BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (A flu shot is an influenza vaccine injected in your arm. During the past 12 months, have you had a flu shot?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,219	5,669	27.6	26.7-28.4	11,550	72.4	71.6-73.3
-Mountain AHEC	1,190	439	30.5	27.4-33.9	751	69.5	66.1-72.6
GENDER
Male	421	154	26.8	22.1-32.0	267	73.2	68.0-77.9
Female	769	285	33.9	29.7-38.3	484	66.1	61.7-70.3
RACE
White	1,038	395	31.5	28.2-35.0	643	68.5	65.0-71.8
African American	65	19	27.6	14.3-46.7	46	72.4	53.3-85.7
Other Minorities	87	25	23.3	12.7-38.9	62	76.7	61.1-87.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	12	28.3	13.4-50.2	33	71.7	49.8-86.6
Non-Hispanic	1,143	425	30.6	27.4-33.9	718	69.4	66.1-72.6
AGE
18-24	56	7	12.1	4.9-26.8	49	87.9	73.2-95.1
25-34	171	23	13.1	7.8-21.0	148	86.9	79.0-92.2
35-44	183	36	20.6	13.8-29.6	147	79.4	70.4-86.2
45-54	200	46	22.5	16.3-30.3	154	77.5	69.7-83.7
55-64	217	81	35.0	28.0-42.7	136	65.0	57.3-72.0
65-74	187	117	62.9	54.4-70.6	70	37.1	29.4-45.6
75+	171	127	75.1	66.7-82.0	44	24.9	18.0-33.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	179	73	32.4	23.4-42.8	106	67.6	57.2-76.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	351	120	27.1	21.5-33.6	231	72.9	66.4-78.5
Some Post-H.S.	306	109	30.5	24.7-36.9	197	69.5	63.1-75.3
College Graduate	351	137	33.6	28.1-39.5	214	66.4	60.5-71.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	152	72	34.1	25.5-43.9	80	65.9	56.1-74.5
$15,000- 24,999	244	89	31.4	24.3-39.6	155	68.6	60.4-75.7
$25,000- 34,999	166	49	27.2	20.1-35.8	117	72.8	64.2-79.9
$35,000- 49,999	168	53	25.1	18.7-32.8	115	74.9	67.2-81.3
$50,000-74,999	143	44	22.6	15.7-31.4	99	77.4	68.6-84.3
$75,000+	134	53	40.0	30.2-50.6	81	60.0	49.4-69.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	396	192	44.5	37.9-51.2	204	55.5	48.8-62.1
No	761	236	24.5	21.1-28.3	525	75.5	71.7-78.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	162	84	45.8	37.1-54.7	78	54.2	45.3-62.9
Non-Veteran	1,027	354	28.1	24.8-31.8	673	71.9	68.2-75.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,219

5,669

27.6

26.7-28.4

11,550

72.4

71.6-73.3

-Mountain AHEC

1,190

439

30.5

27.4-33.9

751

69.5

66.1-72.6

GENDER

Male

421

154

26.8

22.1-32.0

267

73.2

68.0-77.9

Female

769

285

33.9

29.7-38.3

484

66.1

61.7-70.3

RACE

White

1,038

395

31.5

28.2-35.0

643

68.5

65.0-71.8

African American

27.6

14.3-46.7

72.4

53.3-85.7

Other Minorities

23.3

12.7-38.9

76.7

61.1-87.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.3

13.4-50.2

71.7

49.8-86.6

Non-Hispanic

1,143

425

30.6

27.4-33.9

718

69.4

66.1-72.6

AGE

18-24

12.1

4.9-26.8

87.9

73.2-95.1

25-34

171

13.1

7.8-21.0

148

86.9

79.0-92.2

35-44

183

20.6

13.8-29.6

147

79.4

70.4-86.2

45-54

200

22.5

16.3-30.3

154

77.5

69.7-83.7

55-64

217

35.0

28.0-42.7

136

65.0

57.3-72.0

65-74

187

117

62.9

54.4-70.6

37.1

29.4-45.6

75+

171

127

75.1

66.7-82.0

24.9

18.0-33.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

179

32.4

23.4-42.8

106

67.6

57.2-76.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

351

120

27.1

21.5-33.6

231

72.9

66.4-78.5

Some Post-H.S.

306

109

30.5

24.7-36.9

197

69.5

63.1-75.3

College Graduate

351

137

33.6

28.1-39.5

214

66.4

60.5-71.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

152

34.1

25.5-43.9

65.9

56.1-74.5

$15,000- 24,999

244

31.4

24.3-39.6

155

68.6

60.4-75.7

$25,000- 34,999

166

27.2

20.1-35.8

117

72.8

64.2-79.9

$35,000- 49,999

168

25.1

18.7-32.8

115

74.9

67.2-81.3

$50,000-74,999

143

22.6

15.7-31.4

77.4

68.6-84.3

$75,000+

134

40.0

30.2-50.6

60.0

49.4-69.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

396

192

44.5

37.9-51.2

204

55.5

48.8-62.1

761

236

24.5

21.1-28.3

525

75.5

71.7-78.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

162

45.8

37.1-54.7

54.2

45.3-62.9

Non-Veteran

1,027

354

28.1

24.8-31.8

673

71.9

68.2-75.2

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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