BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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: North Carolina

Environmental Factors-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
TOTAL	2,657	437	17.2	15.4-19.1	2,220	82.8	80.9-84.6
GENDER
Male	885	116	13.4	10.9-16.3	769	86.6	83.7-89.1
Female	1,772	321	20.2	17.8-22.8	1,451	79.8	77.2-82.2
AGE
18-24	175	34	22.7	15.6-31.8	141	77.3	68.2-84.4
25-34	464	79	17.5	13.5-22.3	385	82.5	77.7-86.5
35-44	524	105	20.7	16.6-25.5	419	79.3	74.5-83.4
45-54	516	101	20.0	16.0-24.8	415	80.0	75.2-84.0
55-64	422	65	15.6	11.8-20.3	357	84.4	79.7-88.2
65-74	324	33	7.4	4.8-11.2	291	92.6	88.8-95.2
75+	216	16	8.9	5.0-15.4	200	91.1	84.6-95.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	593	78	13.1	10.0-17.0	515	86.9	83.0-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	915	119	13.5	10.9-16.6	796	86.5	83.4-89.1
Some Post-H.S.	650	146	23.7	19.8-28.1	504	76.3	71.9-80.2
College Graduate	494	92	19.5	15.4-24.3	402	80.5	75.7-84.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	522	90	19.3	15.0-24.4	432	80.7	75.6-85.0
$15,000- 24,999	612	91	14.9	11.6-18.8	521	85.1	81.2-88.4
$25,000- 34,999	342	52	16.1	11.6-21.8	290	83.9	78.2-88.4
$35,000- 49,999	297	64	22.5	17.4-28.6	233	77.5	71.4-82.6
$50,000-74,999	190	33	19.1	12.9-27.4	157	80.9	72.6-87.1
$75,000+	145	30	20.1	13.5-28.9	115	79.9	71.1-86.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	931	183	21.4	18.2-24.9	748	78.6	75.1-81.8
No	1,623	234	15.1	13.0-17.5	1,389	84.9	82.5-87.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	309	46	15.9	11.4-21.9	263	84.1	78.1-88.6
Non-Veteran	2,304	389	17.6	15.7-19.7	1,915	82.4	80.3-84.3
Currently Serving	37	1	4.2	0.6-24.6	36	95.8	75.4-99.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,657

437

17.2

15.4-19.1

2,220

82.8

80.9-84.6

GENDER

Male

885

116

13.4

10.9-16.3

769

86.6

83.7-89.1

Female

1,772

321

20.2

17.8-22.8

1,451

79.8

77.2-82.2

AGE

18-24

175

22.7

15.6-31.8

141

77.3

68.2-84.4

25-34

464

17.5

13.5-22.3

385

82.5

77.7-86.5

35-44

524

105

20.7

16.6-25.5

419

79.3

74.5-83.4

45-54

516

101

20.0

16.0-24.8

415

80.0

75.2-84.0

55-64

422

15.6

11.8-20.3

357

84.4

79.7-88.2

65-74

324

7.4

4.8-11.2

291

92.6

88.8-95.2

75+

216

8.9

5.0-15.4

200

91.1

84.6-95.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

593

13.1

10.0-17.0

515

86.9

83.0-90.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

915

119

13.5

10.9-16.6

796

86.5

83.4-89.1

Some Post-H.S.

650

146

23.7

19.8-28.1

504

76.3

71.9-80.2

College Graduate

494

19.5

15.4-24.3

402

80.5

75.7-84.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

522

19.3

15.0-24.4

432

80.7

75.6-85.0

$15,000- 24,999

612

14.9

11.6-18.8

521

85.1

81.2-88.4

$25,000- 34,999

342

16.1

11.6-21.8

290

83.9

78.2-88.4

$35,000- 49,999

297

22.5

17.4-28.6

233

77.5

71.4-82.6

$50,000-74,999

190

19.1

12.9-27.4

157

80.9

72.6-87.1

$75,000+

145

20.1

13.5-28.9

115

79.9

71.1-86.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

931

183

21.4

18.2-24.9

748

78.6

75.1-81.8

1,623

234

15.1

13.0-17.5

1,389

84.9

82.5-87.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

309

15.9

11.4-21.9

263

84.1

78.1-88.6

Non-Veteran

2,304

389

17.6

15.7-19.7

1,915

82.4

80.3-84.3

Currently Serving

4.2

0.6-24.6

95.8

75.4-99.4

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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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