BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont 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)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	8,154	2,023	21.4	20.3-22.5	6,131	78.6	77.5-79.7
GENDER
Male	2,998	697	20.7	19.1-22.5	2,301	79.3	77.5-80.9
Female	5,156	1,326	22.0	20.7-23.4	3,830	78.0	76.6-79.3
RACE
White	6,329	1,673	23.0	21.8-24.3	4,656	77.0	75.7-78.2
African American	1,314	278	19.2	16.7-21.9	1,036	80.8	78.1-83.3
Other Minorities	64	8	19.9	9.7-36.5	56	80.1	63.5-90.3
AGE
18-24	397	52	14.7	10.6-20.0	345	85.3	80.0-89.4
25-34	1,318	79	6.3	4.8- 8.3	1,239	93.7	91.7-95.2
35-44	1,611	114	6.4	5.1- 8.0	1,497	93.6	92.0-94.9
45-54	1,544	203	13.8	11.7-16.1	1,341	86.2	83.9-88.3
55-64	1,377	360	25.5	22.7-28.5	1,017	74.5	71.5-77.3
65-74	1,040	610	55.8	51.8-59.6	430	44.2	40.4-48.2
75+	818	593	72.8	68.7-76.5	225	27.2	23.5-31.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,275	475	28.9	26.1-32.0	800	71.1	68.0-73.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,264	588	23.5	21.4-25.8	1,676	76.5	74.2-78.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,977	449	20.3	18.2-22.6	1,528	79.7	77.4-81.8
College Graduate	2,625	506	17.1	15.5-18.9	2,119	82.9	81.1-84.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	828	310	31.6	27.6-35.8	518	68.4	64.2-72.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,269	400	26.6	23.7-29.8	869	73.4	70.2-76.3
$25,000- 34,999	890	225	23.7	20.5-27.3	665	76.3	72.7-79.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,059	212	20.9	18.0-24.2	847	79.1	75.8-82.0
$50,000-74,999	1,054	169	16.2	13.7-19.1	885	83.8	80.9-86.3
$75,000+	1,295	150	11.3	9.3-13.5	1,145	88.7	86.5-90.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,410	991	37.8	35.3-40.3	1,419	62.2	59.7-64.7
No	5,510	974	15.2	14.1-16.3	4,536	84.8	83.7-85.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	957	376	37.0	33.4-40.7	581	63.0	59.3-66.6
Non-Veteran	7,158	1,640	18.9	17.8-20.0	5,518	81.1	80.0-82.2
Currently Serving	27	7	24.6	11.4-45.1	20	75.4	54.9-88.6

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

-Piedmont NC

8,154

2,023

21.4

20.3-22.5

6,131

78.6

77.5-79.7

GENDER

Male

2,998

697

20.7

19.1-22.5

2,301

79.3

77.5-80.9

Female

5,156

1,326

22.0

20.7-23.4

3,830

78.0

76.6-79.3

RACE

White

6,329

1,673

23.0

21.8-24.3

4,656

77.0

75.7-78.2

African American

1,314

278

19.2

16.7-21.9

1,036

80.8

78.1-83.3

Other Minorities

19.9

9.7-36.5

80.1

63.5-90.3

AGE

18-24

397

14.7

10.6-20.0

345

85.3

80.0-89.4

25-34

1,318

6.3

4.8- 8.3

1,239

93.7

91.7-95.2

35-44

1,611

114

6.4

5.1- 8.0

1,497

93.6

92.0-94.9

45-54

1,544

203

13.8

11.7-16.1

1,341

86.2

83.9-88.3

55-64

1,377

360

25.5

22.7-28.5

1,017

74.5

71.5-77.3

65-74

1,040

610

55.8

51.8-59.6

430

44.2

40.4-48.2

75+

818

593

72.8

68.7-76.5

225

27.2

23.5-31.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,275

475

28.9

26.1-32.0

800

71.1

68.0-73.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,264

588

23.5

21.4-25.8

1,676

76.5

74.2-78.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,977

449

20.3

18.2-22.6

1,528

79.7

77.4-81.8

College Graduate

2,625

506

17.1

15.5-18.9

2,119

82.9

81.1-84.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

828

310

31.6

27.6-35.8

518

68.4

64.2-72.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,269

400

26.6

23.7-29.8

869

73.4

70.2-76.3

$25,000- 34,999

890

225

23.7

20.5-27.3

665

76.3

72.7-79.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,059

212

20.9

18.0-24.2

847

79.1

75.8-82.0

$50,000-74,999

1,054

169

16.2

13.7-19.1

885

83.8

80.9-86.3

$75,000+

1,295

150

11.3

9.3-13.5

1,145

88.7

86.5-90.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,410

991

37.8

35.3-40.3

1,419

62.2

59.7-64.7

5,510

974

15.2

14.1-16.3

4,536

84.8

83.7-85.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

957

376

37.0

33.4-40.7

581

63.0

59.3-66.6

Non-Veteran

7,158

1,640

18.9

17.8-20.0

5,518

81.1

80.0-82.2

Currently Serving

24.6

11.4-45.1

75.4

54.9-88.6

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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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