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	6,932	781	11.0	9.9-12.2	6,151	89.0	87.8-90.1
GENDER
Male	2,578	213	9.1	7.5-11.1	2,365	90.9	88.9-92.5
Female	4,354	568	12.8	11.3-14.4	3,786	87.2	85.6-88.7
AGE
18-24	366	53	15.8	10.7-22.7	313	84.2	77.3-89.3
25-34	949	111	10.0	7.7-12.8	838	90.0	87.2-92.3
35-44	1,273	135	11.3	9.0-14.0	1,138	88.7	86.0-91.0
45-54	1,328	164	10.3	8.0-13.0	1,164	89.7	87.0-92.0
55-64	1,183	120	9.3	7.2-12.0	1,063	90.7	88.0-92.8
65-74	1,024	117	11.5	9.0-14.6	907	88.5	85.4-91.0
75+	766	76	10.1	7.4-13.5	690	89.9	86.5-92.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	918	142	13.0	10.4-16.2	776	87.0	83.8-89.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,015	217	12.0	9.7-14.7	1,798	88.0	85.3-90.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,798	195	10.2	8.1-12.8	1,603	89.8	87.2-91.9
College Graduate	2,185	227	10.1	8.5-12.1	1,958	89.9	87.9-91.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	646	117	14.9	11.5-19.0	529	85.1	81.0-88.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,100	139	14.6	11.3-18.7	961	85.4	81.3-88.7
$25,000- 34,999	751	82	11.5	8.3-15.6	669	88.5	84.4-91.7
$35,000- 49,999	995	81	9.4	6.6-13.1	914	90.6	86.9-93.4
$50,000-74,999	847	88	9.5	7.1-12.6	759	90.5	87.4-92.9
$75,000+	1,028	90	7.4	5.6- 9.8	938	92.6	90.2-94.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	401	50	15.0	10.8-20.6	351	85.0	79.4-89.2
Guilford	313	39	13.7	9.7-19.0	274	86.3	81.0-90.3
Mecklenburg	293	19	6.7	3.1-14.0	274	93.3	86.0-96.9
Orange	372	43	13.3	8.0-21.4	329	86.7	78.6-92.0
Wake	325	35	10.3	7.2-14.4	290	89.7	85.6-92.8
Chatham/Lee	292	27	7.3	4.7-11.1	265	92.7	88.9-95.3
Nash/Wilson	236	27	10.0	6.6-15.0	209	90.0	85.0-93.4
Craven/Pamlico	351	41	13.3	9.1-18.9	310	86.7	81.1-90.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	407	54	12.1	9.1-15.8	353	87.9	84.2-90.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	435	31	6.7	4.4-10.0	404	93.3	90.0-95.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	290	27	7.2	4.6-10.9	263	92.8	89.1-95.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	366	50	15.5	10.9-21.6	316	84.5	78.4-89.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	202	21	9.8	6.2-15.0	181	90.2	85.0-93.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	261	39	12.4	8.8-17.0	222	87.6	83.0-91.2
Northeast NC I	211	22	9.7	6.2-14.9	189	90.3	85.1-93.8
Northeast NC II	349	50	12.7	9.3-17.0	299	87.3	83.0-90.7
Northeastern Partnership	560	72	11.9	9.2-15.3	488	88.1	84.7-90.8
Mountain AHEC	1,165	149	13.8	11.1-16.9	1,016	86.2	83.1-88.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,070	253	12.6	10.1-15.5	1,817	87.4	84.5-89.9
Piedmont	2,971	302	9.9	8.5-11.6	2,669	90.1	88.4-91.5
Western NC	1,891	226	12.2	10.3-14.5	1,665	87.8	85.5-89.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,932

781

11.0

9.9-12.2

6,151

89.0

87.8-90.1

GENDER

Male

2,578

213

9.1

7.5-11.1

2,365

90.9

88.9-92.5

Female

4,354

568

12.8

11.3-14.4

3,786

87.2

85.6-88.7

AGE

18-24

366

15.8

10.7-22.7

313

84.2

77.3-89.3

25-34

949

111

10.0

7.7-12.8

838

90.0

87.2-92.3

35-44

1,273

135

11.3

9.0-14.0

1,138

88.7

86.0-91.0

45-54

1,328

164

10.3

8.0-13.0

1,164

89.7

87.0-92.0

55-64

1,183

120

9.3

7.2-12.0

1,063

90.7

88.0-92.8

65-74

1,024

117

11.5

9.0-14.6

907

88.5

85.4-91.0

75+

766

10.1

7.4-13.5

690

89.9

86.5-92.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

918

142

13.0

10.4-16.2

776

87.0

83.8-89.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,015

217

12.0

9.7-14.7

1,798

88.0

85.3-90.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,798

195

10.2

8.1-12.8

1,603

89.8

87.2-91.9

College Graduate

2,185

227

10.1

8.5-12.1

1,958

89.9

87.9-91.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

646

117

14.9

11.5-19.0

529

85.1

81.0-88.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,100

139

14.6

11.3-18.7

961

85.4

81.3-88.7

$25,000- 34,999

751

11.5

8.3-15.6

669

88.5

84.4-91.7

$35,000- 49,999

995

9.4

6.6-13.1

914

90.6

86.9-93.4

$50,000-74,999

847

9.5

7.1-12.6

759

90.5

87.4-92.9

$75,000+

1,028

7.4

5.6- 9.8

938

92.6

90.2-94.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

401

15.0

10.8-20.6

351

85.0

79.4-89.2

Guilford

313

13.7

9.7-19.0

274

86.3

81.0-90.3

Mecklenburg

293

6.7

3.1-14.0

274

93.3

86.0-96.9

Orange

372

13.3

8.0-21.4

329

86.7

78.6-92.0

Wake

325

10.3

7.2-14.4

290

89.7

85.6-92.8

Chatham/Lee

292

7.3

4.7-11.1

265

92.7

88.9-95.3

Nash/Wilson

236

10.0

6.6-15.0

209

90.0

85.0-93.4

Craven/Pamlico

351

13.3

9.1-18.9

310

86.7

81.1-90.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

407

12.1

9.1-15.8

353

87.9

84.2-90.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

435

6.7

4.4-10.0

404

93.3

90.0-95.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

290

7.2

4.6-10.9

263

92.8

89.1-95.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

366

15.5

10.9-21.6

316

84.5

78.4-89.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

202

9.8

6.2-15.0

181

90.2

85.0-93.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

261

12.4

8.8-17.0

222

87.6

83.0-91.2

Northeast NC I

211

9.7

6.2-14.9

189

90.3

85.1-93.8

Northeast NC II

349

12.7

9.3-17.0

299

87.3

83.0-90.7

Northeastern Partnership

560

11.9

9.2-15.3

488

88.1

84.7-90.8

Mountain AHEC

1,165

149

13.8

11.1-16.9

1,016

86.2

83.1-88.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,070

253

12.6

10.1-15.5

1,817

87.4

84.5-89.9

Piedmont

2,971

302

9.9

8.5-11.6

2,669

90.1

88.4-91.5

Western NC

1,891

226

12.2

10.3-14.5

1,665

87.8

85.5-89.7

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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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