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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,870	166	8.0	6.4- 9.9	1,704	92.0	90.1-93.6
GENDER
Male	608	40	6.1	3.7- 9.8	568	93.9	90.2-96.3
Female	1,262	126	9.5	7.5-11.9	1,136	90.5	88.1-92.5
AGE
18-24	147	18	7.4	4.0-13.3	129	92.6	86.7-96.0
25-34	286	15	6.0	3.0-11.7	271	94.0	88.3-97.0
35-44	370	29	7.3	4.3-12.2	341	92.7	87.8-95.7
45-54	415	38	9.1	5.4-14.9	377	90.9	85.1-94.6
55-64	287	32	10.6	6.7-16.3	255	89.4	83.7-93.3
65-74	208	20	10.9	6.2-18.6	188	89.1	81.4-93.8
75+	142	11	5.4	2.3-12.1	131	94.6	87.9-97.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	446	60	14.1	10.0-19.6	386	85.9	80.4-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	651	43	4.4	3.0- 6.6	608	95.6	93.4-97.0
Some Post-H.S.	434	34	8.6	5.2-13.7	400	91.4	86.3-94.8
College Graduate	332	27	7.6	4.3-13.1	305	92.4	86.9-95.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	349	52	15.9	10.9-22.7	297	84.1	77.3-89.1
$15,000- 24,999	435	36	8.2	5.0-13.0	399	91.8	87.0-95.0
$25,000- 34,999	227	19	7.9	4.6-13.4	208	92.1	86.6-95.4
$35,000- 49,999	199	10	6.1	2.3-15.6	189	93.9	84.4-97.7
$50,000-74,999	117	7	2.9	1.2- 6.9	110	97.1	93.1-98.8
$75,000+	94	3	1.4	0.4- 4.8	91	98.6	95.2-99.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	4	12.9	4.3-33.1	25	87.1	66.9-95.7
Guilford	116	5	4.3	1.5-11.7	111	95.7	88.3-98.5
Mecklenburg	120	7	4.4	1.9- 9.8	113	95.6	90.2-98.1
Orange	47	2	5.9	1.4-21.7	45	94.1	78.3-98.6
Wake	86	5	4.7	1.6-13.3	81	95.3	86.7-98.4
Chatham/Lee	70	2	4.3	1.1-16.0	68	95.7	84.0-98.9
Nash/Wilson	125	12	9.3	5.1-16.4	113	90.7	83.6-94.9
Craven/Pamlico	92	11	11.0	5.6-20.2	81	89.0	79.8-94.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	1	3.0	0.4-20.2	15	97.0	79.8-99.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	165	16	9.3	4.9-16.8	149	90.7	83.2-95.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	145	19	10.0	6.0-16.2	126	90.0	83.8-94.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	128	13	8.8	4.8-15.4	115	91.2	84.6-95.2
Northeast NC I	238	16	7.9	4.7-13.2	222	92.1	86.8-95.3
Northeast NC II	148	17	14.5	8.6-23.5	131	85.5	76.5-91.4
Northeastern Partnership	386	33	11.3	7.7-16.4	353	88.7	83.6-92.3
Mountain AHEC	51	7	13.8	5.9-29.2	44	86.2	70.8-94.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	982	98	8.6	6.4-11.4	884	91.4	88.6-93.6
Piedmont	814	58	6.8	4.9- 9.4	756	93.2	90.6-95.1
Western NC	74	10	23.3	8.3-50.6	64	76.7	49.4-91.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,870

166

8.0

6.4- 9.9

1,704

92.0

90.1-93.6

GENDER

Male

608

6.1

3.7- 9.8

568

93.9

90.2-96.3

Female

1,262

126

9.5

7.5-11.9

1,136

90.5

88.1-92.5

AGE

18-24

147

7.4

4.0-13.3

129

92.6

86.7-96.0

25-34

286

6.0

3.0-11.7

271

94.0

88.3-97.0

35-44

370

7.3

4.3-12.2

341

92.7

87.8-95.7

45-54

415

9.1

5.4-14.9

377

90.9

85.1-94.6

55-64

287

10.6

6.7-16.3

255

89.4

83.7-93.3

65-74

208

10.9

6.2-18.6

188

89.1

81.4-93.8

75+

142

5.4

2.3-12.1

131

94.6

87.9-97.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

446

14.1

10.0-19.6

386

85.9

80.4-90.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

651

4.4

3.0- 6.6

608

95.6

93.4-97.0

Some Post-H.S.

434

8.6

5.2-13.7

400

91.4

86.3-94.8

College Graduate

332

7.6

4.3-13.1

305

92.4

86.9-95.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

349

15.9

10.9-22.7

297

84.1

77.3-89.1

$15,000- 24,999

435

8.2

5.0-13.0

399

91.8

87.0-95.0

$25,000- 34,999

227

7.9

4.6-13.4

208

92.1

86.6-95.4

$35,000- 49,999

199

6.1

2.3-15.6

189

93.9

84.4-97.7

$50,000-74,999

117

2.9

1.2- 6.9

110

97.1

93.1-98.8

$75,000+

1.4

0.4- 4.8

98.6

95.2-99.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

12.9

4.3-33.1

87.1

66.9-95.7

Guilford

116

4.3

1.5-11.7

111

95.7

88.3-98.5

Mecklenburg

120

4.4

1.9- 9.8

113

95.6

90.2-98.1

Orange

5.9

1.4-21.7

94.1

78.3-98.6

Wake

4.7

1.6-13.3

95.3

86.7-98.4

Chatham/Lee

4.3

1.1-16.0

95.7

84.0-98.9

Nash/Wilson

125

9.3

5.1-16.4

113

90.7

83.6-94.9

Craven/Pamlico

11.0

5.6-20.2

89.0

79.8-94.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

3.0

0.4-20.2

97.0

79.8-99.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

165

9.3

4.9-16.8

149

90.7

83.2-95.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

145

10.0

6.0-16.2

126

90.0

83.8-94.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

128

8.8

4.8-15.4

115

91.2

84.6-95.2

Northeast NC I

238

7.9

4.7-13.2

222

92.1

86.8-95.3

Northeast NC II

148

14.5

8.6-23.5

131

85.5

76.5-91.4

Northeastern Partnership

386

11.3

7.7-16.4

353

88.7

83.6-92.3

Mountain AHEC

13.8

5.9-29.2

86.2

70.8-94.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

982

8.6

6.4-11.4

884

91.4

88.6-93.6

Piedmont

814

6.8

4.9- 9.4

756

93.2

90.6-95.1

Western NC

23.3

8.3-50.6

76.7

49.4-91.7

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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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