BRFSS 2004 - Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County	441	63	13.1	10.0-16.9	378	86.9	83.1-90.0
GENDER
Male	160	17	9.5	5.6-15.6	143	90.5	84.4-94.4
Female	281	46	16.3	12.1-21.7	235	83.7	78.3-87.9
RACE
White	318	41	11.9	8.5-16.4	277	88.1	83.6-91.5
Other	121	21	15.2	9.5-23.4	100	84.8	76.6-90.5
AGE
18-44	170	22	11.1	7.0-17.2	148	88.9	82.8-93.0
45+	270	40	14.3	10.2-19.6	230	85.7	80.4-89.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	164	23	11.5	7.3-17.6	141	88.5	82.4-92.7
Some College +	277	40	14.0	10.0-19.2	237	86.0	80.8-90.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	228	36	14.4	10.1-20.0	192	85.6	80.0-89.9
$50,000+	136	14	10.9	6.1-18.6	122	89.1	81.4-93.9

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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
-Forsyth County	441	63	13.1	10.0-16.9	378	86.9	83.1-90.0
GENDER
Male	160	17	9.5	5.6-15.6	143	90.5	84.4-94.4
Female	281	46	16.3	12.1-21.7	235	83.7	78.3-87.9
RACE
White	318	41	11.9	8.5-16.4	277	88.1	83.6-91.5
Other	121	21	15.2	9.5-23.4	100	84.8	76.6-90.5
AGE
18-44	170	22	11.1	7.0-17.2	148	88.9	82.8-93.0
45+	270	40	14.3	10.2-19.6	230	85.7	80.4-89.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	164	23	11.5	7.3-17.6	141	88.5	82.4-92.7
Some College +	277	40	14.0	10.0-19.2	237	86.0	80.8-90.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	228	36	14.4	10.1-20.0	192	85.6	80.0-89.9
$50,000+	136	14	10.9	6.1-18.6	122	89.1	81.4-93.9

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth 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?