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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,479	1,352	14.7	13.9-15.7	8,127	85.3	84.3-86.1
RACE
White	7,043	988	14.7	13.7-15.8	6,055	85.3	84.2-86.3
African American	1,803	276	15.8	13.8-18.0	1,527	84.2	82.0-86.2
Asian	49	3	7.3	1.6-28.2	46	92.7	71.8-98.4
Native American	198	43	22.2	15.9-30.2	155	77.8	69.8-84.1
Other Minorities	324	31	8.2	5.1-13.1	293	91.8	86.9-94.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	368	36	9.0	5.8-13.8	332	91.0	86.2-94.2
-English Speaking	178	28	12.4	7.7-19.2	150	87.6	80.8-92.3
-Spanish Speaking	190	8	6.7	2.9-14.5	182	93.3	85.5-97.1
Non-Hispanic	9,098	1,315	15.0	14.1-16.0	7,783	85.0	84.0-85.9
AGE
18-24	504	84	19.0	14.9-23.9	420	81.0	76.1-85.1
25-34	1,496	177	10.6	8.9-12.6	1,319	89.4	87.4-91.1
35-44	1,731	263	16.4	14.3-18.7	1,468	83.6	81.3-85.7
45-54	1,757	276	15.9	13.8-18.1	1,481	84.1	81.9-86.2
55-64	1,551	248	16.9	14.6-19.4	1,303	83.1	80.6-85.4
65-74	1,303	178	13.3	11.3-15.7	1,125	86.7	84.3-88.7
75+	1,080	121	12.1	9.8-14.8	959	87.9	85.2-90.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,518	276	19.1	16.7-21.7	1,242	80.9	78.3-83.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,840	369	13.3	11.8-15.0	2,471	86.7	85.0-88.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,465	370	15.2	13.5-17.1	2,095	84.8	82.9-86.5
College Graduate	2,642	336	13.6	12.0-15.3	2,306	86.4	84.7-88.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,225	257	21.4	18.7-24.4	968	78.6	75.6-81.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,708	265	16.9	14.6-19.4	1,443	83.1	80.6-85.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,064	139	12.9	10.6-15.6	925	87.1	84.4-89.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,147	144	13.7	11.4-16.4	1,003	86.3	83.6-88.6
$50,000-74,999	1,008	107	11.9	9.6-14.7	901	88.1	85.3-90.4
$75,000+	1,122	132	11.7	9.6-14.2	990	88.3	85.8-90.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,146	685	22.7	20.9-24.6	2,461	77.3	75.4-79.1
No	6,095	648	11.3	10.3-12.4	5,447	88.7	87.6-89.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	165	20	12.1	7.4-19.4	145	87.9	80.6-92.6
Non-Veteran	9,273	1,325	14.8	13.9-15.7	7,948	85.2	84.3-86.1
Currently Serving	35	7	13.5	5.8-28.3	28	86.5	71.7-94.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,479

1,352

14.7

13.9-15.7

8,127

85.3

84.3-86.1

RACE

White

7,043

988

14.7

13.7-15.8

6,055

85.3

84.2-86.3

African American

1,803

276

15.8

13.8-18.0

1,527

84.2

82.0-86.2

Asian

7.3

1.6-28.2

92.7

71.8-98.4

Native American

198

22.2

15.9-30.2

155

77.8

69.8-84.1

Other Minorities

324

8.2

5.1-13.1

293

91.8

86.9-94.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

368

9.0

5.8-13.8

332

91.0

86.2-94.2

-English Speaking

178

12.4

7.7-19.2

150

87.6

80.8-92.3

-Spanish Speaking

190

6.7

2.9-14.5

182

93.3

85.5-97.1

Non-Hispanic

9,098

1,315

15.0

14.1-16.0

7,783

85.0

84.0-85.9

AGE

18-24

504

19.0

14.9-23.9

420

81.0

76.1-85.1

25-34

1,496

177

10.6

8.9-12.6

1,319

89.4

87.4-91.1

35-44

1,731

263

16.4

14.3-18.7

1,468

83.6

81.3-85.7

45-54

1,757

276

15.9

13.8-18.1

1,481

84.1

81.9-86.2

55-64

1,551

248

16.9

14.6-19.4

1,303

83.1

80.6-85.4

65-74

1,303

178

13.3

11.3-15.7

1,125

86.7

84.3-88.7

75+

1,080

121

12.1

9.8-14.8

959

87.9

85.2-90.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,518

276

19.1

16.7-21.7

1,242

80.9

78.3-83.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,840

369

13.3

11.8-15.0

2,471

86.7

85.0-88.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,465

370

15.2

13.5-17.1

2,095

84.8

82.9-86.5

College Graduate

2,642

336

13.6

12.0-15.3

2,306

86.4

84.7-88.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,225

257

21.4

18.7-24.4

968

78.6

75.6-81.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,708

265

16.9

14.6-19.4

1,443

83.1

80.6-85.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,064

139

12.9

10.6-15.6

925

87.1

84.4-89.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,147

144

13.7

11.4-16.4

1,003

86.3

83.6-88.6

$50,000-74,999

1,008

107

11.9

9.6-14.7

901

88.1

85.3-90.4

$75,000+

1,122

132

11.7

9.6-14.2

990

88.3

85.8-90.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,146

685

22.7

20.9-24.6

2,461

77.3

75.4-79.1

6,095

648

11.3

10.3-12.4

5,447

88.7

87.6-89.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

165

12.1

7.4-19.4

145

87.9

80.6-92.6

Non-Veteran

9,273

1,325

14.8

13.9-15.7

7,948

85.2

84.3-86.1

Currently Serving

13.5

5.8-28.3

86.5

71.7-94.2

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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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