BRFSS 2002 - Eastern North Carolina: (Do you still have asthma?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Asthma

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,725	437	6.5	5.6- 7.5	6,288	93.5	92.5-94.4
Eastern NC	799	54	6.8	4.9- 9.3	745	93.2	90.7-95.1
GENDER
Male	284	17	6.4	3.7-10.9	267	93.6	89.1-96.3
Female	515	37	7.2	4.9-10.4	478	92.8	89.6-95.1
RACE
White	550	35	6.9	4.7-10.2	515	93.1	89.8-95.3
Other	244	19	6.7	3.9-11.4	225	93.3	88.6-96.1
AGE
18-44	352	19	5.9	3.5- 9.9	333	94.1	90.1-96.5
45+	440	35	8.0	5.5-11.6	405	92.0	88.4-94.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	426	40	8.6	6.0-12.0	386	91.4	88.0-94.0
Some College +	369	14	4.8	2.4- 9.2	355	95.2	90.8-97.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	453	36	7.7	5.3-11.1	417	92.3	88.9-94.7
$50,000+	137	9	8.3	3.6-17.7	128	91.7	82.3-96.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	415	32	7.3	5.0-10.5	383	92.7	89.5-95.0
Forsyth	464	25	5.0	3.3- 7.7	439	95.0	92.3-96.7
Guilford	425	26	5.9	3.7- 9.4	399	94.1	90.6-96.3
Henderson/Transylvania	474	29	4.2	2.8- 6.2	445	95.8	93.8-97.2
Mecklenburg	448	30	5.5	3.7- 8.1	418	94.5	91.9-96.3
Orange	438	28	5.6	3.7- 8.5	410	94.4	91.5-96.3
Pitt	415	24	4.8	3.1- 7.3	391	95.2	92.7-96.9
Randolph	430	29	5.6	3.6- 8.5	401	94.4	91.5-96.4
Robeson	443	38	7.5	5.2-10.7	405	92.5	89.3-94.8
Wake	432	20	4.7	2.6- 8.2	412	95.3	91.8-97.4
Western NC	656	45	6.0	4.3- 8.2	611	94.0	91.8-95.7
Piedmont NC	886	57	7.6	5.6-10.3	829	92.4	89.7-94.4

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,725

437

6.5

5.6- 7.5

6,288

93.5

92.5-94.4

Eastern NC

799

6.8

4.9- 9.3

745

93.2

90.7-95.1

GENDER

Male

284

6.4

3.7-10.9

267

93.6

89.1-96.3

Female

515

7.2

4.9-10.4

478

92.8

89.6-95.1

RACE

White

550

6.9

4.7-10.2

515

93.1

89.8-95.3

Other

244

6.7

3.9-11.4

225

93.3

88.6-96.1

AGE

18-44

352

5.9

3.5- 9.9

333

94.1

90.1-96.5

45+

440

8.0

5.5-11.6

405

92.0

88.4-94.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

426

8.6

6.0-12.0

386

91.4

88.0-94.0

Some College +

369

4.8

2.4- 9.2

355

95.2

90.8-97.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

453

7.7

5.3-11.1

417

92.3

88.9-94.7

$50,000+

137

8.3

3.6-17.7

128

91.7

82.3-96.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

415

7.3

5.0-10.5

383

92.7

89.5-95.0

Forsyth

464

5.0

3.3- 7.7

439

95.0

92.3-96.7

Guilford

425

5.9

3.7- 9.4

399

94.1

90.6-96.3

Henderson/Transylvania

474

4.2

2.8- 6.2

445

95.8

93.8-97.2

Mecklenburg

448

5.5

3.7- 8.1

418

94.5

91.9-96.3

Orange

438

5.6

3.7- 8.5

410

94.4

91.5-96.3

Pitt

415

4.8

3.1- 7.3

391

95.2

92.7-96.9

Randolph

430

5.6

3.6- 8.5

401

94.4

91.5-96.4

Robeson

443

7.5

5.2-10.7

405

92.5

89.3-94.8

Wake

432

4.7

2.6- 8.2

412

95.3

91.8-97.4

Western NC

656

6.0

4.3- 8.2

611

94.0

91.8-95.7

Piedmont NC

886

7.6

5.6-10.3

829

92.4

89.7-94.4

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

#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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