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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,184	862	7.6	7.0- 8.3	10,322	92.4	91.7-93.0
GENDER
Male	4,173	204	5.3	4.5- 6.2	3,969	94.7	93.8-95.5
Female	7,011	658	9.8	9.0-10.7	6,353	90.2	89.3-91.0
AGE
18-24	518	45	10.3	7.3-14.4	473	89.7	85.6-92.7
25-34	1,574	90	5.3	4.1- 6.9	1,484	94.7	93.1-95.9
35-44	2,048	157	7.5	6.2- 9.0	1,891	92.5	91.0-93.8
45-54	2,118	162	8.0	6.6- 9.5	1,956	92.0	90.5-93.4
55-64	2,010	182	9.1	7.7-10.8	1,828	90.9	89.2-92.3
65-74	1,604	134	7.2	5.9- 8.8	1,470	92.8	91.2-94.1
75+	1,268	90	7.4	5.6- 9.7	1,178	92.6	90.3-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,434	174	11.9	10.0-14.1	1,260	88.1	85.9-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,224	235	7.3	6.2- 8.5	2,989	92.7	91.5-93.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,896	223	7.8	6.6- 9.2	2,673	92.2	90.8-93.4
College Graduate	3,616	230	6.3	5.4- 7.4	3,386	93.7	92.6-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,037	158	15.7	12.9-18.9	879	84.3	81.1-87.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,581	140	8.9	7.3-10.8	1,441	91.1	89.2-92.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,275	88	6.6	5.1- 8.4	1,187	93.4	91.6-94.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,561	102	7.6	6.0- 9.6	1,459	92.4	90.4-94.0
$50,000-74,999	1,536	76	5.4	4.1- 6.9	1,460	94.6	93.1-95.9
$75,000+	1,805	103	5.7	4.5- 7.2	1,702	94.3	92.8-95.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,524	483	13.3	12.0-14.8	3,041	86.7	85.2-88.0
No	7,369	366	5.3	4.6- 6.0	7,003	94.7	94.0-95.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,551	91	6.0	4.7- 7.6	1,460	94.0	92.4-95.3
Non-Veteran	9,510	764	8.0	7.3- 8.7	8,746	92.0	91.3-92.7
Currently Serving	107	6	5.7	2.1-14.6	101	94.3	85.4-97.9

*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	11,184	862	7.6	7.0- 8.3	10,322	92.4	91.7-93.0
GENDER
Male	4,173	204	5.3	4.5- 6.2	3,969	94.7	93.8-95.5
Female	7,011	658	9.8	9.0-10.7	6,353	90.2	89.3-91.0
AGE
18-24	518	45	10.3	7.3-14.4	473	89.7	85.6-92.7
25-34	1,574	90	5.3	4.1- 6.9	1,484	94.7	93.1-95.9
35-44	2,048	157	7.5	6.2- 9.0	1,891	92.5	91.0-93.8
45-54	2,118	162	8.0	6.6- 9.5	1,956	92.0	90.5-93.4
55-64	2,010	182	9.1	7.7-10.8	1,828	90.9	89.2-92.3
65-74	1,604	134	7.2	5.9- 8.8	1,470	92.8	91.2-94.1
75+	1,268	90	7.4	5.6- 9.7	1,178	92.6	90.3-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,434	174	11.9	10.0-14.1	1,260	88.1	85.9-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,224	235	7.3	6.2- 8.5	2,989	92.7	91.5-93.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,896	223	7.8	6.6- 9.2	2,673	92.2	90.8-93.4
College Graduate	3,616	230	6.3	5.4- 7.4	3,386	93.7	92.6-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,037	158	15.7	12.9-18.9	879	84.3	81.1-87.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,581	140	8.9	7.3-10.8	1,441	91.1	89.2-92.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,275	88	6.6	5.1- 8.4	1,187	93.4	91.6-94.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,561	102	7.6	6.0- 9.6	1,459	92.4	90.4-94.0
$50,000-74,999	1,536	76	5.4	4.1- 6.9	1,460	94.6	93.1-95.9
$75,000+	1,805	103	5.7	4.5- 7.2	1,702	94.3	92.8-95.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,524	483	13.3	12.0-14.8	3,041	86.7	85.2-88.0
No	7,369	366	5.3	4.6- 6.0	7,003	94.7	94.0-95.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,551	91	6.0	4.7- 7.6	1,460	94.0	92.4-95.3
Non-Veteran	9,510	764	8.0	7.3- 8.7	8,746	92.0	91.3-92.7
Currently Serving	107	6	5.7	2.1-14.6	101	94.3	85.4-97.9