BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,032	1,908	12.9	12.2-13.6	13,124	87.1	86.4-87.8
-Mountain AHEC	945	155	17.4	14.4-20.9	790	82.6	79.1-85.6
GENDER
Male	345	51	18.4	13.5-24.5	294	81.6	75.5-86.5
Female	600	104	16.6	13.2-20.5	496	83.4	79.5-86.8
RACE
White	808	131	17.6	14.5-21.3	677	82.4	78.7-85.5
African American	51	8	13.1	6.1-25.9	43	86.9	74.1-93.9
Other Minorities	3	1	44.7	6.8-90.0	2	55.3	10.0-93.2
AGE
18-24	48	10	28.2	15.1-46.4	38	71.8	53.6-84.9
25-34	126	19	19.0	10.1-32.7	107	81.0	67.3-89.9
35-44	154	29	21.0	14.2-30.0	125	79.0	70.0-85.8
45-54	182	35	19.5	13.1-28.2	147	80.5	71.8-86.9
55-64	162	27	17.0	11.4-24.6	135	83.0	75.4-88.6
65-74	142	20	8.9	5.1-15.2	122	91.1	84.8-94.9
75+	126	15	12.1	6.8-20.6	111	87.9	79.4-93.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	142	31	24.8	16.4-35.7	111	75.2	64.3-83.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	266	39	13.2	9.0-18.8	227	86.8	81.2-91.0
Some Post-H.S.	254	39	15.0	10.2-21.4	215	85.0	78.6-89.8
College Graduate	279	45	20.0	14.1-27.5	234	80.0	72.5-85.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	119	26	21.2	13.2-32.2	93	78.8	67.8-86.8
$15,000- 24,999	165	32	20.8	13.5-30.8	133	79.2	69.2-86.5
$25,000- 34,999	125	16	13.5	7.3-23.6	109	86.5	76.4-92.7
$35,000- 49,999	129	12	9.3	4.9-17.0	117	90.7	83.0-95.1
$50,000-74,999	115	16	15.0	8.9-24.3	99	85.0	75.7-91.1
$75,000+	94	16	14.1	8.0-23.7	78	85.9	76.3-92.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	322	77	24.7	19.1-31.3	245	75.3	68.7-80.9
No	596	74	13.6	10.3-17.9	522	86.4	82.1-89.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	142	16	12.2	6.7-21.4	126	87.8	78.6-93.3
Non-Veteran	798	138	18.4	15.0-22.2	660	81.6	77.8-85.0
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

15,032

1,908

12.9

12.2-13.6

13,124

87.1

86.4-87.8

-Mountain AHEC

945

155

17.4

14.4-20.9

790

82.6

79.1-85.6

GENDER

Male

345

18.4

13.5-24.5

294

81.6

75.5-86.5

Female

600

104

16.6

13.2-20.5

496

83.4

79.5-86.8

RACE

White

808

131

17.6

14.5-21.3

677

82.4

78.7-85.5

African American

13.1

6.1-25.9

86.9

74.1-93.9

Other Minorities

44.7

6.8-90.0

55.3

10.0-93.2

AGE

18-24

28.2

15.1-46.4

71.8

53.6-84.9

25-34

126

19.0

10.1-32.7

107

81.0

67.3-89.9

35-44

154

21.0

14.2-30.0

125

79.0

70.0-85.8

45-54

182

19.5

13.1-28.2

147

80.5

71.8-86.9

55-64

162

17.0

11.4-24.6

135

83.0

75.4-88.6

65-74

142

8.9

5.1-15.2

122

91.1

84.8-94.9

75+

126

12.1

6.8-20.6

111

87.9

79.4-93.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

142

24.8

16.4-35.7

111

75.2

64.3-83.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

266

13.2

9.0-18.8

227

86.8

81.2-91.0

Some Post-H.S.

254

15.0

10.2-21.4

215

85.0

78.6-89.8

College Graduate

279

20.0

14.1-27.5

234

80.0

72.5-85.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

119

21.2

13.2-32.2

78.8

67.8-86.8

$15,000- 24,999

165

20.8

13.5-30.8

133

79.2

69.2-86.5

$25,000- 34,999

125

13.5

7.3-23.6

109

86.5

76.4-92.7

$35,000- 49,999

129

9.3

4.9-17.0

117

90.7

83.0-95.1

$50,000-74,999

115

15.0

8.9-24.3

85.0

75.7-91.1

$75,000+

14.1

8.0-23.7

85.9

76.3-92.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

322

24.7

19.1-31.3

245

75.3

68.7-80.9

596

13.6

10.3-17.9

522

86.4

82.1-89.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

142

12.2

6.7-21.4

126

87.8

78.6-93.3

Non-Veteran

798

138

18.4

15.0-22.2

660

81.6

77.8-85.0

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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