BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional for a routine checkup for your asthma?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Asthma

During the past 12 months, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional for a routine checkup for your asthma?*

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	Total Respond.^	Once	Twice	Three or more times	None
North Carolina	1,171	307	27.3	23.9-31.1	136	11.6	9.0-14.7	220	16.3	13.8-19.2	508	44.8	40.9-48.8
-Eastern NC	375	95	24.6	19.4-30.7	46	10.9	7.9-15.0	97	25.7	20.0-32.4	137	38.7	32.1-45.8
GENDER
Male	70	14	15.9	8.5-27.8	7	9.8	4.5-20.3	24	25.6	15.7-38.9	25	48.6	33.7-63.8
Female	305	81	27.4	21.2-34.6	39	11.3	7.9-15.9	73	25.7	19.1-33.7	112	35.6	28.7-43.1
RACE
White	240	63	26.6	19.8-34.7	32	10.8	7.3-15.8	56	23.2	16.2-32.1	89	39.4	31.0-48.5
African American	96	19	17.1	10.6-26.5	13	15.3	8.4-26.1	32	35.7	24.9-48.3	32	31.9	21.8-44.0
Other Minorities	37	13	29.2	14.7-49.7	0	0.0	. - .	9	20.6	9.9-38.0	15	50.1	30.9-69.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	2	13.3	3.0-43.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	20.5	5.4-53.7	5	66.2	34.2-88.1
Non-Hispanic	364	93	25.0	19.6-31.2	45	11.2	8.1-15.4	94	25.9	20.0-32.8	132	37.9	31.2-45.1
AGE
18-24	23	8	32.6	14.6-57.7	0	0.0	. - .	6	26.4	9.2-55.8	9	41.0	19.2-67.1
25-34	42	15	30.4	17.5-47.2	6	11.6	4.4-27.2	3	7.8	2.5-21.9	18	50.3	33.2-67.3
35-44	63	19	29.6	18.2-44.3	8	14.5	7.1-27.4	11	19.1	10.1-33.2	25	36.8	23.9-51.9
45-54	97	19	17.5	10.6-27.5	11	13.0	7.0-22.8	27	30.9	20.4-43.9	40	38.6	27.8-50.6
55-64	70	17	22.2	13.6-34.0	9	11.3	5.6-21.5	22	33.2	21.8-47.1	22	33.3	21.7-47.4
65-74	54	14	23.7	13.8-37.6	8	15.4	7.3-29.3	18	30.9	19.1-45.9	14	30.0	17.3-46.8
75+	25	3	10.5	3.0-30.9	3	13.0	3.6-37.7	10	39.0	21.1-60.4	9	37.4	19.7-59.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	76	15	25.8	13.2-44.4	7	7.5	2.8-18.3	29	30.8	19.0-45.8	25	35.8	21.7-53.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	105	26	22.7	14.5-33.8	10	7.8	3.7-15.7	29	32.2	20.1-47.3	40	37.3	26.1-50.0
Some Post-H.S.	106	31	24.1	15.9-34.9	15	11.3	6.4-19.3	24	22.5	13.6-34.8	36	42.1	29.4-55.8
College Graduate	87	23	26.9	17.6-38.7	14	18.5	10.8-29.8	15	16.1	9.0-27.2	35	38.5	27.4-51.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	80	16	22.0	12.9-35.0	6	5.1	2.1-11.9	32	40.2	27.2-54.7	26	32.7	21.0-47.2
$15,000- 24,999	82	17	22.2	12.2-36.8	10	12.6	6.1-24.2	24	29.3	18.8-42.6	31	36.0	24.4-49.5
$25,000- 34,999	48	17	39.0	22.4-58.6	7	13.3	5.5-28.7	9	12.1	5.4-24.8	15	35.6	20.3-54.6
$35,000- 49,999	47	12	23.0	11.9-39.8	6	14.0	6.1-29.1	10	18.8	8.5-36.7	19	44.1	28.3-61.2
$50,000-74,999	40	11	26.8	13.6-46.0	7	16.9	7.7-33.1	6	19.1	7.7-40.0	16	37.1	22.1-55.2
$75,000+	28	9	27.4	12.0-51.1	4	12.2	4.2-30.4	4	15.1	4.4-40.3	11	45.4	21.1-72.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	230	54	26.1	19.0-34.7	21	7.5	4.5-12.2	76	29.7	22.7-37.7	79	36.7	28.4-45.9
No	136	40	24.0	16.8-33.1	23	15.7	10.0-23.9	21	21.8	12.3-35.7	52	38.4	28.5-49.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	32	8	23.3	10.3-44.5	4	14.6	5.5-33.6	12	37.8	20.3-59.2	8	24.3	11.5-44.3
Non-Veteran	341	87	24.8	19.3-31.3	41	10.5	7.4-14.7	85	24.4	18.5-31.6	128	40.3	33.2-47.8

Total
Respond.^

Once

Twice

Three or more times

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,171

307

27.3

23.9-31.1

136

11.6

9.0-14.7

220

16.3

13.8-19.2

508

44.8

40.9-48.8

-Eastern NC

375

24.6

19.4-30.7

10.9

7.9-15.0

25.7

20.0-32.4

137

38.7

32.1-45.8

GENDER

Male

15.9

8.5-27.8

9.8

4.5-20.3

25.6

15.7-38.9

48.6

33.7-63.8

Female

305

27.4

21.2-34.6

11.3

7.9-15.9

25.7

19.1-33.7

112

35.6

28.7-43.1

RACE

White

240

26.6

19.8-34.7

10.8

7.3-15.8

23.2

16.2-32.1

39.4

31.0-48.5

African American

17.1

10.6-26.5

15.3

8.4-26.1

35.7

24.9-48.3

31.9

21.8-44.0

Other Minorities

29.2

14.7-49.7

0.0

. - .

20.6

9.9-38.0

50.1

30.9-69.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

13.3

3.0-43.2

0.0

. - .

20.5

5.4-53.7

66.2

34.2-88.1

Non-Hispanic

364

25.0

19.6-31.2

11.2

8.1-15.4

25.9

20.0-32.8

132

37.9

31.2-45.1

AGE

18-24

32.6

14.6-57.7

0.0

. - .

26.4

9.2-55.8

41.0

19.2-67.1

25-34

30.4

17.5-47.2

11.6

4.4-27.2

7.8

2.5-21.9

50.3

33.2-67.3

35-44

29.6

18.2-44.3

14.5

7.1-27.4

19.1

10.1-33.2

36.8

23.9-51.9

45-54

17.5

10.6-27.5

13.0

7.0-22.8

30.9

20.4-43.9

38.6

27.8-50.6

55-64

22.2

13.6-34.0

11.3

5.6-21.5

33.2

21.8-47.1

33.3

21.7-47.4

65-74

23.7

13.8-37.6

15.4

7.3-29.3

30.9

19.1-45.9

30.0

17.3-46.8

75+

10.5

3.0-30.9

13.0

3.6-37.7

39.0

21.1-60.4

37.4

19.7-59.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

25.8

13.2-44.4

7.5

2.8-18.3

30.8

19.0-45.8

35.8

21.7-53.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

105

22.7

14.5-33.8

7.8

3.7-15.7

32.2

20.1-47.3

37.3

26.1-50.0

Some Post-H.S.

106

24.1

15.9-34.9

11.3

6.4-19.3

22.5

13.6-34.8

42.1

29.4-55.8

College Graduate

26.9

17.6-38.7

18.5

10.8-29.8

16.1

9.0-27.2

38.5

27.4-51.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

22.0

12.9-35.0

5.1

2.1-11.9

40.2

27.2-54.7

32.7

21.0-47.2

$15,000- 24,999

22.2

12.2-36.8

12.6

6.1-24.2

29.3

18.8-42.6

36.0

24.4-49.5

$25,000- 34,999

39.0

22.4-58.6

13.3

5.5-28.7

12.1

5.4-24.8

35.6

20.3-54.6

$35,000- 49,999

23.0

11.9-39.8

14.0

6.1-29.1

18.8

8.5-36.7

44.1

28.3-61.2

$50,000-74,999

26.8

13.6-46.0

16.9

7.7-33.1

19.1

7.7-40.0

37.1

22.1-55.2

$75,000+

27.4

12.0-51.1

12.2

4.2-30.4

15.1

4.4-40.3

45.4

21.1-72.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

230

26.1

19.0-34.7

7.5

4.5-12.2

29.7

22.7-37.7

36.7

28.4-45.9

136

24.0

16.8-33.1

15.7

10.0-23.9

21.8

12.3-35.7

38.4

28.5-49.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

23.3

10.3-44.5

14.6

5.5-33.6

37.8

20.3-59.2

24.3

11.5-44.3

Non-Veteran

341

24.8

19.3-31.3

10.5

7.4-14.7

24.4

18.5-31.6

128

40.3

33.2-47.8

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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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