BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,207	1,849	10.1	9.5-10.7	15,358	89.9	89.3-90.5
-Eastern NC	5,543	588	9.6	8.6-10.7	4,955	90.4	89.3-91.4
GENDER
Male	1,927	137	6.7	5.3- 8.4	1,790	93.3	91.6-94.7
Female	3,616	451	12.3	10.9-13.7	3,165	87.7	86.3-89.1
RACE
White	3,696	373	9.3	8.1-10.6	3,323	90.7	89.4-91.9
African American	1,361	160	11.5	9.2-14.3	1,201	88.5	85.7-90.8
Other Minorities	468	52	6.9	4.9- 9.7	416	93.1	90.3-95.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	244	14	3.2	1.7- 5.7	230	96.8	94.3-98.3
Non-Hispanic	5,292	571	10.1	9.0-11.3	4,721	89.9	88.7-91.0
AGE
18-24	277	37	12.9	8.6-19.0	240	87.1	81.0-91.4
25-34	775	74	8.2	6.3-10.6	701	91.8	89.4-93.7
35-44	992	99	7.9	6.3- 9.8	893	92.1	90.2-93.7
45-54	1,136	136	11.2	9.3-13.6	1,000	88.8	86.4-90.7
55-64	1,035	114	9.4	7.5-11.7	921	90.6	88.3-92.5
65-74	760	81	9.7	7.6-12.3	679	90.3	87.7-92.4
75+	536	44	6.9	5.0- 9.5	492	93.1	90.5-95.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	861	113	12.0	8.9-16.0	748	88.0	84.0-91.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,827	170	8.2	6.7- 9.9	1,657	91.8	90.1-93.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,417	169	10.6	8.8-12.8	1,248	89.4	87.2-91.2
College Graduate	1,428	135	8.6	7.1-10.4	1,293	91.4	89.6-92.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	750	108	12.1	9.6-15.1	642	87.9	84.9-90.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,030	127	9.6	7.7-11.9	903	90.4	88.1-92.3
$25,000- 34,999	708	70	8.2	6.1-11.0	638	91.8	89.0-93.9
$35,000- 49,999	787	89	10.4	8.2-13.2	698	89.6	86.8-91.8
$50,000-74,999	715	62	7.7	5.7-10.2	653	92.3	89.8-94.3
$75,000+	753	45	6.2	4.2- 9.2	708	93.8	90.8-95.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,875	342	17.3	15.0-19.8	1,533	82.7	80.2-85.0
No	3,510	231	6.0	5.1- 7.0	3,279	94.0	93.0-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	896	66	6.6	5.0- 8.8	830	93.4	91.2-95.0
Non-Veteran	4,632	520	10.3	9.1-11.5	4,112	89.7	88.5-90.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,207

1,849

10.1

9.5-10.7

15,358

89.9

89.3-90.5

-Eastern NC

5,543

588

9.6

8.6-10.7

4,955

90.4

89.3-91.4

GENDER

Male

1,927

137

6.7

5.3- 8.4

1,790

93.3

91.6-94.7

Female

3,616

451

12.3

10.9-13.7

3,165

87.7

86.3-89.1

RACE

White

3,696

373

9.3

8.1-10.6

3,323

90.7

89.4-91.9

African American

1,361

160

11.5

9.2-14.3

1,201

88.5

85.7-90.8

Other Minorities

468

6.9

4.9- 9.7

416

93.1

90.3-95.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

244

3.2

1.7- 5.7

230

96.8

94.3-98.3

Non-Hispanic

5,292

571

10.1

9.0-11.3

4,721

89.9

88.7-91.0

AGE

18-24

277

12.9

8.6-19.0

240

87.1

81.0-91.4

25-34

775

8.2

6.3-10.6

701

91.8

89.4-93.7

35-44

992

7.9

6.3- 9.8

893

92.1

90.2-93.7

45-54

1,136

136

11.2

9.3-13.6

1,000

88.8

86.4-90.7

55-64

1,035

114

9.4

7.5-11.7

921

90.6

88.3-92.5

65-74

760

9.7

7.6-12.3

679

90.3

87.7-92.4

75+

536

6.9

5.0- 9.5

492

93.1

90.5-95.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

861

113

12.0

8.9-16.0

748

88.0

84.0-91.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,827

170

8.2

6.7- 9.9

1,657

91.8

90.1-93.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,417

169

10.6

8.8-12.8

1,248

89.4

87.2-91.2

College Graduate

1,428

135

8.6

7.1-10.4

1,293

91.4

89.6-92.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

750

108

12.1

9.6-15.1

642

87.9

84.9-90.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,030

127

9.6

7.7-11.9

903

90.4

88.1-92.3

$25,000- 34,999

708

8.2

6.1-11.0

638

91.8

89.0-93.9

$35,000- 49,999

787

10.4

8.2-13.2

698

89.6

86.8-91.8

$50,000-74,999

715

7.7

5.7-10.2

653

92.3

89.8-94.3

$75,000+

753

6.2

4.2- 9.2

708

93.8

90.8-95.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,875

342

17.3

15.0-19.8

1,533

82.7

80.2-85.0

3,510

231

6.0

5.1- 7.0

3,279

94.0

93.0-94.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

896

6.6

5.0- 8.8

830

93.4

91.2-95.0

Non-Veteran

4,632

520

10.3

9.1-11.5

4,112

89.7

88.5-90.9

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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: 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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