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

Environmental Factors-WHITE MALES

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	4,142	523	13.1	11.9-14.4	3,619	86.9	85.6-88.1
AGE
18-24	204	40	20.4	14.5-28.0	164	79.6	72.0-85.5
25-34	611	88	13.5	10.6-17.0	523	86.5	83.0-89.4
35-44	802	124	16.6	13.7-20.0	678	83.4	80.0-86.3
45-54	799	112	15.2	12.4-18.5	687	84.8	81.5-87.6
55-64	789	93	11.6	9.1-14.6	696	88.4	85.4-90.9
65-74	565	50	7.7	5.6-10.5	515	92.3	89.5-94.4
75+	362	16	4.5	2.5- 7.7	346	95.5	92.3-97.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	531	61	11.7	8.7-15.6	470	88.3	84.4-91.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,143	133	11.5	9.4-13.9	1,010	88.5	86.1-90.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,018	142	15.8	13.2-18.9	876	84.2	81.1-86.8
College Graduate	1,444	187	12.9	11.0-15.1	1,257	87.1	84.9-89.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	298	44	11.4	8.1-15.8	254	88.6	84.2-91.9
$15,000- 24,999	483	53	10.1	7.3-14.0	430	89.9	86.0-92.7
$25,000- 34,999	494	53	13.5	10.0-18.0	441	86.5	82.0-90.0
$35,000- 49,999	654	88	13.7	10.8-17.2	566	86.3	82.8-89.2
$50,000-74,999	651	92	16.3	13.1-20.1	559	83.7	79.9-86.9
$75,000+	794	110	13.9	11.3-17.0	684	86.1	83.0-88.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,210	196	16.1	13.8-18.8	1,014	83.9	81.2-86.2
No	2,783	314	12.1	10.7-13.7	2,469	87.9	86.3-89.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,442	161	11.6	9.7-13.8	1,281	88.4	86.2-90.3
Non-Veteran	2,602	350	13.9	12.3-15.6	2,252	86.1	84.4-87.7
Currently Serving	87	10	11.5	5.9-21.2	77	88.5	78.8-94.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,142

523

13.1

11.9-14.4

3,619

86.9

85.6-88.1

AGE

18-24

204

20.4

14.5-28.0

164

79.6

72.0-85.5

25-34

611

13.5

10.6-17.0

523

86.5

83.0-89.4

35-44

802

124

16.6

13.7-20.0

678

83.4

80.0-86.3

45-54

799

112

15.2

12.4-18.5

687

84.8

81.5-87.6

55-64

789

11.6

9.1-14.6

696

88.4

85.4-90.9

65-74

565

7.7

5.6-10.5

515

92.3

89.5-94.4

75+

362

4.5

2.5- 7.7

346

95.5

92.3-97.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

531

11.7

8.7-15.6

470

88.3

84.4-91.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,143

133

11.5

9.4-13.9

1,010

88.5

86.1-90.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,018

142

15.8

13.2-18.9

876

84.2

81.1-86.8

College Graduate

1,444

187

12.9

11.0-15.1

1,257

87.1

84.9-89.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

298

11.4

8.1-15.8

254

88.6

84.2-91.9

$15,000- 24,999

483

10.1

7.3-14.0

430

89.9

86.0-92.7

$25,000- 34,999

494

13.5

10.0-18.0

441

86.5

82.0-90.0

$35,000- 49,999

654

13.7

10.8-17.2

566

86.3

82.8-89.2

$50,000-74,999

651

16.3

13.1-20.1

559

83.7

79.9-86.9

$75,000+

794

110

13.9

11.3-17.0

684

86.1

83.0-88.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,210

196

16.1

13.8-18.8

1,014

83.9

81.2-86.2

2,783

314

12.1

10.7-13.7

2,469

87.9

86.3-89.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,442

161

11.6

9.7-13.8

1,281

88.4

86.2-90.3

Non-Veteran

2,602

350

13.9

12.3-15.6

2,252

86.1

84.4-87.7

Currently Serving

11.5

5.9-21.2

88.5

78.8-94.1

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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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