BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,072	554	50.6	46.5-54.8	518	49.4	45.2-53.5
-Eastern NC	336	174	52.5	44.9-59.9	162	47.5	40.1-55.1
GENDER
Male	64	29	48.3	31.0-66.0	35	51.7	34.0-69.0
Female	272	145	53.9	46.2-61.5	127	46.1	38.5-53.8
RACE
White	218	121	56.9	48.0-65.4	97	43.1	34.6-52.0
African American	81	33	37.1	23.9-52.5	48	62.9	47.5-76.1
Other Minorities	34	19	58.2	37.1-76.6	15	41.8	23.4-62.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	2	10.7	2.3-38.1	6	89.3	61.9-97.7
Non-Hispanic	326	172	53.7	46.0-61.2	154	46.3	38.8-54.0
AGE
18-24	19	12	57.6	27.7-82.8	7	42.4	17.2-72.3
25-34	35	19	51.4	32.6-69.7	16	48.6	30.3-67.4
35-44	55	32	59.4	43.7-73.3	23	40.6	26.7-56.3
45-54	85	49	54.7	41.7-67.2	36	45.3	32.8-58.3
55-64	63	32	53.9	40.0-67.3	31	46.1	32.7-60.0
65-74	53	23	35.7	23.2-50.6	30	64.3	49.4-76.8
75+	25	7	34.8	16.6-58.9	18	65.2	41.1-83.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	71	28	44.6	27.6-62.9	43	55.4	37.1-72.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	96	45	49.2	37.3-61.3	51	50.8	38.7-62.7
Some Post-H.S.	93	52	55.9	42.2-68.7	41	44.1	31.3-57.8
College Graduate	75	49	62.8	48.8-75.0	26	37.2	25.0-51.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	77	40	56.2	41.8-69.7	37	43.8	30.3-58.2
$15,000- 24,999	68	31	49.1	34.7-63.6	37	50.9	36.4-65.3
$25,000- 34,999	41	21	39.8	23.5-58.7	20	60.2	41.3-76.5
$35,000- 49,999	39	26	62.0	43.3-77.8	13	38.0	22.2-56.7
$50,000-74,999	34	16	42.7	25.1-62.4	18	57.3	37.6-74.9
$75,000+	27	17	79.0	59.3-90.6	10	21.0	9.4-40.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	214	112	51.5	41.7-61.2	102	48.5	38.8-58.3
No	114	59	52.7	41.7-63.4	55	47.3	36.6-58.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	27	13	52.7	31.6-72.9	14	47.3	27.1-68.4
Non-Veteran	307	161	52.5	44.6-60.4	146	47.5	39.6-55.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,072

554

50.6

46.5-54.8

518

49.4

45.2-53.5

-Eastern NC

336

174

52.5

44.9-59.9

162

47.5

40.1-55.1

GENDER

Male

48.3

31.0-66.0

51.7

34.0-69.0

Female

272

145

53.9

46.2-61.5

127

46.1

38.5-53.8

RACE

White

218

121

56.9

48.0-65.4

43.1

34.6-52.0

African American

37.1

23.9-52.5

62.9

47.5-76.1

Other Minorities

58.2

37.1-76.6

41.8

23.4-62.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.7

2.3-38.1

89.3

61.9-97.7

Non-Hispanic

326

172

53.7

46.0-61.2

154

46.3

38.8-54.0

AGE

18-24

57.6

27.7-82.8

42.4

17.2-72.3

25-34

51.4

32.6-69.7

48.6

30.3-67.4

35-44

59.4

43.7-73.3

40.6

26.7-56.3

45-54

54.7

41.7-67.2

45.3

32.8-58.3

55-64

53.9

40.0-67.3

46.1

32.7-60.0

65-74

35.7

23.2-50.6

64.3

49.4-76.8

75+

34.8

16.6-58.9

65.2

41.1-83.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

44.6

27.6-62.9

55.4

37.1-72.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

49.2

37.3-61.3

50.8

38.7-62.7

Some Post-H.S.

55.9

42.2-68.7

44.1

31.3-57.8

College Graduate

62.8

48.8-75.0

37.2

25.0-51.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

56.2

41.8-69.7

43.8

30.3-58.2

$15,000- 24,999

49.1

34.7-63.6

50.9

36.4-65.3

$25,000- 34,999

39.8

23.5-58.7

60.2

41.3-76.5

$35,000- 49,999

62.0

43.3-77.8

38.0

22.2-56.7

$50,000-74,999

42.7

25.1-62.4

57.3

37.6-74.9

$75,000+

79.0

59.3-90.6

21.0

9.4-40.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

214

112

51.5

41.7-61.2

102

48.5

38.8-58.3

114

52.7

41.7-63.4

47.3

36.6-58.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

52.7

31.6-72.9

47.3

27.1-68.4

Non-Veteran

307

161

52.5

44.6-60.4

146

47.5

39.6-55.4

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*These data apply only to those with current asthma

^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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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