2013 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 4,872 1,037 23.7 22.1-25.4 394 7.8 6.8- 9.0 1,256 26.9 25.2-28.6 1,624 30.7 29.0-32.5 561 10.8 9.7-12.1
GENDER
Male 1,905 381 21.7 19.4-24.2 166 7.8 6.4- 9.5 558 30.6 28.0-33.4 604 30.5 27.9-33.3 196 9.3 7.8-11.1
Female 2,967 656 25.5 23.3-27.8 228 7.9 6.5- 9.5 698 23.5 21.4-25.8 1,020 30.9 28.7-33.3 365 12.2 10.6-14.0
RACE
White 3,541 710 22.2 20.3-24.2 301 8.3 7.1- 9.7 937 28.1 26.0-30.2 1,172 30.4 28.3-32.5 421 11.1 9.8-12.6
African American 928 181 20.2 16.9-24.0 75 8.9 6.6-11.9 241 26.8 23.1-30.8 331 33.5 29.5-37.7 100 10.7 8.2-13.8
Other minorities 336 133 41.3 35.0-48.0 *** *** *** 59 18.6 13.8-24.7 98 27.2 21.8-33.4 33 9.9 6.8-14.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 311 132 44.8 38.5-51.3 *** *** *** 49 15.8 11.5-21.3 94 28.9 23.6-34.8 23 6.7 4.2-10.6
Non-Hispanic 4,534 901 21.8 20.1-23.5 377 8.2 7.1- 9.4 1,199 28.0 26.2-29.8 1,523 30.9 29.1-32.8 534 11.2 10.0-12.5
AGE
18-34 770 242 30.3 26.6-34.2 56 8.2 6.0-11.1 185 25.6 22.1-29.4 192 24.7 21.2-28.5 95 11.2 8.9-14.0
35-54 1,509 383 24.0 21.4-26.8 106 6.4 5.0- 8.1 419 30.0 27.1-33.1 458 30.0 27.1-33.0 143 9.6 7.8-11.7
55-64 966 196 21.6 18.2-25.5 92 8.8 6.8-11.3 260 25.5 22.3-29.0 318 33.5 29.7-37.5 100 10.6 8.2-13.6
65-74 867 130 15.9 12.9-19.4 69 10.2 7.4-13.8 230 26.0 22.4-30.0 324 34.9 30.8-39.2 114 13.0 10.3-16.4
75+ 716 77 11.6 8.8-15.2 65 8.5 6.3-11.3 153 22.2 18.4-26.6 317 44.4 39.3-49.6 104 13.3 10.4-16.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 634 127 25.7 21.3-30.6 48 9.0 6.0-13.2 138 20.9 17.1-25.3 254 35.4 30.7-40.3 67 9.1 6.7-12.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,285 204 17.9 15.3-20.9 81 5.7 4.2- 7.7 358 30.2 26.8-33.9 481 35.2 31.7-38.9 161 10.9 8.8-13.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,286 284 25.9 22.6-29.4 112 8.3 6.6-10.5 340 26.3 23.1-29.7 408 28.4 25.1-31.8 142 11.2 8.9-13.8
College Graduate 1,663 421 25.3 22.7-28.0 153 8.6 6.9-10.6 418 28.0 25.1-31.0 480 26.7 24.0-29.6 191 11.5 9.6-13.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 540 86 20.6 16.1-25.8 42 7.3 4.6-11.4 155 29.4 24.4-34.9 212 35.9 30.6-41.6 45 6.9 4.6-10.1
$15,000- 24,999 831 161 24.0 20.2-28.3 74 9.7 7.3-12.9 202 23.1 19.7-27.0 315 34.4 30.4-38.7 79 8.8 6.6-11.6
$25,000- 34,999 450 92 21.2 16.5-26.7 29 5.4 3.2- 8.8 115 27.9 22.5-34.2 167 37.8 31.8-44.3 47 7.7 5.3-11.0
$35,000- 49,999 556 121 25.2 20.5-30.7 42 8.5 5.9-12.0 134 24.9 20.4-30.1 193 29.4 24.8-34.5 66 11.9 8.5-16.5
$50,000+ 1,547 406 27.6 24.7-30.7 139 7.7 6.1- 9.6 413 28.0 25.1-31.1 423 26.4 23.5-29.4 166 10.4 8.6-12.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,310 205 18.3 15.4-21.5 113 9.6 7.5-12.4 358 27.1 24.0-30.5 467 33.1 29.7-36.7 167 11.9 9.6-14.7
No 3,537 826 25.2 23.3-27.2 277 7.3 6.2- 8.6 893 26.9 24.9-28.9 1,150 30.1 28.1-32.2 391 10.5 9.2-11.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 549 96 18.3 14.3-23.1 62 11.6 8.4-15.8 174 31.8 27.1-37.0 167 29.7 25.1-34.8 50 8.6 6.0-12.2
Non-Veteran 4,320 940 24.3 22.6-26.1 331 7.4 6.4- 8.6 1,081 26.3 24.5-28.2 1,457 30.9 29.0-32.8 511 11.1 9.9-12.4
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes 1,763 330 21.3 18.7-24.2 142 7.8 6.1-10.0 450 27.3 24.5-30.3 627 33.1 30.1-36.2 214 10.5 8.7-12.5
No 3,109 707 24.6 22.6-26.7 252 7.8 6.7- 9.2 806 26.7 24.7-28.9 997 29.8 27.7-32.0 347 11.0 9.6-12.5

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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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