BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Do you still have asthma?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,965	1,189	7.6	7.0- 8.1	13,776	92.4	91.9-93.0
-Mountain AHEC	940	92	8.9	6.9-11.4	848	91.1	88.6-93.1
GENDER
Male	345	23	6.4	3.9-10.5	322	93.6	89.5-96.1
Female	595	69	11.1	8.4-14.6	526	88.9	85.4-91.6
RACE
White	803	74	8.8	6.8-11.3	729	91.2	88.7-93.2
African American	51	5	7.6	2.9-18.4	46	92.4	81.6-97.1
Other Minorities	3	1	44.7	6.8-90.0	2	55.3	10.0-93.2
AGE
18-24	47	3	8.4	2.5-25.2	44	91.6	74.8-97.5
25-34	126	7	5.7	1.6-18.1	119	94.3	81.9-98.4
35-44	154	19	11.1	6.6-18.2	135	88.9	81.8-93.4
45-54	180	19	9.3	5.4-15.7	161	90.7	84.3-94.6
55-64	160	19	12.0	7.4-19.0	141	88.0	81.0-92.6
65-74	142	16	6.1	3.3-11.0	126	93.9	89.0-96.7
75+	126	9	8.7	4.3-16.9	117	91.3	83.1-95.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	141	23	15.5	9.1-25.4	118	84.5	74.6-90.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	264	26	7.7	4.8-12.0	238	92.3	88.0-95.2
Some Post-H.S.	254	20	7.6	4.5-12.8	234	92.4	87.2-95.5
College Graduate	277	22	7.7	4.8-12.2	255	92.3	87.8-95.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	119	22	16.4	9.8-26.2	97	83.6	73.8-90.2
$15,000- 24,999	165	20	10.7	5.5-19.6	145	89.3	80.4-94.5
$25,000- 34,999	124	9	5.1	2.2-11.5	115	94.9	88.5-97.8
$35,000- 49,999	129	7	5.6	2.4-12.5	122	94.4	87.5-97.6
$50,000-74,999	114	9	8.6	4.2-16.5	105	91.4	83.5-95.8
$75,000+	94	6	6.6	2.8-14.8	88	93.4	85.2-97.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	321	60	18.5	13.6-24.7	261	81.5	75.3-86.4
No	592	30	4.5	2.9- 6.9	562	95.5	93.1-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	142	13	9.3	4.5-18.1	129	90.7	81.9-95.5
Non-Veteran	793	78	8.6	6.6-11.2	715	91.4	88.8-93.4
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

14,965

1,189

7.6

7.0- 8.1

13,776

92.4

91.9-93.0

-Mountain AHEC

940

8.9

6.9-11.4

848

91.1

88.6-93.1

GENDER

Male

345

6.4

3.9-10.5

322

93.6

89.5-96.1

Female

595

11.1

8.4-14.6

526

88.9

85.4-91.6

RACE

White

803

8.8

6.8-11.3

729

91.2

88.7-93.2

African American

7.6

2.9-18.4

92.4

81.6-97.1

Other Minorities

44.7

6.8-90.0

55.3

10.0-93.2

AGE

18-24

8.4

2.5-25.2

91.6

74.8-97.5

25-34

126

5.7

1.6-18.1

119

94.3

81.9-98.4

35-44

154

11.1

6.6-18.2

135

88.9

81.8-93.4

45-54

180

9.3

5.4-15.7

161

90.7

84.3-94.6

55-64

160

12.0

7.4-19.0

141

88.0

81.0-92.6

65-74

142

6.1

3.3-11.0

126

93.9

89.0-96.7

75+

126

8.7

4.3-16.9

117

91.3

83.1-95.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

141

15.5

9.1-25.4

118

84.5

74.6-90.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

264

7.7

4.8-12.0

238

92.3

88.0-95.2

Some Post-H.S.

254

7.6

4.5-12.8

234

92.4

87.2-95.5

College Graduate

277

7.7

4.8-12.2

255

92.3

87.8-95.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

119

16.4

9.8-26.2

83.6

73.8-90.2

$15,000- 24,999

165

10.7

5.5-19.6

145

89.3

80.4-94.5

$25,000- 34,999

124

5.1

2.2-11.5

115

94.9

88.5-97.8

$35,000- 49,999

129

5.6

2.4-12.5

122

94.4

87.5-97.6

$50,000-74,999

114

8.6

4.2-16.5

105

91.4

83.5-95.8

$75,000+

6.6

2.8-14.8

93.4

85.2-97.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

321

18.5

13.6-24.7

261

81.5

75.3-86.4

592

4.5

2.9- 6.9

562

95.5

93.1-97.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

142

9.3

4.5-18.1

129

90.7

81.9-95.5

Non-Veteran

793

8.6

6.6-11.2

715

91.4

88.8-93.4

Currently Serving

60.2

12.6-94.1

39.8

5.9-87.4

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

^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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