BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,072	554	50.6	46.5-54.8	518	49.4	45.2-53.5
-Northeastern Partnership	69	31	45.8	33.0-59.2	38	54.2	40.8-67.0
GENDER
Male	10	2	18.4	4.3-53.0	8	81.6	47.0-95.7
Female	59	29	52.5	38.1-66.6	30	47.5	33.4-61.9
RACE
White	35	18	48.1	30.2-66.4	17	51.9	33.6-69.8
African American	31	13	48.5	29.9-67.5	18	51.5	32.5-70.1
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	67	31	47.9	34.7-61.4	36	52.1	38.6-65.3
AGE
25-34	5	3	70.5	24.9-94.5	2	29.5	5.5-75.1
35-44	11	6	43.7	18.2-73.1	5	56.3	26.9-81.8
45-54	17	9	51.4	26.3-75.8	8	48.6	24.2-73.7
55-64	18	7	38.6	18.6-63.4	11	61.4	36.6-81.4
65-74	10	2	16.2	3.3-51.9	8	83.8	48.1-96.7
75+	8	4	56.3	22.8-84.9	4	43.7	15.1-77.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	21	6	31.0	12.8-57.9	15	69.0	42.1-87.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	23	7	27.3	11.9-50.9	16	72.7	49.1-88.1
Some Post-H.S.	15	11	70.7	40.5-89.5	4	29.3	10.5-59.5
College Graduate	10	7	77.9	46.1-93.6	3	22.1	6.4-53.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	17	6	34.9	14.6-62.5	11	65.1	37.5-85.4
$15,000- 24,999	15	8	60.3	33.4-82.2	7	39.7	17.8-66.6
$25,000- 34,999	10	4	40.4	15.1-72.0	6	59.6	28.0-84.9
$35,000- 49,999	4	2	19.9	3.3-64.3	2	80.1	35.7-96.7
$50,000-74,999	2	1	27.5	2.3-85.9	1	72.5	14.1-97.7
$75,000+	5	3	69.5	26.1-93.6	2	30.5	6.4-73.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	46	19	39.0	24.9-55.4	27	61.0	44.6-75.1
No	22	12	59.0	35.3-79.2	10	41.0	20.8-64.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	5	1	24.0	3.3-74.8	4	76.0	25.2-96.7
Non-Veteran	64	30	47.9	34.4-61.8	34	52.1	38.2-65.6

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

*** 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.

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	1,072	554	50.6	46.5-54.8	518	49.4	45.2-53.5
-Northeastern Partnership	69	31	45.8	33.0-59.2	38	54.2	40.8-67.0
GENDER
Male	10	2	18.4	4.3-53.0	8	81.6	47.0-95.7
Female	59	29	52.5	38.1-66.6	30	47.5	33.4-61.9
RACE
White	35	18	48.1	30.2-66.4	17	51.9	33.6-69.8
African American	31	13	48.5	29.9-67.5	18	51.5	32.5-70.1
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	67	31	47.9	34.7-61.4	36	52.1	38.6-65.3
AGE
25-34	5	3	70.5	24.9-94.5	2	29.5	5.5-75.1
35-44	11	6	43.7	18.2-73.1	5	56.3	26.9-81.8
45-54	17	9	51.4	26.3-75.8	8	48.6	24.2-73.7
55-64	18	7	38.6	18.6-63.4	11	61.4	36.6-81.4
65-74	10	2	16.2	3.3-51.9	8	83.8	48.1-96.7
75+	8	4	56.3	22.8-84.9	4	43.7	15.1-77.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	21	6	31.0	12.8-57.9	15	69.0	42.1-87.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	23	7	27.3	11.9-50.9	16	72.7	49.1-88.1
Some Post-H.S.	15	11	70.7	40.5-89.5	4	29.3	10.5-59.5
College Graduate	10	7	77.9	46.1-93.6	3	22.1	6.4-53.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	17	6	34.9	14.6-62.5	11	65.1	37.5-85.4
$15,000- 24,999	15	8	60.3	33.4-82.2	7	39.7	17.8-66.6
$25,000- 34,999	10	4	40.4	15.1-72.0	6	59.6	28.0-84.9
$35,000- 49,999	4	2	19.9	3.3-64.3	2	80.1	35.7-96.7
$50,000-74,999	2	1	27.5	2.3-85.9	1	72.5	14.1-97.7
$75,000+	5	3	69.5	26.1-93.6	2	30.5	6.4-73.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	46	19	39.0	24.9-55.4	27	61.0	44.6-75.1
No	22	12	59.0	35.3-79.2	10	41.0	20.8-64.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	5	1	24.0	3.3-74.8	4	76.0	25.2-96.7
Non-Veteran	64	30	47.9	34.4-61.8	34	52.1	38.2-65.6