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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,043	1,322	11.8	11.1-12.6	9,721	88.2	87.4-88.9
RACE
White	8,208	995	12.2	11.3-13.2	7,213	87.8	86.8-88.7
African American	2,121	255	12.1	10.4-13.9	1,866	87.9	86.1-89.6
Asian	74	8	10.5	4.4-23.0	66	89.5	77.0-95.6
Native American	184	29	14.7	9.3-22.5	155	85.3	77.5-90.7
Other Minorities	418	27	5.4	3.1- 9.5	391	94.6	90.5-96.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	517	32	3.3	2.2- 5.0	485	96.7	95.0-97.8
-English Speaking	176	24	8.9	5.6-14.0	152	91.1	86.0-94.4
-Spanish Speaking	341	8	1.1	0.5- 2.3	333	98.9	97.7-99.5
Non-Hispanic	10,514	1,285	12.5	11.6-13.3	9,229	87.5	86.7-88.4
AGE
18-24	520	73	14.5	11.1-18.7	447	85.5	81.3-88.9
25-34	1,538	184	11.6	9.9-13.6	1,354	88.4	86.4-90.1
35-44	2,039	239	11.1	9.7-12.8	1,800	88.9	87.2-90.3
45-54	2,097	265	12.6	11.0-14.4	1,832	87.4	85.6-89.0
55-64	1,971	244	11.9	10.3-13.7	1,727	88.1	86.3-89.7
65-74	1,523	181	11.4	9.7-13.3	1,342	88.6	86.7-90.3
75+	1,289	128	9.3	7.7-11.3	1,161	90.7	88.7-92.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,686	241	12.7	10.7-15.0	1,445	87.3	85.0-89.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,360	350	10.5	9.3-12.0	3,010	89.5	88.0-90.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,839	367	13.4	11.8-15.1	2,472	86.6	84.9-88.2
College Graduate	3,132	361	11.3	9.9-12.8	2,771	88.7	87.2-90.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,508	262	17.1	14.6-19.9	1,246	82.9	80.1-85.4
$15,000- 24,999	2,063	258	11.8	10.1-13.7	1,805	88.2	86.3-89.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,337	149	12.4	10.0-15.1	1,188	87.6	84.9-90.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,417	177	12.6	10.7-14.9	1,240	87.4	85.1-89.3
$50,000-74,999	1,325	130	9.9	8.0-12.2	1,195	90.1	87.8-92.0
$75,000+	1,575	143	8.8	7.3-10.6	1,432	91.2	89.4-92.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,522	694	19.8	18.1-21.6	2,828	80.2	78.4-81.9
No	7,227	601	8.5	7.7- 9.4	6,626	91.5	90.6-92.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	224	35	16.1	10.7-23.5	189	83.9	76.5-89.3
Non-Veteran	10,804	1,285	11.7	11.0-12.6	9,519	88.3	87.4-89.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,043

1,322

11.8

11.1-12.6

9,721

88.2

87.4-88.9

RACE

White

8,208

995

12.2

11.3-13.2

7,213

87.8

86.8-88.7

African American

2,121

255

12.1

10.4-13.9

1,866

87.9

86.1-89.6

Asian

10.5

4.4-23.0

89.5

77.0-95.6

Native American

184

14.7

9.3-22.5

155

85.3

77.5-90.7

Other Minorities

418

5.4

3.1- 9.5

391

94.6

90.5-96.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

517

3.3

2.2- 5.0

485

96.7

95.0-97.8

-English Speaking

176

8.9

5.6-14.0

152

91.1

86.0-94.4

-Spanish Speaking

341

1.1

0.5- 2.3

333

98.9

97.7-99.5

Non-Hispanic

10,514

1,285

12.5

11.6-13.3

9,229

87.5

86.7-88.4

AGE

18-24

520

14.5

11.1-18.7

447

85.5

81.3-88.9

25-34

1,538

184

11.6

9.9-13.6

1,354

88.4

86.4-90.1

35-44

2,039

239

11.1

9.7-12.8

1,800

88.9

87.2-90.3

45-54

2,097

265

12.6

11.0-14.4

1,832

87.4

85.6-89.0

55-64

1,971

244

11.9

10.3-13.7

1,727

88.1

86.3-89.7

65-74

1,523

181

11.4

9.7-13.3

1,342

88.6

86.7-90.3

75+

1,289

128

9.3

7.7-11.3

1,161

90.7

88.7-92.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,686

241

12.7

10.7-15.0

1,445

87.3

85.0-89.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,360

350

10.5

9.3-12.0

3,010

89.5

88.0-90.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,839

367

13.4

11.8-15.1

2,472

86.6

84.9-88.2

College Graduate

3,132

361

11.3

9.9-12.8

2,771

88.7

87.2-90.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,508

262

17.1

14.6-19.9

1,246

82.9

80.1-85.4

$15,000- 24,999

2,063

258

11.8

10.1-13.7

1,805

88.2

86.3-89.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,337

149

12.4

10.0-15.1

1,188

87.6

84.9-90.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,417

177

12.6

10.7-14.9

1,240

87.4

85.1-89.3

$50,000-74,999

1,325

130

9.9

8.0-12.2

1,195

90.1

87.8-92.0

$75,000+

1,575

143

8.8

7.3-10.6

1,432

91.2

89.4-92.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,522

694

19.8

18.1-21.6

2,828

80.2

78.4-81.9

7,227

601

8.5

7.7- 9.4

6,626

91.5

90.6-92.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

224

16.1

10.7-23.5

189

83.9

76.5-89.3

Non-Veteran

10,804

1,285

11.7

11.0-12.6

9,519

88.3

87.4-89.0

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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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