BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you still have asthma?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,177	1,209	6.5	6.0- 7.0	15,968	93.5	93.0-94.0
-Eastern NC	5,536	394	6.4	5.6- 7.3	5,142	93.6	92.7-94.4
GENDER
Male	1,925	76	3.5	2.5- 4.8	1,849	96.5	95.2-97.5
Female	3,611	318	9.1	7.9-10.4	3,293	90.9	89.6-92.1
RACE
White	3,694	249	6.5	5.5- 7.7	3,445	93.5	92.3-94.5
African American	1,357	103	6.6	5.0- 8.7	1,254	93.4	91.3-95.0
Other Minorities	467	39	5.1	3.4- 7.6	428	94.9	92.4-96.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	244	10	2.4	1.2- 4.8	234	97.6	95.2-98.8
Non-Hispanic	5,285	382	6.7	5.8- 7.7	4,903	93.3	92.3-94.2
AGE
18-24	277	24	8.7	5.2-14.2	253	91.3	85.8-94.8
25-34	775	42	4.8	3.4- 6.7	733	95.2	93.3-96.6
35-44	991	65	5.4	4.0- 7.1	926	94.6	92.9-96.0
45-54	1,132	101	8.4	6.7-10.6	1,031	91.6	89.4-93.3
55-64	1,033	73	5.4	4.1- 6.9	960	94.6	93.1-95.9
65-74	760	60	7.0	5.2- 9.2	700	93.0	90.8-94.8
75+	536	28	4.5	3.0- 6.7	508	95.5	93.3-97.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	859	84	8.9	6.3-12.3	775	91.1	87.7-93.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,822	111	5.2	4.1- 6.7	1,711	94.8	93.3-95.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,417	109	7.0	5.5- 9.0	1,308	93.0	91.0-94.5
College Graduate	1,428	89	5.4	4.3- 6.9	1,339	94.6	93.1-95.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	749	90	10.1	7.8-13.0	659	89.9	87.0-92.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,026	82	6.0	4.6- 7.8	944	94.0	92.2-95.4
$25,000- 34,999	707	50	6.0	4.2- 8.6	657	94.0	91.4-95.8
$35,000- 49,999	787	48	6.0	4.3- 8.3	739	94.0	91.7-95.7
$50,000-74,999	715	40	4.6	3.2- 6.6	675	95.4	93.4-96.8
$75,000+	753	29	4.5	2.7- 7.4	724	95.5	92.6-97.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,869	247	12.8	10.8-15.1	1,622	87.2	84.9-89.2
No	3,509	138	3.5	2.8- 4.4	3,371	96.5	95.6-97.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	896	35	3.5	2.4- 5.2	861	96.5	94.8-97.6
Non-Veteran	4,625	357	7.0	6.1- 8.1	4,268	93.0	91.9-93.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,177

1,209

6.5

6.0- 7.0

15,968

93.5

93.0-94.0

-Eastern NC

5,536

394

6.4

5.6- 7.3

5,142

93.6

92.7-94.4

GENDER

Male

1,925

3.5

2.5- 4.8

1,849

96.5

95.2-97.5

Female

3,611

318

9.1

7.9-10.4

3,293

90.9

89.6-92.1

RACE

White

3,694

249

6.5

5.5- 7.7

3,445

93.5

92.3-94.5

African American

1,357

103

6.6

5.0- 8.7

1,254

93.4

91.3-95.0

Other Minorities

467

5.1

3.4- 7.6

428

94.9

92.4-96.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

244

2.4

1.2- 4.8

234

97.6

95.2-98.8

Non-Hispanic

5,285

382

6.7

5.8- 7.7

4,903

93.3

92.3-94.2

AGE

18-24

277

8.7

5.2-14.2

253

91.3

85.8-94.8

25-34

775

4.8

3.4- 6.7

733

95.2

93.3-96.6

35-44

991

5.4

4.0- 7.1

926

94.6

92.9-96.0

45-54

1,132

101

8.4

6.7-10.6

1,031

91.6

89.4-93.3

55-64

1,033

5.4

4.1- 6.9

960

94.6

93.1-95.9

65-74

760

7.0

5.2- 9.2

700

93.0

90.8-94.8

75+

536

4.5

3.0- 6.7

508

95.5

93.3-97.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

859

8.9

6.3-12.3

775

91.1

87.7-93.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,822

111

5.2

4.1- 6.7

1,711

94.8

93.3-95.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,417

109

7.0

5.5- 9.0

1,308

93.0

91.0-94.5

College Graduate

1,428

5.4

4.3- 6.9

1,339

94.6

93.1-95.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

749

10.1

7.8-13.0

659

89.9

87.0-92.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,026

6.0

4.6- 7.8

944

94.0

92.2-95.4

$25,000- 34,999

707

6.0

4.2- 8.6

657

94.0

91.4-95.8

$35,000- 49,999

787

6.0

4.3- 8.3

739

94.0

91.7-95.7

$50,000-74,999

715

4.6

3.2- 6.6

675

95.4

93.4-96.8

$75,000+

753

4.5

2.7- 7.4

724

95.5

92.6-97.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,869

247

12.8

10.8-15.1

1,622

87.2

84.9-89.2

3,509

138

3.5

2.8- 4.4

3,371

96.5

95.6-97.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

896

3.5

2.4- 5.2

861

96.5

94.8-97.6

Non-Veteran

4,625

357

7.0

6.1- 8.1

4,268

93.0

91.9-93.9

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

^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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