BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (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: North Carolina

Immunization

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	17,219	5,669	27.6	26.7-28.4	11,550	72.4	71.6-73.3
GENDER
Male	6,166	1,950	25.5	24.1-26.9	4,216	74.5	73.1-75.9
Female	11,053	3,719	29.5	28.5-30.6	7,334	70.5	69.4-71.5
RACE
White	12,991	4,575	29.1	28.1-30.1	8,416	70.9	69.9-71.9
African American	3,029	807	25.0	22.9-27.3	2,222	75.0	72.7-77.1
Asian	116	25	16.7	10.7-25.3	91	83.3	74.7-89.3
Native American	295	72	23.1	17.6-29.9	223	76.9	70.1-82.4
Other Minorities	728	170	20.5	16.9-24.7	558	79.5	75.3-83.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	880	216	22.3	18.8-26.3	664	77.7	73.7-81.2
-English Speaking	268	84	25.6	20.1-32.1	184	74.4	67.9-79.9
-Spanish Speaking	612	132	21.4	17.2-26.2	480	78.6	73.8-82.8
Non-Hispanic	16,324	5,445	28.0	27.2-28.9	10,879	72.0	71.1-72.8
AGE
18-24	807	147	17.2	14.1-20.9	660	82.8	79.1-85.9
25-34	2,401	390	16.4	14.6-18.4	2,011	83.6	81.6-85.4
35-44	3,191	518	15.4	14.0-17.0	2,673	84.6	83.0-86.0
45-54	3,330	725	21.1	19.4-22.9	2,605	78.9	77.1-80.6
55-64	3,147	1,070	33.6	31.6-35.6	2,077	66.4	64.4-68.4
65-74	2,376	1,442	60.3	57.9-62.7	934	39.7	37.3-42.1
75+	1,878	1,344	71.5	68.9-73.9	534	28.5	26.1-31.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,725	1,039	29.9	27.5-32.4	1,686	70.1	67.6-72.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,192	1,674	26.6	25.1-28.2	3,518	73.4	71.8-74.9
Some Post-H.S.	4,198	1,342	26.7	25.0-28.4	2,856	73.3	71.6-75.0
College Graduate	5,067	1,596	27.8	26.3-29.2	3,471	72.2	70.8-73.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,077	781	31.7	29.1-34.5	1,296	68.3	65.5-70.9
$15,000- 24,999	3,088	1,048	27.2	25.1-29.4	2,040	72.8	70.6-74.9
$25,000- 34,999	2,119	699	27.7	25.3-30.1	1,420	72.3	69.9-74.7
$35,000- 49,999	2,346	715	26.9	24.6-29.3	1,631	73.1	70.7-75.4
$50,000-74,999	2,242	595	23.7	21.6-26.0	1,647	76.3	74.0-78.4
$75,000+	2,789	803	25.8	23.9-27.8	1,986	74.2	72.2-76.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,396	2,340	37.6	35.9-39.4	3,056	62.4	60.6-64.1
No	11,345	3,180	23.6	22.6-24.6	8,165	76.4	75.4-77.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,315	1,090	43.0	40.5-45.6	1,225	57.0	54.4-59.5
Non-Veteran	14,875	4,569	25.1	24.2-26.1	10,306	74.9	73.9-75.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

17,219

5,669

27.6

26.7-28.4

11,550

72.4

71.6-73.3

GENDER

Male

6,166

1,950

25.5

24.1-26.9

4,216

74.5

73.1-75.9

Female

11,053

3,719

29.5

28.5-30.6

7,334

70.5

69.4-71.5

RACE

White

12,991

4,575

29.1

28.1-30.1

8,416

70.9

69.9-71.9

African American

3,029

807

25.0

22.9-27.3

2,222

75.0

72.7-77.1

Asian

116

16.7

10.7-25.3

83.3

74.7-89.3

Native American

295

23.1

17.6-29.9

223

76.9

70.1-82.4

Other Minorities

728

170

20.5

16.9-24.7

558

79.5

75.3-83.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

880

216

22.3

18.8-26.3

664

77.7

73.7-81.2

-English Speaking

268

25.6

20.1-32.1

184

74.4

67.9-79.9

-Spanish Speaking

612

132

21.4

17.2-26.2

480

78.6

73.8-82.8

Non-Hispanic

16,324

5,445

28.0

27.2-28.9

10,879

72.0

71.1-72.8

AGE

18-24

807

147

17.2

14.1-20.9

660

82.8

79.1-85.9

25-34

2,401

390

16.4

14.6-18.4

2,011

83.6

81.6-85.4

35-44

3,191

518

15.4

14.0-17.0

2,673

84.6

83.0-86.0

45-54

3,330

725

21.1

19.4-22.9

2,605

78.9

77.1-80.6

55-64

3,147

1,070

33.6

31.6-35.6

2,077

66.4

64.4-68.4

65-74

2,376

1,442

60.3

57.9-62.7

934

39.7

37.3-42.1

75+

1,878

1,344

71.5

68.9-73.9

534

28.5

26.1-31.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,725

1,039

29.9

27.5-32.4

1,686

70.1

67.6-72.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,192

1,674

26.6

25.1-28.2

3,518

73.4

71.8-74.9

Some Post-H.S.

4,198

1,342

26.7

25.0-28.4

2,856

73.3

71.6-75.0

College Graduate

5,067

1,596

27.8

26.3-29.2

3,471

72.2

70.8-73.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,077

781

31.7

29.1-34.5

1,296

68.3

65.5-70.9

$15,000- 24,999

3,088

1,048

27.2

25.1-29.4

2,040

72.8

70.6-74.9

$25,000- 34,999

2,119

699

27.7

25.3-30.1

1,420

72.3

69.9-74.7

$35,000- 49,999

2,346

715

26.9

24.6-29.3

1,631

73.1

70.7-75.4

$50,000-74,999

2,242

595

23.7

21.6-26.0

1,647

76.3

74.0-78.4

$75,000+

2,789

803

25.8

23.9-27.8

1,986

74.2

72.2-76.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,396

2,340

37.6

35.9-39.4

3,056

62.4

60.6-64.1

11,345

3,180

23.6

22.6-24.6

8,165

76.4

75.4-77.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,315

1,090

43.0

40.5-45.6

1,225

57.0

54.4-59.5

Non-Veteran

14,875

4,569

25.1

24.2-26.1

10,306

74.9

73.9-75.8

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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.

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