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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,801	1,863	12.0	11.4-12.7	12,938	88.0	87.3-88.6
GENDER
Male	5,464	521	9.3	8.4-10.3	4,943	90.7	89.7-91.6
Female	9,337	1,342	14.5	13.7-15.5	7,995	85.5	84.5-86.3
RACE
White	11,070	1,342	11.6	10.9-12.3	9,728	88.4	87.7-89.1
African American	2,651	378	14.0	12.4-15.7	2,273	86.0	84.3-87.6
Asian	87	14	13.5	7.4-23.5	73	86.5	76.5-92.6
Native American	287	46	14.8	10.2-21.0	241	85.2	79.0-89.8
Other Minorities	619	70	10.7	7.8-14.6	549	89.3	85.4-92.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	669	76	11.1	8.2-15.0	593	88.9	85.0-91.8
-English Speaking	278	39	14.0	9.4-20.3	239	86.0	79.7-90.6
-Spanish Speaking	391	37	9.8	6.3-15.0	354	90.2	85.0-93.7
Non-Hispanic	14,111	1,785	12.1	11.5-12.8	12,326	87.9	87.2-88.5
AGE
18-24	828	97	11.1	8.7-14.0	731	88.9	86.0-91.3
25-34	2,374	248	9.8	8.5-11.3	2,126	90.2	88.7-91.5
35-44	2,796	393	13.8	12.2-15.5	2,403	86.2	84.5-87.8
45-54	2,768	406	14.8	13.1-16.6	2,362	85.2	83.4-86.9
55-64	2,504	360	13.2	11.7-14.8	2,144	86.8	85.2-88.3
65-74	1,964	221	9.5	8.2-11.1	1,743	90.5	88.9-91.8
75+	1,494	130	8.2	6.5-10.2	1,364	91.8	89.8-93.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,443	331	12.2	10.7-13.9	2,112	87.8	86.1-89.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,359	520	11.6	10.4-12.8	3,839	88.4	87.2-89.6
Some Post-H.S.	3,708	493	13.6	12.2-15.1	3,215	86.4	84.9-87.8
College Graduate	4,265	515	11.1	10.0-12.3	3,750	88.9	87.7-90.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,688	297	17.4	14.9-20.1	1,391	82.6	79.9-85.1
$15,000- 24,999	2,513	301	11.0	9.6-12.7	2,212	89.0	87.3-90.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,711	220	12.8	11.0-14.9	1,491	87.2	85.1-89.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,955	226	12.1	10.4-14.1	1,729	87.9	85.9-89.6
$50,000-74,999	1,773	188	10.1	8.5-12.0	1,585	89.9	88.0-91.5
$75,000+	2,000	198	9.4	8.0-11.0	1,802	90.6	89.0-92.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,677	852	18.3	16.9-19.8	3,825	81.7	80.2-83.1
No	9,689	974	9.6	8.9-10.3	8,715	90.4	89.7-91.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,897	183	9.8	8.2-11.7	1,714	90.2	88.3-91.8
Non-Veteran	12,713	1,665	12.5	11.8-13.2	11,048	87.5	86.8-88.2
Currently Serving	167	14	7.5	4.0-13.6	153	92.5	86.4-96.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,801

1,863

12.0

11.4-12.7

12,938

88.0

87.3-88.6

GENDER

Male

5,464

521

9.3

8.4-10.3

4,943

90.7

89.7-91.6

Female

9,337

1,342

14.5

13.7-15.5

7,995

85.5

84.5-86.3

RACE

White

11,070

1,342

11.6

10.9-12.3

9,728

88.4

87.7-89.1

African American

2,651

378

14.0

12.4-15.7

2,273

86.0

84.3-87.6

Asian

13.5

7.4-23.5

86.5

76.5-92.6

Native American

287

14.8

10.2-21.0

241

85.2

79.0-89.8

Other Minorities

619

10.7

7.8-14.6

549

89.3

85.4-92.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

669

11.1

8.2-15.0

593

88.9

85.0-91.8

-English Speaking

278

14.0

9.4-20.3

239

86.0

79.7-90.6

-Spanish Speaking

391

9.8

6.3-15.0

354

90.2

85.0-93.7

Non-Hispanic

14,111

1,785

12.1

11.5-12.8

12,326

87.9

87.2-88.5

AGE

18-24

828

11.1

8.7-14.0

731

88.9

86.0-91.3

25-34

2,374

248

9.8

8.5-11.3

2,126

90.2

88.7-91.5

35-44

2,796

393

13.8

12.2-15.5

2,403

86.2

84.5-87.8

45-54

2,768

406

14.8

13.1-16.6

2,362

85.2

83.4-86.9

55-64

2,504

360

13.2

11.7-14.8

2,144

86.8

85.2-88.3

65-74

1,964

221

9.5

8.2-11.1

1,743

90.5

88.9-91.8

75+

1,494

130

8.2

6.5-10.2

1,364

91.8

89.8-93.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,443

331

12.2

10.7-13.9

2,112

87.8

86.1-89.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,359

520

11.6

10.4-12.8

3,839

88.4

87.2-89.6

Some Post-H.S.

3,708

493

13.6

12.2-15.1

3,215

86.4

84.9-87.8

College Graduate

4,265

515

11.1

10.0-12.3

3,750

88.9

87.7-90.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,688

297

17.4

14.9-20.1

1,391

82.6

79.9-85.1

$15,000- 24,999

2,513

301

11.0

9.6-12.7

2,212

89.0

87.3-90.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,711

220

12.8

11.0-14.9

1,491

87.2

85.1-89.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,955

226

12.1

10.4-14.1

1,729

87.9

85.9-89.6

$50,000-74,999

1,773

188

10.1

8.5-12.0

1,585

89.9

88.0-91.5

$75,000+

2,000

198

9.4

8.0-11.0

1,802

90.6

89.0-92.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,677

852

18.3

16.9-19.8

3,825

81.7

80.2-83.1

9,689

974

9.6

8.9-10.3

8,715

90.4

89.7-91.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,897

183

9.8

8.2-11.7

1,714

90.2

88.3-91.8

Non-Veteran

12,713

1,665

12.5

11.8-13.2

11,048

87.5

86.8-88.2

Currently Serving

167

7.5

4.0-13.6

153

92.5

86.4-96.0

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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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