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	5,971	770	12.5	11.3-13.8	5,201	87.5	86.2-88.7
RACE
White	4,354	568	12.8	11.3-14.4	3,786	87.2	85.6-88.7
African American	1,264	165	12.9	10.5-15.6	1,099	87.1	84.4-89.5
Asian	25	1	1.3	0.2- 9.5	24	98.7	90.5-99.8
Native American	147	20	16.5	7.2-33.4	127	83.5	66.6-92.8
Other Minorities	162	14	7.8	3.7-15.9	148	92.2	84.1-96.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	168	17	7.3	3.3-15.2	151	92.7	84.8-96.7
-English Speaking	83	12	15.2	5.6-35.1	71	84.8	64.9-94.4
-Spanish Speaking	85	5	3.7	1.2-11.2	80	96.3	88.8-98.8
Non-Hispanic	5,796	750	12.7	11.4-14.0	5,046	87.3	86.0-88.6
AGE
18-24	364	56	16.5	11.4-23.5	308	83.5	76.5-88.6
25-34	882	107	11.2	8.7-14.4	775	88.8	85.6-91.3
35-44	1,098	132	11.9	9.4-14.8	966	88.1	85.2-90.6
45-54	1,160	170	12.1	9.9-14.9	990	87.9	85.1-90.1
55-64	949	125	12.8	10.0-16.2	824	87.2	83.8-90.0
65-74	811	105	13.2	10.1-17.0	706	86.8	83.0-89.9
75+	658	70	11.2	8.2-15.2	588	88.8	84.8-91.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	993	159	14.2	11.5-17.4	834	85.8	82.6-88.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,804	220	12.4	10.3-15.0	1,584	87.6	85.0-89.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,538	186	12.0	9.5-15.0	1,352	88.0	85.0-90.5
College Graduate	1,619	203	12.1	10.0-14.5	1,416	87.9	85.5-90.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	805	147	16.8	13.5-20.8	658	83.2	79.2-86.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,117	143	13.6	10.5-17.3	974	86.4	82.7-89.5
$25,000- 34,999	673	86	14.6	10.7-19.7	587	85.4	80.3-89.3
$35,000- 49,999	716	68	9.1	6.5-12.6	648	90.9	87.4-93.5
$50,000-74,999	575	71	11.2	8.2-15.2	504	88.8	84.8-91.8
$75,000+	654	67	8.6	6.2-11.8	587	91.4	88.2-93.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	274	36	13.0	9.3-18.0	238	87.0	82.0-90.7
Guilford	281	38	14.6	10.2-20.5	243	85.4	79.5-89.8
Mecklenburg	280	22	5.9	3.7- 9.1	258	94.1	90.9-96.3
Orange	281	33	14.5	7.7-25.7	248	85.5	74.3-92.3
Wake	277	33	11.8	8.2-16.8	244	88.2	83.2-91.8
Chatham/Lee	248	25	8.8	5.6-13.6	223	91.2	86.4-94.4
Nash/Wilson	240	35	16.9	11.9-23.5	205	83.1	76.5-88.1
Craven/Pamlico	286	45	15.9	11.7-21.3	241	84.1	78.7-88.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	276	42	16.5	11.7-22.8	234	83.5	77.2-88.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	287	25	8.7	5.4-13.7	262	91.3	86.3-94.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	301	36	11.6	8.0-16.5	265	88.4	83.5-92.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	263	38	16.6	11.1-24.2	225	83.4	75.8-88.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	299	40	12.5	8.9-17.2	259	87.5	82.8-91.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	291	49	16.5	12.3-21.7	242	83.5	78.3-87.7
Northeast NC I	317	36	13.1	9.3-18.2	281	86.9	81.8-90.7
Northeast NC II	328	50	16.4	12.2-21.6	278	83.6	78.4-87.8
Northeastern Partnership	645	86	15.1	12.1-18.8	559	84.9	81.2-87.9
Mountain AHEC	813	110	14.2	11.2-17.9	703	85.8	82.1-88.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,152	306	13.9	11.6-16.6	1,846	86.1	83.4-88.4
Piedmont	2,520	292	11.3	9.7-13.2	2,228	88.7	86.8-90.3
Western NC	1,299	172	14.3	11.7-17.2	1,127	85.7	82.8-88.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,971

770

12.5

11.3-13.8

5,201

87.5

86.2-88.7

RACE

White

4,354

568

12.8

11.3-14.4

3,786

87.2

85.6-88.7

African American

1,264

165

12.9

10.5-15.6

1,099

87.1

84.4-89.5

Asian

1.3

0.2- 9.5

98.7

90.5-99.8

Native American

147

16.5

7.2-33.4

127

83.5

66.6-92.8

Other Minorities

162

7.8

3.7-15.9

148

92.2

84.1-96.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

168

7.3

3.3-15.2

151

92.7

84.8-96.7

-English Speaking

15.2

5.6-35.1

84.8

64.9-94.4

-Spanish Speaking

3.7

1.2-11.2

96.3

88.8-98.8

Non-Hispanic

5,796

750

12.7

11.4-14.0

5,046

87.3

86.0-88.6

AGE

18-24

364

16.5

11.4-23.5

308

83.5

76.5-88.6

25-34

882

107

11.2

8.7-14.4

775

88.8

85.6-91.3

35-44

1,098

132

11.9

9.4-14.8

966

88.1

85.2-90.6

45-54

1,160

170

12.1

9.9-14.9

990

87.9

85.1-90.1

55-64

949

125

12.8

10.0-16.2

824

87.2

83.8-90.0

65-74

811

105

13.2

10.1-17.0

706

86.8

83.0-89.9

75+

658

11.2

8.2-15.2

588

88.8

84.8-91.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

993

159

14.2

11.5-17.4

834

85.8

82.6-88.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,804

220

12.4

10.3-15.0

1,584

87.6

85.0-89.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,538

186

12.0

9.5-15.0

1,352

88.0

85.0-90.5

College Graduate

1,619

203

12.1

10.0-14.5

1,416

87.9

85.5-90.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

805

147

16.8

13.5-20.8

658

83.2

79.2-86.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,117

143

13.6

10.5-17.3

974

86.4

82.7-89.5

$25,000- 34,999

673

14.6

10.7-19.7

587

85.4

80.3-89.3

$35,000- 49,999

716

9.1

6.5-12.6

648

90.9

87.4-93.5

$50,000-74,999

575

11.2

8.2-15.2

504

88.8

84.8-91.8

$75,000+

654

8.6

6.2-11.8

587

91.4

88.2-93.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

274

13.0

9.3-18.0

238

87.0

82.0-90.7

Guilford

281

14.6

10.2-20.5

243

85.4

79.5-89.8

Mecklenburg

280

5.9

3.7- 9.1

258

94.1

90.9-96.3

Orange

281

14.5

7.7-25.7

248

85.5

74.3-92.3

Wake

277

11.8

8.2-16.8

244

88.2

83.2-91.8

Chatham/Lee

248

8.8

5.6-13.6

223

91.2

86.4-94.4

Nash/Wilson

240

16.9

11.9-23.5

205

83.1

76.5-88.1

Craven/Pamlico

286

15.9

11.7-21.3

241

84.1

78.7-88.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

276

16.5

11.7-22.8

234

83.5

77.2-88.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

287

8.7

5.4-13.7

262

91.3

86.3-94.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

301

11.6

8.0-16.5

265

88.4

83.5-92.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

263

16.6

11.1-24.2

225

83.4

75.8-88.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

299

12.5

8.9-17.2

259

87.5

82.8-91.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

291

16.5

12.3-21.7

242

83.5

78.3-87.7

Northeast NC I

317

13.1

9.3-18.2

281

86.9

81.8-90.7

Northeast NC II

328

16.4

12.2-21.6

278

83.6

78.4-87.8

Northeastern Partnership

645

15.1

12.1-18.8

559

84.9

81.2-87.9

Mountain AHEC

813

110

14.2

11.2-17.9

703

85.8

82.1-88.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,152

306

13.9

11.6-16.6

1,846

86.1

83.4-88.4

Piedmont

2,520

292

11.3

9.7-13.2

2,228

88.7

86.8-90.3

Western NC

1,299

172

14.3

11.7-17.2

1,127

85.7

82.8-88.3

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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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