BRFSS 2004 - Union 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
-Union County	433	62	13.9	10.4-18.2	371	86.1	81.8-89.6
GENDER
Male	133	17	13.2	8.0-21.0	116	86.8	79.0-92.0
Female	300	45	14.3	10.0-19.9	255	85.7	80.1-90.0
RACE
White	373	53	14.3	10.5-19.2	320	85.7	80.8-89.5
Other	59	9	12.1	5.5-24.4	50	87.9	75.6-94.5
AGE
18-44	189	21	10.9	6.8-17.0	168	89.1	83.0-93.2
45+	242	41	16.6	11.6-23.3	201	83.4	76.7-88.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	171	22	12.8	8.0-19.8	149	87.2	80.2-92.0
Some College +	262	40	14.5	10.1-20.5	222	85.5	79.5-89.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	180	24	14.0	8.8-21.4	156	86.0	78.6-91.2
$50,000+	170	27	13.7	9.2-20.0	143	86.3	80.0-90.8

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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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	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
-Union County	433	62	13.9	10.4-18.2	371	86.1	81.8-89.6
GENDER
Male	133	17	13.2	8.0-21.0	116	86.8	79.0-92.0
Female	300	45	14.3	10.0-19.9	255	85.7	80.1-90.0
RACE
White	373	53	14.3	10.5-19.2	320	85.7	80.8-89.5
Other	59	9	12.1	5.5-24.4	50	87.9	75.6-94.5
AGE
18-44	189	21	10.9	6.8-17.0	168	89.1	83.0-93.2
45+	242	41	16.6	11.6-23.3	201	83.4	76.7-88.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	171	22	12.8	8.0-19.8	149	87.2	80.2-92.0
Some College +	262	40	14.5	10.1-20.5	222	85.5	79.5-89.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	180	24	14.0	8.8-21.4	156	86.0	78.6-91.2
$50,000+	170	27	13.7	9.2-20.0	143	86.3	80.0-90.8

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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?