BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Immunization

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,655	3,767	22.7	21.9-23.5	10,888	77.3	76.5-78.1
-Mountain AHEC	931	280	28.2	24.8-31.8	651	71.8	68.2-75.2
GENDER
Male	333	95	28.0	22.6-34.1	238	72.0	65.9-77.4
Female	598	185	28.4	24.3-32.9	413	71.6	67.1-75.7
RACE
White	795	246	28.7	25.2-32.5	549	71.3	67.5-74.8
African American	50	7	14.9	6.6-30.3	43	85.1	69.7-93.4
Other Minorities	3	1	44.7	6.8-90.0	2	55.3	10.0-93.2
AGE
18-24	46	5	16.8	6.8-36.0	41	83.2	64.0-93.2
25-34	123	15	13.1	6.6-24.3	108	86.9	75.7-93.4
35-44	151	13	8.1	4.5-14.3	138	91.9	85.7-95.5
45-54	179	30	14.8	9.6-22.1	149	85.2	77.9-90.4
55-64	161	42	23.5	16.9-31.6	119	76.5	68.4-83.1
65-74	141	87	63.8	53.9-72.7	54	36.2	27.3-46.1
75+	125	87	71.4	60.6-80.2	38	28.6	19.8-39.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	142	54	39.8	29.7-50.8	88	60.2	49.2-70.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	262	76	23.3	17.9-29.9	186	76.7	70.1-82.1
Some Post-H.S.	251	78	27.8	21.8-34.7	173	72.2	65.3-78.2
College Graduate	272	70	26.4	20.7-32.9	202	73.6	67.1-79.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	118	46	40.2	29.1-52.4	72	59.8	47.6-70.9
$15,000- 24,999	162	52	30.9	22.5-40.9	110	69.1	59.1-77.5
$25,000- 34,999	125	32	20.7	13.9-29.6	93	79.3	70.4-86.1
$35,000- 49,999	129	39	28.1	19.9-38.1	90	71.9	61.9-80.1
$50,000-74,999	110	22	20.5	13.0-30.9	88	79.5	69.1-87.0
$75,000+	90	22	22.9	14.6-34.2	68	77.1	65.8-85.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	317	139	42.3	35.6-49.3	178	57.7	50.7-64.4
No	586	136	22.4	18.6-26.6	450	77.6	73.4-81.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	138	61	47.4	37.4-57.6	77	52.6	42.4-62.6
Non-Veteran	789	218	24.1	20.8-27.8	571	75.9	72.2-79.2
Currently Serving	3	1	57.6	10.4-94.1	2	42.4	5.9-89.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,655

3,767

22.7

21.9-23.5

10,888

77.3

76.5-78.1

-Mountain AHEC

931

280

28.2

24.8-31.8

651

71.8

68.2-75.2

GENDER

Male

333

28.0

22.6-34.1

238

72.0

65.9-77.4

Female

598

185

28.4

24.3-32.9

413

71.6

67.1-75.7

RACE

White

795

246

28.7

25.2-32.5

549

71.3

67.5-74.8

African American

14.9

6.6-30.3

85.1

69.7-93.4

Other Minorities

44.7

6.8-90.0

55.3

10.0-93.2

AGE

18-24

16.8

6.8-36.0

83.2

64.0-93.2

25-34

123

13.1

6.6-24.3

108

86.9

75.7-93.4

35-44

151

8.1

4.5-14.3

138

91.9

85.7-95.5

45-54

179

14.8

9.6-22.1

149

85.2

77.9-90.4

55-64

161

23.5

16.9-31.6

119

76.5

68.4-83.1

65-74

141

63.8

53.9-72.7

36.2

27.3-46.1

75+

125

71.4

60.6-80.2

28.6

19.8-39.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

142

39.8

29.7-50.8

60.2

49.2-70.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

262

23.3

17.9-29.9

186

76.7

70.1-82.1

Some Post-H.S.

251

27.8

21.8-34.7

173

72.2

65.3-78.2

College Graduate

272

26.4

20.7-32.9

202

73.6

67.1-79.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

118

40.2

29.1-52.4

59.8

47.6-70.9

$15,000- 24,999

162

30.9

22.5-40.9

110

69.1

59.1-77.5

$25,000- 34,999

125

20.7

13.9-29.6

79.3

70.4-86.1

$35,000- 49,999

129

28.1

19.9-38.1

71.9

61.9-80.1

$50,000-74,999

110

20.5

13.0-30.9

79.5

69.1-87.0

$75,000+

22.9

14.6-34.2

77.1

65.8-85.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

317

139

42.3

35.6-49.3

178

57.7

50.7-64.4

586

136

22.4

18.6-26.6

450

77.6

73.4-81.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

138

47.4

37.4-57.6

52.6

42.4-62.6

Non-Veteran

789

218

24.1

20.8-27.8

571

75.9

72.2-79.2

Currently Serving

57.6

10.4-94.1

42.4

5.9-89.6

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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 (MAHEC): 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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