BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (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?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Environmental Factors

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,801	1,863	12.0	11.4-12.7	12,938	88.0	87.3-88.6
-Eastern NC	4,965	590	11.2	10.2-12.3	4,375	88.8	87.7-89.8
GENDER
Male	1,791	163	8.6	7.2-10.2	1,628	91.4	89.8-92.8
Female	3,174	427	13.6	12.2-15.1	2,747	86.4	84.9-87.8
RACE
White	3,271	351	10.0	8.9-11.3	2,920	90.0	88.7-91.1
African American	1,258	180	13.4	11.3-15.7	1,078	86.6	84.3-88.7
Other Minorities	14	1	7.7	1.0-39.9	13	92.3	60.1-99.0
AGE
18-24	330	38	9.9	6.9-14.2	292	90.1	85.8-93.1
25-34	815	81	9.2	7.2-11.7	734	90.8	88.3-92.8
35-44	878	121	12.9	10.5-15.7	757	87.1	84.3-89.5
45-54	919	113	12.7	10.3-15.6	806	87.3	84.4-89.7
55-64	854	109	11.5	9.3-14.1	745	88.5	85.9-90.7
65-74	661	84	11.2	8.7-14.2	577	88.8	85.8-91.3
75+	488	42	8.9	6.3-12.4	446	91.1	87.6-93.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	853	131	13.8	11.3-16.8	722	86.2	83.2-88.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,600	158	8.9	7.5-10.7	1,442	91.1	89.3-92.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,299	170	13.0	11.0-15.4	1,129	87.0	84.6-89.0
College Graduate	1,204	129	10.3	8.5-12.5	1,075	89.7	87.5-91.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	657	113	16.2	13.0-20.0	544	83.8	80.0-87.0
$15,000- 24,999	937	106	10.0	8.0-12.4	831	90.0	87.6-92.0
$25,000- 34,999	586	66	12.0	9.2-15.6	520	88.0	84.4-90.8
$35,000- 49,999	659	64	10.8	8.2-14.0	595	89.2	86.0-91.8
$50,000-74,999	533	47	7.4	5.4-10.0	486	92.6	90.0-94.6
$75,000+	543	41	7.3	5.2-10.1	502	92.7	89.9-94.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,707	302	17.7	15.6-20.0	1,405	82.3	80.0-84.4
No	3,095	278	8.2	7.2- 9.4	2,817	91.8	90.6-92.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	702	67	9.5	7.3-12.2	635	90.5	87.8-92.7
Non-Veteran	4,120	512	11.8	10.7-13.0	3,608	88.2	87.0-89.3
Currently Serving	134	11	6.3	3.2-12.1	123	93.7	87.9-96.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,801

1,863

12.0

11.4-12.7

12,938

88.0

87.3-88.6

-Eastern NC

4,965

590

11.2

10.2-12.3

4,375

88.8

87.7-89.8

GENDER

Male

1,791

163

8.6

7.2-10.2

1,628

91.4

89.8-92.8

Female

3,174

427

13.6

12.2-15.1

2,747

86.4

84.9-87.8

RACE

White

3,271

351

10.0

8.9-11.3

2,920

90.0

88.7-91.1

African American

1,258

180

13.4

11.3-15.7

1,078

86.6

84.3-88.7

Other Minorities

7.7

1.0-39.9

92.3

60.1-99.0

AGE

18-24

330

9.9

6.9-14.2

292

90.1

85.8-93.1

25-34

815

9.2

7.2-11.7

734

90.8

88.3-92.8

35-44

878

121

12.9

10.5-15.7

757

87.1

84.3-89.5

45-54

919

113

12.7

10.3-15.6

806

87.3

84.4-89.7

55-64

854

109

11.5

9.3-14.1

745

88.5

85.9-90.7

65-74

661

11.2

8.7-14.2

577

88.8

85.8-91.3

75+

488

8.9

6.3-12.4

446

91.1

87.6-93.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

853

131

13.8

11.3-16.8

722

86.2

83.2-88.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,600

158

8.9

7.5-10.7

1,442

91.1

89.3-92.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,299

170

13.0

11.0-15.4

1,129

87.0

84.6-89.0

College Graduate

1,204

129

10.3

8.5-12.5

1,075

89.7

87.5-91.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

657

113

16.2

13.0-20.0

544

83.8

80.0-87.0

$15,000- 24,999

937

106

10.0

8.0-12.4

831

90.0

87.6-92.0

$25,000- 34,999

586

12.0

9.2-15.6

520

88.0

84.4-90.8

$35,000- 49,999

659

10.8

8.2-14.0

595

89.2

86.0-91.8

$50,000-74,999

533

7.4

5.4-10.0

486

92.6

90.0-94.6

$75,000+

543

7.3

5.2-10.1

502

92.7

89.9-94.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,707

302

17.7

15.6-20.0

1,405

82.3

80.0-84.4

3,095

278

8.2

7.2- 9.4

2,817

91.8

90.6-92.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

702

9.5

7.3-12.2

635

90.5

87.8-92.7

Non-Veteran

4,120

512

11.8

10.7-13.0

3,608

88.2

87.0-89.3

Currently Serving

134

6.3

3.2-12.1

123

93.7

87.9-96.8

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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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