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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,888	1,515	22.1	20.6-23.6	4,373	77.9	76.4-79.4
RACE
White	4,300	1,226	24.7	22.9-26.6	3,074	75.3	73.4-77.1
African American	1,245	238	17.1	14.3-20.3	1,007	82.9	79.7-85.7
Asian	22	3	12.5	3.2-38.1	19	87.5	61.9-96.8
Native American	146	28	19.6	10.6-33.4	118	80.4	66.6-89.4
Other Minorities	156	15	4.7	2.4- 9.1	141	95.3	90.9-97.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	161	24	4.6	2.6- 8.0	137	95.4	92.0-97.4
-English Speaking	80	18	9.7	5.0-18.0	62	90.3	82.0-95.0
-Spanish Speaking	81	6	2.4	0.9- 6.4	75	97.6	93.6-99.1
Non-Hispanic	5,720	1,490	22.9	21.3-24.5	4,230	77.1	75.5-78.7
AGE
18-24	349	33	7.9	4.7-13.1	316	92.1	86.9-95.3
25-34	870	52	5.1	3.4- 7.5	818	94.9	92.5-96.6
35-44	1,089	68	6.1	4.4- 8.4	1,021	93.9	91.6-95.6
45-54	1,145	171	14.8	12.0-18.0	974	85.2	82.0-88.0
55-64	938	237	27.4	23.2-32.0	701	72.6	68.0-76.8
65-74	803	482	59.2	54.1-64.2	321	40.8	35.8-45.9
75+	645	457	72.3	67.0-77.1	188	27.7	22.9-33.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	975	383	35.7	31.2-40.5	592	64.3	59.5-68.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,779	463	22.4	19.7-25.3	1,316	77.6	74.7-80.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,523	374	20.4	17.7-23.4	1,149	79.6	76.6-82.3
College Graduate	1,594	290	14.7	12.5-17.1	1,304	85.3	82.9-87.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	783	284	34.0	29.3-39.0	499	66.0	61.0-70.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,107	305	25.5	21.6-29.8	802	74.5	70.2-78.4
$25,000- 34,999	662	140	17.9	14.1-22.4	522	82.1	77.6-85.9
$35,000- 49,999	710	127	14.4	11.2-18.4	583	85.6	81.6-88.8
$50,000-74,999	566	93	15.2	11.6-19.6	473	84.8	80.4-88.4
$75,000+	649	75	9.7	7.1-13.1	574	90.3	86.9-92.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	273	86	27.8	22.4-33.8	187	72.2	66.2-77.6
Guilford	277	69	22.8	17.6-28.8	208	77.2	71.2-82.4
Mecklenburg	272	59	19.6	14.9-25.3	213	80.4	74.7-85.1
Orange	276	59	14.2	10.2-19.4	217	85.8	80.6-89.8
Wake	274	48	14.2	10.3-19.3	226	85.8	80.7-89.7
Chatham/Lee	241	70	26.8	20.9-33.6	171	73.2	66.4-79.1
Nash/Wilson	236	57	20.8	15.9-26.7	179	79.2	73.3-84.1
Craven/Pamlico	281	89	28.9	23.3-35.2	192	71.1	64.8-76.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	272	71	23.7	18.2-30.4	201	76.3	69.6-81.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	284	72	20.8	15.5-27.4	212	79.2	72.6-84.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	299	63	16.9	12.1-23.1	236	83.1	76.9-87.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	264	77	25.4	20.0-31.6	187	74.6	68.4-80.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	294	62	21.3	16.4-27.1	232	78.7	72.9-83.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	290	80	23.7	19.0-29.2	210	76.3	70.8-81.0
Northeast NC I	312	80	23.8	18.8-29.6	232	76.2	70.4-81.2
Northeast NC II	322	90	25.2	20.3-30.8	232	74.8	69.2-79.7
Northeastern Partnership	634	170	24.7	21.0-28.7	464	75.3	71.3-79.0
Mountain AHEC	808	250	28.6	24.8-32.9	558	71.4	67.1-75.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,119	549	22.8	20.2-25.7	1,570	77.2	74.3-79.8
Piedmont	2,481	597	21.0	18.9-23.2	1,884	79.0	76.8-81.1
Western NC	1,288	369	24.6	21.6-27.9	919	75.4	72.1-78.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,888

1,515

22.1

20.6-23.6

4,373

77.9

76.4-79.4

RACE

White

4,300

1,226

24.7

22.9-26.6

3,074

75.3

73.4-77.1

African American

1,245

238

17.1

14.3-20.3

1,007

82.9

79.7-85.7

Asian

12.5

3.2-38.1

87.5

61.9-96.8

Native American

146

19.6

10.6-33.4

118

80.4

66.6-89.4

Other Minorities

156

4.7

2.4- 9.1

141

95.3

90.9-97.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

161

4.6

2.6- 8.0

137

95.4

92.0-97.4

-English Speaking

9.7

5.0-18.0

90.3

82.0-95.0

-Spanish Speaking

2.4

0.9- 6.4

97.6

93.6-99.1

Non-Hispanic

5,720

1,490

22.9

21.3-24.5

4,230

77.1

75.5-78.7

AGE

18-24

349

7.9

4.7-13.1

316

92.1

86.9-95.3

25-34

870

5.1

3.4- 7.5

818

94.9

92.5-96.6

35-44

1,089

6.1

4.4- 8.4

1,021

93.9

91.6-95.6

45-54

1,145

171

14.8

12.0-18.0

974

85.2

82.0-88.0

55-64

938

237

27.4

23.2-32.0

701

72.6

68.0-76.8

65-74

803

482

59.2

54.1-64.2

321

40.8

35.8-45.9

75+

645

457

72.3

67.0-77.1

188

27.7

22.9-33.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

975

383

35.7

31.2-40.5

592

64.3

59.5-68.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,779

463

22.4

19.7-25.3

1,316

77.6

74.7-80.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,523

374

20.4

17.7-23.4

1,149

79.6

76.6-82.3

College Graduate

1,594

290

14.7

12.5-17.1

1,304

85.3

82.9-87.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

783

284

34.0

29.3-39.0

499

66.0

61.0-70.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,107

305

25.5

21.6-29.8

802

74.5

70.2-78.4

$25,000- 34,999

662

140

17.9

14.1-22.4

522

82.1

77.6-85.9

$35,000- 49,999

710

127

14.4

11.2-18.4

583

85.6

81.6-88.8

$50,000-74,999

566

15.2

11.6-19.6

473

84.8

80.4-88.4

$75,000+

649

9.7

7.1-13.1

574

90.3

86.9-92.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

273

27.8

22.4-33.8

187

72.2

66.2-77.6

Guilford

277

22.8

17.6-28.8

208

77.2

71.2-82.4

Mecklenburg

272

19.6

14.9-25.3

213

80.4

74.7-85.1

Orange

276

14.2

10.2-19.4

217

85.8

80.6-89.8

Wake

274

14.2

10.3-19.3

226

85.8

80.7-89.7

Chatham/Lee

241

26.8

20.9-33.6

171

73.2

66.4-79.1

Nash/Wilson

236

20.8

15.9-26.7

179

79.2

73.3-84.1

Craven/Pamlico

281

28.9

23.3-35.2

192

71.1

64.8-76.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

272

23.7

18.2-30.4

201

76.3

69.6-81.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

284

20.8

15.5-27.4

212

79.2

72.6-84.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

299

16.9

12.1-23.1

236

83.1

76.9-87.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

264

25.4

20.0-31.6

187

74.6

68.4-80.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

294

21.3

16.4-27.1

232

78.7

72.9-83.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

290

23.7

19.0-29.2

210

76.3

70.8-81.0

Northeast NC I

312

23.8

18.8-29.6

232

76.2

70.4-81.2

Northeast NC II

322

25.2

20.3-30.8

232

74.8

69.2-79.7

Northeastern Partnership

634

170

24.7

21.0-28.7

464

75.3

71.3-79.0

Mountain AHEC

808

250

28.6

24.8-32.9

558

71.4

67.1-75.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,119

549

22.8

20.2-25.7

1,570

77.2

74.3-79.8

Piedmont

2,481

597

21.0

18.9-23.2

1,884

79.0

76.8-81.1

Western NC

1,288

369

24.6

21.6-27.9

919

75.4

72.1-78.4

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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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