BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Things like smog, automobile exhaust, and chemicals can cause outdoor air pollution. In the past 12 months have you had an illness or symptom that you think was caused by pollution in the air outdoors?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Environmental Factors

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,801	1,863	12.0	11.4-12.7	12,938	88.0	87.3-88.6
-Northeastern Partnership	987	137	13.6	11.3-16.3	850	86.4	83.7-88.7
GENDER
Male	340	43	12.0	8.6-16.5	297	88.0	83.5-91.4
Female	647	94	15.0	12.2-18.4	553	85.0	81.6-87.8
RACE
White	569	63	10.8	8.3-13.9	506	89.2	86.1-91.7
African American	376	67	16.8	13.0-21.6	309	83.2	78.4-87.0
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	36	3	7.5	2.0-24.3	33	92.5	75.7-98.0
25-34	125	14	10.3	5.9-17.4	111	89.7	82.6-94.1
35-44	156	27	15.5	9.7-23.7	129	84.5	76.3-90.3
45-54	198	31	13.9	9.5-19.9	167	86.1	80.1-90.5
55-64	195	33	18.1	12.7-25.0	162	81.9	75.0-87.3
65-74	161	22	14.3	9.1-22.0	139	85.7	78.0-90.9
75+	115	7	7.4	3.4-15.5	108	92.6	84.5-96.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	219	41	19.2	13.8-26.0	178	80.8	74.0-86.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	346	45	11.1	7.9-15.3	301	88.9	84.7-92.1
Some Post-H.S.	229	26	12.1	7.7-18.4	203	87.9	81.6-92.3
College Graduate	193	25	13.8	9.2-20.3	168	86.2	79.7-90.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	171	41	25.2	18.3-33.5	130	74.8	66.5-81.7
$15,000- 24,999	194	23	9.5	5.9-14.8	171	90.5	85.2-94.1
$25,000- 34,999	102	17	18.3	11.3-28.4	85	81.7	71.6-88.7
$35,000- 49,999	130	12	11.5	5.8-21.6	118	88.5	78.4-94.2
$50,000-74,999	85	7	6.7	3.0-14.3	78	93.3	85.7-97.0
$75,000+	83	7	7.6	3.6-15.5	76	92.4	84.5-96.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	375	83	24.1	19.1-29.8	292	75.9	70.2-80.9
No	577	51	8.4	6.2-11.2	526	91.6	88.8-93.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	117	15	14.3	8.5-23.2	102	85.7	76.8-91.5
Non-Veteran	860	120	13.4	11.0-16.3	740	86.6	83.7-89.0
Currently Serving	8	2	19.6	4.4-56.5	6	80.4	43.5-95.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,801

1,863

12.0

11.4-12.7

12,938

88.0

87.3-88.6

-Northeastern Partnership

987

137

13.6

11.3-16.3

850

86.4

83.7-88.7

GENDER

Male

340

12.0

8.6-16.5

297

88.0

83.5-91.4

Female

647

15.0

12.2-18.4

553

85.0

81.6-87.8

RACE

White

569

10.8

8.3-13.9

506

89.2

86.1-91.7

African American

376

16.8

13.0-21.6

309

83.2

78.4-87.0

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

7.5

2.0-24.3

92.5

75.7-98.0

25-34

125

10.3

5.9-17.4

111

89.7

82.6-94.1

35-44

156

15.5

9.7-23.7

129

84.5

76.3-90.3

45-54

198

13.9

9.5-19.9

167

86.1

80.1-90.5

55-64

195

18.1

12.7-25.0

162

81.9

75.0-87.3

65-74

161

14.3

9.1-22.0

139

85.7

78.0-90.9

75+

115

7.4

3.4-15.5

108

92.6

84.5-96.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

219

19.2

13.8-26.0

178

80.8

74.0-86.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

346

11.1

7.9-15.3

301

88.9

84.7-92.1

Some Post-H.S.

229

12.1

7.7-18.4

203

87.9

81.6-92.3

College Graduate

193

13.8

9.2-20.3

168

86.2

79.7-90.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

171

25.2

18.3-33.5

130

74.8

66.5-81.7

$15,000- 24,999

194

9.5

5.9-14.8

171

90.5

85.2-94.1

$25,000- 34,999

102

18.3

11.3-28.4

81.7

71.6-88.7

$35,000- 49,999

130

11.5

5.8-21.6

118

88.5

78.4-94.2

$50,000-74,999

6.7

3.0-14.3

93.3

85.7-97.0

$75,000+

7.6

3.6-15.5

92.4

84.5-96.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

375

24.1

19.1-29.8

292

75.9

70.2-80.9

577

8.4

6.2-11.2

526

91.6

88.8-93.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

117

14.3

8.5-23.2

102

85.7

76.8-91.5

Non-Veteran

860

120

13.4

11.0-16.3

740

86.6

83.7-89.0

Currently Serving

19.6

4.4-56.5

80.4

43.5-95.6

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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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