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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,161 830 34.2 31.4-37.2 1,331 65.8 62.8-68.6
GENDER
Male 670 265 32.9 28.1-38.0 405 67.1 62.0-71.9
Female 1,491 565 35.4 32.2-38.8 926 64.6 61.2-67.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 19 11 54.7 27.2-79.6 8 45.3 20.4-72.8
-English Speaking 19 11 54.7 27.2-79.6 8 45.3 20.4-72.8
Non-Hispanic 2,132 812 34.0 31.1-37.0 1,320 66.0 63.0-68.9
AGE
18-24 102 30 28.9 19.5-40.6 72 71.1 59.4-80.5
25-34 263 67 25.7 18.8-34.1 196 74.3 65.9-81.2
35-44 365 86 20.8 16.1-26.5 279 79.2 73.5-83.9
45-54 466 141 30.8 25.6-36.6 325 69.2 63.4-74.4
55-64 447 208 47.4 41.2-53.8 239 52.6 46.2-58.8
65-74 318 181 57.6 50.4-64.4 137 42.4 35.6-49.6
75+ 183 106 59.5 50.0-68.4 77 40.5 31.6-50.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 441 203 42.4 35.5-49.6 238 57.6 50.4-64.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 735 259 31.7 27.0-36.8 476 68.3 63.2-73.0
Some Post-H.S. 576 203 31.0 25.9-36.7 373 69.0 63.3-74.1
College Graduate 407 165 36.2 30.0-42.9 242 63.8 57.1-70.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 361 157 39.2 32.2-46.7 204 60.8 53.3-67.8
$15,000- 24,999 488 173 32.6 26.7-39.0 315 67.4 61.0-73.3
$25,000- 34,999 315 90 28.6 21.1-37.6 225 71.4 62.4-78.9
$35,000- 49,999 289 116 34.2 27.4-41.8 173 65.8 58.2-72.6
$50,000-74,999 210 83 36.7 28.0-46.4 127 63.3 53.6-72.0
$75,000+ 169 64 32.6 24.0-42.4 105 67.4 57.6-76.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 804 394 47.1 41.7-52.6 410 52.9 47.4-58.3
No 1,234 391 28.1 24.6-31.8 843 71.9 68.2-75.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 279 134 46.0 37.9-54.4 145 54.0 45.6-62.1
Non-Veteran 1,882 696 32.4 29.4-35.5 1,186 67.6 64.5-70.6

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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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