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 AMERICAN MALES

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	885	116	13.4	10.9-16.3	769	86.6	83.7-89.1
AGE
18-24	59	11	17.2	8.8-31.1	48	82.8	68.9-91.2
25-34	139	29	19.7	13.3-28.0	110	80.3	72.0-86.7
35-44	175	22	13.1	8.1-20.4	153	86.9	79.6-91.9
45-54	175	25	14.6	9.2-22.4	150	85.4	77.6-90.8
55-64	168	19	11.7	7.0-19.0	149	88.3	81.0-93.0
65-74	104	6	4.7	1.5-13.4	98	95.3	86.6-98.5
75+	60	4	7.5	2.5-20.4	56	92.5	79.6-97.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	218	24	10.8	6.7-17.1	194	89.2	82.9-93.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	333	31	8.8	5.9-13.0	302	91.2	87.0-94.1
Some Post-H.S.	189	37	21.2	15.1-29.0	152	78.8	71.0-84.9
College Graduate	143	24	17.1	10.7-26.2	119	82.9	73.8-89.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	143	21	16.4	9.7-26.2	122	83.6	73.8-90.3
$15,000- 24,999	176	16	10.3	5.8-17.5	160	89.7	82.5-94.2
$25,000- 34,999	110	13	12.6	7.2-21.2	97	87.4	78.8-92.8
$35,000- 49,999	121	24	18.6	11.9-27.9	97	81.4	72.1-88.1
$50,000-74,999	99	13	13.0	7.0-22.7	86	87.0	77.3-93.0
$75,000+	65	17	24.1	14.1-38.1	48	75.9	61.9-85.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	302	48	17.7	13.0-23.7	254	82.3	76.3-87.0
No	541	61	11.5	8.6-15.1	480	88.5	84.9-91.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	260	30	12.2	8.1-17.9	230	87.8	82.1-91.9
Non-Veteran	591	84	14.2	11.2-18.0	507	85.8	82.0-88.8
Currently Serving	28	1	4.8	0.7-27.3	27	95.2	72.7-99.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

885

116

13.4

10.9-16.3

769

86.6

83.7-89.1

AGE

18-24

17.2

8.8-31.1

82.8

68.9-91.2

25-34

139

19.7

13.3-28.0

110

80.3

72.0-86.7

35-44

175

13.1

8.1-20.4

153

86.9

79.6-91.9

45-54

175

14.6

9.2-22.4

150

85.4

77.6-90.8

55-64

168

11.7

7.0-19.0

149

88.3

81.0-93.0

65-74

104

4.7

1.5-13.4

95.3

86.6-98.5

75+

7.5

2.5-20.4

92.5

79.6-97.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

218

10.8

6.7-17.1

194

89.2

82.9-93.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

333

8.8

5.9-13.0

302

91.2

87.0-94.1

Some Post-H.S.

189

21.2

15.1-29.0

152

78.8

71.0-84.9

College Graduate

143

17.1

10.7-26.2

119

82.9

73.8-89.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

143

16.4

9.7-26.2

122

83.6

73.8-90.3

$15,000- 24,999

176

10.3

5.8-17.5

160

89.7

82.5-94.2

$25,000- 34,999

110

12.6

7.2-21.2

87.4

78.8-92.8

$35,000- 49,999

121

18.6

11.9-27.9

81.4

72.1-88.1

$50,000-74,999

13.0

7.0-22.7

87.0

77.3-93.0

$75,000+

24.1

14.1-38.1

75.9

61.9-85.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

302

17.7

13.0-23.7

254

82.3

76.3-87.0

541

11.5

8.6-15.1

480

88.5

84.9-91.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

260

12.2

8.1-17.9

230

87.8

82.1-91.9

Non-Veteran

591

14.2

11.2-18.0

507

85.8

82.0-88.8

Currently Serving

4.8

0.7-27.3

95.2

72.7-99.3

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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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