BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont 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.)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Immunization

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,235	2,325	21.8	20.5-23.1	6,910	78.2	76.9-79.5
-Piedmont NC	3,953	924	21.0	19.3-22.9	3,029	79.0	77.1-80.7
GENDER
Male	1,472	327	21.1	18.3-24.3	1,145	78.9	75.7-81.7
Female	2,481	597	21.0	18.9-23.2	1,884	79.0	76.8-81.1
RACE
White	2,908	746	23.4	21.3-25.7	2,162	76.6	74.3-78.7
African American	799	152	17.5	14.2-21.4	647	82.5	78.6-85.8
Other Minorities	192	20	10.7	5.3-20.4	172	89.3	79.6-94.7
AGE
18-24	236	26	12.4	7.0-20.9	210	87.6	79.1-93.0
25-34	612	32	6.7	4.3-10.2	580	93.3	89.8-95.7
35-44	830	47	7.3	5.0-10.5	783	92.7	89.5-95.0
45-54	802	120	15.1	11.7-19.2	682	84.9	80.8-88.3
55-64	603	138	24.8	20.1-30.2	465	75.2	69.8-79.9
65-74	465	274	62.3	56.0-68.2	191	37.7	31.8-44.0
75+	374	276	74.5	68.0-80.1	98	25.5	19.9-32.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	573	191	28.0	23.1-33.4	382	72.0	66.6-76.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,048	261	22.4	19.1-26.1	787	77.6	73.9-80.9
Some Post-H.S.	934	224	23.9	19.9-28.4	710	76.1	71.6-80.1
College Graduate	1,382	242	13.9	11.7-16.3	1,140	86.1	83.7-88.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	353	117	33.4	26.4-41.4	236	66.6	58.6-73.6
$15,000- 24,999	648	171	23.1	18.8-28.2	477	76.9	71.8-81.2
$25,000- 34,999	391	88	21.6	16.1-28.4	303	78.4	71.6-83.9
$35,000- 49,999	535	94	16.4	12.5-21.2	441	83.6	78.8-87.5
$50,000-74,999	459	85	19.7	14.5-26.1	374	80.3	73.9-85.5
$75,000+	647	80	10.5	7.8-13.9	567	89.5	86.1-92.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	440	138	26.9	22.6-31.7	302	73.1	68.3-77.4
Guilford	436	109	23.6	19.2-28.5	327	76.4	71.5-80.8
Mecklenburg	429	96	19.3	15.2-24.2	333	80.7	75.8-84.8
Orange	438	77	11.5	8.7-15.1	361	88.5	84.9-91.3
Wake	443	82	15.3	11.7-19.8	361	84.7	80.2-88.3
Chatham/Lee	388	104	24.1	18.7-30.4	284	75.9	69.6-81.3
Nash/Wilson	373	84	18.0	14.4-22.3	289	82.0	77.7-85.6
Craven/Pamlico	445	133	24.5	20.5-29.1	312	75.5	70.9-79.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	431	114	24.8	19.4-31.1	317	75.2	68.9-80.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	443	115	21.4	17.1-26.4	328	78.6	73.6-82.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	96	15.6	11.6-20.7	375	84.4	79.3-88.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	419	114	25.6	16.6-37.4	305	74.4	62.6-83.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	468	103	21.8	17.6-26.5	365	78.2	73.5-82.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	115	25.5	20.5-31.3	296	74.5	68.7-79.5
Northeast NC I	453	115	21.9	17.6-26.9	338	78.1	73.1-82.4
Northeast NC II	498	139	24.8	20.7-29.5	359	75.2	70.5-79.3
Northeastern Partnership	951	254	23.8	20.6-27.2	697	76.2	72.8-79.4
Mountain AHEC	1,282	381	26.2	22.9-29.7	901	73.8	70.3-77.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,244	833	22.7	20.5-25.1	2,411	77.3	74.9-79.5
Piedmont	3,953	924	21.0	19.3-22.9	3,029	79.0	77.1-80.7
Western NC	2,038	568	22.7	20.2-25.4	1,470	77.3	74.6-79.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,235

2,325

21.8

20.5-23.1

6,910

78.2

76.9-79.5

-Piedmont NC

3,953

924

21.0

19.3-22.9

3,029

79.0

77.1-80.7

GENDER

Male

1,472

327

21.1

18.3-24.3

1,145

78.9

75.7-81.7

Female

2,481

597

21.0

18.9-23.2

1,884

79.0

76.8-81.1

RACE

White

2,908

746

23.4

21.3-25.7

2,162

76.6

74.3-78.7

African American

799

152

17.5

14.2-21.4

647

82.5

78.6-85.8

Other Minorities

192

10.7

5.3-20.4

172

89.3

79.6-94.7

AGE

18-24

236

12.4

7.0-20.9

210

87.6

79.1-93.0

25-34

612

6.7

4.3-10.2

580

93.3

89.8-95.7

35-44

830

7.3

5.0-10.5

783

92.7

89.5-95.0

45-54

802

120

15.1

11.7-19.2

682

84.9

80.8-88.3

55-64

603

138

24.8

20.1-30.2

465

75.2

69.8-79.9

65-74

465

274

62.3

56.0-68.2

191

37.7

31.8-44.0

75+

374

276

74.5

68.0-80.1

25.5

19.9-32.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

573

191

28.0

23.1-33.4

382

72.0

66.6-76.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,048

261

22.4

19.1-26.1

787

77.6

73.9-80.9

Some Post-H.S.

934

224

23.9

19.9-28.4

710

76.1

71.6-80.1

College Graduate

1,382

242

13.9

11.7-16.3

1,140

86.1

83.7-88.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

353

117

33.4

26.4-41.4

236

66.6

58.6-73.6

$15,000- 24,999

648

171

23.1

18.8-28.2

477

76.9

71.8-81.2

$25,000- 34,999

391

21.6

16.1-28.4

303

78.4

71.6-83.9

$35,000- 49,999

535

16.4

12.5-21.2

441

83.6

78.8-87.5

$50,000-74,999

459

19.7

14.5-26.1

374

80.3

73.9-85.5

$75,000+

647

10.5

7.8-13.9

567

89.5

86.1-92.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

440

138

26.9

22.6-31.7

302

73.1

68.3-77.4

Guilford

436

109

23.6

19.2-28.5

327

76.4

71.5-80.8

Mecklenburg

429

19.3

15.2-24.2

333

80.7

75.8-84.8

Orange

438

11.5

8.7-15.1

361

88.5

84.9-91.3

Wake

443

15.3

11.7-19.8

361

84.7

80.2-88.3

Chatham/Lee

388

104

24.1

18.7-30.4

284

75.9

69.6-81.3

Nash/Wilson

373

18.0

14.4-22.3

289

82.0

77.7-85.6

Craven/Pamlico

445

133

24.5

20.5-29.1

312

75.5

70.9-79.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

431

114

24.8

19.4-31.1

317

75.2

68.9-80.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

443

115

21.4

17.1-26.4

328

78.6

73.6-82.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

15.6

11.6-20.7

375

84.4

79.3-88.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

419

114

25.6

16.6-37.4

305

74.4

62.6-83.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

468

103

21.8

17.6-26.5

365

78.2

73.5-82.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

115

25.5

20.5-31.3

296

74.5

68.7-79.5

Northeast NC I

453

115

21.9

17.6-26.9

338

78.1

73.1-82.4

Northeast NC II

498

139

24.8

20.7-29.5

359

75.2

70.5-79.3

Northeastern Partnership

951

254

23.8

20.6-27.2

697

76.2

72.8-79.4

Mountain AHEC

1,282

381

26.2

22.9-29.7

901

73.8

70.3-77.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,244

833

22.7

20.5-25.1

2,411

77.3

74.9-79.5

Piedmont

3,953

924

21.0

19.3-22.9

3,029

79.0

77.1-80.7

Western NC

2,038

568

22.7

20.2-25.4

1,470

77.3

74.6-79.8

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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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