BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, besides emergency room visits, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional for urgent treatment of worsening asthma symptoms?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Asthma

During the past 12 months, besides emergency room visits, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional for urgent treatment of worsening asthma symptoms?*

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	Total Respond.^	Once	Twice	Three or more times	None
North Carolina	1,186	154	13.8	11.0-17.3	95	9.1	6.8-11.9	145	11.5	9.3-14.0	792	65.6	61.6-69.4
-Piedmont NC	652	82	14.1	10.1-19.3	45	6.6	4.5- 9.7	68	10.2	7.5-13.8	457	69.1	63.6-74.1
GENDER
Male	169	19	16.9	8.7-30.3	16	8.3	4.2-16.0	15	10.5	5.5-19.2	119	64.2	52.4-74.5
Female	483	63	12.4	9.3-16.3	29	5.6	3.7- 8.5	53	10.0	7.3-13.7	338	71.9	66.8-76.5
RACE
White	526	68	16.1	11.2-22.5	36	5.8	4.0- 8.4	44	7.3	5.0-10.5	378	70.8	64.6-76.3
African American	106	11	7.1	3.4-14.4	8	10.7	4.2-24.8	24	23.5	14.1-36.6	63	58.6	45.2-70.9
Other Minorities	16	3	9.5	2.8-27.7	1	3.1	0.4-19.8	0	0.0	. - .	12	87.4	68.3-95.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	2	26.2	5.3-69.3	3	13.1	3.3-39.5	0	0.0	. - .	10	60.7	27.0-86.6
Non-Hispanic	635	80	13.8	9.8-19.0	42	6.5	4.3- 9.6	68	10.6	7.7-14.3	445	69.2	63.6-74.3
AGE
18-24	32	3	16.3	3.5-51.4	3	10.5	2.5-35.2	3	6.4	1.9-19.3	23	66.7	40.7-85.4
25-34	87	13	15.8	7.3-30.9	7	5.2	2.4-11.1	8	6.1	2.8-12.7	59	73.0	59.2-83.4
35-44	128	20	15.2	8.7-25.4	7	5.9	2.7-12.2	9	9.2	4.2-18.9	92	69.7	58.7-78.9
45-54	128	19	16.6	9.8-26.7	12	9.2	4.9-16.8	17	16.9	8.5-30.6	80	57.4	45.6-68.3
55-64	112	13	11.3	6.3-19.5	8	5.9	2.8-12.0	13	10.4	5.4-19.3	78	72.4	61.9-80.9
65-74	96	6	5.5	2.1-13.9	7	6.7	2.7-15.5	13	15.9	8.6-27.8	70	71.8	59.6-81.5
75+	65	6	9.3	3.8-20.7	1	1.6	0.2-10.4	5	9.1	2.9-25.3	53	80.1	65.1-89.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	130	10	14.8	4.5-39.1	10	5.5	2.6-11.2	21	20.9	11.5-34.8	89	58.7	43.1-72.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	175	31	18.4	11.0-29.3	18	11.3	5.9-20.7	17	9.4	5.1-16.5	109	60.9	50.0-70.8
Some Post-H.S.	148	17	11.9	6.7-20.1	8	5.3	2.5-11.2	16	9.2	5.2-15.9	107	73.6	64.2-81.2
College Graduate	198	24	11.5	7.0-18.2	9	4.1	1.9- 8.5	14	5.7	2.9-10.8	151	78.8	70.9-84.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	126	13	8.8	4.9-15.4	8	4.1	1.9- 8.5	20	16.5	10.0-26.0	85	70.6	60.2-79.2
$15,000- 24,999	109	16	16.9	7.2-34.9	8	6.9	3.2-14.4	11	8.9	3.9-18.8	74	67.3	52.3-79.4
$25,000- 34,999	73	10	10.0	4.7-19.9	6	4.7	2.0-10.8	10	10.6	4.8-21.6	47	74.7	61.1-84.7
$35,000- 49,999	83	8	16.9	7.7-33.2	10	13.7	7.1-24.8	8	6.9	3.0-15.1	57	62.5	48.2-75.0
$50,000-74,999	56	5	5.7	2.1-14.3	3	4.2	1.3-12.8	2	2.7	0.6-11.1	46	87.5	76.7-93.7
$75,000+	94	19	21.3	13.0-33.0	5	4.6	1.7-11.6	4	3.2	0.9-10.4	66	70.9	59.0-80.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	346	40	14.0	8.3-22.5	31	8.5	5.7-12.6	52	15.8	11.1-22.1	223	61.6	53.6-69.1
No	296	40	14.4	9.3-21.7	13	3.1	1.7- 5.6	16	5.0	2.6- 9.3	227	77.5	70.1-83.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	52	5	6.2	2.3-16.1	4	4.5	1.5-12.5	6	10.0	4.1-22.2	37	79.3	65.4-88.5
Non-Veteran	600	77	14.7	10.5-20.3	41	6.8	4.5-10.1	62	10.2	7.3-14.1	420	68.3	62.4-73.6

Total
Respond.^

Once

Twice

Three or more times

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,186

154

13.8

11.0-17.3

9.1

6.8-11.9

145

11.5

9.3-14.0

792

65.6

61.6-69.4

-Piedmont NC

652

14.1

10.1-19.3

6.6

4.5- 9.7

10.2

7.5-13.8

457

69.1

63.6-74.1

GENDER

Male

169

16.9

8.7-30.3

8.3

4.2-16.0

10.5

5.5-19.2

119

64.2

52.4-74.5

Female

483

12.4

9.3-16.3

5.6

3.7- 8.5

10.0

7.3-13.7

338

71.9

66.8-76.5

RACE

White

526

16.1

11.2-22.5

5.8

4.0- 8.4

7.3

5.0-10.5

378

70.8

64.6-76.3

African American

106

7.1

3.4-14.4

10.7

4.2-24.8

23.5

14.1-36.6

58.6

45.2-70.9

Other Minorities

9.5

2.8-27.7

3.1

0.4-19.8

0.0

. - .

87.4

68.3-95.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

26.2

5.3-69.3

13.1

3.3-39.5

0.0

. - .

60.7

27.0-86.6

Non-Hispanic

635

13.8

9.8-19.0

6.5

4.3- 9.6

10.6

7.7-14.3

445

69.2

63.6-74.3

AGE

18-24

16.3

3.5-51.4

10.5

2.5-35.2

6.4

1.9-19.3

66.7

40.7-85.4

25-34

15.8

7.3-30.9

5.2

2.4-11.1

6.1

2.8-12.7

73.0

59.2-83.4

35-44

128

15.2

8.7-25.4

5.9

2.7-12.2

9.2

4.2-18.9

69.7

58.7-78.9

45-54

128

16.6

9.8-26.7

9.2

4.9-16.8

16.9

8.5-30.6

57.4

45.6-68.3

55-64

112

11.3

6.3-19.5

5.9

2.8-12.0

10.4

5.4-19.3

72.4

61.9-80.9

65-74

5.5

2.1-13.9

6.7

2.7-15.5

15.9

8.6-27.8

71.8

59.6-81.5

75+

9.3

3.8-20.7

1.6

0.2-10.4

9.1

2.9-25.3

80.1

65.1-89.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

130

14.8

4.5-39.1

5.5

2.6-11.2

20.9

11.5-34.8

58.7

43.1-72.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

175

18.4

11.0-29.3

11.3

5.9-20.7

9.4

5.1-16.5

109

60.9

50.0-70.8

Some Post-H.S.

148

11.9

6.7-20.1

5.3

2.5-11.2

9.2

5.2-15.9

107

73.6

64.2-81.2

College Graduate

198

11.5

7.0-18.2

4.1

1.9- 8.5

5.7

2.9-10.8

151

78.8

70.9-84.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

126

8.8

4.9-15.4

4.1

1.9- 8.5

16.5

10.0-26.0

70.6

60.2-79.2

$15,000- 24,999

109

16.9

7.2-34.9

6.9

3.2-14.4

8.9

3.9-18.8

67.3

52.3-79.4

$25,000- 34,999

10.0

4.7-19.9

4.7

2.0-10.8

10.6

4.8-21.6

74.7

61.1-84.7

$35,000- 49,999

16.9

7.7-33.2

13.7

7.1-24.8

6.9

3.0-15.1

62.5

48.2-75.0

$50,000-74,999

5.7

2.1-14.3

4.2

1.3-12.8

2.7

0.6-11.1

87.5

76.7-93.7

$75,000+

21.3

13.0-33.0

4.6

1.7-11.6

3.2

0.9-10.4

70.9

59.0-80.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

346

14.0

8.3-22.5

8.5

5.7-12.6

15.8

11.1-22.1

223

61.6

53.6-69.1

296

14.4

9.3-21.7

3.1

1.7- 5.6

5.0

2.6- 9.3

227

77.5

70.1-83.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

6.2

2.3-16.1

4.5

1.5-12.5

10.0

4.1-22.2

79.3

65.4-88.5

Non-Veteran

600

14.7

10.5-20.3

6.8

4.5-10.1

10.2

7.3-14.1

420

68.3

62.4-73.6

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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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