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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,921	524	7.0	6.1- 8.0	6,397	93.0	92.0-93.9
GENDER
Male	2,574	118	4.9	3.7- 6.3	2,456	95.1	93.7-96.3
Female	4,347	406	9.0	7.8-10.4	3,941	91.0	89.6-92.2
AGE
18-24	366	26	7.4	4.2-12.9	340	92.6	87.1-95.8
25-34	948	73	6.0	4.4- 8.2	875	94.0	91.8-95.6
35-44	1,273	95	7.8	5.9-10.2	1,178	92.2	89.8-94.1
45-54	1,325	103	6.1	4.5- 8.3	1,222	93.9	91.7-95.5
55-64	1,179	79	6.1	4.4- 8.4	1,100	93.9	91.6-95.6
65-74	1,022	82	7.9	5.9-10.5	940	92.1	89.5-94.1
75+	765	62	8.6	6.1-11.9	703	91.4	88.1-93.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	916	119	11.3	8.8-14.3	797	88.7	85.7-91.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,015	138	6.5	5.1- 8.4	1,877	93.5	91.6-94.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,793	121	6.1	4.5- 8.2	1,672	93.9	91.8-95.5
College Graduate	2,181	146	6.7	5.3- 8.4	2,035	93.3	91.6-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	645	96	12.2	9.2-15.9	549	87.8	84.1-90.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,099	94	8.6	6.1-11.8	1,005	91.4	88.2-93.9
$25,000- 34,999	751	56	7.5	4.9-11.2	695	92.5	88.8-95.1
$35,000- 49,999	993	54	7.0	4.7-10.3	939	93.0	89.7-95.3
$50,000-74,999	846	54	6.0	4.1- 8.7	792	94.0	91.3-95.9
$75,000+	1,024	49	3.7	2.4- 5.6	975	96.3	94.4-97.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	400	29	6.7	4.5-10.0	371	93.3	90.0-95.5
Guilford	313	29	9.5	6.3-14.2	284	90.5	85.8-93.7
Mecklenburg	293	12	3.1	1.7- 5.6	281	96.9	94.4-98.3
Orange	370	30	10.1	5.2-18.7	340	89.9	81.3-94.8
Wake	325	24	6.7	4.4-10.2	301	93.3	89.8-95.6
Chatham/Lee	292	19	5.0	3.0- 8.2	273	95.0	91.8-97.0
Nash/Wilson	236	20	6.9	4.2-11.2	216	93.1	88.8-95.8
Craven/Pamlico	349	33	10.0	6.5-15.0	316	90.0	85.0-93.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	405	32	6.7	4.6- 9.7	373	93.3	90.3-95.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	435	22	4.1	2.5- 6.6	413	95.9	93.4-97.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	289	15	4.3	2.5- 7.4	274	95.7	92.6-97.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	365	31	7.7	5.2-11.2	334	92.3	88.8-94.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	202	14	6.9	4.0-11.7	188	93.1	88.3-96.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	261	25	8.0	5.3-12.0	236	92.0	88.0-94.7
Northeast NC I	211	13	5.1	2.8- 9.2	198	94.9	90.8-97.2
Northeast NC II	348	34	8.7	6.0-12.5	314	91.3	87.5-94.0
Northeastern Partnership	559	47	7.8	5.6-10.6	512	92.2	89.4-94.4
Mountain AHEC	1,163	96	8.4	6.4-10.8	1,067	91.6	89.2-93.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,067	179	8.5	6.6-11.0	1,888	91.5	89.0-93.4
Piedmont	2,967	200	6.1	5.1- 7.3	2,767	93.9	92.7-94.9
Western NC	1,887	145	7.6	6.1- 9.4	1,742	92.4	90.6-93.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,921

524

7.0

6.1- 8.0

6,397

93.0

92.0-93.9

GENDER

Male

2,574

118

4.9

3.7- 6.3

2,456

95.1

93.7-96.3

Female

4,347

406

9.0

7.8-10.4

3,941

91.0

89.6-92.2

AGE

18-24

366

7.4

4.2-12.9

340

92.6

87.1-95.8

25-34

948

6.0

4.4- 8.2

875

94.0

91.8-95.6

35-44

1,273

7.8

5.9-10.2

1,178

92.2

89.8-94.1

45-54

1,325

103

6.1

4.5- 8.3

1,222

93.9

91.7-95.5

55-64

1,179

6.1

4.4- 8.4

1,100

93.9

91.6-95.6

65-74

1,022

7.9

5.9-10.5

940

92.1

89.5-94.1

75+

765

8.6

6.1-11.9

703

91.4

88.1-93.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

916

119

11.3

8.8-14.3

797

88.7

85.7-91.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,015

138

6.5

5.1- 8.4

1,877

93.5

91.6-94.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,793

121

6.1

4.5- 8.2

1,672

93.9

91.8-95.5

College Graduate

2,181

146

6.7

5.3- 8.4

2,035

93.3

91.6-94.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

645

12.2

9.2-15.9

549

87.8

84.1-90.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,099

8.6

6.1-11.8

1,005

91.4

88.2-93.9

$25,000- 34,999

751

7.5

4.9-11.2

695

92.5

88.8-95.1

$35,000- 49,999

993

7.0

4.7-10.3

939

93.0

89.7-95.3

$50,000-74,999

846

6.0

4.1- 8.7

792

94.0

91.3-95.9

$75,000+

1,024

3.7

2.4- 5.6

975

96.3

94.4-97.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

400

6.7

4.5-10.0

371

93.3

90.0-95.5

Guilford

313

9.5

6.3-14.2

284

90.5

85.8-93.7

Mecklenburg

293

3.1

1.7- 5.6

281

96.9

94.4-98.3

Orange

370

10.1

5.2-18.7

340

89.9

81.3-94.8

Wake

325

6.7

4.4-10.2

301

93.3

89.8-95.6

Chatham/Lee

292

5.0

3.0- 8.2

273

95.0

91.8-97.0

Nash/Wilson

236

6.9

4.2-11.2

216

93.1

88.8-95.8

Craven/Pamlico

349

10.0

6.5-15.0

316

90.0

85.0-93.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

405

6.7

4.6- 9.7

373

93.3

90.3-95.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

435

4.1

2.5- 6.6

413

95.9

93.4-97.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

289

4.3

2.5- 7.4

274

95.7

92.6-97.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

365

7.7

5.2-11.2

334

92.3

88.8-94.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

202

6.9

4.0-11.7

188

93.1

88.3-96.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

261

8.0

5.3-12.0

236

92.0

88.0-94.7

Northeast NC I

211

5.1

2.8- 9.2

198

94.9

90.8-97.2

Northeast NC II

348

8.7

6.0-12.5

314

91.3

87.5-94.0

Northeastern Partnership

559

7.8

5.6-10.6

512

92.2

89.4-94.4

Mountain AHEC

1,163

8.4

6.4-10.8

1,067

91.6

89.2-93.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,067

179

8.5

6.6-11.0

1,888

91.5

89.0-93.4

Piedmont

2,967

200

6.1

5.1- 7.3

2,767

93.9

92.7-94.9

Western NC

1,887

145

7.6

6.1- 9.4

1,742

92.4

90.6-93.9

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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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