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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western 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
-Western NC	2,074	163	7.9	6.3- 9.8	1,911	92.1	90.2-93.7
GENDER
Male	778	39	5.4	3.3- 8.7	739	94.6	91.3-96.7
Female	1,296	124	10.3	8.2-12.9	1,172	89.7	87.1-91.8
RACE
White	1,887	145	7.6	6.1- 9.4	1,742	92.4	90.6-93.9
African American	74	10	23.3	8.3-50.6	64	76.7	49.4-91.7
Other Minorities	104	8	3.4	1.3- 8.3	96	96.6	91.7-98.7
AGE
18-24	136	8	3.4	1.4- 8.5	128	96.6	91.5-98.6
25-34	281	22	8.1	4.5-14.0	259	91.9	86.0-95.5
35-44	343	35	11.7	7.7-17.3	308	88.3	82.7-92.3
45-54	382	28	7.1	3.2-14.9	354	92.9	85.1-96.8
55-64	354	21	6.7	4.0-11.0	333	93.3	89.0-96.0
65-74	343	29	7.9	4.7-13.0	314	92.1	87.0-95.3
75+	218	18	10.1	5.5-17.8	200	89.9	82.2-94.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	350	43	10.4	6.8-15.6	307	89.6	84.4-93.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	645	53	8.0	5.6-11.3	592	92.0	88.7-94.4
Some Post-H.S.	544	38	7.7	4.5-13.1	506	92.3	86.9-95.5
College Graduate	528	27	5.7	3.5- 9.1	501	94.3	90.9-96.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	48	15.8	10.9-22.1	224	84.2	77.9-89.1
$15,000- 24,999	407	27	5.8	3.3-10.0	380	94.2	90.0-96.7
$25,000- 34,999	255	15	7.6	4.0-13.9	240	92.4	86.1-96.0
$35,000- 49,999	270	18	11.7	5.9-21.7	252	88.3	78.3-94.1
$50,000-74,999	206	11	4.9	2.2-10.7	195	95.1	89.3-97.8
$75,000+	203	8	2.5	1.2- 5.4	195	97.5	94.6-98.8
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

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

-Western NC

2,074

163

7.9

6.3- 9.8

1,911

92.1

90.2-93.7

GENDER

Male

778

5.4

3.3- 8.7

739

94.6

91.3-96.7

Female

1,296

124

10.3

8.2-12.9

1,172

89.7

87.1-91.8

RACE

White

1,887

145

7.6

6.1- 9.4

1,742

92.4

90.6-93.9

African American

23.3

8.3-50.6

76.7

49.4-91.7

Other Minorities

104

3.4

1.3- 8.3

96.6

91.7-98.7

AGE

18-24

136

3.4

1.4- 8.5

128

96.6

91.5-98.6

25-34

281

8.1

4.5-14.0

259

91.9

86.0-95.5

35-44

343

11.7

7.7-17.3

308

88.3

82.7-92.3

45-54

382

7.1

3.2-14.9

354

92.9

85.1-96.8

55-64

354

6.7

4.0-11.0

333

93.3

89.0-96.0

65-74

343

7.9

4.7-13.0

314

92.1

87.0-95.3

75+

218

10.1

5.5-17.8

200

89.9

82.2-94.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

350

10.4

6.8-15.6

307

89.6

84.4-93.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

645

8.0

5.6-11.3

592

92.0

88.7-94.4

Some Post-H.S.

544

7.7

4.5-13.1

506

92.3

86.9-95.5

College Graduate

528

5.7

3.5- 9.1

501

94.3

90.9-96.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

15.8

10.9-22.1

224

84.2

77.9-89.1

$15,000- 24,999

407

5.8

3.3-10.0

380

94.2

90.0-96.7

$25,000- 34,999

255

7.6

4.0-13.9

240

92.4

86.1-96.0

$35,000- 49,999

270

11.7

5.9-21.7

252

88.3

78.3-94.1

$50,000-74,999

206

4.9

2.2-10.7

195

95.1

89.3-97.8

$75,000+

203

2.5

1.2- 5.4

195

97.5

94.6-98.8

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

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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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