BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

Immunization

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,187	404	26.9	24.1-29.9	783	73.1	70.1-75.9
GENDER
Male	420	136	22.4	18.5-26.9	284	77.6	73.1-81.5
Female	767	268	31.5	27.8-35.3	499	68.5	64.7-72.2
RACE
White	698	258	28.6	24.9-32.6	440	71.4	67.4-75.1
African American	428	131	26.4	21.8-31.6	297	73.6	68.4-78.2
Other Minorities	54	12	13.6	7.2-24.3	42	86.4	75.7-92.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	12	20.4	10.3-36.3	25	79.6	63.7-89.7
Non-Hispanic	1,150	392	27.3	24.4-30.4	758	72.7	69.6-75.6
AGE
18-24	36	1	1.0	0.1- 6.9	35	99.0	93.1-99.9
25-34	128	23	17.2	11.0-25.8	105	82.8	74.2-89.0
35-44	179	23	11.5	7.2-17.9	156	88.5	82.1-92.8
45-54	270	68	23.1	17.9-29.4	202	76.9	70.6-82.1
55-64	246	81	32.8	26.3-40.0	165	67.2	60.0-73.7
65-74	177	102	53.8	45.1-62.3	75	46.2	37.7-54.9
75+	144	105	70.0	60.7-78.0	39	30.0	22.0-39.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	245	96	30.8	24.4-38.0	149	69.2	62.0-75.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	439	142	24.6	20.1-29.6	297	75.4	70.4-79.9
Some Post-H.S.	260	83	24.8	19.4-31.2	177	75.2	68.8-80.6
College Graduate	241	83	30.5	24.6-37.2	158	69.5	62.8-75.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	198	89	40.6	32.2-49.6	109	59.4	50.4-67.8
$15,000- 24,999	229	69	20.9	15.6-27.5	160	79.1	72.5-84.4
$25,000- 34,999	156	48	25.9	18.5-34.9	108	74.1	65.1-81.5
$35,000- 49,999	137	41	24.2	17.6-32.2	96	75.8	67.8-82.4
$50,000-74,999	133	32	19.4	13.1-27.7	101	80.6	72.3-86.9
$75,000+	130	43	28.0	20.6-36.8	87	72.0	63.2-79.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	478	215	40.7	35.3-46.4	263	59.3	53.6-64.7
No	678	180	19.4	16.4-22.8	498	80.6	77.2-83.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	71	31.6	24.3-40.1	92	68.4	59.9-75.7
Non-Veteran	1,017	329	25.7	22.8-29.0	688	74.3	71.0-77.2

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,187

404

26.9

24.1-29.9

783

73.1

70.1-75.9

GENDER

Male

420

136

22.4

18.5-26.9

284

77.6

73.1-81.5

Female

767

268

31.5

27.8-35.3

499

68.5

64.7-72.2

RACE

White

698

258

28.6

24.9-32.6

440

71.4

67.4-75.1

African American

428

131

26.4

21.8-31.6

297

73.6

68.4-78.2

Other Minorities

13.6

7.2-24.3

86.4

75.7-92.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

20.4

10.3-36.3

79.6

63.7-89.7

Non-Hispanic

1,150

392

27.3

24.4-30.4

758

72.7

69.6-75.6

AGE

18-24

1.0

0.1- 6.9

99.0

93.1-99.9

25-34

128

17.2

11.0-25.8

105

82.8

74.2-89.0

35-44

179

11.5

7.2-17.9

156

88.5

82.1-92.8

45-54

270

23.1

17.9-29.4

202

76.9

70.6-82.1

55-64

246

32.8

26.3-40.0

165

67.2

60.0-73.7

65-74

177

102

53.8

45.1-62.3

46.2

37.7-54.9

75+

144

105

70.0

60.7-78.0

30.0

22.0-39.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

245

30.8

24.4-38.0

149

69.2

62.0-75.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

439

142

24.6

20.1-29.6

297

75.4

70.4-79.9

Some Post-H.S.

260

24.8

19.4-31.2

177

75.2

68.8-80.6

College Graduate

241

30.5

24.6-37.2

158

69.5

62.8-75.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

198

40.6

32.2-49.6

109

59.4

50.4-67.8

$15,000- 24,999

229

20.9

15.6-27.5

160

79.1

72.5-84.4

$25,000- 34,999

156

25.9

18.5-34.9

108

74.1

65.1-81.5

$35,000- 49,999

137

24.2

17.6-32.2

75.8

67.8-82.4

$50,000-74,999

133

19.4

13.1-27.7

101

80.6

72.3-86.9

$75,000+

130

28.0

20.6-36.8

72.0

63.2-79.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

478

215

40.7

35.3-46.4

263

59.3

53.6-64.7

678

180

19.4

16.4-22.8

498

80.6

77.2-83.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

31.6

24.3-40.1

68.4

59.9-75.7

Non-Veteran

1,017

329

25.7

22.8-29.0

688

74.3

71.0-77.2

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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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