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 MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,486	637	22.7	20.3-25.2	1,849	77.3	74.8-79.7
AGE
18-24	123	20	19.5	10.5-33.3	103	80.5	66.7-89.5
25-34	335	19	8.8	5.1-14.9	316	91.2	85.1-94.9
35-44	489	37	9.3	6.0-14.1	452	90.7	85.9-94.0
45-54	476	63	11.6	8.1-16.2	413	88.4	83.8-91.9
55-64	443	104	25.0	19.6-31.4	339	75.0	68.6-80.4
65-74	380	230	64.7	57.7-71.1	150	35.3	28.9-42.3
75+	228	162	74.2	65.3-81.4	66	25.8	18.6-34.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	329	128	31.4	24.5-39.3	201	68.6	60.7-75.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	699	172	22.7	18.5-27.6	527	77.3	72.4-81.5
Some Post-H.S.	607	142	23.5	18.2-29.7	465	76.5	70.3-81.8
College Graduate	844	191	18.4	15.2-22.1	653	81.6	77.9-84.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	181	72	33.4	23.8-44.6	109	66.6	55.4-76.2
$15,000- 24,999	350	110	29.5	22.2-38.0	240	70.5	62.0-77.8
$25,000- 34,999	265	67	24.3	17.3-32.9	198	75.7	67.1-82.7
$35,000- 49,999	404	84	21.2	16.0-27.5	320	78.8	72.5-84.0
$50,000-74,999	344	75	22.2	15.7-30.3	269	77.8	69.7-84.3
$75,000+	427	76	13.7	9.9-18.6	351	86.3	81.4-90.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	146	48	28.6	21.3-37.3	98	71.4	62.7-78.7
Guilford	108	34	29.4	20.8-39.9	74	70.6	60.1-79.2
Mecklenburg	102	30	25.1	15.9-37.2	72	74.9	62.8-84.1
Orange	130	17	10.9	6.3-18.0	113	89.1	82.0-93.7
Wake	124	23	14.1	9.0-21.3	101	85.9	78.7-91.0
Chatham/Lee	113	29	19.0	12.7-27.5	84	81.0	72.5-87.3
Nash/Wilson	83	17	15.6	9.4-24.9	66	84.4	75.1-90.6
Craven/Pamlico	127	35	19.9	13.9-27.6	92	80.1	72.4-86.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	147	41	27.5	17.8-39.8	106	72.5	60.2-82.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	151	41	22.2	15.6-30.5	110	77.8	69.5-84.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	101	21	19.8	11.2-32.4	80	80.2	67.6-88.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	133	32	21.4	14.8-30.1	101	78.6	69.9-85.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	82	22	26.3	16.5-39.2	60	73.7	60.8-83.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	81	23	25.6	16.4-37.6	58	74.4	62.4-83.6
Northeast NC I	71	20	20.5	12.6-31.6	51	79.5	68.4-87.4
Northeast NC II	121	35	23.8	16.7-32.7	86	76.2	67.3-83.3
Northeastern Partnership	192	55	23.0	17.1-30.1	137	77.0	69.9-82.9
Mountain AHEC	414	119	24.6	19.3-30.7	295	75.4	69.3-80.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	718	188	23.2	18.6-28.5	530	76.8	71.5-81.4
Piedmont	1,097	267	23.2	19.8-26.9	830	76.8	73.1-80.2
Western NC	671	182	20.1	16.5-24.3	489	79.9	75.7-83.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,486

637

22.7

20.3-25.2

1,849

77.3

74.8-79.7

AGE

18-24

123

19.5

10.5-33.3

103

80.5

66.7-89.5

25-34

335

8.8

5.1-14.9

316

91.2

85.1-94.9

35-44

489

9.3

6.0-14.1

452

90.7

85.9-94.0

45-54

476

11.6

8.1-16.2

413

88.4

83.8-91.9

55-64

443

104

25.0

19.6-31.4

339

75.0

68.6-80.4

65-74

380

230

64.7

57.7-71.1

150

35.3

28.9-42.3

75+

228

162

74.2

65.3-81.4

25.8

18.6-34.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

329

128

31.4

24.5-39.3

201

68.6

60.7-75.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

699

172

22.7

18.5-27.6

527

77.3

72.4-81.5

Some Post-H.S.

607

142

23.5

18.2-29.7

465

76.5

70.3-81.8

College Graduate

844

191

18.4

15.2-22.1

653

81.6

77.9-84.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

181

33.4

23.8-44.6

109

66.6

55.4-76.2

$15,000- 24,999

350

110

29.5

22.2-38.0

240

70.5

62.0-77.8

$25,000- 34,999

265

24.3

17.3-32.9

198

75.7

67.1-82.7

$35,000- 49,999

404

21.2

16.0-27.5

320

78.8

72.5-84.0

$50,000-74,999

344

22.2

15.7-30.3

269

77.8

69.7-84.3

$75,000+

427

13.7

9.9-18.6

351

86.3

81.4-90.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

146

28.6

21.3-37.3

71.4

62.7-78.7

Guilford

108

29.4

20.8-39.9

70.6

60.1-79.2

Mecklenburg

102

25.1

15.9-37.2

74.9

62.8-84.1

Orange

130

10.9

6.3-18.0

113

89.1

82.0-93.7

Wake

124

14.1

9.0-21.3

101

85.9

78.7-91.0

Chatham/Lee

113

19.0

12.7-27.5

81.0

72.5-87.3

Nash/Wilson

15.6

9.4-24.9

84.4

75.1-90.6

Craven/Pamlico

127

19.9

13.9-27.6

80.1

72.4-86.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

147

27.5

17.8-39.8

106

72.5

60.2-82.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

151

22.2

15.6-30.5

110

77.8

69.5-84.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

101

19.8

11.2-32.4

80.2

67.6-88.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

133

21.4

14.8-30.1

101

78.6

69.9-85.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

26.3

16.5-39.2

73.7

60.8-83.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

25.6

16.4-37.6

74.4

62.4-83.6

Northeast NC I

20.5

12.6-31.6

79.5

68.4-87.4

Northeast NC II

121

23.8

16.7-32.7

76.2

67.3-83.3

Northeastern Partnership

192

23.0

17.1-30.1

137

77.0

69.9-82.9

Mountain AHEC

414

119

24.6

19.3-30.7

295

75.4

69.3-80.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

718

188

23.2

18.6-28.5

530

76.8

71.5-81.4

Piedmont

1,097

267

23.2

19.8-26.9

830

76.8

73.1-80.2

Western NC

671

182

20.1

16.5-24.3

489

79.9

75.7-83.5

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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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