BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Things like smog, automobile exhaust, and chemicals can cause outdoor air pollution. In the past 12 months have you had an illness or symptom that you think was caused by pollution in the air outdoors?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,070	1,342	11.6	10.9-12.3	9,728	88.4	87.7-89.1
GENDER
Male	4,128	376	8.8	7.8- 9.9	3,752	91.2	90.1-92.2
Female	6,942	966	14.2	13.2-15.3	5,976	85.8	84.7-86.8
AGE
18-24	510	64	11.6	8.6-15.5	446	88.4	84.5-91.4
25-34	1,564	161	10.2	8.5-12.1	1,403	89.8	87.9-91.5
35-44	2,026	266	12.7	11.0-14.6	1,760	87.3	85.4-89.0
45-54	2,101	286	13.8	12.0-15.7	1,815	86.2	84.3-88.0
55-64	1,994	282	12.6	11.0-14.4	1,712	87.4	85.6-89.0
65-74	1,584	175	9.5	8.0-11.2	1,409	90.5	88.8-92.0
75+	1,249	105	7.7	6.0- 9.9	1,144	92.3	90.1-94.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,421	183	11.6	9.8-13.7	1,238	88.4	86.3-90.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,192	376	11.2	10.0-12.6	2,816	88.8	87.4-90.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,859	362	13.2	11.6-14.9	2,497	86.8	85.1-88.4
College Graduate	3,584	419	10.7	9.6-12.0	3,165	89.3	88.0-90.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,013	169	15.8	13.2-18.8	844	84.2	81.2-86.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,570	188	11.3	9.6-13.4	1,382	88.7	86.6-90.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,264	156	12.2	10.2-14.5	1,108	87.8	85.5-89.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,561	165	10.8	9.0-12.9	1,396	89.2	87.1-91.0
$50,000-74,999	1,515	166	10.4	8.7-12.4	1,349	89.6	87.6-91.3
$75,000+	1,790	169	9.0	7.5-10.7	1,621	91.0	89.3-92.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,463	593	17.0	15.5-18.6	2,870	83.0	81.4-84.5
No	7,322	731	9.5	8.7-10.4	6,591	90.5	89.6-91.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,530	144	9.5	7.8-11.4	1,386	90.5	88.6-92.2
Non-Veteran	9,419	1,190	12.1	11.3-12.9	8,229	87.9	87.1-88.7
Currently Serving	106	8	7.2	3.1-15.8	98	92.8	84.2-96.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,070

1,342

11.6

10.9-12.3

9,728

88.4

87.7-89.1

GENDER

Male

4,128

376

8.8

7.8- 9.9

3,752

91.2

90.1-92.2

Female

6,942

966

14.2

13.2-15.3

5,976

85.8

84.7-86.8

AGE

18-24

510

11.6

8.6-15.5

446

88.4

84.5-91.4

25-34

1,564

161

10.2

8.5-12.1

1,403

89.8

87.9-91.5

35-44

2,026

266

12.7

11.0-14.6

1,760

87.3

85.4-89.0

45-54

2,101

286

13.8

12.0-15.7

1,815

86.2

84.3-88.0

55-64

1,994

282

12.6

11.0-14.4

1,712

87.4

85.6-89.0

65-74

1,584

175

9.5

8.0-11.2

1,409

90.5

88.8-92.0

75+

1,249

105

7.7

6.0- 9.9

1,144

92.3

90.1-94.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,421

183

11.6

9.8-13.7

1,238

88.4

86.3-90.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,192

376

11.2

10.0-12.6

2,816

88.8

87.4-90.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,859

362

13.2

11.6-14.9

2,497

86.8

85.1-88.4

College Graduate

3,584

419

10.7

9.6-12.0

3,165

89.3

88.0-90.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,013

169

15.8

13.2-18.8

844

84.2

81.2-86.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,570

188

11.3

9.6-13.4

1,382

88.7

86.6-90.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,264

156

12.2

10.2-14.5

1,108

87.8

85.5-89.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,561

165

10.8

9.0-12.9

1,396

89.2

87.1-91.0

$50,000-74,999

1,515

166

10.4

8.7-12.4

1,349

89.6

87.6-91.3

$75,000+

1,790

169

9.0

7.5-10.7

1,621

91.0

89.3-92.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,463

593

17.0

15.5-18.6

2,870

83.0

81.4-84.5

7,322

731

9.5

8.7-10.4

6,591

90.5

89.6-91.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,530

144

9.5

7.8-11.4

1,386

90.5

88.6-92.2

Non-Veteran

9,419

1,190

12.1

11.3-12.9

8,229

87.9

87.1-88.7

Currently Serving

106

7.2

3.1-15.8

92.8

84.2-96.9

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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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