BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	8,243	1,360	16.4	15.4-17.5	6,883	83.6	82.5-84.6
GENDER
Male	3,078	385	12.8	11.4-14.4	2,693	87.2	85.6-88.6
Female	5,165	975	19.8	18.5-21.3	4,190	80.2	78.7-81.5
RACE
White	6,376	1,048	16.3	15.2-17.4	5,328	83.7	82.6-84.8
African American	1,337	238	19.2	16.6-22.1	1,099	80.8	77.9-83.4
Other Minorities	70	13	16.4	8.7-28.9	57	83.6	71.1-91.3
AGE
18-24	410	93	24.5	19.5-30.2	317	75.5	69.8-80.5
25-34	1,353	242	16.0	13.9-18.4	1,111	84.0	81.6-86.1
35-44	1,628	326	19.4	17.1-21.9	1,302	80.6	78.1-82.9
45-54	1,548	299	18.6	16.3-21.1	1,249	81.4	78.9-83.7
55-64	1,380	224	16.4	14.1-19.1	1,156	83.6	80.9-85.9
65-74	1,055	115	9.6	7.7-12.0	940	90.4	88.0-92.3
75+	820	55	5.8	4.2- 8.0	765	94.2	92.0-95.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,304	169	12.8	10.6-15.3	1,135	87.2	84.7-89.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,285	353	15.3	13.5-17.2	1,932	84.7	82.8-86.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,988	373	20.4	18.1-22.8	1,615	79.6	77.2-81.9
College Graduate	2,653	463	16.2	14.6-18.0	2,190	83.8	82.0-85.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	835	155	17.3	14.3-20.8	680	82.7	79.2-85.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,280	215	16.2	13.7-19.0	1,065	83.8	81.0-86.3
$25,000- 34,999	900	161	17.4	14.5-20.8	739	82.6	79.2-85.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,071	194	18.0	15.4-21.0	877	82.0	79.0-84.6
$50,000-74,999	1,066	197	18.5	15.8-21.6	869	81.5	78.4-84.2
$75,000+	1,306	211	16.6	14.3-19.2	1,095	83.4	80.8-85.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,422	497	21.0	19.0-23.1	1,925	79.0	76.9-81.0
No	5,586	827	14.8	13.7-16.0	4,759	85.2	84.0-86.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	984	124	13.3	10.8-16.2	860	86.7	83.8-89.2
Non-Veteran	7,219	1,231	17.0	15.9-18.1	5,988	83.0	81.9-84.1
Currently Serving	28	3	11.3	3.6-30.5	25	88.7	69.5-96.4

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

-Piedmont NC

8,243

1,360

16.4

15.4-17.5

6,883

83.6

82.5-84.6

GENDER

Male

3,078

385

12.8

11.4-14.4

2,693

87.2

85.6-88.6

Female

5,165

975

19.8

18.5-21.3

4,190

80.2

78.7-81.5

RACE

White

6,376

1,048

16.3

15.2-17.4

5,328

83.7

82.6-84.8

African American

1,337

238

19.2

16.6-22.1

1,099

80.8

77.9-83.4

Other Minorities

16.4

8.7-28.9

83.6

71.1-91.3

AGE

18-24

410

24.5

19.5-30.2

317

75.5

69.8-80.5

25-34

1,353

242

16.0

13.9-18.4

1,111

84.0

81.6-86.1

35-44

1,628

326

19.4

17.1-21.9

1,302

80.6

78.1-82.9

45-54

1,548

299

18.6

16.3-21.1

1,249

81.4

78.9-83.7

55-64

1,380

224

16.4

14.1-19.1

1,156

83.6

80.9-85.9

65-74

1,055

115

9.6

7.7-12.0

940

90.4

88.0-92.3

75+

820

5.8

4.2- 8.0

765

94.2

92.0-95.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,304

169

12.8

10.6-15.3

1,135

87.2

84.7-89.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,285

353

15.3

13.5-17.2

1,932

84.7

82.8-86.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,988

373

20.4

18.1-22.8

1,615

79.6

77.2-81.9

College Graduate

2,653

463

16.2

14.6-18.0

2,190

83.8

82.0-85.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

835

155

17.3

14.3-20.8

680

82.7

79.2-85.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,280

215

16.2

13.7-19.0

1,065

83.8

81.0-86.3

$25,000- 34,999

900

161

17.4

14.5-20.8

739

82.6

79.2-85.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,071

194

18.0

15.4-21.0

877

82.0

79.0-84.6

$50,000-74,999

1,066

197

18.5

15.8-21.6

869

81.5

78.4-84.2

$75,000+

1,306

211

16.6

14.3-19.2

1,095

83.4

80.8-85.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,422

497

21.0

19.0-23.1

1,925

79.0

76.9-81.0

5,586

827

14.8

13.7-16.0

4,759

85.2

84.0-86.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

984

124

13.3

10.8-16.2

860

86.7

83.8-89.2

Non-Veteran

7,219

1,231

17.0

15.9-18.1

5,988

83.0

81.9-84.1

Currently Serving

11.3

3.6-30.5

88.7

69.5-96.4

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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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