BRFSS 2002 - Buncombe County: (Did a doctor ever tell you that you had asthma?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Buncombe County

Asthma

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,739	738	10.9	9.7-12.1	6,001	89.1	87.9-90.3
Buncombe County	415	58	13.4	10.2-17.6	357	86.6	82.4-89.8
GENDER
Male	160	16	11.1	6.6-18.1	144	88.9	81.9-93.4
Female	255	42	15.6	11.4-21.1	213	84.4	78.9-88.6
RACE
White	367	48	12.4	9.1-16.7	319	87.6	83.3-90.9
Other	41	8	21.8	10.7-39.3	33	78.2	60.7-89.3
AGE
18-44	153	24	16.1	10.6-23.6	129	83.9	76.4-89.4
45+	256	33	11.7	8.0-16.8	223	88.3	83.2-92.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	159	22	14.4	9.2-21.8	137	85.6	78.2-90.8
Some College +	252	35	12.9	8.9-18.2	217	87.1	81.8-91.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	217	35	17.9	12.6-24.7	182	82.1	75.3-87.4
$50,000+	89	9	8.2	4.0-16.1	80	91.8	83.9-96.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Forsyth	464	38	7.7	5.4-10.9	426	92.3	89.1-94.6
Guilford	425	50	12.8	9.2-17.4	375	87.2	82.6-90.8
Henderson/Transylvania	474	50	8.8	6.3-12.1	424	91.2	87.9-93.7
Mecklenburg	448	55	10.6	7.8-14.3	393	89.4	85.7-92.2
Orange	441	50	10.9	7.9-14.8	391	89.1	85.2-92.1
Pitt	417	45	9.7	7.1-13.1	372	90.3	86.9-92.9
Randolph	431	48	10.1	7.3-13.8	383	89.9	86.2-92.7
Robeson	445	61	12.3	9.3-16.1	384	87.7	83.9-90.7
Wake	432	41	10.8	7.4-15.4	391	89.2	84.6-92.6
Western NC	658	70	9.9	7.6-12.8	588	90.1	87.2-92.4
Piedmont NC	889	91	11.8	9.2-15.0	798	88.2	85.0-90.8
Eastern NC	800	81	10.4	8.0-13.2	719	89.6	86.8-92.0

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,739

738

10.9

9.7-12.1

6,001

89.1

87.9-90.3

Buncombe County

415

13.4

10.2-17.6

357

86.6

82.4-89.8

GENDER

Male

160

11.1

6.6-18.1

144

88.9

81.9-93.4

Female

255

15.6

11.4-21.1

213

84.4

78.9-88.6

RACE

White

367

12.4

9.1-16.7

319

87.6

83.3-90.9

Other

21.8

10.7-39.3

78.2

60.7-89.3

AGE

18-44

153

16.1

10.6-23.6

129

83.9

76.4-89.4

45+

256

11.7

8.0-16.8

223

88.3

83.2-92.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

159

14.4

9.2-21.8

137

85.6

78.2-90.8

Some College +

252

12.9

8.9-18.2

217

87.1

81.8-91.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

217

17.9

12.6-24.7

182

82.1

75.3-87.4

$50,000+

8.2

4.0-16.1

91.8

83.9-96.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Forsyth

464

7.7

5.4-10.9

426

92.3

89.1-94.6

Guilford

425

12.8

9.2-17.4

375

87.2

82.6-90.8

Henderson/Transylvania

474

8.8

6.3-12.1

424

91.2

87.9-93.7

Mecklenburg

448

10.6

7.8-14.3

393

89.4

85.7-92.2

Orange

441

10.9

7.9-14.8

391

89.1

85.2-92.1

Pitt

417

9.7

7.1-13.1

372

90.3

86.9-92.9

Randolph

431

10.1

7.3-13.8

383

89.9

86.2-92.7

Robeson

445

12.3

9.3-16.1

384

87.7

83.9-90.7

Wake

432

10.8

7.4-15.4

391

89.2

84.6-92.6

Western NC

658

9.9

7.6-12.8

588

90.1

87.2-92.4

Piedmont NC

889

11.8

9.2-15.0

798

88.2

85.0-90.8

Eastern NC

800

10.4

8.0-13.2

719

89.6

86.8-92.0

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

** 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, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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