BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (A flu shot is an influenza vaccine injected in your arm. During the past 12 months, have you had a flu shot?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

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
TOTAL	15,536	6,432	34.3	33.3-35.3	9,104	65.7	64.7-66.7
GENDER
Male	5,672	2,233	31.3	29.8-32.9	3,439	68.7	67.1-70.2
Female	9,864	4,199	37.1	35.9-38.4	5,665	62.9	61.6-64.1
RACE
White	11,728	5,233	37.3	36.2-38.5	6,495	62.7	61.5-63.8
African American	2,565	874	29.6	27.4-31.9	1,691	70.4	68.1-72.6
Asian	107	31	33.8	21.7-48.5	76	66.2	51.5-78.3
Native American	299	93	25.8	19.8-32.7	206	74.2	67.3-80.2
Other Minorities	773	180	21.1	17.6-25.0	593	78.9	75.0-82.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	811	217	22.3	18.9-26.1	594	77.7	73.9-81.1
-English Speaking	310	119	33.7	27.2-40.9	191	66.3	59.1-72.8
-Spanish Speaking	500	97	18.0	14.2-22.6	403	82.0	77.4-85.8
Non-Hispanic	14,690	6,204	35.6	34.5-36.6	8,486	64.4	63.4-65.5
AGE
18-24	617	128	19.6	15.9-23.8	489	80.4	76.2-84.1
25-34	1,853	395	18.3	16.3-20.4	1,458	81.7	79.6-83.7
35-44	2,652	627	23.9	21.9-26.0	2,025	76.1	74.0-78.1
45-54	3,070	955	30.6	28.7-32.7	2,115	69.4	67.3-71.3
55-64	3,088	1,419	47.1	45.0-49.3	1,669	52.9	50.7-55.0
65-74	2,357	1,503	65.4	63.0-67.7	854	34.6	32.3-37.0
75+	1,784	1,354	74.5	71.8-76.9	430	25.5	23.1-28.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,380	1,041	31.9	29.4-34.5	1,339	68.1	65.5-70.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,697	1,851	30.9	29.2-32.7	2,846	69.1	67.3-70.8
Some Post-H.S.	3,846	1,533	33.2	31.2-35.3	2,313	66.8	64.7-68.8
College Graduate	4,575	1,991	40.0	38.2-41.8	2,584	60.0	58.2-61.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,767	806	36.0	32.8-39.2	961	64.0	60.8-67.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,575	1,022	31.3	28.9-33.8	1,553	68.7	66.2-71.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,866	755	32.9	30.1-35.8	1,111	67.1	64.2-69.9
$35,000- 49,999	2,195	867	33.7	31.1-36.4	1,328	66.3	63.6-68.9
$50,000-74,999	2,010	750	32.5	29.9-35.2	1,260	67.5	64.8-70.1
$75,000+	2,834	1,153	38.0	35.8-40.3	1,681	62.0	59.7-64.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,600	2,763	42.0	40.3-43.8	2,837	58.0	56.2-59.7
No	9,488	3,533	31.1	29.9-32.4	5,955	68.9	67.6-70.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,266	1,263	52.8	50.1-55.5	1,003	47.2	44.5-49.9
Non-Veteran	13,258	5,166	31.3	30.3-32.4	8,092	68.7	67.6-69.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,536

6,432

34.3

33.3-35.3

9,104

65.7

64.7-66.7

GENDER

Male

5,672

2,233

31.3

29.8-32.9

3,439

68.7

67.1-70.2

Female

9,864

4,199

37.1

35.9-38.4

5,665

62.9

61.6-64.1

RACE

White

11,728

5,233

37.3

36.2-38.5

6,495

62.7

61.5-63.8

African American

2,565

874

29.6

27.4-31.9

1,691

70.4

68.1-72.6

Asian

107

33.8

21.7-48.5

66.2

51.5-78.3

Native American

299

25.8

19.8-32.7

206

74.2

67.3-80.2

Other Minorities

773

180

21.1

17.6-25.0

593

78.9

75.0-82.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

811

217

22.3

18.9-26.1

594

77.7

73.9-81.1

-English Speaking

310

119

33.7

27.2-40.9

191

66.3

59.1-72.8

-Spanish Speaking

500

18.0

14.2-22.6

403

82.0

77.4-85.8

Non-Hispanic

14,690

6,204

35.6

34.5-36.6

8,486

64.4

63.4-65.5

AGE

18-24

617

128

19.6

15.9-23.8

489

80.4

76.2-84.1

25-34

1,853

395

18.3

16.3-20.4

1,458

81.7

79.6-83.7

35-44

2,652

627

23.9

21.9-26.0

2,025

76.1

74.0-78.1

45-54

3,070

955

30.6

28.7-32.7

2,115

69.4

67.3-71.3

55-64

3,088

1,419

47.1

45.0-49.3

1,669

52.9

50.7-55.0

65-74

2,357

1,503

65.4

63.0-67.7

854

34.6

32.3-37.0

75+

1,784

1,354

74.5

71.8-76.9

430

25.5

23.1-28.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,380

1,041

31.9

29.4-34.5

1,339

68.1

65.5-70.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,697

1,851

30.9

29.2-32.7

2,846

69.1

67.3-70.8

Some Post-H.S.

3,846

1,533

33.2

31.2-35.3

2,313

66.8

64.7-68.8

College Graduate

4,575

1,991

40.0

38.2-41.8

2,584

60.0

58.2-61.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,767

806

36.0

32.8-39.2

961

64.0

60.8-67.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,575

1,022

31.3

28.9-33.8

1,553

68.7

66.2-71.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,866

755

32.9

30.1-35.8

1,111

67.1

64.2-69.9

$35,000- 49,999

2,195

867

33.7

31.1-36.4

1,328

66.3

63.6-68.9

$50,000-74,999

2,010

750

32.5

29.9-35.2

1,260

67.5

64.8-70.1

$75,000+

2,834

1,153

38.0

35.8-40.3

1,681

62.0

59.7-64.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,600

2,763

42.0

40.3-43.8

2,837

58.0

56.2-59.7

9,488

3,533

31.1

29.9-32.4

5,955

68.9

67.6-70.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,266

1,263

52.8

50.1-55.5

1,003

47.2

44.5-49.9

Non-Veteran

13,258

5,166

31.3

30.3-32.4

8,092

68.7

67.6-69.7

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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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