BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Do you still have asthma?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,688	240	8.4	7.2- 9.8	2,448	91.6	90.2-92.8
GENDER
Male	891	54	6.4	4.6- 8.8	837	93.6	91.2-95.4
Female	1,797	186	10.0	8.4-11.8	1,611	90.0	88.2-91.6
AGE
18-24	176	16	10.2	5.3-18.7	160	89.8	81.3-94.7
25-34	468	46	10.3	7.2-14.4	422	89.7	85.6-92.8
35-44	527	44	7.7	5.4-10.8	483	92.3	89.2-94.6
45-54	522	48	8.5	5.9-12.0	474	91.5	88.0-94.1
55-64	428	41	7.7	5.5-10.8	387	92.3	89.2-94.5
65-74	329	31	8.0	5.3-12.1	298	92.0	87.9-94.7
75+	222	14	6.0	3.0-11.4	208	94.0	88.6-97.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	603	78	13.5	10.3-17.6	525	86.5	82.4-89.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	926	80	7.8	6.0-10.0	846	92.2	90.0-94.0
Some Post-H.S.	658	47	6.2	4.2- 8.9	611	93.8	91.1-95.8
College Graduate	495	33	6.5	4.2-10.0	462	93.5	90.0-95.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	531	70	11.2	8.5-14.5	461	88.8	85.5-91.5
$15,000- 24,999	619	60	9.2	6.8-12.5	559	90.8	87.5-93.2
$25,000- 34,999	345	27	7.3	4.5-11.6	318	92.7	88.4-95.5
$35,000- 49,999	301	18	8.3	4.9-13.8	283	91.7	86.2-95.1
$50,000-74,999	192	8	3.3	1.5- 7.1	184	96.7	92.9-98.5
$75,000+	144	9	4.9	2.3-10.1	135	95.1	89.9-97.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	948	151	14.9	12.4-17.8	797	85.1	82.2-87.6
No	1,634	81	5.2	3.9- 6.8	1,553	94.8	93.2-96.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	312	16	5.2	2.8- 9.5	296	94.8	90.5-97.2
Non-Veteran	2,331	224	9.1	7.7-10.7	2,107	90.9	89.3-92.3
Currently Serving	38	0	0.0	. - .	38	100	. - .

*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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	2,688	240	8.4	7.2- 9.8	2,448	91.6	90.2-92.8
GENDER
Male	891	54	6.4	4.6- 8.8	837	93.6	91.2-95.4
Female	1,797	186	10.0	8.4-11.8	1,611	90.0	88.2-91.6
AGE
18-24	176	16	10.2	5.3-18.7	160	89.8	81.3-94.7
25-34	468	46	10.3	7.2-14.4	422	89.7	85.6-92.8
35-44	527	44	7.7	5.4-10.8	483	92.3	89.2-94.6
45-54	522	48	8.5	5.9-12.0	474	91.5	88.0-94.1
55-64	428	41	7.7	5.5-10.8	387	92.3	89.2-94.5
65-74	329	31	8.0	5.3-12.1	298	92.0	87.9-94.7
75+	222	14	6.0	3.0-11.4	208	94.0	88.6-97.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	603	78	13.5	10.3-17.6	525	86.5	82.4-89.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	926	80	7.8	6.0-10.0	846	92.2	90.0-94.0
Some Post-H.S.	658	47	6.2	4.2- 8.9	611	93.8	91.1-95.8
College Graduate	495	33	6.5	4.2-10.0	462	93.5	90.0-95.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	531	70	11.2	8.5-14.5	461	88.8	85.5-91.5
$15,000- 24,999	619	60	9.2	6.8-12.5	559	90.8	87.5-93.2
$25,000- 34,999	345	27	7.3	4.5-11.6	318	92.7	88.4-95.5
$35,000- 49,999	301	18	8.3	4.9-13.8	283	91.7	86.2-95.1
$50,000-74,999	192	8	3.3	1.5- 7.1	184	96.7	92.9-98.5
$75,000+	144	9	4.9	2.3-10.1	135	95.1	89.9-97.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	948	151	14.9	12.4-17.8	797	85.1	82.2-87.6
No	1,634	81	5.2	3.9- 6.8	1,553	94.8	93.2-96.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	312	16	5.2	2.8- 9.5	296	94.8	90.5-97.2
Non-Veteran	2,331	224	9.1	7.7-10.7	2,107	90.9	89.3-92.3
Currently Serving	38	0	0.0	. - .	38	100	. - .