BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,801	1,863	12.0	11.4-12.7	12,938	88.0	87.3-88.6
-Mountain AHEC	927	144	14.1	11.6-16.9	783	85.9	83.1-88.4
GENDER
Male	338	37	10.2	7.1-14.5	301	89.8	85.5-92.9
Female	589	107	17.5	14.1-21.5	482	82.5	78.5-85.9
RACE
White	790	121	14.3	11.7-17.4	669	85.7	82.6-88.3
African American	51	6	14.7	6.4-30.3	45	85.3	69.7-93.6
Other Minorities	3	2	76.3	22.4-97.3	1	23.7	2.7-77.6
AGE
18-24	49	8	12.9	5.6-26.8	41	87.1	73.2-94.4
25-34	122	16	11.1	6.3-19.0	106	88.9	81.0-93.7
35-44	152	29	20.1	13.5-28.9	123	79.9	71.1-86.5
45-54	178	40	19.1	13.2-26.8	138	80.9	73.2-86.8
55-64	162	28	16.0	10.5-23.7	134	84.0	76.3-89.5
65-74	138	15	9.2	5.0-16.0	123	90.8	84.0-95.0
75+	122	8	4.4	1.6-11.4	114	95.6	88.6-98.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	141	20	10.5	6.1-17.5	121	89.5	82.5-93.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	258	35	12.5	8.5-18.0	223	87.5	82.0-91.5
Some Post-H.S.	250	40	16.3	11.4-22.8	210	83.7	77.2-88.6
College Graduate	274	49	15.7	11.4-21.2	225	84.3	78.8-88.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	116	22	15.8	9.3-25.6	94	84.2	74.4-90.7
$15,000- 24,999	163	26	10.8	6.6-17.2	137	89.2	82.8-93.4
$25,000- 34,999	123	13	7.3	3.6-14.1	110	92.7	85.9-96.4
$35,000- 49,999	127	19	15.5	9.4-24.5	108	84.5	75.5-90.6
$50,000-74,999	111	21	21.2	13.5-31.6	90	78.8	68.4-86.5
$75,000+	94	13	12.3	6.7-21.4	81	87.7	78.6-93.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	313	71	20.2	15.4-26.0	242	79.8	74.0-84.6
No	587	70	11.5	8.8-14.9	517	88.5	85.1-91.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	139	15	9.7	5.4-16.9	124	90.3	83.1-94.6
Non-Veteran	783	128	14.8	12.1-17.9	655	85.2	82.1-87.9
Currently Serving	4	1	60.2	12.6-94.1	3	39.8	5.9-87.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,801

1,863

12.0

11.4-12.7

12,938

88.0

87.3-88.6

-Mountain AHEC

927

144

14.1

11.6-16.9

783

85.9

83.1-88.4

GENDER

Male

338

10.2

7.1-14.5

301

89.8

85.5-92.9

Female

589

107

17.5

14.1-21.5

482

82.5

78.5-85.9

RACE

White

790

121

14.3

11.7-17.4

669

85.7

82.6-88.3

African American

14.7

6.4-30.3

85.3

69.7-93.6

Other Minorities

76.3

22.4-97.3

23.7

2.7-77.6

AGE

18-24

12.9

5.6-26.8

87.1

73.2-94.4

25-34

122

11.1

6.3-19.0

106

88.9

81.0-93.7

35-44

152

20.1

13.5-28.9

123

79.9

71.1-86.5

45-54

178

19.1

13.2-26.8

138

80.9

73.2-86.8

55-64

162

16.0

10.5-23.7

134

84.0

76.3-89.5

65-74

138

9.2

5.0-16.0

123

90.8

84.0-95.0

75+

122

4.4

1.6-11.4

114

95.6

88.6-98.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

141

10.5

6.1-17.5

121

89.5

82.5-93.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

258

12.5

8.5-18.0

223

87.5

82.0-91.5

Some Post-H.S.

250

16.3

11.4-22.8

210

83.7

77.2-88.6

College Graduate

274

15.7

11.4-21.2

225

84.3

78.8-88.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

116

15.8

9.3-25.6

84.2

74.4-90.7

$15,000- 24,999

163

10.8

6.6-17.2

137

89.2

82.8-93.4

$25,000- 34,999

123

7.3

3.6-14.1

110

92.7

85.9-96.4

$35,000- 49,999

127

15.5

9.4-24.5

108

84.5

75.5-90.6

$50,000-74,999

111

21.2

13.5-31.6

78.8

68.4-86.5

$75,000+

12.3

6.7-21.4

87.7

78.6-93.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

313

20.2

15.4-26.0

242

79.8

74.0-84.6

587

11.5

8.8-14.9

517

88.5

85.1-91.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

139

9.7

5.4-16.9

124

90.3

83.1-94.6

Non-Veteran

783

128

14.8

12.1-17.9

655

85.2

82.1-87.9

Currently Serving

60.2

12.6-94.1

39.8

5.9-87.4

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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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