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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,032	1,908	12.9	12.2-13.6	13,124	87.1	86.4-87.8
-Northeastern Partnership	1,000	136	13.8	11.5-16.5	864	86.2	83.5-88.5
GENDER
Male	346	37	11.4	8.0-15.9	309	88.6	84.1-92.0
Female	654	99	15.9	13.0-19.4	555	84.1	80.6-87.0
RACE
White	578	79	14.9	11.7-18.8	499	85.1	81.2-88.3
African American	379	53	13.8	10.3-18.3	326	86.2	81.7-89.7
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	4	9.2	3.1-24.5	33	90.8	75.5-96.9
25-34	126	18	15.2	8.8-24.8	108	84.8	75.2-91.2
35-44	158	31	18.7	12.8-26.6	127	81.3	73.4-87.2
45-54	198	27	12.5	8.1-18.6	171	87.5	81.4-91.9
55-64	200	26	13.5	9.0-19.7	174	86.5	80.3-91.0
65-74	164	22	13.9	8.9-21.0	142	86.1	79.0-91.1
75+	116	8	6.2	2.9-12.4	108	93.8	87.6-97.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	221	30	14.5	9.8-21.0	191	85.5	79.0-90.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	353	46	13.8	9.8-19.1	307	86.2	80.9-90.2
Some Post-H.S.	231	33	13.8	9.6-19.5	198	86.2	80.5-90.4
College Graduate	195	27	12.7	8.7-18.4	168	87.3	81.6-91.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	173	31	17.9	12.3-25.4	142	82.1	74.6-87.7
$15,000- 24,999	196	19	8.0	4.7-13.3	177	92.0	86.7-95.3
$25,000- 34,999	103	16	18.2	11.2-28.4	87	81.8	71.6-88.8
$35,000- 49,999	130	19	14.7	9.2-22.5	111	85.3	77.5-90.8
$50,000-74,999	88	14	16.4	9.6-26.6	74	83.6	73.4-90.4
$75,000+	83	10	13.1	6.7-23.9	73	86.9	76.1-93.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	384	76	18.6	14.6-23.4	308	81.4	76.6-85.4
No	580	58	11.8	9.0-15.5	522	88.2	84.5-91.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	120	11	9.2	4.9-16.4	109	90.8	83.6-95.1
Non-Veteran	870	124	14.7	12.1-17.7	746	85.3	82.3-87.9
Currently Serving	8	1	7.7	1.0-41.3	7	92.3	58.7-99.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,032

1,908

12.9

12.2-13.6

13,124

87.1

86.4-87.8

-Northeastern Partnership

1,000

136

13.8

11.5-16.5

864

86.2

83.5-88.5

GENDER

Male

346

11.4

8.0-15.9

309

88.6

84.1-92.0

Female

654

15.9

13.0-19.4

555

84.1

80.6-87.0

RACE

White

578

14.9

11.7-18.8

499

85.1

81.2-88.3

African American

379

13.8

10.3-18.3

326

86.2

81.7-89.7

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

9.2

3.1-24.5

90.8

75.5-96.9

25-34

126

15.2

8.8-24.8

108

84.8

75.2-91.2

35-44

158

18.7

12.8-26.6

127

81.3

73.4-87.2

45-54

198

12.5

8.1-18.6

171

87.5

81.4-91.9

55-64

200

13.5

9.0-19.7

174

86.5

80.3-91.0

65-74

164

13.9

8.9-21.0

142

86.1

79.0-91.1

75+

116

6.2

2.9-12.4

108

93.8

87.6-97.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

221

14.5

9.8-21.0

191

85.5

79.0-90.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

353

13.8

9.8-19.1

307

86.2

80.9-90.2

Some Post-H.S.

231

13.8

9.6-19.5

198

86.2

80.5-90.4

College Graduate

195

12.7

8.7-18.4

168

87.3

81.6-91.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

173

17.9

12.3-25.4

142

82.1

74.6-87.7

$15,000- 24,999

196

8.0

4.7-13.3

177

92.0

86.7-95.3

$25,000- 34,999

103

18.2

11.2-28.4

81.8

71.6-88.8

$35,000- 49,999

130

14.7

9.2-22.5

111

85.3

77.5-90.8

$50,000-74,999

16.4

9.6-26.6

83.6

73.4-90.4

$75,000+

13.1

6.7-23.9

86.9

76.1-93.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

384

18.6

14.6-23.4

308

81.4

76.6-85.4

580

11.8

9.0-15.5

522

88.2

84.5-91.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

120

9.2

4.9-16.4

109

90.8

83.6-95.1

Non-Veteran

870

124

14.7

12.1-17.7

746

85.3

82.3-87.9

Currently Serving

7.7

1.0-41.3

92.3

58.7-99.0

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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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