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-WHITE FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,300	1,226	24.7	22.9-26.6	3,074	75.3	73.4-77.1
AGE
18-24	222	21	7.2	3.6-13.7	201	92.8	86.3-96.4
25-34	582	33	5.0	3.1- 7.8	549	95.0	92.2-96.9
35-44	761	44	5.7	3.8- 8.5	717	94.3	91.5-96.2
45-54	832	129	14.9	11.7-18.8	703	85.1	81.2-88.3
55-64	720	197	29.7	24.8-35.1	523	70.3	64.9-75.2
65-74	629	400	62.5	56.8-68.0	229	37.5	32.0-43.2
75+	523	390	75.5	69.7-80.6	133	24.5	19.4-30.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	573	272	46.1	40.0-52.4	301	53.9	47.6-60.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,273	376	25.3	22.1-28.9	897	74.7	71.1-77.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,152	317	22.5	19.3-26.1	835	77.5	73.9-80.7
College Graduate	1,293	257	16.1	13.6-19.0	1,036	83.9	81.0-86.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	449	196	44.3	37.5-51.2	253	55.7	48.8-62.5
$15,000- 24,999	733	247	30.8	25.8-36.4	486	69.2	63.6-74.2
$25,000- 34,999	468	118	22.8	17.7-29.0	350	77.2	71.0-82.3
$35,000- 49,999	570	113	15.5	11.9-20.1	457	84.5	79.9-88.1
$50,000-74,999	481	87	16.3	12.3-21.2	394	83.7	78.8-87.7
$75,000+	578	71	10.6	7.7-14.3	507	89.4	85.7-92.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	243	77	28.1	22.4-34.6	166	71.9	65.4-77.6
Guilford	200	52	23.6	17.7-30.7	148	76.4	69.3-82.3
Mecklenburg	179	46	24.4	18.1-32.1	133	75.6	67.9-81.9
Orange	232	51	13.7	9.5-19.3	181	86.3	80.7-90.5
Wake	194	41	19.3	13.8-26.3	153	80.7	73.7-86.2
Chatham/Lee	171	57	31.6	24.3-40.0	114	68.4	60.0-75.7
Nash/Wilson	150	46	26.6	19.9-34.6	104	73.4	65.4-80.1
Craven/Pamlico	216	74	32.3	25.9-39.6	142	67.7	60.4-74.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	255	67	22.9	17.7-29.1	188	77.1	70.9-82.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	271	70	21.0	15.5-27.8	201	79.0	72.2-84.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	183	45	20.4	13.5-29.6	138	79.6	70.4-86.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	229	70	26.7	20.8-33.6	159	73.3	66.4-79.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	117	27	21.3	14.2-30.5	90	78.7	69.5-85.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	174	60	28.8	22.3-36.4	114	71.2	63.6-77.7
Northeast NC I	138	45	29.0	21.7-37.6	93	71.0	62.4-78.3
Northeast NC II	217	69	28.2	22.1-35.3	148	71.8	64.7-77.9
Northeastern Partnership	355	114	28.5	23.5-34.0	241	71.5	66.0-76.5
Mountain AHEC	731	232	29.1	25.0-33.5	499	70.9	66.5-75.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,305	401	26.7	23.2-30.5	904	73.3	69.5-76.8
Piedmont	1,811	479	23.6	21.1-26.3	1,332	76.4	73.7-78.9
Western NC	1,184	346	25.0	21.8-28.5	838	75.0	71.5-78.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,300

1,226

24.7

22.9-26.6

3,074

75.3

73.4-77.1

AGE

18-24

222

7.2

3.6-13.7

201

92.8

86.3-96.4

25-34

582

5.0

3.1- 7.8

549

95.0

92.2-96.9

35-44

761

5.7

3.8- 8.5

717

94.3

91.5-96.2

45-54

832

129

14.9

11.7-18.8

703

85.1

81.2-88.3

55-64

720

197

29.7

24.8-35.1

523

70.3

64.9-75.2

65-74

629

400

62.5

56.8-68.0

229

37.5

32.0-43.2

75+

523

390

75.5

69.7-80.6

133

24.5

19.4-30.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

573

272

46.1

40.0-52.4

301

53.9

47.6-60.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,273

376

25.3

22.1-28.9

897

74.7

71.1-77.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,152

317

22.5

19.3-26.1

835

77.5

73.9-80.7

College Graduate

1,293

257

16.1

13.6-19.0

1,036

83.9

81.0-86.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

449

196

44.3

37.5-51.2

253

55.7

48.8-62.5

$15,000- 24,999

733

247

30.8

25.8-36.4

486

69.2

63.6-74.2

$25,000- 34,999

468

118

22.8

17.7-29.0

350

77.2

71.0-82.3

$35,000- 49,999

570

113

15.5

11.9-20.1

457

84.5

79.9-88.1

$50,000-74,999

481

16.3

12.3-21.2

394

83.7

78.8-87.7

$75,000+

578

10.6

7.7-14.3

507

89.4

85.7-92.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

243

28.1

22.4-34.6

166

71.9

65.4-77.6

Guilford

200

23.6

17.7-30.7

148

76.4

69.3-82.3

Mecklenburg

179

24.4

18.1-32.1

133

75.6

67.9-81.9

Orange

232

13.7

9.5-19.3

181

86.3

80.7-90.5

Wake

194

19.3

13.8-26.3

153

80.7

73.7-86.2

Chatham/Lee

171

31.6

24.3-40.0

114

68.4

60.0-75.7

Nash/Wilson

150

26.6

19.9-34.6

104

73.4

65.4-80.1

Craven/Pamlico

216

32.3

25.9-39.6

142

67.7

60.4-74.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

255

22.9

17.7-29.1

188

77.1

70.9-82.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

271

21.0

15.5-27.8

201

79.0

72.2-84.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

183

20.4

13.5-29.6

138

79.6

70.4-86.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

229

26.7

20.8-33.6

159

73.3

66.4-79.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

117

21.3

14.2-30.5

78.7

69.5-85.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

174

28.8

22.3-36.4

114

71.2

63.6-77.7

Northeast NC I

138

29.0

21.7-37.6

71.0

62.4-78.3

Northeast NC II

217

28.2

22.1-35.3

148

71.8

64.7-77.9

Northeastern Partnership

355

114

28.5

23.5-34.0

241

71.5

66.0-76.5

Mountain AHEC

731

232

29.1

25.0-33.5

499

70.9

66.5-75.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,305

401

26.7

23.2-30.5

904

73.3

69.5-76.8

Piedmont

1,811

479

23.6

21.1-26.3

1,332

76.4

73.7-78.9

Western NC

1,184

346

25.0

21.8-28.5

838

75.0

71.5-78.2

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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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