BRFSS 2003 - Bladen/Columbus/Sampson Counties: (Did a doctor ever tell you that you had asthma?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Bladen/Columbus/Sampson Counties

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,446	1,081	11.3	10.3-12.4	8,365	88.7	87.6-89.7
-Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	62	12.8	9.7-16.7	355	87.2	83.3-90.3
GENDER
Male	126	13	8.1	4.3-14.7	113	91.9	85.3-95.7
Female	291	49	16.5	12.3-21.7	242	83.5	78.3-87.7
RACE
White	261	39	12.4	8.8-17.0	222	87.6	83.0-91.2
Other	156	23	13.5	8.4-21.1	133	86.5	78.9-91.6
AGE
18-44	148	19	10.9	6.5-17.6	129	89.1	82.4-93.5
45+	268	42	13.8	10.0-18.9	226	86.2	81.1-90.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	262	39	13.8	9.8-19.1	223	86.2	80.9-90.2
Some College +	155	23	11.2	7.0-17.4	132	88.8	82.6-93.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	278	44	13.3	9.5-18.3	234	86.7	81.7-90.5
$50,000+	60	9	14.2	7.1-26.5	51	85.8	73.5-92.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	453	55	14.2	10.4-19.2	398	85.8	80.8-89.6
Guilford	446	53	13.6	10.0-18.1	393	86.4	81.9-90.0
Mecklenburg	449	33	6.8	4.0-11.3	416	93.2	88.7-96.0
Orange	451	49	15.3	8.9-24.8	402	84.7	75.2-91.1
Wake	453	45	9.4	6.8-13.0	408	90.6	87.0-93.2
Chatham/Lee	400	33	6.7	4.5- 9.8	367	93.3	90.2-95.5
Nash/Wilson	380	46	12.2	8.9-16.5	334	87.8	83.5-91.1
Craven/Pamlico	455	59	13.6	10.0-18.2	396	86.4	81.8-90.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	58	12.6	9.4-16.7	380	87.4	83.3-90.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	33	6.7	4.5- 9.9	423	93.3	90.1-95.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	52	8.3	5.9-11.5	427	91.7	88.5-94.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	53	12.0	8.1-17.5	372	88.0	82.5-91.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	53	9.5	7.0-12.7	423	90.5	87.3-93.0
Northeast NC I	461	50	11.6	8.6-15.6	411	88.4	84.4-91.4
Northeast NC II	514	69	13.3	10.2-17.2	445	86.7	82.8-89.8
Northeastern Partnership	975	119	12.7	10.4-15.5	856	87.3	84.5-89.6
Mountain AHEC	1,306	164	13.3	10.9-16.2	1,142	86.7	83.8-89.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,318	413	12.2	10.4-14.3	2,905	87.8	85.7-89.6
Piedmont	4,050	420	10.6	9.3-12.1	3,630	89.4	87.9-90.7
Western NC	2,078	248	12.4	10.4-14.7	1,830	87.6	85.3-89.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,446

1,081

11.3

10.3-12.4

8,365

88.7

87.6-89.7

-Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

12.8

9.7-16.7

355

87.2

83.3-90.3

GENDER

Male

126

8.1

4.3-14.7

113

91.9

85.3-95.7

Female

291

16.5

12.3-21.7

242

83.5

78.3-87.7

RACE

White

261

12.4

8.8-17.0

222

87.6

83.0-91.2

Other

156

13.5

8.4-21.1

133

86.5

78.9-91.6

AGE

18-44

148

10.9

6.5-17.6

129

89.1

82.4-93.5

45+

268

13.8

10.0-18.9

226

86.2

81.1-90.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

262

13.8

9.8-19.1

223

86.2

80.9-90.2

Some College +

155

11.2

7.0-17.4

132

88.8

82.6-93.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

278

13.3

9.5-18.3

234

86.7

81.7-90.5

$50,000+

14.2

7.1-26.5

85.8

73.5-92.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

453

14.2

10.4-19.2

398

85.8

80.8-89.6

Guilford

446

13.6

10.0-18.1

393

86.4

81.9-90.0

Mecklenburg

449

6.8

4.0-11.3

416

93.2

88.7-96.0

Orange

451

15.3

8.9-24.8

402

84.7

75.2-91.1

Wake

453

9.4

6.8-13.0

408

90.6

87.0-93.2

Chatham/Lee

400

6.7

4.5- 9.8

367

93.3

90.2-95.5

Nash/Wilson

380

12.2

8.9-16.5

334

87.8

83.5-91.1

Craven/Pamlico

455

13.6

10.0-18.2

396

86.4

81.8-90.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

12.6

9.4-16.7

380

87.4

83.3-90.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

6.7

4.5- 9.9

423

93.3

90.1-95.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

8.3

5.9-11.5

427

91.7

88.5-94.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

12.0

8.1-17.5

372

88.0

82.5-91.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

9.5

7.0-12.7

423

90.5

87.3-93.0

Northeast NC I

461

11.6

8.6-15.6

411

88.4

84.4-91.4

Northeast NC II

514

13.3

10.2-17.2

445

86.7

82.8-89.8

Northeastern Partnership

975

119

12.7

10.4-15.5

856

87.3

84.5-89.6

Mountain AHEC

1,306

164

13.3

10.9-16.2

1,142

86.7

83.8-89.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,318

413

12.2

10.4-14.3

2,905

87.8

85.7-89.6

Piedmont

4,050

420

10.6

9.3-12.1

3,630

89.4

87.9-90.7

Western NC

2,078

248

12.4

10.4-14.7

1,830

87.6

85.3-89.6

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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