BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Did a doctor ever tell you that you had asthma?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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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
-Eastern NC	3,318	413	12.2	10.4-14.3	2,905	87.8	85.7-89.6
GENDER
Male	1,166	107	10.4	7.7-14.0	1,059	89.6	86.0-92.3
Female	2,152	306	13.9	11.6-16.6	1,846	86.1	83.4-88.4
RACE
White	2,070	253	12.6	10.1-15.5	1,817	87.4	84.5-89.9
African American	982	135	12.7	9.9-16.1	847	87.3	83.9-90.1
Other Minorities	247	24	9.8	5.3-17.5	223	90.2	82.5-94.7
AGE
18-24	202	34	19.1	11.6-29.7	168	80.9	70.3-88.4
25-34	494	60	11.5	7.9-16.6	434	88.5	83.4-92.1
35-44	596	57	9.6	6.5-13.9	539	90.4	86.1-93.5
45-54	647	100	13.2	9.4-18.2	547	86.8	81.8-90.6
55-64	568	65	10.8	7.6-15.2	503	89.2	84.8-92.4
65-74	462	54	10.0	6.9-14.3	408	90.0	85.7-93.1
75+	328	39	10.9	7.1-16.5	289	89.1	83.5-92.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	659	101	12.5	9.6-16.0	558	87.5	84.0-90.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,113	126	11.4	8.4-15.4	987	88.6	84.6-91.6
Some Post-H.S.	850	102	14.2	10.1-19.6	748	85.8	80.4-89.9
College Graduate	690	83	10.9	7.8-14.9	607	89.1	85.1-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	471	80	14.7	10.8-19.8	391	85.3	80.2-89.2
$15,000- 24,999	657	83	15.1	10.5-21.2	574	84.9	78.8-89.5
$25,000- 34,999	382	51	15.1	9.8-22.7	331	84.9	77.3-90.2
$35,000- 49,999	425	39	8.9	4.5-17.1	386	91.1	82.9-95.5
$50,000-74,999	333	35	8.7	5.2-14.1	298	91.3	85.9-94.8
$75,000+	291	24	7.3	3.8-13.4	267	92.7	86.6-96.2
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
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	62	12.8	9.7-16.7	355	87.2	83.3-90.3
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***
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

-Eastern NC

3,318

413

12.2

10.4-14.3

2,905

87.8

85.7-89.6

GENDER

Male

1,166

107

10.4

7.7-14.0

1,059

89.6

86.0-92.3

Female

2,152

306

13.9

11.6-16.6

1,846

86.1

83.4-88.4

RACE

White

2,070

253

12.6

10.1-15.5

1,817

87.4

84.5-89.9

African American

982

135

12.7

9.9-16.1

847

87.3

83.9-90.1

Other Minorities

247

9.8

5.3-17.5

223

90.2

82.5-94.7

AGE

18-24

202

19.1

11.6-29.7

168

80.9

70.3-88.4

25-34

494

11.5

7.9-16.6

434

88.5

83.4-92.1

35-44

596

9.6

6.5-13.9

539

90.4

86.1-93.5

45-54

647

100

13.2

9.4-18.2

547

86.8

81.8-90.6

55-64

568

10.8

7.6-15.2

503

89.2

84.8-92.4

65-74

462

10.0

6.9-14.3

408

90.0

85.7-93.1

75+

328

10.9

7.1-16.5

289

89.1

83.5-92.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

659

101

12.5

9.6-16.0

558

87.5

84.0-90.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,113

126

11.4

8.4-15.4

987

88.6

84.6-91.6

Some Post-H.S.

850

102

14.2

10.1-19.6

748

85.8

80.4-89.9

College Graduate

690

10.9

7.8-14.9

607

89.1

85.1-92.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

471

14.7

10.8-19.8

391

85.3

80.2-89.2

$15,000- 24,999

657

15.1

10.5-21.2

574

84.9

78.8-89.5

$25,000- 34,999

382

15.1

9.8-22.7

331

84.9

77.3-90.2

$35,000- 49,999

425

8.9

4.5-17.1

386

91.1

82.9-95.5

$50,000-74,999

333

8.7

5.2-14.1

298

91.3

85.9-94.8

$75,000+

291

7.3

3.8-13.4

267

92.7

86.6-96.2

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

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

12.8

9.7-16.7

355

87.2

83.3-90.3

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***

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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