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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,331	1,753	19.6	18.6-20.6	7,578	80.4	79.4-81.4
RACE
White	6,934	1,317	20.0	18.9-21.2	5,617	80.0	78.8-81.1
African American	1,772	321	20.2	17.8-22.8	1,451	79.8	77.2-82.2
Asian	48	8	13.6	6.0-28.0	40	86.4	72.0-94.0
Native American	197	48	20.7	14.7-28.3	149	79.3	71.7-85.3
Other Minorities	320	46	11.2	7.7-15.8	274	88.8	84.2-92.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	365	51	12.1	8.6-16.8	314	87.9	83.2-91.4
-English Speaking	176	34	16.8	11.3-24.3	142	83.2	75.7-88.7
-Spanish Speaking	189	17	8.8	4.8-15.5	172	91.2	84.5-95.2
Non-Hispanic	8,954	1,701	20.0	19.0-21.1	7,253	80.0	78.9-81.0
AGE
18-24	499	111	23.2	18.9-28.2	388	76.8	71.8-81.1
25-34	1,483	293	19.8	17.4-22.4	1,190	80.2	77.6-82.6
35-44	1,710	412	24.3	21.9-26.9	1,298	75.7	73.1-78.1
45-54	1,731	394	23.5	21.1-26.1	1,337	76.5	73.9-78.9
55-64	1,517	289	19.1	16.8-21.6	1,228	80.9	78.4-83.2
65-74	1,284	157	10.8	9.0-12.9	1,127	89.2	87.1-91.0
75+	1,051	86	8.7	6.7-11.3	965	91.3	88.7-93.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,496	217	15.4	13.3-17.9	1,279	84.6	82.1-86.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,792	454	16.9	15.2-18.7	2,338	83.1	81.3-84.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,424	515	22.8	20.7-25.1	1,909	77.2	74.9-79.3
College Graduate	2,605	564	21.5	19.7-23.5	2,041	78.5	76.5-80.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,205	239	21.9	19.0-25.2	966	78.1	74.8-81.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,687	317	18.6	16.4-21.1	1,370	81.4	78.9-83.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,047	211	20.0	17.1-23.3	836	80.0	76.7-82.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,126	218	20.9	18.1-24.0	908	79.1	76.0-81.9
$50,000-74,999	997	228	23.1	20.0-26.4	769	76.9	73.6-80.0
$75,000+	1,107	199	19.5	16.8-22.5	908	80.5	77.5-83.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,069	710	25.1	23.2-27.1	2,359	74.9	72.9-76.8
No	6,028	1,008	17.2	16.1-18.5	5,020	82.8	81.5-83.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	42	32.1	23.1-42.6	121	67.9	57.4-76.9
Non-Veteran	9,128	1,703	19.4	18.4-20.4	7,425	80.6	79.6-81.6
Currently Serving	34	7	30.5	14.5-53.2	27	69.5	46.8-85.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,331

1,753

19.6

18.6-20.6

7,578

80.4

79.4-81.4

RACE

White

6,934

1,317

20.0

18.9-21.2

5,617

80.0

78.8-81.1

African American

1,772

321

20.2

17.8-22.8

1,451

79.8

77.2-82.2

Asian

13.6

6.0-28.0

86.4

72.0-94.0

Native American

197

20.7

14.7-28.3

149

79.3

71.7-85.3

Other Minorities

320

11.2

7.7-15.8

274

88.8

84.2-92.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

365

12.1

8.6-16.8

314

87.9

83.2-91.4

-English Speaking

176

16.8

11.3-24.3

142

83.2

75.7-88.7

-Spanish Speaking

189

8.8

4.8-15.5

172

91.2

84.5-95.2

Non-Hispanic

8,954

1,701

20.0

19.0-21.1

7,253

80.0

78.9-81.0

AGE

18-24

499

111

23.2

18.9-28.2

388

76.8

71.8-81.1

25-34

1,483

293

19.8

17.4-22.4

1,190

80.2

77.6-82.6

35-44

1,710

412

24.3

21.9-26.9

1,298

75.7

73.1-78.1

45-54

1,731

394

23.5

21.1-26.1

1,337

76.5

73.9-78.9

55-64

1,517

289

19.1

16.8-21.6

1,228

80.9

78.4-83.2

65-74

1,284

157

10.8

9.0-12.9

1,127

89.2

87.1-91.0

75+

1,051

8.7

6.7-11.3

965

91.3

88.7-93.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,496

217

15.4

13.3-17.9

1,279

84.6

82.1-86.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,792

454

16.9

15.2-18.7

2,338

83.1

81.3-84.8

Some Post-H.S.

2,424

515

22.8

20.7-25.1

1,909

77.2

74.9-79.3

College Graduate

2,605

564

21.5

19.7-23.5

2,041

78.5

76.5-80.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,205

239

21.9

19.0-25.2

966

78.1

74.8-81.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,687

317

18.6

16.4-21.1

1,370

81.4

78.9-83.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,047

211

20.0

17.1-23.3

836

80.0

76.7-82.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,126

218

20.9

18.1-24.0

908

79.1

76.0-81.9

$50,000-74,999

997

228

23.1

20.0-26.4

769

76.9

73.6-80.0

$75,000+

1,107

199

19.5

16.8-22.5

908

80.5

77.5-83.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,069

710

25.1

23.2-27.1

2,359

74.9

72.9-76.8

6,028

1,008

17.2

16.1-18.5

5,020

82.8

81.5-83.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

32.1

23.1-42.6

121

67.9

57.4-76.9

Non-Veteran

9,128

1,703

19.4

18.4-20.4

7,425

80.6

79.6-81.6

Currently Serving

30.5

14.5-53.2

69.5

46.8-85.5

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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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