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-WHITE FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,934	1,317	20.0	18.9-21.2	5,617	80.0	78.8-81.1
AGE
18-24	309	79	24.9	19.5-31.2	230	75.1	68.8-80.5
25-34	958	221	23.9	20.8-27.3	737	76.1	72.7-79.2
35-44	1,220	290	23.9	21.1-27.0	930	76.1	73.0-78.9
45-54	1,303	296	23.7	20.9-26.7	1,007	76.3	73.3-79.1
55-64	1,206	230	19.1	16.6-22.0	976	80.9	78.0-83.4
65-74	1,026	123	11.0	9.0-13.5	903	89.0	86.5-91.0
75+	879	73	8.6	6.4-11.3	806	91.4	88.7-93.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	899	136	17.7	14.6-21.2	763	82.3	78.8-85.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,045	338	16.9	15.0-19.0	1,707	83.1	81.0-85.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,841	374	22.1	19.8-24.7	1,467	77.9	75.3-80.2
College Graduate	2,141	469	21.9	19.8-24.0	1,672	78.1	76.0-80.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	729	148	23.7	19.9-28.0	581	76.3	72.0-80.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,085	211	19.7	16.9-22.8	874	80.3	77.2-83.1
$25,000- 34,999	765	160	20.7	17.3-24.5	605	79.3	75.5-82.7
$35,000- 49,999	893	169	20.0	17.0-23.4	724	80.0	76.6-83.0
$50,000-74,999	871	204	23.1	20.0-26.6	667	76.9	73.4-80.0
$75,000+	994	177	20.0	17.1-23.3	817	80.0	76.7-82.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,261	516	24.9	22.7-27.3	1,745	75.1	72.7-77.3
No	4,532	782	17.9	16.6-19.4	3,750	82.1	80.6-83.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	97	18	23.0	13.8-35.8	79	77.0	64.2-86.2
Non-Veteran	6,813	1,293	19.9	18.8-21.2	5,520	80.1	78.8-81.2
Currently Serving	20	5	29.3	11.4-57.3	15	70.7	42.7-88.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,934

1,317

20.0

18.9-21.2

5,617

80.0

78.8-81.1

AGE

18-24

309

24.9

19.5-31.2

230

75.1

68.8-80.5

25-34

958

221

23.9

20.8-27.3

737

76.1

72.7-79.2

35-44

1,220

290

23.9

21.1-27.0

930

76.1

73.0-78.9

45-54

1,303

296

23.7

20.9-26.7

1,007

76.3

73.3-79.1

55-64

1,206

230

19.1

16.6-22.0

976

80.9

78.0-83.4

65-74

1,026

123

11.0

9.0-13.5

903

89.0

86.5-91.0

75+

879

8.6

6.4-11.3

806

91.4

88.7-93.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

899

136

17.7

14.6-21.2

763

82.3

78.8-85.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,045

338

16.9

15.0-19.0

1,707

83.1

81.0-85.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,841

374

22.1

19.8-24.7

1,467

77.9

75.3-80.2

College Graduate

2,141

469

21.9

19.8-24.0

1,672

78.1

76.0-80.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

729

148

23.7

19.9-28.0

581

76.3

72.0-80.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,085

211

19.7

16.9-22.8

874

80.3

77.2-83.1

$25,000- 34,999

765

160

20.7

17.3-24.5

605

79.3

75.5-82.7

$35,000- 49,999

893

169

20.0

17.0-23.4

724

80.0

76.6-83.0

$50,000-74,999

871

204

23.1

20.0-26.6

667

76.9

73.4-80.0

$75,000+

994

177

20.0

17.1-23.3

817

80.0

76.7-82.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,261

516

24.9

22.7-27.3

1,745

75.1

72.7-77.3

4,532

782

17.9

16.6-19.4

3,750

82.1

80.6-83.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

23.0

13.8-35.8

77.0

64.2-86.2

Non-Veteran

6,813

1,293

19.9

18.8-21.2

5,520

80.1

78.8-81.2

Currently Serving

29.3

11.4-57.3

70.7

42.7-88.6

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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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