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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Western NC	1,629	151	8.6	7.1-10.3	1,478	91.4	89.7-92.9
GENDER
Male	614	39	6.1	4.2- 8.7	575	93.9	91.3-95.8
Female	1,015	112	11.0	8.8-13.6	903	89.0	86.4-91.2
RACE
White	1,444	130	8.6	7.1-10.4	1,314	91.4	89.6-92.9
African American	73	6	6.4	2.7-14.6	67	93.6	85.4-97.3
Other Minorities	4	1	38.4	6.0-86.0	3	61.6	14.0-94.0
AGE
18-24	88	7	7.7	3.3-17.2	81	92.3	82.8-96.7
25-34	210	10	4.6	1.7-12.1	200	95.4	87.9-98.3
35-44	297	32	10.7	7.2-15.6	265	89.3	84.4-92.8
45-54	306	26	7.3	4.6-11.4	280	92.7	88.6-95.4
55-64	279	28	10.6	7.0-15.6	251	89.4	84.4-93.0
65-74	251	31	9.3	6.2-13.8	220	90.7	86.2-93.8
75+	192	17	9.1	5.3-15.2	175	90.9	84.8-94.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	300	45	13.7	9.4-19.4	255	86.3	80.6-90.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	484	44	8.3	5.9-11.6	440	91.7	88.4-94.1
Some Post-H.S.	425	30	6.6	4.3-10.1	395	93.4	89.9-95.7
College Graduate	416	31	7.0	4.7-10.4	385	93.0	89.6-95.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	210	35	14.4	9.6-21.2	175	85.6	78.8-90.4
$15,000- 24,999	303	35	10.6	6.9-16.1	268	89.4	83.9-93.1
$25,000- 34,999	225	17	5.7	3.2-10.0	208	94.3	90.0-96.8
$35,000- 49,999	221	17	8.6	5.0-14.4	204	91.4	85.6-95.0
$50,000-74,999	183	11	6.7	3.5-12.3	172	93.3	87.7-96.5
$75,000+	147	7	5.1	2.3-10.8	140	94.9	89.2-97.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	578	94	15.6	12.3-19.7	484	84.4	80.3-87.7
No	1,014	55	5.0	3.6- 6.8	959	95.0	93.2-96.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	224	16	7.5	4.0-13.7	208	92.5	86.3-96.0
Non-Veteran	1,397	134	8.7	7.1-10.5	1,263	91.3	89.5-92.9
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

14,965

1,189

7.6

7.0- 8.1

13,776

92.4

91.9-93.0

-Western NC

1,629

151

8.6

7.1-10.3

1,478

91.4

89.7-92.9

GENDER

Male

614

6.1

4.2- 8.7

575

93.9

91.3-95.8

Female

1,015

112

11.0

8.8-13.6

903

89.0

86.4-91.2

RACE

White

1,444

130

8.6

7.1-10.4

1,314

91.4

89.6-92.9

African American

6.4

2.7-14.6

93.6

85.4-97.3

Other Minorities

38.4

6.0-86.0

61.6

14.0-94.0

AGE

18-24

7.7

3.3-17.2

92.3

82.8-96.7

25-34

210

4.6

1.7-12.1

200

95.4

87.9-98.3

35-44

297

10.7

7.2-15.6

265

89.3

84.4-92.8

45-54

306

7.3

4.6-11.4

280

92.7

88.6-95.4

55-64

279

10.6

7.0-15.6

251

89.4

84.4-93.0

65-74

251

9.3

6.2-13.8

220

90.7

86.2-93.8

75+

192

9.1

5.3-15.2

175

90.9

84.8-94.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

300

13.7

9.4-19.4

255

86.3

80.6-90.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

484

8.3

5.9-11.6

440

91.7

88.4-94.1

Some Post-H.S.

425

6.6

4.3-10.1

395

93.4

89.9-95.7

College Graduate

416

7.0

4.7-10.4

385

93.0

89.6-95.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

210

14.4

9.6-21.2

175

85.6

78.8-90.4

$15,000- 24,999

303

10.6

6.9-16.1

268

89.4

83.9-93.1

$25,000- 34,999

225

5.7

3.2-10.0

208

94.3

90.0-96.8

$35,000- 49,999

221

8.6

5.0-14.4

204

91.4

85.6-95.0

$50,000-74,999

183

6.7

3.5-12.3

172

93.3

87.7-96.5

$75,000+

147

5.1

2.3-10.8

140

94.9

89.2-97.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

578

15.6

12.3-19.7

484

84.4

80.3-87.7

1,014

5.0

3.6- 6.8

959

95.0

93.2-96.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

224

7.5

4.0-13.7

208

92.5

86.3-96.0

Non-Veteran

1,397

134

8.7

7.1-10.5

1,263

91.3

89.5-92.9

Currently Serving

54.0

11.1-91.7

46.0

8.3-88.9

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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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