BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How old were you when you were first told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Under 11	11-19	20-39	40+
North Carolina	1,141	266	27.2	23.5-31.2	152	18.5	15.0-22.6	289	25.8	22.4-29.4	434	28.6	25.5-31.9
-Eastern NC	371	82	23.5	17.7-30.5	49	19.8	13.8-27.6	92	24.7	19.0-31.4	148	32.0	26.4-38.3
GENDER
Male	71	18	28.8	14.7-48.8	8	15.2	7.0-29.9	13	25.4	12.6-44.6	32	30.6	19.4-44.6
Female	300	64	21.6	16.4-27.9	41	21.5	14.3-30.9	79	24.4	18.9-30.9	116	32.5	26.2-39.5
RACE
White	235	47	19.3	13.8-26.3	33	23.6	15.6-34.1	58	25.3	18.2-34.2	97	31.8	25.0-39.5
African American	99	23	32.2	18.0-50.8	10	8.3	3.9-16.9	23	20.6	12.4-32.3	43	38.8	26.5-52.8
Other Minorities	35	12	32.2	17.1-52.3	5	21.9	8.0-47.3	11	32.6	16.0-55.1	7	13.3	5.8-27.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	3	32.0	9.8-67.1	1	18.9	2.8-65.3	3	17.8	5.0-47.0	3	31.2	9.3-66.9
Non-Hispanic	360	79	23.2	17.3-30.4	48	19.9	13.8-27.8	89	24.9	19.1-31.8	144	32.0	26.2-38.3
AGE
18-24	22	10	30.1	11.3-59.4	9	51.4	25.9-76.2	2	16.9	4.0-50.1	1	1.6	0.2-11.0
25-34	40	18	48.0	30.8-65.6	14	31.5	17.1-50.7	8	20.5	9.9-37.5	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	62	11	13.3	6.9-24.4	8	18.5	9.2-33.8	38	59.3	44.6-72.5	5	8.8	3.4-21.0
45-54	96	20	19.7	12.2-30.2	6	6.2	2.6-14.1	25	22.2	13.6-34.1	45	51.9	39.9-63.8
55-64	68	10	17.0	8.2-31.7	7	10.7	4.9-21.5	9	15.6	7.9-28.5	42	56.8	42.9-69.6
65-74	54	7	11.8	5.3-24.2	4	4.0	1.4-10.8	5	10.1	4.1-22.8	38	74.1	59.9-84.5
75+	28	6	24.5	10.2-48.3	1	2.8	0.4-17.8	5	17.2	6.5-38.4	16	55.5	34.7-74.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	77	18	27.2	12.7-49.0	8	25.3	11.7-46.4	15	12.5	6.0-24.2	36	34.9	21.6-51.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	105	17	17.6	9.8-29.5	12	16.8	6.7-36.3	30	31.3	20.9-44.1	46	34.3	24.1-46.3
Some Post-H.S.	101	22	21.6	13.4-32.9	19	23.5	14.1-36.4	23	27.4	15.7-43.2	37	27.6	18.6-38.8
College Graduate	87	25	30.1	20.4-42.0	10	12.1	6.2-22.3	24	26.4	17.2-38.4	28	31.3	21.4-43.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	84	17	23.0	12.9-37.7	9	9.7	4.4-19.8	20	26.8	16.4-40.5	38	40.5	27.8-54.6
$15,000- 24,999	80	17	22.5	13.6-34.7	7	14.0	5.5-31.3	24	25.5	15.7-38.5	32	38.1	26.0-51.8
$25,000- 34,999	49	9	14.8	6.9-29.0	11	36.4	19.6-57.4	6	13.0	5.1-29.1	23	35.8	22.0-52.5
$35,000- 49,999	44	11	26.9	14.3-44.7	9	23.2	11.3-41.8	12	30.2	16.4-48.9	12	19.7	10.0-35.0
$50,000-74,999	39	12	29.2	15.4-48.3	4	8.8	3.1-22.4	12	29.7	16.0-48.5	11	32.3	17.5-51.9
$75,000+	26	6	21.8	8.4-45.8	1	8.7	1.2-42.4	8	40.3	16.0-70.5	11	29.2	13.6-52.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	233	50	23.9	16.1-33.9	29	17.1	10.8-26.1	59	25.7	18.2-35.0	95	33.3	25.9-41.6
No	131	30	23.6	15.7-33.8	19	21.3	11.8-35.6	32	24.4	16.5-34.6	50	30.7	22.2-40.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	32	10	28.4	14.3-48.4	1	1.7	0.2-11.2	7	32.8	15.5-56.4	14	37.2	20.9-57.0
Non-Veteran	337	72	23.1	16.9-30.6	48	21.6	15.1-30.0	85	23.9	18.1-30.9	132	31.4	25.5-38.0

Total
Respond.^

Under 11

11-19

20-39

40+

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,141

266

27.2

23.5-31.2

152

18.5

15.0-22.6

289

25.8

22.4-29.4

434

28.6

25.5-31.9

-Eastern NC

371

23.5

17.7-30.5

19.8

13.8-27.6

24.7

19.0-31.4

148

32.0

26.4-38.3

GENDER

Male

28.8

14.7-48.8

15.2

7.0-29.9

25.4

12.6-44.6

30.6

19.4-44.6

Female

300

21.6

16.4-27.9

21.5

14.3-30.9

24.4

18.9-30.9

116

32.5

26.2-39.5

RACE

White

235

19.3

13.8-26.3

23.6

15.6-34.1

25.3

18.2-34.2

31.8

25.0-39.5

African American

32.2

18.0-50.8

8.3

3.9-16.9

20.6

12.4-32.3

38.8

26.5-52.8

Other Minorities

32.2

17.1-52.3

21.9

8.0-47.3

32.6

16.0-55.1

13.3

5.8-27.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

32.0

9.8-67.1

18.9

2.8-65.3

17.8

5.0-47.0

31.2

9.3-66.9

Non-Hispanic

360

23.2

17.3-30.4

19.9

13.8-27.8

24.9

19.1-31.8

144

32.0

26.2-38.3

AGE

18-24

30.1

11.3-59.4

51.4

25.9-76.2

16.9

4.0-50.1

1.6

0.2-11.0

25-34

48.0

30.8-65.6

31.5

17.1-50.7

20.5

9.9-37.5

0.0

. - .

35-44

13.3

6.9-24.4

18.5

9.2-33.8

59.3

44.6-72.5

8.8

3.4-21.0

45-54

19.7

12.2-30.2

6.2

2.6-14.1

22.2

13.6-34.1

51.9

39.9-63.8

55-64

17.0

8.2-31.7

10.7

4.9-21.5

15.6

7.9-28.5

56.8

42.9-69.6

65-74

11.8

5.3-24.2

4.0

1.4-10.8

10.1

4.1-22.8

74.1

59.9-84.5

75+

24.5

10.2-48.3

2.8

0.4-17.8

17.2

6.5-38.4

55.5

34.7-74.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

27.2

12.7-49.0

25.3

11.7-46.4

12.5

6.0-24.2

34.9

21.6-51.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

105

17.6

9.8-29.5

16.8

6.7-36.3

31.3

20.9-44.1

34.3

24.1-46.3

Some Post-H.S.

101

21.6

13.4-32.9

23.5

14.1-36.4

27.4

15.7-43.2

27.6

18.6-38.8

College Graduate

30.1

20.4-42.0

12.1

6.2-22.3

26.4

17.2-38.4

31.3

21.4-43.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

23.0

12.9-37.7

9.7

4.4-19.8

26.8

16.4-40.5

40.5

27.8-54.6

$15,000- 24,999

22.5

13.6-34.7

14.0

5.5-31.3

25.5

15.7-38.5

38.1

26.0-51.8

$25,000- 34,999

14.8

6.9-29.0

36.4

19.6-57.4

13.0

5.1-29.1

35.8

22.0-52.5

$35,000- 49,999

26.9

14.3-44.7

23.2

11.3-41.8

30.2

16.4-48.9

19.7

10.0-35.0

$50,000-74,999

29.2

15.4-48.3

8.8

3.1-22.4

29.7

16.0-48.5

32.3

17.5-51.9

$75,000+

21.8

8.4-45.8

8.7

1.2-42.4

40.3

16.0-70.5

29.2

13.6-52.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

233

23.9

16.1-33.9

17.1

10.8-26.1

25.7

18.2-35.0

33.3

25.9-41.6

131

23.6

15.7-33.8

21.3

11.8-35.6

24.4

16.5-34.6

30.7

22.2-40.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

28.4

14.3-48.4

1.7

0.2-11.2

32.8

15.5-56.4

37.2

20.9-57.0

Non-Veteran

337

23.1

16.9-30.6

21.6

15.1-30.0

23.9

18.1-30.9

132

31.4

25.5-38.0

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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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