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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,464	521	9.3	8.4-10.3	4,943	90.7	89.7-91.6
RACE
White	4,128	376	8.8	7.8- 9.9	3,752	91.2	90.1-92.2
African American	881	98	10.6	8.4-13.2	783	89.4	86.8-91.6
Asian	39	6	14.2	5.8-30.6	33	85.8	69.4-94.2
Native American	91	10	13.8	6.6-26.7	81	86.2	73.3-93.4
Other Minorities	298	29	10.9	6.8-16.9	269	89.1	83.1-93.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	303	33	11.8	7.6-17.8	270	88.2	82.2-92.4
-English Speaking	102	10	10.6	4.8-21.8	92	89.4	78.2-95.2
-Spanish Speaking	201	23	12.1	7.2-19.8	178	87.9	80.2-92.8
Non-Hispanic	5,153	487	9.1	8.2-10.1	4,666	90.9	89.9-91.8
AGE
18-24	336	34	8.7	5.8-12.9	302	91.3	87.1-94.2
25-34	888	89	8.3	6.5-10.4	799	91.7	89.6-93.5
35-44	1,082	109	10.4	8.3-13.1	973	89.6	86.9-91.7
45-54	1,034	101	11.1	8.8-14.0	933	88.9	86.0-91.2
55-64	981	99	9.8	7.8-12.3	882	90.2	87.7-92.2
65-74	685	61	7.5	5.6- 9.9	624	92.5	90.1-94.4
75+	439	27	7.1	4.4-11.3	412	92.9	88.7-95.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	953	100	9.5	7.5-12.0	853	90.5	88.0-92.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,563	128	8.1	6.5-10.1	1,435	91.9	89.9-93.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,277	141	12.1	10.0-14.6	1,136	87.9	85.4-90.0
College Graduate	1,659	151	8.3	6.9-10.0	1,508	91.7	90.0-93.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	491	62	13.0	9.1-18.2	429	87.0	81.8-90.9
$15,000- 24,999	827	71	8.1	6.1-10.6	756	91.9	89.4-93.9
$25,000- 34,999	658	62	9.4	7.2-12.2	596	90.6	87.8-92.8
$35,000- 49,999	817	79	10.3	7.9-13.3	738	89.7	86.7-92.1
$50,000-74,999	775	69	8.9	6.8-11.6	706	91.1	88.4-93.2
$75,000+	889	57	6.2	4.6- 8.2	832	93.8	91.8-95.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,614	229	15.2	13.1-17.6	1,385	84.8	82.4-86.9
No	3,649	283	7.3	6.3- 8.4	3,366	92.7	91.6-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,735	162	9.5	7.9-11.5	1,573	90.5	88.5-92.1
Non-Veteran	3,579	349	9.4	8.3-10.6	3,230	90.6	89.4-91.7
Currently Serving	132	9	6.3	2.9-12.9	123	93.7	87.1-97.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,464

521

9.3

8.4-10.3

4,943

90.7

89.7-91.6

RACE

White

4,128

376

8.8

7.8- 9.9

3,752

91.2

90.1-92.2

African American

881

10.6

8.4-13.2

783

89.4

86.8-91.6

Asian

14.2

5.8-30.6

85.8

69.4-94.2

Native American

13.8

6.6-26.7

86.2

73.3-93.4

Other Minorities

298

10.9

6.8-16.9

269

89.1

83.1-93.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

303

11.8

7.6-17.8

270

88.2

82.2-92.4

-English Speaking

102

10.6

4.8-21.8

89.4

78.2-95.2

-Spanish Speaking

201

12.1

7.2-19.8

178

87.9

80.2-92.8

Non-Hispanic

5,153

487

9.1

8.2-10.1

4,666

90.9

89.9-91.8

AGE

18-24

336

8.7

5.8-12.9

302

91.3

87.1-94.2

25-34

888

8.3

6.5-10.4

799

91.7

89.6-93.5

35-44

1,082

109

10.4

8.3-13.1

973

89.6

86.9-91.7

45-54

1,034

101

11.1

8.8-14.0

933

88.9

86.0-91.2

55-64

981

9.8

7.8-12.3

882

90.2

87.7-92.2

65-74

685

7.5

5.6- 9.9

624

92.5

90.1-94.4

75+

439

7.1

4.4-11.3

412

92.9

88.7-95.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

953

100

9.5

7.5-12.0

853

90.5

88.0-92.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,563

128

8.1

6.5-10.1

1,435

91.9

89.9-93.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,277

141

12.1

10.0-14.6

1,136

87.9

85.4-90.0

College Graduate

1,659

151

8.3

6.9-10.0

1,508

91.7

90.0-93.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

491

13.0

9.1-18.2

429

87.0

81.8-90.9

$15,000- 24,999

827

8.1

6.1-10.6

756

91.9

89.4-93.9

$25,000- 34,999

658

9.4

7.2-12.2

596

90.6

87.8-92.8

$35,000- 49,999

817

10.3

7.9-13.3

738

89.7

86.7-92.1

$50,000-74,999

775

8.9

6.8-11.6

706

91.1

88.4-93.2

$75,000+

889

6.2

4.6- 8.2

832

93.8

91.8-95.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,614

229

15.2

13.1-17.6

1,385

84.8

82.4-86.9

3,649

283

7.3

6.3- 8.4

3,366

92.7

91.6-93.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,735

162

9.5

7.9-11.5

1,573

90.5

88.5-92.1

Non-Veteran

3,579

349

9.4

8.3-10.6

3,230

90.6

89.4-91.7

Currently Serving

132

6.3

2.9-12.9

123

93.7

87.1-97.1

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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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