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-MALES

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?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,481	693	12.9	11.9-14.1	4,788	87.1	85.9-88.1
RACE
White	4,142	523	13.1	11.9-14.4	3,619	86.9	85.6-88.1
African American	885	116	13.4	10.9-16.3	769	86.6	83.7-89.1
Asian	40	9	20.5	9.7-38.4	31	79.5	61.6-90.3
Native American	90	11	13.1	6.6-24.5	79	86.9	75.5-93.4
Other Minorities	297	33	10.8	7.0-16.2	264	89.2	83.8-93.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	300	33	9.9	6.5-14.8	267	90.1	85.2-93.5
-English Speaking	100	14	13.5	7.6-22.9	86	86.5	77.1-92.4
-Spanish Speaking	200	19	8.7	4.9-14.9	181	91.3	85.1-95.1
Non-Hispanic	5,175	660	13.2	12.1-14.4	4,515	86.8	85.6-87.9
AGE
18-24	334	60	16.3	12.2-21.5	274	83.7	78.5-87.8
25-34	891	134	14.5	11.9-17.6	757	85.5	82.4-88.1
35-44	1,083	157	15.2	12.8-18.0	926	84.8	82.0-87.2
45-54	1,035	145	14.8	12.3-17.6	890	85.2	82.4-87.7
55-64	998	118	11.9	9.6-14.6	880	88.1	85.4-90.4
65-74	687	58	7.5	5.5-10.1	629	92.5	89.9-94.5
75+	435	21	4.9	3.0- 7.8	414	95.1	92.2-97.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	957	105	10.9	8.5-13.8	852	89.1	86.2-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,562	177	10.9	9.2-12.8	1,385	89.1	87.2-90.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,284	192	17.1	14.7-19.9	1,092	82.9	80.1-85.3
College Graduate	1,666	218	13.0	11.2-15.1	1,448	87.0	84.9-88.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	498	74	12.6	9.3-16.9	424	87.4	83.1-90.7
$15,000- 24,999	823	89	10.8	8.3-13.9	734	89.2	86.1-91.7
$25,000- 34,999	657	74	13.6	10.6-17.2	583	86.4	82.8-89.4
$35,000- 49,999	814	116	14.4	11.7-17.5	698	85.6	82.5-88.3
$50,000-74,999	781	105	15.2	12.4-18.5	676	84.8	81.5-87.6
$75,000+	891	131	14.7	12.2-17.6	760	85.3	82.4-87.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,622	264	16.5	14.4-18.8	1,358	83.5	81.2-85.6
No	3,654	406	11.7	10.4-13.0	3,248	88.3	87.0-89.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,748	197	11.9	10.1-14.0	1,551	88.1	86.0-89.9
Non-Veteran	3,581	478	13.5	12.2-14.9	3,103	86.5	85.1-87.8
Currently Serving	134	15	10.2	5.9-17.1	119	89.8	82.9-94.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,481

693

12.9

11.9-14.1

4,788

87.1

85.9-88.1

RACE

White

4,142

523

13.1

11.9-14.4

3,619

86.9

85.6-88.1

African American

885

116

13.4

10.9-16.3

769

86.6

83.7-89.1

Asian

20.5

9.7-38.4

79.5

61.6-90.3

Native American

13.1

6.6-24.5

86.9

75.5-93.4

Other Minorities

297

10.8

7.0-16.2

264

89.2

83.8-93.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

300

9.9

6.5-14.8

267

90.1

85.2-93.5

-English Speaking

100

13.5

7.6-22.9

86.5

77.1-92.4

-Spanish Speaking

200

8.7

4.9-14.9

181

91.3

85.1-95.1

Non-Hispanic

5,175

660

13.2

12.1-14.4

4,515

86.8

85.6-87.9

AGE

18-24

334

16.3

12.2-21.5

274

83.7

78.5-87.8

25-34

891

134

14.5

11.9-17.6

757

85.5

82.4-88.1

35-44

1,083

157

15.2

12.8-18.0

926

84.8

82.0-87.2

45-54

1,035

145

14.8

12.3-17.6

890

85.2

82.4-87.7

55-64

998

118

11.9

9.6-14.6

880

88.1

85.4-90.4

65-74

687

7.5

5.5-10.1

629

92.5

89.9-94.5

75+

435

4.9

3.0- 7.8

414

95.1

92.2-97.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

957

105

10.9

8.5-13.8

852

89.1

86.2-91.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,562

177

10.9

9.2-12.8

1,385

89.1

87.2-90.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,284

192

17.1

14.7-19.9

1,092

82.9

80.1-85.3

College Graduate

1,666

218

13.0

11.2-15.1

1,448

87.0

84.9-88.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

498

12.6

9.3-16.9

424

87.4

83.1-90.7

$15,000- 24,999

823

10.8

8.3-13.9

734

89.2

86.1-91.7

$25,000- 34,999

657

13.6

10.6-17.2

583

86.4

82.8-89.4

$35,000- 49,999

814

116

14.4

11.7-17.5

698

85.6

82.5-88.3

$50,000-74,999

781

105

15.2

12.4-18.5

676

84.8

81.5-87.6

$75,000+

891

131

14.7

12.2-17.6

760

85.3

82.4-87.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,622

264

16.5

14.4-18.8

1,358

83.5

81.2-85.6

3,654

406

11.7

10.4-13.0

3,248

88.3

87.0-89.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,748

197

11.9

10.1-14.0

1,551

88.1

86.0-89.9

Non-Veteran

3,581

478

13.5

12.2-14.9

3,103

86.5

85.1-87.8

Currently Serving

134

10.2

5.9-17.1

119

89.8

82.9-94.1

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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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