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

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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	11,076	1,840	16.7	15.8-17.5	9,236	83.3	82.5-84.2
GENDER
Male	4,142	523	13.1	11.9-14.4	3,619	86.9	85.6-88.1
Female	6,934	1,317	20.0	18.9-21.2	5,617	80.0	78.8-81.1
AGE
18-24	513	119	22.7	18.6-27.5	394	77.3	72.5-81.4
25-34	1,569	309	18.8	16.6-21.2	1,260	81.2	78.8-83.4
35-44	2,022	414	20.3	18.3-22.6	1,608	79.7	77.4-81.7
45-54	2,102	408	19.7	17.7-21.9	1,694	80.3	78.1-82.3
55-64	1,995	323	15.2	13.4-17.3	1,672	84.8	82.7-86.6
65-74	1,591	173	9.4	7.9-11.2	1,418	90.6	88.8-92.1
75+	1,241	89	6.9	5.3- 8.8	1,152	93.1	91.2-94.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,430	197	14.7	12.4-17.2	1,233	85.3	82.8-87.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,188	471	14.4	12.9-15.9	2,717	85.6	84.1-87.1
Some Post-H.S.	2,859	516	19.3	17.5-21.2	2,343	80.7	78.8-82.5
College Graduate	3,585	656	17.3	15.9-18.9	2,929	82.7	81.1-84.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,027	192	18.5	15.7-21.6	835	81.5	78.4-84.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,568	264	15.5	13.4-17.8	1,304	84.5	82.2-86.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,259	213	17.2	14.7-20.0	1,046	82.8	80.0-85.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,547	257	16.8	14.7-19.2	1,290	83.2	80.8-85.3
$50,000-74,999	1,522	296	19.5	17.2-22.1	1,226	80.5	77.9-82.8
$75,000+	1,788	287	16.7	14.7-18.9	1,501	83.3	81.1-85.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,471	712	20.9	19.3-22.6	2,759	79.1	77.4-80.7
No	7,315	1,096	15.1	14.1-16.1	6,219	84.9	83.9-85.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,539	179	12.0	10.2-14.2	1,360	88.0	85.8-89.8
Non-Veteran	9,415	1,643	17.6	16.7-18.6	7,772	82.4	81.4-83.3
Currently Serving	107	15	13.7	7.9-22.6	92	86.3	77.4-92.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,076

1,840

16.7

15.8-17.5

9,236

83.3

82.5-84.2

GENDER

Male

4,142

523

13.1

11.9-14.4

3,619

86.9

85.6-88.1

Female

6,934

1,317

20.0

18.9-21.2

5,617

80.0

78.8-81.1

AGE

18-24

513

119

22.7

18.6-27.5

394

77.3

72.5-81.4

25-34

1,569

309

18.8

16.6-21.2

1,260

81.2

78.8-83.4

35-44

2,022

414

20.3

18.3-22.6

1,608

79.7

77.4-81.7

45-54

2,102

408

19.7

17.7-21.9

1,694

80.3

78.1-82.3

55-64

1,995

323

15.2

13.4-17.3

1,672

84.8

82.7-86.6

65-74

1,591

173

9.4

7.9-11.2

1,418

90.6

88.8-92.1

75+

1,241

6.9

5.3- 8.8

1,152

93.1

91.2-94.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,430

197

14.7

12.4-17.2

1,233

85.3

82.8-87.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,188

471

14.4

12.9-15.9

2,717

85.6

84.1-87.1

Some Post-H.S.

2,859

516

19.3

17.5-21.2

2,343

80.7

78.8-82.5

College Graduate

3,585

656

17.3

15.9-18.9

2,929

82.7

81.1-84.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,027

192

18.5

15.7-21.6

835

81.5

78.4-84.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,568

264

15.5

13.4-17.8

1,304

84.5

82.2-86.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,259

213

17.2

14.7-20.0

1,046

82.8

80.0-85.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,547

257

16.8

14.7-19.2

1,290

83.2

80.8-85.3

$50,000-74,999

1,522

296

19.5

17.2-22.1

1,226

80.5

77.9-82.8

$75,000+

1,788

287

16.7

14.7-18.9

1,501

83.3

81.1-85.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,471

712

20.9

19.3-22.6

2,759

79.1

77.4-80.7

7,315

1,096

15.1

14.1-16.1

6,219

84.9

83.9-85.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,539

179

12.0

10.2-14.2

1,360

88.0

85.8-89.8

Non-Veteran

9,415

1,643

17.6

16.7-18.6

7,772

82.4

81.4-83.3

Currently Serving

107

13.7

7.9-22.6

86.3

77.4-92.1

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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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