BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Things like dust, mold, smoke, and chemicals inside the home or office can cause poor indoor air quality. In the past 12 months have you had an illness or symptom that you think was caused by something in the air inside a home, office, or other building?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Environmental Factors

Things like dust, mold, smoke, and chemicals inside the home or office can cause poor indoor air quality. In the past 12 months have you had an illness or symptom that you think was caused by something in the air inside a home, office, or other building?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,812	2,446	16.4	15.6-17.1	12,366	83.6	82.9-84.4
-Mountain AHEC	926	189	20.4	17.3-23.8	737	79.6	76.2-82.7
GENDER
Male	343	51	17.5	13.0-23.3	292	82.5	76.7-87.0
Female	583	138	22.9	18.9-27.4	445	77.1	72.6-81.1
RACE
White	792	160	20.0	16.8-23.5	632	80.0	76.5-83.2
African American	51	10	23.1	11.7-40.6	41	76.9	59.4-88.3
Other Minorities	3	1	31.6	3.9-84.1	2	68.4	15.9-96.1
AGE
18-24	49	11	18.3	9.1-33.1	38	81.7	66.9-90.9
25-34	124	32	32.2	21.6-45.0	92	67.8	55.0-78.4
35-44	150	45	28.0	20.4-37.1	105	72.0	62.9-79.6
45-54	177	46	24.3	17.5-32.8	131	75.7	67.2-82.5
55-64	159	25	15.1	9.6-22.7	134	84.9	77.3-90.4
65-74	140	18	9.5	5.3-16.4	122	90.5	83.6-94.7
75+	122	11	9.7	4.6-19.2	111	90.3	80.8-95.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	139	19	16.7	9.2-28.5	120	83.3	71.5-90.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	260	47	16.5	11.8-22.7	213	83.5	77.3-88.2
Some Post-H.S.	250	61	26.7	20.3-34.3	189	73.3	65.7-79.7
College Graduate	273	62	20.3	15.4-26.2	211	79.7	73.8-84.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	116	22	22.1	12.5-36.0	94	77.9	64.0-87.5
$15,000- 24,999	162	30	13.6	7.8-22.6	132	86.4	77.4-92.2
$25,000- 34,999	121	29	25.4	16.7-36.7	92	74.6	63.3-83.3
$35,000- 49,999	126	30	27.8	19.3-38.4	96	72.2	61.6-80.7
$50,000-74,999	114	24	23.5	15.5-33.9	90	76.5	66.1-84.5
$75,000+	93	17	15.6	9.1-25.4	76	84.4	74.6-90.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	309	78	25.2	19.4-31.9	231	74.8	68.1-80.6
No	590	105	18.1	14.5-22.5	485	81.9	77.5-85.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	142	18	14.7	8.4-24.4	124	85.3	75.6-91.6
Non-Veteran	779	171	21.7	18.3-25.5	608	78.3	74.5-81.7
Currently Serving	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,812

2,446

16.4

15.6-17.1

12,366

83.6

82.9-84.4

-Mountain AHEC

926

189

20.4

17.3-23.8

737

79.6

76.2-82.7

GENDER

Male

343

17.5

13.0-23.3

292

82.5

76.7-87.0

Female

583

138

22.9

18.9-27.4

445

77.1

72.6-81.1

RACE

White

792

160

20.0

16.8-23.5

632

80.0

76.5-83.2

African American

23.1

11.7-40.6

76.9

59.4-88.3

Other Minorities

31.6

3.9-84.1

68.4

15.9-96.1

AGE

18-24

18.3

9.1-33.1

81.7

66.9-90.9

25-34

124

32.2

21.6-45.0

67.8

55.0-78.4

35-44

150

28.0

20.4-37.1

105

72.0

62.9-79.6

45-54

177

24.3

17.5-32.8

131

75.7

67.2-82.5

55-64

159

15.1

9.6-22.7

134

84.9

77.3-90.4

65-74

140

9.5

5.3-16.4

122

90.5

83.6-94.7

75+

122

9.7

4.6-19.2

111

90.3

80.8-95.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

139

16.7

9.2-28.5

120

83.3

71.5-90.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

260

16.5

11.8-22.7

213

83.5

77.3-88.2

Some Post-H.S.

250

26.7

20.3-34.3

189

73.3

65.7-79.7

College Graduate

273

20.3

15.4-26.2

211

79.7

73.8-84.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

116

22.1

12.5-36.0

77.9

64.0-87.5

$15,000- 24,999

162

13.6

7.8-22.6

132

86.4

77.4-92.2

$25,000- 34,999

121

25.4

16.7-36.7

74.6

63.3-83.3

$35,000- 49,999

126

27.8

19.3-38.4

72.2

61.6-80.7

$50,000-74,999

114

23.5

15.5-33.9

76.5

66.1-84.5

$75,000+

15.6

9.1-25.4

84.4

74.6-90.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

309

25.2

19.4-31.9

231

74.8

68.1-80.6

590

105

18.1

14.5-22.5

485

81.9

77.5-85.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

142

14.7

8.4-24.4

124

85.3

75.6-91.6

Non-Veteran

779

171

21.7

18.3-25.5

608

78.3

74.5-81.7

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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