BRFSS 2004 - Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County	631	90	13.3	10.7-16.5	541	86.7	83.5-89.3
GENDER
Male	247	28	10.4	7.0-15.2	219	89.6	84.8-93.0
Female	384	62	16.1	12.4-20.6	322	83.9	79.4-87.6
RACE
White	435	66	14.4	11.2-18.4	369	85.6	81.6-88.8
Other	193	23	11.1	7.1-16.9	170	88.9	83.1-92.9
AGE
18-44	322	42	12.1	8.8-16.4	280	87.9	83.6-91.2
45+	307	48	14.8	10.9-19.9	259	85.2	80.1-89.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	177	25	11.0	7.1-16.5	152	89.0	83.5-92.9
Some College +	453	65	14.4	11.1-18.4	388	85.6	81.6-88.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	261	42	14.4	10.2-19.9	219	85.6	80.1-89.8
$50,000+	243	33	12.8	9.0-18.0	210	87.2	82.0-91.0

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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
-Mecklenburg County	631	90	13.3	10.7-16.5	541	86.7	83.5-89.3
GENDER
Male	247	28	10.4	7.0-15.2	219	89.6	84.8-93.0
Female	384	62	16.1	12.4-20.6	322	83.9	79.4-87.6
RACE
White	435	66	14.4	11.2-18.4	369	85.6	81.6-88.8
Other	193	23	11.1	7.1-16.9	170	88.9	83.1-92.9
AGE
18-44	322	42	12.1	8.8-16.4	280	87.9	83.6-91.2
45+	307	48	14.8	10.9-19.9	259	85.2	80.1-89.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	177	25	11.0	7.1-16.5	152	89.0	83.5-92.9
Some College +	453	65	14.4	11.1-18.4	388	85.6	81.6-88.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	261	42	14.4	10.2-19.9	219	85.6	80.1-89.8
$50,000+	243	33	12.8	9.0-18.0	210	87.2	82.0-91.0

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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?