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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,872	241	13.8	11.4-16.5	1,631	86.2	83.5-88.6
GENDER
Male	608	76	15.0	10.7-20.4	532	85.0	79.6-89.3
Female	1,264	165	12.9	10.5-15.6	1,099	87.1	84.4-89.5
AGE
18-24	147	28	16.1	9.3-26.4	119	83.9	73.6-90.7
25-34	286	34	15.8	10.0-24.0	252	84.2	76.0-90.0
35-44	371	45	12.1	7.9-18.1	326	87.9	81.9-92.1
45-54	415	49	11.9	7.7-18.1	366	88.1	81.9-92.3
55-64	288	39	16.2	10.6-24.0	249	83.8	76.0-89.4
65-74	208	26	14.1	8.5-22.6	182	85.9	77.4-91.5
75+	142	16	7.7	3.9-14.7	126	92.3	85.3-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	446	75	16.8	12.3-22.4	371	83.2	77.6-87.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	652	72	12.2	8.6-17.1	580	87.8	82.9-91.4
Some Post-H.S.	435	48	14.7	9.6-21.8	387	85.3	78.2-90.4
College Graduate	332	43	12.3	8.1-18.3	289	87.7	81.7-91.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	350	67	23.6	16.4-32.8	283	76.4	67.2-83.6
$15,000- 24,999	435	46	10.1	6.7-15.1	389	89.9	84.9-93.3
$25,000- 34,999	227	29	14.5	9.3-21.9	198	85.5	78.1-90.7
$35,000- 49,999	199	23	15.7	9.2-25.6	176	84.3	74.4-90.8
$50,000-74,999	118	14	8.9	4.1-18.3	104	91.1	81.7-95.9
$75,000+	94	7	5.1	2.2-11.3	87	94.9	88.7-97.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	4	12.9	4.3-33.1	25	87.1	66.9-95.7
Guilford	116	12	14.5	7.6-25.7	104	85.5	74.3-92.4
Mecklenburg	120	11	7.8	4.0-14.6	109	92.2	85.4-96.0
Orange	47	3	9.5	3.0-26.2	44	90.5	73.8-97.0
Wake	86	9	10.6	5.0-21.1	77	89.4	78.9-95.0
Chatham/Lee	70	4	6.6	2.3-17.7	66	93.4	82.3-97.7
Nash/Wilson	125	19	18.3	11.6-27.8	106	81.7	72.2-88.4
Craven/Pamlico	92	16	15.1	8.7-24.9	76	84.9	75.1-91.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	2	32.7	6.9-76.2	14	67.3	23.8-93.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	166	23	11.4	6.4-19.3	143	88.6	80.7-93.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	145	22	12.2	7.5-19.1	123	87.8	80.9-92.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	128	20	14.6	8.8-23.1	108	85.4	76.9-91.2
Northeast NC I	238	25	12.9	8.5-19.3	213	87.1	80.7-91.5
Northeast NC II	148	18	16.4	9.9-25.9	130	83.6	74.1-90.1
Northeastern Partnership	386	43	14.7	10.5-20.2	343	85.3	79.8-89.5
Mountain AHEC	51	7	13.8	5.9-29.2	44	86.2	70.8-94.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	982	135	12.7	9.9-16.1	847	87.3	83.9-90.1
Piedmont	816	96	14.1	10.7-18.3	720	85.9	81.7-89.3
Western NC	74	10	23.3	8.3-50.6	64	76.7	49.4-91.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,872

241

13.8

11.4-16.5

1,631

86.2

83.5-88.6

GENDER

Male

608

15.0

10.7-20.4

532

85.0

79.6-89.3

Female

1,264

165

12.9

10.5-15.6

1,099

87.1

84.4-89.5

AGE

18-24

147

16.1

9.3-26.4

119

83.9

73.6-90.7

25-34

286

15.8

10.0-24.0

252

84.2

76.0-90.0

35-44

371

12.1

7.9-18.1

326

87.9

81.9-92.1

45-54

415

11.9

7.7-18.1

366

88.1

81.9-92.3

55-64

288

16.2

10.6-24.0

249

83.8

76.0-89.4

65-74

208

14.1

8.5-22.6

182

85.9

77.4-91.5

75+

142

7.7

3.9-14.7

126

92.3

85.3-96.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

446

16.8

12.3-22.4

371

83.2

77.6-87.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

652

12.2

8.6-17.1

580

87.8

82.9-91.4

Some Post-H.S.

435

14.7

9.6-21.8

387

85.3

78.2-90.4

College Graduate

332

12.3

8.1-18.3

289

87.7

81.7-91.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

350

23.6

16.4-32.8

283

76.4

67.2-83.6

$15,000- 24,999

435

10.1

6.7-15.1

389

89.9

84.9-93.3

$25,000- 34,999

227

14.5

9.3-21.9

198

85.5

78.1-90.7

$35,000- 49,999

199

15.7

9.2-25.6

176

84.3

74.4-90.8

$50,000-74,999

118

8.9

4.1-18.3

104

91.1

81.7-95.9

$75,000+

5.1

2.2-11.3

94.9

88.7-97.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

12.9

4.3-33.1

87.1

66.9-95.7

Guilford

116

14.5

7.6-25.7

104

85.5

74.3-92.4

Mecklenburg

120

7.8

4.0-14.6

109

92.2

85.4-96.0

Orange

9.5

3.0-26.2

90.5

73.8-97.0

Wake

10.6

5.0-21.1

89.4

78.9-95.0

Chatham/Lee

6.6

2.3-17.7

93.4

82.3-97.7

Nash/Wilson

125

18.3

11.6-27.8

106

81.7

72.2-88.4

Craven/Pamlico

15.1

8.7-24.9

84.9

75.1-91.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

32.7

6.9-76.2

67.3

23.8-93.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

166

11.4

6.4-19.3

143

88.6

80.7-93.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

145

12.2

7.5-19.1

123

87.8

80.9-92.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

128

14.6

8.8-23.1

108

85.4

76.9-91.2

Northeast NC I

238

12.9

8.5-19.3

213

87.1

80.7-91.5

Northeast NC II

148

16.4

9.9-25.9

130

83.6

74.1-90.1

Northeastern Partnership

386

14.7

10.5-20.2

343

85.3

79.8-89.5

Mountain AHEC

13.8

5.9-29.2

86.2

70.8-94.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

982

135

12.7

9.9-16.1

847

87.3

83.9-90.1

Piedmont

816

14.1

10.7-18.3

720

85.9

81.7-89.3

Western NC

23.3

8.3-50.6

76.7

49.4-91.7

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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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