BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Did a doctor ever tell you that you had asthma?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,578	213	9.1	7.5-11.1	2,365	90.9	88.9-92.5
AGE
18-24	135	16	12.8	6.5-23.8	119	87.2	76.2-93.5
25-34	358	31	7.8	4.9-12.2	327	92.2	87.8-95.1
35-44	508	42	10.4	7.1-14.9	466	89.6	85.1-92.9
45-54	487	43	8.9	5.6-14.0	444	91.1	86.0-94.4
55-64	455	25	6.0	3.5- 9.9	430	94.0	90.1-96.5
65-74	388	33	9.5	6.1-14.4	355	90.5	85.6-93.9
75+	235	20	7.5	4.1-13.2	215	92.5	86.8-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	338	39	7.7	4.9-11.9	299	92.3	88.1-95.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	725	59	11.6	8.1-16.5	666	88.4	83.5-91.9
Some Post-H.S.	637	53	8.5	5.7-12.6	584	91.5	87.4-94.3
College Graduate	871	62	8.0	5.8-10.9	809	92.0	89.1-94.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	31	10.5	6.0-17.7	155	89.5	82.3-94.0
$15,000- 24,999	362	33	13.6	8.6-21.0	329	86.4	79.0-91.4
$25,000- 34,999	273	23	9.6	5.6-15.9	250	90.4	84.1-94.4
$35,000- 49,999	420	27	9.5	5.3-16.5	393	90.5	83.5-94.7
$50,000-74,999	359	27	7.9	4.7-12.9	332	92.1	87.1-95.3
$75,000+	447	27	5.8	3.6- 9.3	420	94.2	90.7-96.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	157	18	17.1	10.1-27.3	139	82.9	72.7-89.9
Guilford	112	10	11.4	6.0-20.6	102	88.6	79.4-94.0
Mecklenburg	110	5	7.7	2.1-24.2	105	92.3	75.8-97.9
Orange	135	13	9.9	5.5-17.2	122	90.1	82.8-94.5
Wake	128	8	5.6	2.7-11.1	120	94.4	88.9-97.3
Chatham/Lee	117	6	4.3	1.8-10.2	111	95.7	89.8-98.2
Nash/Wilson	85	4	4.1	1.4-11.4	81	95.9	88.6-98.6
Craven/Pamlico	130	8	9.9	4.3-21.2	122	90.1	78.8-95.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	149	15	8.3	4.8-14.0	134	91.7	86.0-95.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	161	7	4.0	1.9- 8.6	154	96.0	91.4-98.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	5	3.2	1.2- 8.2	100	96.8	91.8-98.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	15	13.2	7.2-22.9	123	86.8	77.1-92.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	83	6	6.2	2.7-13.8	77	93.8	86.2-97.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	85	8	7.9	3.9-15.6	77	92.1	84.4-96.1
Northeast NC I	73	8	9.2	4.4-18.2	65	90.8	81.8-95.6
Northeast NC II	128	10	6.7	3.4-12.8	118	93.3	87.2-96.6
Northeastern Partnership	201	18	7.3	4.4-12.0	183	92.7	88.0-95.6
Mountain AHEC	430	49	13.6	9.5-19.0	381	86.4	81.0-90.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	745	59	10.5	6.9-15.6	686	89.5	84.4-93.1
Piedmont	1,136	86	8.2	6.2-10.8	1,050	91.8	89.2-93.8
Western NC	697	68	10.1	7.4-13.6	629	89.9	86.4-92.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,578

213

9.1

7.5-11.1

2,365

90.9

88.9-92.5

AGE

18-24

135

12.8

6.5-23.8

119

87.2

76.2-93.5

25-34

358

7.8

4.9-12.2

327

92.2

87.8-95.1

35-44

508

10.4

7.1-14.9

466

89.6

85.1-92.9

45-54

487

8.9

5.6-14.0

444

91.1

86.0-94.4

55-64

455

6.0

3.5- 9.9

430

94.0

90.1-96.5

65-74

388

9.5

6.1-14.4

355

90.5

85.6-93.9

75+

235

7.5

4.1-13.2

215

92.5

86.8-95.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

338

7.7

4.9-11.9

299

92.3

88.1-95.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

725

11.6

8.1-16.5

666

88.4

83.5-91.9

Some Post-H.S.

637

8.5

5.7-12.6

584

91.5

87.4-94.3

College Graduate

871

8.0

5.8-10.9

809

92.0

89.1-94.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

10.5

6.0-17.7

155

89.5

82.3-94.0

$15,000- 24,999

362

13.6

8.6-21.0

329

86.4

79.0-91.4

$25,000- 34,999

273

9.6

5.6-15.9

250

90.4

84.1-94.4

$35,000- 49,999

420

9.5

5.3-16.5

393

90.5

83.5-94.7

$50,000-74,999

359

7.9

4.7-12.9

332

92.1

87.1-95.3

$75,000+

447

5.8

3.6- 9.3

420

94.2

90.7-96.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

157

17.1

10.1-27.3

139

82.9

72.7-89.9

Guilford

112

11.4

6.0-20.6

102

88.6

79.4-94.0

Mecklenburg

110

7.7

2.1-24.2

105

92.3

75.8-97.9

Orange

135

9.9

5.5-17.2

122

90.1

82.8-94.5

Wake

128

5.6

2.7-11.1

120

94.4

88.9-97.3

Chatham/Lee

117

4.3

1.8-10.2

111

95.7

89.8-98.2

Nash/Wilson

4.1

1.4-11.4

95.9

88.6-98.6

Craven/Pamlico

130

9.9

4.3-21.2

122

90.1

78.8-95.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

149

8.3

4.8-14.0

134

91.7

86.0-95.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

161

4.0

1.9- 8.6

154

96.0

91.4-98.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

3.2

1.2- 8.2

100

96.8

91.8-98.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

13.2

7.2-22.9

123

86.8

77.1-92.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

6.2

2.7-13.8

93.8

86.2-97.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

7.9

3.9-15.6

92.1

84.4-96.1

Northeast NC I

9.2

4.4-18.2

90.8

81.8-95.6

Northeast NC II

128

6.7

3.4-12.8

118

93.3

87.2-96.6

Northeastern Partnership

201

7.3

4.4-12.0

183

92.7

88.0-95.6

Mountain AHEC

430

13.6

9.5-19.0

381

86.4

81.0-90.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

745

10.5

6.9-15.6

686

89.5

84.4-93.1

Piedmont

1,136

8.2

6.2-10.8

1,050

91.8

89.2-93.8

Western NC

697

10.1

7.4-13.6

629

89.9

86.4-92.6

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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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