BRFSS 2004 - Gaston 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
-Gaston County	372	61	17.4	13.2-22.5	311	82.6	77.5-86.8
GENDER
Male	134	17	15.1	9.2-23.7	117	84.9	76.3-90.8
Female	238	44	19.2	13.8-26.0	194	80.8	74.0-86.2
RACE
White	310	49	16.4	12.0-22.1	261	83.6	77.9-88.0
Other	61	12	21.6	12.1-35.6	49	78.4	64.4-87.9
AGE
18-44	138	29	23.8	16.5-33.0	109	76.2	67.0-83.5
45+	230	31	12.5	8.2-18.7	199	87.5	81.3-91.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	202	33	17.1	11.8-24.0	169	82.9	76.0-88.2
Some College +	169	27	17.2	11.3-25.4	142	82.8	74.6-88.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	224	35	18.0	12.5-25.2	189	82.0	74.8-87.5
$50,000+	74	8	9.8	4.6-19.3	66	90.2	80.7-95.4

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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
-Gaston County	372	61	17.4	13.2-22.5	311	82.6	77.5-86.8
GENDER
Male	134	17	15.1	9.2-23.7	117	84.9	76.3-90.8
Female	238	44	19.2	13.8-26.0	194	80.8	74.0-86.2
RACE
White	310	49	16.4	12.0-22.1	261	83.6	77.9-88.0
Other	61	12	21.6	12.1-35.6	49	78.4	64.4-87.9
AGE
18-44	138	29	23.8	16.5-33.0	109	76.2	67.0-83.5
45+	230	31	12.5	8.2-18.7	199	87.5	81.3-91.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	202	33	17.1	11.8-24.0	169	82.9	76.0-88.2
Some College +	169	27	17.2	11.3-25.4	142	82.8	74.6-88.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	224	35	18.0	12.5-25.2	189	82.0	74.8-87.5
$50,000+	74	8	9.8	4.6-19.3	66	90.2	80.7-95.4

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston 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?