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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,553	556	10.8	9.8-11.9	4,997	89.2	88.1-90.2
RACE
White	4,195	415	11.2	10.0-12.5	3,780	88.8	87.5-90.0
African American	895	107	12.8	10.2-15.8	788	87.2	84.2-89.8
Asian	41	4	6.0	2.1-16.1	37	94.0	83.9-97.9
Native American	91	13	13.2	6.8-24.1	78	86.8	75.9-93.2
Other Minorities	301	13	4.1	2.0- 8.3	288	95.9	91.7-98.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	303	13	3.6	1.8- 7.3	290	96.4	92.7-98.2
-English Speaking	102	9	9.0	3.8-19.8	93	91.0	80.2-96.2
-Spanish Speaking	201	4	1.8	0.5- 5.9	197	98.2	94.1-99.5
Non-Hispanic	5,242	542	11.5	10.4-12.7	4,700	88.5	87.3-89.6
AGE
18-24	339	53	17.0	12.4-22.8	286	83.0	77.2-87.6
25-34	902	80	10.2	7.8-13.2	822	89.8	86.8-92.2
35-44	1,098	112	11.4	9.2-14.0	986	88.6	86.0-90.8
45-54	1,048	93	10.5	8.4-13.2	955	89.5	86.8-91.6
55-64	1,007	104	10.2	8.2-12.6	903	89.8	87.4-91.8
65-74	694	68	8.8	6.8-11.4	626	91.2	88.6-93.2
75+	446	45	10.0	6.9-14.1	401	90.0	85.9-93.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	968	114	12.2	9.7-15.1	854	87.8	84.9-90.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,585	141	10.4	8.6-12.5	1,444	89.6	87.5-91.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,302	132	11.2	9.2-13.5	1,170	88.8	86.5-90.8
College Graduate	1,685	166	10.0	8.4-12.0	1,519	90.0	88.0-91.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	507	77	15.1	11.5-19.4	430	84.9	80.6-88.5
$15,000- 24,999	836	74	9.8	7.4-12.8	762	90.2	87.2-92.6
$25,000- 34,999	668	55	8.9	6.6-11.9	613	91.1	88.1-93.4
$35,000- 49,999	829	84	11.7	9.2-14.8	745	88.3	85.2-90.8
$50,000-74,999	792	59	8.4	6.3-11.0	733	91.6	89.0-93.7
$75,000+	897	97	11.1	8.8-13.9	800	88.9	86.1-91.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,652	230	14.0	12.0-16.1	1,422	86.0	83.9-88.0
No	3,692	308	9.5	8.3-10.8	3,384	90.5	89.2-91.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,770	163	9.6	8.0-11.5	1,607	90.4	88.5-92.0
Non-Veteran	3,630	384	11.5	10.2-12.9	3,246	88.5	87.1-89.8
Currently Serving	134	8	6.2	2.8-13.0	126	93.8	87.0-97.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,553

556

10.8

9.8-11.9

4,997

89.2

88.1-90.2

RACE

White

4,195

415

11.2

10.0-12.5

3,780

88.8

87.5-90.0

African American

895

107

12.8

10.2-15.8

788

87.2

84.2-89.8

Asian

6.0

2.1-16.1

94.0

83.9-97.9

Native American

13.2

6.8-24.1

86.8

75.9-93.2

Other Minorities

301

4.1

2.0- 8.3

288

95.9

91.7-98.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

303

3.6

1.8- 7.3

290

96.4

92.7-98.2

-English Speaking

102

9.0

3.8-19.8

91.0

80.2-96.2

-Spanish Speaking

201

1.8

0.5- 5.9

197

98.2

94.1-99.5

Non-Hispanic

5,242

542

11.5

10.4-12.7

4,700

88.5

87.3-89.6

AGE

18-24

339

17.0

12.4-22.8

286

83.0

77.2-87.6

25-34

902

10.2

7.8-13.2

822

89.8

86.8-92.2

35-44

1,098

112

11.4

9.2-14.0

986

88.6

86.0-90.8

45-54

1,048

10.5

8.4-13.2

955

89.5

86.8-91.6

55-64

1,007

104

10.2

8.2-12.6

903

89.8

87.4-91.8

65-74

694

8.8

6.8-11.4

626

91.2

88.6-93.2

75+

446

10.0

6.9-14.1

401

90.0

85.9-93.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

968

114

12.2

9.7-15.1

854

87.8

84.9-90.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,585

141

10.4

8.6-12.5

1,444

89.6

87.5-91.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,302

132

11.2

9.2-13.5

1,170

88.8

86.5-90.8

College Graduate

1,685

166

10.0

8.4-12.0

1,519

90.0

88.0-91.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

507

15.1

11.5-19.4

430

84.9

80.6-88.5

$15,000- 24,999

836

9.8

7.4-12.8

762

90.2

87.2-92.6

$25,000- 34,999

668

8.9

6.6-11.9

613

91.1

88.1-93.4

$35,000- 49,999

829

11.7

9.2-14.8

745

88.3

85.2-90.8

$50,000-74,999

792

8.4

6.3-11.0

733

91.6

89.0-93.7

$75,000+

897

11.1

8.8-13.9

800

88.9

86.1-91.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,652

230

14.0

12.0-16.1

1,422

86.0

83.9-88.0

3,692

308

9.5

8.3-10.8

3,384

90.5

89.2-91.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,770

163

9.6

8.0-11.5

1,607

90.4

88.5-92.0

Non-Veteran

3,630

384

11.5

10.2-12.9

3,246

88.5

87.1-89.8

Currently Serving

134

6.2

2.8-13.0

126

93.8

87.0-97.2

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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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