BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (During the past 12 months, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional for a routine checkup for your asthma?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Asthma

During the past 12 months, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional for a routine checkup for your asthma?*

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	Total Respond.^	Once	Twice	Three or more times	None
North Carolina	1,171	307	27.3	23.9-31.1	136	11.6	9.0-14.7	220	16.3	13.8-19.2	508	44.8	40.9-48.8
-Northeastern Partnership	75	18	28.7	17.9-42.7	11	17.6	9.4-30.5	18	19.6	11.9-30.6	28	34.1	22.9-47.4
GENDER
Male	10	4	28.8	8.5-63.7	2	29.2	7.5-67.8	2	15.5	3.6-47.7	2	26.5	6.8-64.0
Female	65	14	28.7	17.0-44.1	9	14.5	7.5-26.4	16	20.7	12.2-33.0	26	36.1	24.0-50.2
RACE
White	39	9	33.2	17.7-53.6	7	19.2	9.0-36.3	7	12.0	5.3-25.0	16	35.6	20.7-53.8
African American	33	8	22.9	10.9-42.0	4	17.2	5.5-42.3	11	32.3	17.3-52.0	10	27.7	13.7-48.0
Other Minorities	3	1	24.7	2.4-81.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	75.3	18.9-97.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	17.1	1.8-69.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	36.2	4.5-87.2	1	46.7	7.0-91.1
Non-Hispanic	72	17	29.5	18.2-44.0	11	18.7	10.0-32.2	17	18.5	11.1-29.3	27	33.3	22.1-46.7
AGE
25-34	6	2	51.0	14.7-86.3	2	19.2	4.0-57.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	29.8	5.8-74.5
35-44	13	3	27.3	8.0-61.8	2	15.0	3.6-45.1	4	24.0	8.3-52.4	4	33.8	11.8-65.9
45-54	18	4	27.3	9.7-56.7	3	22.0	6.8-52.2	3	13.9	3.9-39.1	8	36.9	16.9-62.6
55-64	20	6	38.1	18.4-62.5	1	4.8	0.7-27.6	5	22.9	9.2-46.5	8	34.2	16.8-57.2
65-74	12	3	19.9	5.7-50.7	3	31.8	10.2-65.6	3	20.7	5.8-52.6	3	27.6	7.3-64.8
75+	6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	57.3	20.5-87.5	3	42.7	12.5-79.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	22	4	16.5	4.8-43.6	2	20.1	5.2-53.6	9	35.6	17.0-59.9	7	27.9	11.4-53.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	24	6	40.2	19.2-65.6	4	13.1	4.6-32.0	2	3.9	0.9-15.5	12	42.9	22.5-66.1
Some Post-H.S.	18	5	28.2	11.8-53.5	3	17.8	5.7-43.6	6	32.3	14.4-57.5	4	21.8	6.8-51.5
College Graduate	11	3	28.2	8.6-62.3	2	22.3	5.4-58.9	1	4.3	0.6-26.3	5	45.2	18.0-75.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	17	1	10.1	1.4-46.4	1	4.5	0.6-26.6	7	32.7	13.9-59.4	8	52.8	27.0-77.1
$15,000- 24,999	18	3	23.6	7.5-54.0	5	39.0	16.7-67.0	3	14.9	4.5-39.4	7	22.5	9.3-45.0
$25,000- 34,999	10	5	43.1	16.7-74.1	2	15.2	3.4-47.3	1	7.6	1.0-39.7	2	34.2	9.8-71.4
$35,000- 49,999	6	1	35.8	5.6-84.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	15.6	2.9-52.9	3	48.6	11.5-87.3
$50,000-74,999	3	1	65.2	13.7-95.7	1	24.8	2.4-81.7	1	10.1	0.9-57.3	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	4	1	24.9	3.2-76.8	1	31.3	4.4-82.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	43.7	9.0-85.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	50	10	26.9	14.3-44.9	4	8.1	3.0-20.2	16	28.1	16.6-43.3	20	36.9	23.2-53.2
No	23	7	31.4	13.8-56.5	6	29.4	12.4-55.1	2	6.8	1.5-25.5	8	32.4	14.8-56.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	4	2	27.2	4.9-73.0	1	32.5	4.4-83.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	40.3	6.2-87.3
Non-Veteran	71	16	28.8	17.5-43.5	10	16.5	8.4-29.7	18	21.1	12.8-32.7	27	33.7	22.4-47.2

Total
Respond.^

Once

Twice

Three or more times

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,171

307

27.3

23.9-31.1

136

11.6

9.0-14.7

220

16.3

13.8-19.2

508

44.8

40.9-48.8

-Northeastern Partnership

28.7

17.9-42.7

17.6

9.4-30.5

19.6

11.9-30.6

34.1

22.9-47.4

GENDER

Male

28.8

8.5-63.7

29.2

7.5-67.8

15.5

3.6-47.7

26.5

6.8-64.0

Female

28.7

17.0-44.1

14.5

7.5-26.4

20.7

12.2-33.0

36.1

24.0-50.2

RACE

White

33.2

17.7-53.6

19.2

9.0-36.3

12.0

5.3-25.0

35.6

20.7-53.8

African American

22.9

10.9-42.0

17.2

5.5-42.3

32.3

17.3-52.0

27.7

13.7-48.0

Other Minorities

24.7

2.4-81.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

75.3

18.9-97.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

17.1

1.8-69.6

0.0

. - .

36.2

4.5-87.2

46.7

7.0-91.1

Non-Hispanic

29.5

18.2-44.0

18.7

10.0-32.2

18.5

11.1-29.3

33.3

22.1-46.7

AGE

25-34

51.0

14.7-86.3

19.2

4.0-57.8

0.0

. - .

29.8

5.8-74.5

35-44

27.3

8.0-61.8

15.0

3.6-45.1

24.0

8.3-52.4

33.8

11.8-65.9

45-54

27.3

9.7-56.7

22.0

6.8-52.2

13.9

3.9-39.1

36.9

16.9-62.6

55-64

38.1

18.4-62.5

4.8

0.7-27.6

22.9

9.2-46.5

34.2

16.8-57.2

65-74

19.9

5.7-50.7

31.8

10.2-65.6

20.7

5.8-52.6

27.6

7.3-64.8

75+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

57.3

20.5-87.5

42.7

12.5-79.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.5

4.8-43.6

20.1

5.2-53.6

35.6

17.0-59.9

27.9

11.4-53.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

40.2

19.2-65.6

13.1

4.6-32.0

3.9

0.9-15.5

42.9

22.5-66.1

Some Post-H.S.

28.2

11.8-53.5

17.8

5.7-43.6

32.3

14.4-57.5

21.8

6.8-51.5

College Graduate

28.2

8.6-62.3

22.3

5.4-58.9

4.3

0.6-26.3

45.2

18.0-75.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

10.1

1.4-46.4

4.5

0.6-26.6

32.7

13.9-59.4

52.8

27.0-77.1

$15,000- 24,999

23.6

7.5-54.0

39.0

16.7-67.0

14.9

4.5-39.4

22.5

9.3-45.0

$25,000- 34,999

43.1

16.7-74.1

15.2

3.4-47.3

7.6

1.0-39.7

34.2

9.8-71.4

$35,000- 49,999

35.8

5.6-84.0

0.0

. - .

15.6

2.9-52.9

48.6

11.5-87.3

$50,000-74,999

65.2

13.7-95.7

24.8

2.4-81.7

10.1

0.9-57.3

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

24.9

3.2-76.8

31.3

4.4-82.0

0.0

. - .

43.7

9.0-85.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

26.9

14.3-44.9

8.1

3.0-20.2

28.1

16.6-43.3

36.9

23.2-53.2

31.4

13.8-56.5

29.4

12.4-55.1

6.8

1.5-25.5

32.4

14.8-56.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

27.2

4.9-73.0

32.5

4.4-83.5

0.0

. - .

40.3

6.2-87.3

Non-Veteran

28.8

17.5-43.5

16.5

8.4-29.7

21.1

12.8-32.7

33.7

22.4-47.2

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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, 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.

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