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--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	14,812	2,446	16.4	15.6-17.1	12,366	83.6	82.9-84.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes	12,593	2,046	16.2	15.4-17.0	10,547	83.8	83.0-84.6
No	2,198	398	17.3	15.4-19.4	1,800	82.7	80.6-84.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	235	31	14.8	9.7-21.9	204	85.2	78.1-90.3
Recommended Range	5,020	819	17.0	15.7-18.3	4,201	83.0	81.7-84.3
Overweight	5,124	770	14.8	13.6-16.1	4,354	85.2	83.9-86.4
Obese	3,634	692	17.7	16.2-19.2	2,942	82.3	80.8-83.8
Current Smoker
No	11,487	1,809	15.6	14.7-16.4	9,678	84.4	83.6-85.3
Yes	3,284	633	19.2	17.5-21.0	2,651	80.8	79.0-82.5
Binge Drinker
No	13,565	2,222	16.1	15.4-16.9	11,343	83.9	83.1-84.6
Yes	1,054	197	19.6	16.7-22.7	857	80.4	77.3-83.3
Heavy Drinker
No	14,216	2,336	16.3	15.5-17.0	11,880	83.7	83.0-84.5
Yes	465	91	20.5	16.3-25.6	374	79.5	74.4-83.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	3,125	588	19.6	17.8-21.4	2,537	80.4	78.6-82.2
No	11,640	1,854	15.6	14.8-16.5	9,786	84.4	83.5-85.2
Current Asthma
Yes	1,148	460	38.5	35.0-42.1	688	61.5	57.9-65.0
No	13,587	1,960	14.5	13.8-15.3	11,627	85.5	84.7-86.2
Diabetes
Yes	1,522	210	13.7	11.7-16.0	1,312	86.3	84.0-88.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	135	24	17.8	11.7-26.1	111	82.2	73.9-88.3
No	12,974	2,178	16.7	15.9-17.5	10,796	83.3	82.5-84.1
No, Bordeline Diabetes	175	33	15.7	10.5-22.7	142	84.3	77.3-89.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,812

2,446

16.4

15.6-17.1

12,366

83.6

82.9-84.4

Have Health Insurance

Yes

12,593

2,046

16.2

15.4-17.0

10,547

83.8

83.0-84.6

2,198

398

17.3

15.4-19.4

1,800

82.7

80.6-84.6

Body Mass Index

Underweight

235

14.8

9.7-21.9

204

85.2

78.1-90.3

Recommended Range

5,020

819

17.0

15.7-18.3

4,201

83.0

81.7-84.3

Overweight

5,124

770

14.8

13.6-16.1

4,354

85.2

83.9-86.4

Obese

3,634

692

17.7

16.2-19.2

2,942

82.3

80.8-83.8

Current Smoker

11,487

1,809

15.6

14.7-16.4

9,678

84.4

83.6-85.3

Yes

3,284

633

19.2

17.5-21.0

2,651

80.8

79.0-82.5

Binge Drinker

13,565

2,222

16.1

15.4-16.9

11,343

83.9

83.1-84.6

Yes

1,054

197

19.6

16.7-22.7

857

80.4

77.3-83.3

Heavy Drinker

14,216

2,336

16.3

15.5-17.0

11,880

83.7

83.0-84.5

Yes

465

20.5

16.3-25.6

374

79.5

74.4-83.7

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

3,125

588

19.6

17.8-21.4

2,537

80.4

78.6-82.2

11,640

1,854

15.6

14.8-16.5

9,786

84.4

83.5-85.2

Current Asthma

Yes

1,148

460

38.5

35.0-42.1

688

61.5

57.9-65.0

13,587

1,960

14.5

13.8-15.3

11,627

85.5

84.7-86.2

Diabetes

Yes

1,522

210

13.7

11.7-16.0

1,312

86.3

84.0-88.3

Yes, During Pregnancy

135

17.8

11.7-26.1

111

82.2

73.9-88.3

12,974

2,178

16.7

15.9-17.5

10,796

83.3

82.5-84.1

No, Bordeline Diabetes

175

15.7

10.5-22.7

142

84.3

77.3-89.5

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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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