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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,812	2,446	16.4	15.6-17.1	12,366	83.6	82.9-84.4
GENDER
Male	5,481	693	12.9	11.9-14.1	4,788	87.1	85.9-88.1
Female	9,331	1,753	19.6	18.6-20.6	7,578	80.4	79.4-81.4
RACE
White	11,076	1,840	16.7	15.8-17.5	9,236	83.3	82.5-84.2
African American	2,657	437	17.2	15.4-19.1	2,220	82.8	80.9-84.6
Asian	88	17	17.3	9.9-28.5	71	82.7	71.5-90.1
Native American	287	59	17.4	12.7-23.5	228	82.6	76.5-87.3
Other Minorities	617	79	10.9	8.1-14.6	538	89.1	85.4-91.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	665	84	10.8	8.1-14.1	581	89.2	85.9-91.9
-English Speaking	276	48	15.2	10.8-20.8	228	84.8	79.2-89.2
-Spanish Speaking	389	36	8.7	5.7-13.2	353	91.3	86.8-94.3
Non-Hispanic	14,129	2,361	16.8	16.0-17.6	11,768	83.2	82.4-84.0
AGE
18-24	833	171	19.6	16.5-23.2	662	80.4	76.8-83.5
25-34	2,374	427	17.2	15.4-19.1	1,947	82.8	80.9-84.6
35-44	2,793	569	19.9	18.1-21.8	2,224	80.1	78.2-81.9
45-54	2,766	539	19.4	17.7-21.3	2,227	80.6	78.7-82.3
55-64	2,515	407	15.3	13.7-17.1	2,108	84.7	82.9-86.3
65-74	1,971	215	9.2	7.8-10.8	1,756	90.8	89.2-92.2
75+	1,486	107	7.1	5.6- 9.0	1,379	92.9	91.0-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,453	322	12.9	11.3-14.8	2,131	87.1	85.2-88.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,354	631	14.0	12.8-15.4	3,723	86.0	84.6-87.2
Some Post-H.S.	3,708	707	20.3	18.6-22.0	3,001	79.7	78.0-81.4
College Graduate	4,271	782	17.4	16.0-18.8	3,489	82.6	81.2-84.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,703	313	17.9	15.6-20.5	1,390	82.1	79.5-84.4
$15,000- 24,999	2,510	406	14.9	13.2-16.8	2,104	85.1	83.2-86.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,704	285	16.9	14.7-19.3	1,419	83.1	80.7-85.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,940	334	17.6	15.7-19.8	1,606	82.4	80.2-84.3
$50,000-74,999	1,778	333	18.8	16.7-21.2	1,445	81.2	78.8-83.3
$75,000+	1,998	330	16.9	15.0-19.0	1,668	83.1	81.0-85.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,691	974	21.1	19.7-22.7	3,717	78.9	77.3-80.3
No	9,682	1,414	14.5	13.6-15.4	8,268	85.5	84.6-86.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,911	239	13.1	11.3-15.1	1,672	86.9	84.9-88.7
Non-Veteran	12,709	2,181	17.0	16.2-17.9	10,528	83.0	82.1-83.8
Currently Serving	168	22	12.7	8.1-19.4	146	87.3	80.6-91.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,812

2,446

16.4

15.6-17.1

12,366

83.6

82.9-84.4

GENDER

Male

5,481

693

12.9

11.9-14.1

4,788

87.1

85.9-88.1

Female

9,331

1,753

19.6

18.6-20.6

7,578

80.4

79.4-81.4

RACE

White

11,076

1,840

16.7

15.8-17.5

9,236

83.3

82.5-84.2

African American

2,657

437

17.2

15.4-19.1

2,220

82.8

80.9-84.6

Asian

17.3

9.9-28.5

82.7

71.5-90.1

Native American

287

17.4

12.7-23.5

228

82.6

76.5-87.3

Other Minorities

617

10.9

8.1-14.6

538

89.1

85.4-91.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

665

10.8

8.1-14.1

581

89.2

85.9-91.9

-English Speaking

276

15.2

10.8-20.8

228

84.8

79.2-89.2

-Spanish Speaking

389

8.7

5.7-13.2

353

91.3

86.8-94.3

Non-Hispanic

14,129

2,361

16.8

16.0-17.6

11,768

83.2

82.4-84.0

AGE

18-24

833

171

19.6

16.5-23.2

662

80.4

76.8-83.5

25-34

2,374

427

17.2

15.4-19.1

1,947

82.8

80.9-84.6

35-44

2,793

569

19.9

18.1-21.8

2,224

80.1

78.2-81.9

45-54

2,766

539

19.4

17.7-21.3

2,227

80.6

78.7-82.3

55-64

2,515

407

15.3

13.7-17.1

2,108

84.7

82.9-86.3

65-74

1,971

215

9.2

7.8-10.8

1,756

90.8

89.2-92.2

75+

1,486

107

7.1

5.6- 9.0

1,379

92.9

91.0-94.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,453

322

12.9

11.3-14.8

2,131

87.1

85.2-88.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,354

631

14.0

12.8-15.4

3,723

86.0

84.6-87.2

Some Post-H.S.

3,708

707

20.3

18.6-22.0

3,001

79.7

78.0-81.4

College Graduate

4,271

782

17.4

16.0-18.8

3,489

82.6

81.2-84.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,703

313

17.9

15.6-20.5

1,390

82.1

79.5-84.4

$15,000- 24,999

2,510

406

14.9

13.2-16.8

2,104

85.1

83.2-86.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,704

285

16.9

14.7-19.3

1,419

83.1

80.7-85.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,940

334

17.6

15.7-19.8

1,606

82.4

80.2-84.3

$50,000-74,999

1,778

333

18.8

16.7-21.2

1,445

81.2

78.8-83.3

$75,000+

1,998

330

16.9

15.0-19.0

1,668

83.1

81.0-85.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,691

974

21.1

19.7-22.7

3,717

78.9

77.3-80.3

9,682

1,414

14.5

13.6-15.4

8,268

85.5

84.6-86.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,911

239

13.1

11.3-15.1

1,672

86.9

84.9-88.7

Non-Veteran

12,709

2,181

17.0

16.2-17.9

10,528

83.0

82.1-83.8

Currently Serving

168

12.7

8.1-19.4

146

87.3

80.6-91.9

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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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