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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,072	554	50.6	46.5-54.8	518	49.4	45.2-53.5
-Piedmont NC	601	308	49.6	44.0-55.3	293	50.4	44.7-56.0
GENDER
Male	158	71	44.7	34.1-55.9	87	55.3	44.1-65.9
Female	443	237	52.6	46.4-58.6	206	47.4	41.4-53.6
RACE
White	490	253	52.0	45.6-58.2	237	48.0	41.8-54.4
African American	94	48	41.8	29.7-54.9	46	58.2	45.1-70.3
Other Minorities	14	5	29.1	10.5-59.1	9	70.9	40.9-89.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	8	41.0	16.5-71.0	7	59.0	29.0-83.5
Non-Hispanic	584	298	49.6	43.9-55.4	286	50.4	44.6-56.1
AGE
18-24	29	12	52.4	30.3-73.5	17	47.6	26.5-69.7
25-34	77	47	51.2	36.8-65.4	30	48.8	34.6-63.2
35-44	122	66	47.0	36.6-57.7	56	53.0	42.3-63.4
45-54	112	67	60.0	48.7-70.4	45	40.0	29.6-51.3
55-64	109	62	55.8	43.9-67.0	47	44.2	33.0-56.1
65-74	89	40	41.7	30.3-54.2	49	58.3	45.8-69.7
75+	60	13	21.6	11.0-37.9	47	78.4	62.1-89.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	115	54	55.7	41.1-69.4	61	44.3	30.6-58.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	161	80	41.0	31.0-51.8	81	59.0	48.2-69.0
Some Post-H.S.	142	86	56.6	46.0-66.6	56	43.4	33.4-54.0
College Graduate	182	88	49.8	40.1-59.6	94	50.2	40.4-59.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	114	60	46.7	34.7-59.0	54	53.3	41.0-65.3
$15,000- 24,999	101	60	61.1	47.6-73.1	41	38.9	26.9-52.4
$25,000- 34,999	62	32	51.9	33.3-70.1	30	48.1	29.9-66.7
$35,000- 49,999	78	44	52.1	38.0-66.0	34	47.9	34.0-62.0
$50,000-74,999	52	26	42.4	28.0-58.2	26	57.6	41.8-72.0
$75,000+	87	40	42.9	31.3-55.4	47	57.1	44.6-68.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	312	176	59.9	52.1-67.3	136	40.1	32.7-47.9
No	281	131	42.2	34.8-49.9	150	57.8	50.1-65.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	48	26	48.6	30.9-66.7	22	51.4	33.3-69.1
Non-Veteran	553	282	49.7	43.8-55.6	271	50.3	44.4-56.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,072

554

50.6

46.5-54.8

518

49.4

45.2-53.5

-Piedmont NC

601

308

49.6

44.0-55.3

293

50.4

44.7-56.0

GENDER

Male

158

44.7

34.1-55.9

55.3

44.1-65.9

Female

443

237

52.6

46.4-58.6

206

47.4

41.4-53.6

RACE

White

490

253

52.0

45.6-58.2

237

48.0

41.8-54.4

African American

41.8

29.7-54.9

58.2

45.1-70.3

Other Minorities

29.1

10.5-59.1

70.9

40.9-89.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

41.0

16.5-71.0

59.0

29.0-83.5

Non-Hispanic

584

298

49.6

43.9-55.4

286

50.4

44.6-56.1

AGE

18-24

52.4

30.3-73.5

47.6

26.5-69.7

25-34

51.2

36.8-65.4

48.8

34.6-63.2

35-44

122

47.0

36.6-57.7

53.0

42.3-63.4

45-54

112

60.0

48.7-70.4

40.0

29.6-51.3

55-64

109

55.8

43.9-67.0

44.2

33.0-56.1

65-74

41.7

30.3-54.2

58.3

45.8-69.7

75+

21.6

11.0-37.9

78.4

62.1-89.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

115

55.7

41.1-69.4

44.3

30.6-58.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

161

41.0

31.0-51.8

59.0

48.2-69.0

Some Post-H.S.

142

56.6

46.0-66.6

43.4

33.4-54.0

College Graduate

182

49.8

40.1-59.6

50.2

40.4-59.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

114

46.7

34.7-59.0

53.3

41.0-65.3

$15,000- 24,999

101

61.1

47.6-73.1

38.9

26.9-52.4

$25,000- 34,999

51.9

33.3-70.1

48.1

29.9-66.7

$35,000- 49,999

52.1

38.0-66.0

47.9

34.0-62.0

$50,000-74,999

42.4

28.0-58.2

57.6

41.8-72.0

$75,000+

42.9

31.3-55.4

57.1

44.6-68.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

312

176

59.9

52.1-67.3

136

40.1

32.7-47.9

281

131

42.2

34.8-49.9

150

57.8

50.1-65.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

48.6

30.9-66.7

51.4

33.3-69.1

Non-Veteran

553

282

49.7

43.8-55.6

271

50.3

44.4-56.2

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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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