BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,207	1,849	10.1	9.5-10.7	15,358	89.9	89.3-90.5
-Mountain AHEC	1,194	160	12.8	10.5-15.5	1,034	87.2	84.5-89.5
GENDER
Male	422	56	11.3	8.1-15.5	366	88.7	84.5-91.9
Female	772	104	14.1	11.0-17.7	668	85.9	82.3-89.0
RACE
White	1,041	137	13.0	10.6-15.9	904	87.0	84.1-89.4
African American	65	12	13.8	6.8-25.9	53	86.2	74.1-93.2
Other Minorities	88	11	9.4	3.4-23.3	77	90.6	76.7-96.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	4	1.7	0.6- 5.4	41	98.3	94.6-99.4
Non-Hispanic	1,147	155	13.4	11.0-16.3	992	86.6	83.7-89.0
AGE
18-24	59	7	15.0	6.9-29.8	52	85.0	70.2-93.1
25-34	172	30	13.8	9.1-20.4	142	86.2	79.6-90.9
35-44	185	22	11.6	7.2-18.3	163	88.4	81.7-92.8
45-54	201	26	11.8	7.5-18.2	175	88.2	81.8-92.5
55-64	215	27	11.5	7.6-17.2	188	88.5	82.8-92.4
65-74	187	24	12.4	8.0-18.6	163	87.6	81.4-92.0
75+	170	24	13.6	8.5-21.1	146	86.4	78.9-91.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	180	36	17.0	10.8-25.8	144	83.0	74.2-89.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	354	43	10.9	7.3-16.0	311	89.1	84.0-92.7
Some Post-H.S.	304	40	13.2	9.1-18.7	264	86.8	81.3-90.9
College Graduate	353	41	11.8	8.1-16.9	312	88.2	83.1-91.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	152	22	16.3	9.0-27.8	130	83.7	72.2-91.0
$15,000- 24,999	244	42	14.0	9.5-20.2	202	86.0	79.8-90.5
$25,000- 34,999	166	19	13.0	7.8-20.7	147	87.0	79.3-92.2
$35,000- 49,999	168	23	11.2	7.0-17.6	145	88.8	82.4-93.0
$50,000-74,999	144	19	14.5	8.4-24.0	125	85.5	76.0-91.6
$75,000+	135	10	5.8	3.0-11.0	125	94.2	89.0-97.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	397	85	20.2	15.5-25.7	312	79.8	74.3-84.5
No	764	72	9.7	7.2-13.0	692	90.3	87.0-92.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	18	11.0	6.4-18.3	145	89.0	81.7-93.6
Non-Veteran	1,030	142	13.0	10.6-16.0	888	87.0	84.0-89.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,207

1,849

10.1

9.5-10.7

15,358

89.9

89.3-90.5

-Mountain AHEC

1,194

160

12.8

10.5-15.5

1,034

87.2

84.5-89.5

GENDER

Male

422

11.3

8.1-15.5

366

88.7

84.5-91.9

Female

772

104

14.1

11.0-17.7

668

85.9

82.3-89.0

RACE

White

1,041

137

13.0

10.6-15.9

904

87.0

84.1-89.4

African American

13.8

6.8-25.9

86.2

74.1-93.2

Other Minorities

9.4

3.4-23.3

90.6

76.7-96.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

1.7

0.6- 5.4

98.3

94.6-99.4

Non-Hispanic

1,147

155

13.4

11.0-16.3

992

86.6

83.7-89.0

AGE

18-24

15.0

6.9-29.8

85.0

70.2-93.1

25-34

172

13.8

9.1-20.4

142

86.2

79.6-90.9

35-44

185

11.6

7.2-18.3

163

88.4

81.7-92.8

45-54

201

11.8

7.5-18.2

175

88.2

81.8-92.5

55-64

215

11.5

7.6-17.2

188

88.5

82.8-92.4

65-74

187

12.4

8.0-18.6

163

87.6

81.4-92.0

75+

170

13.6

8.5-21.1

146

86.4

78.9-91.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

180

17.0

10.8-25.8

144

83.0

74.2-89.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

354

10.9

7.3-16.0

311

89.1

84.0-92.7

Some Post-H.S.

304

13.2

9.1-18.7

264

86.8

81.3-90.9

College Graduate

353

11.8

8.1-16.9

312

88.2

83.1-91.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

152

16.3

9.0-27.8

130

83.7

72.2-91.0

$15,000- 24,999

244

14.0

9.5-20.2

202

86.0

79.8-90.5

$25,000- 34,999

166

13.0

7.8-20.7

147

87.0

79.3-92.2

$35,000- 49,999

168

11.2

7.0-17.6

145

88.8

82.4-93.0

$50,000-74,999

144

14.5

8.4-24.0

125

85.5

76.0-91.6

$75,000+

135

5.8

3.0-11.0

125

94.2

89.0-97.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

397

20.2

15.5-25.7

312

79.8

74.3-84.5

764

9.7

7.2-13.0

692

90.3

87.0-92.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

11.0

6.4-18.3

145

89.0

81.7-93.6

Non-Veteran

1,030

142

13.0

10.6-16.0

888

87.0

84.0-89.4

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^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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