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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston 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
-Gaston County 34 11 34.9 17.8-57.0 3 10.2 3.0-29.3 6 13.0 5.4-27.9 14 41.9 24.3-61.9
GENDER
Male 11 5 58.0 24.5-85.5 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 6 42.0 14.5-75.5
Female 23 6 20.6 8.8-41.0 3 16.5 5.0-42.6 6 21.1 9.0-42.0 8 41.8 21.6-65.2
RACE
White 29 9 37.7 18.3-62.0 3 12.6 3.7-34.8 5 13.2 5.0-30.4 12 36.5 19.6-57.6
Other 5 2 23.2 4.5-65.7 0 0.0 . - . 1 11.9 1.4-56.0 2 64.9 23.4-91.8
AGE
18-44 13 6 37.1 15.3-65.9 2 18.0 4.2-52.0 2 11.8 2.8-38.6 3 33.1 11.4-65.7
45+ 19 4 31.6 9.5-67.1 1 4.2 0.6-25.2 4 14.7 4.8-37.2 10 49.5 23.6-75.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 20 7 32.9 14.9-57.9 1 9.3 1.3-43.8 5 18.4 7.0-40.3 7 39.4 18.4-65.2
Some College + 14 4 37.7 11.4-74.0 2 11.4 2.6-38.4 1 5.6 0.7-32.3 7 45.3 18.4-75.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 28 11 46.0 25.0-68.5 2 10.5 2.5-35.5 5 13.1 5.0-30.2 10 30.3 15.0-51.7
$50,000+ 3 0 0.0 . - . 1 24.9 2.9-78.7 0 0.0 . - . 2 75.1 21.3-97.1

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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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