BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,032	1,908	12.9	12.2-13.6	13,124	87.1	86.4-87.8
-Eastern NC	5,043	670	13.3	12.2-14.5	4,373	86.7	85.5-87.8
GENDER
Male	1,820	185	10.6	9.0-12.5	1,635	89.4	87.5-91.0
Female	3,223	485	15.7	14.2-17.4	2,738	84.3	82.6-85.8
RACE
White	3,324	434	13.5	12.1-15.0	2,890	86.5	85.0-87.9
African American	1,275	176	14.0	11.7-16.6	1,099	86.0	83.4-88.3
Other Minorities	14	0	0.0	. - .	14	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	335	62	19.0	14.0-25.2	273	81.0	74.8-86.0
25-34	822	95	10.0	7.9-12.5	727	90.0	87.5-92.1
35-44	889	127	15.4	12.7-18.5	762	84.6	81.5-87.3
45-54	927	110	11.4	9.2-14.1	817	88.6	85.9-90.8
55-64	876	132	15.3	12.5-18.6	744	84.7	81.4-87.5
65-74	681	87	12.0	9.4-15.1	594	88.0	84.9-90.6
75+	493	56	11.7	8.7-15.5	437	88.3	84.5-91.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	867	142	16.6	13.6-20.3	725	83.4	79.7-86.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,623	194	12.2	10.4-14.4	1,429	87.8	85.6-89.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,322	199	14.2	12.1-16.6	1,123	85.8	83.4-87.9
College Graduate	1,222	134	11.2	9.3-13.4	1,088	88.8	86.6-90.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	669	130	18.7	15.4-22.5	539	81.3	77.5-84.6
$15,000- 24,999	946	114	11.9	9.3-15.0	832	88.1	85.0-90.7
$25,000- 34,999	593	72	11.6	9.0-14.8	521	88.4	85.2-91.0
$35,000- 49,999	668	67	11.2	8.5-14.6	601	88.8	85.4-91.5
$50,000-74,999	540	62	11.4	8.7-14.8	478	88.6	85.2-91.3
$75,000+	550	63	10.9	8.3-14.2	487	89.1	85.8-91.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,750	328	18.4	16.3-20.7	1,422	81.6	79.3-83.7
No	3,123	332	11.1	9.8-12.6	2,791	88.9	87.4-90.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	718	69	9.8	7.5-12.6	649	90.2	87.4-92.5
Non-Veteran	4,179	588	14.4	13.1-15.7	3,591	85.6	84.3-86.9
Currently Serving	136	13	6.3	3.3-11.5	123	93.7	88.5-96.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,032

1,908

12.9

12.2-13.6

13,124

87.1

86.4-87.8

-Eastern NC

5,043

670

13.3

12.2-14.5

4,373

86.7

85.5-87.8

GENDER

Male

1,820

185

10.6

9.0-12.5

1,635

89.4

87.5-91.0

Female

3,223

485

15.7

14.2-17.4

2,738

84.3

82.6-85.8

RACE

White

3,324

434

13.5

12.1-15.0

2,890

86.5

85.0-87.9

African American

1,275

176

14.0

11.7-16.6

1,099

86.0

83.4-88.3

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

335

19.0

14.0-25.2

273

81.0

74.8-86.0

25-34

822

10.0

7.9-12.5

727

90.0

87.5-92.1

35-44

889

127

15.4

12.7-18.5

762

84.6

81.5-87.3

45-54

927

110

11.4

9.2-14.1

817

88.6

85.9-90.8

55-64

876

132

15.3

12.5-18.6

744

84.7

81.4-87.5

65-74

681

12.0

9.4-15.1

594

88.0

84.9-90.6

75+

493

11.7

8.7-15.5

437

88.3

84.5-91.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

867

142

16.6

13.6-20.3

725

83.4

79.7-86.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,623

194

12.2

10.4-14.4

1,429

87.8

85.6-89.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,322

199

14.2

12.1-16.6

1,123

85.8

83.4-87.9

College Graduate

1,222

134

11.2

9.3-13.4

1,088

88.8

86.6-90.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

669

130

18.7

15.4-22.5

539

81.3

77.5-84.6

$15,000- 24,999

946

114

11.9

9.3-15.0

832

88.1

85.0-90.7

$25,000- 34,999

593

11.6

9.0-14.8

521

88.4

85.2-91.0

$35,000- 49,999

668

11.2

8.5-14.6

601

88.8

85.4-91.5

$50,000-74,999

540

11.4

8.7-14.8

478

88.6

85.2-91.3

$75,000+

550

10.9

8.3-14.2

487

89.1

85.8-91.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,750

328

18.4

16.3-20.7

1,422

81.6

79.3-83.7

3,123

332

11.1

9.8-12.6

2,791

88.9

87.4-90.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

718

9.8

7.5-12.6

649

90.2

87.4-92.5

Non-Veteran

4,179

588

14.4

13.1-15.7

3,591

85.6

84.3-86.9

Currently Serving

136

6.3

3.3-11.5

123

93.7

88.5-96.7

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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 (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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