BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Things like dust, mold, smoke, and chemicals inside the home or office can cause poor indoor air quality. In the past 12 months have you had an illness or symptom that you think was caused by something in the air inside a home, office, or other building?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Environmental Factors

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,812	2,446	16.4	15.6-17.1	12,366	83.6	82.9-84.4
-Eastern NC	4,962	763	14.7	13.6-15.9	4,199	85.3	84.1-86.4
GENDER
Male	1,794	215	11.6	10.0-13.4	1,579	88.4	86.6-90.0
Female	3,168	548	17.6	16.1-19.2	2,620	82.4	80.8-83.9
RACE
White	3,273	507	15.5	14.1-17.1	2,766	84.5	82.9-85.9
African American	1,248	184	13.9	11.8-16.3	1,064	86.1	83.7-88.2
Other Minorities	14	2	17.9	4.4-51.2	12	82.1	48.8-95.6
AGE
18-24	333	61	15.0	11.2-19.8	272	85.0	80.2-88.8
25-34	813	131	14.9	12.4-17.9	682	85.1	82.1-87.6
35-44	873	160	17.3	14.6-20.4	713	82.7	79.6-85.4
45-54	916	159	18.4	15.6-21.7	757	81.6	78.3-84.4
55-64	859	139	14.0	11.6-16.8	720	86.0	83.2-88.4
65-74	669	74	9.2	7.0-11.9	595	90.8	88.1-93.0
75+	480	35	7.7	5.3-11.0	445	92.3	89.0-94.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	853	110	11.9	9.6-14.7	743	88.1	85.3-90.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,591	195	11.5	9.8-13.5	1,396	88.5	86.5-90.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,302	236	17.6	15.3-20.1	1,066	82.4	79.9-84.7
College Graduate	1,207	220	18.3	15.9-21.0	987	81.7	79.0-84.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	662	117	17.6	14.3-21.6	545	82.4	78.4-85.7
$15,000- 24,999	933	137	12.8	10.6-15.5	796	87.2	84.5-89.4
$25,000- 34,999	582	76	13.5	10.5-17.2	506	86.5	82.8-89.5
$35,000- 49,999	654	91	13.6	10.9-16.9	563	86.4	83.1-89.1
$50,000-74,999	529	96	17.0	13.7-21.0	433	83.0	79.0-86.3
$75,000+	545	86	16.0	12.8-19.8	459	84.0	80.2-87.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,708	341	20.0	17.8-22.3	1,367	80.0	77.7-82.2
No	3,088	408	12.5	11.2-13.9	2,680	87.5	86.1-88.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	704	86	12.3	9.7-15.4	618	87.7	84.6-90.3
Non-Veteran	4,114	656	15.3	14.0-16.6	3,458	84.7	83.4-86.0
Currently Serving	135	19	13.5	8.2-21.3	116	86.5	78.7-91.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,812

2,446

16.4

15.6-17.1

12,366

83.6

82.9-84.4

-Eastern NC

4,962

763

14.7

13.6-15.9

4,199

85.3

84.1-86.4

GENDER

Male

1,794

215

11.6

10.0-13.4

1,579

88.4

86.6-90.0

Female

3,168

548

17.6

16.1-19.2

2,620

82.4

80.8-83.9

RACE

White

3,273

507

15.5

14.1-17.1

2,766

84.5

82.9-85.9

African American

1,248

184

13.9

11.8-16.3

1,064

86.1

83.7-88.2

Other Minorities

17.9

4.4-51.2

82.1

48.8-95.6

AGE

18-24

333

15.0

11.2-19.8

272

85.0

80.2-88.8

25-34

813

131

14.9

12.4-17.9

682

85.1

82.1-87.6

35-44

873

160

17.3

14.6-20.4

713

82.7

79.6-85.4

45-54

916

159

18.4

15.6-21.7

757

81.6

78.3-84.4

55-64

859

139

14.0

11.6-16.8

720

86.0

83.2-88.4

65-74

669

9.2

7.0-11.9

595

90.8

88.1-93.0

75+

480

7.7

5.3-11.0

445

92.3

89.0-94.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

853

110

11.9

9.6-14.7

743

88.1

85.3-90.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,591

195

11.5

9.8-13.5

1,396

88.5

86.5-90.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,302

236

17.6

15.3-20.1

1,066

82.4

79.9-84.7

College Graduate

1,207

220

18.3

15.9-21.0

987

81.7

79.0-84.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

662

117

17.6

14.3-21.6

545

82.4

78.4-85.7

$15,000- 24,999

933

137

12.8

10.6-15.5

796

87.2

84.5-89.4

$25,000- 34,999

582

13.5

10.5-17.2

506

86.5

82.8-89.5

$35,000- 49,999

654

13.6

10.9-16.9

563

86.4

83.1-89.1

$50,000-74,999

529

17.0

13.7-21.0

433

83.0

79.0-86.3

$75,000+

545

16.0

12.8-19.8

459

84.0

80.2-87.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,708

341

20.0

17.8-22.3

1,367

80.0

77.7-82.2

3,088

408

12.5

11.2-13.9

2,680

87.5

86.1-88.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

704

12.3

9.7-15.4

618

87.7

84.6-90.3

Non-Veteran

4,114

656

15.3

14.0-16.6

3,458

84.7

83.4-86.0

Currently Serving

135

13.5

8.2-21.3

116

86.5

78.7-91.8

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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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