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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

Engaged in one or more risk behaviors that can lead to hepatitis B infection.*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,493 43 3.6 2.3- 5.8 1,450 96.4 94.2-97.7
AGE
18-24 60 5 10.0 3.0-28.9 55 90.0 71.1-97.0
25-34 198 12 5.3 2.9- 9.4 186 94.7 90.6-97.1
35-44 263 12 4.4 2.3- 8.3 251 95.6 91.7-97.7
45-54 304 10 2.0 1.0- 3.9 294 98.0 96.1-99.0
55-64 300 2 0.8 0.2- 3.3 298 99.2 96.7-99.8
65-74 221 2 1.1 0.2- 4.8 219 98.9 95.2-99.8
75+ 135 0 0.0 . - . 135 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 301 7 1.7 0.7- 3.6 294 98.3 96.4-99.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 496 11 2.4 1.2- 4.6 485 97.6 95.4-98.8
Some Post-H.S. 392 15 6.6 3.0-14.0 377 93.4 86.0-97.0
College Graduate 303 10 2.9 1.5- 5.7 293 97.1 94.3-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 281 8 2.8 1.3- 6.1 273 97.2 93.9-98.7
$15,000- 24,999 347 15 5.0 2.8- 8.6 332 95.0 91.4-97.2
$25,000- 34,999 219 6 2.8 1.2- 6.6 213 97.2 93.4-98.8
$35,000- 49,999 177 8 5.7 2.6-12.3 169 94.3 87.7-97.4
$50,000-74,999 136 3 1.6 0.4- 5.7 133 98.4 94.3-99.6
$75,000+ 98 1 8.1 1.2-38.9 97 91.9 61.1-98.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 555 18 3.6 2.1- 6.1 537 96.4 93.9-97.9
No 852 22 3.7 1.9- 7.3 830 96.3 92.7-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 48 0 0.0 . - . 48 100 . - .
Non-Veteran 1,445 43 3.7 2.3- 6.0 1,402 96.3 94.0-97.7

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Risk behaviors include having multiple sex partners, intravenous drug use, HIV positive -- see questionnaire for complete list of risk behaviors.

^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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