BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Asthma

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,183	119	8.4	6.8-10.3	1,064	91.6	89.7-93.2
GENDER
Male	416	24	5.0	3.2- 7.6	392	95.0	92.4-96.8
Female	767	95	11.8	9.4-14.8	672	88.2	85.2-90.6
RACE
White	695	61	7.5	5.7- 9.9	634	92.5	90.1-94.3
African American	427	52	10.4	7.5-14.2	375	89.6	85.8-92.5
Other Minorities	54	5	5.8	2.0-15.4	49	94.2	84.6-98.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	3	5.6	1.6-17.6	34	94.4	82.4-98.4
Non-Hispanic	1,146	116	8.6	6.9-10.5	1,030	91.4	89.5-93.1
AGE
18-24	37	1	2.4	0.3-15.1	36	97.6	84.9-99.7
25-34	129	13	7.8	4.3-13.9	116	92.2	86.1-95.7
35-44	179	17	7.8	4.6-12.9	162	92.2	87.1-95.4
45-54	268	28	10.4	6.9-15.4	240	89.6	84.6-93.1
55-64	247	27	8.5	5.6-12.6	220	91.5	87.4-94.4
65-74	173	20	12.5	7.7-19.5	153	87.5	80.5-92.3
75+	143	13	8.1	4.5-14.0	130	91.9	86.0-95.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	241	34	11.1	7.5-16.3	207	88.9	83.7-92.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	437	40	8.1	5.6-11.6	397	91.9	88.4-94.4
Some Post-H.S.	262	30	8.8	5.9-12.9	232	91.2	87.1-94.1
College Graduate	241	14	5.5	3.1- 9.5	227	94.5	90.5-96.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	196	25	10.4	6.6-16.1	171	89.6	83.9-93.4
$15,000- 24,999	230	31	11.2	7.4-16.5	199	88.8	83.5-92.6
$25,000- 34,999	157	16	9.1	5.3-15.2	141	90.9	84.8-94.7
$35,000- 49,999	137	10	6.6	3.2-12.9	127	93.4	87.1-96.8
$50,000-74,999	133	5	3.5	1.2- 9.6	128	96.5	90.4-98.8
$75,000+	130	7	5.5	2.5-11.5	123	94.5	88.5-97.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	474	76	14.6	11.3-18.7	398	85.4	81.3-88.7
No	678	40	5.1	3.6- 7.3	638	94.9	92.7-96.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	162	11	6.7	3.6-12.1	151	93.3	87.9-96.4
Non-Veteran	1,015	108	8.8	7.0-10.9	907	91.2	89.1-93.0

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,183

119

8.4

6.8-10.3

1,064

91.6

89.7-93.2

GENDER

Male

416

5.0

3.2- 7.6

392

95.0

92.4-96.8

Female

767

11.8

9.4-14.8

672

88.2

85.2-90.6

RACE

White

695

7.5

5.7- 9.9

634

92.5

90.1-94.3

African American

427

10.4

7.5-14.2

375

89.6

85.8-92.5

Other Minorities

5.8

2.0-15.4

94.2

84.6-98.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

5.6

1.6-17.6

94.4

82.4-98.4

Non-Hispanic

1,146

116

8.6

6.9-10.5

1,030

91.4

89.5-93.1

AGE

18-24

2.4

0.3-15.1

97.6

84.9-99.7

25-34

129

7.8

4.3-13.9

116

92.2

86.1-95.7

35-44

179

7.8

4.6-12.9

162

92.2

87.1-95.4

45-54

268

10.4

6.9-15.4

240

89.6

84.6-93.1

55-64

247

8.5

5.6-12.6

220

91.5

87.4-94.4

65-74

173

12.5

7.7-19.5

153

87.5

80.5-92.3

75+

143

8.1

4.5-14.0

130

91.9

86.0-95.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

241

11.1

7.5-16.3

207

88.9

83.7-92.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

437

8.1

5.6-11.6

397

91.9

88.4-94.4

Some Post-H.S.

262

8.8

5.9-12.9

232

91.2

87.1-94.1

College Graduate

241

5.5

3.1- 9.5

227

94.5

90.5-96.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

196

10.4

6.6-16.1

171

89.6

83.9-93.4

$15,000- 24,999

230

11.2

7.4-16.5

199

88.8

83.5-92.6

$25,000- 34,999

157

9.1

5.3-15.2

141

90.9

84.8-94.7

$35,000- 49,999

137

6.6

3.2-12.9

127

93.4

87.1-96.8

$50,000-74,999

133

3.5

1.2- 9.6

128

96.5

90.4-98.8

$75,000+

130

5.5

2.5-11.5

123

94.5

88.5-97.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

474

14.6

11.3-18.7

398

85.4

81.3-88.7

678

5.1

3.6- 7.3

638

94.9

92.7-96.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

162

6.7

3.6-12.1

151

93.3

87.9-96.4

Non-Veteran

1,015

108

8.8

7.0-10.9

907

91.2

89.1-93.0

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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, 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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