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

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
-Piedmont NC	8,225	1,034	11.8	10.9-12.7	7,191	88.2	87.3-89.1
GENDER
Male	3,069	294	9.3	8.1-10.6	2,775	90.7	89.4-91.9
Female	5,156	740	14.2	13.0-15.4	4,416	85.8	84.6-87.0
RACE
White	6,371	783	11.4	10.5-12.4	5,588	88.6	87.6-89.5
African American	1,321	188	14.2	12.0-16.8	1,133	85.8	83.2-88.0
Other Minorities	69	10	11.7	5.6-22.6	59	88.3	77.4-94.4
AGE
18-24	408	48	12.1	8.5-16.9	360	87.9	83.1-91.5
25-34	1,356	142	9.4	7.8-11.4	1,214	90.6	88.6-92.2
35-44	1,625	223	13.1	11.2-15.4	1,402	86.9	84.6-88.8
45-54	1,544	227	14.1	12.0-16.4	1,317	85.9	83.6-88.0
55-64	1,370	206	13.6	11.5-15.9	1,164	86.4	84.1-88.5
65-74	1,057	112	8.6	7.0-10.6	945	91.4	89.4-93.0
75+	817	70	8.3	5.9-11.5	747	91.7	88.5-94.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,291	157	11.2	9.2-13.6	1,134	88.8	86.4-90.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,281	294	12.3	10.7-14.2	1,987	87.7	85.8-89.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,990	262	13.2	11.4-15.3	1,728	86.8	84.7-88.6
College Graduate	2,650	319	10.7	9.3-12.1	2,331	89.3	87.9-90.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	824	148	18.3	14.8-22.3	676	81.7	77.7-85.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,277	153	11.7	9.5-14.2	1,124	88.3	85.8-90.5
$25,000- 34,999	901	130	14.7	12.0-17.8	771	85.3	82.2-88.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,078	129	11.7	9.5-14.3	949	88.3	85.7-90.5
$50,000-74,999	1,060	110	9.2	7.4-11.6	950	90.8	88.4-92.6
$75,000+	1,310	137	9.4	7.8-11.4	1,173	90.6	88.6-92.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,404	439	18.2	16.3-20.3	1,965	81.8	79.7-83.7
No	5,587	572	9.5	8.6-10.5	5,015	90.5	89.5-91.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	973	95	9.5	7.5-12.0	878	90.5	88.0-92.5
Non-Veteran	7,212	936	12.2	11.3-13.2	6,276	87.8	86.8-88.7
Currently Serving	28	2	5.1	1.2-18.7	26	94.9	81.3-98.8

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

-Piedmont NC

8,225

1,034

11.8

10.9-12.7

7,191

88.2

87.3-89.1

GENDER

Male

3,069

294

9.3

8.1-10.6

2,775

90.7

89.4-91.9

Female

5,156

740

14.2

13.0-15.4

4,416

85.8

84.6-87.0

RACE

White

6,371

783

11.4

10.5-12.4

5,588

88.6

87.6-89.5

African American

1,321

188

14.2

12.0-16.8

1,133

85.8

83.2-88.0

Other Minorities

11.7

5.6-22.6

88.3

77.4-94.4

AGE

18-24

408

12.1

8.5-16.9

360

87.9

83.1-91.5

25-34

1,356

142

9.4

7.8-11.4

1,214

90.6

88.6-92.2

35-44

1,625

223

13.1

11.2-15.4

1,402

86.9

84.6-88.8

45-54

1,544

227

14.1

12.0-16.4

1,317

85.9

83.6-88.0

55-64

1,370

206

13.6

11.5-15.9

1,164

86.4

84.1-88.5

65-74

1,057

112

8.6

7.0-10.6

945

91.4

89.4-93.0

75+

817

8.3

5.9-11.5

747

91.7

88.5-94.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,291

157

11.2

9.2-13.6

1,134

88.8

86.4-90.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,281

294

12.3

10.7-14.2

1,987

87.7

85.8-89.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,990

262

13.2

11.4-15.3

1,728

86.8

84.7-88.6

College Graduate

2,650

319

10.7

9.3-12.1

2,331

89.3

87.9-90.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

824

148

18.3

14.8-22.3

676

81.7

77.7-85.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,277

153

11.7

9.5-14.2

1,124

88.3

85.8-90.5

$25,000- 34,999

901

130

14.7

12.0-17.8

771

85.3

82.2-88.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,078

129

11.7

9.5-14.3

949

88.3

85.7-90.5

$50,000-74,999

1,060

110

9.2

7.4-11.6

950

90.8

88.4-92.6

$75,000+

1,310

137

9.4

7.8-11.4

1,173

90.6

88.6-92.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,404

439

18.2

16.3-20.3

1,965

81.8

79.7-83.7

5,587

572

9.5

8.6-10.5

5,015

90.5

89.5-91.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

973

9.5

7.5-12.0

878

90.5

88.0-92.5

Non-Veteran

7,212

936

12.2

11.3-13.2

6,276

87.8

86.8-88.7

Currently Serving

5.1

1.2-18.7

94.9

81.3-98.8

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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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