BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	1,604	488	27.8	25.2-30.5	1,116	72.2	69.5-74.8
GENDER
Male	596	167	27.2	23.2-31.7	429	72.8	68.3-76.8
Female	1,008	321	28.3	25.1-31.6	687	71.7	68.4-74.9
RACE
White	1,420	448	28.5	25.8-31.3	972	71.5	68.7-74.2
African American	72	11	15.0	7.8-27.0	61	85.0	73.0-92.2
Other Minorities	4	1	38.4	6.0-86.0	3	61.6	14.0-94.0
AGE
18-24	83	8	12.3	5.7-24.5	75	87.7	75.5-94.3
25-34	207	18	8.9	4.7-16.3	189	91.1	83.7-95.3
35-44	289	25	9.9	6.3-15.0	264	90.1	85.0-93.7
45-54	302	59	19.3	14.0-26.0	243	80.7	74.0-86.0
55-64	280	80	26.1	20.6-32.5	200	73.9	67.5-79.4
65-74	247	159	64.5	56.9-71.4	88	35.5	28.6-43.1
75+	190	138	72.6	63.9-79.8	52	27.4	20.2-36.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	297	117	35.0	28.5-42.1	180	65.0	57.9-71.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	475	132	24.4	19.9-29.5	343	75.6	70.5-80.1
Some Post-H.S.	421	123	26.1	21.5-31.3	298	73.9	68.7-78.5
College Graduate	407	114	27.9	23.1-33.2	293	72.1	66.8-76.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	204	88	41.6	32.5-51.2	116	58.4	48.8-67.5
$15,000- 24,999	300	97	30.4	24.2-37.2	203	69.6	62.8-75.8
$25,000- 34,999	224	57	22.1	16.7-28.7	167	77.9	71.3-83.3
$35,000- 49,999	220	61	26.4	20.2-33.8	159	73.6	66.2-79.8
$50,000-74,999	176	33	17.0	11.5-24.5	143	83.0	75.5-88.5
$75,000+	143	34	23.5	16.6-32.3	109	76.5	67.7-83.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	566	254	41.9	36.9-47.1	312	58.1	52.9-63.1
No	999	227	21.0	18.1-24.1	772	79.0	75.9-81.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	219	103	50.0	41.8-58.2	116	50.0	41.8-58.2
Non-Veteran	1,379	384	23.5	21.0-26.2	995	76.5	73.8-79.0
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

-Western NC

1,604

488

27.8

25.2-30.5

1,116

72.2

69.5-74.8

GENDER

Male

596

167

27.2

23.2-31.7

429

72.8

68.3-76.8

Female

1,008

321

28.3

25.1-31.6

687

71.7

68.4-74.9

RACE

White

1,420

448

28.5

25.8-31.3

972

71.5

68.7-74.2

African American

15.0

7.8-27.0

85.0

73.0-92.2

Other Minorities

38.4

6.0-86.0

61.6

14.0-94.0

AGE

18-24

12.3

5.7-24.5

87.7

75.5-94.3

25-34

207

8.9

4.7-16.3

189

91.1

83.7-95.3

35-44

289

9.9

6.3-15.0

264

90.1

85.0-93.7

45-54

302

19.3

14.0-26.0

243

80.7

74.0-86.0

55-64

280

26.1

20.6-32.5

200

73.9

67.5-79.4

65-74

247

159

64.5

56.9-71.4

35.5

28.6-43.1

75+

190

138

72.6

63.9-79.8

27.4

20.2-36.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

297

117

35.0

28.5-42.1

180

65.0

57.9-71.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

475

132

24.4

19.9-29.5

343

75.6

70.5-80.1

Some Post-H.S.

421

123

26.1

21.5-31.3

298

73.9

68.7-78.5

College Graduate

407

114

27.9

23.1-33.2

293

72.1

66.8-76.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

204

41.6

32.5-51.2

116

58.4

48.8-67.5

$15,000- 24,999

300

30.4

24.2-37.2

203

69.6

62.8-75.8

$25,000- 34,999

224

22.1

16.7-28.7

167

77.9

71.3-83.3

$35,000- 49,999

220

26.4

20.2-33.8

159

73.6

66.2-79.8

$50,000-74,999

176

17.0

11.5-24.5

143

83.0

75.5-88.5

$75,000+

143

23.5

16.6-32.3

109

76.5

67.7-83.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

566

254

41.9

36.9-47.1

312

58.1

52.9-63.1

999

227

21.0

18.1-24.1

772

79.0

75.9-81.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

219

103

50.0

41.8-58.2

116

50.0

41.8-58.2

Non-Veteran

1,379

384

23.5

21.0-26.2

995

76.5

73.8-79.0

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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