BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Do you still have asthma?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,965	1,189	7.6	7.0- 8.1	13,776	92.4	91.9-93.0
-Northeastern Partnership	997	96	9.1	7.2-11.4	901	90.9	88.6-92.8
GENDER
Male	345	17	5.5	3.2- 9.4	328	94.5	90.6-96.8
Female	652	79	12.3	9.7-15.5	573	87.7	84.5-90.3
RACE
White	576	52	9.7	7.0-13.1	524	90.3	86.9-93.0
African American	378	41	9.4	6.7-13.2	337	90.6	86.8-93.3
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	2	3.7	0.8-14.9	35	96.3	85.1-99.2
25-34	125	12	10.3	5.1-19.8	113	89.7	80.2-94.9
35-44	158	21	11.6	7.2-18.0	137	88.4	82.0-92.8
45-54	198	20	9.5	5.7-15.3	178	90.5	84.7-94.3
55-64	198	19	9.6	5.9-15.1	179	90.4	84.9-94.1
65-74	164	16	8.2	4.8-13.8	148	91.8	86.2-95.2
75+	116	6	4.0	1.7- 8.9	110	96.0	91.1-98.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	220	21	9.3	5.7-14.7	199	90.7	85.3-94.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	352	36	10.1	6.7-15.0	316	89.9	85.0-93.3
Some Post-H.S.	230	20	7.7	4.8-12.2	210	92.3	87.8-95.2
College Graduate	195	19	8.8	5.5-13.7	176	91.2	86.3-94.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	173	27	14.9	9.9-21.9	146	85.1	78.1-90.1
$15,000- 24,999	195	15	5.6	3.1- 9.8	180	94.4	90.2-96.9
$25,000- 34,999	103	9	10.0	5.0-18.8	94	90.0	81.2-95.0
$35,000- 49,999	130	11	8.4	4.6-15.0	119	91.6	85.0-95.4
$50,000-74,999	87	8	8.4	4.0-16.7	79	91.6	83.3-96.0
$75,000+	83	6	7.2	2.8-17.2	77	92.8	82.8-97.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	382	64	15.2	11.7-19.7	318	84.8	80.3-88.3
No	579	30	6.0	4.0- 9.1	549	94.0	90.9-96.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	120	6	4.5	1.9-10.4	114	95.5	89.6-98.1
Non-Veteran	867	89	9.9	7.8-12.6	778	90.1	87.4-92.2
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

14,965

1,189

7.6

7.0- 8.1

13,776

92.4

91.9-93.0

-Northeastern Partnership

997

9.1

7.2-11.4

901

90.9

88.6-92.8

GENDER

Male

345

5.5

3.2- 9.4

328

94.5

90.6-96.8

Female

652

12.3

9.7-15.5

573

87.7

84.5-90.3

RACE

White

576

9.7

7.0-13.1

524

90.3

86.9-93.0

African American

378

9.4

6.7-13.2

337

90.6

86.8-93.3

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

3.7

0.8-14.9

96.3

85.1-99.2

25-34

125

10.3

5.1-19.8

113

89.7

80.2-94.9

35-44

158

11.6

7.2-18.0

137

88.4

82.0-92.8

45-54

198

9.5

5.7-15.3

178

90.5

84.7-94.3

55-64

198

9.6

5.9-15.1

179

90.4

84.9-94.1

65-74

164

8.2

4.8-13.8

148

91.8

86.2-95.2

75+

116

4.0

1.7- 8.9

110

96.0

91.1-98.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

220

9.3

5.7-14.7

199

90.7

85.3-94.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

352

10.1

6.7-15.0

316

89.9

85.0-93.3

Some Post-H.S.

230

7.7

4.8-12.2

210

92.3

87.8-95.2

College Graduate

195

8.8

5.5-13.7

176

91.2

86.3-94.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

173

14.9

9.9-21.9

146

85.1

78.1-90.1

$15,000- 24,999

195

5.6

3.1- 9.8

180

94.4

90.2-96.9

$25,000- 34,999

103

10.0

5.0-18.8

90.0

81.2-95.0

$35,000- 49,999

130

8.4

4.6-15.0

119

91.6

85.0-95.4

$50,000-74,999

8.4

4.0-16.7

91.6

83.3-96.0

$75,000+

7.2

2.8-17.2

92.8

82.8-97.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

382

15.2

11.7-19.7

318

84.8

80.3-88.3

579

6.0

4.0- 9.1

549

94.0

90.9-96.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

120

4.5

1.9-10.4

114

95.5

89.6-98.1

Non-Veteran

867

9.9

7.8-12.6

778

90.1

87.4-92.2

Currently Serving

7.7

1.0-41.3

92.3

58.7-99.0

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

^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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