BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,238	1,403	13.0	12.2-13.9	9,835	87.0	86.1-87.8
GENDER
Male	4,195	415	11.2	10.0-12.5	3,780	88.8	87.5-90.0
Female	7,043	988	14.7	13.7-15.8	6,055	85.3	84.2-86.3
AGE
18-24	520	89	20.8	16.5-25.9	431	79.2	74.1-83.5
25-34	1,584	166	10.5	8.6-12.7	1,418	89.5	87.3-91.4
35-44	2,051	263	13.9	12.1-15.9	1,788	86.1	84.1-87.9
45-54	2,130	272	13.6	11.9-15.6	1,858	86.4	84.4-88.1
55-64	2,028	274	13.5	11.7-15.4	1,754	86.5	84.6-88.3
65-74	1,610	195	11.0	9.3-12.8	1,415	89.0	87.2-90.7
75+	1,271	141	11.5	9.4-14.0	1,130	88.5	86.0-90.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,444	245	18.2	15.7-20.9	1,199	81.8	79.1-84.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,238	362	12.1	10.7-13.6	2,876	87.9	86.4-89.3
Some Post-H.S.	2,907	380	13.2	11.7-14.9	2,527	86.8	85.1-88.3
College Graduate	3,635	415	11.9	10.6-13.3	3,220	88.1	86.7-89.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,043	216	22.9	19.6-26.6	827	77.1	73.4-80.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,590	224	15.8	13.5-18.4	1,366	84.2	81.6-86.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,281	141	11.1	9.1-13.5	1,140	88.9	86.5-90.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,576	175	12.2	10.2-14.4	1,401	87.8	85.6-89.8
$50,000-74,999	1,540	135	9.7	8.0-11.7	1,405	90.3	88.3-92.0
$75,000+	1,809	201	11.1	9.4-13.0	1,608	88.9	87.0-90.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,550	648	18.2	16.7-19.9	2,902	81.8	80.1-83.3
No	7,395	730	10.9	9.9-11.9	6,665	89.1	88.1-90.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,558	146	9.7	8.1-11.6	1,412	90.3	88.4-91.9
Non-Veteran	9,557	1,247	13.8	12.9-14.7	8,310	86.2	85.3-87.1
Currently Serving	107	9	7.3	3.2-15.9	98	92.7	84.1-96.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,238

1,403

13.0

12.2-13.9

9,835

87.0

86.1-87.8

GENDER

Male

4,195

415

11.2

10.0-12.5

3,780

88.8

87.5-90.0

Female

7,043

988

14.7

13.7-15.8

6,055

85.3

84.2-86.3

AGE

18-24

520

20.8

16.5-25.9

431

79.2

74.1-83.5

25-34

1,584

166

10.5

8.6-12.7

1,418

89.5

87.3-91.4

35-44

2,051

263

13.9

12.1-15.9

1,788

86.1

84.1-87.9

45-54

2,130

272

13.6

11.9-15.6

1,858

86.4

84.4-88.1

55-64

2,028

274

13.5

11.7-15.4

1,754

86.5

84.6-88.3

65-74

1,610

195

11.0

9.3-12.8

1,415

89.0

87.2-90.7

75+

1,271

141

11.5

9.4-14.0

1,130

88.5

86.0-90.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,444

245

18.2

15.7-20.9

1,199

81.8

79.1-84.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,238

362

12.1

10.7-13.6

2,876

87.9

86.4-89.3

Some Post-H.S.

2,907

380

13.2

11.7-14.9

2,527

86.8

85.1-88.3

College Graduate

3,635

415

11.9

10.6-13.3

3,220

88.1

86.7-89.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,043

216

22.9

19.6-26.6

827

77.1

73.4-80.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,590

224

15.8

13.5-18.4

1,366

84.2

81.6-86.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,281

141

11.1

9.1-13.5

1,140

88.9

86.5-90.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,576

175

12.2

10.2-14.4

1,401

87.8

85.6-89.8

$50,000-74,999

1,540

135

9.7

8.0-11.7

1,405

90.3

88.3-92.0

$75,000+

1,809

201

11.1

9.4-13.0

1,608

88.9

87.0-90.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,550

648

18.2

16.7-19.9

2,902

81.8

80.1-83.3

7,395

730

10.9

9.9-11.9

6,665

89.1

88.1-90.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,558

146

9.7

8.1-11.6

1,412

90.3

88.4-91.9

Non-Veteran

9,557

1,247

13.8

12.9-14.7

8,310

86.2

85.3-87.1

Currently Serving

107

7.3

3.2-15.9

92.7

84.1-96.8

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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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