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

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Forsyth 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
Forsyth County	464	38	7.7	5.4-10.9	426	92.3	89.1-94.6
GENDER
Male	179	15	8.0	4.7-13.3	164	92.0	86.7-95.3
Female	285	23	7.5	4.7-11.6	262	92.5	88.4-95.3
RACE
White	344	25	6.8	4.4-10.3	319	93.2	89.7-95.6
Other	116	13	10.7	5.8-18.7	103	89.3	81.3-94.2
AGE
18-44	199	17	8.3	4.9-13.7	182	91.7	86.3-95.1
45+	260	21	7.3	4.6-11.3	239	92.7	88.7-95.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	194	11	5.7	2.9-10.7	183	94.3	89.3-97.1
Some College +	269	27	9.5	6.3-14.1	242	90.5	85.9-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	221	25	11.5	7.4-17.4	196	88.5	82.6-92.6
$50,000+	140	8	5.2	2.5-10.5	132	94.8	89.5-97.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	415	58	13.4	10.2-17.6	357	86.6	82.4-89.8
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

Forsyth County

464

7.7

5.4-10.9

426

92.3

89.1-94.6

GENDER

Male

179

8.0

4.7-13.3

164

92.0

86.7-95.3

Female

285

7.5

4.7-11.6

262

92.5

88.4-95.3

RACE

White

344

6.8

4.4-10.3

319

93.2

89.7-95.6

Other

116

10.7

5.8-18.7

103

89.3

81.3-94.2

AGE

18-44

199

8.3

4.9-13.7

182

91.7

86.3-95.1

45+

260

7.3

4.6-11.3

239

92.7

88.7-95.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

194

5.7

2.9-10.7

183

94.3

89.3-97.1

Some College +

269

9.5

6.3-14.1

242

90.5

85.9-93.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

221

11.5

7.4-17.4

196

88.5

82.6-92.6

$50,000+

140

5.2

2.5-10.5

132

94.8

89.5-97.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

415

13.4

10.2-17.6

357

86.6

82.4-89.8

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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