BRFSS 2003 - 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.)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,831	367	18.5	16.0-21.3	1,464	81.5	78.7-84.0
GENDER
Male	586	129	20.4	16.1-25.5	457	79.6	74.5-83.9
Female	1,245	238	17.1	14.3-20.3	1,007	82.9	79.7-85.7
AGE
18-24	140	14	10.7	5.4-20.0	126	89.3	80.0-94.6
25-34	281	24	7.0	4.0-12.1	257	93.0	87.9-96.0
35-44	369	31	10.2	6.1-16.7	338	89.8	83.3-93.9
45-54	405	65	18.7	13.3-25.7	340	81.3	74.3-86.7
55-64	282	59	22.6	16.4-30.3	223	77.4	69.7-83.6
65-74	205	94	49.3	38.9-59.8	111	50.7	40.2-61.1
75+	135	78	61.6	49.7-72.4	57	38.4	27.6-50.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	431	137	29.6	23.7-36.4	294	70.4	63.6-76.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	642	110	17.5	13.4-22.6	532	82.5	77.4-86.6
Some Post-H.S.	423	69	14.7	10.2-20.6	354	85.3	79.4-89.8
College Graduate	329	49	14.2	9.7-20.2	280	85.8	79.8-90.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	340	97	26.6	20.1-34.3	243	73.4	65.7-79.9
$15,000- 24,999	426	83	18.8	13.7-25.2	343	81.2	74.8-86.3
$25,000- 34,999	224	28	14.5	8.8-23.1	196	85.5	76.9-91.2
$35,000- 49,999	198	24	13.5	7.6-23.0	174	86.5	77.0-92.4
$50,000-74,999	115	7	5.1	2.0-12.4	108	94.9	87.6-98.0
$75,000+	93	11	12.4	5.7-24.9	82	87.6	75.1-94.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	28	9	23.4	11.5-42.0	19	76.6	58.0-88.5
Guilford	112	21	18.5	11.0-29.6	91	81.5	70.4-89.0
Mecklenburg	115	19	14.4	8.8-22.7	96	85.6	77.3-91.2
Orange	46	7	11.6	5.1-24.2	39	88.4	75.8-94.9
Wake	85	15	12.4	6.8-21.6	70	87.6	78.4-93.2
Chatham/Lee	68	13	28.8	12.8-52.8	55	71.2	47.2-87.2
Nash/Wilson	122	17	12.3	7.4-19.7	105	87.7	80.3-92.6
Craven/Pamlico	90	22	19.6	12.1-30.1	68	80.4	69.9-87.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	5	41.7	13.0-77.5	11	58.3	22.5-87.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	1	9.0	1.2-44.8	8	91.0	55.2-98.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	165	26	10.5	6.1-17.5	139	89.5	82.5-93.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	1	5.6	0.7-32.2	9	94.4	67.8-99.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	36	25.3	17.8-34.7	106	74.7	65.3-82.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	127	27	19.0	12.1-28.6	100	81.0	71.4-87.9
Northeast NC I	232	46	20.1	14.2-27.8	186	79.9	72.2-85.8
Northeast NC II	145	32	21.7	14.6-31.2	113	78.3	68.8-85.4
Northeastern Partnership	377	78	21.0	16.1-26.8	299	79.0	73.2-83.9
Mountain AHEC	49	13	22.5	11.8-38.7	36	77.5	61.3-88.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	960	196	18.7	15.2-22.9	764	81.3	77.1-84.8
Piedmont	799	152	17.5	14.2-21.4	647	82.5	78.6-85.8
Western NC	72	19	35.1	17.0-58.9	53	64.9	41.1-83.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,831

367

18.5

16.0-21.3

1,464

81.5

78.7-84.0

GENDER

Male

586

129

20.4

16.1-25.5

457

79.6

74.5-83.9

Female

1,245

238

17.1

14.3-20.3

1,007

82.9

79.7-85.7

AGE

18-24

140

10.7

5.4-20.0

126

89.3

80.0-94.6

25-34

281

7.0

4.0-12.1

257

93.0

87.9-96.0

35-44

369

10.2

6.1-16.7

338

89.8

83.3-93.9

45-54

405

18.7

13.3-25.7

340

81.3

74.3-86.7

55-64

282

22.6

16.4-30.3

223

77.4

69.7-83.6

65-74

205

49.3

38.9-59.8

111

50.7

40.2-61.1

75+

135

61.6

49.7-72.4

38.4

27.6-50.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

431

137

29.6

23.7-36.4

294

70.4

63.6-76.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

642

110

17.5

13.4-22.6

532

82.5

77.4-86.6

Some Post-H.S.

423

14.7

10.2-20.6

354

85.3

79.4-89.8

College Graduate

329

14.2

9.7-20.2

280

85.8

79.8-90.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

340

26.6

20.1-34.3

243

73.4

65.7-79.9

$15,000- 24,999

426

18.8

13.7-25.2

343

81.2

74.8-86.3

$25,000- 34,999

224

14.5

8.8-23.1

196

85.5

76.9-91.2

$35,000- 49,999

198

13.5

7.6-23.0

174

86.5

77.0-92.4

$50,000-74,999

115

5.1

2.0-12.4

108

94.9

87.6-98.0

$75,000+

12.4

5.7-24.9

87.6

75.1-94.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

23.4

11.5-42.0

76.6

58.0-88.5

Guilford

112

18.5

11.0-29.6

81.5

70.4-89.0

Mecklenburg

115

14.4

8.8-22.7

85.6

77.3-91.2

Orange

11.6

5.1-24.2

88.4

75.8-94.9

Wake

12.4

6.8-21.6

87.6

78.4-93.2

Chatham/Lee

28.8

12.8-52.8

71.2

47.2-87.2

Nash/Wilson

122

12.3

7.4-19.7

105

87.7

80.3-92.6

Craven/Pamlico

19.6

12.1-30.1

80.4

69.9-87.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

41.7

13.0-77.5

58.3

22.5-87.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

9.0

1.2-44.8

91.0

55.2-98.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

165

10.5

6.1-17.5

139

89.5

82.5-93.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

5.6

0.7-32.2

94.4

67.8-99.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

25.3

17.8-34.7

106

74.7

65.3-82.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

127

19.0

12.1-28.6

100

81.0

71.4-87.9

Northeast NC I

232

20.1

14.2-27.8

186

79.9

72.2-85.8

Northeast NC II

145

21.7

14.6-31.2

113

78.3

68.8-85.4

Northeastern Partnership

377

21.0

16.1-26.8

299

79.0

73.2-83.9

Mountain AHEC

22.5

11.8-38.7

77.5

61.3-88.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

960

196

18.7

15.2-22.9

764

81.3

77.1-84.8

Piedmont

799

152

17.5

14.2-21.4

647

82.5

78.6-85.8

Western NC

35.1

17.0-58.9

64.9

41.1-83.0

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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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