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

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma--MALE Respondents Only

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,611	230	9.3	7.7-11.3	2,381	90.7	88.7-92.3
RACE
White	1,968	176	9.8	7.8-12.3	1,792	90.2	87.7-92.2
African American	371	36	10.3	6.7-15.7	335	89.7	84.3-93.3
Asian	36	3	5.0	1.2-18.5	33	95.0	81.5-98.8
Native American	72	10	15.6	5.9-35.2	62	84.4	64.8-94.1
Other Minorities	147	5	3.4	1.2- 9.2	142	96.6	90.8-98.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	156	5	2.3	0.7- 7.3	151	97.7	92.7-99.3
-English Speaking	56	2	1.4	0.3- 5.6	54	98.6	94.4-99.7
-Spanish Speaking	100	3	2.6	0.6- 9.6	97	97.4	90.4-99.4
Non-Hispanic	2,450	225	10.0	8.2-12.2	2,225	90.0	87.8-91.8
AGE
18-24	189	26	9.4	5.2-16.4	163	90.6	83.6-94.8
25-34	449	40	7.9	5.3-11.7	409	92.1	88.3-94.7
35-44	561	47	9.2	5.8-14.1	514	90.8	85.9-94.2
45-54	530	53	11.3	7.5-16.7	477	88.7	83.3-92.5
55-64	374	29	8.7	5.5-13.6	345	91.3	86.4-94.5
65-74	297	24	9.9	5.7-16.5	273	90.1	83.5-94.3
75+	188	10	10.4	2.7-33.1	178	89.6	66.9-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	447	40	6.9	4.4-10.6	407	93.1	89.4-95.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	776	71	10.9	7.7-15.1	705	89.1	84.9-92.3
Some Post-H.S.	531	58	13.4	9.1-19.3	473	86.6	80.7-90.9
College Graduate	850	61	6.1	4.3- 8.5	789	93.9	91.5-95.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	211	35	20.2	11.7-32.8	176	79.8	67.2-88.3
$15,000- 24,999	408	38	8.9	5.4-14.4	370	91.1	85.6-94.6
$25,000- 34,999	322	32	9.8	5.7-16.2	290	90.2	83.8-94.3
$35,000- 49,999	398	29	8.6	4.8-14.8	369	91.4	85.2-95.2
$50,000-74,999	294	19	8.0	4.2-14.8	275	92.0	85.2-95.8
$75,000+	433	37	8.2	5.4-12.3	396	91.8	87.7-94.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	160	16	11.1	6.6-18.1	144	88.9	81.9-93.4
Forsyth	179	15	8.0	4.7-13.3	164	92.0	86.7-95.3
Guilford	154	16	11.8	6.9-19.6	138	88.2	80.4-93.1
Henderson/Transylvania	190	12	6.3	3.3-11.6	178	93.7	88.4-96.7
Mecklenburg	160	15	7.3	4.2-12.4	145	92.7	87.6-95.8
Orange	184	16	9.9	5.9-16.2	168	90.1	83.8-94.1
Pitt	158	16	9.2	5.6-14.8	142	90.8	85.2-94.4
Randolph	174	19	10.5	6.5-16.7	155	89.5	83.3-93.5
Robeson	178	18	9.0	5.4-14.5	160	91.0	85.5-94.6
Wake	184	13	10.5	5.7-18.6	171	89.5	81.4-94.3
Western NC	282	23	8.0	5.1-12.4	259	92.0	87.6-94.9
Piedmont NC	323	23	9.5	5.8-15.4	300	90.5	84.6-94.2
Eastern NC	285	28	9.7	6.4-14.4	257	90.3	85.6-93.6

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,611

230

9.3

7.7-11.3

2,381

90.7

88.7-92.3

RACE

White

1,968

176

9.8

7.8-12.3

1,792

90.2

87.7-92.2

African American

371

10.3

6.7-15.7

335

89.7

84.3-93.3

Asian

5.0

1.2-18.5

95.0

81.5-98.8

Native American

15.6

5.9-35.2

84.4

64.8-94.1

Other Minorities

147

3.4

1.2- 9.2

142

96.6

90.8-98.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

156

2.3

0.7- 7.3

151

97.7

92.7-99.3

-English Speaking

1.4

0.3- 5.6

98.6

94.4-99.7

-Spanish Speaking

100

2.6

0.6- 9.6

97.4

90.4-99.4

Non-Hispanic

2,450

225

10.0

8.2-12.2

2,225

90.0

87.8-91.8

AGE

18-24

189

9.4

5.2-16.4

163

90.6

83.6-94.8

25-34

449

7.9

5.3-11.7

409

92.1

88.3-94.7

35-44

561

9.2

5.8-14.1

514

90.8

85.9-94.2

45-54

530

11.3

7.5-16.7

477

88.7

83.3-92.5

55-64

374

8.7

5.5-13.6

345

91.3

86.4-94.5

65-74

297

9.9

5.7-16.5

273

90.1

83.5-94.3

75+

188

10.4

2.7-33.1

178

89.6

66.9-97.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

447

6.9

4.4-10.6

407

93.1

89.4-95.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

776

10.9

7.7-15.1

705

89.1

84.9-92.3

Some Post-H.S.

531

13.4

9.1-19.3

473

86.6

80.7-90.9

College Graduate

850

6.1

4.3- 8.5

789

93.9

91.5-95.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

211

20.2

11.7-32.8

176

79.8

67.2-88.3

$15,000- 24,999

408

8.9

5.4-14.4

370

91.1

85.6-94.6

$25,000- 34,999

322

9.8

5.7-16.2

290

90.2

83.8-94.3

$35,000- 49,999

398

8.6

4.8-14.8

369

91.4

85.2-95.2

$50,000-74,999

294

8.0

4.2-14.8

275

92.0

85.2-95.8

$75,000+

433

8.2

5.4-12.3

396

91.8

87.7-94.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

160

11.1

6.6-18.1

144

88.9

81.9-93.4

Forsyth

179

8.0

4.7-13.3

164

92.0

86.7-95.3

Guilford

154

11.8

6.9-19.6

138

88.2

80.4-93.1

Henderson/Transylvania

190

6.3

3.3-11.6

178

93.7

88.4-96.7

Mecklenburg

160

7.3

4.2-12.4

145

92.7

87.6-95.8

Orange

184

9.9

5.9-16.2

168

90.1

83.8-94.1

Pitt

158

9.2

5.6-14.8

142

90.8

85.2-94.4

Randolph

174

10.5

6.5-16.7

155

89.5

83.3-93.5

Robeson

178

9.0

5.4-14.5

160

91.0

85.5-94.6

Wake

184

10.5

5.7-18.6

171

89.5

81.4-94.3

Western NC

282

8.0

5.1-12.4

259

92.0

87.6-94.9

Piedmont NC

323

9.5

5.8-15.4

300

90.5

84.6-94.2

Eastern NC

285

9.7

6.4-14.4

257

90.3

85.6-93.6

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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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