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2009 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 13,051 6,406 40.9 39.4-42.4 6,645 59.1 57.6-60.6
-Western NC 2,787 1,363 42.0 38.9-45.0 1,424 58.0 55.0-61.1
GENDER
Male 1,071 491 38.6 34.1-43.2 580 61.4 56.8-65.9
Female 1,716 872 45.1 41.1-49.0 844 54.9 51.0-58.9
RACE
White 2,563 1,274 43.2 40.0-46.4 1,289 56.8 53.6-60.0
African American 75 23 21.4 11.6-35.9 52 78.6 64.1-88.4
Other Minorities 137 63 36.0 23.9-50.2 74 64.0 49.8-76.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 57 25 41.8 24.4-61.5 32 58.2 38.5-75.6
Non-Hispanic 2,724 1,335 42.0 38.9-45.1 1,389 58.0 54.9-61.1
AGE
18-24 88 22 28.2 14.6-47.6 66 71.8 52.4-85.4
25-34 190 56 28.7 20.2-39.0 134 71.3 61.0-79.8
35-44 341 94 27.9 22.2-34.4 247 72.1 65.6-77.8
45-54 490 183 34.4 29.2-39.9 307 65.6 60.1-70.8
55-64 645 307 48.5 43.9-53.1 338 51.5 46.9-56.1
65+ 1,012 691 70.1 66.5-73.4 321 29.9 26.6-33.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 396 187 36.2 27.7-45.7 209 63.8 54.3-72.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 905 409 36.6 32.5-40.9 496 63.4 59.1-67.5
Some Post-H.S. 683 337 42.1 35.4-49.1 346 57.9 50.9-64.6
College Graduate 799 426 50.3 45.2-55.3 373 49.7 44.7-54.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 363 160 36.8 29.1-45.2 203 63.2 54.8-70.9
$15,000- 24,999 514 223 35.6 29.9-41.6 291 64.4 58.4-70.1
$25,000- 34,999 344 179 47.6 40.9-54.4 165 52.4 45.6-59.1
$35,000- 49,999 371 174 37.5 31.6-43.7 197 62.5 56.3-68.4
$50,000-74,999 359 173 48.1 40.1-56.1 186 51.9 43.9-59.9
$75,000+ 408 236 53.4 44.6-61.9 172 46.6 38.1-55.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,064 586 49.1 44.8-53.5 478 50.9 46.5-55.2
No 1,612 725 39.4 35.5-43.4 887 60.6 56.6-64.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 351 221 61.2 54.7-67.2 130 38.8 32.8-45.3
Non-Veteran 2,205 1,042 40.4 36.9-44.0 1,163 59.6 56.0-63.1

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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