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

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Childhood Asthma--MALE Respondents Only

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

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	844	93	11.8	8.9-15.6	751	88.2	84.4-91.1
RACE
White	590	58	8.6	6.0-12.2	532	91.4	87.8-94.0
African American	130	22	21.9	12.6-35.4	108	78.1	64.6-87.4
Asian	17	0	0.0	. - .	17	100	. - .
Native American	28	7	29.8	10.9-59.4	21	70.2	40.6-89.1
Other Minorities	73	6	14.7	5.7-33.1	67	85.3	66.9-94.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	78	3	3.9	1.0-14.6	75	96.1	85.4-99.0
-English Speaking	27	1	1.1	0.1- 7.7	26	98.9	92.3-99.9
-Spanish Speaking	51	2	4.8	1.1-19.3	49	95.2	80.7-98.9
Non-Hispanic	766	90	12.9	9.6-17.0	676	87.1	83.0-90.4
AGE
18-24	58	8	15.9	6.7-33.5	50	84.1	66.5-93.3
25-34	213	24	10.3	5.7-18.0	189	89.7	82.0-94.3
35-44	343	32	11.9	7.6-18.1	311	88.1	81.9-92.4
45-54	184	24	12.2	6.7-20.9	160	87.8	79.1-93.3
55-64	27	2	6.2	1.1-28.5	25	93.8	71.5-98.9
65-74	12	1	2.0	0.2-14.8	11	98.0	85.2-99.8
75+	2	1	39.3	3.9-91.2	1	60.7	8.8-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	121	17	14.3	7.2-26.5	104	85.7	73.5-92.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	271	31	9.9	6.2-15.4	240	90.1	84.6-93.8
Some Post-H.S.	178	19	16.6	9.1-28.5	159	83.4	71.5-90.9
College Graduate	273	25	8.6	5.3-13.7	248	91.4	86.3-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	5	6.7	2.3-18.1	26	93.3	81.9-97.7
$15,000- 24,999	114	13	13.3	6.3-26.0	101	86.7	74.0-93.7
$25,000- 34,999	95	13	21.9	10.7-39.6	82	78.1	60.4-89.3
$35,000- 49,999	142	11	6.5	2.8-14.6	131	93.5	85.4-97.2
$50,000-74,999	127	13	11.4	5.1-23.7	114	88.6	76.3-94.9
$75,000+	184	18	10.4	5.9-17.6	166	89.6	82.4-94.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	45	3	7.5	2.4-21.1	42	92.5	78.9-97.6
Forsyth	57	9	16.2	8.4-29.1	48	83.8	70.9-91.6
Guilford	56	4	10.2	3.7-25.1	52	89.8	74.9-96.3
Henderson/Transylvania	55	3	4.2	1.4-12.5	52	95.8	87.5-98.6
Mecklenburg	61	6	10.1	4.2-22.3	55	89.9	77.7-95.8
Orange	61	7	8.8	3.8-18.8	54	91.2	81.2-96.2
Pitt	51	7	13.9	6.5-27.0	44	86.1	73.0-93.5
Randolph	67	2	3.7	0.9-14.2	65	96.3	85.8-99.1
Robeson	57	12	25.0	13.4-41.9	45	75.0	58.1-86.6
Wake	62	7	13.1	6.2-25.6	55	86.9	74.4-93.8
Western NC	76	13	17.4	9.9-28.7	63	82.6	71.3-90.1
Piedmont NC	92	8	8.0	3.7-16.6	84	92.0	83.4-96.3
Eastern NC	104	12	13.5	7.0-24.6	92	86.5	75.4-93.0

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

844

11.8

8.9-15.6

751

88.2

84.4-91.1

RACE

White

590

8.6

6.0-12.2

532

91.4

87.8-94.0

African American

130

21.9

12.6-35.4

108

78.1

64.6-87.4

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

29.8

10.9-59.4

70.2

40.6-89.1

Other Minorities

14.7

5.7-33.1

85.3

66.9-94.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

3.9

1.0-14.6

96.1

85.4-99.0

-English Speaking

1.1

0.1- 7.7

98.9

92.3-99.9

-Spanish Speaking

4.8

1.1-19.3

95.2

80.7-98.9

Non-Hispanic

766

12.9

9.6-17.0

676

87.1

83.0-90.4

AGE

18-24

15.9

6.7-33.5

84.1

66.5-93.3

25-34

213

10.3

5.7-18.0

189

89.7

82.0-94.3

35-44

343

11.9

7.6-18.1

311

88.1

81.9-92.4

45-54

184

12.2

6.7-20.9

160

87.8

79.1-93.3

55-64

6.2

1.1-28.5

93.8

71.5-98.9

65-74

2.0

0.2-14.8

98.0

85.2-99.8

75+

39.3

3.9-91.2

60.7

8.8-96.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

121

14.3

7.2-26.5

104

85.7

73.5-92.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

271

9.9

6.2-15.4

240

90.1

84.6-93.8

Some Post-H.S.

178

16.6

9.1-28.5

159

83.4

71.5-90.9

College Graduate

273

8.6

5.3-13.7

248

91.4

86.3-94.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

6.7

2.3-18.1

93.3

81.9-97.7

$15,000- 24,999

114

13.3

6.3-26.0

101

86.7

74.0-93.7

$25,000- 34,999

21.9

10.7-39.6

78.1

60.4-89.3

$35,000- 49,999

142

6.5

2.8-14.6

131

93.5

85.4-97.2

$50,000-74,999

127

11.4

5.1-23.7

114

88.6

76.3-94.9

$75,000+

184

10.4

5.9-17.6

166

89.6

82.4-94.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

7.5

2.4-21.1

92.5

78.9-97.6

Forsyth

16.2

8.4-29.1

83.8

70.9-91.6

Guilford

10.2

3.7-25.1

89.8

74.9-96.3

Henderson/Transylvania

4.2

1.4-12.5

95.8

87.5-98.6

Mecklenburg

10.1

4.2-22.3

89.9

77.7-95.8

Orange

8.8

3.8-18.8

91.2

81.2-96.2

Pitt

13.9

6.5-27.0

86.1

73.0-93.5

Randolph

3.7

0.9-14.2

96.3

85.8-99.1

Robeson

25.0

13.4-41.9

75.0

58.1-86.6

Wake

13.1

6.2-25.6

86.9

74.4-93.8

Western NC

17.4

9.9-28.7

82.6

71.3-90.1

Piedmont NC

8.0

3.7-16.6

92.0

83.4-96.3

Eastern NC

104

13.5

7.0-24.6

86.5

75.4-93.0

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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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