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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	17,207	1,849	10.1	9.5-10.7	15,358	89.9	89.3-90.5
GENDER
Male	6,164	527	8.3	7.4- 9.2	5,637	91.7	90.8-92.6
Female	11,043	1,322	11.8	11.1-12.6	9,721	88.2	87.4-88.9
RACE
White	12,977	1,394	10.4	9.7-11.2	11,583	89.6	88.8-90.3
African American	3,030	348	11.2	9.8-12.9	2,682	88.8	87.1-90.2
Asian	116	10	7.1	3.4-14.6	106	92.9	85.4-96.6
Native American	295	44	12.2	8.5-17.2	251	87.8	82.8-91.5
Other Minorities	729	45	4.2	2.8- 6.2	684	95.8	93.8-97.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	880	48	3.0	2.1- 4.3	832	97.0	95.7-97.9
-English Speaking	267	31	8.0	5.0-12.4	236	92.0	87.6-95.0
-Spanish Speaking	613	17	1.6	0.9- 2.9	596	98.4	97.1-99.1
Non-Hispanic	16,312	1,795	10.8	10.1-11.4	14,517	89.2	88.6-89.9
AGE
18-24	818	108	12.1	9.6-15.1	710	87.9	84.9-90.4
25-34	2,403	259	10.1	8.7-11.6	2,144	89.9	88.4-91.3
35-44	3,191	324	9.2	8.1-10.4	2,867	90.8	89.6-91.9
45-54	3,327	365	9.9	8.8-11.2	2,962	90.1	88.8-91.2
55-64	3,140	348	10.4	9.2-11.7	2,792	89.6	88.3-90.8
65-74	2,366	260	10.1	8.8-11.6	2,106	89.9	88.4-91.2
75+	1,873	175	9.2	7.7-10.9	1,698	90.8	89.1-92.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,714	352	11.2	9.5-13.1	2,362	88.8	86.9-90.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,191	522	10.0	8.9-11.2	4,669	90.0	88.8-91.1
Some Post-H.S.	4,193	472	10.5	9.4-11.7	3,721	89.5	88.3-90.6
College Graduate	5,071	499	9.2	8.3-10.3	4,572	90.8	89.7-91.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,068	335	14.4	12.5-16.5	1,733	85.6	83.5-87.5
$15,000- 24,999	3,086	357	9.9	8.6-11.3	2,729	90.1	88.7-91.4
$25,000- 34,999	2,114	219	10.0	8.4-11.8	1,895	90.0	88.2-91.6
$35,000- 49,999	2,347	255	10.7	9.3-12.4	2,092	89.3	87.6-90.7
$50,000-74,999	2,243	185	7.7	6.5- 9.2	2,058	92.3	90.8-93.5
$75,000+	2,789	212	7.6	6.4- 9.0	2,577	92.4	91.0-93.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,373	973	17.7	16.3-19.2	4,400	82.3	80.8-83.7
No	11,354	835	7.2	6.6- 7.8	10,519	92.8	92.2-93.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,307	183	7.4	6.2- 8.8	2,124	92.6	91.2-93.8
Non-Veteran	14,872	1,664	10.5	9.9-11.2	13,208	89.5	88.8-90.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

17,207

1,849

10.1

9.5-10.7

15,358

89.9

89.3-90.5

GENDER

Male

6,164

527

8.3

7.4- 9.2

5,637

91.7

90.8-92.6

Female

11,043

1,322

11.8

11.1-12.6

9,721

88.2

87.4-88.9

RACE

White

12,977

1,394

10.4

9.7-11.2

11,583

89.6

88.8-90.3

African American

3,030

348

11.2

9.8-12.9

2,682

88.8

87.1-90.2

Asian

116

7.1

3.4-14.6

106

92.9

85.4-96.6

Native American

295

12.2

8.5-17.2

251

87.8

82.8-91.5

Other Minorities

729

4.2

2.8- 6.2

684

95.8

93.8-97.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

880

3.0

2.1- 4.3

832

97.0

95.7-97.9

-English Speaking

267

8.0

5.0-12.4

236

92.0

87.6-95.0

-Spanish Speaking

613

1.6

0.9- 2.9

596

98.4

97.1-99.1

Non-Hispanic

16,312

1,795

10.8

10.1-11.4

14,517

89.2

88.6-89.9

AGE

18-24

818

108

12.1

9.6-15.1

710

87.9

84.9-90.4

25-34

2,403

259

10.1

8.7-11.6

2,144

89.9

88.4-91.3

35-44

3,191

324

9.2

8.1-10.4

2,867

90.8

89.6-91.9

45-54

3,327

365

9.9

8.8-11.2

2,962

90.1

88.8-91.2

55-64

3,140

348

10.4

9.2-11.7

2,792

89.6

88.3-90.8

65-74

2,366

260

10.1

8.8-11.6

2,106

89.9

88.4-91.2

75+

1,873

175

9.2

7.7-10.9

1,698

90.8

89.1-92.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,714

352

11.2

9.5-13.1

2,362

88.8

86.9-90.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,191

522

10.0

8.9-11.2

4,669

90.0

88.8-91.1

Some Post-H.S.

4,193

472

10.5

9.4-11.7

3,721

89.5

88.3-90.6

College Graduate

5,071

499

9.2

8.3-10.3

4,572

90.8

89.7-91.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,068

335

14.4

12.5-16.5

1,733

85.6

83.5-87.5

$15,000- 24,999

3,086

357

9.9

8.6-11.3

2,729

90.1

88.7-91.4

$25,000- 34,999

2,114

219

10.0

8.4-11.8

1,895

90.0

88.2-91.6

$35,000- 49,999

2,347

255

10.7

9.3-12.4

2,092

89.3

87.6-90.7

$50,000-74,999

2,243

185

7.7

6.5- 9.2

2,058

92.3

90.8-93.5

$75,000+

2,789

212

7.6

6.4- 9.0

2,577

92.4

91.0-93.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,373

973

17.7

16.3-19.2

4,400

82.3

80.8-83.7

11,354

835

7.2

6.6- 7.8

10,519

92.8

92.2-93.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,307

183

7.4

6.2- 8.8

2,124

92.6

91.2-93.8

Non-Veteran

14,872

1,664

10.5

9.9-11.2

13,208

89.5

88.8-90.1

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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.

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