BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Do you still have asthma?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	8,317	606	7.0	6.4- 7.8	7,711	93.0	92.2-93.6
GENDER
Male	3,103	144	4.8	4.0- 5.9	2,959	95.2	94.1-96.0
Female	5,214	462	9.1	8.1-10.2	4,752	90.9	89.8-91.9
RACE
White	6,433	463	7.2	6.4- 8.0	5,970	92.8	92.0-93.6
African American	1,345	117	8.5	6.8-10.5	1,228	91.5	89.5-93.2
Other Minorities	72	5	5.5	1.7-16.1	67	94.5	83.9-98.3
AGE
18-24	418	35	9.3	6.2-13.7	383	90.7	86.3-93.8
25-34	1,361	86	6.4	5.0- 8.3	1,275	93.6	91.7-95.0
35-44	1,640	102	5.2	4.1- 6.6	1,538	94.8	93.4-95.9
45-54	1,560	122	8.0	6.5-10.0	1,438	92.0	90.0-93.5
55-64	1,389	125	8.6	7.0-10.7	1,264	91.4	89.3-93.0
65-74	1,060	76	6.4	4.9- 8.3	984	93.6	91.7-95.1
75+	839	57	7.0	4.8-10.0	782	93.0	90.0-95.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,309	137	8.7	7.1-10.6	1,172	91.3	89.4-92.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,308	161	6.9	5.7- 8.3	2,147	93.1	91.7-94.3
Some Post-H.S.	2,012	141	7.3	5.9- 9.1	1,871	92.7	90.9-94.1
College Graduate	2,674	166	6.1	5.1- 7.4	2,508	93.9	92.6-94.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	846	111	11.7	9.2-14.8	735	88.3	85.2-90.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,289	114	8.4	6.7-10.5	1,175	91.6	89.5-93.3
$25,000- 34,999	910	60	6.2	4.5- 8.5	850	93.8	91.5-95.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,074	75	8.5	6.4-11.2	999	91.5	88.8-93.6
$50,000-74,999	1,075	45	4.7	3.3- 6.5	1,030	95.3	93.5-96.7
$75,000+	1,318	70	5.3	4.0- 7.1	1,248	94.7	92.9-96.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,448	330	12.8	11.2-14.5	2,118	87.2	85.5-88.8
No	5,631	262	4.9	4.2- 5.7	5,369	95.1	94.3-95.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	989	54	5.7	4.1- 7.9	935	94.3	92.1-95.9
Non-Veteran	7,288	551	7.3	6.5- 8.0	6,737	92.7	92.0-93.5
Currently Serving	28	0	0.0	. - .	28	100	. - .

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

-Piedmont NC

8,317

606

7.0

6.4- 7.8

7,711

93.0

92.2-93.6

GENDER

Male

3,103

144

4.8

4.0- 5.9

2,959

95.2

94.1-96.0

Female

5,214

462

9.1

8.1-10.2

4,752

90.9

89.8-91.9

RACE

White

6,433

463

7.2

6.4- 8.0

5,970

92.8

92.0-93.6

African American

1,345

117

8.5

6.8-10.5

1,228

91.5

89.5-93.2

Other Minorities

5.5

1.7-16.1

94.5

83.9-98.3

AGE

18-24

418

9.3

6.2-13.7

383

90.7

86.3-93.8

25-34

1,361

6.4

5.0- 8.3

1,275

93.6

91.7-95.0

35-44

1,640

102

5.2

4.1- 6.6

1,538

94.8

93.4-95.9

45-54

1,560

122

8.0

6.5-10.0

1,438

92.0

90.0-93.5

55-64

1,389

125

8.6

7.0-10.7

1,264

91.4

89.3-93.0

65-74

1,060

6.4

4.9- 8.3

984

93.6

91.7-95.1

75+

839

7.0

4.8-10.0

782

93.0

90.0-95.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,309

137

8.7

7.1-10.6

1,172

91.3

89.4-92.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,308

161

6.9

5.7- 8.3

2,147

93.1

91.7-94.3

Some Post-H.S.

2,012

141

7.3

5.9- 9.1

1,871

92.7

90.9-94.1

College Graduate

2,674

166

6.1

5.1- 7.4

2,508

93.9

92.6-94.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

846

111

11.7

9.2-14.8

735

88.3

85.2-90.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,289

114

8.4

6.7-10.5

1,175

91.6

89.5-93.3

$25,000- 34,999

910

6.2

4.5- 8.5

850

93.8

91.5-95.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,074

8.5

6.4-11.2

999

91.5

88.8-93.6

$50,000-74,999

1,075

4.7

3.3- 6.5

1,030

95.3

93.5-96.7

$75,000+

1,318

5.3

4.0- 7.1

1,248

94.7

92.9-96.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,448

330

12.8

11.2-14.5

2,118

87.2

85.5-88.8

5,631

262

4.9

4.2- 5.7

5,369

95.1

94.3-95.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

989

5.7

4.1- 7.9

935

94.3

92.1-95.9

Non-Veteran

7,288

551

7.3

6.5- 8.0

6,737

92.7

92.0-93.5

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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