BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	1,611	239	14.6	12.6-16.9	1,372	85.4	83.1-87.4
GENDER
Male	604	64	11.2	8.4-14.7	540	88.8	85.3-91.6
Female	1,007	175	17.9	15.1-20.9	832	82.1	79.1-84.9
RACE
White	1,428	208	14.5	12.4-16.8	1,220	85.5	83.2-87.6
African American	72	10	17.3	9.2-30.3	62	82.7	69.7-90.8
Other Minorities	4	3	79.6	28.1-97.5	1	20.4	2.5-71.9
AGE
18-24	90	11	10.3	5.1-19.7	79	89.7	80.3-94.9
25-34	203	25	13.0	8.3-19.9	178	87.0	80.1-91.7
35-44	293	49	18.1	13.3-24.1	244	81.9	75.9-86.7
45-54	305	66	21.4	15.9-28.1	239	78.6	71.9-84.1
55-64	280	45	15.0	10.8-20.5	235	85.0	79.5-89.2
65-74	246	25	9.4	6.0-14.4	221	90.6	85.6-94.0
75+	189	18	6.7	3.7-11.9	171	93.3	88.1-96.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	299	43	12.1	8.5-17.1	256	87.9	82.9-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	478	68	14.9	11.1-19.6	410	85.1	80.4-88.9
Some Post-H.S.	419	61	15.9	12.0-20.8	358	84.1	79.2-88.0
College Graduate	411	67	15.0	11.4-19.3	344	85.0	80.7-88.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	207	36	17.5	10.9-26.9	171	82.5	73.1-89.1
$15,000- 24,999	299	42	11.3	7.9-15.8	257	88.7	84.2-92.1
$25,000- 34,999	224	24	8.9	5.5-14.1	200	91.1	85.9-94.5
$35,000- 49,999	218	33	16.4	11.3-23.2	185	83.6	76.8-88.7
$50,000-74,999	180	31	19.1	13.1-27.0	149	80.9	73.0-86.9
$75,000+	147	20	13.8	8.4-21.8	127	86.2	78.2-91.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	566	111	19.6	15.7-24.2	455	80.4	75.8-84.3
No	1,007	124	12.4	10.1-15.0	883	87.6	85.0-89.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	222	21	11.5	6.6-19.3	201	88.5	80.7-93.4
Non-Veteran	1,381	217	15.1	13.0-17.5	1,164	84.9	82.5-87.0
Currently Serving	5	1	54.0	11.1-91.7	4	46.0	8.3-88.9

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

-Western NC

1,611

239

14.6

12.6-16.9

1,372

85.4

83.1-87.4

GENDER

Male

604

11.2

8.4-14.7

540

88.8

85.3-91.6

Female

1,007

175

17.9

15.1-20.9

832

82.1

79.1-84.9

RACE

White

1,428

208

14.5

12.4-16.8

1,220

85.5

83.2-87.6

African American

17.3

9.2-30.3

82.7

69.7-90.8

Other Minorities

79.6

28.1-97.5

20.4

2.5-71.9

AGE

18-24

10.3

5.1-19.7

89.7

80.3-94.9

25-34

203

13.0

8.3-19.9

178

87.0

80.1-91.7

35-44

293

18.1

13.3-24.1

244

81.9

75.9-86.7

45-54

305

21.4

15.9-28.1

239

78.6

71.9-84.1

55-64

280

15.0

10.8-20.5

235

85.0

79.5-89.2

65-74

246

9.4

6.0-14.4

221

90.6

85.6-94.0

75+

189

6.7

3.7-11.9

171

93.3

88.1-96.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

299

12.1

8.5-17.1

256

87.9

82.9-91.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

478

14.9

11.1-19.6

410

85.1

80.4-88.9

Some Post-H.S.

419

15.9

12.0-20.8

358

84.1

79.2-88.0

College Graduate

411

15.0

11.4-19.3

344

85.0

80.7-88.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

207

17.5

10.9-26.9

171

82.5

73.1-89.1

$15,000- 24,999

299

11.3

7.9-15.8

257

88.7

84.2-92.1

$25,000- 34,999

224

8.9

5.5-14.1

200

91.1

85.9-94.5

$35,000- 49,999

218

16.4

11.3-23.2

185

83.6

76.8-88.7

$50,000-74,999

180

19.1

13.1-27.0

149

80.9

73.0-86.9

$75,000+

147

13.8

8.4-21.8

127

86.2

78.2-91.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

566

111

19.6

15.7-24.2

455

80.4

75.8-84.3

1,007

124

12.4

10.1-15.0

883

87.6

85.0-89.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

222

11.5

6.6-19.3

201

88.5

80.7-93.4

Non-Veteran

1,381

217

15.1

13.0-17.5

1,164

84.9

82.5-87.0

Currently Serving

54.0

11.1-91.7

46.0

8.3-88.9

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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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