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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,910 4,653 24.8 23.8-25.8 9,257 75.2 74.2-76.2
-Western NC 2,776 1,006 27.9 25.9-30.1 1,770 72.1 69.9-74.1
GENDER
Male 1,005 368 27.8 24.3-31.5 637 72.2 68.5-75.7
Female 1,771 638 28.1 25.7-30.6 1,133 71.9 69.4-74.3
RACE
White 2,571 957 29.0 26.8-31.2 1,614 71.0 68.8-73.2
African American 89 22 19.2 11.4-30.5 67 80.8 69.5-88.6
Other Minorities 107 22 16.0 8.3-28.7 85 84.0 71.3-91.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 59 9 8.8 4.2-17.6 50 91.2 82.4-95.8
Non-Hispanic 2,711 993 28.7 26.6-30.9 1,718 71.3 69.1-73.4
AGE
18-24 69 9 22.0 11.2-38.5 60 78.0 61.5-88.8
25-34 211 15 6.0 3.2-11.0 196 94.0 89.0-96.8
35-44 358 37 10.1 7.1-14.2 321 89.9 85.8-92.9
45-54 510 87 17.7 13.9-22.3 423 82.3 77.7-86.1
55-64 621 166 25.6 21.9-29.8 455 74.4 70.2-78.1
65-74 564 355 64.3 59.8-68.7 209 35.7 31.3-40.2
75+ 431 331 78.6 74.0-82.6 100 21.4 17.4-26.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 444 205 39.2 33.1-45.6 239 60.8 54.4-66.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 864 300 27.1 23.3-31.4 564 72.9 68.6-76.7
Some Post-H.S. 727 258 26.1 22.6-29.9 469 73.9 70.1-77.4
College Graduate 735 241 24.4 21.1-28.0 494 75.6 72.0-78.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 344 175 40.9 34.5-47.6 169 59.1 52.4-65.5
$15,000- 24,999 541 220 31.7 26.9-37.0 321 68.3 63.0-73.1
$25,000- 34,999 298 85 22.5 16.5-29.8 213 77.5 70.2-83.5
$35,000- 49,999 435 144 25.0 20.5-30.1 291 75.0 69.9-79.5
$50,000-74,999 376 109 22.1 17.7-27.2 267 77.9 72.8-82.3
$75,000+ 419 113 21.9 17.7-26.8 306 78.1 73.2-82.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,086 546 44.2 40.3-48.2 540 55.8 51.8-59.7
No 1,568 423 20.0 17.7-22.6 1,145 80.0 77.4-82.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 414 219 46.2 40.1-52.3 195 53.8 47.7-59.9
Non-Veteran 2,362 787 25.0 22.9-27.3 1,575 75.0 72.7-77.1

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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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