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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	4,050	420	10.6	9.3-12.1	3,630	89.4	87.9-90.7
GENDER
Male	1,530	128	9.8	7.8-12.3	1,402	90.2	87.7-92.2
Female	2,520	292	11.3	9.7-13.2	2,228	88.7	86.8-90.3
RACE
White	2,971	302	9.9	8.5-11.6	2,669	90.1	88.4-91.5
African American	816	96	14.1	10.7-18.3	720	85.9	81.7-89.3
Other Minorities	203	17	9.7	5.0-18.2	186	90.3	81.8-95.0
AGE
18-24	245	33	13.8	8.7-21.1	212	86.2	78.9-91.3
25-34	638	61	9.5	6.8-13.0	577	90.5	87.0-93.2
35-44	847	85	10.6	8.0-13.8	762	89.4	86.2-92.0
45-54	817	83	8.4	6.2-11.3	734	91.6	88.7-93.8
55-64	613	65	10.2	7.2-14.1	548	89.8	85.9-92.8
65-74	469	54	14.8	10.6-20.1	415	85.2	79.9-89.4
75+	389	35	8.6	5.6-13.1	354	91.4	86.9-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	589	81	10.8	8.0-14.5	508	89.2	85.5-92.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,076	103	12.3	9.5-15.8	973	87.7	84.2-90.5
Some Post-H.S.	953	83	9.2	6.7-12.5	870	90.8	87.5-93.3
College Graduate	1,416	152	10.2	8.3-12.6	1,264	89.8	87.4-91.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	362	57	16.0	10.9-23.0	305	84.0	77.0-89.1
$15,000- 24,999	665	76	11.9	8.7-16.0	589	88.1	84.0-91.3
$25,000- 34,999	403	41	11.9	7.7-17.9	362	88.1	82.1-92.3
$35,000- 49,999	547	42	10.1	7.1-14.1	505	89.9	85.9-92.9
$50,000-74,999	472	51	9.5	6.6-13.6	421	90.5	86.4-93.4
$75,000+	661	54	6.3	4.5- 8.8	607	93.7	91.2-95.5
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
Northeast NC II	514	69	13.3	10.2-17.2	445	86.7	82.8-89.8
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

-Piedmont NC

4,050

420

10.6

9.3-12.1

3,630

89.4

87.9-90.7

GENDER

Male

1,530

128

9.8

7.8-12.3

1,402

90.2

87.7-92.2

Female

2,520

292

11.3

9.7-13.2

2,228

88.7

86.8-90.3

RACE

White

2,971

302

9.9

8.5-11.6

2,669

90.1

88.4-91.5

African American

816

14.1

10.7-18.3

720

85.9

81.7-89.3

Other Minorities

203

9.7

5.0-18.2

186

90.3

81.8-95.0

AGE

18-24

245

13.8

8.7-21.1

212

86.2

78.9-91.3

25-34

638

9.5

6.8-13.0

577

90.5

87.0-93.2

35-44

847

10.6

8.0-13.8

762

89.4

86.2-92.0

45-54

817

8.4

6.2-11.3

734

91.6

88.7-93.8

55-64

613

10.2

7.2-14.1

548

89.8

85.9-92.8

65-74

469

14.8

10.6-20.1

415

85.2

79.9-89.4

75+

389

8.6

5.6-13.1

354

91.4

86.9-94.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

589

10.8

8.0-14.5

508

89.2

85.5-92.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,076

103

12.3

9.5-15.8

973

87.7

84.2-90.5

Some Post-H.S.

953

9.2

6.7-12.5

870

90.8

87.5-93.3

College Graduate

1,416

152

10.2

8.3-12.6

1,264

89.8

87.4-91.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

362

16.0

10.9-23.0

305

84.0

77.0-89.1

$15,000- 24,999

665

11.9

8.7-16.0

589

88.1

84.0-91.3

$25,000- 34,999

403

11.9

7.7-17.9

362

88.1

82.1-92.3

$35,000- 49,999

547

10.1

7.1-14.1

505

89.9

85.9-92.9

$50,000-74,999

472

9.5

6.6-13.6

421

90.5

86.4-93.4

$75,000+

661

6.3

4.5- 8.8

607

93.7

91.2-95.5

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

Northeast NC II

514

13.3

10.2-17.2

445

86.7

82.8-89.8

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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