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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,164	527	8.3	7.4- 9.2	5,637	91.7	90.8-92.6
RACE
White	4,769	399	8.5	7.4- 9.6	4,370	91.5	90.4-92.6
African American	909	93	10.3	7.9-13.2	816	89.7	86.8-92.1
Asian	42	2	3.5	0.8-13.8	40	96.5	86.2-99.2
Native American	111	15	9.8	5.4-17.2	96	90.2	82.8-94.6
Other Minorities	311	18	3.4	2.0- 5.8	293	96.6	94.2-98.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	363	16	2.8	1.5- 5.0	347	97.2	95.0-98.5
-English Speaking	91	7	6.9	2.7-16.3	84	93.1	83.7-97.3
-Spanish Speaking	272	9	1.9	0.9- 4.1	263	98.1	95.9-99.1
Non-Hispanic	5,798	510	8.9	7.9-10.0	5,288	91.1	90.0-92.1
AGE
18-24	298	35	9.9	6.7-14.6	263	90.1	85.4-93.3
25-34	865	75	8.7	6.6-11.2	790	91.3	88.8-93.4
35-44	1,152	85	7.2	5.6- 9.1	1,067	92.8	90.9-94.4
45-54	1,230	100	7.2	5.7- 9.0	1,130	92.8	91.0-94.3
55-64	1,169	104	8.7	6.9-10.8	1,065	91.3	89.2-93.1
65-74	843	79	8.6	6.7-10.9	764	91.4	89.1-93.3
75+	584	47	8.8	6.3-12.3	537	91.2	87.7-93.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,028	111	9.8	7.4-12.9	917	90.2	87.1-92.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,831	172	9.4	7.8-11.4	1,659	90.6	88.6-92.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,354	105	6.8	5.4- 8.6	1,249	93.2	91.4-94.6
College Graduate	1,939	138	7.1	5.9- 8.6	1,801	92.9	91.4-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	560	73	10.1	7.5-13.5	487	89.9	86.5-92.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,023	99	7.8	6.1-10.1	924	92.2	89.9-93.9
$25,000- 34,999	777	70	7.5	5.5-10.0	707	92.5	90.0-94.5
$35,000- 49,999	930	78	8.9	6.9-11.4	852	91.1	88.6-93.1
$50,000-74,999	918	55	5.7	4.2- 7.8	863	94.3	92.2-95.8
$75,000+	1,214	69	6.6	4.9- 8.8	1,145	93.4	91.2-95.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,851	279	15.1	13.0-17.6	1,572	84.9	82.4-87.0
No	4,127	234	5.8	4.9- 6.8	3,893	94.2	93.2-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,083	148	6.7	5.5- 8.1	1,935	93.3	91.9-94.5
Non-Veteran	4,068	379	8.8	7.7-10.1	3,689	91.2	89.9-92.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,164

527

8.3

7.4- 9.2

5,637

91.7

90.8-92.6

RACE

White

4,769

399

8.5

7.4- 9.6

4,370

91.5

90.4-92.6

African American

909

10.3

7.9-13.2

816

89.7

86.8-92.1

Asian

3.5

0.8-13.8

96.5

86.2-99.2

Native American

111

9.8

5.4-17.2

90.2

82.8-94.6

Other Minorities

311

3.4

2.0- 5.8

293

96.6

94.2-98.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

363

2.8

1.5- 5.0

347

97.2

95.0-98.5

-English Speaking

6.9

2.7-16.3

93.1

83.7-97.3

-Spanish Speaking

272

1.9

0.9- 4.1

263

98.1

95.9-99.1

Non-Hispanic

5,798

510

8.9

7.9-10.0

5,288

91.1

90.0-92.1

AGE

18-24

298

9.9

6.7-14.6

263

90.1

85.4-93.3

25-34

865

8.7

6.6-11.2

790

91.3

88.8-93.4

35-44

1,152

7.2

5.6- 9.1

1,067

92.8

90.9-94.4

45-54

1,230

100

7.2

5.7- 9.0

1,130

92.8

91.0-94.3

55-64

1,169

104

8.7

6.9-10.8

1,065

91.3

89.2-93.1

65-74

843

8.6

6.7-10.9

764

91.4

89.1-93.3

75+

584

8.8

6.3-12.3

537

91.2

87.7-93.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,028

111

9.8

7.4-12.9

917

90.2

87.1-92.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,831

172

9.4

7.8-11.4

1,659

90.6

88.6-92.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,354

105

6.8

5.4- 8.6

1,249

93.2

91.4-94.6

College Graduate

1,939

138

7.1

5.9- 8.6

1,801

92.9

91.4-94.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

560

10.1

7.5-13.5

487

89.9

86.5-92.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,023

7.8

6.1-10.1

924

92.2

89.9-93.9

$25,000- 34,999

777

7.5

5.5-10.0

707

92.5

90.0-94.5

$35,000- 49,999

930

8.9

6.9-11.4

852

91.1

88.6-93.1

$50,000-74,999

918

5.7

4.2- 7.8

863

94.3

92.2-95.8

$75,000+

1,214

6.6

4.9- 8.8

1,145

93.4

91.2-95.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,851

279

15.1

13.0-17.6

1,572

84.9

82.4-87.0

4,127

234

5.8

4.9- 6.8

3,893

94.2

93.2-95.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,083

148

6.7

5.5- 8.1

1,935

93.3

91.9-94.5

Non-Veteran

4,068

379

8.8

7.7-10.1

3,689

91.2

89.9-92.3

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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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