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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth County

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Forsyth County 26 6 31.2 14.4-55.0 5 14.1 5.6-31.5 3 6.4 2.0-19.0 12 48.3 28.5-68.6
GENDER
Male 4 1 44.6 7.5-88.8 1 12.0 1.3-57.8 0 0.0 . - . 2 43.4 8.3-86.7
Female 22 5 27.5 11.7-52.1 4 14.7 5.2-35.1 3 8.2 2.5-23.6 10 49.6 28.5-70.8
RACE
White 15 4 42.3 18.2-70.8 3 14.0 4.2-38.1 2 7.1 1.6-26.0 6 36.5 15.9-63.6
Other 11 2 14.6 3.2-46.5 2 14.3 3.2-45.9 1 5.5 0.7-31.5 6 65.7 35.1-87.2
AGE
18-44 7 2 35.5 9.1-75.1 1 12.4 1.6-54.7 1 7.2 0.9-39.6 3 45.0 13.8-80.7
45+ 19 4 29.3 10.7-58.9 4 14.9 5.2-35.9 2 6.1 1.4-22.6 9 49.7 26.7-72.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 9 0 0.0 . - . 1 7.5 1.0-39.5 3 23.3 6.9-55.5 5 69.2 37.3-89.5
Some College + 17 6 43.0 20.4-69.1 4 16.7 5.8-39.3 0 0.0 . - . 7 40.3 19.0-66.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 14 2 15.5 3.4-48.5 3 16.9 5.0-44.0 2 8.7 2.0-30.2 7 58.9 31.9-81.4
$50,000+ 5 2 60.7 19.7-90.6 1 14.9 1.8-62.5 0 0.0 . - . 2 24.4 4.8-67.5

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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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