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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma-FEMALES

Do you still have asthma?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,439	912	9.8	9.0-10.6	8,527	90.2	89.4-91.0
RACE
White	7,011	658	9.8	9.0-10.7	6,353	90.2	89.3-91.0
African American	1,797	186	10.0	8.4-11.8	1,611	90.0	88.2-91.6
Asian	49	3	7.3	1.6-28.2	46	92.7	71.8-98.4
Native American	197	38	20.1	14.0-28.0	159	79.9	72.0-86.0
Other Minorities	324	22	5.8	3.2-10.4	302	94.2	89.6-96.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	367	22	5.9	3.3-10.6	345	94.1	89.4-96.7
-English Speaking	177	17	8.2	4.3-14.9	160	91.8	85.1-95.7
-Spanish Speaking	190	5	4.4	1.5-12.5	185	95.6	87.5-98.5
Non-Hispanic	9,060	890	10.0	9.2-10.8	8,170	90.0	89.2-90.8
AGE
18-24	503	46	10.0	7.0-14.1	457	90.0	85.9-93.0
25-34	1,491	118	7.5	6.0- 9.2	1,373	92.5	90.8-94.0
35-44	1,729	172	10.3	8.6-12.2	1,557	89.7	87.8-91.4
45-54	1,747	183	10.6	8.9-12.5	1,564	89.4	87.5-91.1
55-64	1,536	178	12.2	10.2-14.5	1,358	87.8	85.5-89.8
65-74	1,298	128	9.3	7.6-11.4	1,170	90.7	88.6-92.4
75+	1,078	83	8.0	6.2-10.3	995	92.0	89.7-93.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,509	218	15.5	13.2-18.0	1,291	84.5	82.0-86.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,827	256	8.8	7.6-10.2	2,571	91.2	89.8-92.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,459	230	9.5	8.1-11.1	2,229	90.5	88.9-91.9
College Graduate	2,630	207	8.1	6.9- 9.6	2,423	91.9	90.4-93.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,223	203	16.6	14.2-19.3	1,020	83.4	80.7-85.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,699	185	12.0	10.0-14.3	1,514	88.0	85.7-90.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,059	95	8.8	6.9-11.2	964	91.2	88.8-93.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,138	87	8.9	7.0-11.4	1,051	91.1	88.6-93.0
$50,000-74,999	1,006	64	6.7	5.1- 8.9	942	93.3	91.1-94.9
$75,000+	1,121	80	7.2	5.5- 9.3	1,041	92.8	90.7-94.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,124	534	17.8	16.1-19.6	2,590	82.2	80.4-83.9
No	6,077	366	6.3	5.6- 7.2	5,711	93.7	92.8-94.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	165	17	11.2	6.6-18.5	148	88.8	81.5-93.4
Non-Veteran	9,233	892	9.8	9.0-10.6	8,341	90.2	89.4-91.0
Currently Serving	35	3	6.1	1.7-19.3	32	93.9	80.7-98.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,439

912

9.8

9.0-10.6

8,527

90.2

89.4-91.0

RACE

White

7,011

658

9.8

9.0-10.7

6,353

90.2

89.3-91.0

African American

1,797

186

10.0

8.4-11.8

1,611

90.0

88.2-91.6

Asian

7.3

1.6-28.2

92.7

71.8-98.4

Native American

197

20.1

14.0-28.0

159

79.9

72.0-86.0

Other Minorities

324

5.8

3.2-10.4

302

94.2

89.6-96.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

367

5.9

3.3-10.6

345

94.1

89.4-96.7

-English Speaking

177

8.2

4.3-14.9

160

91.8

85.1-95.7

-Spanish Speaking

190

4.4

1.5-12.5

185

95.6

87.5-98.5

Non-Hispanic

9,060

890

10.0

9.2-10.8

8,170

90.0

89.2-90.8

AGE

18-24

503

10.0

7.0-14.1

457

90.0

85.9-93.0

25-34

1,491

118

7.5

6.0- 9.2

1,373

92.5

90.8-94.0

35-44

1,729

172

10.3

8.6-12.2

1,557

89.7

87.8-91.4

45-54

1,747

183

10.6

8.9-12.5

1,564

89.4

87.5-91.1

55-64

1,536

178

12.2

10.2-14.5

1,358

87.8

85.5-89.8

65-74

1,298

128

9.3

7.6-11.4

1,170

90.7

88.6-92.4

75+

1,078

8.0

6.2-10.3

995

92.0

89.7-93.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,509

218

15.5

13.2-18.0

1,291

84.5

82.0-86.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,827

256

8.8

7.6-10.2

2,571

91.2

89.8-92.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,459

230

9.5

8.1-11.1

2,229

90.5

88.9-91.9

College Graduate

2,630

207

8.1

6.9- 9.6

2,423

91.9

90.4-93.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,223

203

16.6

14.2-19.3

1,020

83.4

80.7-85.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,699

185

12.0

10.0-14.3

1,514

88.0

85.7-90.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,059

8.8

6.9-11.2

964

91.2

88.8-93.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,138

8.9

7.0-11.4

1,051

91.1

88.6-93.0

$50,000-74,999

1,006

6.7

5.1- 8.9

942

93.3

91.1-94.9

$75,000+

1,121

7.2

5.5- 9.3

1,041

92.8

90.7-94.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,124

534

17.8

16.1-19.6

2,590

82.2

80.4-83.9

6,077

366

6.3

5.6- 7.2

5,711

93.7

92.8-94.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

165

11.2

6.6-18.5

148

88.8

81.5-93.4

Non-Veteran

9,233

892

9.8

9.0-10.6

8,341

90.2

89.4-91.0

Currently Serving

6.1

1.7-19.3

93.9

80.7-98.3

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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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