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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	4,044	274	6.3	5.3- 7.4	3,770	93.7	92.6-94.7
GENDER
Male	1,528	65	4.6	3.3- 6.3	1,463	95.4	93.7-96.7
Female	2,516	209	7.8	6.5- 9.4	2,307	92.2	90.6-93.5
RACE
White	2,967	200	6.1	5.1- 7.3	2,767	93.9	92.7-94.9
African American	814	58	6.8	4.9- 9.4	756	93.2	90.6-95.1
Other Minorities	203	12	7.2	3.2-15.3	191	92.8	84.7-96.8
AGE
18-24	245	19	6.1	3.2-11.2	226	93.9	88.8-96.8
25-34	638	35	5.1	3.4- 7.8	603	94.9	92.2-96.6
35-44	846	56	5.9	4.1- 8.4	790	94.1	91.6-95.9
45-54	816	55	5.7	3.9- 8.2	761	94.3	91.8-96.1
55-64	611	43	5.9	3.9- 9.0	568	94.1	91.0-96.1
65-74	467	37	10.0	6.7-14.7	430	90.0	85.3-93.3
75+	389	25	7.1	4.3-11.4	364	92.9	88.6-95.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	589	67	9.2	6.7-12.6	522	90.8	87.4-93.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,075	61	5.8	4.1- 8.0	1,014	94.2	92.0-95.9
Some Post-H.S.	950	49	4.7	3.1- 7.1	901	95.3	92.9-96.9
College Graduate	1,414	97	6.5	4.9- 8.5	1,317	93.5	91.5-95.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	360	41	10.5	6.9-15.6	319	89.5	84.4-93.1
$15,000- 24,999	665	50	6.4	4.4- 9.3	615	93.6	90.7-95.6
$25,000- 34,999	403	25	7.0	3.7-12.8	378	93.0	87.2-96.3
$35,000- 49,999	547	26	6.0	3.8- 9.3	521	94.0	90.7-96.2
$50,000-74,999	470	29	5.4	3.3- 8.9	441	94.6	91.1-96.7
$75,000+	660	31	3.2	2.0- 5.1	629	96.8	94.9-98.0
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
Northeast NC II	513	51	9.9	7.3-13.4	462	90.1	86.6-92.7
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

-Piedmont NC

4,044

274

6.3

5.3- 7.4

3,770

93.7

92.6-94.7

GENDER

Male

1,528

4.6

3.3- 6.3

1,463

95.4

93.7-96.7

Female

2,516

209

7.8

6.5- 9.4

2,307

92.2

90.6-93.5

RACE

White

2,967

200

6.1

5.1- 7.3

2,767

93.9

92.7-94.9

African American

814

6.8

4.9- 9.4

756

93.2

90.6-95.1

Other Minorities

203

7.2

3.2-15.3

191

92.8

84.7-96.8

AGE

18-24

245

6.1

3.2-11.2

226

93.9

88.8-96.8

25-34

638

5.1

3.4- 7.8

603

94.9

92.2-96.6

35-44

846

5.9

4.1- 8.4

790

94.1

91.6-95.9

45-54

816

5.7

3.9- 8.2

761

94.3

91.8-96.1

55-64

611

5.9

3.9- 9.0

568

94.1

91.0-96.1

65-74

467

10.0

6.7-14.7

430

90.0

85.3-93.3

75+

389

7.1

4.3-11.4

364

92.9

88.6-95.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

589

9.2

6.7-12.6

522

90.8

87.4-93.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,075

5.8

4.1- 8.0

1,014

94.2

92.0-95.9

Some Post-H.S.

950

4.7

3.1- 7.1

901

95.3

92.9-96.9

College Graduate

1,414

6.5

4.9- 8.5

1,317

93.5

91.5-95.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

360

10.5

6.9-15.6

319

89.5

84.4-93.1

$15,000- 24,999

665

6.4

4.4- 9.3

615

93.6

90.7-95.6

$25,000- 34,999

403

7.0

3.7-12.8

378

93.0

87.2-96.3

$35,000- 49,999

547

6.0

3.8- 9.3

521

94.0

90.7-96.2

$50,000-74,999

470

5.4

3.3- 8.9

441

94.6

91.1-96.7

$75,000+

660

3.2

2.0- 5.1

629

96.8

94.9-98.0

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

Northeast NC II

513

9.9

7.3-13.4

462

90.1

86.6-92.7

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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