BRFSS 2005 - Western 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: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC	1,996	735	30.0	27.6-32.5	1,261	70.0	67.5-72.4
GENDER
Male	713	255	26.0	22.5-29.9	458	74.0	70.1-77.5
Female	1,283	480	33.4	30.3-36.7	803	66.6	63.3-69.7
RACE
White	1,777	674	31.1	28.6-33.7	1,103	68.9	66.3-71.4
African American	94	28	26.1	15.1-41.2	66	73.9	58.8-84.9
Other Minorities	124	33	21.5	13.2-33.1	91	78.5	66.9-86.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	19	21.1	11.3-35.8	60	78.9	64.2-88.7
Non-Hispanic	1,915	714	30.6	28.2-33.1	1,201	69.4	66.9-71.8
AGE
18-24	98	14	12.2	6.4-22.0	84	87.8	78.0-93.6
25-34	266	42	14.4	10.1-20.3	224	85.6	79.7-89.9
35-44	310	63	19.1	14.1-25.3	247	80.9	74.7-85.9
45-54	348	78	21.9	17.3-27.3	270	78.1	72.7-82.7
55-64	380	145	35.2	29.8-41.0	235	64.8	59.0-70.2
65-74	310	194	62.3	55.9-68.4	116	37.7	31.6-44.1
75+	276	197	72.4	65.9-78.1	79	27.6	21.9-34.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	346	130	28.4	22.6-35.0	216	71.6	65.0-77.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	608	206	27.7	23.4-32.4	402	72.3	67.6-76.6
Some Post-H.S.	480	183	30.6	26.0-35.7	297	69.4	64.3-74.0
College Graduate	553	212	33.2	28.9-37.8	341	66.8	62.2-71.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	280	117	31.3	25.1-38.2	163	68.7	61.8-74.9
$15,000- 24,999	415	143	27.6	22.5-33.4	272	72.4	66.6-77.5
$25,000- 34,999	270	89	28.4	22.7-35.0	181	71.6	65.0-77.3
$35,000- 49,999	295	97	26.9	21.6-33.0	198	73.1	67.0-78.4
$50,000-74,999	213	68	24.4	18.4-31.5	145	75.6	68.5-81.6
$75,000+	225	94	40.0	32.6-47.9	131	60.0	52.1-67.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	672	314	42.4	37.5-47.4	358	57.6	52.6-62.5
No	1,272	404	24.7	22.0-27.5	868	75.3	72.5-78.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	265	145	47.1	40.2-54.1	120	52.9	45.9-59.8
Non-Veteran	1,730	589	27.5	25.0-30.2	1,141	72.5	69.8-75.0

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

-Western NC

1,996

735

30.0

27.6-32.5

1,261

70.0

67.5-72.4

GENDER

Male

713

255

26.0

22.5-29.9

458

74.0

70.1-77.5

Female

1,283

480

33.4

30.3-36.7

803

66.6

63.3-69.7

RACE

White

1,777

674

31.1

28.6-33.7

1,103

68.9

66.3-71.4

African American

26.1

15.1-41.2

73.9

58.8-84.9

Other Minorities

124

21.5

13.2-33.1

78.5

66.9-86.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

21.1

11.3-35.8

78.9

64.2-88.7

Non-Hispanic

1,915

714

30.6

28.2-33.1

1,201

69.4

66.9-71.8

AGE

18-24

12.2

6.4-22.0

87.8

78.0-93.6

25-34

266

14.4

10.1-20.3

224

85.6

79.7-89.9

35-44

310

19.1

14.1-25.3

247

80.9

74.7-85.9

45-54

348

21.9

17.3-27.3

270

78.1

72.7-82.7

55-64

380

145

35.2

29.8-41.0

235

64.8

59.0-70.2

65-74

310

194

62.3

55.9-68.4

116

37.7

31.6-44.1

75+

276

197

72.4

65.9-78.1

27.6

21.9-34.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

346

130

28.4

22.6-35.0

216

71.6

65.0-77.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

608

206

27.7

23.4-32.4

402

72.3

67.6-76.6

Some Post-H.S.

480

183

30.6

26.0-35.7

297

69.4

64.3-74.0

College Graduate

553

212

33.2

28.9-37.8

341

66.8

62.2-71.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

280

117

31.3

25.1-38.2

163

68.7

61.8-74.9

$15,000- 24,999

415

143

27.6

22.5-33.4

272

72.4

66.6-77.5

$25,000- 34,999

270

28.4

22.7-35.0

181

71.6

65.0-77.3

$35,000- 49,999

295

26.9

21.6-33.0

198

73.1

67.0-78.4

$50,000-74,999

213

24.4

18.4-31.5

145

75.6

68.5-81.6

$75,000+

225

40.0

32.6-47.9

131

60.0

52.1-67.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

672

314

42.4

37.5-47.4

358

57.6

52.6-62.5

1,272

404

24.7

22.0-27.5

868

75.3

72.5-78.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

265

145

47.1

40.2-54.1

120

52.9

45.9-59.8

Non-Veteran

1,730

589

27.5

25.0-30.2

1,141

72.5

69.8-75.0

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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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