BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

Environmental Factors

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
North Carolina	14,812	2,446	16.4	15.6-17.1	12,366	83.6	82.9-84.4
-Northeastern Partnership	982	143	14.2	11.9-16.9	839	85.8	83.1-88.1
GENDER
Male	340	37	11.2	7.9-15.5	303	88.8	84.5-92.1
Female	642	106	17.0	13.9-20.5	536	83.0	79.5-86.1
RACE
White	567	90	16.6	13.3-20.4	477	83.4	79.6-86.7
African American	371	47	12.0	8.7-16.2	324	88.0	83.8-91.3
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	6	10.7	3.7-27.6	31	89.3	72.4-96.3
25-34	126	23	17.1	11.1-25.4	103	82.9	74.6-88.9
35-44	156	26	14.4	9.3-21.6	130	85.6	78.4-90.7
45-54	194	29	15.0	10.3-21.5	165	85.0	78.5-89.7
55-64	195	37	19.2	13.7-26.4	158	80.8	73.6-86.3
65-74	160	15	8.7	4.9-15.0	145	91.3	85.0-95.1
75+	113	7	6.7	3.1-13.9	106	93.3	86.1-96.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	219	31	14.7	10.0-21.2	188	85.3	78.8-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	343	40	11.1	7.8-15.4	303	88.9	84.6-92.2
Some Post-H.S.	229	35	14.7	10.4-20.4	194	85.3	79.6-89.6
College Graduate	191	37	19.0	13.4-26.2	154	81.0	73.8-86.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	171	33	19.2	13.3-27.0	138	80.8	73.0-86.7
$15,000- 24,999	192	17	8.5	5.0-14.0	175	91.5	86.0-95.0
$25,000- 34,999	100	17	18.3	11.0-28.7	83	81.7	71.3-89.0
$35,000- 49,999	128	15	10.6	6.3-17.4	113	89.4	82.6-93.7
$50,000-74,999	84	19	18.5	11.6-28.3	65	81.5	71.7-88.4
$75,000+	83	14	18.6	10.9-30.0	69	81.4	70.0-89.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	378	81	22.6	18.1-27.9	297	77.4	72.1-81.9
No	571	61	10.3	7.8-13.6	510	89.7	86.4-92.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	114	13	12.7	7.3-21.0	101	87.3	79.0-92.7
Non-Veteran	858	127	14.1	11.7-17.0	731	85.9	83.0-88.3
Currently Serving	8	3	43.7	13.6-79.3	5	56.3	20.7-86.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,812

2,446

16.4

15.6-17.1

12,366

83.6

82.9-84.4

-Northeastern Partnership

982

143

14.2

11.9-16.9

839

85.8

83.1-88.1

GENDER

Male

340

11.2

7.9-15.5

303

88.8

84.5-92.1

Female

642

106

17.0

13.9-20.5

536

83.0

79.5-86.1

RACE

White

567

16.6

13.3-20.4

477

83.4

79.6-86.7

African American

371

12.0

8.7-16.2

324

88.0

83.8-91.3

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

10.7

3.7-27.6

89.3

72.4-96.3

25-34

126

17.1

11.1-25.4

103

82.9

74.6-88.9

35-44

156

14.4

9.3-21.6

130

85.6

78.4-90.7

45-54

194

15.0

10.3-21.5

165

85.0

78.5-89.7

55-64

195

19.2

13.7-26.4

158

80.8

73.6-86.3

65-74

160

8.7

4.9-15.0

145

91.3

85.0-95.1

75+

113

6.7

3.1-13.9

106

93.3

86.1-96.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

219

14.7

10.0-21.2

188

85.3

78.8-90.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

343

11.1

7.8-15.4

303

88.9

84.6-92.2

Some Post-H.S.

229

14.7

10.4-20.4

194

85.3

79.6-89.6

College Graduate

191

19.0

13.4-26.2

154

81.0

73.8-86.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

171

19.2

13.3-27.0

138

80.8

73.0-86.7

$15,000- 24,999

192

8.5

5.0-14.0

175

91.5

86.0-95.0

$25,000- 34,999

100

18.3

11.0-28.7

81.7

71.3-89.0

$35,000- 49,999

128

10.6

6.3-17.4

113

89.4

82.6-93.7

$50,000-74,999

18.5

11.6-28.3

81.5

71.7-88.4

$75,000+

18.6

10.9-30.0

81.4

70.0-89.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

378

22.6

18.1-27.9

297

77.4

72.1-81.9

571

10.3

7.8-13.6

510

89.7

86.4-92.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

114

12.7

7.3-21.0

101

87.3

79.0-92.7

Non-Veteran

858

127

14.1

11.7-17.0

731

85.9

83.0-88.3

Currently Serving

43.7

13.6-79.3

56.3

20.7-86.4

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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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