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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Asthma

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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
-Piedmont NC	8,353	995	11.9	11.0-12.8	7,358	88.1	87.2-89.0
GENDER
Male	3,117	290	9.8	8.5-11.2	2,827	90.2	88.8-91.5
Female	5,236	705	13.9	12.8-15.2	4,531	86.1	84.8-87.2
RACE
White	6,463	753	11.8	10.9-12.9	5,710	88.2	87.1-89.1
African American	1,350	198	15.1	12.8-17.7	1,152	84.9	82.3-87.2
Other Minorities	72	6	6.1	2.1-16.3	66	93.9	83.7-97.9
AGE
18-24	419	60	16.3	12.1-21.7	359	83.7	78.3-87.9
25-34	1,366	135	9.7	7.9-11.8	1,231	90.3	88.2-92.1
35-44	1,643	202	12.4	10.5-14.5	1,441	87.6	85.5-89.5
45-54	1,569	207	13.5	11.5-15.8	1,362	86.5	84.2-88.5
55-64	1,401	180	12.0	10.0-14.2	1,221	88.0	85.8-90.0
65-74	1,065	122	10.6	8.6-13.0	943	89.4	87.0-91.4
75+	840	84	10.4	7.8-13.7	756	89.6	86.3-92.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,317	191	12.7	10.7-15.1	1,126	87.3	84.9-89.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,316	250	11.4	9.8-13.3	2,066	88.6	86.7-90.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,019	244	13.0	11.2-15.1	1,775	87.0	84.9-88.8
College Graduate	2,687	308	11.0	9.7-12.6	2,379	89.0	87.4-90.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	852	159	17.7	14.6-21.3	693	82.3	78.7-85.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,295	173	13.0	10.8-15.5	1,122	87.0	84.5-89.2
$25,000- 34,999	913	96	10.4	8.2-13.2	817	89.6	86.8-91.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,087	136	13.7	11.2-16.6	951	86.3	83.4-88.8
$50,000-74,999	1,076	84	9.0	7.0-11.4	992	91.0	88.6-93.0
$75,000+	1,321	143	11.2	9.2-13.6	1,178	88.8	86.4-90.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,468	467	18.2	16.4-20.2	2,001	81.8	79.8-83.6
No	5,646	507	9.6	8.6-10.7	5,139	90.4	89.3-91.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	992	89	9.4	7.3-11.9	903	90.6	88.1-92.7
Non-Veteran	7,321	904	12.3	11.4-13.3	6,417	87.7	86.7-88.6
Currently Serving	28	1	3.3	0.5-20.4	27	96.7	79.6-99.5

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

-Piedmont NC

8,353

995

11.9

11.0-12.8

7,358

88.1

87.2-89.0

GENDER

Male

3,117

290

9.8

8.5-11.2

2,827

90.2

88.8-91.5

Female

5,236

705

13.9

12.8-15.2

4,531

86.1

84.8-87.2

RACE

White

6,463

753

11.8

10.9-12.9

5,710

88.2

87.1-89.1

African American

1,350

198

15.1

12.8-17.7

1,152

84.9

82.3-87.2

Other Minorities

6.1

2.1-16.3

93.9

83.7-97.9

AGE

18-24

419

16.3

12.1-21.7

359

83.7

78.3-87.9

25-34

1,366

135

9.7

7.9-11.8

1,231

90.3

88.2-92.1

35-44

1,643

202

12.4

10.5-14.5

1,441

87.6

85.5-89.5

45-54

1,569

207

13.5

11.5-15.8

1,362

86.5

84.2-88.5

55-64

1,401

180

12.0

10.0-14.2

1,221

88.0

85.8-90.0

65-74

1,065

122

10.6

8.6-13.0

943

89.4

87.0-91.4

75+

840

10.4

7.8-13.7

756

89.6

86.3-92.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,317

191

12.7

10.7-15.1

1,126

87.3

84.9-89.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,316

250

11.4

9.8-13.3

2,066

88.6

86.7-90.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,019

244

13.0

11.2-15.1

1,775

87.0

84.9-88.8

College Graduate

2,687

308

11.0

9.7-12.6

2,379

89.0

87.4-90.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

852

159

17.7

14.6-21.3

693

82.3

78.7-85.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,295

173

13.0

10.8-15.5

1,122

87.0

84.5-89.2

$25,000- 34,999

913

10.4

8.2-13.2

817

89.6

86.8-91.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,087

136

13.7

11.2-16.6

951

86.3

83.4-88.8

$50,000-74,999

1,076

9.0

7.0-11.4

992

91.0

88.6-93.0

$75,000+

1,321

143

11.2

9.2-13.6

1,178

88.8

86.4-90.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,468

467

18.2

16.4-20.2

2,001

81.8

79.8-83.6

5,646

507

9.6

8.6-10.7

5,139

90.4

89.3-91.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

992

9.4

7.3-11.9

903

90.6

88.1-92.7

Non-Veteran

7,321

904

12.3

11.4-13.3

6,417

87.7

86.7-88.6

Currently Serving

3.3

0.5-20.4

96.7

79.6-99.5

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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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