BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you still have asthma?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,433	734	7.1	6.3- 7.9	8,699	92.9	92.1-93.7
-Eastern NC	3,315	297	8.3	6.8-10.0	3,018	91.7	90.0-93.2
GENDER
Male	1,165	65	6.3	4.2- 9.3	1,100	93.7	90.7-95.8
Female	2,150	232	10.1	8.2-12.3	1,918	89.9	87.7-91.8
RACE
White	2,067	179	8.5	6.6-11.0	1,888	91.5	89.0-93.4
African American	982	98	8.6	6.4-11.4	884	91.4	88.6-93.6
Other Minorities	247	20	6.6	3.4-12.4	227	93.4	87.6-96.6
AGE
18-24	202	22	11.7	6.1-21.2	180	88.3	78.8-93.9
25-34	494	37	5.9	3.5- 9.8	457	94.1	90.2-96.5
35-44	596	40	7.6	4.8-11.8	556	92.4	88.2-95.2
45-54	646	70	8.0	5.4-11.5	576	92.0	88.5-94.6
55-64	566	52	9.0	6.0-13.3	514	91.0	86.7-94.0
65-74	462	41	8.4	5.5-12.6	421	91.6	87.4-94.5
75+	328	33	8.9	5.6-13.9	295	91.1	86.1-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	658	81	10.3	7.7-13.7	577	89.7	86.3-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,113	80	5.8	3.9- 8.5	1,033	94.2	91.5-96.1
Some Post-H.S.	849	78	10.1	6.7-14.9	771	89.9	85.1-93.3
College Graduate	689	57	8.1	5.4-11.9	632	91.9	88.1-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	471	71	13.5	9.7-18.5	400	86.5	81.5-90.3
$15,000- 24,999	657	60	10.1	6.4-15.5	597	89.9	84.5-93.6
$25,000- 34,999	382	39	10.8	6.3-17.8	343	89.2	82.2-93.7
$35,000- 49,999	423	23	5.4	2.1-13.0	400	94.6	87.0-97.9
$50,000-74,999	333	24	7.0	3.8-12.6	309	93.0	87.4-96.2
$75,000+	291	13	4.4	1.7-10.6	278	95.6	89.4-98.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	34	7.0	4.8-10.1	418	93.0	89.9-95.2
Guilford	446	36	7.9	5.4-11.4	410	92.1	88.6-94.6
Mecklenburg	449	21	3.5	2.2- 5.6	428	96.5	94.4-97.8
Orange	449	34	8.9	4.9-15.9	415	91.1	84.1-95.1
Wake	453	30	6.0	4.0- 9.0	423	94.0	91.0-96.0
Chatham/Lee	400	22	4.3	2.6- 6.9	378	95.7	93.1-97.4
Nash/Wilson	380	32	7.3	5.0-10.6	348	92.7	89.4-95.0
Craven/Pamlico	453	46	10.3	7.2-14.4	407	89.7	85.6-92.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	436	35	6.6	4.6- 9.4	401	93.4	90.6-95.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	24	4.2	2.6- 6.7	432	95.8	93.3-97.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	477	32	5.8	3.9- 8.7	445	94.2	91.3-96.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	34	6.2	4.0- 9.4	390	93.8	90.6-96.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	42	7.5	5.3-10.4	434	92.5	89.6-94.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	40	7.8	5.6-10.8	377	92.2	89.2-94.4
Northeast NC I	461	32	7.2	4.9-10.5	429	92.8	89.5-95.1
Northeast NC II	513	51	9.9	7.3-13.4	462	90.1	86.6-92.7
Northeastern Partnership	974	83	9.0	7.0-11.4	891	91.0	88.6-93.0
Mountain AHEC	1,304	107	8.1	6.3-10.4	1,197	91.9	89.6-93.7
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	4,044	274	6.3	5.3- 7.4	3,770	93.7	92.6-94.7
Western NC	2,074	163	7.9	6.3- 9.8	1,911	92.1	90.2-93.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,433

734

7.1

6.3- 7.9

8,699

92.9

92.1-93.7

-Eastern NC

3,315

297

8.3

6.8-10.0

3,018

91.7

90.0-93.2

GENDER

Male

1,165

6.3

4.2- 9.3

1,100

93.7

90.7-95.8

Female

2,150

232

10.1

8.2-12.3

1,918

89.9

87.7-91.8

RACE

White

2,067

179

8.5

6.6-11.0

1,888

91.5

89.0-93.4

African American

982

8.6

6.4-11.4

884

91.4

88.6-93.6

Other Minorities

247

6.6

3.4-12.4

227

93.4

87.6-96.6

AGE

18-24

202

11.7

6.1-21.2

180

88.3

78.8-93.9

25-34

494

5.9

3.5- 9.8

457

94.1

90.2-96.5

35-44

596

7.6

4.8-11.8

556

92.4

88.2-95.2

45-54

646

8.0

5.4-11.5

576

92.0

88.5-94.6

55-64

566

9.0

6.0-13.3

514

91.0

86.7-94.0

65-74

462

8.4

5.5-12.6

421

91.6

87.4-94.5

75+

328

8.9

5.6-13.9

295

91.1

86.1-94.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

658

10.3

7.7-13.7

577

89.7

86.3-92.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,113

5.8

3.9- 8.5

1,033

94.2

91.5-96.1

Some Post-H.S.

849

10.1

6.7-14.9

771

89.9

85.1-93.3

College Graduate

689

8.1

5.4-11.9

632

91.9

88.1-94.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

471

13.5

9.7-18.5

400

86.5

81.5-90.3

$15,000- 24,999

657

10.1

6.4-15.5

597

89.9

84.5-93.6

$25,000- 34,999

382

10.8

6.3-17.8

343

89.2

82.2-93.7

$35,000- 49,999

423

5.4

2.1-13.0

400

94.6

87.0-97.9

$50,000-74,999

333

7.0

3.8-12.6

309

93.0

87.4-96.2

$75,000+

291

4.4

1.7-10.6

278

95.6

89.4-98.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

7.0

4.8-10.1

418

93.0

89.9-95.2

Guilford

446

7.9

5.4-11.4

410

92.1

88.6-94.6

Mecklenburg

449

3.5

2.2- 5.6

428

96.5

94.4-97.8

Orange

449

8.9

4.9-15.9

415

91.1

84.1-95.1

Wake

453

6.0

4.0- 9.0

423

94.0

91.0-96.0

Chatham/Lee

400

4.3

2.6- 6.9

378

95.7

93.1-97.4

Nash/Wilson

380

7.3

5.0-10.6

348

92.7

89.4-95.0

Craven/Pamlico

453

10.3

7.2-14.4

407

89.7

85.6-92.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

436

6.6

4.6- 9.4

401

93.4

90.6-95.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

4.2

2.6- 6.7

432

95.8

93.3-97.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

477

5.8

3.9- 8.7

445

94.2

91.3-96.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

6.2

4.0- 9.4

390

93.8

90.6-96.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

7.5

5.3-10.4

434

92.5

89.6-94.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

7.8

5.6-10.8

377

92.2

89.2-94.4

Northeast NC I

461

7.2

4.9-10.5

429

92.8

89.5-95.1

Northeast NC II

513

9.9

7.3-13.4

462

90.1

86.6-92.7

Northeastern Partnership

974

9.0

7.0-11.4

891

91.0

88.6-93.0

Mountain AHEC

1,304

107

8.1

6.3-10.4

1,197

91.9

89.6-93.7

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

4,044

274

6.3

5.3- 7.4

3,770

93.7

92.6-94.7

Western NC

2,074

163

7.9

6.3- 9.8

1,911

92.1

90.2-93.7

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

^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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