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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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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
-Western NC	1,636	243	15.5	13.4-17.9	1,393	84.5	82.1-86.6
GENDER
Male	616	81	15.3	12.0-19.4	535	84.7	80.6-88.0
Female	1,020	162	15.7	13.2-18.7	858	84.3	81.3-86.8
RACE
White	1,451	216	15.9	13.7-18.5	1,235	84.1	81.5-86.3
African American	73	9	10.5	5.1-20.3	64	89.5	79.7-94.9
Other Minorities	4	1	38.4	6.0-86.0	3	61.6	14.0-94.0
AGE
18-24	89	15	20.8	12.1-33.3	74	79.2	66.7-87.9
25-34	210	27	15.0	8.8-24.5	183	85.0	75.5-91.2
35-44	297	46	17.8	13.0-23.9	251	82.2	76.1-87.0
45-54	309	52	17.0	12.3-22.9	257	83.0	77.1-87.7
55-64	281	40	14.6	10.5-20.1	241	85.4	79.9-89.5
65-74	251	37	11.7	8.0-16.8	214	88.3	83.2-92.0
75+	193	26	12.6	8.1-19.0	167	87.4	81.0-91.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	302	57	20.5	15.2-27.2	245	79.5	72.8-84.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	486	66	13.0	9.8-17.0	420	87.0	83.0-90.2
Some Post-H.S.	426	59	13.2	9.7-17.6	367	86.8	82.4-90.3
College Graduate	418	60	17.4	12.9-23.2	358	82.6	76.8-87.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	211	45	20.9	14.7-28.9	166	79.1	71.1-85.3
$15,000- 24,999	303	52	18.4	13.3-24.9	251	81.6	75.1-86.7
$25,000- 34,999	226	26	11.3	7.1-17.7	200	88.7	82.3-92.9
$35,000- 49,999	221	25	12.4	8.0-18.8	196	87.6	81.2-92.0
$50,000-74,999	184	20	11.8	7.3-18.4	164	88.2	81.6-92.7
$75,000+	148	23	13.2	8.3-20.3	125	86.8	79.7-91.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	580	120	20.6	16.8-25.1	460	79.4	74.9-83.2
No	1,018	117	12.5	10.0-15.5	901	87.5	84.5-90.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	225	25	11.2	6.9-17.6	200	88.8	82.4-93.1
Non-Veteran	1,403	217	16.3	13.9-18.9	1,186	83.7	81.1-86.1
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

15,032

1,908

12.9

12.2-13.6

13,124

87.1

86.4-87.8

-Western NC

1,636

243

15.5

13.4-17.9

1,393

84.5

82.1-86.6

GENDER

Male

616

15.3

12.0-19.4

535

84.7

80.6-88.0

Female

1,020

162

15.7

13.2-18.7

858

84.3

81.3-86.8

RACE

White

1,451

216

15.9

13.7-18.5

1,235

84.1

81.5-86.3

African American

10.5

5.1-20.3

89.5

79.7-94.9

Other Minorities

38.4

6.0-86.0

61.6

14.0-94.0

AGE

18-24

20.8

12.1-33.3

79.2

66.7-87.9

25-34

210

15.0

8.8-24.5

183

85.0

75.5-91.2

35-44

297

17.8

13.0-23.9

251

82.2

76.1-87.0

45-54

309

17.0

12.3-22.9

257

83.0

77.1-87.7

55-64

281

14.6

10.5-20.1

241

85.4

79.9-89.5

65-74

251

11.7

8.0-16.8

214

88.3

83.2-92.0

75+

193

12.6

8.1-19.0

167

87.4

81.0-91.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

302

20.5

15.2-27.2

245

79.5

72.8-84.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

486

13.0

9.8-17.0

420

87.0

83.0-90.2

Some Post-H.S.

426

13.2

9.7-17.6

367

86.8

82.4-90.3

College Graduate

418

17.4

12.9-23.2

358

82.6

76.8-87.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

211

20.9

14.7-28.9

166

79.1

71.1-85.3

$15,000- 24,999

303

18.4

13.3-24.9

251

81.6

75.1-86.7

$25,000- 34,999

226

11.3

7.1-17.7

200

88.7

82.3-92.9

$35,000- 49,999

221

12.4

8.0-18.8

196

87.6

81.2-92.0

$50,000-74,999

184

11.8

7.3-18.4

164

88.2

81.6-92.7

$75,000+

148

13.2

8.3-20.3

125

86.8

79.7-91.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

580

120

20.6

16.8-25.1

460

79.4

74.9-83.2

1,018

117

12.5

10.0-15.5

901

87.5

84.5-90.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

225

11.2

6.9-17.6

200

88.8

82.4-93.1

Non-Veteran

1,403

217

16.3

13.9-18.9

1,186

83.7

81.1-86.1

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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