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

Immunization-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,245	238	17.1	14.3-20.3	1,007	82.9	79.7-85.7
GENDER
Female	1,245	238	17.1	14.3-20.3	1,007	82.9	79.7-85.7
RACE
African American	1,245	238	17.1	14.3-20.3	1,007	82.9	79.7-85.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	6	27.6	8.4-61.4	7	72.4	38.6-91.6
-English Speaking	13	6	27.6	8.4-61.4	7	72.4	38.6-91.6
Non-Hispanic	1,232	232	17.0	14.2-20.3	1,000	83.0	79.7-85.8
AGE
18-24	90	9	12.9	5.3-28.1	81	87.1	71.9-94.7
25-34	198	14	4.7	2.0-10.4	184	95.3	89.6-98.0
35-44	260	20	7.5	4.0-13.7	240	92.5	86.3-96.0
45-54	254	36	16.5	11.0-23.9	218	83.5	76.1-89.0
55-64	181	34	21.3	14.1-30.8	147	78.7	69.2-85.9
65-74	148	68	43.6	32.2-55.8	80	56.4	44.2-67.8
75+	101	55	56.0	42.4-68.8	46	44.0	31.2-57.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	284	93	34.3	26.7-42.8	191	65.7	57.2-73.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	424	73	16.3	11.6-22.4	351	83.7	77.6-88.4
Some Post-H.S.	300	44	11.0	7.1-16.7	256	89.0	83.3-92.9
College Graduate	234	27	10.1	6.1-16.4	207	89.9	83.6-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	264	74	26.2	19.6-34.0	190	73.8	66.0-80.4
$15,000- 24,999	284	47	18.2	11.9-26.8	237	81.8	73.2-88.1
$25,000- 34,999	162	17	9.1	4.9-16.4	145	90.9	83.6-95.1
$35,000- 49,999	113	12	7.7	3.4-16.5	101	92.3	83.5-96.6
$50,000-74,999	63	4	5.2	1.2-19.3	59	94.8	80.7-98.8
$75,000+	52	3	4.2	1.0-16.2	49	95.8	83.8-99.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	6	28.7	11.9-54.7	10	71.3	45.3-88.1
Guilford	69	15	19.7	10.8-33.3	54	80.3	66.7-89.2
Mecklenburg	80	13	13.3	7.2-23.3	67	86.7	76.7-92.8
Orange	30	6	17.9	7.5-37.2	24	82.1	62.8-92.5
Wake	55	6	7.3	2.9-17.2	49	92.7	82.8-97.1
Chatham/Lee	51	10	20.4	10.3-36.4	41	79.6	63.6-89.7
Nash/Wilson	79	9	11.0	5.4-21.1	70	89.0	78.9-94.6
Craven/Pamlico	57	13	17.3	8.9-30.9	44	82.7	69.1-91.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	4	65.7	24.4-91.9	5	34.3	8.1-75.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	15	11.9	6.7-20.3	90	88.1	79.7-93.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	1	6.2	0.8-34.7	8	93.8	65.3-99.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	93	23	26.4	17.3-37.9	70	73.6	62.1-82.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	102	20	18.9	12.0-28.3	82	81.1	71.7-88.0
Northeast NC I	166	32	19.1	12.7-27.7	134	80.9	72.3-87.3
Northeast NC II	99	19	17.4	10.6-27.1	80	82.6	72.9-89.4
Northeastern Partnership	265	51	18.3	13.4-24.5	214	81.7	75.5-86.6
Mountain AHEC	31	9	33.0	15.7-56.6	22	67.0	43.4-84.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	660	122	15.9	12.1-20.6	538	84.1	79.4-87.9
Piedmont	540	104	17.7	13.8-22.3	436	82.3	77.7-86.2
Western NC	45	12	25.0	11.0-47.3	33	75.0	52.7-89.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,245

238

17.1

14.3-20.3

1,007

82.9

79.7-85.7

GENDER

Female

1,245

238

17.1

14.3-20.3

1,007

82.9

79.7-85.7

RACE

African American

1,245

238

17.1

14.3-20.3

1,007

82.9

79.7-85.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

27.6

8.4-61.4

72.4

38.6-91.6

-English Speaking

27.6

8.4-61.4

72.4

38.6-91.6

Non-Hispanic

1,232

232

17.0

14.2-20.3

1,000

83.0

79.7-85.8

AGE

18-24

12.9

5.3-28.1

87.1

71.9-94.7

25-34

198

4.7

2.0-10.4

184

95.3

89.6-98.0

35-44

260

7.5

4.0-13.7

240

92.5

86.3-96.0

45-54

254

16.5

11.0-23.9

218

83.5

76.1-89.0

55-64

181

21.3

14.1-30.8

147

78.7

69.2-85.9

65-74

148

43.6

32.2-55.8

56.4

44.2-67.8

75+

101

56.0

42.4-68.8

44.0

31.2-57.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

284

34.3

26.7-42.8

191

65.7

57.2-73.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

424

16.3

11.6-22.4

351

83.7

77.6-88.4

Some Post-H.S.

300

11.0

7.1-16.7

256

89.0

83.3-92.9

College Graduate

234

10.1

6.1-16.4

207

89.9

83.6-93.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

264

26.2

19.6-34.0

190

73.8

66.0-80.4

$15,000- 24,999

284

18.2

11.9-26.8

237

81.8

73.2-88.1

$25,000- 34,999

162

9.1

4.9-16.4

145

90.9

83.6-95.1

$35,000- 49,999

113

7.7

3.4-16.5

101

92.3

83.5-96.6

$50,000-74,999

5.2

1.2-19.3

94.8

80.7-98.8

$75,000+

4.2

1.0-16.2

95.8

83.8-99.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

28.7

11.9-54.7

71.3

45.3-88.1

Guilford

19.7

10.8-33.3

80.3

66.7-89.2

Mecklenburg

13.3

7.2-23.3

86.7

76.7-92.8

Orange

17.9

7.5-37.2

82.1

62.8-92.5

Wake

7.3

2.9-17.2

92.7

82.8-97.1

Chatham/Lee

20.4

10.3-36.4

79.6

63.6-89.7

Nash/Wilson

11.0

5.4-21.1

89.0

78.9-94.6

Craven/Pamlico

17.3

8.9-30.9

82.7

69.1-91.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

65.7

24.4-91.9

34.3

8.1-75.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

11.9

6.7-20.3

88.1

79.7-93.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

6.2

0.8-34.7

93.8

65.3-99.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

26.4

17.3-37.9

73.6

62.1-82.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

102

18.9

12.0-28.3

81.1

71.7-88.0

Northeast NC I

166

19.1

12.7-27.7

134

80.9

72.3-87.3

Northeast NC II

17.4

10.6-27.1

82.6

72.9-89.4

Northeastern Partnership

265

18.3

13.4-24.5

214

81.7

75.5-86.6

Mountain AHEC

33.0

15.7-56.6

67.0

43.4-84.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

660

122

15.9

12.1-20.6

538

84.1

79.4-87.9

Piedmont

540

104

17.7

13.8-22.3

436

82.3

77.7-86.2

Western NC

25.0

11.0-47.3

75.0

52.7-89.0

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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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