BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington): (Do you still have asthma?*)

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

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,433	734	7.1	6.3- 7.9	8,699	92.9	92.1-93.7
-Northeast NC II	513	51	9.9	7.3-13.4	462	90.1	86.6-92.7
GENDER
Male	186	14	7.3	4.0-13.0	172	92.7	87.0-96.0
Female	327	37	12.5	8.9-17.2	290	87.5	82.8-91.1
RACE
White	348	34	8.7	6.0-12.5	314	91.3	87.5-94.0
Other	163	17	12.6	7.4-20.6	146	87.4	79.4-92.6
AGE
18-44	176	14	7.4	4.2-12.6	162	92.6	87.4-95.8
45+	332	36	11.8	8.1-16.8	296	88.2	83.2-91.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	266	33	12.7	8.6-18.3	233	87.3	81.7-91.4
Some College +	245	18	6.9	4.1-11.2	227	93.1	88.8-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	278	29	10.9	7.2-16.1	249	89.1	83.9-92.8
$50,000+	97	7	6.6	3.0-13.8	90	93.4	86.2-97.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	34	7.0	4.8-10.1	418	93.0	89.9-95.2
Guilford	446	36	7.9	5.4-11.4	410	92.1	88.6-94.6
Mecklenburg	449	21	3.5	2.2- 5.6	428	96.5	94.4-97.8
Orange	449	34	8.9	4.9-15.9	415	91.1	84.1-95.1
Wake	453	30	6.0	4.0- 9.0	423	94.0	91.0-96.0
Chatham/Lee	400	22	4.3	2.6- 6.9	378	95.7	93.1-97.4
Nash/Wilson	380	32	7.3	5.0-10.6	348	92.7	89.4-95.0
Craven/Pamlico	453	46	10.3	7.2-14.4	407	89.7	85.6-92.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	436	35	6.6	4.6- 9.4	401	93.4	90.6-95.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	24	4.2	2.6- 6.7	432	95.8	93.3-97.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	477	32	5.8	3.9- 8.7	445	94.2	91.3-96.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	34	6.2	4.0- 9.4	390	93.8	90.6-96.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	42	7.5	5.3-10.4	434	92.5	89.6-94.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	417	40	7.8	5.6-10.8	377	92.2	89.2-94.4
Northeast NC I	461	32	7.2	4.9-10.5	429	92.8	89.5-95.1
Northeastern Partnership	974	83	9.0	7.0-11.4	891	91.0	88.6-93.0
Mountain AHEC	1,304	107	8.1	6.3-10.4	1,197	91.9	89.6-93.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,315	297	8.3	6.8-10.0	3,018	91.7	90.0-93.2
Piedmont	4,044	274	6.3	5.3- 7.4	3,770	93.7	92.6-94.7
Western NC	2,074	163	7.9	6.3- 9.8	1,911	92.1	90.2-93.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,433

734

7.1

6.3- 7.9

8,699

92.9

92.1-93.7

-Northeast NC II

513

9.9

7.3-13.4

462

90.1

86.6-92.7

GENDER

Male

186

7.3

4.0-13.0

172

92.7

87.0-96.0

Female

327

12.5

8.9-17.2

290

87.5

82.8-91.1

RACE

White

348

8.7

6.0-12.5

314

91.3

87.5-94.0

Other

163

12.6

7.4-20.6

146

87.4

79.4-92.6

AGE

18-44

176

7.4

4.2-12.6

162

92.6

87.4-95.8

45+

332

11.8

8.1-16.8

296

88.2

83.2-91.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

266

12.7

8.6-18.3

233

87.3

81.7-91.4

Some College +

245

6.9

4.1-11.2

227

93.1

88.8-95.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

278

10.9

7.2-16.1

249

89.1

83.9-92.8

$50,000+

6.6

3.0-13.8

93.4

86.2-97.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

7.0

4.8-10.1

418

93.0

89.9-95.2

Guilford

446

7.9

5.4-11.4

410

92.1

88.6-94.6

Mecklenburg

449

3.5

2.2- 5.6

428

96.5

94.4-97.8

Orange

449

8.9

4.9-15.9

415

91.1

84.1-95.1

Wake

453

6.0

4.0- 9.0

423

94.0

91.0-96.0

Chatham/Lee

400

4.3

2.6- 6.9

378

95.7

93.1-97.4

Nash/Wilson

380

7.3

5.0-10.6

348

92.7

89.4-95.0

Craven/Pamlico

453

10.3

7.2-14.4

407

89.7

85.6-92.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

436

6.6

4.6- 9.4

401

93.4

90.6-95.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

4.2

2.6- 6.7

432

95.8

93.3-97.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

477

5.8

3.9- 8.7

445

94.2

91.3-96.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

6.2

4.0- 9.4

390

93.8

90.6-96.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

7.5

5.3-10.4

434

92.5

89.6-94.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

417

7.8

5.6-10.8

377

92.2

89.2-94.4

Northeast NC I

461

7.2

4.9-10.5

429

92.8

89.5-95.1

Northeastern Partnership

974

9.0

7.0-11.4

891

91.0

88.6-93.0

Mountain AHEC

1,304

107

8.1

6.3-10.4

1,197

91.9

89.6-93.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,315

297

8.3

6.8-10.0

3,018

91.7

90.0-93.2

Piedmont

4,044

274

6.3

5.3- 7.4

3,770

93.7

92.6-94.7

Western NC

2,074

163

7.9

6.3- 9.8

1,911

92.1

90.2-93.7

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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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