BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (How many of these child/ren still have asthma?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Childhood Asthma--FEMALE Respondents Only

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

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,478	219	15.5	12.9-18.6	1,259	84.5	81.4-87.1
RACE
White	1,015	130	15.4	12.1-19.4	885	84.6	80.6-87.9
African American	308	74	20.1	14.7-27.0	234	79.9	73.0-85.3
Asian	17	0	0.0	. - .	17	100	. - .
Native American	52	9	17.6	8.7-32.4	43	82.4	67.6-91.3
Other Minorities	77	6	6.6	2.1-18.7	71	93.4	81.3-97.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	81	5	10.6	3.4-28.6	76	89.4	71.4-96.6
-English Speaking	28	3	29.5	8.3-65.9	25	70.5	34.1-91.7
-Spanish Speaking	53	2	3.8	0.6-20.3	51	96.2	79.7-99.4
Non-Hispanic	1,396	213	15.8	13.0-18.9	1,183	84.2	81.1-87.0
AGE
18-24	121	16	13.6	6.2-27.4	105	86.4	72.6-93.8
25-34	461	84	17.9	13.5-23.4	377	82.1	76.6-86.5
35-44	537	75	16.1	11.8-21.6	462	83.9	78.4-88.2
45-54	272	35	15.2	9.8-22.9	237	84.8	77.1-90.2
55-64	49	4	4.8	1.1-19.2	45	95.2	80.8-98.9
65-74	22	3	3.8	0.9-15.0	19	96.2	85.0-99.1
75+	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	157	20	19.1	10.0-33.4	137	80.9	66.6-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	442	82	17.8	13.2-23.4	360	82.2	76.6-86.8
Some Post-H.S.	415	66	16.7	12.4-22.3	349	83.3	77.7-87.6
College Graduate	462	50	8.7	5.8-12.7	412	91.3	87.3-94.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	136	19	6.5	2.8-14.4	117	93.5	85.6-97.2
$15,000- 24,999	259	50	23.8	15.8-34.1	209	76.2	65.9-84.2
$25,000- 34,999	188	35	19.3	12.5-28.5	153	80.7	71.5-87.5
$35,000- 49,999	197	30	17.5	11.3-26.3	167	82.5	73.7-88.7
$50,000-74,999	214	24	8.0	4.8-13.0	190	92.0	87.0-95.2
$75,000+	223	20	9.9	5.5-17.4	203	90.1	82.6-94.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	78	11	13.7	7.5-23.7	67	86.3	76.3-92.5
Forsyth	106	21	19.6	12.4-29.6	85	80.4	70.4-87.6
Guilford	88	13	13.2	7.2-22.9	75	86.8	77.1-92.8
Henderson/Transylvania	79	12	13.1	6.6-24.3	67	86.9	75.7-93.4
Mecklenburg	117	13	12.8	7.1-22.0	104	87.2	78.0-92.9
Orange	92	7	5.1	2.1-11.9	85	94.9	88.1-97.9
Pitt	99	24	24.5	15.4-36.5	75	75.5	63.5-84.6
Randolph	94	8	9.5	3.8-22.0	86	90.5	78.0-96.2
Robeson	106	18	18.6	11.4-28.8	88	81.4	71.2-88.6
Wake	109	10	9.9	4.8-19.3	99	90.1	80.7-95.2
Western NC	121	16	17.7	9.8-29.8	105	82.3	70.2-90.2
Piedmont NC	198	32	16.5	10.9-24.1	166	83.5	75.9-89.1
Eastern NC	191	34	16.8	11.6-23.7	157	83.2	76.3-88.4

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,478

219

15.5

12.9-18.6

1,259

84.5

81.4-87.1

RACE

White

1,015

130

15.4

12.1-19.4

885

84.6

80.6-87.9

African American

308

20.1

14.7-27.0

234

79.9

73.0-85.3

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

17.6

8.7-32.4

82.4

67.6-91.3

Other Minorities

6.6

2.1-18.7

93.4

81.3-97.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.6

3.4-28.6

89.4

71.4-96.6

-English Speaking

29.5

8.3-65.9

70.5

34.1-91.7

-Spanish Speaking

3.8

0.6-20.3

96.2

79.7-99.4

Non-Hispanic

1,396

213

15.8

13.0-18.9

1,183

84.2

81.1-87.0

AGE

18-24

121

13.6

6.2-27.4

105

86.4

72.6-93.8

25-34

461

17.9

13.5-23.4

377

82.1

76.6-86.5

35-44

537

16.1

11.8-21.6

462

83.9

78.4-88.2

45-54

272

15.2

9.8-22.9

237

84.8

77.1-90.2

55-64

4.8

1.1-19.2

95.2

80.8-98.9

65-74

3.8

0.9-15.0

96.2

85.0-99.1

75+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

157

19.1

10.0-33.4

137

80.9

66.6-90.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

442

17.8

13.2-23.4

360

82.2

76.6-86.8

Some Post-H.S.

415

16.7

12.4-22.3

349

83.3

77.7-87.6

College Graduate

462

8.7

5.8-12.7

412

91.3

87.3-94.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

136

6.5

2.8-14.4

117

93.5

85.6-97.2

$15,000- 24,999

259

23.8

15.8-34.1

209

76.2

65.9-84.2

$25,000- 34,999

188

19.3

12.5-28.5

153

80.7

71.5-87.5

$35,000- 49,999

197

17.5

11.3-26.3

167

82.5

73.7-88.7

$50,000-74,999

214

8.0

4.8-13.0

190

92.0

87.0-95.2

$75,000+

223

9.9

5.5-17.4

203

90.1

82.6-94.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

13.7

7.5-23.7

86.3

76.3-92.5

Forsyth

106

19.6

12.4-29.6

80.4

70.4-87.6

Guilford

13.2

7.2-22.9

86.8

77.1-92.8

Henderson/Transylvania

13.1

6.6-24.3

86.9

75.7-93.4

Mecklenburg

117

12.8

7.1-22.0

104

87.2

78.0-92.9

Orange

5.1

2.1-11.9

94.9

88.1-97.9

Pitt

24.5

15.4-36.5

75.5

63.5-84.6

Randolph

9.5

3.8-22.0

90.5

78.0-96.2

Robeson

106

18.6

11.4-28.8

81.4

71.2-88.6

Wake

109

9.9

4.8-19.3

90.1

80.7-95.2

Western NC

121

17.7

9.8-29.8

105

82.3

70.2-90.2

Piedmont NC

198

16.5

10.9-24.1

166

83.5

75.9-89.1

Eastern NC

191

16.8

11.6-23.7

157

83.2

76.3-88.4

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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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