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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,965	1,189	7.6	7.0- 8.1	13,776	92.4	91.9-93.0
GENDER
Male	5,526	277	5.2	4.5- 6.0	5,249	94.8	94.0-95.5
Female	9,439	912	9.8	9.0-10.6	8,527	90.2	89.4-91.0
RACE
White	11,184	862	7.6	7.0- 8.3	10,322	92.4	91.7-93.0
African American	2,688	240	8.4	7.2- 9.8	2,448	91.6	90.2-92.8
Asian	90	6	6.1	2.2-15.5	84	93.9	84.5-97.8
Native American	287	44	13.2	9.3-18.3	243	86.8	81.7-90.7
Other Minorities	625	30	3.6	2.1- 6.2	595	96.4	93.8-97.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	669	30	3.5	2.1- 5.8	639	96.5	94.2-97.9
-English Speaking	278	23	7.3	4.0-13.0	255	92.7	87.0-96.0
-Spanish Speaking	391	7	1.7	0.6- 4.4	384	98.3	95.6-99.4
Non-Hispanic	14,276	1,158	7.9	7.3- 8.4	13,118	92.1	91.6-92.7
AGE
18-24	840	69	8.4	6.3-11.3	771	91.6	88.7-93.7
25-34	2,388	155	6.2	5.0- 7.5	2,233	93.8	92.5-95.0
35-44	2,822	216	7.1	6.1- 8.3	2,606	92.9	91.7-93.9
45-54	2,790	228	8.0	6.8- 9.3	2,562	92.0	90.7-93.2
55-64	2,538	241	9.3	7.9-10.8	2,297	90.7	89.2-92.1
65-74	1,989	171	7.4	6.2- 8.8	1,818	92.6	91.2-93.8
75+	1,522	105	7.1	5.5- 9.1	1,417	92.9	90.9-94.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,470	281	10.4	9.0-12.1	2,189	89.6	87.9-91.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,407	330	7.1	6.2- 8.1	4,077	92.9	91.9-93.8
Some Post-H.S.	3,755	293	7.4	6.4- 8.5	3,462	92.6	91.5-93.6
College Graduate	4,306	282	6.5	5.6- 7.4	4,024	93.5	92.6-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,723	243	12.6	10.8-14.7	1,480	87.4	85.3-89.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,532	225	8.4	7.1- 9.9	2,307	91.6	90.1-92.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,726	122	6.5	5.2- 8.0	1,604	93.5	92.0-94.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,958	126	7.6	6.2- 9.3	1,832	92.4	90.7-93.8
$50,000-74,999	1,796	89	5.1	4.0- 6.4	1,707	94.9	93.6-96.0
$75,000+	2,014	118	5.7	4.6- 7.0	1,896	94.3	93.0-95.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,764	683	13.6	12.5-14.9	4,081	86.4	85.1-87.5
No	9,756	485	5.0	4.5- 5.6	9,271	95.0	94.4-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,928	114	6.1	4.9- 7.7	1,814	93.9	92.3-95.1
Non-Veteran	12,843	1,066	7.9	7.3- 8.5	11,777	92.1	91.5-92.7
Currently Serving	169	8	4.4	1.8-10.1	161	95.6	89.9-98.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,965

1,189

7.6

7.0- 8.1

13,776

92.4

91.9-93.0

GENDER

Male

5,526

277

5.2

4.5- 6.0

5,249

94.8

94.0-95.5

Female

9,439

912

9.8

9.0-10.6

8,527

90.2

89.4-91.0

RACE

White

11,184

862

7.6

7.0- 8.3

10,322

92.4

91.7-93.0

African American

2,688

240

8.4

7.2- 9.8

2,448

91.6

90.2-92.8

Asian

6.1

2.2-15.5

93.9

84.5-97.8

Native American

287

13.2

9.3-18.3

243

86.8

81.7-90.7

Other Minorities

625

3.6

2.1- 6.2

595

96.4

93.8-97.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

669

3.5

2.1- 5.8

639

96.5

94.2-97.9

-English Speaking

278

7.3

4.0-13.0

255

92.7

87.0-96.0

-Spanish Speaking

391

1.7

0.6- 4.4

384

98.3

95.6-99.4

Non-Hispanic

14,276

1,158

7.9

7.3- 8.4

13,118

92.1

91.6-92.7

AGE

18-24

840

8.4

6.3-11.3

771

91.6

88.7-93.7

25-34

2,388

155

6.2

5.0- 7.5

2,233

93.8

92.5-95.0

35-44

2,822

216

7.1

6.1- 8.3

2,606

92.9

91.7-93.9

45-54

2,790

228

8.0

6.8- 9.3

2,562

92.0

90.7-93.2

55-64

2,538

241

9.3

7.9-10.8

2,297

90.7

89.2-92.1

65-74

1,989

171

7.4

6.2- 8.8

1,818

92.6

91.2-93.8

75+

1,522

105

7.1

5.5- 9.1

1,417

92.9

90.9-94.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,470

281

10.4

9.0-12.1

2,189

89.6

87.9-91.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,407

330

7.1

6.2- 8.1

4,077

92.9

91.9-93.8

Some Post-H.S.

3,755

293

7.4

6.4- 8.5

3,462

92.6

91.5-93.6

College Graduate

4,306

282

6.5

5.6- 7.4

4,024

93.5

92.6-94.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,723

243

12.6

10.8-14.7

1,480

87.4

85.3-89.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,532

225

8.4

7.1- 9.9

2,307

91.6

90.1-92.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,726

122

6.5

5.2- 8.0

1,604

93.5

92.0-94.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,958

126

7.6

6.2- 9.3

1,832

92.4

90.7-93.8

$50,000-74,999

1,796

5.1

4.0- 6.4

1,707

94.9

93.6-96.0

$75,000+

2,014

118

5.7

4.6- 7.0

1,896

94.3

93.0-95.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,764

683

13.6

12.5-14.9

4,081

86.4

85.1-87.5

9,756

485

5.0

4.5- 5.6

9,271

95.0

94.4-95.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,928

114

6.1

4.9- 7.7

1,814

93.9

92.3-95.1

Non-Veteran

12,843

1,066

7.9

7.3- 8.5

11,777

92.1

91.5-92.7

Currently Serving

169

4.4

1.8-10.1

161

95.6

89.9-98.2

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*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.

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