BRFSS 2002 - Henderson/Transylvania Counties: (Did a doctor ever tell you that you had asthma?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

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
Henderson/ Transylvania	474	50	8.8	6.3-12.1	424	91.2	87.9-93.7
GENDER
Male	190	12	6.3	3.3-11.6	178	93.7	88.4-96.7
Female	284	38	11.4	7.9-16.2	246	88.6	83.8-92.1
RACE
White	433	46	9.1	6.5-12.7	387	90.9	87.3-93.5
Other	36	4	7.9	2.7-21.4	32	92.1	78.6-97.3
AGE
18-44	162	17	9.2	5.2-15.6	145	90.8	84.4-94.8
45+	309	32	8.4	5.8-12.2	277	91.6	87.8-94.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	193	20	8.5	5.0-14.3	173	91.5	85.7-95.0
Some College +	280	30	9.1	6.0-13.4	250	90.9	86.6-94.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	257	33	10.7	7.1-15.8	224	89.3	84.2-92.9
$50,000+	98	7	7.8	3.5-16.2	91	92.2	83.8-96.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	415	58	13.4	10.2-17.6	357	86.6	82.4-89.8
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
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

Henderson/ Transylvania

474

8.8

6.3-12.1

424

91.2

87.9-93.7

GENDER

Male

190

6.3

3.3-11.6

178

93.7

88.4-96.7

Female

284

11.4

7.9-16.2

246

88.6

83.8-92.1

RACE

White

433

9.1

6.5-12.7

387

90.9

87.3-93.5

Other

7.9

2.7-21.4

92.1

78.6-97.3

AGE

18-44

162

9.2

5.2-15.6

145

90.8

84.4-94.8

45+

309

8.4

5.8-12.2

277

91.6

87.8-94.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

193

8.5

5.0-14.3

173

91.5

85.7-95.0

Some College +

280

9.1

6.0-13.4

250

90.9

86.6-94.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

257

10.7

7.1-15.8

224

89.3

84.2-92.9

$50,000+

7.8

3.5-16.2

92.2

83.8-96.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

415

13.4

10.2-17.6

357

86.6

82.4-89.8

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

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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