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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western 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
-Western NC	2,078	248	12.4	10.4-14.7	1,830	87.6	85.3-89.6
GENDER
Male	779	76	10.4	7.5-14.1	703	89.6	85.9-92.5
Female	1,299	172	14.3	11.7-17.2	1,127	85.7	82.8-88.3
RACE
White	1,891	226	12.2	10.3-14.5	1,665	87.8	85.5-89.7
African American	74	10	23.3	8.3-50.6	64	76.7	49.4-91.7
Other Minorities	104	11	5.8	2.6-12.6	93	94.2	87.4-97.4
AGE
18-24	136	21	13.6	8.0-22.3	115	86.4	77.7-92.0
25-34	282	35	13.0	8.1-20.1	247	87.0	79.9-91.9
35-44	343	48	14.2	9.9-19.9	295	85.8	80.1-90.1
45-54	383	44	11.4	6.6-19.0	339	88.6	81.0-93.4
55-64	355	34	10.7	7.1-15.9	321	89.3	84.1-92.9
65-74	343	41	11.1	7.3-16.5	302	88.9	83.5-92.7
75+	219	22	12.3	7.2-20.2	197	87.7	79.8-92.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	351	52	12.9	8.7-18.6	299	87.1	81.4-91.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	645	77	12.3	9.2-16.4	568	87.7	83.6-90.8
Some Post-H.S.	546	72	14.2	9.9-19.8	474	85.8	80.2-90.1
College Graduate	529	45	9.5	6.6-13.4	484	90.5	86.6-93.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	60	19.6	14.3-26.4	212	80.4	73.6-85.7
$15,000- 24,999	408	40	8.1	5.2-12.6	368	91.9	87.4-94.8
$25,000- 34,999	255	26	12.2	7.4-19.5	229	87.8	80.5-92.6
$35,000- 49,999	270	26	13.7	7.6-23.3	244	86.3	76.7-92.4
$50,000-74,999	206	19	10.0	5.5-17.6	187	90.0	82.4-94.5
$75,000+	206	19	10.2	5.6-17.7	187	89.8	82.3-94.4
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
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

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

-Western NC

2,078

248

12.4

10.4-14.7

1,830

87.6

85.3-89.6

GENDER

Male

779

10.4

7.5-14.1

703

89.6

85.9-92.5

Female

1,299

172

14.3

11.7-17.2

1,127

85.7

82.8-88.3

RACE

White

1,891

226

12.2

10.3-14.5

1,665

87.8

85.5-89.7

African American

23.3

8.3-50.6

76.7

49.4-91.7

Other Minorities

104

5.8

2.6-12.6

94.2

87.4-97.4

AGE

18-24

136

13.6

8.0-22.3

115

86.4

77.7-92.0

25-34

282

13.0

8.1-20.1

247

87.0

79.9-91.9

35-44

343

14.2

9.9-19.9

295

85.8

80.1-90.1

45-54

383

11.4

6.6-19.0

339

88.6

81.0-93.4

55-64

355

10.7

7.1-15.9

321

89.3

84.1-92.9

65-74

343

11.1

7.3-16.5

302

88.9

83.5-92.7

75+

219

12.3

7.2-20.2

197

87.7

79.8-92.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

351

12.9

8.7-18.6

299

87.1

81.4-91.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

645

12.3

9.2-16.4

568

87.7

83.6-90.8

Some Post-H.S.

546

14.2

9.9-19.8

474

85.8

80.2-90.1

College Graduate

529

9.5

6.6-13.4

484

90.5

86.6-93.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

19.6

14.3-26.4

212

80.4

73.6-85.7

$15,000- 24,999

408

8.1

5.2-12.6

368

91.9

87.4-94.8

$25,000- 34,999

255

12.2

7.4-19.5

229

87.8

80.5-92.6

$35,000- 49,999

270

13.7

7.6-23.3

244

86.3

76.7-92.4

$50,000-74,999

206

10.0

5.5-17.6

187

90.0

82.4-94.5

$75,000+

206

10.2

5.6-17.7

187

89.8

82.3-94.4

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

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

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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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