BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,207	1,849	10.1	9.5-10.7	15,358	89.9	89.3-90.5
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	462	44	9.6	6.6-13.9	418	90.4	86.1-93.4
Buncombe	453	73	14.9	11.2-19.6	380	85.1	80.4-88.8
Cabarrus	422	50	12.7	8.7-18.1	372	87.3	81.9-91.3
Catawba	448	51	10.7	7.7-14.5	397	89.3	85.5-92.3
Cumberland	456	47	9.7	6.7-13.7	409	90.3	86.3-93.3
Davidson	457	35	7.6	5.0-11.4	422	92.4	88.6-95.0
Durham	466	52	9.7	6.8-13.8	414	90.3	86.2-93.2
Forsyth	455	50	9.0	6.5-12.4	405	91.0	87.6-93.5
Gaston	448	56	13.4	9.8-18.0	392	86.6	82.0-90.2
Guilford	470	58	11.2	7.9-15.7	412	88.8	84.3-92.1
Iredell	402	40	9.3	6.5-13.1	362	90.7	86.9-93.5
Johnston	387	47	10.7	7.4-15.1	340	89.3	84.9-92.6
Mecklenburg	881	103	11.7	9.3-14.7	778	88.3	85.3-90.7
New Hanover	449	49	10.4	7.4-14.5	400	89.6	85.5-92.6
Onslow	397	50	12.4	9.0-16.8	347	87.6	83.2-91.0
Orange	420	45	8.2	5.8-11.4	375	91.8	88.6-94.2
Pitt	441	47	9.6	6.9-13.2	394	90.4	86.8-93.1
Randolph	458	59	11.4	8.4-15.2	399	88.6	84.8-91.6
Robeson	445	59	11.1	8.3-14.7	386	88.9	85.3-91.7
Rowan	473	49	12.0	8.6-16.6	424	88.0	83.4-91.4
Union	382	42	11.2	7.9-15.8	340	88.8	84.2-92.1
Wake	861	77	7.6	5.9- 9.9	784	92.4	90.1-94.1
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	470	40	9.2	6.2-13.5	430	90.8	86.5-93.8
Northeast Partnership II	509	54	8.9	6.6-12.0	455	91.1	88.0-93.4
Northeast Partnership I	516	53	9.1	6.7-12.3	463	90.9	87.7-93.3
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	423	46	8.4	5.8-12.1	377	91.6	87.9-94.2
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	526	44	9.0	6.0-13.2	482	91.0	86.8-94.0
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	426	42	10.1	6.8-14.6	384	89.9	85.4-93.2
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	480	56	11.5	8.5-15.3	424	88.5	84.7-91.5
Chatham/Lee/Moore	524	46	7.3	5.3-10.0	478	92.7	90.0-94.7
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	649	73	13.7	10.1-18.3	576	86.3	81.7-89.9
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	468	41	7.1	4.8-10.4	427	92.9	89.6-95.2
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	409	31	8.2	5.4-12.2	378	91.8	87.8-94.6
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	509	50	10.2	7.3-13.9	459	89.8	86.1-92.7
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	765	90	11.7	9.0-15.0	675	88.3	85.0-91.0
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	1,183	119	8.4	6.8-10.3	1,064	91.6	89.7-93.2
No	16,024	1,730	10.2	9.6-10.9	14,294	89.8	89.1-90.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	5,543	588	9.6	8.6-10.7	4,955	90.4	89.3-91.4
Piedmont	9,664	1,035	10.0	9.3-10.9	8,629	90.0	89.1-90.7
Western NC	2,000	226	11.3	9.6-13.2	1,774	88.7	86.8-90.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	1,218	163	12.7	10.5-15.4	1,055	87.3	84.6-89.5
Northwest	3,272	307	8.7	7.6-10.0	2,965	91.3	90.0-92.4
Charlotte	2,550	300	12.0	10.4-13.7	2,250	88.0	86.3-89.6
Greensboro	2,222	244	10.5	8.7-12.6	1,978	89.5	87.4-91.3
Southern Regional	1,787	199	10.2	8.3-12.6	1,588	89.8	87.4-91.7
Coastal	876	90	10.8	8.3-14.0	786	89.2	86.0-91.7
Wake	2,422	250	8.9	7.5-10.4	2,172	91.1	89.6-92.5
Area L	698	74	7.3	5.6- 9.5	624	92.7	90.5-94.4
Eastern	2,162	222	9.6	8.1-11.2	1,940	90.4	88.8-91.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,207

1,849

10.1

9.5-10.7

15,358

89.9

89.3-90.5

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

462

9.6

6.6-13.9

418

90.4

86.1-93.4

Buncombe

453

14.9

11.2-19.6

380

85.1

80.4-88.8

Cabarrus

422

12.7

8.7-18.1

372

87.3

81.9-91.3

Catawba

448

10.7

7.7-14.5

397

89.3

85.5-92.3

Cumberland

456

9.7

6.7-13.7

409

90.3

86.3-93.3

Davidson

457

7.6

5.0-11.4

422

92.4

88.6-95.0

Durham

466

9.7

6.8-13.8

414

90.3

86.2-93.2

Forsyth

455

9.0

6.5-12.4

405

91.0

87.6-93.5

Gaston

448

13.4

9.8-18.0

392

86.6

82.0-90.2

Guilford

470

11.2

7.9-15.7

412

88.8

84.3-92.1

Iredell

402

9.3

6.5-13.1

362

90.7

86.9-93.5

Johnston

387

10.7

7.4-15.1

340

89.3

84.9-92.6

Mecklenburg

881

103

11.7

9.3-14.7

778

88.3

85.3-90.7

New Hanover

449

10.4

7.4-14.5

400

89.6

85.5-92.6

Onslow

397

12.4

9.0-16.8

347

87.6

83.2-91.0

Orange

420

8.2

5.8-11.4

375

91.8

88.6-94.2

Pitt

441

9.6

6.9-13.2

394

90.4

86.8-93.1

Randolph

458

11.4

8.4-15.2

399

88.6

84.8-91.6

Robeson

445

11.1

8.3-14.7

386

88.9

85.3-91.7

Rowan

473

12.0

8.6-16.6

424

88.0

83.4-91.4

Union

382

11.2

7.9-15.8

340

88.8

84.2-92.1

Wake

861

7.6

5.9- 9.9

784

92.4

90.1-94.1

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

470

9.2

6.2-13.5

430

90.8

86.5-93.8

Northeast Partnership II

509

8.9

6.6-12.0

455

91.1

88.0-93.4

Northeast Partnership I

516

9.1

6.7-12.3

463

90.9

87.7-93.3

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

423

8.4

5.8-12.1

377

91.6

87.9-94.2

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

526

9.0

6.0-13.2

482

91.0

86.8-94.0

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

426

10.1

6.8-14.6

384

89.9

85.4-93.2

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

480

11.5

8.5-15.3

424

88.5

84.7-91.5

Chatham/Lee/Moore

524

7.3

5.3-10.0

478

92.7

90.0-94.7

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

649

13.7

10.1-18.3

576

86.3

81.7-89.9

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

468

7.1

4.8-10.4

427

92.9

89.6-95.2

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

409

8.2

5.4-12.2

378

91.8

87.8-94.6

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

509

10.2

7.3-13.9

459

89.8

86.1-92.7

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

765

11.7

9.0-15.0

675

88.3

85.0-91.0

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

1,183

119

8.4

6.8-10.3

1,064

91.6

89.7-93.2

16,024

1,730

10.2

9.6-10.9

14,294

89.8

89.1-90.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

5,543

588

9.6

8.6-10.7

4,955

90.4

89.3-91.4

Piedmont

9,664

1,035

10.0

9.3-10.9

8,629

90.0

89.1-90.7

Western NC

2,000

226

11.3

9.6-13.2

1,774

88.7

86.8-90.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

1,218

163

12.7

10.5-15.4

1,055

87.3

84.6-89.5

Northwest

3,272

307

8.7

7.6-10.0

2,965

91.3

90.0-92.4

Charlotte

2,550

300

12.0

10.4-13.7

2,250

88.0

86.3-89.6

Greensboro

2,222

244

10.5

8.7-12.6

1,978

89.5

87.4-91.3

Southern Regional

1,787

199

10.2

8.3-12.6

1,588

89.8

87.4-91.7

Coastal

876

10.8

8.3-14.0

786

89.2

86.0-91.7

Wake

2,422

250

8.9

7.5-10.4

2,172

91.1

89.6-92.5

Area L

698

7.3

5.6- 9.5

624

92.7

90.5-94.4

Eastern

2,162

222

9.6

8.1-11.2

1,940

90.4

88.8-91.9

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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.

** 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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