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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,262	126	9.5	7.5-11.9	1,136	90.5	88.1-92.5
GENDER
Female	1,262	126	9.5	7.5-11.9	1,136	90.5	88.1-92.5
RACE
African American	1,262	126	9.5	7.5-11.9	1,136	90.5	88.1-92.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	1	2.9	0.3-20.0	12	97.1	80.0-99.7
-English Speaking	13	1	2.9	0.3-20.0	12	97.1	80.0-99.7
Non-Hispanic	1,249	125	9.5	7.6-11.9	1,124	90.5	88.1-92.4
AGE
18-24	93	13	8.7	4.2-17.1	80	91.3	82.9-95.8
25-34	200	13	7.6	3.8-14.5	187	92.4	85.5-96.2
35-44	260	24	9.2	5.4-15.2	236	90.8	84.8-94.6
45-54	259	28	10.0	6.1-16.1	231	90.0	83.9-93.9
55-64	183	25	14.7	9.0-23.2	158	85.3	76.8-91.0
65-74	149	13	8.9	4.4-17.2	136	91.1	82.8-95.6
75+	105	8	7.0	2.8-16.8	97	93.0	83.2-97.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	293	42	15.5	10.5-22.1	251	84.5	77.9-89.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	427	36	6.8	4.3-10.5	391	93.2	89.5-95.7
Some Post-H.S.	302	26	9.1	5.4-14.8	276	90.9	85.2-94.6
College Graduate	237	22	9.2	5.4-15.3	215	90.8	84.7-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	42	16.0	10.9-22.9	230	84.0	77.1-89.1
$15,000- 24,999	286	28	10.2	6.1-16.6	258	89.8	83.4-93.9
$25,000- 34,999	163	16	10.6	5.8-18.4	147	89.4	81.6-94.2
$35,000- 49,999	113	6	5.6	1.9-15.1	107	94.4	84.9-98.1
$50,000-74,999	63	4	3.2	0.9-11.0	59	96.8	89.0-99.1
$75,000+	53	3	3.3	1.0-10.5	50	96.7	89.5-99.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	3	15.9	4.9-41.2	13	84.1	58.8-95.1
Guilford	71	4	6.9	2.1-21.0	67	93.1	79.0-97.9
Mecklenburg	82	6	5.1	2.1-12.1	76	94.9	87.9-97.9
Orange	30	1	3.9	0.5-23.0	29	96.1	77.0-99.5
Wake	55	4	7.5	2.2-22.5	51	92.5	77.5-97.8
Chatham/Lee	53	2	7.1	1.8-24.2	51	92.9	75.8-98.2
Nash/Wilson	81	9	13.0	6.5-24.4	72	87.0	75.6-93.5
Craven/Pamlico	57	6	7.6	3.2-17.2	51	92.4	82.8-96.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	1	5.2	0.6-34.3	8	94.8	65.7-99.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	104	10	12.8	6.7-23.0	94	87.2	77.0-93.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	95	17	16.8	10.0-27.0	78	83.2	73.0-90.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	11	12.1	6.6-21.0	90	87.9	79.0-93.4
Northeast NC I	171	14	10.3	6.0-17.2	157	89.7	82.8-94.0
Northeast NC II	100	10	13.5	7.1-24.2	90	86.5	75.8-92.9
Northeastern Partnership	271	24	11.8	7.7-17.6	247	88.2	82.4-92.3
Mountain AHEC	32	5	21.2	8.3-44.4	27	78.8	55.6-91.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	670	74	10.3	7.6-13.9	596	89.7	86.1-92.4
Piedmont	546	45	8.6	6.0-12.1	501	91.4	87.9-94.0
Western NC	46	7	17.7	7.0-38.1	39	82.3	61.9-93.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,262

126

9.5

7.5-11.9

1,136

90.5

88.1-92.5

GENDER

Female

1,262

126

9.5

7.5-11.9

1,136

90.5

88.1-92.5

RACE

African American

1,262

126

9.5

7.5-11.9

1,136

90.5

88.1-92.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.9

0.3-20.0

97.1

80.0-99.7

-English Speaking

2.9

0.3-20.0

97.1

80.0-99.7

Non-Hispanic

1,249

125

9.5

7.6-11.9

1,124

90.5

88.1-92.4

AGE

18-24

8.7

4.2-17.1

91.3

82.9-95.8

25-34

200

7.6

3.8-14.5

187

92.4

85.5-96.2

35-44

260

9.2

5.4-15.2

236

90.8

84.8-94.6

45-54

259

10.0

6.1-16.1

231

90.0

83.9-93.9

55-64

183

14.7

9.0-23.2

158

85.3

76.8-91.0

65-74

149

8.9

4.4-17.2

136

91.1

82.8-95.6

75+

105

7.0

2.8-16.8

93.0

83.2-97.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

293

15.5

10.5-22.1

251

84.5

77.9-89.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

427

6.8

4.3-10.5

391

93.2

89.5-95.7

Some Post-H.S.

302

9.1

5.4-14.8

276

90.9

85.2-94.6

College Graduate

237

9.2

5.4-15.3

215

90.8

84.7-94.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

16.0

10.9-22.9

230

84.0

77.1-89.1

$15,000- 24,999

286

10.2

6.1-16.6

258

89.8

83.4-93.9

$25,000- 34,999

163

10.6

5.8-18.4

147

89.4

81.6-94.2

$35,000- 49,999

113

5.6

1.9-15.1

107

94.4

84.9-98.1

$50,000-74,999

3.2

0.9-11.0

96.8

89.0-99.1

$75,000+

3.3

1.0-10.5

96.7

89.5-99.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

15.9

4.9-41.2

84.1

58.8-95.1

Guilford

6.9

2.1-21.0

93.1

79.0-97.9

Mecklenburg

5.1

2.1-12.1

94.9

87.9-97.9

Orange

3.9

0.5-23.0

96.1

77.0-99.5

Wake

7.5

2.2-22.5

92.5

77.5-97.8

Chatham/Lee

7.1

1.8-24.2

92.9

75.8-98.2

Nash/Wilson

13.0

6.5-24.4

87.0

75.6-93.5

Craven/Pamlico

7.6

3.2-17.2

92.4

82.8-96.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

5.2

0.6-34.3

94.8

65.7-99.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

104

12.8

6.7-23.0

87.2

77.0-93.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

16.8

10.0-27.0

83.2

73.0-90.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

12.1

6.6-21.0

87.9

79.0-93.4

Northeast NC I

171

10.3

6.0-17.2

157

89.7

82.8-94.0

Northeast NC II

100

13.5

7.1-24.2

86.5

75.8-92.9

Northeastern Partnership

271

11.8

7.7-17.6

247

88.2

82.4-92.3

Mountain AHEC

21.2

8.3-44.4

78.8

55.6-91.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

670

10.3

7.6-13.9

596

89.7

86.1-92.4

Piedmont

546

8.6

6.0-12.1

501

91.4

87.9-94.0

Western NC

17.7

7.0-38.1

82.3

61.9-93.0

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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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