BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (During the past 12 months, how many times did you visit an emergency room or urgent care center because of your asthma?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Asthma

During the past 12 months, how many times did you visit an emergency room or urgent care center because of your asthma?*

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	Total Respond.^	Once	Twice	Three or more times	None
North Carolina	1,164	59	5.0	3.4- 7.3	30	3.1	1.9- 5.0	164	15.5	12.7-18.8	911	76.4	72.7-79.8
-Mountain AHEC	112	5	2.8	1.0- 7.5	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	17	20.8	11.9-33.8	89	76.1	63.4-85.4
GENDER
Male	33	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	12.2	3.1-37.5	31	87.8	62.5-96.9
Female	79	5	4.2	1.5-11.3	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4	15	25.3	13.7-41.9	58	70.0	54.2-82.2
RACE
White	97	4	3.1	1.1- 8.7	0	0.0	. - .	10	14.1	7.2-26.0	83	82.7	71.1-90.3
African American	7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	54.7	18.3-86.7	3	45.3	13.3-81.7
Other Minorities	8	1	1.1	0.1-10.4	1	4.4	0.4-32.1	3	64.4	18.6-93.5	3	30.1	5.3-76.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	38.6	3.8-91.0	1	61.4	9.0-96.2
Non-Hispanic	109	5	2.8	1.0- 7.7	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	16	21.0	11.9-34.3	87	75.8	62.9-85.3
AGE
18-24	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	51.2	11.1-89.8	2	48.8	10.2-88.9
25-34	19	3	8.9	2.2-29.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	12.1	3.1-37.4	13	79.0	54.5-92.2
35-44	17	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	28.3	9.8-59.0	13	71.7	41.0-90.2
45-54	22	2	5.8	1.3-22.5	1	1.9	0.3-13.1	5	31.7	12.3-60.5	14	60.6	34.4-81.8
55-64	17	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.8	0.4-18.0	16	97.2	82.0-99.6
65-74	15	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
75+	18	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.8	2.4-41.8	16	88.2	58.2-97.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	25	2	3.8	0.8-15.8	1	1.2	0.2- 8.7	5	40.2	17.0-68.8	17	54.8	28.3-78.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	33	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	8	23.5	10.9-43.6	25	76.5	56.4-89.1
Some Post-H.S.	28	1	4.4	0.6-25.4	0	0.0	. - .	4	19.1	6.4-44.8	23	76.6	51.9-90.8
College Graduate	26	2	2.8	0.5-15.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	24	97.2	84.8-99.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	18	2	7.5	1.5-30.2	0	0.0	. - .	7	62.1	30.8-85.8	9	30.4	11.2-60.1
$15,000- 24,999	33	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	1	1.0	0.1- 7.2	3	17.8	5.8-43.1	28	81.0	56.4-93.3
$25,000- 34,999	12	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	17.4	4.4-49.4	9	82.6	50.6-95.6
$35,000- 49,999	11	1	12.4	1.7-53.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	10	87.6	46.9-98.3
$50,000-74,999	12	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	23.5	5.1-63.7	10	76.5	36.3-94.9
$75,000+	9	1	9.1	1.2-44.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	8	90.9	55.4-98.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	62	3	2.0	0.5- 7.7	0	0.0	. - .	11	22.4	11.7-38.5	48	75.6	59.7-86.6
No	47	2	3.8	0.9-14.8	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	5	19.2	6.6-44.6	39	76.2	53.2-90.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	12	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	12	100	. - .
Non-Veteran	100	5	3.1	1.1- 8.5	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	17	23.8	13.7-38.0	77	72.7	58.9-83.2

Total
Respond.^

Once

Twice

Three or more times

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,164

5.0

3.4- 7.3

3.1

1.9- 5.0

164

15.5

12.7-18.8

911

76.4

72.7-79.8

-Mountain AHEC

112

2.8

1.0- 7.5

0.3

0.0- 2.3

20.8

11.9-33.8

76.1

63.4-85.4

GENDER

Male

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

12.2

3.1-37.5

87.8

62.5-96.9

Female

4.2

1.5-11.3

0.5

0.1- 3.4

25.3

13.7-41.9

70.0

54.2-82.2

RACE

White

3.1

1.1- 8.7

0.0

. - .

14.1

7.2-26.0

82.7

71.1-90.3

African American

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

54.7

18.3-86.7

45.3

13.3-81.7

Other Minorities

1.1

0.1-10.4

4.4

0.4-32.1

64.4

18.6-93.5

30.1

5.3-76.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

38.6

3.8-91.0

61.4

9.0-96.2

Non-Hispanic

109

2.8

1.0- 7.7

0.3

0.0- 2.3

21.0

11.9-34.3

75.8

62.9-85.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

51.2

11.1-89.8

48.8

10.2-88.9

25-34

8.9

2.2-29.7

0.0

. - .

12.1

3.1-37.4

79.0

54.5-92.2

35-44

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

28.3

9.8-59.0

71.7

41.0-90.2

45-54

5.8

1.3-22.5

1.9

0.3-13.1

31.7

12.3-60.5

60.6

34.4-81.8

55-64

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

2.8

0.4-18.0

97.2

82.0-99.6

65-74

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

75+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

11.8

2.4-41.8

88.2

58.2-97.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

3.8

0.8-15.8

1.2

0.2- 8.7

40.2

17.0-68.8

54.8

28.3-78.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

23.5

10.9-43.6

76.5

56.4-89.1

Some Post-H.S.

4.4

0.6-25.4

0.0

. - .

19.1

6.4-44.8

76.6

51.9-90.8

College Graduate

2.8

0.5-15.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

97.2

84.8-99.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

7.5

1.5-30.2

0.0

. - .

62.1

30.8-85.8

30.4

11.2-60.1

$15,000- 24,999

0.3

0.0- 2.0

1.0

0.1- 7.2

17.8

5.8-43.1

81.0

56.4-93.3

$25,000- 34,999

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

17.4

4.4-49.4

82.6

50.6-95.6

$35,000- 49,999

12.4

1.7-53.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

87.6

46.9-98.3

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

23.5

5.1-63.7

76.5

36.3-94.9

$75,000+

9.1

1.2-44.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

90.9

55.4-98.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2.0

0.5- 7.7

0.0

. - .

22.4

11.7-38.5

75.6

59.7-86.6

3.8

0.9-14.8

0.7

0.1- 5.1

19.2

6.6-44.6

76.2

53.2-90.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Veteran

100

3.1

1.1- 8.5

0.4

0.1- 2.6

23.8

13.7-38.0

72.7

58.9-83.2

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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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