BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	1,607	323	19.5	17.2-22.0	1,284	80.5	78.0-82.8
GENDER
Male	609	93	15.9	12.7-19.9	516	84.1	80.1-87.3
Female	998	230	22.9	19.9-26.3	768	77.1	73.7-80.1
RACE
White	1,427	285	19.4	17.0-22.0	1,142	80.6	78.0-83.0
African American	72	15	24.2	14.1-38.4	57	75.8	61.6-85.9
Other Minorities	4	2	41.2	8.2-84.5	2	58.8	15.5-91.8
AGE
18-24	90	17	15.0	8.6-24.8	73	85.0	75.2-91.4
25-34	208	54	28.6	20.9-37.9	154	71.4	62.1-79.1
35-44	292	83	26.6	21.1-33.0	209	73.4	67.0-78.9
45-54	302	81	24.8	19.5-31.0	221	75.2	69.0-80.5
55-64	276	44	14.2	10.1-19.6	232	85.8	80.4-89.9
65-74	247	26	8.2	5.1-12.8	221	91.8	87.2-94.9
75+	186	17	9.9	5.5-17.1	169	90.1	82.9-94.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	296	43	15.4	10.4-22.2	253	84.6	77.8-89.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	478	83	15.5	12.1-19.7	395	84.5	80.3-87.9
Some Post-H.S.	418	98	25.1	20.2-30.7	320	74.9	69.3-79.8
College Graduate	411	99	21.7	17.5-26.6	312	78.3	73.4-82.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	206	41	19.8	13.0-28.9	165	80.2	71.1-87.0
$15,000- 24,999	297	54	15.1	10.5-21.1	243	84.9	78.9-89.5
$25,000- 34,999	222	48	21.1	15.2-28.6	174	78.9	71.4-84.8
$35,000- 49,999	215	49	24.4	18.1-32.0	166	75.6	68.0-81.9
$50,000-74,999	183	40	23.6	17.1-31.7	143	76.4	68.3-82.9
$75,000+	147	33	21.3	14.6-29.8	114	78.7	70.2-85.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	561	136	23.9	19.8-28.5	425	76.1	71.5-80.2
No	1,008	179	17.3	14.5-20.4	829	82.7	79.6-85.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	223	29	13.9	9.0-21.0	194	86.1	79.0-91.0
Non-Veteran	1,376	294	20.7	18.1-23.4	1,082	79.3	76.6-81.9
Currently Serving	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .

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

-Western NC

1,607

323

19.5

17.2-22.0

1,284

80.5

78.0-82.8

GENDER

Male

609

15.9

12.7-19.9

516

84.1

80.1-87.3

Female

998

230

22.9

19.9-26.3

768

77.1

73.7-80.1

RACE

White

1,427

285

19.4

17.0-22.0

1,142

80.6

78.0-83.0

African American

24.2

14.1-38.4

75.8

61.6-85.9

Other Minorities

41.2

8.2-84.5

58.8

15.5-91.8

AGE

18-24

15.0

8.6-24.8

85.0

75.2-91.4

25-34

208

28.6

20.9-37.9

154

71.4

62.1-79.1

35-44

292

26.6

21.1-33.0

209

73.4

67.0-78.9

45-54

302

24.8

19.5-31.0

221

75.2

69.0-80.5

55-64

276

14.2

10.1-19.6

232

85.8

80.4-89.9

65-74

247

8.2

5.1-12.8

221

91.8

87.2-94.9

75+

186

9.9

5.5-17.1

169

90.1

82.9-94.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

296

15.4

10.4-22.2

253

84.6

77.8-89.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

478

15.5

12.1-19.7

395

84.5

80.3-87.9

Some Post-H.S.

418

25.1

20.2-30.7

320

74.9

69.3-79.8

College Graduate

411

21.7

17.5-26.6

312

78.3

73.4-82.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

206

19.8

13.0-28.9

165

80.2

71.1-87.0

$15,000- 24,999

297

15.1

10.5-21.1

243

84.9

78.9-89.5

$25,000- 34,999

222

21.1

15.2-28.6

174

78.9

71.4-84.8

$35,000- 49,999

215

24.4

18.1-32.0

166

75.6

68.0-81.9

$50,000-74,999

183

23.6

17.1-31.7

143

76.4

68.3-82.9

$75,000+

147

21.3

14.6-29.8

114

78.7

70.2-85.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

561

136

23.9

19.8-28.5

425

76.1

71.5-80.2

1,008

179

17.3

14.5-20.4

829

82.7

79.6-85.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

223

13.9

9.0-21.0

194

86.1

79.0-91.0

Non-Veteran

1,376

294

20.7

18.1-23.4

1,082

79.3

76.6-81.9

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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