BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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: North Carolina

Environmental Factors-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
TOTAL	2,651	378	14.0	12.4-15.7	2,273	86.0	84.3-87.6
GENDER
Male	881	98	10.6	8.4-13.2	783	89.4	86.8-91.6
Female	1,770	280	16.7	14.6-19.0	1,490	83.3	81.0-85.4
AGE
18-24	174	22	14.3	8.7-22.6	152	85.7	77.4-91.3
25-34	466	58	11.4	8.4-15.2	408	88.6	84.8-91.6
35-44	524	77	13.5	10.4-17.3	447	86.5	82.7-89.6
45-54	517	91	18.2	14.3-23.0	426	81.8	77.0-85.7
55-64	415	65	16.2	12.3-21.0	350	83.8	79.0-87.7
65-74	326	39	9.7	6.7-13.9	287	90.3	86.1-93.3
75+	214	22	10.8	6.4-17.7	192	89.2	82.3-93.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	589	96	17.3	13.8-21.5	493	82.7	78.5-86.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	915	105	11.2	8.8-14.0	810	88.8	86.0-91.2
Some Post-H.S.	651	100	14.5	11.5-18.1	551	85.5	81.9-88.5
College Graduate	490	75	14.8	11.3-19.3	415	85.2	80.7-88.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	521	100	19.7	15.7-24.5	421	80.3	75.5-84.3
$15,000- 24,999	615	73	11.7	8.8-15.2	542	88.3	84.8-91.2
$25,000- 34,999	342	44	13.7	9.5-19.3	298	86.3	80.7-90.5
$35,000- 49,999	299	47	15.5	11.4-20.9	252	84.5	79.1-88.6
$50,000-74,999	190	19	10.1	5.9-16.7	171	89.9	83.3-94.1
$75,000+	145	21	15.1	9.4-23.4	124	84.9	76.6-90.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	925	189	21.0	18.0-24.5	736	79.0	75.5-82.0
No	1,622	174	10.7	8.9-12.8	1,448	89.3	87.2-91.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	305	29	9.0	5.9-13.4	276	91.0	86.6-94.1
Non-Veteran	2,302	345	14.9	13.1-16.8	1,957	85.1	83.2-86.9
Currently Serving	37	3	6.8	2.0-20.9	34	93.2	79.1-98.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,651

378

14.0

12.4-15.7

2,273

86.0

84.3-87.6

GENDER

Male

881

10.6

8.4-13.2

783

89.4

86.8-91.6

Female

1,770

280

16.7

14.6-19.0

1,490

83.3

81.0-85.4

AGE

18-24

174

14.3

8.7-22.6

152

85.7

77.4-91.3

25-34

466

11.4

8.4-15.2

408

88.6

84.8-91.6

35-44

524

13.5

10.4-17.3

447

86.5

82.7-89.6

45-54

517

18.2

14.3-23.0

426

81.8

77.0-85.7

55-64

415

16.2

12.3-21.0

350

83.8

79.0-87.7

65-74

326

9.7

6.7-13.9

287

90.3

86.1-93.3

75+

214

10.8

6.4-17.7

192

89.2

82.3-93.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

589

17.3

13.8-21.5

493

82.7

78.5-86.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

915

105

11.2

8.8-14.0

810

88.8

86.0-91.2

Some Post-H.S.

651

100

14.5

11.5-18.1

551

85.5

81.9-88.5

College Graduate

490

14.8

11.3-19.3

415

85.2

80.7-88.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

521

100

19.7

15.7-24.5

421

80.3

75.5-84.3

$15,000- 24,999

615

11.7

8.8-15.2

542

88.3

84.8-91.2

$25,000- 34,999

342

13.7

9.5-19.3

298

86.3

80.7-90.5

$35,000- 49,999

299

15.5

11.4-20.9

252

84.5

79.1-88.6

$50,000-74,999

190

10.1

5.9-16.7

171

89.9

83.3-94.1

$75,000+

145

15.1

9.4-23.4

124

84.9

76.6-90.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

925

189

21.0

18.0-24.5

736

79.0

75.5-82.0

1,622

174

10.7

8.9-12.8

1,448

89.3

87.2-91.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

305

9.0

5.9-13.4

276

91.0

86.6-94.1

Non-Veteran

2,302

345

14.9

13.1-16.8

1,957

85.1

83.2-86.9

Currently Serving

6.8

2.0-20.9

93.2

79.1-98.0

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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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