76.4	72.1-80.3

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,026

1,357

21.1

19.6-22.7

4,669

78.9

77.3-80.4

Western NC

606

175

26.4

22.8-30.4

431

73.6

69.6-77.2

GENDER

Male

225

24.8

19.4-31.2

161

75.2

68.8-80.6

Female

381

111

27.8

23.2-33.0

270

72.2

67.0-76.8

RACE

White

569

168

27.3

23.5-31.4

401

72.7

68.6-76.5

Other

15.3

6.4-32.1

84.7

67.9-93.6

AGE

18-44

214

8.3

4.9-13.6

197

91.7

86.4-95.1

45+

386

158

38.5

33.3-44.0

228

61.5

56.0-66.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

331

106

29.4

24.3-35.1

225

70.6

64.9-75.7

Some College +

271

22.3

17.5-28.0

204

77.7

72.0-82.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

396

114

26.2

21.8-31.2

282

73.8

68.8-78.2

$50,000+

104

14.5

8.9-22.7

85.5

77.3-91.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

407

20.5

16.4-25.5

318

79.5

74.5-83.6

Cumberland

411

102

25.5

19.8-32.1

309

74.5

67.9-80.2

Durham

392

18.4

14.2-23.3

314

81.6

76.7-85.8

Forsyth

446

124

25.1

20.9-29.8

322

74.9

70.2-79.1

Gaston

456

114

21.0

17.4-25.1

342

79.0

74.9-82.6

Guilford

409

17.1

13.6-21.3

328

82.9

78.7-86.4

Mecklenburg

421

16.3

12.9-20.3

341

83.7

79.7-87.1

New Hanover

386

18.4

14.4-23.2

303

81.6

76.8-85.6

Onslow

419

15.2

11.5-19.7

351

84.8

80.3-88.5

Wake

412

15.0

11.5-19.4

345

85.0

80.6-88.5

Western NC

606

175

26.4

22.8-30.4

431

73.6

69.6-77.2

Piedmont NC

659

151

20.5

17.3-24.2

508

79.5

75.8-82.7

Eastern NC

602

145

23.6

19.7-27.9

457

76.4

72.1-80.3

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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