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	4,354	568	12.8	11.3-14.4	3,786	87.2	85.6-88.7
AGE
18-24	231	37	19.0	12.1-28.6	194	81.0	71.4-87.9
25-34	591	80	12.2	9.0-16.3	511	87.8	83.7-91.0
35-44	765	93	12.2	9.3-15.8	672	87.8	84.2-90.7
45-54	841	121	11.6	9.1-14.6	720	88.4	85.4-90.9
55-64	728	95	12.4	9.3-16.4	633	87.6	83.6-90.7
65-74	636	84	13.2	9.8-17.5	552	86.8	82.5-90.2
75+	531	56	11.5	8.0-16.1	475	88.5	83.9-92.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	580	103	17.0	13.2-21.7	477	83.0	78.3-86.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,290	158	12.4	9.8-15.4	1,132	87.6	84.6-90.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,161	142	11.8	8.9-15.4	1,019	88.2	84.6-91.1
College Graduate	1,314	165	12.3	10.0-15.1	1,149	87.7	84.9-90.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	460	86	17.6	13.3-23.0	374	82.4	77.0-86.7
$15,000- 24,999	738	106	15.4	11.4-20.3	632	84.6	79.7-88.6
$25,000- 34,999	478	59	13.2	8.8-19.3	419	86.8	80.7-91.2
$35,000- 49,999	575	54	9.3	6.3-13.4	521	90.7	86.6-93.7
$50,000-74,999	488	61	11.3	8.1-15.6	427	88.7	84.4-91.9
$75,000+	581	63	9.3	6.6-12.9	518	90.7	87.1-93.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	244	32	12.9	9.0-18.3	212	87.1	81.7-91.0
Guilford	201	29	15.6	10.4-22.8	172	84.4	77.2-89.6
Mecklenburg	183	14	5.7	3.3- 9.7	169	94.3	90.3-96.7
Orange	237	30	15.5	7.8-28.3	207	84.5	71.7-92.2
Wake	197	27	14.7	9.9-21.2	170	85.3	78.8-90.1
Chatham/Lee	175	21	10.4	6.4-16.4	154	89.6	83.6-93.6
Nash/Wilson	151	23	15.4	9.9-23.2	128	84.6	76.8-90.1
Craven/Pamlico	221	33	16.5	11.5-22.9	188	83.5	77.1-88.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	258	39	15.2	11.0-20.6	219	84.8	79.4-89.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	274	24	8.8	5.4-13.9	250	91.2	86.1-94.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	185	22	11.0	6.8-17.2	163	89.0	82.8-93.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	228	35	17.6	11.5-26.0	193	82.4	74.0-88.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	119	15	13.2	7.8-21.6	104	86.8	78.4-92.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	176	31	15.8	10.9-22.3	145	84.2	77.7-89.1
Northeast NC I	138	14	10.1	5.8-17.2	124	89.9	82.8-94.2
Northeast NC II	221	40	18.1	13.0-24.7	181	81.9	75.3-87.0
Northeastern Partnership	359	54	15.9	11.9-20.9	305	84.1	79.1-88.1
Mountain AHEC	735	100	13.9	10.8-17.8	635	86.1	82.2-89.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,325	194	14.4	11.4-18.0	1,131	85.6	82.0-88.6
Piedmont	1,835	216	11.6	9.7-13.8	1,619	88.4	86.2-90.3
Western NC	1,194	158	14.2	11.5-17.3	1,036	85.8	82.7-88.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,354

568

12.8

11.3-14.4

3,786

87.2

85.6-88.7

AGE

18-24

231

19.0

12.1-28.6

194

81.0

71.4-87.9

25-34

591

12.2

9.0-16.3

511

87.8

83.7-91.0

35-44

765

12.2

9.3-15.8

672

87.8

84.2-90.7

45-54

841

121

11.6

9.1-14.6

720

88.4

85.4-90.9

55-64

728

12.4

9.3-16.4

633

87.6

83.6-90.7

65-74

636

13.2

9.8-17.5

552

86.8

82.5-90.2

75+

531

11.5

8.0-16.1

475

88.5

83.9-92.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

580

103

17.0

13.2-21.7

477

83.0

78.3-86.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,290

158

12.4

9.8-15.4

1,132

87.6

84.6-90.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,161

142

11.8

8.9-15.4

1,019

88.2

84.6-91.1

College Graduate

1,314

165

12.3

10.0-15.1

1,149

87.7

84.9-90.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

460

17.6

13.3-23.0

374

82.4

77.0-86.7

$15,000- 24,999

738

106

15.4

11.4-20.3

632

84.6

79.7-88.6

$25,000- 34,999

478

13.2

8.8-19.3

419

86.8

80.7-91.2

$35,000- 49,999

575

9.3

6.3-13.4

521

90.7

86.6-93.7

$50,000-74,999

488

11.3

8.1-15.6

427

88.7

84.4-91.9

$75,000+

581

9.3

6.6-12.9

518

90.7

87.1-93.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

244

12.9

9.0-18.3

212

87.1

81.7-91.0

Guilford

201

15.6

10.4-22.8

172

84.4

77.2-89.6

Mecklenburg

183

5.7

3.3- 9.7

169

94.3

90.3-96.7

Orange

237

15.5

7.8-28.3

207

84.5

71.7-92.2

Wake

197

14.7

9.9-21.2

170

85.3

78.8-90.1

Chatham/Lee

175

10.4

6.4-16.4

154

89.6

83.6-93.6

Nash/Wilson

151

15.4

9.9-23.2

128

84.6

76.8-90.1

Craven/Pamlico

221

16.5

11.5-22.9

188

83.5

77.1-88.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

258

15.2

11.0-20.6

219

84.8

79.4-89.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

274

8.8

5.4-13.9

250

91.2

86.1-94.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

185

11.0

6.8-17.2

163

89.0

82.8-93.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

228

17.6

11.5-26.0

193

82.4

74.0-88.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

119

13.2

7.8-21.6

104

86.8

78.4-92.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

176

15.8

10.9-22.3

145

84.2

77.7-89.1

Northeast NC I

138

10.1

5.8-17.2

124

89.9

82.8-94.2

Northeast NC II

221

18.1

13.0-24.7

181

81.9

75.3-87.0

Northeastern Partnership

359

15.9

11.9-20.9

305

84.1

79.1-88.1

Mountain AHEC

735

100

13.9

10.8-17.8

635

86.1

82.2-89.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,325

194

14.4

11.4-18.0

1,131

85.6

82.0-88.6

Piedmont

1,835

216

11.6

9.7-13.8

1,619

88.4

86.2-90.3

Western NC

1,194

158

14.2

11.5-17.3

1,036

85.8

82.7-88.5

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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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