BRFSS 2003 - Western 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 Western 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
-Western NC	2,038	568	22.7	20.2-25.4	1,470	77.3	74.6-79.8
GENDER
Male	750	199	20.7	16.9-25.2	551	79.3	74.8-83.1
Female	1,288	369	24.6	21.6-27.9	919	75.4	72.1-78.4
RACE
White	1,855	528	22.7	20.3-25.4	1,327	77.3	74.6-79.7
African American	72	19	35.1	17.0-58.9	53	64.9	41.1-83.0
Other Minorities	102	19	13.7	4.9-32.8	83	86.3	67.2-95.1
AGE
18-24	125	11	5.1	2.3-10.8	114	94.9	89.2-97.7
25-34	276	22	6.7	3.7-11.8	254	93.3	88.2-96.3
35-44	337	23	7.8	4.1-14.3	314	92.2	85.7-95.9
45-54	379	57	15.0	9.5-23.0	322	85.0	77.0-90.5
55-64	351	87	22.9	17.6-29.4	264	77.1	70.6-82.4
65-74	336	213	63.1	55.6-70.1	123	36.9	29.9-44.4
75+	217	151	71.6	63.5-78.5	66	28.4	21.5-36.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	345	139	32.1	24.2-41.1	206	67.9	58.9-75.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	634	162	17.5	14.2-21.4	472	82.5	78.6-85.8
Some Post-H.S.	533	137	19.6	15.2-24.9	396	80.4	75.1-84.8
College Graduate	519	128	26.0	21.2-31.6	391	74.0	68.4-78.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	264	99	28.8	22.3-36.4	165	71.2	63.6-77.7
$15,000- 24,999	400	126	24.9	18.8-32.2	274	75.1	67.8-81.2
$25,000- 34,999	251	53	18.4	13.0-25.3	198	81.6	74.7-87.0
$35,000- 49,999	265	55	21.6	14.6-30.7	210	78.4	69.3-85.4
$50,000-74,999	202	35	13.7	9.0-20.5	167	86.3	79.5-91.0
$75,000+	201	39	19.1	12.9-27.3	162	80.9	72.7-87.1
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

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

-Western NC

2,038

568

22.7

20.2-25.4

1,470

77.3

74.6-79.8

GENDER

Male

750

199

20.7

16.9-25.2

551

79.3

74.8-83.1

Female

1,288

369

24.6

21.6-27.9

919

75.4

72.1-78.4

RACE

White

1,855

528

22.7

20.3-25.4

1,327

77.3

74.6-79.7

African American

35.1

17.0-58.9

64.9

41.1-83.0

Other Minorities

102

13.7

4.9-32.8

86.3

67.2-95.1

AGE

18-24

125

5.1

2.3-10.8

114

94.9

89.2-97.7

25-34

276

6.7

3.7-11.8

254

93.3

88.2-96.3

35-44

337

7.8

4.1-14.3

314

92.2

85.7-95.9

45-54

379

15.0

9.5-23.0

322

85.0

77.0-90.5

55-64

351

22.9

17.6-29.4

264

77.1

70.6-82.4

65-74

336

213

63.1

55.6-70.1

123

36.9

29.9-44.4

75+

217

151

71.6

63.5-78.5

28.4

21.5-36.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

345

139

32.1

24.2-41.1

206

67.9

58.9-75.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

634

162

17.5

14.2-21.4

472

82.5

78.6-85.8

Some Post-H.S.

533

137

19.6

15.2-24.9

396

80.4

75.1-84.8

College Graduate

519

128

26.0

21.2-31.6

391

74.0

68.4-78.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

264

28.8

22.3-36.4

165

71.2

63.6-77.7

$15,000- 24,999

400

126

24.9

18.8-32.2

274

75.1

67.8-81.2

$25,000- 34,999

251

18.4

13.0-25.3

198

81.6

74.7-87.0

$35,000- 49,999

265

21.6

14.6-30.7

210

78.4

69.3-85.4

$50,000-74,999

202

13.7

9.0-20.5

167

86.3

79.5-91.0

$75,000+

201

19.1

12.9-27.3

162

80.9

72.7-87.1

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

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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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