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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

Childhood Asthma

How many of these child/ren still have asthma?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,322 312 13.9 11.8-16.2 2,010 86.1 83.8-88.2
Henderson/ Transylvania 134 15 8.9 5.0-15.3 119 91.1 84.7-95.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 123 14 10.9 6.4-18.1 109 89.1 81.9-93.6
Forsyth 163 30 18.1 12.4-25.7 133 81.9 74.3-87.6
Guilford 144 17 11.6 6.5-19.6 127 88.4 80.4-93.5
Mecklenburg 178 19 11.4 6.9-18.4 159 88.6 81.6-93.1
Orange 153 14 6.7 3.6-12.2 139 93.3 87.8-96.4
Pitt 150 31 19.6 13.1-28.2 119 80.4 71.8-86.9
Randolph 161 10 6.7 3.1-14.0 151 93.3 86.0-96.9
Robeson 163 30 21.7 14.5-31.2 133 78.3 68.8-85.5
Wake 171 17 11.3 6.8-18.4 154 88.7 81.6-93.2
Western NC 197 29 17.5 11.7-25.4 168 82.5 74.6-88.3
Piedmont NC 290 40 13.2 9.2-18.7 250 86.8 81.3-90.8
Eastern NC 295 46 15.3 10.8-21.1 249 84.7 78.9-89.2

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Henderson/Transylvania Counties. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported child/ren with asthma living in the same household.

#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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