BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 12 months, besides emergency room visits, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional for urgent treatment of worsening asthma symptoms?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Once	Twice	Three or more times	None
North Carolina	1,186	154	13.8	11.0-17.3	95	9.1	6.8-11.9	145	11.5	9.3-14.0	792	65.6	61.6-69.4
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	22	1	3.4	0.5-20.8	1	5.1	0.7-28.8	4	21.2	6.9-49.2	16	70.4	44.6-87.5
Buncombe	53	5	8.4	2.8-22.7	3	5.9	1.6-19.5	4	10.9	3.7-28.1	41	74.8	58.0-86.4
Cabarrus	32	3	6.4	1.8-20.2	1	1.3	0.2- 8.9	5	30.5	11.5-59.7	23	61.8	35.9-82.4
Catawba	36	5	11.1	4.1-26.4	3	6.3	1.9-18.3	4	13.3	3.5-39.0	24	69.4	48.6-84.5
Cumberland	38	5	7.8	3.0-18.6	3	6.5	1.9-20.3	5	6.3	2.4-15.8	25	79.4	64.2-89.3
Davidson	19	1	3.3	0.4-20.8	1	2.8	0.4-18.1	1	19.5	3.1-65.1	16	74.4	36.0-93.8
Durham	31	1	3.3	0.4-20.7	2	3.0	0.6-14.1	4	20.9	4.6-59.0	24	72.8	40.3-91.4
Forsyth	26	3	9.4	2.9-26.5	3	8.4	2.5-24.3	1	3.8	0.5-22.7	19	78.4	59.4-90.1
Gaston	35	8	30.3	14.3-53.0	4	14.7	5.2-35.1	4	12.4	3.9-33.2	19	42.6	25.6-61.6
Guilford	40	8	35.3	14.8-63.3	5	8.9	3.2-22.2	4	6.3	2.0-18.4	23	49.4	28.3-70.8
Iredell	24	2	9.1	2.1-32.4	1	5.6	0.8-31.0	1	6.1	0.9-32.8	20	79.1	54.8-92.2
Johnston	29	4	9.6	2.9-28.0	3	13.0	2.9-42.6	4	11.0	3.7-28.4	18	66.3	43.1-83.7
Mecklenburg	64	7	11.4	5.1-23.3	4	3.4	1.2- 9.1	7	4.5	2.0- 9.8	46	80.7	69.0-88.8
New Hanover	27	5	17.4	6.7-38.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.3	0.7-29.8	21	77.3	55.5-90.3
Onslow	24	3	11.1	3.5-30.1	5	27.8	11.9-52.1	2	8.9	2.1-30.9	14	52.2	30.7-72.8
Orange	32	5	13.5	5.1-31.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	27	86.5	68.9-94.9
Pitt	26	6	21.4	8.4-44.9	1	4.0	0.6-24.0	7	20.9	8.9-41.7	12	53.6	32.3-73.7
Randolph	35	5	14.2	5.8-30.7	2	5.3	1.1-22.0	8	29.6	15.0-50.2	20	50.8	33.3-68.1
Robeson	40	5	10.5	4.2-23.9	4	11.7	3.8-30.7	6	13.7	5.7-29.2	25	64.1	46.6-78.6
Rowan	36	4	16.9	6.2-38.5	1	3.1	0.4-19.0	3	4.1	1.2-12.8	28	75.9	55.4-88.8
Union	23	4	11.4	3.9-28.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	9.1	2.2-30.8	17	79.5	58.3-91.5
Wake	51	7	16.2	7.1-32.7	2	2.4	0.5- 9.7	3	5.9	1.7-18.9	39	75.5	58.9-86.9
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	28	8	39.7	18.2-66.1	5	19.8	5.9-49.3	3	9.3	2.8-26.7	12	31.1	15.1-53.4
Northeast Partnership II	39	4	10.7	3.8-26.5	3	11.6	3.6-31.9	4	10.0	3.7-24.3	28	67.7	49.4-81.8
Northeast Partnership I	32	2	4.9	1.2-18.0	1	4.7	0.7-26.6	8	22.2	10.2-41.7	21	68.2	48.4-83.1
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	34	4	7.8	2.6-20.6	1	4.0	0.6-23.4	6	15.3	6.4-32.1	23	73.0	54.5-85.9
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	36	5	6.0	2.1-15.6	2	2.2	0.5- 8.8	9	29.4	14.6-50.4	20	62.4	42.0-79.2
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	25	5	18.0	6.7-40.1	3	27.7	6.4-68.2	4	10.9	3.6-28.8	13	43.4	20.7-69.2
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	42	7	15.3	7.1-29.8	6	17.3	6.9-37.1	5	8.3	3.2-19.7	24	59.1	41.6-74.6
Chatham/Lee/Moore	29	1	2.7	0.4-16.9	4	17.5	6.6-38.8	1	2.0	0.3-12.9	23	77.8	57.4-90.1
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	46	6	5.2	2.1-12.5	6	20.0	5.7-51.0	5	6.8	2.3-18.8	29	67.9	43.2-85.5
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	28	3	9.6	2.9-27.3	1	3.2	0.4-19.9	8	25.3	11.2-47.6	16	61.9	39.1-80.5
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	15	1	13.3	2.0-54.2	3	18.4	5.7-45.9	3	21.5	6.6-51.4	8	46.7	22.7-72.4
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	27	4	13.5	4.8-32.3	1	3.3	0.5-20.4	3	9.7	3.0-27.3	19	73.5	52.9-87.3
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	62	7	14.4	5.5-32.9	10	20.3	9.5-38.4	6	7.6	2.6-20.4	39	57.6	40.7-72.9
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	79	8	12.2	5.8-24.1	4	7.3	2.6-18.7	12	12.2	6.6-21.5	55	68.3	55.5-78.9
No	1,107	146	13.9	10.9-17.6	91	9.2	6.8-12.1	133	11.4	9.2-14.1	737	65.5	61.3-69.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	387	56	14.0	9.7-19.9	34	11.0	6.7-17.5	62	15.0	11.0-20.2	235	60.0	52.9-66.8
Piedmont	652	82	14.1	10.1-19.3	45	6.6	4.5- 9.7	68	10.2	7.5-13.8	457	69.1	63.6-74.1
Western NC	147	16	12.9	6.8-22.9	16	13.6	7.2-24.0	15	9.6	5.2-17.1	100	63.9	53.0-73.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	115	12	12.3	5.7-24.6	13	15.2	7.7-27.8	10	8.8	4.1-18.0	80	63.7	51.0-74.8
Northwest	188	21	12.3	7.7-18.9	12	5.3	2.9- 9.4	19	12.5	7.5-20.3	136	69.9	61.4-77.3
Charlotte	183	26	13.2	8.4-20.1	11	5.2	2.7- 9.7	20	9.2	5.3-15.4	126	72.5	64.2-79.5
Greensboro	150	21	21.5	10.0-40.3	9	6.2	2.9-12.8	21	11.4	6.7-18.8	99	60.9	46.3-73.8
Southern Regional	144	18	8.5	4.9-14.2	16	12.8	5.8-25.9	20	10.0	5.7-17.0	90	68.7	56.8-78.6
Coastal	51	8	12.3	5.5-25.2	3	15.6	3.3-50.1	6	20.9	8.6-42.6	34	51.3	32.1-70.1
Wake	161	20	12.1	6.8-20.5	13	6.2	3.2-11.7	15	9.3	4.2-19.0	113	72.5	62.2-80.9
Area L	54	4	7.8	2.9-19.4	3	8.6	2.8-23.5	11	17.7	9.3-31.0	36	65.9	50.8-78.3
Eastern	140	24	20.2	11.4-33.3	15	12.9	6.5-24.1	23	15.7	9.6-24.5	78	51.2	40.0-62.2

Total
Respond.^

Once

Twice

Three or more times

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,186

154

13.8

11.0-17.3

9.1

6.8-11.9

145

11.5

9.3-14.0

792

65.6

61.6-69.4

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

3.4

0.5-20.8

5.1

0.7-28.8

21.2

6.9-49.2

70.4

44.6-87.5

Buncombe

8.4

2.8-22.7

5.9

1.6-19.5

10.9

3.7-28.1

74.8

58.0-86.4

Cabarrus

6.4

1.8-20.2

1.3

0.2- 8.9

30.5

11.5-59.7

61.8

35.9-82.4

Catawba

11.1

4.1-26.4

6.3

1.9-18.3

13.3

3.5-39.0

69.4

48.6-84.5

Cumberland

7.8

3.0-18.6

6.5

1.9-20.3

6.3

2.4-15.8

79.4

64.2-89.3

Davidson

3.3

0.4-20.8

2.8

0.4-18.1

19.5

3.1-65.1

74.4

36.0-93.8

Durham

3.3

0.4-20.7

3.0

0.6-14.1

20.9

4.6-59.0

72.8

40.3-91.4

Forsyth

9.4

2.9-26.5

8.4

2.5-24.3

3.8

0.5-22.7

78.4

59.4-90.1

Gaston

30.3

14.3-53.0

14.7

5.2-35.1

12.4

3.9-33.2

42.6

25.6-61.6

Guilford

35.3

14.8-63.3

8.9

3.2-22.2

6.3

2.0-18.4

49.4

28.3-70.8

Iredell

9.1

2.1-32.4

5.6

0.8-31.0

6.1

0.9-32.8

79.1

54.8-92.2

Johnston

9.6

2.9-28.0

13.0

2.9-42.6

11.0

3.7-28.4

66.3

43.1-83.7

Mecklenburg

11.4

5.1-23.3

3.4

1.2- 9.1

4.5

2.0- 9.8

80.7

69.0-88.8

New Hanover

17.4

6.7-38.0

0.0

. - .

5.3

0.7-29.8

77.3

55.5-90.3

Onslow

11.1

3.5-30.1

27.8

11.9-52.1

8.9

2.1-30.9

52.2

30.7-72.8

Orange

13.5

5.1-31.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

86.5

68.9-94.9

Pitt

21.4

8.4-44.9

4.0

0.6-24.0

20.9

8.9-41.7

53.6

32.3-73.7

Randolph

14.2

5.8-30.7

5.3

1.1-22.0

29.6

15.0-50.2

50.8

33.3-68.1

Robeson

10.5

4.2-23.9

11.7

3.8-30.7

13.7

5.7-29.2

64.1

46.6-78.6

Rowan

16.9

6.2-38.5

3.1

0.4-19.0

4.1

1.2-12.8

75.9

55.4-88.8

Union

11.4

3.9-28.7

0.0

. - .

9.1

2.2-30.8

79.5

58.3-91.5

Wake

16.2

7.1-32.7

2.4

0.5- 9.7

5.9

1.7-18.9

75.5

58.9-86.9

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

39.7

18.2-66.1

19.8

5.9-49.3

9.3

2.8-26.7

31.1

15.1-53.4

Northeast Partnership II

10.7

3.8-26.5

11.6

3.6-31.9

10.0

3.7-24.3

67.7

49.4-81.8

Northeast Partnership I

4.9

1.2-18.0

4.7

0.7-26.6

22.2

10.2-41.7

68.2

48.4-83.1

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

7.8

2.6-20.6

4.0

0.6-23.4

15.3

6.4-32.1

73.0

54.5-85.9

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

6.0

2.1-15.6

2.2

0.5- 8.8

29.4

14.6-50.4

62.4

42.0-79.2

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

18.0

6.7-40.1

27.7

6.4-68.2

10.9

3.6-28.8

43.4

20.7-69.2

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

15.3

7.1-29.8

17.3

6.9-37.1

8.3

3.2-19.7

59.1

41.6-74.6

Chatham/Lee/Moore

2.7

0.4-16.9

17.5

6.6-38.8

2.0

0.3-12.9

77.8

57.4-90.1

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

5.2

2.1-12.5

20.0

5.7-51.0

6.8

2.3-18.8

67.9

43.2-85.5

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

9.6

2.9-27.3

3.2

0.4-19.9

25.3

11.2-47.6

61.9

39.1-80.5

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

13.3

2.0-54.2

18.4

5.7-45.9

21.5

6.6-51.4

46.7

22.7-72.4

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

13.5

4.8-32.3

3.3

0.5-20.4

9.7

3.0-27.3

73.5

52.9-87.3

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

14.4

5.5-32.9

20.3

9.5-38.4

7.6

2.6-20.4

57.6

40.7-72.9

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

12.2

5.8-24.1

7.3

2.6-18.7

12.2

6.6-21.5

68.3

55.5-78.9

1,107

146

13.9

10.9-17.6

9.2

6.8-12.1

133

11.4

9.2-14.1

737

65.5

61.3-69.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

387

14.0

9.7-19.9

11.0

6.7-17.5

15.0

11.0-20.2

235

60.0

52.9-66.8

Piedmont

652

14.1

10.1-19.3

6.6

4.5- 9.7

10.2

7.5-13.8

457

69.1

63.6-74.1

Western NC

147

12.9

6.8-22.9

13.6

7.2-24.0

9.6

5.2-17.1

100

63.9

53.0-73.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

115

12.3

5.7-24.6

15.2

7.7-27.8

8.8

4.1-18.0

63.7

51.0-74.8

Northwest

188

12.3

7.7-18.9

5.3

2.9- 9.4

12.5

7.5-20.3

136

69.9

61.4-77.3

Charlotte

183

13.2

8.4-20.1

5.2

2.7- 9.7

9.2

5.3-15.4

126

72.5

64.2-79.5

Greensboro

150

21.5

10.0-40.3

6.2

2.9-12.8

11.4

6.7-18.8

60.9

46.3-73.8

Southern Regional

144

8.5

4.9-14.2

12.8

5.8-25.9

10.0

5.7-17.0

68.7

56.8-78.6

Coastal

12.3

5.5-25.2

15.6

3.3-50.1

20.9

8.6-42.6

51.3

32.1-70.1

Wake

161

12.1

6.8-20.5

6.2

3.2-11.7

9.3

4.2-19.0

113

72.5

62.2-80.9

Area L

7.8

2.9-19.4

8.6

2.8-23.5

17.7

9.3-31.0

65.9

50.8-78.3

Eastern

140

20.2

11.4-33.3

12.9

6.5-24.1

15.7

9.6-24.5

51.2

40.0-62.2

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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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