2011 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Immunization

During the past 12 months, have you had either a seasonal flu shot or a seasonal flu vaccine
that was sprayed in your nose?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 10,928 5,522 41.2 39.8-42.7 5,406 58.8 57.3-60.2
-Western NC 1,871 985 45.2 41.8-48.6 886 54.8 51.4-58.2
GENDER
Male 720 361 38.7 33.8-43.9 359 61.3 56.1-66.2
Female 1,151 624 51.2 46.9-55.6 527 48.8 44.4-53.1
RACE
White 1,724 918 46.6 43.1-50.2 806 53.4 49.8-56.9
Other minorities 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HISPANIC
Hispanic 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic 1,821 963 45.9 42.5-49.4 858 54.1 50.6-57.5
AGE
18-34 152 47 25.6 18.2-34.7 105 74.4 65.3-81.8
35-54 526 217 41.0 35.3-46.9 309 59.0 53.1-64.7
55-64 454 227 49.1 43.3-54.9 227 50.9 45.1-56.7
65-74 406 268 66.8 61.0-72.1 138 33.2 27.9-39.0
75+ 316 224 72.9 66.8-78.2 92 27.1 21.8-33.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 262 120 40.7 32.5-49.4 142 59.3 50.6-67.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 553 271 40.2 34.7-45.9 282 59.8 54.1-65.3
Some Post-H.S. 498 276 47.0 40.3-53.9 222 53.0 46.1-59.7
College Graduate 556 317 52.7 46.9-58.4 239 47.3 41.6-53.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 276 129 38.7 29.8-48.4 147 61.3 51.6-70.2
$15,000- 24,999 360 175 39.1 32.3-46.4 185 60.9 53.6-67.7
$25,000- 34,999 229 115 41.7 33.5-50.4 114 58.3 49.6-66.5
$35,000- 49,999 226 124 45.6 36.9-54.6 102 54.4 45.4-63.1
$50,000+ 460 268 54.7 47.9-61.3 192 45.3 38.7-52.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 688 395 50.1 44.3-56.0 293 49.9 44.0-55.7
No 1,177 586 42.9 38.7-47.1 591 57.1 52.9-61.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 269 171 56.8 48.0-65.2 98 43.2 34.8-52.0
Non-Veteran 1,602 814 43.7 40.0-47.4 788 56.3 52.6-60.0

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

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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