BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you still have asthma?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,965	1,189	7.6	7.0- 8.1	13,776	92.4	91.9-93.0
-Eastern NC	5,019	432	8.1	7.2- 9.0	4,587	91.9	91.0-92.8
GENDER
Male	1,809	94	5.5	4.3- 6.9	1,715	94.5	93.1-95.7
Female	3,210	338	10.4	9.2-11.7	2,872	89.6	88.3-90.8
RACE
White	3,307	269	8.0	6.9- 9.1	3,038	92.0	90.9-93.1
African American	1,270	117	8.5	6.7-10.6	1,153	91.5	89.4-93.3
Other Minorities	14	0	0.0	. - .	14	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	334	27	7.6	4.6-12.3	307	92.4	87.7-95.4
25-34	817	59	6.2	4.5- 8.4	758	93.8	91.6-95.5
35-44	885	82	9.5	7.4-12.0	803	90.5	88.0-92.6
45-54	924	80	8.2	6.3-10.5	844	91.8	89.5-93.7
55-64	870	88	9.7	7.5-12.4	782	90.3	87.6-92.5
65-74	678	64	7.9	5.9-10.5	614	92.1	89.5-94.1
75+	491	31	6.0	4.0- 8.9	460	94.0	91.1-96.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	861	99	11.4	8.9-14.6	762	88.6	85.4-91.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,615	125	6.9	5.6- 8.6	1,490	93.1	91.4-94.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,318	122	8.0	6.5- 9.7	1,196	92.0	90.3-93.5
College Graduate	1,216	85	7.1	5.6- 9.0	1,131	92.9	91.0-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	667	97	13.0	10.3-16.2	570	87.0	83.8-89.7
$15,000- 24,999	940	76	7.3	5.4- 9.7	864	92.7	90.3-94.6
$25,000- 34,999	591	45	7.4	5.3-10.1	546	92.6	89.9-94.7
$35,000- 49,999	663	34	5.6	3.8- 8.2	629	94.4	91.8-96.2
$50,000-74,999	538	33	5.1	3.5- 7.4	505	94.9	92.6-96.5
$75,000+	549	41	6.9	4.9- 9.8	508	93.1	90.2-95.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,738	259	13.9	12.1-16.0	1,479	86.1	84.0-87.9
No	3,111	168	5.4	4.5- 6.5	2,943	94.6	93.5-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	715	44	6.0	4.3- 8.5	671	94.0	91.5-95.7
Non-Veteran	4,158	381	8.7	7.7- 9.8	3,777	91.3	90.2-92.3
Currently Serving	136	7	3.6	1.6- 8.1	129	96.4	91.9-98.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,965

1,189

7.6

7.0- 8.1

13,776

92.4

91.9-93.0

-Eastern NC

5,019

432

8.1

7.2- 9.0

4,587

91.9

91.0-92.8

GENDER

Male

1,809

5.5

4.3- 6.9

1,715

94.5

93.1-95.7

Female

3,210

338

10.4

9.2-11.7

2,872

89.6

88.3-90.8

RACE

White

3,307

269

8.0

6.9- 9.1

3,038

92.0

90.9-93.1

African American

1,270

117

8.5

6.7-10.6

1,153

91.5

89.4-93.3

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

334

7.6

4.6-12.3

307

92.4

87.7-95.4

25-34

817

6.2

4.5- 8.4

758

93.8

91.6-95.5

35-44

885

9.5

7.4-12.0

803

90.5

88.0-92.6

45-54

924

8.2

6.3-10.5

844

91.8

89.5-93.7

55-64

870

9.7

7.5-12.4

782

90.3

87.6-92.5

65-74

678

7.9

5.9-10.5

614

92.1

89.5-94.1

75+

491

6.0

4.0- 8.9

460

94.0

91.1-96.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

861

11.4

8.9-14.6

762

88.6

85.4-91.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,615

125

6.9

5.6- 8.6

1,490

93.1

91.4-94.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,318

122

8.0

6.5- 9.7

1,196

92.0

90.3-93.5

College Graduate

1,216

7.1

5.6- 9.0

1,131

92.9

91.0-94.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

667

13.0

10.3-16.2

570

87.0

83.8-89.7

$15,000- 24,999

940

7.3

5.4- 9.7

864

92.7

90.3-94.6

$25,000- 34,999

591

7.4

5.3-10.1

546

92.6

89.9-94.7

$35,000- 49,999

663

5.6

3.8- 8.2

629

94.4

91.8-96.2

$50,000-74,999

538

5.1

3.5- 7.4

505

94.9

92.6-96.5

$75,000+

549

6.9

4.9- 9.8

508

93.1

90.2-95.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,738

259

13.9

12.1-16.0

1,479

86.1

84.0-87.9

3,111

168

5.4

4.5- 6.5

2,943

94.6

93.5-95.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

715

6.0

4.3- 8.5

671

94.0

91.5-95.7

Non-Veteran

4,158

381

8.7

7.7- 9.8

3,777

91.3

90.2-92.3

Currently Serving

136

3.6

1.6- 8.1

129

96.4

91.9-98.4

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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 (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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