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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,337	1,342	14.5	13.7-15.5	7,995	85.5	84.5-86.3
RACE
White	6,942	966	14.2	13.2-15.3	5,976	85.8	84.7-86.8
African American	1,770	280	16.7	14.6-19.0	1,490	83.3	81.0-85.4
Asian	48	8	12.7	5.6-26.4	40	87.3	73.6-94.4
Native American	196	36	15.6	10.6-22.3	160	84.4	77.7-89.4
Other Minorities	321	41	10.4	7.4-14.4	280	89.6	85.6-92.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	366	43	10.1	7.1-14.2	323	89.9	85.8-92.9
-English Speaking	176	29	17.4	11.4-25.7	147	82.6	74.3-88.6
-Spanish Speaking	190	14	5.1	2.9- 8.8	176	94.9	91.2-97.1
Non-Hispanic	8,958	1,298	14.8	13.9-15.7	7,660	85.2	84.3-86.1
AGE
18-24	492	63	13.6	10.1-18.1	429	86.4	81.9-89.9
25-34	1,486	159	11.2	9.4-13.4	1,327	88.8	86.6-90.6
35-44	1,714	284	16.9	14.8-19.2	1,430	83.1	80.8-85.2
45-54	1,734	305	17.9	15.8-20.3	1,429	82.1	79.7-84.2
55-64	1,523	261	16.7	14.6-19.0	1,262	83.3	81.0-85.4
65-74	1,279	160	11.4	9.5-13.5	1,119	88.6	86.5-90.5
75+	1,055	103	8.9	7.1-11.2	952	91.1	88.8-92.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,490	231	15.4	13.3-17.8	1,259	84.6	82.2-86.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,796	392	14.7	13.1-16.4	2,404	85.3	83.6-86.9
Some Post-H.S.	2,431	352	14.8	13.1-16.7	2,079	85.2	83.3-86.9
College Graduate	2,606	364	13.8	12.2-15.4	2,242	86.2	84.6-87.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,197	235	20.8	18.0-23.9	962	79.2	76.1-82.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,686	230	13.7	11.8-16.0	1,456	86.3	84.0-88.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,053	158	16.0	13.3-19.1	895	84.0	80.9-86.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,138	147	14.0	11.7-16.6	991	86.0	83.4-88.3
$50,000-74,999	998	119	11.6	9.3-14.2	879	88.4	85.8-90.7
$75,000+	1,111	141	13.1	10.9-15.7	970	86.9	84.3-89.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,063	623	21.0	19.2-22.8	2,440	79.0	77.2-80.8
No	6,040	691	11.8	10.8-12.8	5,349	88.2	87.2-89.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	162	21	14.6	9.0-22.8	141	85.4	77.2-91.0
Non-Veteran	9,134	1,316	14.5	13.7-15.5	7,818	85.5	84.5-86.3
Currently Serving	35	5	15.7	5.3-38.2	30	84.3	61.8-94.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,337

1,342

14.5

13.7-15.5

7,995

85.5

84.5-86.3

RACE

White

6,942

966

14.2

13.2-15.3

5,976

85.8

84.7-86.8

African American

1,770

280

16.7

14.6-19.0

1,490

83.3

81.0-85.4

Asian

12.7

5.6-26.4

87.3

73.6-94.4

Native American

196

15.6

10.6-22.3

160

84.4

77.7-89.4

Other Minorities

321

10.4

7.4-14.4

280

89.6

85.6-92.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

366

10.1

7.1-14.2

323

89.9

85.8-92.9

-English Speaking

176

17.4

11.4-25.7

147

82.6

74.3-88.6

-Spanish Speaking

190

5.1

2.9- 8.8

176

94.9

91.2-97.1

Non-Hispanic

8,958

1,298

14.8

13.9-15.7

7,660

85.2

84.3-86.1

AGE

18-24

492

13.6

10.1-18.1

429

86.4

81.9-89.9

25-34

1,486

159

11.2

9.4-13.4

1,327

88.8

86.6-90.6

35-44

1,714

284

16.9

14.8-19.2

1,430

83.1

80.8-85.2

45-54

1,734

305

17.9

15.8-20.3

1,429

82.1

79.7-84.2

55-64

1,523

261

16.7

14.6-19.0

1,262

83.3

81.0-85.4

65-74

1,279

160

11.4

9.5-13.5

1,119

88.6

86.5-90.5

75+

1,055

103

8.9

7.1-11.2

952

91.1

88.8-92.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,490

231

15.4

13.3-17.8

1,259

84.6

82.2-86.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,796

392

14.7

13.1-16.4

2,404

85.3

83.6-86.9

Some Post-H.S.

2,431

352

14.8

13.1-16.7

2,079

85.2

83.3-86.9

College Graduate

2,606

364

13.8

12.2-15.4

2,242

86.2

84.6-87.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,197

235

20.8

18.0-23.9

962

79.2

76.1-82.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,686

230

13.7

11.8-16.0

1,456

86.3

84.0-88.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,053

158

16.0

13.3-19.1

895

84.0

80.9-86.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,138

147

14.0

11.7-16.6

991

86.0

83.4-88.3

$50,000-74,999

998

119

11.6

9.3-14.2

879

88.4

85.8-90.7

$75,000+

1,111

141

13.1

10.9-15.7

970

86.9

84.3-89.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,063

623

21.0

19.2-22.8

2,440

79.0

77.2-80.8

6,040

691

11.8

10.8-12.8

5,349

88.2

87.2-89.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

162

14.6

9.0-22.8

141

85.4

77.2-91.0

Non-Veteran

9,134

1,316

14.5

13.7-15.5

7,818

85.5

84.5-86.3

Currently Serving

15.7

5.3-38.2

84.3

61.8-94.7

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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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