BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,032	1,908	12.9	12.2-13.6	13,124	87.1	86.4-87.8
GENDER
Male	5,553	556	10.8	9.8-11.9	4,997	89.2	88.1-90.2
Female	9,479	1,352	14.7	13.9-15.7	8,127	85.3	84.3-86.1
RACE
White	11,238	1,403	13.0	12.2-13.9	9,835	87.0	86.1-87.8
African American	2,698	383	14.5	12.8-16.2	2,315	85.5	83.8-87.2
Asian	90	7	6.6	2.6-15.9	83	93.4	84.1-97.4
Native American	289	56	18.4	13.5-24.5	233	81.6	75.5-86.5
Other Minorities	625	44	5.6	3.7- 8.5	581	94.4	91.5-96.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	671	49	5.7	3.8- 8.3	622	94.3	91.7-96.2
-English Speaking	280	37	10.7	6.8-16.4	243	89.3	83.6-93.2
-Spanish Speaking	391	12	3.4	1.7- 6.7	379	96.6	93.3-98.3
Non-Hispanic	14,340	1,857	13.4	12.7-14.1	12,483	86.6	85.9-87.3
AGE
18-24	843	137	17.9	14.7-21.7	706	82.1	78.3-85.3
25-34	2,398	257	10.4	8.9-12.1	2,141	89.6	87.9-91.1
35-44	2,829	375	14.0	12.4-15.7	2,454	86.0	84.3-87.6
45-54	2,805	369	13.4	11.9-15.1	2,436	86.6	84.9-88.1
55-64	2,558	352	13.4	11.9-15.1	2,206	86.6	84.9-88.1
65-74	1,997	246	11.2	9.7-12.9	1,751	88.8	87.1-90.3
75+	1,526	166	11.2	9.3-13.4	1,360	88.8	86.6-90.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,486	390	15.3	13.5-17.3	2,096	84.7	82.7-86.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,425	510	11.9	10.8-13.2	3,915	88.1	86.8-89.2
Some Post-H.S.	3,767	502	13.4	12.1-14.9	3,265	86.6	85.1-87.9
College Graduate	4,327	502	11.8	10.7-13.1	3,825	88.2	86.9-89.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,732	334	18.6	16.4-21.1	1,398	81.4	78.9-83.6
$15,000- 24,999	2,544	339	13.5	11.8-15.4	2,205	86.5	84.6-88.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,732	194	11.0	9.3-12.9	1,538	89.0	87.1-90.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,976	228	12.7	10.9-14.7	1,748	87.3	85.3-89.1
$50,000-74,999	1,800	166	10.0	8.4-11.9	1,634	90.0	88.1-91.6
$75,000+	2,019	229	11.3	9.7-13.2	1,790	88.7	86.8-90.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,798	915	18.7	17.3-20.1	3,883	81.3	79.9-82.7
No	9,787	956	10.4	9.7-11.3	8,831	89.6	88.7-90.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,935	183	9.8	8.2-11.6	1,752	90.2	88.4-91.8
Non-Veteran	12,903	1,709	13.5	12.7-14.3	11,194	86.5	85.7-87.3
Currently Serving	169	15	7.1	3.8-12.9	154	92.9	87.1-96.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,032

1,908

12.9

12.2-13.6

13,124

87.1

86.4-87.8

GENDER

Male

5,553

556

10.8

9.8-11.9

4,997

89.2

88.1-90.2

Female

9,479

1,352

14.7

13.9-15.7

8,127

85.3

84.3-86.1

RACE

White

11,238

1,403

13.0

12.2-13.9

9,835

87.0

86.1-87.8

African American

2,698

383

14.5

12.8-16.2

2,315

85.5

83.8-87.2

Asian

6.6

2.6-15.9

93.4

84.1-97.4

Native American

289

18.4

13.5-24.5

233

81.6

75.5-86.5

Other Minorities

625

5.6

3.7- 8.5

581

94.4

91.5-96.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

671

5.7

3.8- 8.3

622

94.3

91.7-96.2

-English Speaking

280

10.7

6.8-16.4

243

89.3

83.6-93.2

-Spanish Speaking

391

3.4

1.7- 6.7

379

96.6

93.3-98.3

Non-Hispanic

14,340

1,857

13.4

12.7-14.1

12,483

86.6

85.9-87.3

AGE

18-24

843

137

17.9

14.7-21.7

706

82.1

78.3-85.3

25-34

2,398

257

10.4

8.9-12.1

2,141

89.6

87.9-91.1

35-44

2,829

375

14.0

12.4-15.7

2,454

86.0

84.3-87.6

45-54

2,805

369

13.4

11.9-15.1

2,436

86.6

84.9-88.1

55-64

2,558

352

13.4

11.9-15.1

2,206

86.6

84.9-88.1

65-74

1,997

246

11.2

9.7-12.9

1,751

88.8

87.1-90.3

75+

1,526

166

11.2

9.3-13.4

1,360

88.8

86.6-90.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,486

390

15.3

13.5-17.3

2,096

84.7

82.7-86.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,425

510

11.9

10.8-13.2

3,915

88.1

86.8-89.2

Some Post-H.S.

3,767

502

13.4

12.1-14.9

3,265

86.6

85.1-87.9

College Graduate

4,327

502

11.8

10.7-13.1

3,825

88.2

86.9-89.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,732

334

18.6

16.4-21.1

1,398

81.4

78.9-83.6

$15,000- 24,999

2,544

339

13.5

11.8-15.4

2,205

86.5

84.6-88.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,732

194

11.0

9.3-12.9

1,538

89.0

87.1-90.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,976

228

12.7

10.9-14.7

1,748

87.3

85.3-89.1

$50,000-74,999

1,800

166

10.0

8.4-11.9

1,634

90.0

88.1-91.6

$75,000+

2,019

229

11.3

9.7-13.2

1,790

88.7

86.8-90.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,798

915

18.7

17.3-20.1

3,883

81.3

79.9-82.7

9,787

956

10.4

9.7-11.3

8,831

89.6

88.7-90.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,935

183

9.8

8.2-11.6

1,752

90.2

88.4-91.8

Non-Veteran

12,903

1,709

13.5

12.7-14.3

11,194

86.5

85.7-87.3

Currently Serving

169

7.1

3.8-12.9

154

92.9

87.1-96.2

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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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