BRFSS 2004 - Cumberland County: (Things like smog, automobile exhaust, and chemicals can cause outdoor air pollution. In the past 12 months have you had an illness or symptom that you think was caused by pollution in the air outdoors?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,801	1,863	12.0	11.4-12.7	12,938	88.0	87.3-88.6
-Cumberland County	441	51	11.0	8.2-14.5	390	89.0	85.5-91.8
GENDER
Male	155	12	6.6	3.6-11.8	143	93.4	88.2-96.4
Female	286	39	14.6	10.5-19.8	247	85.4	80.2-89.5
RACE
White	268	31	12.0	8.4-16.9	237	88.0	83.1-91.6
Other	168	18	8.2	4.9-13.6	150	91.8	86.4-95.1
AGE
18-44	213	20	8.6	5.4-13.5	193	91.4	86.5-94.6
45+	226	31	13.6	9.4-19.2	195	86.4	80.8-90.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	174	22	10.1	6.4-15.4	152	89.9	84.6-93.6
Some College +	266	29	11.6	8.0-16.7	237	88.4	83.3-92.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	246	31	12.5	8.6-17.8	215	87.5	82.2-91.4
$50,000+	107	8	7.4	3.7-14.3	99	92.6	85.7-96.3

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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 (MAHEC): 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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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	14,801	1,863	12.0	11.4-12.7	12,938	88.0	87.3-88.6
-Cumberland County	441	51	11.0	8.2-14.5	390	89.0	85.5-91.8
GENDER
Male	155	12	6.6	3.6-11.8	143	93.4	88.2-96.4
Female	286	39	14.6	10.5-19.8	247	85.4	80.2-89.5
RACE
White	268	31	12.0	8.4-16.9	237	88.0	83.1-91.6
Other	168	18	8.2	4.9-13.6	150	91.8	86.4-95.1
AGE
18-44	213	20	8.6	5.4-13.5	193	91.4	86.5-94.6
45+	226	31	13.6	9.4-19.2	195	86.4	80.8-90.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	174	22	10.1	6.4-15.4	152	89.9	84.6-93.6
Some College +	266	29	11.6	8.0-16.7	237	88.4	83.3-92.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	246	31	12.5	8.6-17.8	215	87.5	82.2-91.4
$50,000+	107	8	7.4	3.7-14.3	99	92.6	85.7-96.3

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Cumberland County

Environmental Factors

Things like smog, automobile exhaust, and chemicals can cause outdoor air pollution. In the past 12 months have you had an illness or symptom that you think was caused by pollution in the air outdoors?