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

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,739	738	10.9	9.7-12.1	6,001	89.1	87.9-90.3
GENDER
Male	2,611	230	9.3	7.7-11.3	2,381	90.7	88.7-92.3
Female	4,128	508	12.3	10.8-13.9	3,620	87.7	86.1-89.2
RACE
White	5,107	546	11.1	9.8-12.6	4,561	88.9	87.4-90.2
African American	1,056	131	12.2	9.6-15.5	925	87.8	84.5-90.4
Asian	78	6	6.3	2.1-17.4	72	93.7	82.6-97.9
Native American	185	37	19.3	11.3-30.9	148	80.7	69.1-88.7
Other Minorities	266	14	4.1	2.0- 8.1	252	95.9	91.9-98.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	299	18	5.1	2.5-10.0	281	94.9	90.0-97.5
-English Speaking	127	10	10.8	4.2-25.0	117	89.2	75.0-95.8
-Spanish Speaking	172	8	2.9	1.1- 7.5	164	97.1	92.5-98.9
Non-Hispanic	6,429	720	11.3	10.1-12.6	5,709	88.7	87.4-89.9
AGE
18-24	487	72	11.0	7.7-15.4	415	89.0	84.6-92.3
25-34	1,138	120	8.8	6.8-11.2	1,018	91.2	88.8-93.2
35-44	1,319	154	12.3	9.7-15.4	1,165	87.7	84.6-90.3
45-54	1,327	164	13.3	10.6-16.5	1,163	86.7	83.5-89.4
55-64	977	97	10.1	7.7-13.3	880	89.9	86.7-92.3
65-74	799	69	9.2	6.5-12.7	730	90.8	87.3-93.5
75+	626	58	11.2	6.3-19.1	568	88.8	80.9-93.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,087	137	11.3	8.7-14.6	950	88.7	85.4-91.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,981	202	11.0	9.0-13.4	1,779	89.0	86.6-91.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,570	195	13.0	10.5-16.0	1,375	87.0	84.0-89.5
College Graduate	2,080	203	8.5	7.0-10.3	1,877	91.5	89.7-93.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	682	119	15.8	11.4-21.4	563	84.2	78.6-88.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,099	113	10.5	7.8-14.0	986	89.5	86.0-92.2
$25,000- 34,999	815	99	12.8	9.7-16.7	716	87.2	83.3-90.3
$35,000- 49,999	898	93	10.1	7.4-13.8	805	89.9	86.2-92.6
$50,000-74,999	747	57	9.5	6.5-13.6	690	90.5	86.4-93.5
$75,000+	879	86	8.4	6.3-11.1	793	91.6	88.9-93.7
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
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%)

TOTAL

6,739

738

10.9

9.7-12.1

6,001

89.1

87.9-90.3

GENDER

Male

2,611

230

9.3

7.7-11.3

2,381

90.7

88.7-92.3

Female

4,128

508

12.3

10.8-13.9

3,620

87.7

86.1-89.2

RACE

White

5,107

546

11.1

9.8-12.6

4,561

88.9

87.4-90.2

African American

1,056

131

12.2

9.6-15.5

925

87.8

84.5-90.4

Asian

6.3

2.1-17.4

93.7

82.6-97.9

Native American

185

19.3

11.3-30.9

148

80.7

69.1-88.7

Other Minorities

266

4.1

2.0- 8.1

252

95.9

91.9-98.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

299

5.1

2.5-10.0

281

94.9

90.0-97.5

-English Speaking

127

10.8

4.2-25.0

117

89.2

75.0-95.8

-Spanish Speaking

172

2.9

1.1- 7.5

164

97.1

92.5-98.9

Non-Hispanic

6,429

720

11.3

10.1-12.6

5,709

88.7

87.4-89.9

AGE

18-24

487

11.0

7.7-15.4

415

89.0

84.6-92.3

25-34

1,138

120

8.8

6.8-11.2

1,018

91.2

88.8-93.2

35-44

1,319

154

12.3

9.7-15.4

1,165

87.7

84.6-90.3

45-54

1,327

164

13.3

10.6-16.5

1,163

86.7

83.5-89.4

55-64

977

10.1

7.7-13.3

880

89.9

86.7-92.3

65-74

799

9.2

6.5-12.7

730

90.8

87.3-93.5

75+

626

11.2

6.3-19.1

568

88.8

80.9-93.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,087

137

11.3

8.7-14.6

950

88.7

85.4-91.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,981

202

11.0

9.0-13.4

1,779

89.0

86.6-91.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,570

195

13.0

10.5-16.0

1,375

87.0

84.0-89.5

College Graduate

2,080

203

8.5

7.0-10.3

1,877

91.5

89.7-93.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

682

119

15.8

11.4-21.4

563

84.2

78.6-88.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,099

113

10.5

7.8-14.0

986

89.5

86.0-92.2

$25,000- 34,999

815

12.8

9.7-16.7

716

87.2

83.3-90.3

$35,000- 49,999

898

10.1

7.4-13.8

805

89.9

86.2-92.6

$50,000-74,999

747

9.5

6.5-13.6

690

90.5

86.4-93.5

$75,000+

879

8.4

6.3-11.1

793

91.6

88.9-93.7

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

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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