BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (During the past 12 months, besides emergency room visits, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional for urgent treatment of worsening asthma symptoms?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Asthma

During the past 12 months, besides emergency room visits, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional for urgent treatment of worsening asthma symptoms?*

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	Total Respond.^	Once	Twice	Three or more times	None
North Carolina	1,186	154	13.8	11.0-17.3	95	9.1	6.8-11.9	145	11.5	9.3-14.0	792	65.6	61.6-69.4
-Mountain AHEC	115	12	12.3	5.7-24.6	13	15.2	7.7-27.8	10	8.8	4.1-18.0	80	63.7	51.0-74.8
GENDER
Male	34	1	1.8	0.2-12.0	4	18.4	6.1-43.6	3	6.0	1.1-27.6	26	73.8	50.5-88.6
Female	81	11	17.5	8.0-34.3	9	13.6	5.6-29.5	7	10.2	4.4-22.3	54	58.7	43.3-72.5
RACE
White	99	9	8.0	3.7-16.6	11	17.3	8.7-31.5	8	7.2	2.9-16.7	71	67.5	54.2-78.5
African American	7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	38.4	9.6-78.5	5	61.6	21.5-90.4
Other Minorities	9	3	71.5	29.3-93.8	2	5.1	0.7-28.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	23.4	4.8-64.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	0	0.0	. - .	1	38.6	3.8-91.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	61.4	9.0-96.2
Non-Hispanic	112	12	12.6	5.8-25.1	12	15.2	7.6-28.2	10	9.0	4.2-18.4	78	63.2	50.2-74.4
AGE
18-24	5	2	38.5	8.3-81.3	1	24.8	3.4-75.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	36.7	7.9-79.6
25-34	20	0	0.0	. - .	3	12.0	3.1-36.9	1	6.8	1.0-35.8	16	81.2	55.1-93.8
35-44	17	1	2.9	0.4-18.5	1	14.7	2.2-56.9	2	22.0	5.8-56.1	13	60.5	31.1-83.9
45-54	23	3	16.7	4.8-44.5	4	23.5	7.2-54.8	4	17.5	6.1-40.9	12	42.2	21.7-65.8
55-64	18	3	17.3	5.1-44.9	2	10.2	1.9-40.2	1	1.6	0.2-11.0	12	70.9	43.8-88.4
65-74	15	1	0.7	0.1- 4.8	2	18.6	4.5-52.8	1	4.9	0.7-28.4	11	75.8	44.7-92.4
75+	17	2	12.4	2.5-43.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	14	87.1	57.0-97.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	26	6	27.4	8.7-59.9	3	23.4	7.5-53.6	2	8.1	1.5-34.6	15	41.1	20.1-65.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	32	3	8.6	2.3-27.1	5	13.6	4.7-33.3	3	5.1	1.0-21.9	21	72.7	52.5-86.5
Some Post-H.S.	30	3	12.3	3.8-33.0	3	8.5	2.4-25.7	3	13.0	3.5-38.2	21	66.2	43.7-83.2
College Graduate	27	0	0.0	. - .	2	15.4	2.6-55.8	2	8.3	1.9-29.7	23	76.2	44.0-92.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	18	4	51.7	19.9-82.2	2	4.9	1.0-20.2	2	8.3	1.6-33.1	10	35.1	13.2-65.8
$15,000- 24,999	33	5	12.4	4.4-30.4	5	28.3	10.9-55.8	2	6.2	0.9-31.5	21	53.1	31.4-73.7
$25,000- 34,999	12	1	9.0	1.2-44.0	2	8.4	1.3-39.3	1	3.3	0.4-21.4	8	79.3	48.6-93.9
$35,000- 49,999	13	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	15.5	2.3-59.0	12	84.5	41.0-97.7
$50,000-74,999	13	1	5.7	0.7-32.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	14.0	2.0-56.9	11	80.3	42.9-95.7
$75,000+	9	0	0.0	. - .	1	14.4	2.1-57.6	0	0.0	. - .	8	85.6	42.4-97.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	64	7	10.2	4.1-23.1	11	27.5	14.1-46.6	8	12.0	5.2-25.5	38	50.3	34.8-65.8
No	48	5	15.3	4.7-39.7	2	2.1	0.3-12.0	2	5.7	1.1-25.0	39	76.9	54.8-90.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	12	0	0.0	. - .	2	30.9	7.8-70.3	2	1.9	0.4- 9.3	8	67.2	29.2-91.0
Non-Veteran	103	12	14.0	6.5-27.5	11	13.0	5.9-26.3	8	9.8	4.5-20.1	72	63.3	49.7-75.0

Total
Respond.^

Once

Twice

Three or more times

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,186

154

13.8

11.0-17.3

9.1

6.8-11.9

145

11.5

9.3-14.0

792

65.6

61.6-69.4

-Mountain AHEC

115

12.3

5.7-24.6

15.2

7.7-27.8

8.8

4.1-18.0

63.7

51.0-74.8

GENDER

Male

1.8

0.2-12.0

18.4

6.1-43.6

6.0

1.1-27.6

73.8

50.5-88.6

Female

17.5

8.0-34.3

13.6

5.6-29.5

10.2

4.4-22.3

58.7

43.3-72.5

RACE

White

8.0

3.7-16.6

17.3

8.7-31.5

7.2

2.9-16.7

67.5

54.2-78.5

African American

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

38.4

9.6-78.5

61.6

21.5-90.4

Other Minorities

71.5

29.3-93.8

5.1

0.7-28.5

0.0

. - .

23.4

4.8-64.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

38.6

3.8-91.0

0.0

. - .

61.4

9.0-96.2

Non-Hispanic

112

12.6

5.8-25.1

15.2

7.6-28.2

9.0

4.2-18.4

63.2

50.2-74.4

AGE

18-24

38.5

8.3-81.3

24.8

3.4-75.6

0.0

. - .

36.7

7.9-79.6

25-34

0.0

. - .

12.0

3.1-36.9

6.8

1.0-35.8

81.2

55.1-93.8

35-44

2.9

0.4-18.5

14.7

2.2-56.9

22.0

5.8-56.1

60.5

31.1-83.9

45-54

16.7

4.8-44.5

23.5

7.2-54.8

17.5

6.1-40.9

42.2

21.7-65.8

55-64

17.3

5.1-44.9

10.2

1.9-40.2

1.6

0.2-11.0

70.9

43.8-88.4

65-74

0.7

0.1- 4.8

18.6

4.5-52.8

4.9

0.7-28.4

75.8

44.7-92.4

75+

12.4

2.5-43.2

0.0

. - .

0.6

0.1- 4.4

87.1

57.0-97.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

27.4

8.7-59.9

23.4

7.5-53.6

8.1

1.5-34.6

41.1

20.1-65.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

8.6

2.3-27.1

13.6

4.7-33.3

5.1

1.0-21.9

72.7

52.5-86.5

Some Post-H.S.

12.3

3.8-33.0

8.5

2.4-25.7

13.0

3.5-38.2

66.2

43.7-83.2

College Graduate

0.0

. - .

15.4

2.6-55.8

8.3

1.9-29.7

76.2

44.0-92.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

51.7

19.9-82.2

4.9

1.0-20.2

8.3

1.6-33.1

35.1

13.2-65.8

$15,000- 24,999

12.4

4.4-30.4

28.3

10.9-55.8

6.2

0.9-31.5

53.1

31.4-73.7

$25,000- 34,999

9.0

1.2-44.0

8.4

1.3-39.3

3.3

0.4-21.4

79.3

48.6-93.9

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

15.5

2.3-59.0

84.5

41.0-97.7

$50,000-74,999

5.7

0.7-32.8

0.0

. - .

14.0

2.0-56.9

80.3

42.9-95.7

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

14.4

2.1-57.6

0.0

. - .

85.6

42.4-97.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

10.2

4.1-23.1

27.5

14.1-46.6

12.0

5.2-25.5

50.3

34.8-65.8

15.3

4.7-39.7

2.1

0.3-12.0

5.7

1.1-25.0

76.9

54.8-90.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

30.9

7.8-70.3

1.9

0.4- 9.3

67.2

29.2-91.0

Non-Veteran

103

14.0

6.5-27.5

13.0

5.9-26.3

9.8

4.5-20.1

63.3

49.7-75.0

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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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