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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,347	810	21.5	19.5-23.7	2,537	78.5	76.3-80.5
RACE
White	2,486	637	22.7	20.3-25.2	1,849	77.3	74.8-79.7
African American	586	129	20.4	16.1-25.5	457	79.6	74.5-83.9
Asian	25	0	0.0	. - .	25	100	. - .
Native American	81	19	27.6	11.8-52.1	62	72.4	47.9-88.2
Other Minorities	154	22	15.4	8.9-25.4	132	84.6	74.6-91.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	161	26	15.0	8.6-24.8	135	85.0	75.2-91.4
-English Speaking	52	12	30.4	14.3-53.5	40	69.6	46.5-85.7
-Spanish Speaking	109	14	11.1	5.1-22.4	95	88.9	77.6-94.9
Non-Hispanic	3,183	784	22.1	20.0-24.3	2,399	77.9	75.7-80.0
AGE
18-24	202	30	17.1	10.4-26.8	172	82.9	73.2-89.6
25-34	502	35	7.9	5.1-12.1	467	92.1	87.9-94.9
35-44	664	57	10.8	7.7-15.0	607	89.2	85.0-92.3
45-54	669	97	14.4	10.6-19.2	572	85.6	80.8-89.4
55-64	571	136	25.0	20.2-30.6	435	75.0	69.4-79.8
65-74	452	263	63.2	56.7-69.3	189	36.8	30.7-43.3
75+	268	190	74.0	65.9-80.8	78	26.0	19.2-34.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	587	188	24.5	19.7-30.0	399	75.5	70.0-80.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	994	222	20.8	17.3-24.7	772	79.2	75.3-82.7
Some Post-H.S.	771	174	23.3	18.6-28.7	597	76.7	71.3-81.4
College Graduate	984	220	18.3	15.4-21.7	764	81.7	78.3-84.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	291	104	32.5	24.2-42.0	187	67.5	58.0-75.8
$15,000- 24,999	591	163	23.3	18.4-29.0	428	76.7	71.0-81.6
$25,000- 34,999	355	83	24.1	17.7-31.9	272	75.9	68.1-82.3
$35,000- 49,999	508	97	19.6	15.1-25.1	411	80.4	74.9-84.9
$50,000-74,999	419	80	20.0	14.2-27.2	339	80.0	72.8-85.8
$75,000+	483	86	14.2	10.5-18.8	397	85.8	81.2-89.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	167	52	25.9	19.4-33.8	115	74.1	66.2-80.6
Guilford	159	40	24.4	17.6-32.9	119	75.6	67.1-82.4
Mecklenburg	157	37	19.0	12.7-27.4	120	81.0	72.6-87.3
Orange	162	18	8.1	4.7-13.6	144	91.9	86.4-95.3
Wake	169	34	16.6	10.8-24.7	135	83.4	75.3-89.2
Chatham/Lee	147	34	21.2	12.8-33.0	113	78.8	67.0-87.2
Nash/Wilson	137	27	15.1	10.2-22.0	110	84.9	78.0-89.8
Craven/Pamlico	164	44	19.5	14.2-26.2	120	80.5	73.8-85.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	159	43	26.0	16.9-37.7	116	74.0	62.3-83.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	159	43	22.2	15.7-30.3	116	77.8	69.7-84.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	172	33	14.4	8.7-22.9	139	85.6	77.1-91.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	155	37	25.8	11.6-47.9	118	74.2	52.1-88.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	174	41	22.3	15.8-30.5	133	77.7	69.5-84.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	121	35	27.9	18.7-39.3	86	72.1	60.7-81.3
Northeast NC I	141	35	19.4	12.6-28.5	106	80.6	71.5-87.4
Northeast NC II	176	49	24.4	17.9-32.3	127	75.6	67.7-82.1
Northeastern Partnership	317	84	22.7	17.7-28.7	233	77.3	71.3-82.3
Mountain AHEC	474	131	23.6	18.6-29.4	343	76.4	70.6-81.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,125	284	22.6	19.1-26.6	841	77.4	73.4-80.9
Piedmont	1,472	327	21.1	18.3-24.3	1,145	78.9	75.7-81.7
Western NC	750	199	20.7	16.9-25.2	551	79.3	74.8-83.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,347

810

21.5

19.5-23.7

2,537

78.5

76.3-80.5

RACE

White

2,486

637

22.7

20.3-25.2

1,849

77.3

74.8-79.7

African American

586

129

20.4

16.1-25.5

457

79.6

74.5-83.9

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

27.6

11.8-52.1

72.4

47.9-88.2

Other Minorities

154

15.4

8.9-25.4

132

84.6

74.6-91.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

161

15.0

8.6-24.8

135

85.0

75.2-91.4

-English Speaking

30.4

14.3-53.5

69.6

46.5-85.7

-Spanish Speaking

109

11.1

5.1-22.4

88.9

77.6-94.9

Non-Hispanic

3,183

784

22.1

20.0-24.3

2,399

77.9

75.7-80.0

AGE

18-24

202

17.1

10.4-26.8

172

82.9

73.2-89.6

25-34

502

7.9

5.1-12.1

467

92.1

87.9-94.9

35-44

664

10.8

7.7-15.0

607

89.2

85.0-92.3

45-54

669

14.4

10.6-19.2

572

85.6

80.8-89.4

55-64

571

136

25.0

20.2-30.6

435

75.0

69.4-79.8

65-74

452

263

63.2

56.7-69.3

189

36.8

30.7-43.3

75+

268

190

74.0

65.9-80.8

26.0

19.2-34.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

587

188

24.5

19.7-30.0

399

75.5

70.0-80.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

994

222

20.8

17.3-24.7

772

79.2

75.3-82.7

Some Post-H.S.

771

174

23.3

18.6-28.7

597

76.7

71.3-81.4

College Graduate

984

220

18.3

15.4-21.7

764

81.7

78.3-84.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

291

104

32.5

24.2-42.0

187

67.5

58.0-75.8

$15,000- 24,999

591

163

23.3

18.4-29.0

428

76.7

71.0-81.6

$25,000- 34,999

355

24.1

17.7-31.9

272

75.9

68.1-82.3

$35,000- 49,999

508

19.6

15.1-25.1

411

80.4

74.9-84.9

$50,000-74,999

419

20.0

14.2-27.2

339

80.0

72.8-85.8

$75,000+

483

14.2

10.5-18.8

397

85.8

81.2-89.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

167

25.9

19.4-33.8

115

74.1

66.2-80.6

Guilford

159

24.4

17.6-32.9

119

75.6

67.1-82.4

Mecklenburg

157

19.0

12.7-27.4

120

81.0

72.6-87.3

Orange

162

8.1

4.7-13.6

144

91.9

86.4-95.3

Wake

169

16.6

10.8-24.7

135

83.4

75.3-89.2

Chatham/Lee

147

21.2

12.8-33.0

113

78.8

67.0-87.2

Nash/Wilson

137

15.1

10.2-22.0

110

84.9

78.0-89.8

Craven/Pamlico

164

19.5

14.2-26.2

120

80.5

73.8-85.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

159

26.0

16.9-37.7

116

74.0

62.3-83.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

159

22.2

15.7-30.3

116

77.8

69.7-84.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

172

14.4

8.7-22.9

139

85.6

77.1-91.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

155

25.8

11.6-47.9

118

74.2

52.1-88.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

174

22.3

15.8-30.5

133

77.7

69.5-84.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

121

27.9

18.7-39.3

72.1

60.7-81.3

Northeast NC I

141

19.4

12.6-28.5

106

80.6

71.5-87.4

Northeast NC II

176

24.4

17.9-32.3

127

75.6

67.7-82.1

Northeastern Partnership

317

22.7

17.7-28.7

233

77.3

71.3-82.3

Mountain AHEC

474

131

23.6

18.6-29.4

343

76.4

70.6-81.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,125

284

22.6

19.1-26.6

841

77.4

73.4-80.9

Piedmont

1,472

327

21.1

18.3-24.3

1,145

78.9

75.7-81.7

Western NC

750

199

20.7

16.9-25.2

551

79.3

74.8-83.1

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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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