BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,072	554	50.6	46.5-54.8	518	49.4	45.2-53.5
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	21	9	48.1	26.0-70.9	12	51.9	29.1-74.0
Buncombe	47	25	62.5	47.0-75.8	22	37.5	24.2-53.0
Cabarrus	31	21	79.8	60.8-91.0	10	20.2	9.0-39.2
Catawba	33	12	32.3	17.0-52.6	21	67.7	47.4-83.0
Cumberland	30	17	48.5	27.2-70.3	13	51.5	29.7-72.8
Davidson	17	6	33.1	12.8-62.5	11	66.9	37.5-87.2
Durham	29	15	50.7	29.1-72.0	14	49.3	28.0-70.9
Forsyth	22	11	55.1	33.0-75.3	11	44.9	24.7-67.0
Gaston	32	17	55.5	35.3-74.0	15	44.5	26.0-64.7
Guilford	40	25	72.2	53.7-85.3	15	27.8	14.7-46.3
Iredell	20	8	40.6	19.3-66.1	12	59.4	33.9-80.7
Johnston	30	17	67.8	46.9-83.3	13	32.2	16.7-53.1
Mecklenburg	58	20	30.6	19.0-45.4	38	69.4	54.6-81.0
New Hanover	24	14	57.9	34.1-78.5	10	42.1	21.5-65.9
Onslow	23	11	57.2	35.4-76.5	12	42.8	23.5-64.6
Orange	30	20	60.6	39.7-78.3	10	39.4	21.7-60.3
Pitt	22	12	47.3	25.5-70.2	10	52.7	29.8-74.5
Randolph	33	20	61.2	42.6-77.1	13	38.8	22.9-57.4
Robeson	33	17	55.4	36.5-72.9	16	44.6	27.1-63.5
Rowan	30	16	54.1	31.4-75.3	14	45.9	24.7-68.6
Union	22	10	43.9	22.0-68.5	12	56.1	31.5-78.0
Wake	50	24	49.1	32.5-65.9	26	50.9	34.1-67.5
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	23	15	67.2	43.0-84.8	8	32.8	15.2-57.0
Northeast Partnership II	34	18	56.4	38.3-72.9	16	43.6	27.1-61.7
Northeast Partnership I	28	10	39.7	21.9-60.8	18	60.3	39.2-78.1
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	29	14	49.3	29.0-69.9	15	50.7	30.1-71.0
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	29	13	37.6	19.1-60.6	16	62.4	39.4-80.9
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	22	11	60.5	32.3-83.2	11	39.5	16.8-67.7
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	36	21	57.6	38.7-74.5	15	42.4	25.5-61.3
Chatham/Lee/Moore	27	14	53.6	34.0-72.2	13	46.4	27.8-66.0
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	44	23	29.9	16.3-48.3	21	70.1	51.7-83.7
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	26	14	40.5	20.2-64.6	12	59.5	35.4-79.8
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	13	7	48.1	22.7-74.4	6	51.9	25.6-77.3
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	27	18	50.3	28.3-72.2	9	49.7	27.8-71.7
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	57	29	46.9	31.0-63.4	28	53.1	36.6-69.0
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	69	31	45.8	33.0-59.2	38	54.2	40.8-67.0
No	1,003	523	50.8	46.5-55.2	480	49.2	44.8-53.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	336	174	52.5	44.9-59.9	162	47.5	40.1-55.1
Piedmont	601	308	49.6	44.0-55.3	293	50.4	44.7-56.0
Western NC	135	72	51.0	40.4-61.6	63	49.0	38.4-59.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	104	54	52.6	40.6-64.4	50	47.4	35.6-59.4
Northwest	166	78	45.8	36.7-55.3	88	54.2	44.7-63.3
Charlotte	172	85	44.8	35.7-54.3	87	55.2	45.7-64.3
Greensboro	142	85	59.9	46.3-72.1	57	40.1	27.9-53.7
Southern Regional	124	66	44.3	31.8-57.5	58	55.7	42.5-68.2
Coastal	44	22	55.0	34.1-74.3	22	45.0	25.7-65.9
Wake	154	81	52.3	41.7-62.7	73	47.7	37.3-58.3
Area L	43	19	49.5	33.6-65.4	24	50.5	34.6-66.4
Eastern	123	64	54.2	43.1-64.9	59	45.8	35.1-56.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,072

554

50.6

46.5-54.8

518

49.4

45.2-53.5

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

48.1

26.0-70.9

51.9

29.1-74.0

Buncombe

62.5

47.0-75.8

37.5

24.2-53.0

Cabarrus

79.8

60.8-91.0

20.2

9.0-39.2

Catawba

32.3

17.0-52.6

67.7

47.4-83.0

Cumberland

48.5

27.2-70.3

51.5

29.7-72.8

Davidson

33.1

12.8-62.5

66.9

37.5-87.2

Durham

50.7

29.1-72.0

49.3

28.0-70.9

Forsyth

55.1

33.0-75.3

44.9

24.7-67.0

Gaston

55.5

35.3-74.0

44.5

26.0-64.7

Guilford

72.2

53.7-85.3

27.8

14.7-46.3

Iredell

40.6

19.3-66.1

59.4

33.9-80.7

Johnston

67.8

46.9-83.3

32.2

16.7-53.1

Mecklenburg

30.6

19.0-45.4

69.4

54.6-81.0

New Hanover

57.9

34.1-78.5

42.1

21.5-65.9

Onslow

57.2

35.4-76.5

42.8

23.5-64.6

Orange

60.6

39.7-78.3

39.4

21.7-60.3

Pitt

47.3

25.5-70.2

52.7

29.8-74.5

Randolph

61.2

42.6-77.1

38.8

22.9-57.4

Robeson

55.4

36.5-72.9

44.6

27.1-63.5

Rowan

54.1

31.4-75.3

45.9

24.7-68.6

Union

43.9

22.0-68.5

56.1

31.5-78.0

Wake

49.1

32.5-65.9

50.9

34.1-67.5

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

67.2

43.0-84.8

32.8

15.2-57.0

Northeast Partnership II

56.4

38.3-72.9

43.6

27.1-61.7

Northeast Partnership I

39.7

21.9-60.8

60.3

39.2-78.1

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

49.3

29.0-69.9

50.7

30.1-71.0

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

37.6

19.1-60.6

62.4

39.4-80.9

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

60.5

32.3-83.2

39.5

16.8-67.7

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

57.6

38.7-74.5

42.4

25.5-61.3

Chatham/Lee/Moore

53.6

34.0-72.2

46.4

27.8-66.0

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

29.9

16.3-48.3

70.1

51.7-83.7

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

40.5

20.2-64.6

59.5

35.4-79.8

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

48.1

22.7-74.4

51.9

25.6-77.3

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

50.3

28.3-72.2

49.7

27.8-71.7

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

46.9

31.0-63.4

53.1

36.6-69.0

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

45.8

33.0-59.2

54.2

40.8-67.0

1,003

523

50.8

46.5-55.2

480

49.2

44.8-53.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

336

174

52.5

44.9-59.9

162

47.5

40.1-55.1

Piedmont

601

308

49.6

44.0-55.3

293

50.4

44.7-56.0

Western NC

135

51.0

40.4-61.6

49.0

38.4-59.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

104

52.6

40.6-64.4

47.4

35.6-59.4

Northwest

166

45.8

36.7-55.3

54.2

44.7-63.3

Charlotte

172

44.8

35.7-54.3

55.2

45.7-64.3

Greensboro

142

59.9

46.3-72.1

40.1

27.9-53.7

Southern Regional

124

44.3

31.8-57.5

55.7

42.5-68.2

Coastal

55.0

34.1-74.3

45.0

25.7-65.9

Wake

154

52.3

41.7-62.7

47.7

37.3-58.3

Area L

49.5

33.6-65.4

50.5

34.6-66.4

Eastern

123

54.2

43.1-64.9

45.8

35.1-56.9

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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, Edgecombe, 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.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program

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