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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,195	415	11.2	10.0-12.5	3,780	88.8	87.5-90.0
AGE
18-24	206	34	20.7	14.3-28.9	172	79.3	71.1-85.7
25-34	617	52	10.4	7.4-14.4	565	89.6	85.6-92.6
35-44	814	79	11.2	8.7-14.4	735	88.8	85.6-91.3
45-54	809	72	10.8	8.3-13.9	737	89.2	86.1-91.7
55-64	798	86	11.2	8.9-14.1	712	88.8	85.9-91.1
65-74	571	55	8.8	6.6-11.7	516	91.2	88.3-93.4
75+	370	37	10.8	7.3-15.7	333	89.2	84.3-92.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	535	75	15.8	12.2-20.1	460	84.2	79.9-87.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,158	98	10.7	8.5-13.3	1,060	89.3	86.7-91.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,033	101	11.1	8.9-13.8	932	88.9	86.2-91.1
College Graduate	1,463	140	10.1	8.3-12.3	1,323	89.9	87.7-91.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	304	53	21.6	15.9-28.5	251	78.4	71.5-84.1
$15,000- 24,999	492	53	13.7	10.1-18.3	439	86.3	81.7-89.9
$25,000- 34,999	501	40	9.2	6.5-13.0	461	90.8	87.0-93.5
$35,000- 49,999	667	59	10.0	7.4-13.3	608	90.0	86.7-92.6
$50,000-74,999	661	45	7.9	5.7-10.8	616	92.1	89.2-94.3
$75,000+	800	81	10.6	8.2-13.5	719	89.4	86.5-91.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,231	164	13.8	11.7-16.3	1,067	86.2	83.7-88.3
No	2,813	238	10.2	8.7-11.8	2,575	89.8	88.2-91.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,460	136	9.6	7.9-11.6	1,324	90.4	88.4-92.1
Non-Veteran	2,636	274	12.2	10.6-13.9	2,362	87.8	86.1-89.4
Currently Serving	87	4	6.2	2.1-16.7	83	93.8	83.3-97.9

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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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	4,195	415	11.2	10.0-12.5	3,780	88.8	87.5-90.0
AGE
18-24	206	34	20.7	14.3-28.9	172	79.3	71.1-85.7
25-34	617	52	10.4	7.4-14.4	565	89.6	85.6-92.6
35-44	814	79	11.2	8.7-14.4	735	88.8	85.6-91.3
45-54	809	72	10.8	8.3-13.9	737	89.2	86.1-91.7
55-64	798	86	11.2	8.9-14.1	712	88.8	85.9-91.1
65-74	571	55	8.8	6.6-11.7	516	91.2	88.3-93.4
75+	370	37	10.8	7.3-15.7	333	89.2	84.3-92.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	535	75	15.8	12.2-20.1	460	84.2	79.9-87.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,158	98	10.7	8.5-13.3	1,060	89.3	86.7-91.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,033	101	11.1	8.9-13.8	932	88.9	86.2-91.1
College Graduate	1,463	140	10.1	8.3-12.3	1,323	89.9	87.7-91.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	304	53	21.6	15.9-28.5	251	78.4	71.5-84.1
$15,000- 24,999	492	53	13.7	10.1-18.3	439	86.3	81.7-89.9
$25,000- 34,999	501	40	9.2	6.5-13.0	461	90.8	87.0-93.5
$35,000- 49,999	667	59	10.0	7.4-13.3	608	90.0	86.7-92.6
$50,000-74,999	661	45	7.9	5.7-10.8	616	92.1	89.2-94.3
$75,000+	800	81	10.6	8.2-13.5	719	89.4	86.5-91.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,231	164	13.8	11.7-16.3	1,067	86.2	83.7-88.3
No	2,813	238	10.2	8.7-11.8	2,575	89.8	88.2-91.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,460	136	9.6	7.9-11.6	1,324	90.4	88.4-92.1
Non-Veteran	2,636	274	12.2	10.6-13.9	2,362	87.8	86.1-89.4
Currently Serving	87	4	6.2	2.1-16.7	83	93.8	83.3-97.9