BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (How old were you when you were first told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Under 11	11-19	20-39	40+
North Carolina	1,141	266	27.2	23.5-31.2	152	18.5	15.0-22.6	289	25.8	22.4-29.4	434	28.6	25.5-31.9
-Mountain AHEC	111	25	23.7	15.1-35.1	16	22.0	11.8-37.3	26	21.2	12.9-32.9	44	33.1	23.6-44.2
GENDER
Male	32	11	29.1	14.1-50.6	5	20.8	5.9-52.2	4	13.9	4.5-35.7	12	36.2	19.1-57.8
Female	79	14	20.6	11.3-34.6	11	22.7	11.1-41.0	22	25.4	14.6-40.3	32	31.3	21.0-43.8
RACE
White	95	23	25.0	15.6-37.5	12	18.5	8.7-35.1	21	21.4	12.5-34.3	39	35.1	24.5-47.3
African American	7	1	24.8	3.7-74.2	2	27.1	6.2-67.6	2	34.6	7.9-76.6	2	13.5	2.8-45.6
Other Minorities	9	1	7.3	0.8-44.3	2	58.6	15.7-91.5	3	6.2	1.0-29.0	3	27.9	5.4-72.3
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	108	25	24.3	15.5-35.9	15	22.2	11.9-37.9	26	21.7	13.2-33.6	42	31.8	22.4-42.9
AGE
18-24	6	2	16.5	3.5-52.0	3	65.2	25.8-91.0	1	18.4	2.5-66.7	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	20	7	37.6	17.3-63.5	4	16.6	5.5-40.4	9	45.8	23.0-70.6	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	17	4	33.3	13.0-62.7	3	10.6	2.9-32.2	6	33.0	13.9-60.0	4	23.1	6.6-56.0
45-54	21	5	35.0	14.5-63.2	2	7.7	1.6-30.1	5	11.1	3.8-28.2	9	46.2	23.9-70.1
55-64	16	4	8.4	2.6-24.2	1	6.6	0.9-35.3	1	1.8	0.2-12.2	10	83.2	60.8-94.1
65-74	14	0	0.0	. - .	2	13.4	3.1-42.4	2	5.8	1.0-28.2	10	80.8	53.2-94.0
75+	17	3	11.9	2.6-40.6	1	13.8	2.0-55.5	2	7.5	1.7-27.7	11	66.7	36.5-87.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	22	3	18.3	5.2-47.8	2	20.0	3.9-60.6	8	23.5	8.5-50.5	9	38.2	16.8-65.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	33	7	18.4	7.1-40.0	6	35.5	14.2-64.7	8	14.1	5.8-30.5	12	31.9	16.2-53.2
Some Post-H.S.	29	10	33.0	16.2-55.8	5	9.8	3.5-24.4	4	25.0	8.5-54.5	10	32.3	16.5-53.5
College Graduate	27	5	24.8	9.5-51.0	3	21.9	6.0-55.2	6	23.0	8.9-47.5	13	30.3	15.5-50.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	16	2	15.3	2.6-54.7	2	37.4	8.0-80.5	6	25.7	8.4-56.5	6	21.5	7.2-49.3
$15,000- 24,999	33	9	22.2	9.3-44.4	5	22.7	7.8-50.3	9	23.8	10.3-45.7	10	31.4	16.0-52.2
$25,000- 34,999	12	4	40.5	14.8-72.7	4	32.8	11.3-65.2	2	11.1	1.7-47.4	2	15.6	3.7-47.2
$35,000- 49,999	11	2	31.8	8.8-69.2	1	3.5	0.5-22.4	1	13.1	1.8-54.7	7	51.6	21.9-80.3
$50,000-74,999	13	4	31.1	9.7-65.4	1	4.4	0.6-27.1	3	41.9	14.0-76.2	5	22.6	7.8-50.1
$75,000+	9	1	6.8	0.9-37.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	27.9	7.3-65.4	6	65.3	31.0-88.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	60	14	27.5	15.1-44.8	9	18.5	8.0-37.4	15	17.4	9.0-31.0	22	36.5	22.9-52.7
No	48	11	21.1	10.6-37.7	7	26.6	10.9-51.6	11	26.0	12.6-46.0	19	26.3	15.3-41.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	12	3	21.3	5.3-56.6	1	5.7	0.7-32.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.9	7	71.7	38.6-91.0
Non-Veteran	99	22	24.0	14.9-36.4	15	24.2	12.9-40.8	25	23.8	14.4-36.7	37	28.0	19.2-38.8

Total
Respond.^

Under 11

11-19

20-39

40+

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,141

266

27.2

23.5-31.2

152

18.5

15.0-22.6

289

25.8

22.4-29.4

434

28.6

25.5-31.9

-Mountain AHEC

111

23.7

15.1-35.1

22.0

11.8-37.3

21.2

12.9-32.9

33.1

23.6-44.2

GENDER

Male

29.1

14.1-50.6

20.8

5.9-52.2

13.9

4.5-35.7

36.2

19.1-57.8

Female

20.6

11.3-34.6

22.7

11.1-41.0

25.4

14.6-40.3

31.3

21.0-43.8

RACE

White

25.0

15.6-37.5

18.5

8.7-35.1

21.4

12.5-34.3

35.1

24.5-47.3

African American

24.8

3.7-74.2

27.1

6.2-67.6

34.6

7.9-76.6

13.5

2.8-45.6

Other Minorities

7.3

0.8-44.3

58.6

15.7-91.5

6.2

1.0-29.0

27.9

5.4-72.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

38.6

3.8-91.0

0.0

. - .

61.4

9.0-96.2

Non-Hispanic

108

24.3

15.5-35.9

22.2

11.9-37.9

21.7

13.2-33.6

31.8

22.4-42.9

AGE

18-24

16.5

3.5-52.0

65.2

25.8-91.0

18.4

2.5-66.7

0.0

. - .

25-34

37.6

17.3-63.5

16.6

5.5-40.4

45.8

23.0-70.6

0.0

. - .

35-44

33.3

13.0-62.7

10.6

2.9-32.2

33.0

13.9-60.0

23.1

6.6-56.0

45-54

35.0

14.5-63.2

7.7

1.6-30.1

11.1

3.8-28.2

46.2

23.9-70.1

55-64

8.4

2.6-24.2

6.6

0.9-35.3

1.8

0.2-12.2

83.2

60.8-94.1

65-74

0.0

. - .

13.4

3.1-42.4

5.8

1.0-28.2

80.8

53.2-94.0

75+

11.9

2.6-40.6

13.8

2.0-55.5

7.5

1.7-27.7

66.7

36.5-87.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

18.3

5.2-47.8

20.0

3.9-60.6

23.5

8.5-50.5

38.2

16.8-65.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

18.4

7.1-40.0

35.5

14.2-64.7

14.1

5.8-30.5

31.9

16.2-53.2

Some Post-H.S.

33.0

16.2-55.8

9.8

3.5-24.4

25.0

8.5-54.5

32.3

16.5-53.5

College Graduate

24.8

9.5-51.0

21.9

6.0-55.2

23.0

8.9-47.5

30.3

15.5-50.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

15.3

2.6-54.7

37.4

8.0-80.5

25.7

8.4-56.5

21.5

7.2-49.3

$15,000- 24,999

22.2

9.3-44.4

22.7

7.8-50.3

23.8

10.3-45.7

31.4

16.0-52.2

$25,000- 34,999

40.5

14.8-72.7

32.8

11.3-65.2

11.1

1.7-47.4

15.6

3.7-47.2

$35,000- 49,999

31.8

8.8-69.2

3.5

0.5-22.4

13.1

1.8-54.7

51.6

21.9-80.3

$50,000-74,999

31.1

9.7-65.4

4.4

0.6-27.1

41.9

14.0-76.2

22.6

7.8-50.1

$75,000+

6.8

0.9-37.1

0.0

. - .

27.9

7.3-65.4

65.3

31.0-88.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

27.5

15.1-44.8

18.5

8.0-37.4

17.4

9.0-31.0

36.5

22.9-52.7

21.1

10.6-37.7

26.6

10.9-51.6

26.0

12.6-46.0

26.3

15.3-41.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

21.3

5.3-56.6

5.7

0.7-32.6

1.4

0.2- 9.9

71.7

38.6-91.0

Non-Veteran

24.0

14.9-36.4

24.2

12.9-40.8

23.8

14.4-36.7

28.0

19.2-38.8

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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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