BRFSS 2002 - Western North Carolina: (Do you still have asthma?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Asthma

Do you still have asthma?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,725	437	6.5	5.6- 7.5	6,288	93.5	92.5-94.4
Western NC	656	45	6.0	4.3- 8.2	611	94.0	91.8-95.7
GENDER
Male	281	12	3.7	2.0- 6.9	269	96.3	93.1-98.0
Female	375	33	8.6	6.0-12.3	342	91.4	87.7-94.0
RACE
White	610	44	6.4	4.6- 8.8	566	93.6	91.2-95.4
Other	44	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	43	99.1	93.7-99.9
AGE
18-44	244	11	3.7	1.8- 7.2	233	96.3	92.8-98.2
45+	406	34	8.0	5.6-11.2	372	92.0	88.8-94.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	375	25	5.5	3.6- 8.3	350	94.5	91.7-96.4
Some College +	280	20	6.6	4.0-10.7	260	93.4	89.3-96.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	400	31	6.4	4.4- 9.2	369	93.6	90.8-95.6
$50,000+	108	4	2.9	1.0- 7.7	104	97.1	92.3-99.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	415	32	7.3	5.0-10.5	383	92.7	89.5-95.0
Forsyth	464	25	5.0	3.3- 7.7	439	95.0	92.3-96.7
Guilford	425	26	5.9	3.7- 9.4	399	94.1	90.6-96.3
Henderson/Transylvania	474	29	4.2	2.8- 6.2	445	95.8	93.8-97.2
Mecklenburg	448	30	5.5	3.7- 8.1	418	94.5	91.9-96.3
Orange	438	28	5.6	3.7- 8.5	410	94.4	91.5-96.3
Pitt	415	24	4.8	3.1- 7.3	391	95.2	92.7-96.9
Randolph	430	29	5.6	3.6- 8.5	401	94.4	91.5-96.4
Robeson	443	38	7.5	5.2-10.7	405	92.5	89.3-94.8
Wake	432	20	4.7	2.6- 8.2	412	95.3	91.8-97.4
Piedmont NC	886	57	7.6	5.6-10.3	829	92.4	89.7-94.4
Eastern NC	799	54	6.8	4.9- 9.3	745	93.2	90.7-95.1

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,725

437

6.5

5.6- 7.5

6,288

93.5

92.5-94.4

Western NC

656

6.0

4.3- 8.2

611

94.0

91.8-95.7

GENDER

Male

281

3.7

2.0- 6.9

269

96.3

93.1-98.0

Female

375

8.6

6.0-12.3

342

91.4

87.7-94.0

RACE

White

610

6.4

4.6- 8.8

566

93.6

91.2-95.4

Other

0.9

0.1- 6.3

99.1

93.7-99.9

AGE

18-44

244

3.7

1.8- 7.2

233

96.3

92.8-98.2

45+

406

8.0

5.6-11.2

372

92.0

88.8-94.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

375

5.5

3.6- 8.3

350

94.5

91.7-96.4

Some College +

280

6.6

4.0-10.7

260

93.4

89.3-96.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

400

6.4

4.4- 9.2

369

93.6

90.8-95.6

$50,000+

108

2.9

1.0- 7.7

104

97.1

92.3-99.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

415

7.3

5.0-10.5

383

92.7

89.5-95.0

Forsyth

464

5.0

3.3- 7.7

439

95.0

92.3-96.7

Guilford

425

5.9

3.7- 9.4

399

94.1

90.6-96.3

Henderson/Transylvania

474

4.2

2.8- 6.2

445

95.8

93.8-97.2

Mecklenburg

448

5.5

3.7- 8.1

418

94.5

91.9-96.3

Orange

438

5.6

3.7- 8.5

410

94.4

91.5-96.3

Pitt

415

4.8

3.1- 7.3

391

95.2

92.7-96.9

Randolph

430

5.6

3.6- 8.5

401

94.4

91.5-96.4

Robeson

443

7.5

5.2-10.7

405

92.5

89.3-94.8

Wake

432

4.7

2.6- 8.2

412

95.3

91.8-97.4

Piedmont NC

886

7.6

5.6-10.3

829

92.4

89.7-94.4

Eastern NC

799

6.8

4.9- 9.3

745

93.2

90.7-95.1

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

#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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