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--MALE 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	846	141	16.9	13.5-21.0	705	83.1	79.0-86.5
RACE
White	590	89	13.0	9.7-17.2	501	87.0	82.8-90.3
African American	131	31	28.8	18.4-42.1	100	71.2	57.9-81.6
Asian	17	1	10.1	1.4-47.1	16	89.9	52.9-98.6
Native American	29	9	31.9	12.6-60.3	20	68.1	39.7-87.4
Other Minorities	73	10	20.6	9.8-38.3	63	79.4	61.7-90.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	78	9	10.0	4.3-21.7	69	90.0	78.3-95.7
-English Speaking	27	2	3.8	0.8-16.5	25	96.2	83.5-99.2
-Spanish Speaking	51	7	12.0	4.6-27.6	44	88.0	72.4-95.4
Non-Hispanic	768	132	17.8	14.1-22.3	636	82.2	77.7-85.9
AGE
18-24	59	12	20.4	9.6-38.0	47	79.6	62.0-90.4
25-34	213	35	16.3	10.3-24.7	178	83.7	75.3-89.7
35-44	344	52	17.3	12.2-23.9	292	82.7	76.1-87.8
45-54	184	34	15.8	9.6-24.7	150	84.2	75.3-90.4
55-64	27	3	7.1	1.5-27.8	24	92.9	72.2-98.5
65-74	12	2	8.0	1.5-33.7	10	92.0	66.3-98.5
75+	2	1	39.3	3.9-91.2	1	60.7	8.8-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	122	25	21.8	12.8-34.5	97	78.2	65.5-87.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	271	50	16.5	11.3-23.5	221	83.5	76.5-88.7
Some Post-H.S.	179	27	18.6	10.8-30.1	152	81.4	69.9-89.2
College Graduate	273	38	12.7	8.5-18.5	235	87.3	81.5-91.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	6	8.2	3.0-20.5	25	91.8	79.5-97.0
$15,000- 24,999	114	20	19.3	10.4-32.8	94	80.7	67.2-89.6
$25,000- 34,999	96	19	30.8	17.7-47.9	77	69.2	52.1-82.3
$35,000- 49,999	142	21	13.2	7.3-22.7	121	86.8	77.3-92.7
$50,000-74,999	127	22	15.6	8.3-27.5	105	84.4	72.5-91.7
$75,000+	185	28	15.3	9.8-23.0	157	84.7	77.0-90.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	45	5	10.9	4.4-24.2	40	89.1	75.8-95.6
Forsyth	57	11	20.4	11.4-33.8	46	79.6	66.2-88.6
Guilford	56	7	16.5	7.5-32.5	49	83.5	67.5-92.5
Henderson/Transylvania	56	8	14.1	6.7-27.2	48	85.9	72.8-93.3
Mecklenburg	63	11	17.1	9.1-29.8	52	82.9	70.2-90.9
Orange	61	9	11.9	5.8-22.6	52	88.1	77.4-94.2
Pitt	51	9	15.7	7.9-28.8	42	84.3	71.2-92.1
Randolph	67	12	22.2	12.8-35.6	55	77.8	64.4-87.2
Robeson	57	14	26.3	14.5-43.0	43	73.7	57.0-85.5
Wake	62	12	20.7	11.6-34.2	50	79.3	65.8-88.4
Western NC	75	15	19.1	11.3-30.6	60	80.9	69.4-88.7
Piedmont NC	92	12	13.9	7.5-24.3	80	86.1	75.7-92.5
Eastern NC	104	16	16.9	9.7-27.9	88	83.1	72.1-90.3

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

846

141

16.9

13.5-21.0

705

83.1

79.0-86.5

RACE

White

590

13.0

9.7-17.2

501

87.0

82.8-90.3

African American

131

28.8

18.4-42.1

100

71.2

57.9-81.6

Asian

10.1

1.4-47.1

89.9

52.9-98.6

Native American

31.9

12.6-60.3

68.1

39.7-87.4

Other Minorities

20.6

9.8-38.3

79.4

61.7-90.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.0

4.3-21.7

90.0

78.3-95.7

-English Speaking

3.8

0.8-16.5

96.2

83.5-99.2

-Spanish Speaking

12.0

4.6-27.6

88.0

72.4-95.4

Non-Hispanic

768

132

17.8

14.1-22.3

636

82.2

77.7-85.9

AGE

18-24

20.4

9.6-38.0

79.6

62.0-90.4

25-34

213

16.3

10.3-24.7

178

83.7

75.3-89.7

35-44

344

17.3

12.2-23.9

292

82.7

76.1-87.8

45-54

184

15.8

9.6-24.7

150

84.2

75.3-90.4

55-64

7.1

1.5-27.8

92.9

72.2-98.5

65-74

8.0

1.5-33.7

92.0

66.3-98.5

75+

39.3

3.9-91.2

60.7

8.8-96.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

122

21.8

12.8-34.5

78.2

65.5-87.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

271

16.5

11.3-23.5

221

83.5

76.5-88.7

Some Post-H.S.

179

18.6

10.8-30.1

152

81.4

69.9-89.2

College Graduate

273

12.7

8.5-18.5

235

87.3

81.5-91.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

8.2

3.0-20.5

91.8

79.5-97.0

$15,000- 24,999

114

19.3

10.4-32.8

80.7

67.2-89.6

$25,000- 34,999

30.8

17.7-47.9

69.2

52.1-82.3

$35,000- 49,999

142

13.2

7.3-22.7

121

86.8

77.3-92.7

$50,000-74,999

127

15.6

8.3-27.5

105

84.4

72.5-91.7

$75,000+

185

15.3

9.8-23.0

157

84.7

77.0-90.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

10.9

4.4-24.2

89.1

75.8-95.6

Forsyth

20.4

11.4-33.8

79.6

66.2-88.6

Guilford

16.5

7.5-32.5

83.5

67.5-92.5

Henderson/Transylvania

14.1

6.7-27.2

85.9

72.8-93.3

Mecklenburg

17.1

9.1-29.8

82.9

70.2-90.9

Orange

11.9

5.8-22.6

88.1

77.4-94.2

Pitt

15.7

7.9-28.8

84.3

71.2-92.1

Randolph

22.2

12.8-35.6

77.8

64.4-87.2

Robeson

26.3

14.5-43.0

73.7

57.0-85.5

Wake

20.7

11.6-34.2

79.3

65.8-88.4

Western NC

19.1

11.3-30.6

80.9

69.4-88.7

Piedmont NC

13.9

7.5-24.3

86.1

75.7-92.5

Eastern NC

104

16.9

9.7-27.9

83.1

72.1-90.3

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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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