BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, besides emergency room visits, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional for urgent treatment of worsening asthma symptoms?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Asthma

During the past 12 months, besides emergency room visits, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional for urgent treatment of worsening asthma symptoms?*

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	Total Respond.^	Once	Twice	Three or more times	None
North Carolina	1,186	154	13.8	11.0-17.3	95	9.1	6.8-11.9	145	11.5	9.3-14.0	792	65.6	61.6-69.4
-Eastern NC	387	56	14.0	9.7-19.9	34	11.0	6.7-17.5	62	15.0	11.0-20.2	235	60.0	52.9-66.8
GENDER
Male	76	6	5.9	2.4-13.9	11	18.5	8.0-37.2	10	7.8	3.8-15.1	49	67.8	51.3-80.7
Female	311	50	17.0	11.4-24.4	23	8.2	4.5-14.5	52	17.6	12.6-24.1	186	57.2	49.4-64.6
RACE
White	245	40	16.2	10.3-24.5	26	14.0	8.0-23.4	37	13.7	9.1-20.2	142	56.1	47.2-64.7
African American	102	13	11.9	6.5-20.9	6	5.3	2.2-12.1	21	20.9	12.2-33.4	62	61.9	48.3-73.9
Other Minorities	37	3	3.0	0.9- 9.4	2	4.3	0.8-20.3	4	8.1	2.8-21.3	28	84.6	69.5-93.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	1	15.3	2.2-59.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.3	1.0-38.8	8	77.5	39.4-94.8
Non-Hispanic	375	55	14.0	9.6-20.0	34	11.3	6.9-18.1	61	15.2	11.1-20.6	225	59.4	52.1-66.4
AGE
18-24	24	2	15.3	3.5-47.7	5	23.9	8.0-53.3	3	7.5	1.6-29.1	14	53.2	28.4-76.6
25-34	42	6	10.6	4.5-23.2	5	11.6	4.2-28.2	4	11.5	4.0-28.6	27	66.3	48.7-80.3
35-44	64	15	18.1	10.3-29.8	3	4.6	1.5-13.5	10	17.7	9.0-32.0	36	59.6	45.3-72.4
45-54	99	12	14.6	7.9-25.4	7	6.8	3.1-14.4	20	19.3	11.1-31.3	60	59.4	47.2-70.5
55-64	73	9	11.5	5.7-21.5	5	6.8	2.6-16.8	14	21.6	12.3-35.2	45	60.1	46.7-72.1
65-74	56	9	13.4	6.6-25.4	5	11.8	4.8-26.2	5	5.9	2.3-14.3	37	68.9	54.3-80.5
75+	28	3	9.4	2.8-27.6	4	11.9	3.7-32.2	6	22.1	9.6-43.3	15	56.6	36.1-75.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	82	8	6.0	2.5-13.5	9	14.1	5.3-32.5	13	15.7	7.1-31.2	52	64.2	46.8-78.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	109	14	18.0	7.9-36.0	8	7.5	3.4-16.0	22	18.4	11.2-28.7	65	56.1	42.7-68.6
Some Post-H.S.	108	16	12.9	7.1-22.4	11	13.2	4.8-31.4	12	10.5	5.2-20.2	69	63.3	49.5-75.3
College Graduate	87	18	19.9	12.1-30.8	6	8.6	3.8-18.5	15	16.2	9.2-27.0	48	55.3	43.1-66.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	86	9	10.4	4.7-21.4	8	8.5	3.8-18.1	19	27.3	16.0-42.6	50	53.8	40.1-67.0
$15,000- 24,999	80	18	16.1	9.7-25.5	10	11.4	5.6-21.6	15	25.6	14.2-41.6	37	47.0	33.9-60.5
$25,000- 34,999	50	6	11.1	4.7-24.2	2	5.3	1.3-19.1	10	17.0	8.0-32.5	32	66.6	49.5-80.2
$35,000- 49,999	48	10	17.6	8.8-32.0	3	6.1	1.9-17.6	7	10.6	4.5-23.0	28	65.8	49.8-78.8
$50,000-74,999	40	5	13.8	4.7-34.2	1	3.1	0.4-19.2	5	12.1	4.5-28.7	29	71.0	51.8-84.8
$75,000+	29	2	10.9	2.4-38.2	5	33.8	11.7-66.3	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6	21	53.9	27.9-77.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	240	34	11.8	7.8-17.4	18	8.4	3.7-18.0	48	19.4	13.5-27.0	140	60.4	51.2-68.9
No	138	20	17.8	9.3-31.4	14	11.0	6.3-18.5	14	9.1	4.9-16.4	90	62.1	50.5-72.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	35	2	6.4	1.5-23.5	4	10.6	3.7-26.9	7	15.0	6.5-31.0	22	68.0	49.3-82.2
Non-Veteran	350	54	14.9	10.1-21.3	30	11.0	6.4-18.3	55	15.0	10.7-20.6	211	59.1	51.4-66.3

Total
Respond.^

Once

Twice

Three or more times

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,186

154

13.8

11.0-17.3

9.1

6.8-11.9

145

11.5

9.3-14.0

792

65.6

61.6-69.4

-Eastern NC

387

14.0

9.7-19.9

11.0

6.7-17.5

15.0

11.0-20.2

235

60.0

52.9-66.8

GENDER

Male

5.9

2.4-13.9

18.5

8.0-37.2

7.8

3.8-15.1

67.8

51.3-80.7

Female

311

17.0

11.4-24.4

8.2

4.5-14.5

17.6

12.6-24.1

186

57.2

49.4-64.6

RACE

White

245

16.2

10.3-24.5

14.0

8.0-23.4

13.7

9.1-20.2

142

56.1

47.2-64.7

African American

102

11.9

6.5-20.9

5.3

2.2-12.1

20.9

12.2-33.4

61.9

48.3-73.9

Other Minorities

3.0

0.9- 9.4

4.3

0.8-20.3

8.1

2.8-21.3

84.6

69.5-93.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

15.3

2.2-59.4

0.0

. - .

7.3

1.0-38.8

77.5

39.4-94.8

Non-Hispanic

375

14.0

9.6-20.0

11.3

6.9-18.1

15.2

11.1-20.6

225

59.4

52.1-66.4

AGE

18-24

15.3

3.5-47.7

23.9

8.0-53.3

7.5

1.6-29.1

53.2

28.4-76.6

25-34

10.6

4.5-23.2

11.6

4.2-28.2

11.5

4.0-28.6

66.3

48.7-80.3

35-44

18.1

10.3-29.8

4.6

1.5-13.5

17.7

9.0-32.0

59.6

45.3-72.4

45-54

14.6

7.9-25.4

6.8

3.1-14.4

19.3

11.1-31.3

59.4

47.2-70.5

55-64

11.5

5.7-21.5

6.8

2.6-16.8

21.6

12.3-35.2

60.1

46.7-72.1

65-74

13.4

6.6-25.4

11.8

4.8-26.2

5.9

2.3-14.3

68.9

54.3-80.5

75+

9.4

2.8-27.6

11.9

3.7-32.2

22.1

9.6-43.3

56.6

36.1-75.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

6.0

2.5-13.5

14.1

5.3-32.5

15.7

7.1-31.2

64.2

46.8-78.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

109

18.0

7.9-36.0

7.5

3.4-16.0

18.4

11.2-28.7

56.1

42.7-68.6

Some Post-H.S.

108

12.9

7.1-22.4

13.2

4.8-31.4

10.5

5.2-20.2

63.3

49.5-75.3

College Graduate

19.9

12.1-30.8

8.6

3.8-18.5

16.2

9.2-27.0

55.3

43.1-66.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

10.4

4.7-21.4

8.5

3.8-18.1

27.3

16.0-42.6

53.8

40.1-67.0

$15,000- 24,999

16.1

9.7-25.5

11.4

5.6-21.6

25.6

14.2-41.6

47.0

33.9-60.5

$25,000- 34,999

11.1

4.7-24.2

5.3

1.3-19.1

17.0

8.0-32.5

66.6

49.5-80.2

$35,000- 49,999

17.6

8.8-32.0

6.1

1.9-17.6

10.6

4.5-23.0

65.8

49.8-78.8

$50,000-74,999

13.8

4.7-34.2

3.1

0.4-19.2

12.1

4.5-28.7

71.0

51.8-84.8

$75,000+

10.9

2.4-38.2

33.8

11.7-66.3

1.4

0.2- 9.6

53.9

27.9-77.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

240

11.8

7.8-17.4

8.4

3.7-18.0

19.4

13.5-27.0

140

60.4

51.2-68.9

138

17.8

9.3-31.4

11.0

6.3-18.5

9.1

4.9-16.4

62.1

50.5-72.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

6.4

1.5-23.5

10.6

3.7-26.9

15.0

6.5-31.0

68.0

49.3-82.2

Non-Veteran

350

14.9

10.1-21.3

11.0

6.4-18.3

15.0

10.7-20.6

211

59.1

51.4-66.3

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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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