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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

A flu shot is an influenza vaccine injected in your arm. During the past 12 months, have you had a flu shot?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,789 591 30.4 27.8-33.1 1,198 69.6 66.9-72.2
GENDER
Female 1,789 591 30.4 27.8-33.1 1,198 69.6 66.9-72.2
RACE
African American 1,789 591 30.4 27.8-33.1 1,198 69.6 66.9-72.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 9 4 23.0 6.0-58.2 5 77.0 41.8-94.0
-English Speaking 9 4 23.0 6.0-58.2 5 77.0 41.8-94.0
Non-Hispanic 1,776 586 30.5 27.9-33.3 1,190 69.5 66.7-72.1
AGE
18-24 86 17 19.5 11.2-31.7 69 80.5 68.3-88.8
25-34 254 54 19.7 14.4-26.2 200 80.3 73.8-85.6
35-44 315 60 18.2 13.6-23.9 255 81.8 76.1-86.4
45-54 375 113 32.3 26.6-38.6 262 67.7 61.4-73.4
55-64 342 130 41.6 35.5-48.0 212 58.4 52.0-64.5
65-74 243 122 52.7 44.8-60.5 121 47.3 39.5-55.2
75+ 158 89 51.7 42.5-60.7 69 48.3 39.3-57.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 380 156 38.8 32.7-45.2 224 61.2 54.8-67.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 633 182 26.8 22.6-31.5 451 73.2 68.5-77.4
Some Post-H.S. 440 133 27.4 22.5-32.8 307 72.6 67.2-77.5
College Graduate 334 119 33.1 27.3-39.5 215 66.9 60.5-72.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 392 154 38.2 32.3-44.4 238 61.8 55.6-67.7
$15,000- 24,999 455 126 27.2 22.2-32.8 329 72.8 67.2-77.8
$25,000- 34,999 243 68 25.6 18.8-33.8 175 74.4 66.2-81.2
$35,000- 49,999 196 68 30.0 23.1-38.0 128 70.0 62.0-76.9
$50,000-74,999 137 33 22.3 14.8-32.2 104 77.7 67.8-85.2
$75,000+ 100 35 32.5 23.1-43.6 65 67.5 56.4-76.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 688 289 40.6 36.1-45.2 399 59.4 54.8-63.9
No 1,025 285 25.6 22.3-29.1 740 74.4 70.9-77.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 23 33.6 20.7-49.4 39 66.4 50.6-79.3
Non-Veteran 1,726 567 30.2 27.6-33.0 1,159 69.8 67.0-72.4

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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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