BRFSS 2004 - Onslow County: (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?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,801	1,863	12.0	11.4-12.7	12,938	88.0	87.3-88.6
-Onslow County	385	44	10.1	7.3-13.8	341	89.9	86.2-92.7
GENDER
Male	148	13	7.4	4.2-12.8	135	92.6	87.2-95.8
Female	237	31	12.7	8.7-18.3	206	87.3	81.7-91.3
RACE
White	292	31	9.3	6.4-13.3	261	90.7	86.7-93.6
Other	90	13	13.0	6.9-23.0	77	87.0	77.0-93.1
AGE
18-44	186	19	9.0	5.5-14.6	167	91.0	85.4-94.5
45+	196	25	11.5	7.6-17.1	171	88.5	82.9-92.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	176	22	11.4	7.3-17.2	154	88.6	82.8-92.7
Some College +	207	22	9.1	5.6-14.4	185	90.9	85.6-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	229	28	11.1	7.4-16.3	201	88.9	83.7-92.6
$50,000+	87	8	8.6	4.1-17.5	79	91.4	82.5-95.9

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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.

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	14,801	1,863	12.0	11.4-12.7	12,938	88.0	87.3-88.6
-Onslow County	385	44	10.1	7.3-13.8	341	89.9	86.2-92.7
GENDER
Male	148	13	7.4	4.2-12.8	135	92.6	87.2-95.8
Female	237	31	12.7	8.7-18.3	206	87.3	81.7-91.3
RACE
White	292	31	9.3	6.4-13.3	261	90.7	86.7-93.6
Other	90	13	13.0	6.9-23.0	77	87.0	77.0-93.1
AGE
18-44	186	19	9.0	5.5-14.6	167	91.0	85.4-94.5
45+	196	25	11.5	7.6-17.1	171	88.5	82.9-92.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	176	22	11.4	7.3-17.2	154	88.6	82.8-92.7
Some College +	207	22	9.1	5.6-14.4	185	90.9	85.6-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	229	28	11.1	7.4-16.3	201	88.9	83.7-92.6
$50,000+	87	8	8.6	4.1-17.5	79	91.4	82.5-95.9

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Onslow County

Environmental Factors

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?