BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,072	554	50.6	46.5-54.8	518	49.4	45.2-53.5
-Mountain AHEC	104	54	52.6	40.6-64.4	50	47.4	35.6-59.4
GENDER
Male	33	17	53.5	33.7-72.2	16	46.5	27.8-66.3
Female	71	37	52.2	37.3-66.7	34	47.8	33.3-62.7
RACE
White	91	44	48.5	35.8-61.5	47	51.5	38.5-64.2
African American	6	5	93.0	60.1-99.1	1	7.0	0.9-39.9
Other Minorities	7	5	67.0	26.1-92.1	2	33.0	7.9-73.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	1	38.6	3.8-91.0	1	61.4	9.0-96.2
Non-Hispanic	101	53	53.8	41.5-65.6	48	46.2	34.4-58.5
AGE
18-24	3	2	59.6	11.2-94.5	1	40.4	5.5-88.8
25-34	18	11	57.5	31.2-80.1	7	42.5	19.9-68.8
35-44	15	8	59.9	32.2-82.4	7	40.1	17.6-67.8
45-54	20	14	70.3	43.3-88.0	6	29.7	12.0-56.7
55-64	17	11	64.7	37.7-84.7	6	35.3	15.3-62.3
65-74	15	4	27.4	10.1-56.1	11	72.6	43.9-89.9
75+	16	4	18.5	5.4-47.5	12	81.5	52.5-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	22	10	44.0	20.4-70.8	12	56.0	29.2-79.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	28	13	44.1	24.9-65.3	15	55.9	34.7-75.1
Some Post-H.S.	27	16	60.3	34.8-81.3	11	39.7	18.7-65.2
College Graduate	27	15	58.6	35.3-78.7	12	41.4	21.3-64.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	13	6	51.0	24.9-76.5	7	49.0	23.5-75.1
$15,000- 24,999	33	22	62.0	40.1-79.9	11	38.0	20.1-59.9
$25,000- 34,999	9	5	62.8	28.0-88.0	4	37.2	12.0-72.0
$35,000- 49,999	13	6	67.3	39.1-86.8	7	32.7	13.2-60.9
$50,000-74,999	11	2	11.7	2.5-40.7	9	88.3	59.3-97.5
$75,000+	9	5	50.0	20.7-79.3	4	50.0	20.7-79.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	58	37	70.8	55.2-82.7	21	29.2	17.3-44.8
No	44	17	34.1	20.6-50.9	27	65.9	49.1-79.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	12	7	60.9	28.8-85.7	5	39.1	14.3-71.2
Non-Veteran	92	47	51.3	38.5-64.0	45	48.7	36.0-61.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,072

554

50.6

46.5-54.8

518

49.4

45.2-53.5

-Mountain AHEC

104

52.6

40.6-64.4

47.4

35.6-59.4

GENDER

Male

53.5

33.7-72.2

46.5

27.8-66.3

Female

52.2

37.3-66.7

47.8

33.3-62.7

RACE

White

48.5

35.8-61.5

51.5

38.5-64.2

African American

93.0

60.1-99.1

7.0

0.9-39.9

Other Minorities

67.0

26.1-92.1

33.0

7.9-73.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

38.6

3.8-91.0

61.4

9.0-96.2

Non-Hispanic

101

53.8

41.5-65.6

46.2

34.4-58.5

AGE

18-24

59.6

11.2-94.5

40.4

5.5-88.8

25-34

57.5

31.2-80.1

42.5

19.9-68.8

35-44

59.9

32.2-82.4

40.1

17.6-67.8

45-54

70.3

43.3-88.0

29.7

12.0-56.7

55-64

64.7

37.7-84.7

35.3

15.3-62.3

65-74

27.4

10.1-56.1

72.6

43.9-89.9

75+

18.5

5.4-47.5

81.5

52.5-94.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

44.0

20.4-70.8

56.0

29.2-79.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

44.1

24.9-65.3

55.9

34.7-75.1

Some Post-H.S.

60.3

34.8-81.3

39.7

18.7-65.2

College Graduate

58.6

35.3-78.7

41.4

21.3-64.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

51.0

24.9-76.5

49.0

23.5-75.1

$15,000- 24,999

62.0

40.1-79.9

38.0

20.1-59.9

$25,000- 34,999

62.8

28.0-88.0

37.2

12.0-72.0

$35,000- 49,999

67.3

39.1-86.8

32.7

13.2-60.9

$50,000-74,999

11.7

2.5-40.7

88.3

59.3-97.5

$75,000+

50.0

20.7-79.3

50.0

20.7-79.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

70.8

55.2-82.7

29.2

17.3-44.8

34.1

20.6-50.9

65.9

49.1-79.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

60.9

28.8-85.7

39.1

14.3-71.2

Non-Veteran

51.3

38.5-64.0

48.7

36.0-61.5

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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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