BRFSS 2004 - Johnston 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
-Johnston County	469	51	8.4	6.0-11.7	418	91.6	88.3-94.0
GENDER
Male	160	12	5.5	2.8-10.2	148	94.5	89.8-97.2
Female	309	39	10.8	7.4-15.7	270	89.2	84.3-92.6
RACE
White	366	39	7.6	5.3-10.8	327	92.4	89.2-94.7
Other	99	12	11.0	5.4-21.0	87	89.0	79.0-94.6
AGE
18-44	208	21	9.2	5.5-14.9	187	90.8	85.1-94.5
45+	260	30	7.7	5.1-11.4	230	92.3	88.6-94.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	245	25	5.6	3.6- 8.6	220	94.4	91.4-96.4
Some College +	224	26	11.3	7.2-17.4	198	88.7	82.6-92.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	230	24	8.2	4.9-13.4	206	91.8	86.6-95.1
$50,000+	146	11	6.7	3.4-12.8	135	93.3	87.2-96.6

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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
-Johnston County	469	51	8.4	6.0-11.7	418	91.6	88.3-94.0
GENDER
Male	160	12	5.5	2.8-10.2	148	94.5	89.8-97.2
Female	309	39	10.8	7.4-15.7	270	89.2	84.3-92.6
RACE
White	366	39	7.6	5.3-10.8	327	92.4	89.2-94.7
Other	99	12	11.0	5.4-21.0	87	89.0	79.0-94.6
AGE
18-44	208	21	9.2	5.5-14.9	187	90.8	85.1-94.5
45+	260	30	7.7	5.1-11.4	230	92.3	88.6-94.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	245	25	5.6	3.6- 8.6	220	94.4	91.4-96.4
Some College +	224	26	11.3	7.2-17.4	198	88.7	82.6-92.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	230	24	8.2	4.9-13.4	206	91.8	86.6-95.1
$50,000+	146	11	6.7	3.4-12.8	135	93.3	87.2-96.6

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston 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?