BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (How old were you when you were first told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that you had asthma?*)

	Total Respond.#	Under 11	11-19	20-39	40+
TOTAL	659	213	33.1	27.8-39.0	102	20.9	15.8-27.1	184	26.1	21.3-31.6	160	19.9	15.9-24.5
GENDER
Male	203	94	43.8	33.7-54.3	33	24.9	16.1-36.5	30	13.7	7.8-22.9	46	17.6	11.6-25.9
Female	456	119	25.8	20.2-32.4	69	18.2	12.7-25.3	154	34.6	28.2-41.6	114	21.4	16.6-27.1
RACE
White	488	164	35.2	28.8-42.2	66	17.6	12.0-24.9	139	27.4	21.6-34.0	119	19.9	15.4-25.2
African American	115	36	26.6	17.1-38.9	25	32.7	20.6-47.8	29	22.9	13.9-35.5	25	17.7	9.8-30.0

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

* Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.

#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

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Adult Asthma History

How old were you when you were first told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that you had asthma?*

	Total Respond.#	Under 11			11-19			20-39			40+
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	659	213	33.1	27.8-39.0	102	20.9	15.8-27.1	184	26.1	21.3-31.6	160	19.9	15.9-24.5
GENDER
Male	203	94	43.8	33.7-54.3	33	24.9	16.1-36.5	30	13.7	7.8-22.9	46	17.6	11.6-25.9
Female	456	119	25.8	20.2-32.4	69	18.2	12.7-25.3	154	34.6	28.2-41.6	114	21.4	16.6-27.1
RACE
White	488	164	35.2	28.8-42.2	66	17.6	12.0-24.9	139	27.4	21.6-34.0	119	19.9	15.4-25.2
African American	115	36	26.6	17.1-38.9	25	32.7	20.6-47.8	29	22.9	13.9-35.5	25	17.7	9.8-30.0