BRFSS 2003 - Eastern 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 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Immunization

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,235	2,325	21.8	20.5-23.1	6,910	78.2	76.9-79.5
-Eastern NC	3,244	833	22.7	20.5-25.1	2,411	77.3	74.9-79.5
GENDER
Male	1,125	284	22.6	19.1-26.6	841	77.4	73.4-80.9
Female	2,119	549	22.8	20.2-25.7	1,570	77.2	74.3-79.8
RACE
White	2,023	589	25.1	22.2-28.2	1,434	74.9	71.8-77.8
African American	960	196	18.7	15.2-22.9	764	81.3	77.1-84.8
Other Minorities	243	45	18.8	12.6-27.1	198	81.2	72.9-87.4
AGE
18-24	190	26	16.6	9.6-27.1	164	83.4	72.9-90.4
25-34	484	33	6.1	3.6- 9.9	451	93.9	90.1-96.4
35-44	586	55	11.1	7.7-15.8	531	88.9	84.2-92.3
45-54	633	91	13.4	9.9-17.9	542	86.6	82.1-90.1
55-64	555	148	30.6	24.8-37.1	407	69.4	62.9-75.2
65-74	454	258	57.8	50.8-64.5	196	42.2	35.5-49.2
75+	322	220	70.4	62.6-77.2	102	29.6	22.8-37.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	644	241	33.4	28.0-39.3	403	66.6	60.7-72.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,091	262	22.3	18.6-26.6	829	77.7	73.4-81.4
Some Post-H.S.	827	187	18.8	14.7-23.6	640	81.2	76.4-85.3
College Graduate	677	140	19.0	14.9-23.9	537	81.0	76.1-85.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	457	172	35.9	29.3-43.1	285	64.1	56.9-70.7
$15,000- 24,999	650	171	26.4	20.7-33.0	479	73.6	67.0-79.3
$25,000- 34,999	375	82	20.4	14.7-27.7	293	79.6	72.3-85.3
$35,000- 49,999	418	75	16.0	11.4-21.9	343	84.0	78.1-88.6
$50,000-74,999	324	53	14.9	10.2-21.2	271	85.1	78.8-89.8
$75,000+	284	42	13.9	8.7-21.4	242	86.1	78.6-91.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	440	138	26.9	22.6-31.7	302	73.1	68.3-77.4
Guilford	436	109	23.6	19.2-28.5	327	76.4	71.5-80.8
Mecklenburg	429	96	19.3	15.2-24.2	333	80.7	75.8-84.8
Orange	438	77	11.5	8.7-15.1	361	88.5	84.9-91.3
Wake	443	82	15.3	11.7-19.8	361	84.7	80.2-88.3
Chatham/Lee	388	104	24.1	18.7-30.4	284	75.9	69.6-81.3
Nash/Wilson	373	84	18.0	14.4-22.3	289	82.0	77.7-85.6
Craven/Pamlico	445	133	24.5	20.5-29.1	312	75.5	70.9-79.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	431	114	24.8	19.4-31.1	317	75.2	68.9-80.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	443	115	21.4	17.1-26.4	328	78.6	73.6-82.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	96	15.6	11.6-20.7	375	84.4	79.3-88.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	419	114	25.6	16.6-37.4	305	74.4	62.6-83.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	468	103	21.8	17.6-26.5	365	78.2	73.5-82.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	115	25.5	20.5-31.3	296	74.5	68.7-79.5
Northeast NC I	453	115	21.9	17.6-26.9	338	78.1	73.1-82.4
Northeast NC II	498	139	24.8	20.7-29.5	359	75.2	70.5-79.3
Northeastern Partnership	951	254	23.8	20.6-27.2	697	76.2	72.8-79.4
Mountain AHEC	1,282	381	26.2	22.9-29.7	901	73.8	70.3-77.1
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	3,953	924	21.0	19.3-22.9	3,029	79.0	77.1-80.7
Western NC	2,038	568	22.7	20.2-25.4	1,470	77.3	74.6-79.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,235

2,325

21.8

20.5-23.1

6,910

78.2

76.9-79.5

-Eastern NC

3,244

833

22.7

20.5-25.1

2,411

77.3

74.9-79.5

GENDER

Male

1,125

284

22.6

19.1-26.6

841

77.4

73.4-80.9

Female

2,119

549

22.8

20.2-25.7

1,570

77.2

74.3-79.8

RACE

White

2,023

589

25.1

22.2-28.2

1,434

74.9

71.8-77.8

African American

960

196

18.7

15.2-22.9

764

81.3

77.1-84.8

Other Minorities

243

18.8

12.6-27.1

198

81.2

72.9-87.4

AGE

18-24

190

16.6

9.6-27.1

164

83.4

72.9-90.4

25-34

484

6.1

3.6- 9.9

451

93.9

90.1-96.4

35-44

586

11.1

7.7-15.8

531

88.9

84.2-92.3

45-54

633

13.4

9.9-17.9

542

86.6

82.1-90.1

55-64

555

148

30.6

24.8-37.1

407

69.4

62.9-75.2

65-74

454

258

57.8

50.8-64.5

196

42.2

35.5-49.2

75+

322

220

70.4

62.6-77.2

102

29.6

22.8-37.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

644

241

33.4

28.0-39.3

403

66.6

60.7-72.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,091

262

22.3

18.6-26.6

829

77.7

73.4-81.4

Some Post-H.S.

827

187

18.8

14.7-23.6

640

81.2

76.4-85.3

College Graduate

677

140

19.0

14.9-23.9

537

81.0

76.1-85.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

457

172

35.9

29.3-43.1

285

64.1

56.9-70.7

$15,000- 24,999

650

171

26.4

20.7-33.0

479

73.6

67.0-79.3

$25,000- 34,999

375

20.4

14.7-27.7

293

79.6

72.3-85.3

$35,000- 49,999

418

16.0

11.4-21.9

343

84.0

78.1-88.6

$50,000-74,999

324

14.9

10.2-21.2

271

85.1

78.8-89.8

$75,000+

284

13.9

8.7-21.4

242

86.1

78.6-91.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

440

138

26.9

22.6-31.7

302

73.1

68.3-77.4

Guilford

436

109

23.6

19.2-28.5

327

76.4

71.5-80.8

Mecklenburg

429

19.3

15.2-24.2

333

80.7

75.8-84.8

Orange

438

11.5

8.7-15.1

361

88.5

84.9-91.3

Wake

443

15.3

11.7-19.8

361

84.7

80.2-88.3

Chatham/Lee

388

104

24.1

18.7-30.4

284

75.9

69.6-81.3

Nash/Wilson

373

18.0

14.4-22.3

289

82.0

77.7-85.6

Craven/Pamlico

445

133

24.5

20.5-29.1

312

75.5

70.9-79.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

431

114

24.8

19.4-31.1

317

75.2

68.9-80.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

443

115

21.4

17.1-26.4

328

78.6

73.6-82.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

15.6

11.6-20.7

375

84.4

79.3-88.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

419

114

25.6

16.6-37.4

305

74.4

62.6-83.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

468

103

21.8

17.6-26.5

365

78.2

73.5-82.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

115

25.5

20.5-31.3

296

74.5

68.7-79.5

Northeast NC I

453

115

21.9

17.6-26.9

338

78.1

73.1-82.4

Northeast NC II

498

139

24.8

20.7-29.5

359

75.2

70.5-79.3

Northeastern Partnership

951

254

23.8

20.6-27.2

697

76.2

72.8-79.4

Mountain AHEC

1,282

381

26.2

22.9-29.7

901

73.8

70.3-77.1

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

3,953

924

21.0

19.3-22.9

3,029

79.0

77.1-80.7

Western NC

2,038

568

22.7

20.2-25.4

1,470

77.3

74.6-79.8

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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

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