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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma-MALES

Do you still have asthma?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,526	277	5.2	4.5- 6.0	5,249	94.8	94.0-95.5
RACE
White	4,173	204	5.3	4.5- 6.2	3,969	94.7	93.8-95.5
African American	891	54	6.4	4.6- 8.8	837	93.6	91.2-95.4
Asian	41	3	5.0	1.5-15.3	38	95.0	84.7-98.5
Native American	90	6	3.9	1.6- 9.0	84	96.1	91.0-98.4
Other Minorities	301	8	2.4	0.9- 6.4	293	97.6	93.6-99.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	302	8	1.9	0.7- 5.0	294	98.1	95.0-99.3
-English Speaking	101	6	6.5	2.2-17.7	95	93.5	82.3-97.8
-Spanish Speaking	201	2	0.3	0.1- 1.5	199	99.7	98.5-99.9
Non-Hispanic	5,216	268	5.5	4.8- 6.3	4,948	94.5	93.7-95.2
AGE
18-24	337	23	7.0	4.3-11.4	314	93.0	88.6-95.7
25-34	897	37	4.8	3.2- 7.2	860	95.2	92.8-96.8
35-44	1,093	44	3.8	2.7- 5.3	1,049	96.2	94.7-97.3
45-54	1,043	45	4.9	3.5- 6.9	998	95.1	93.1-96.5
55-64	1,002	63	6.6	5.0- 8.7	939	93.4	91.3-95.0
65-74	691	43	5.2	3.7- 7.2	648	94.8	92.8-96.3
75+	444	22	5.8	3.3- 9.9	422	94.2	90.1-96.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	961	63	6.2	4.5- 8.4	898	93.8	91.6-95.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,580	74	5.2	4.0- 6.8	1,506	94.8	93.2-96.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,296	63	4.8	3.5- 6.6	1,233	95.2	93.4-96.5
College Graduate	1,676	75	4.7	3.7- 6.1	1,601	95.3	93.9-96.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	500	40	7.5	5.1-10.9	460	92.5	89.1-94.9
$15,000- 24,999	833	40	4.4	2.9- 6.6	793	95.6	93.4-97.1
$25,000- 34,999	667	27	4.0	2.6- 6.1	640	96.0	93.9-97.4
$35,000- 49,999	820	39	6.3	4.3- 9.0	781	93.7	91.0-95.7
$50,000-74,999	790	25	3.6	2.3- 5.6	765	96.4	94.4-97.7
$75,000+	893	38	4.4	3.0- 6.3	855	95.6	93.7-97.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,640	149	8.8	7.3-10.7	1,491	91.2	89.3-92.7
No	3,679	119	3.7	3.0- 4.6	3,560	96.3	95.4-97.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,763	97	5.8	4.5- 7.4	1,666	94.2	92.6-95.5
Non-Veteran	3,610	174	5.0	4.2- 5.9	3,436	95.0	94.1-95.8
Currently Serving	134	5	4.1	1.5-11.0	129	95.9	89.0-98.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,526

277

5.2

4.5- 6.0

5,249

94.8

94.0-95.5

RACE

White

4,173

204

5.3

4.5- 6.2

3,969

94.7

93.8-95.5

African American

891

6.4

4.6- 8.8

837

93.6

91.2-95.4

Asian

5.0

1.5-15.3

95.0

84.7-98.5

Native American

3.9

1.6- 9.0

96.1

91.0-98.4

Other Minorities

301

2.4

0.9- 6.4

293

97.6

93.6-99.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

302

1.9

0.7- 5.0

294

98.1

95.0-99.3

-English Speaking

101

6.5

2.2-17.7

93.5

82.3-97.8

-Spanish Speaking

201

0.3

0.1- 1.5

199

99.7

98.5-99.9

Non-Hispanic

5,216

268

5.5

4.8- 6.3

4,948

94.5

93.7-95.2

AGE

18-24

337

7.0

4.3-11.4

314

93.0

88.6-95.7

25-34

897

4.8

3.2- 7.2

860

95.2

92.8-96.8

35-44

1,093

3.8

2.7- 5.3

1,049

96.2

94.7-97.3

45-54

1,043

4.9

3.5- 6.9

998

95.1

93.1-96.5

55-64

1,002

6.6

5.0- 8.7

939

93.4

91.3-95.0

65-74

691

5.2

3.7- 7.2

648

94.8

92.8-96.3

75+

444

5.8

3.3- 9.9

422

94.2

90.1-96.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

961

6.2

4.5- 8.4

898

93.8

91.6-95.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,580

5.2

4.0- 6.8

1,506

94.8

93.2-96.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,296

4.8

3.5- 6.6

1,233

95.2

93.4-96.5

College Graduate

1,676

4.7

3.7- 6.1

1,601

95.3

93.9-96.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

500

7.5

5.1-10.9

460

92.5

89.1-94.9

$15,000- 24,999

833

4.4

2.9- 6.6

793

95.6

93.4-97.1

$25,000- 34,999

667

4.0

2.6- 6.1

640

96.0

93.9-97.4

$35,000- 49,999

820

6.3

4.3- 9.0

781

93.7

91.0-95.7

$50,000-74,999

790

3.6

2.3- 5.6

765

96.4

94.4-97.7

$75,000+

893

4.4

3.0- 6.3

855

95.6

93.7-97.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,640

149

8.8

7.3-10.7

1,491

91.2

89.3-92.7

3,679

119

3.7

3.0- 4.6

3,560

96.3

95.4-97.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,763

5.8

4.5- 7.4

1,666

94.2

92.6-95.5

Non-Veteran

3,610

174

5.0

4.2- 5.9

3,436

95.0

94.1-95.8

Currently Serving

134

4.1

1.5-11.0

129

95.9

89.0-98.5

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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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