2013 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Immunization

Since 2005, have you had a tetanus shot?

If Yes, ask "Was this Tdap, the tetanus shot that also has pertussis or whooping cough vaccine?"

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Total
Respond.^		 Yes, Tdap Yes, tetanus shot, but not Tdap Yes, tetanus shot/not sure what typ No tetanus shot since 2005 DNK / not sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 8,319 1,652 22.2 20.9-23.4 669 7.7 6.9- 8.5 2,135 27.0 25.7-28.4 2,907 32.0 30.7-33.4 956 11.1 10.2-12.0
-Eastern NC 2,505 435 19.5 17.4-21.8 197 7.6 6.3- 9.2 625 26.5 24.0-29.1 957 34.7 32.0-37.4 291 11.7 10.0-13.6
GENDER
Male 954 147 15.6 12.9-18.8 82 7.9 6.0-10.5 261 28.8 24.9-33.0 359 35.7 31.6-40.1 105 11.9 9.3-15.0
Female 1,551 288 23.1 20.1-26.5 115 7.4 5.7- 9.5 364 24.3 21.2-27.6 598 33.7 30.4-37.1 186 11.6 9.5-14.0
RACE
White 1,441 255 19.6 16.9-22.5 120 8.5 6.8-10.6 382 27.4 24.4-30.7 517 32.4 29.4-35.5 167 12.2 10.1-14.5
African American 604 91 15.1 11.4-19.6 47 6.7 4.5-10.0 152 27.2 22.2-32.9 235 38.7 33.0-44.6 79 12.3 9.0-16.7
Other minorities 422 79 30.6 22.8-39.7 *** *** *** 87 19.5 13.5-27.4 191 38.9 29.6-49.1 41 7.1 3.9-12.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 11.6 6.7-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic 2,387 386 17.9 15.7-20.2 191 7.9 6.5- 9.5 605 27.4 24.8-30.2 922 34.6 31.9-37.4 283 12.3 10.5-14.3
AGE
18-34 385 89 22.3 17.7-27.7 37 8.1 5.5-11.9 109 29.3 24.0-35.3 107 27.9 22.7-33.9 43 12.3 8.8-17.0
35-54 722 166 23.2 19.5-27.3 48 6.3 4.3- 9.2 169 23.8 19.9-28.2 257 35.9 31.2-40.8 82 10.9 8.4-14.0
55-64 552 91 15.8 12.3-20.1 53 10.0 7.2-13.7 145 29.1 24.1-34.6 212 36.3 31.2-41.7 51 8.8 6.2-12.4
65-74 481 51 12.8 9.2-17.7 36 6.9 4.5-10.4 120 26.6 20.9-33.1 213 40.0 34.0-46.3 61 13.7 9.8-18.9
75+ 339 35 9.5 5.8-15.1 21 7.4 4.4-12.2 77 20.8 15.5-27.3 158 46.1 38.9-53.5 48 16.2 11.5-22.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 353 58 20.9 15.5-27.7 *** *** *** 85 27.0 20.5-34.7 148 39.2 31.8-47.1 41 7.7 5.0-11.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 737 92 12.9 9.7-16.8 54 7.4 5.1-10.6 169 26.4 21.9-31.4 330 39.0 34.2-44.1 92 14.3 10.9-18.6
Some Post-H.S. 732 144 22.8 18.8-27.3 61 8.8 6.4-11.9 191 26.3 22.0-31.0 251 30.9 26.4-35.8 85 11.2 8.5-14.7
College Graduate 680 141 22.9 19.1-27.2 61 8.2 5.9-11.2 180 27.0 22.8-31.6 226 30.7 26.4-35.3 72 11.3 8.4-14.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 348 35 11.9 7.9-17.5 23 7.3 4.1-12.6 95 30.6 23.4-38.8 153 39.5 32.0-47.5 42 10.8 7.2-15.9
$15,000- 24,999 466 80 18.3 13.8-23.9 34 6.5 4.2- 9.9 119 29.5 23.9-35.9 184 36.9 31.1-43.1 49 8.7 5.9-12.6
$25,000- 34,999 268 42 20.6 14.5-28.4 21 6.3 3.6-10.8 63 23.1 16.6-31.3 106 33.8 26.5-41.9 36 16.2 10.9-23.5
$35,000- 49,999 297 45 11.9 7.9-17.4 23 9.1 5.4-15.1 82 28.4 21.9-36.0 120 40.5 32.9-48.6 27 10.1 6.4-15.7
$50,000+ 669 169 27.9 23.5-32.7 70 9.9 7.1-13.5 162 22.9 19.0-27.5 203 28.5 24.0-33.5 65 10.9 8.0-14.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 785 119 17.2 13.8-21.4 55 7.0 4.8-10.0 200 26.1 21.6-31.0 299 37.0 32.2-42.0 112 12.7 9.8-16.3
No 1,702 313 20.3 17.7-23.1 142 7.9 6.4- 9.9 419 26.4 23.5-29.6 653 34.1 31.0-37.4 175 11.2 9.3-13.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 409 64 17.7 13.3-23.2 30 6.2 3.8- 9.8 117 31.8 26.1-38.0 149 30.0 24.8-35.8 49 14.3 10.4-19.5
Non-Veteran 2,096 371 19.9 17.5-22.5 167 8.0 6.5- 9.8 508 25.3 22.6-28.2 808 35.7 32.7-38.8 242 11.1 9.4-13.2
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes 1,838 316 19.4 17.0-22.0 142 7.7 6.2- 9.5 447 26.4 23.6-29.5 721 35.4 32.4-38.5 212 11.2 9.3-13.3
No 667 119 20.0 15.8-25.0 55 7.6 5.2-11.1 178 26.6 21.8-32.1 236 31.7 27.0-36.9 79 14.0 10.4-18.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2013
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2013 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).
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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