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BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina

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Immunization

Adults aged 65+ who have had a flu shot within the past year*

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  Total #
Respondents		 Have Have not
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,283 2,249 68.0 65.6-70.3 1,034 32.0 29.7-34.4
GENDER
Male 1,180 798 66.6 62.7-70.3 382 33.4 29.7-37.3
Female 2,103 1,451 69.1 66.0-72.0 652 30.9 28.0-34.0
RACE
White 2,374 1,715 71.8 69.2-74.3 659 28.2 25.7-30.8
African American 614 353 55.3 48.9-61.6 261 44.7 38.4-51.1
Other 114 69 60.1 46.7-72.1 45 39.9 27.9-53.3
HISPANIC
Yes 39 21 61.1 38.5-79.7 18 38.9 20.3-61.5
No 3,079 2,129 68.4 66.0-70.8 950 31.6 29.2-34.0
AGE
65+ 3,283 2,249 68.0 65.6-70.3 1,034 32.0 29.7-34.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 721 438 60.7 55.4-65.8 283 39.3 34.2-44.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,117 764 66.8 62.4-70.9 353 33.2 29.1-37.6
Some Post-H.S. 662 468 70.6 65.3-75.3 194 29.4 24.7-34.7
College Graduate 776 575 74.5 69.9-78.6 201 25.5 21.4-30.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 461 279 62.0 55.4-68.3 182 38.0 31.7-44.6
$15,000- $24,999 625 419 64.0 57.8-69.8 206 36.0 30.2-42.2
$25,000- $34,999 397 280 72.8 66.4-78.4 117 27.2 21.6-33.6
$35,000- $49,999 395 282 69.0 62.1-75.2 113 31.0 24.8-37.9
$50,000+ 619 448 70.8 65.3-75.7 171 29.2 24.3-34.7
Health District**
Appalachia I 156 111 70.7 62.2-78.0 45 29.3 22.0-37.8
Appalachia II 245 170 70.2 62.2-77.2 75 29.8 22.8-37.8
Appalachia III 192 127 61.8 49.7-72.6 65 38.2 27.4-50.3
Catawba 85 56 60.4 47.9-71.7 29 39.6 28.3-52.1
Edisto Savannah 396 270 66.5 60.5-72.0 126 33.5 28.0-39.5
Low Country 408 268 67.6 62.2-72.6 140 32.4 27.4-37.8
Palmetto 305 225 76.3 69.2-82.1 80 23.7 17.9-30.8
Pee Dee 201 125 62.6 53.9-70.5 76 37.4 29.5-46.1
Trident 351 239 67.8 60.3-74.4 112 32.2 25.6-39.7
Upper Savannah 320 231 72.7 64.8-79.4 89 27.3 20.6-35.2
Waccamaw 408 288 70.0 64.3-75.1 120 30.0 24.9-35.7
Wateree 181 113 62.4 52.8-71.0 68 37.6 29.0-47.2
Region***
Region I 476 342 71.6 65.8-76.8 134 28.4 23.2-34.2
Region II 437 297 67.3 60.5-73.4 140 32.7 26.6-39.5
Region III 390 281 70.0 63.3-76.0 109 30.0 24.0-36.7
Region IV 382 238 62.5 56.1-68.4 144 37.5 31.6-43.9
Region V 396 270 66.5 60.5-72.0 126 33.5 28.0-39.5
Region VI 408 288 70.0 64.3-75.1 120 30.0 24.9-35.7
Region VII 351 239 67.8 60.3-74.4 112 32.2 25.6-39.7
Region VIII 408 268 67.6 62.2-72.6 140 32.4 27.4-37.8

*Data in this table was derived from the immunization questions and only applied to respondents aged 65+.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50 and confidence intervals with width greater than 20. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter

*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper

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