BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Earlier you said there were/was child/ren age 17 or younger living in your household. How many of these children have ever been diagnosed with asthma?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Childhood Asthma--FEMALE Respondents Only

Earlier you said there were/was child/ren age 17 or younger living in your household. How many of these children have ever been diagnosed with asthma?

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,482	302	20.6	17.7-23.9	1,180	79.4	76.1-82.3
RACE
White	1,018	193	22.0	18.3-26.3	825	78.0	73.7-81.7
African American	308	82	21.7	16.0-28.6	226	78.3	71.4-84.0
Asian	17	1	7.4	1.0-38.1	16	92.6	61.9-99.0
Native American	52	16	31.7	18.9-47.9	36	68.3	52.1-81.1
Other Minorities	78	9	7.9	2.9-19.6	69	92.1	80.4-97.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	82	7	10.8	3.5-28.6	75	89.2	71.4-96.5
-English Speaking	28	4	29.8	8.5-66.0	24	70.2	34.0-91.5
-Spanish Speaking	54	3	3.9	0.7-19.8	51	96.1	80.2-99.3
Non-Hispanic	1,399	294	21.3	18.3-24.7	1,105	78.7	75.3-81.7
AGE
18-24	121	20	17.9	9.3-31.6	101	82.1	68.4-90.7
25-34	463	106	21.2	16.5-26.9	357	78.8	73.1-83.5
35-44	538	112	23.0	18.0-28.7	426	77.0	71.3-82.0
45-54	272	50	21.8	15.3-30.0	222	78.2	70.0-84.7
55-64	50	7	9.6	3.4-24.2	43	90.4	75.8-96.6
65-74	22	4	5.0	1.4-16.1	18	95.0	83.9-98.6
75+	6	1	4.8	0.6-30.9	5	95.2	69.1-99.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	159	29	21.6	12.2-35.4	130	78.4	64.6-87.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	442	107	22.5	17.4-28.5	335	77.5	71.5-82.6
Some Post-H.S.	416	91	23.0	17.9-29.1	325	77.0	70.9-82.1
College Graduate	463	74	14.5	10.7-19.3	389	85.5	80.7-89.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	138	32	12.5	6.7-22.0	106	87.5	78.0-93.3
$15,000- 24,999	261	69	27.8	19.5-37.9	192	72.2	62.1-80.5
$25,000- 34,999	188	44	23.5	16.0-33.2	144	76.5	66.8-84.0
$35,000- 49,999	199	43	23.1	16.1-32.1	156	76.9	67.9-83.9
$50,000-74,999	213	36	18.3	12.0-26.8	177	81.7	73.2-88.0
$75,000+	224	29	13.3	8.2-20.9	195	86.7	79.1-91.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	77	13	17.1	9.9-27.9	64	82.9	72.1-90.1
Forsyth	106	24	22.2	14.6-32.3	82	77.8	67.7-85.4
Guilford	88	15	15.4	8.7-25.8	73	84.6	74.2-91.3
Henderson/Transylvania	81	16	15.8	8.6-27.2	65	84.2	72.8-91.4
Mecklenburg	117	16	15.0	8.8-24.3	101	85.0	75.7-91.2
Orange	93	14	11.6	5.6-22.4	79	88.4	77.6-94.4
Pitt	99	31	29.3	19.7-41.1	68	70.7	58.9-80.3
Randolph	93	13	14.8	7.5-27.0	80	85.2	73.0-92.5
Robeson	106	26	26.5	17.8-37.5	80	73.5	62.5-82.2
Wake	109	16	15.6	9.2-25.4	93	84.4	74.6-90.8
Western NC	123	31	27.6	18.6-38.8	92	72.4	61.2-81.4
Piedmont NC	198	43	22.1	15.8-30.1	155	77.9	69.9-84.2
Eastern NC	192	44	21.5	15.7-28.7	148	78.5	71.3-84.3

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,482

302

20.6

17.7-23.9

1,180

79.4

76.1-82.3

RACE

White

1,018

193

22.0

18.3-26.3

825

78.0

73.7-81.7

African American

308

21.7

16.0-28.6

226

78.3

71.4-84.0

Asian

7.4

1.0-38.1

92.6

61.9-99.0

Native American

31.7

18.9-47.9

68.3

52.1-81.1

Other Minorities

7.9

2.9-19.6

92.1

80.4-97.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.8

3.5-28.6

89.2

71.4-96.5

-English Speaking

29.8

8.5-66.0

70.2

34.0-91.5

-Spanish Speaking

3.9

0.7-19.8

96.1

80.2-99.3

Non-Hispanic

1,399

294

21.3

18.3-24.7

1,105

78.7

75.3-81.7

AGE

18-24

121

17.9

9.3-31.6

101

82.1

68.4-90.7

25-34

463

106

21.2

16.5-26.9

357

78.8

73.1-83.5

35-44

538

112

23.0

18.0-28.7

426

77.0

71.3-82.0

45-54

272

21.8

15.3-30.0

222

78.2

70.0-84.7

55-64

9.6

3.4-24.2

90.4

75.8-96.6

65-74

5.0

1.4-16.1

95.0

83.9-98.6

75+

4.8

0.6-30.9

95.2

69.1-99.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

159

21.6

12.2-35.4

130

78.4

64.6-87.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

442

107

22.5

17.4-28.5

335

77.5

71.5-82.6

Some Post-H.S.

416

23.0

17.9-29.1

325

77.0

70.9-82.1

College Graduate

463

14.5

10.7-19.3

389

85.5

80.7-89.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

138

12.5

6.7-22.0

106

87.5

78.0-93.3

$15,000- 24,999

261

27.8

19.5-37.9

192

72.2

62.1-80.5

$25,000- 34,999

188

23.5

16.0-33.2

144

76.5

66.8-84.0

$35,000- 49,999

199

23.1

16.1-32.1

156

76.9

67.9-83.9

$50,000-74,999

213

18.3

12.0-26.8

177

81.7

73.2-88.0

$75,000+

224

13.3

8.2-20.9

195

86.7

79.1-91.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

17.1

9.9-27.9

82.9

72.1-90.1

Forsyth

106

22.2

14.6-32.3

77.8

67.7-85.4

Guilford

15.4

8.7-25.8

84.6

74.2-91.3

Henderson/Transylvania

15.8

8.6-27.2

84.2

72.8-91.4

Mecklenburg

117

15.0

8.8-24.3

101

85.0

75.7-91.2

Orange

11.6

5.6-22.4

88.4

77.6-94.4

Pitt

29.3

19.7-41.1

70.7

58.9-80.3

Randolph

14.8

7.5-27.0

85.2

73.0-92.5

Robeson

106

26.5

17.8-37.5

73.5

62.5-82.2

Wake

109

15.6

9.2-25.4

84.4

74.6-90.8

Western NC

123

27.6

18.6-38.8

72.4

61.2-81.4

Piedmont NC

198

22.1

15.8-30.1

155

77.9

69.9-84.2

Eastern NC

192

21.5

15.7-28.7

148

78.5

71.3-84.3

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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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