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	3,475	311	10.0	8.5-11.8	3,164	90.0	88.2-91.5
RACE
White	2,578	213	9.1	7.5-11.1	2,365	90.9	88.9-92.5
African American	608	76	15.0	10.7-20.4	532	85.0	79.6-89.3
Asian	26	0	0.0	. - .	26	100	. - .
Native American	83	8	16.9	4.4-47.6	75	83.1	52.4-95.6
Other Minorities	162	10	7.4	3.5-15.1	152	92.6	84.9-96.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	169	12	7.7	3.8-15.0	157	92.3	85.0-96.2
-English Speaking	54	6	10.3	3.6-26.5	48	89.7	73.5-96.4
-Spanish Speaking	115	6	6.9	2.8-16.2	109	93.1	83.8-97.2
Non-Hispanic	3,303	297	10.2	8.6-12.0	3,006	89.8	88.0-91.4
AGE
18-24	219	32	14.5	9.0-22.5	187	85.5	77.5-91.0
25-34	532	49	9.8	6.7-14.0	483	90.2	86.0-93.3
35-44	688	58	9.7	6.9-13.4	630	90.3	86.6-93.1
45-54	687	57	8.4	5.5-12.5	630	91.6	87.5-94.5
55-64	587	39	7.9	5.2-11.9	548	92.1	88.1-94.8
65-74	463	44	11.8	8.0-17.1	419	88.2	82.9-92.0
75+	278	26	7.2	4.2-12.1	252	92.8	87.9-95.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	606	75	8.9	6.3-12.4	531	91.1	87.6-93.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,030	86	11.6	8.6-15.5	944	88.4	84.5-91.4
Some Post-H.S.	811	71	10.8	7.7-15.1	740	89.2	84.9-92.3
College Graduate	1,016	77	8.4	6.3-11.2	939	91.6	88.8-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	300	50	15.3	9.5-23.5	250	84.7	76.5-90.5
$15,000- 24,999	613	56	10.9	7.5-15.5	557	89.1	84.5-92.5
$25,000- 34,999	367	32	11.0	6.6-17.9	335	89.0	82.1-93.4
$35,000- 49,999	526	39	11.3	7.3-17.2	487	88.7	82.8-92.7
$50,000-74,999	436	34	7.7	4.8-12.2	402	92.3	87.8-95.2
$75,000+	504	30	5.6	3.5- 8.6	474	94.4	91.4-96.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	179	19	15.4	9.2-24.5	160	84.6	75.5-90.8
Guilford	165	15	12.4	7.3-20.3	150	87.6	79.7-92.7
Mecklenburg	169	11	7.7	3.3-17.2	158	92.3	82.8-96.7
Orange	170	16	16.2	6.6-34.6	154	83.8	65.4-93.4
Wake	176	12	6.9	3.6-12.6	164	93.1	87.4-96.4
Chatham/Lee	152	8	4.5	2.1- 9.3	144	95.5	90.7-97.9
Nash/Wilson	140	11	7.5	4.0-13.5	129	92.5	86.5-96.0
Craven/Pamlico	169	14	11.0	5.8-19.9	155	89.0	80.1-94.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	162	16	7.9	4.6-13.1	146	92.1	86.9-95.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	169	8	4.2	2.0- 8.6	161	95.8	91.4-98.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	178	16	5.2	2.8- 9.6	162	94.8	90.4-97.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	162	15	8.4	4.1-16.2	147	91.6	83.8-95.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	177	13	6.1	3.2-11.1	164	93.9	88.9-96.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	13	8.1	4.3-14.7	113	91.9	85.3-95.7
Northeast NC I	144	14	9.7	5.3-17.0	130	90.3	83.0-94.7
Northeast NC II	186	19	10.2	6.1-16.3	167	89.8	83.7-93.9
Northeastern Partnership	330	33	10.0	6.8-14.6	297	90.0	85.4-93.2
Mountain AHEC	493	54	12.4	8.8-17.2	439	87.6	82.8-91.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,166	107	10.4	7.7-14.0	1,059	89.6	86.0-92.3
Piedmont	1,530	128	9.8	7.8-12.3	1,402	90.2	87.7-92.2
Western NC	779	76	10.4	7.5-14.1	703	89.6	85.9-92.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,475

311

10.0

8.5-11.8

3,164

90.0

88.2-91.5

RACE

White

2,578

213

9.1

7.5-11.1

2,365

90.9

88.9-92.5

African American

608

15.0

10.7-20.4

532

85.0

79.6-89.3

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

16.9

4.4-47.6

83.1

52.4-95.6

Other Minorities

162

7.4

3.5-15.1

152

92.6

84.9-96.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

169

7.7

3.8-15.0

157

92.3

85.0-96.2

-English Speaking

10.3

3.6-26.5

89.7

73.5-96.4

-Spanish Speaking

115

6.9

2.8-16.2

109

93.1

83.8-97.2

Non-Hispanic

3,303

297

10.2

8.6-12.0

3,006

89.8

88.0-91.4

AGE

18-24

219

14.5

9.0-22.5

187

85.5

77.5-91.0

25-34

532

9.8

6.7-14.0

483

90.2

86.0-93.3

35-44

688

9.7

6.9-13.4

630

90.3

86.6-93.1

45-54

687

8.4

5.5-12.5

630

91.6

87.5-94.5

55-64

587

7.9

5.2-11.9

548

92.1

88.1-94.8

65-74

463

11.8

8.0-17.1

419

88.2

82.9-92.0

75+

278

7.2

4.2-12.1

252

92.8

87.9-95.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

606

8.9

6.3-12.4

531

91.1

87.6-93.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,030

11.6

8.6-15.5

944

88.4

84.5-91.4

Some Post-H.S.

811

10.8

7.7-15.1

740

89.2

84.9-92.3

College Graduate

1,016

8.4

6.3-11.2

939

91.6

88.8-93.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

300

15.3

9.5-23.5

250

84.7

76.5-90.5

$15,000- 24,999

613

10.9

7.5-15.5

557

89.1

84.5-92.5

$25,000- 34,999

367

11.0

6.6-17.9

335

89.0

82.1-93.4

$35,000- 49,999

526

11.3

7.3-17.2

487

88.7

82.8-92.7

$50,000-74,999

436

7.7

4.8-12.2

402

92.3

87.8-95.2

$75,000+

504

5.6

3.5- 8.6

474

94.4

91.4-96.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

179

15.4

9.2-24.5

160

84.6

75.5-90.8

Guilford

165

12.4

7.3-20.3

150

87.6

79.7-92.7

Mecklenburg

169

7.7

3.3-17.2

158

92.3

82.8-96.7

Orange

170

16.2

6.6-34.6

154

83.8

65.4-93.4

Wake

176

6.9

3.6-12.6

164

93.1

87.4-96.4

Chatham/Lee

152

4.5

2.1- 9.3

144

95.5

90.7-97.9

Nash/Wilson

140

7.5

4.0-13.5

129

92.5

86.5-96.0

Craven/Pamlico

169

11.0

5.8-19.9

155

89.0

80.1-94.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

162

7.9

4.6-13.1

146

92.1

86.9-95.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

169

4.2

2.0- 8.6

161

95.8

91.4-98.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

178

5.2

2.8- 9.6

162

94.8

90.4-97.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

162

8.4

4.1-16.2

147

91.6

83.8-95.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

177

6.1

3.2-11.1

164

93.9

88.9-96.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

8.1

4.3-14.7

113

91.9

85.3-95.7

Northeast NC I

144

9.7

5.3-17.0

130

90.3

83.0-94.7

Northeast NC II

186

10.2

6.1-16.3

167

89.8

83.7-93.9

Northeastern Partnership

330

10.0

6.8-14.6

297

90.0

85.4-93.2

Mountain AHEC

493

12.4

8.8-17.2

439

87.6

82.8-91.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,166

107

10.4

7.7-14.0

1,059

89.6

86.0-92.3

Piedmont

1,530

128

9.8

7.8-12.3

1,402

90.2

87.7-92.2

Western NC

779

10.4

7.5-14.1

703

89.6

85.9-92.5

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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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