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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Immunization

Have you EVER received the hepatitis B vaccine?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No Don't know/Not Sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,775 4,242 34.3 33.1-35.6 8,756 52.3 51.1-53.6 1,777 13.3 12.5-14.2
-Western NC 2,897 830 33.2 30.8-35.7 1,779 55.5 53.0-58.1 288 11.2 9.6-13.1
GENDER
Male 1,076 266 29.1 25.4-33.2 693 59.2 55.0-63.3 117 11.7 9.1-14.9
Female 1,821 564 37.1 34.2-40.2 1,086 52.1 49.1-55.1 171 10.8 8.9-13.0
RACE
White 2,675 744 32.7 30.3-35.3 1,660 55.7 53.0-58.3 271 11.6 9.9-13.6
African American 94 36 34.6 22.6-48.8 53 61.5 47.1-74.2 5 3.9 1.5-10.0
Other Minorities 118 48 40.8 28.1-54.8 59 50.3 36.9-63.6 11 8.9 4.3-17.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 69 24 42.1 26.7-59.3 35 47.9 32.2-63.9 10 10.0 4.4-21.1
Non-Hispanic 2,821 805 32.9 30.5-35.3 1,739 55.9 53.3-58.4 277 11.3 9.6-13.2
AGE
18-24 78 54 64.1 49.8-76.3 16 22.6 13.2-36.0 8 13.3 5.7-27.9
25-34 237 105 37.9 31.1-45.3 102 48.3 40.8-55.9 30 13.7 9.2-20.1
35-44 379 156 43.1 37.3-49.0 177 44.1 38.5-50.0 46 12.8 9.2-17.5
45-54 526 171 31.2 26.5-36.2 312 59.6 54.4-64.6 43 9.2 6.5-12.9
55-64 646 189 28.6 24.8-32.7 401 62.9 58.6-67.1 56 8.5 6.3-11.3
65-74 576 108 17.9 14.7-21.7 412 72.3 68.0-76.3 56 9.7 7.3-12.9
75+ 443 44 10.8 7.9-14.7 351 77.3 72.2-81.8 48 11.9 8.5-16.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 459 60 18.1 12.9-24.9 348 69.7 62.8-75.8 51 12.1 8.5-17.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 912 221 31.7 27.3-36.6 594 56.8 52.0-61.5 97 11.5 8.6-15.2
Some Post-H.S. 751 268 38.9 34.3-43.7 409 49.4 44.6-54.2 74 11.7 8.7-15.6
College Graduate 769 279 38.0 33.6-42.6 425 52.2 47.5-56.8 65 9.9 7.1-13.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 351 59 19.7 14.1-26.7 260 66.6 58.8-73.7 32 13.7 8.5-21.2
$15,000- 24,999 561 147 30.9 25.4-37.1 347 55.4 49.3-61.3 67 13.7 9.9-18.6
$25,000- 34,999 313 88 32.9 25.3-41.6 196 57.4 48.9-65.4 29 9.7 5.9-15.6
$35,000- 49,999 453 153 37.1 31.5-43.2 257 54.5 48.3-60.5 43 8.4 5.8-12.0
$50,000-74,999 396 147 39.4 33.3-45.9 215 50.5 44.2-56.8 34 10.0 6.6-15.0
$75,000+ 432 160 42.2 36.4-48.2 240 49.7 43.8-55.5 32 8.1 5.4-12.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,126 285 30.7 26.8-34.8 708 55.9 51.7-60.0 133 13.4 10.5-17.0
No 1,646 515 35.0 31.8-38.2 982 54.3 51.0-57.6 149 10.7 8.7-13.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 441 118 33.4 27.4-39.9 271 55.1 48.9-61.1 52 11.5 8.5-15.5
Non-Veteran 2,456 712 33.2 30.6-35.9 1,508 55.6 52.8-58.4 236 11.2 9.4-13.3

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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.

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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