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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	7,011	658	9.8	9.0-10.7	6,353	90.2	89.3-91.0
AGE
18-24	313	30	11.8	7.6-17.6	283	88.2	82.4-92.4
25-34	962	68	6.7	5.0- 8.8	894	93.3	91.2-95.0
35-44	1,236	124	10.8	8.7-13.2	1,112	89.2	86.8-91.3
45-54	1,314	130	11.0	8.9-13.4	1,184	89.0	86.6-91.1
55-64	1,217	132	11.2	9.1-13.7	1,085	88.8	86.3-90.9
65-74	1,036	100	9.3	7.4-11.6	936	90.7	88.4-92.6
75+	899	72	8.0	6.1-10.4	827	92.0	89.6-93.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	904	133	16.6	13.7-20.1	771	83.4	79.9-86.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,069	184	8.9	7.4-10.6	1,885	91.1	89.4-92.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,868	171	9.9	8.3-11.9	1,697	90.1	88.1-91.7
College Graduate	2,162	170	8.2	6.8- 9.7	1,992	91.8	90.3-93.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	738	130	19.3	15.8-23.2	608	80.7	76.8-84.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,092	115	11.9	9.5-14.7	977	88.1	85.3-90.5
$25,000- 34,999	775	71	9.6	7.3-12.5	704	90.4	87.5-92.7
$35,000- 49,999	901	70	9.4	7.1-12.3	831	90.6	87.7-92.9
$50,000-74,999	877	57	7.3	5.4- 9.7	820	92.7	90.3-94.6
$75,000+	1,008	72	7.1	5.4- 9.4	936	92.9	90.6-94.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,303	375	17.0	15.2-19.1	1,928	83.0	80.9-84.8
No	4,566	275	6.6	5.7- 7.6	4,291	93.4	92.4-94.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	98	9	11.1	5.2-22.2	89	88.9	77.8-94.8
Non-Veteran	6,889	646	9.8	8.9-10.7	6,243	90.2	89.3-91.1
Currently Serving	20	3	10.3	2.9-30.8	17	89.7	69.2-97.1

*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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	7,011	658	9.8	9.0-10.7	6,353	90.2	89.3-91.0
AGE
18-24	313	30	11.8	7.6-17.6	283	88.2	82.4-92.4
25-34	962	68	6.7	5.0- 8.8	894	93.3	91.2-95.0
35-44	1,236	124	10.8	8.7-13.2	1,112	89.2	86.8-91.3
45-54	1,314	130	11.0	8.9-13.4	1,184	89.0	86.6-91.1
55-64	1,217	132	11.2	9.1-13.7	1,085	88.8	86.3-90.9
65-74	1,036	100	9.3	7.4-11.6	936	90.7	88.4-92.6
75+	899	72	8.0	6.1-10.4	827	92.0	89.6-93.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	904	133	16.6	13.7-20.1	771	83.4	79.9-86.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,069	184	8.9	7.4-10.6	1,885	91.1	89.4-92.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,868	171	9.9	8.3-11.9	1,697	90.1	88.1-91.7
College Graduate	2,162	170	8.2	6.8- 9.7	1,992	91.8	90.3-93.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	738	130	19.3	15.8-23.2	608	80.7	76.8-84.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,092	115	11.9	9.5-14.7	977	88.1	85.3-90.5
$25,000- 34,999	775	71	9.6	7.3-12.5	704	90.4	87.5-92.7
$35,000- 49,999	901	70	9.4	7.1-12.3	831	90.6	87.7-92.9
$50,000-74,999	877	57	7.3	5.4- 9.7	820	92.7	90.3-94.6
$75,000+	1,008	72	7.1	5.4- 9.4	936	92.9	90.6-94.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,303	375	17.0	15.2-19.1	1,928	83.0	80.9-84.8
No	4,566	275	6.6	5.7- 7.6	4,291	93.4	92.4-94.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	98	9	11.1	5.2-22.2	89	88.9	77.8-94.8
Non-Veteran	6,889	646	9.8	8.9-10.7	6,243	90.2	89.3-91.1
Currently Serving	20	3	10.3	2.9-30.8	17	89.7	69.2-97.1