BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington): (Did a doctor ever tell you that you had asthma?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,446	1,081	11.3	10.3-12.4	8,365	88.7	87.6-89.7
-Northeast NC II	514	69	13.3	10.2-17.2	445	86.7	82.8-89.8
GENDER
Male	186	19	10.2	6.1-16.3	167	89.8	83.7-93.9
Female	328	50	16.4	12.2-21.6	278	83.6	78.4-87.8
RACE
White	349	50	12.7	9.3-17.0	299	87.3	83.0-90.7
Other	163	18	14.2	8.5-22.7	145	85.8	77.3-91.5
AGE
18-44	176	17	10.2	6.1-16.4	159	89.8	83.6-93.9
45+	333	50	15.3	11.2-20.6	283	84.7	79.4-88.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	266	43	16.5	11.8-22.7	223	83.5	77.3-88.2
Some College +	246	26	9.7	6.4-14.6	220	90.3	85.4-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	279	35	12.6	8.6-17.9	244	87.4	82.1-91.4
$50,000+	97	10	8.8	4.6-16.4	87	91.2	83.6-95.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	453	55	14.2	10.4-19.2	398	85.8	80.8-89.6
Guilford	446	53	13.6	10.0-18.1	393	86.4	81.9-90.0
Mecklenburg	449	33	6.8	4.0-11.3	416	93.2	88.7-96.0
Orange	451	49	15.3	8.9-24.8	402	84.7	75.2-91.1
Wake	453	45	9.4	6.8-13.0	408	90.6	87.0-93.2
Chatham/Lee	400	33	6.7	4.5- 9.8	367	93.3	90.2-95.5
Nash/Wilson	380	46	12.2	8.9-16.5	334	87.8	83.5-91.1
Craven/Pamlico	455	59	13.6	10.0-18.2	396	86.4	81.8-90.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	58	12.6	9.4-16.7	380	87.4	83.3-90.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	33	6.7	4.5- 9.9	423	93.3	90.1-95.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	52	8.3	5.9-11.5	427	91.7	88.5-94.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	53	12.0	8.1-17.5	372	88.0	82.5-91.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	53	9.5	7.0-12.7	423	90.5	87.3-93.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	62	12.8	9.7-16.7	355	87.2	83.3-90.3
Northeast NC I	461	50	11.6	8.6-15.6	411	88.4	84.4-91.4
Northeastern Partnership	975	119	12.7	10.4-15.5	856	87.3	84.5-89.6
Mountain AHEC	1,306	164	13.3	10.9-16.2	1,142	86.7	83.8-89.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,318	413	12.2	10.4-14.3	2,905	87.8	85.7-89.6
Piedmont	4,050	420	10.6	9.3-12.1	3,630	89.4	87.9-90.7
Western NC	2,078	248	12.4	10.4-14.7	1,830	87.6	85.3-89.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,446

1,081

11.3

10.3-12.4

8,365

88.7

87.6-89.7

-Northeast NC II

514

13.3

10.2-17.2

445

86.7

82.8-89.8

GENDER

Male

186

10.2

6.1-16.3

167

89.8

83.7-93.9

Female

328

16.4

12.2-21.6

278

83.6

78.4-87.8

RACE

White

349

12.7

9.3-17.0

299

87.3

83.0-90.7

Other

163

14.2

8.5-22.7

145

85.8

77.3-91.5

AGE

18-44

176

10.2

6.1-16.4

159

89.8

83.6-93.9

45+

333

15.3

11.2-20.6

283

84.7

79.4-88.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

266

16.5

11.8-22.7

223

83.5

77.3-88.2

Some College +

246

9.7

6.4-14.6

220

90.3

85.4-93.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

279

12.6

8.6-17.9

244

87.4

82.1-91.4

$50,000+

8.8

4.6-16.4

91.2

83.6-95.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

453

14.2

10.4-19.2

398

85.8

80.8-89.6

Guilford

446

13.6

10.0-18.1

393

86.4

81.9-90.0

Mecklenburg

449

6.8

4.0-11.3

416

93.2

88.7-96.0

Orange

451

15.3

8.9-24.8

402

84.7

75.2-91.1

Wake

453

9.4

6.8-13.0

408

90.6

87.0-93.2

Chatham/Lee

400

6.7

4.5- 9.8

367

93.3

90.2-95.5

Nash/Wilson

380

12.2

8.9-16.5

334

87.8

83.5-91.1

Craven/Pamlico

455

13.6

10.0-18.2

396

86.4

81.8-90.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

12.6

9.4-16.7

380

87.4

83.3-90.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

6.7

4.5- 9.9

423

93.3

90.1-95.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

8.3

5.9-11.5

427

91.7

88.5-94.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

12.0

8.1-17.5

372

88.0

82.5-91.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

9.5

7.0-12.7

423

90.5

87.3-93.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

12.8

9.7-16.7

355

87.2

83.3-90.3

Northeast NC I

461

11.6

8.6-15.6

411

88.4

84.4-91.4

Northeastern Partnership

975

119

12.7

10.4-15.5

856

87.3

84.5-89.6

Mountain AHEC

1,306

164

13.3

10.9-16.2

1,142

86.7

83.8-89.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,318

413

12.2

10.4-14.3

2,905

87.8

85.7-89.6

Piedmont

4,050

420

10.6

9.3-12.1

3,630

89.4

87.9-90.7

Western NC

2,078

248

12.4

10.4-14.7

1,830

87.6

85.3-89.6

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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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