BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 12 months, how many times did you visit an emergency room or urgent care center because of your asthma?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Once	Twice	Three or more times	None
North Carolina	1,164	59	5.0	3.4- 7.3	30	3.1	1.9- 5.0	164	15.5	12.7-18.8	911	76.4	72.7-79.8
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	24	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	19.1	5.9-47.1	20	80.0	52.6-93.5
Buncombe	51	3	4.4	1.3-13.6	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1	10	24.2	12.6-41.6	37	70.5	53.8-83.0
Cabarrus	32	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	29.8	9.9-62.1	28	70.2	37.9-90.1
Catawba	36	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	2	11.1	2.2-40.8	5	14.6	5.3-34.5	28	73.1	50.1-88.1
Cumberland	35	3	4.7	1.4-14.7	0	0.0	. - .	9	28.0	12.9-50.5	23	67.3	45.6-83.5
Davidson	19	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.7	1.3-22.0	17	94.3	78.0-98.7
Durham	31	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	20.2	4.2-59.3	28	79.8	40.7-95.8
Forsyth	25	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.5	1.6-23.5	4	10.7	3.8-26.5	19	82.8	65.0-92.6
Gaston	34	1	11.1	1.7-48.0	1	2.2	0.3-14.3	3	4.7	1.4-14.8	29	82.0	54.5-94.5
Guilford	39	3	15.7	3.9-45.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.5	0.8-13.8	34	80.8	53.5-93.9
Iredell	24	1	4.0	0.5-23.7	1	11.2	1.7-48.7	4	17.5	6.2-40.7	18	67.3	41.8-85.5
Johnston	29	1	5.4	0.8-30.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	27	93.3	71.9-98.7
Mecklenburg	63	3	4.5	1.4-13.4	0	0.0	. - .	6	10.7	4.5-23.4	54	84.8	71.9-92.4
New Hanover	26	1	2.9	0.4-18.2	1	3.3	0.5-20.6	3	9.9	3.0-28.2	21	83.9	64.9-93.6
Onslow	24	0	0.0	. - .	4	21.6	8.3-45.6	3	14.8	4.4-39.2	17	63.7	40.4-81.9
Orange	30	2	6.6	1.4-26.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.0	1.4-22.7	26	87.3	68.4-95.7
Pitt	25	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	15.2	5.7-34.7	20	84.8	65.3-94.3
Randolph	34	4	9.1	3.2-23.2	0	0.0	. - .	6	19.0	8.4-37.3	24	72.0	53.7-85.0
Robeson	38	5	13.6	5.4-30.3	1	1.1	0.2- 7.6	8	20.5	9.8-38.0	24	64.8	46.8-79.4
Rowan	36	3	3.8	1.1-12.0	1	3.8	0.5-22.5	8	19.2	8.7-37.1	24	73.3	54.6-86.2
Union	22	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.4	0.7-30.2	21	94.6	69.8-99.3
Wake	49	3	6.3	1.9-19.0	1	2.2	0.3-14.0	2	2.2	0.5- 8.8	43	89.4	76.6-95.6
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	28	3	15.0	3.2-48.7	3	4.9	1.3-17.2	6	31.1	11.6-60.8	16	49.0	26.2-72.2
Northeast Partnership II	37	4	7.7	2.7-20.4	1	4.3	0.6-25.0	4	14.7	4.8-37.4	28	73.2	53.1-86.8
Northeast Partnership I	34	2	7.5	1.8-26.2	0	0.0	. - .	9	24.6	11.8-44.3	23	67.9	48.1-82.8
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	33	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.2	1.4-23.1	7	12.8	5.5-27.1	24	81.0	64.1-91.0
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	34	3	3.4	1.1-10.7	3	12.5	3.5-35.9	9	25.5	12.6-44.7	19	58.6	39.1-75.8
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	24	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	17.4	6.3-39.5	19	82.6	60.5-93.7
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	40	3	5.7	1.8-16.8	0	0.0	. - .	8	24.5	11.8-44.2	29	69.8	50.9-83.8
Chatham/Lee/Moore	28	1	2.4	0.3-15.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.1	0.9-32.4	26	91.5	69.2-98.1
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	46	3	4.2	1.1-14.3	3	15.0	3.0-50.7	3	4.9	1.2-17.2	37	75.9	48.4-91.4
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	28	1	3.6	0.5-21.8	2	5.1	1.2-19.2	6	23.5	9.9-46.4	19	67.8	44.9-84.5
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	16	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.7	0.8-31.6	2	23.0	6.3-57.3	13	71.3	40.0-90.3
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	29	2	7.4	1.8-26.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	16.2	4.7-43.2	24	76.4	51.8-90.7
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	61	2	1.8	0.3-10.4	0	0.0	. - .	7	18.8	7.9-38.5	52	79.4	60.2-90.7
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	79	7	8.0	3.6-16.7	2	2.8	0.6-12.1	14	17.0	9.2-29.3	56	72.2	59.5-82.1
No	1,085	52	4.8	3.2- 7.3	28	3.1	1.9- 5.1	150	15.4	12.6-18.8	855	76.6	72.7-80.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	376	24	5.7	3.0-10.5	16	5.0	2.7- 9.2	69	20.2	14.8-26.8	267	69.1	62.0-75.4
Piedmont	642	29	5.2	3.0- 8.9	12	2.8	1.3- 6.1	75	12.2	9.1-16.2	526	79.8	74.8-84.0
Western NC	146	6	3.2	1.2- 7.8	2	0.7	0.2- 2.9	20	18.7	11.1-29.6	118	77.5	66.8-85.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	112	5	2.8	1.0- 7.5	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	17	20.8	11.9-33.8	89	76.1	63.4-85.4
Northwest	189	7	3.1	1.2- 7.7	8	5.5	2.6-11.4	29	15.0	10.0-22.1	145	76.3	68.3-82.9
Charlotte	182	6	4.9	2.1-11.0	2	0.6	0.2- 2.6	17	13.1	7.3-22.3	157	81.5	72.1-88.2
Greensboro	148	10	9.3	3.0-25.5	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0	18	10.3	5.9-17.4	119	79.8	66.7-88.6
Southern Regional	135	12	5.5	3.0-10.0	4	8.4	2.1-27.8	24	19.9	12.2-30.8	95	66.2	53.2-77.2
Coastal	49	1	0.9	0.1- 6.6	2	8.0	1.5-33.7	8	14.6	6.7-29.0	38	76.4	57.2-88.7
Wake	157	7	4.6	1.9-10.5	1	1.0	0.1- 7.1	13	8.8	3.9-18.7	136	85.5	75.7-91.8
Area L	53	1	1.5	0.2-10.1	3	8.3	2.6-23.3	17	26.6	15.9-41.0	32	63.6	48.5-76.4
Eastern	139	10	8.2	3.0-20.4	8	4.6	2.2- 9.5	21	21.7	12.4-35.2	100	65.4	52.6-76.3

Total
Respond.^

Once

Twice

Three or more times

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,164

5.0

3.4- 7.3

3.1

1.9- 5.0

164

15.5

12.7-18.8

911

76.4

72.7-79.8

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

0.9

0.1- 6.2

0.0

. - .

19.1

5.9-47.1

80.0

52.6-93.5

Buncombe

4.4

1.3-13.6

0.9

0.1- 6.1

24.2

12.6-41.6

70.5

53.8-83.0

Cabarrus

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

29.8

9.9-62.1

70.2

37.9-90.1

Catawba

1.2

0.2- 8.2

11.1

2.2-40.8

14.6

5.3-34.5

73.1

50.1-88.1

Cumberland

4.7

1.4-14.7

0.0

. - .

28.0

12.9-50.5

67.3

45.6-83.5

Davidson

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

5.7

1.3-22.0

94.3

78.0-98.7

Durham

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

20.2

4.2-59.3

79.8

40.7-95.8

Forsyth

0.0

. - .

6.5

1.6-23.5

10.7

3.8-26.5

82.8

65.0-92.6

Gaston

11.1

1.7-48.0

2.2

0.3-14.3

4.7

1.4-14.8

82.0

54.5-94.5

Guilford

15.7

3.9-45.8

0.0

. - .

3.5

0.8-13.8

80.8

53.5-93.9

Iredell

4.0

0.5-23.7

11.2

1.7-48.7

17.5

6.2-40.7

67.3

41.8-85.5

Johnston

5.4

0.8-30.0

0.0

. - .

1.3

0.2- 9.0

93.3

71.9-98.7

Mecklenburg

4.5

1.4-13.4

0.0

. - .

10.7

4.5-23.4

84.8

71.9-92.4

New Hanover

2.9

0.4-18.2

3.3

0.5-20.6

9.9

3.0-28.2

83.9

64.9-93.6

Onslow

0.0

. - .

21.6

8.3-45.6

14.8

4.4-39.2

63.7

40.4-81.9

Orange

6.6

1.4-26.2

0.0

. - .

6.0

1.4-22.7

87.3

68.4-95.7

Pitt

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

15.2

5.7-34.7

84.8

65.3-94.3

Randolph

9.1

3.2-23.2

0.0

. - .

19.0

8.4-37.3

72.0

53.7-85.0

Robeson

13.6

5.4-30.3

1.1

0.2- 7.6

20.5

9.8-38.0

64.8

46.8-79.4

Rowan

3.8

1.1-12.0

3.8

0.5-22.5

19.2

8.7-37.1

73.3

54.6-86.2

Union

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

5.4

0.7-30.2

94.6

69.8-99.3

Wake

6.3

1.9-19.0

2.2

0.3-14.0

2.2

0.5- 8.8

89.4

76.6-95.6

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

15.0

3.2-48.7

4.9

1.3-17.2

31.1

11.6-60.8

49.0

26.2-72.2

Northeast Partnership II

7.7

2.7-20.4

4.3

0.6-25.0

14.7

4.8-37.4

73.2

53.1-86.8

Northeast Partnership I

7.5

1.8-26.2

0.0

. - .

24.6

11.8-44.3

67.9

48.1-82.8

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

0.0

. - .

6.2

1.4-23.1

12.8

5.5-27.1

81.0

64.1-91.0

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

3.4

1.1-10.7

12.5

3.5-35.9

25.5

12.6-44.7

58.6

39.1-75.8

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

17.4

6.3-39.5

82.6

60.5-93.7

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

5.7

1.8-16.8

0.0

. - .

24.5

11.8-44.2

69.8

50.9-83.8

Chatham/Lee/Moore

2.4

0.3-15.5

0.0

. - .

6.1

0.9-32.4

91.5

69.2-98.1

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

4.2

1.1-14.3

15.0

3.0-50.7

4.9

1.2-17.2

75.9

48.4-91.4

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

3.6

0.5-21.8

5.1

1.2-19.2

23.5

9.9-46.4

67.8

44.9-84.5

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

5.7

0.8-31.6

23.0

6.3-57.3

71.3

40.0-90.3

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

7.4

1.8-26.0

0.0

. - .

16.2

4.7-43.2

76.4

51.8-90.7

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

1.8

0.3-10.4

0.0

. - .

18.8

7.9-38.5

79.4

60.2-90.7

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

8.0

3.6-16.7

2.8

0.6-12.1

17.0

9.2-29.3

72.2

59.5-82.1

1,085

4.8

3.2- 7.3

3.1

1.9- 5.1

150

15.4

12.6-18.8

855

76.6

72.7-80.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

376

5.7

3.0-10.5

5.0

2.7- 9.2

20.2

14.8-26.8

267

69.1

62.0-75.4

Piedmont

642

5.2

3.0- 8.9

2.8

1.3- 6.1

12.2

9.1-16.2

526

79.8

74.8-84.0

Western NC

146

3.2

1.2- 7.8

0.7

0.2- 2.9

18.7

11.1-29.6

118

77.5

66.8-85.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

112

2.8

1.0- 7.5

0.3

0.0- 2.3

20.8

11.9-33.8

76.1

63.4-85.4

Northwest

189

3.1

1.2- 7.7

5.5

2.6-11.4

15.0

10.0-22.1

145

76.3

68.3-82.9

Charlotte

182

4.9

2.1-11.0

0.6

0.2- 2.6

13.1

7.3-22.3

157

81.5

72.1-88.2

Greensboro

148

9.3

3.0-25.5

0.6

0.1- 4.0

10.3

5.9-17.4

119

79.8

66.7-88.6

Southern Regional

135

5.5

3.0-10.0

8.4

2.1-27.8

19.9

12.2-30.8

66.2

53.2-77.2

Coastal

0.9

0.1- 6.6

8.0

1.5-33.7

14.6

6.7-29.0

76.4

57.2-88.7

Wake

157

4.6

1.9-10.5

1.0

0.1- 7.1

8.8

3.9-18.7

136

85.5

75.7-91.8

Area L

1.5

0.2-10.1

8.3

2.6-23.3

26.6

15.9-41.0

63.6

48.5-76.4

Eastern

139

8.2

3.0-20.4

4.6

2.2- 9.5

21.7

12.4-35.2

100

65.4

52.6-76.3

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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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