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	6,786	1,863	23.7	22.2-25.3	4,923	76.3	74.7-77.8
GENDER
Male	2,486	637	22.7	20.3-25.2	1,849	77.3	74.8-79.7
Female	4,300	1,226	24.7	22.9-26.6	3,074	75.3	73.4-77.1
AGE
18-24	345	41	13.6	8.3-21.4	304	86.4	78.6-91.7
25-34	917	52	6.8	4.6-10.0	865	93.2	90.0-95.4
35-44	1,250	81	7.5	5.5-10.1	1,169	92.5	89.9-94.5
45-54	1,308	192	13.3	10.8-16.2	1,116	86.7	83.8-89.2
55-64	1,163	301	27.5	23.7-31.6	862	72.5	68.4-76.3
65-74	1,009	630	63.5	59.1-67.7	379	36.5	32.3-40.9
75+	751	552	75.1	70.3-79.3	199	24.9	20.7-29.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	902	400	39.8	35.0-44.9	502	60.2	55.1-65.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,972	548	24.1	21.4-27.0	1,424	75.9	73.0-78.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,759	459	23.0	19.9-26.4	1,300	77.0	73.6-80.1
College Graduate	2,137	448	17.2	15.2-19.5	1,689	82.8	80.5-84.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	630	268	40.1	34.3-46.1	362	59.9	53.9-65.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,083	357	30.2	25.9-35.0	726	69.8	65.0-74.1
$25,000- 34,999	733	185	23.5	19.1-28.7	548	76.5	71.3-80.9
$35,000- 49,999	974	197	18.3	15.0-22.0	777	81.7	78.0-85.0
$50,000-74,999	825	162	19.3	15.3-24.2	663	80.7	75.8-84.7
$75,000+	1,005	147	12.2	9.7-15.2	858	87.8	84.8-90.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	389	125	28.3	23.6-33.6	264	71.7	66.4-76.4
Guilford	308	86	26.2	21.0-32.2	222	73.8	67.8-79.0
Mecklenburg	281	76	24.8	18.9-31.7	205	75.2	68.3-81.1
Orange	362	68	12.6	9.4-16.7	294	87.4	83.3-90.6
Wake	318	64	16.8	12.8-21.6	254	83.2	78.4-87.2
Chatham/Lee	284	86	25.3	20.1-31.3	198	74.7	68.7-79.9
Nash/Wilson	233	63	21.4	16.5-27.3	170	78.6	72.7-83.5
Craven/Pamlico	343	109	26.3	21.6-31.7	234	73.7	68.3-78.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	402	108	25.0	19.4-31.5	294	75.0	68.5-80.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	422	111	21.5	17.1-26.7	311	78.5	73.3-82.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	284	66	20.1	14.3-27.5	218	79.9	72.5-85.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	362	102	24.3	19.7-29.6	260	75.7	70.4-80.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	199	49	23.8	17.5-31.5	150	76.2	68.5-82.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	255	83	27.4	21.8-34.0	172	72.6	66.0-78.2
Northeast NC I	209	65	25.4	19.7-32.1	144	74.6	67.9-80.3
Northeast NC II	338	104	26.1	21.3-31.6	234	73.9	68.4-78.7
Northeastern Partnership	547	169	25.9	22.0-30.3	378	74.1	69.7-78.0
Mountain AHEC	1,145	351	27.0	23.6-30.6	794	73.0	69.4-76.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,023	589	25.1	22.2-28.2	1,434	74.9	71.8-77.8
Piedmont	2,908	746	23.4	21.3-25.7	2,162	76.6	74.3-78.7
Western NC	1,855	528	22.7	20.3-25.4	1,327	77.3	74.6-79.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,786

1,863

23.7

22.2-25.3

4,923

76.3

74.7-77.8

GENDER

Male

2,486

637

22.7

20.3-25.2

1,849

77.3

74.8-79.7

Female

4,300

1,226

24.7

22.9-26.6

3,074

75.3

73.4-77.1

AGE

18-24

345

13.6

8.3-21.4

304

86.4

78.6-91.7

25-34

917

6.8

4.6-10.0

865

93.2

90.0-95.4

35-44

1,250

7.5

5.5-10.1

1,169

92.5

89.9-94.5

45-54

1,308

192

13.3

10.8-16.2

1,116

86.7

83.8-89.2

55-64

1,163

301

27.5

23.7-31.6

862

72.5

68.4-76.3

65-74

1,009

630

63.5

59.1-67.7

379

36.5

32.3-40.9

75+

751

552

75.1

70.3-79.3

199

24.9

20.7-29.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

902

400

39.8

35.0-44.9

502

60.2

55.1-65.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,972

548

24.1

21.4-27.0

1,424

75.9

73.0-78.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,759

459

23.0

19.9-26.4

1,300

77.0

73.6-80.1

College Graduate

2,137

448

17.2

15.2-19.5

1,689

82.8

80.5-84.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

630

268

40.1

34.3-46.1

362

59.9

53.9-65.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,083

357

30.2

25.9-35.0

726

69.8

65.0-74.1

$25,000- 34,999

733

185

23.5

19.1-28.7

548

76.5

71.3-80.9

$35,000- 49,999

974

197

18.3

15.0-22.0

777

81.7

78.0-85.0

$50,000-74,999

825

162

19.3

15.3-24.2

663

80.7

75.8-84.7

$75,000+

1,005

147

12.2

9.7-15.2

858

87.8

84.8-90.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

389

125

28.3

23.6-33.6

264

71.7

66.4-76.4

Guilford

308

26.2

21.0-32.2

222

73.8

67.8-79.0

Mecklenburg

281

24.8

18.9-31.7

205

75.2

68.3-81.1

Orange

362

12.6

9.4-16.7

294

87.4

83.3-90.6

Wake

318

16.8

12.8-21.6

254

83.2

78.4-87.2

Chatham/Lee

284

25.3

20.1-31.3

198

74.7

68.7-79.9

Nash/Wilson

233

21.4

16.5-27.3

170

78.6

72.7-83.5

Craven/Pamlico

343

109

26.3

21.6-31.7

234

73.7

68.3-78.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

402

108

25.0

19.4-31.5

294

75.0

68.5-80.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

422

111

21.5

17.1-26.7

311

78.5

73.3-82.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

284

20.1

14.3-27.5

218

79.9

72.5-85.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

362

102

24.3

19.7-29.6

260

75.7

70.4-80.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

199

23.8

17.5-31.5

150

76.2

68.5-82.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

255

27.4

21.8-34.0

172

72.6

66.0-78.2

Northeast NC I

209

25.4

19.7-32.1

144

74.6

67.9-80.3

Northeast NC II

338

104

26.1

21.3-31.6

234

73.9

68.4-78.7

Northeastern Partnership

547

169

25.9

22.0-30.3

378

74.1

69.7-78.0

Mountain AHEC

1,145

351

27.0

23.6-30.6

794

73.0

69.4-76.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,023

589

25.1

22.2-28.2

1,434

74.9

71.8-77.8

Piedmont

2,908

746

23.4

21.3-25.7

2,162

76.6

74.3-78.7

Western NC

1,855

528

22.7

20.3-25.4

1,327

77.3

74.6-79.7

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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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