BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	649	171	28.8	24.0-34.1	78	13.0	9.2-18.2	95	10.9	8.5-13.9	305	47.3	42.0-52.6
GENDER
Male	171	42	29.8	20.7-40.8	22	16.4	8.5-29.2	17	7.7	4.4-13.2	90	46.1	36.2-56.4
Female	478	129	28.2	23.3-33.8	56	11.1	7.9-15.2	78	12.8	9.8-16.5	215	47.9	42.1-53.8
RACE
White	525	141	30.2	24.8-36.3	61	12.2	8.1-18.1	72	10.1	7.6-13.3	251	47.4	41.4-53.4
African American	104	28	27.2	17.0-40.5	15	17.5	8.4-32.8	21	15.6	9.2-25.3	40	39.7	28.2-52.3
Other Minorities	16	2	6.6	1.5-24.3	2	8.3	1.8-30.2	1	3.1	0.4-19.8	11	82.1	59.8-93.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	2	5.5	1.2-21.7	2	33.6	8.6-73.2	2	6.8	1.5-26.1	8	54.1	22.3-82.9
Non-Hispanic	633	169	29.6	24.7-35.0	76	12.5	8.7-17.7	93	11.1	8.6-14.1	295	46.8	41.5-52.2
AGE
18-24	33	10	22.8	11.0-41.4	5	29.3	11.6-56.8	3	2.8	0.7- 9.8	15	45.2	25.4-66.6
25-34	86	35	45.9	32.4-60.0	7	5.4	2.3-11.8	3	3.3	1.0-10.1	41	45.4	32.6-58.9
35-44	128	41	31.7	22.8-42.2	11	11.5	5.6-22.1	11	8.4	4.1-16.2	65	48.4	38.1-58.8
45-54	128	30	24.9	16.4-36.0	18	10.4	6.3-16.9	23	19.6	12.5-29.4	57	45.0	35.0-55.5
55-64	115	24	19.1	12.3-28.4	16	14.5	8.2-24.3	19	15.6	9.3-25.0	56	50.9	39.6-62.0
65-74	91	18	20.0	12.0-31.3	14	15.7	8.9-26.4	21	20.5	12.9-30.9	38	43.8	32.4-56.0
75+	64	12	20.8	10.8-36.3	7	9.3	4.2-19.3	14	13.9	7.6-24.0	31	56.1	41.4-69.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	129	27	18.4	10.7-29.6	13	18.7	7.0-41.2	30	20.0	12.6-30.3	59	42.9	30.4-56.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	177	34	24.3	15.1-36.6	28	16.2	9.5-26.4	30	12.1	7.7-18.4	85	47.4	37.3-57.7
Some Post-H.S.	147	41	30.8	22.2-41.0	23	15.8	9.2-25.6	16	9.5	5.4-16.3	67	43.9	34.2-54.0
College Graduate	195	69	37.7	29.1-47.1	14	5.1	2.9- 9.0	19	5.9	3.3-10.4	93	51.3	41.9-60.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	127	24	23.2	13.7-36.3	16	9.7	5.5-16.6	28	18.7	12.1-27.8	59	48.4	37.1-60.0
$15,000- 24,999	107	33	34.8	22.1-50.1	12	10.9	4.9-22.3	15	9.6	5.3-16.6	47	44.8	32.3-58.0
$25,000- 34,999	72	19	24.2	12.0-42.6	4	4.8	1.6-13.3	12	12.5	6.1-23.7	37	58.6	41.4-73.9
$35,000- 49,999	83	21	27.4	16.9-41.4	14	23.5	12.4-40.0	9	8.7	4.0-17.7	39	40.4	28.4-53.7
$50,000-74,999	56	19	41.2	26.5-57.7	5	8.1	3.1-19.2	7	11.3	4.8-24.6	25	39.4	25.7-54.9
$75,000+	93	33	34.7	24.1-47.1	12	10.9	5.7-19.9	3	3.1	0.8-11.2	45	51.3	39.3-63.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	345	80	24.6	18.7-31.6	46	14.2	8.5-22.6	73	16.7	12.6-21.8	146	44.6	37.2-52.3
No	294	89	34.3	27.0-42.3	31	10.6	6.6-16.7	21	5.2	3.0- 8.7	153	50.0	42.4-57.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	53	15	34.1	18.9-53.6	8	8.2	3.8-16.9	7	11.2	4.9-23.5	23	46.5	30.0-63.8
Non-Veteran	596	156	28.4	23.4-33.9	70	13.4	9.3-19.0	88	10.9	8.4-14.0	282	47.3	41.8-52.9

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

-Piedmont NC

649

171

28.8

24.0-34.1

13.0

9.2-18.2

10.9

8.5-13.9

305

47.3

42.0-52.6

GENDER

Male

171

29.8

20.7-40.8

16.4

8.5-29.2

7.7

4.4-13.2

46.1

36.2-56.4

Female

478

129

28.2

23.3-33.8

11.1

7.9-15.2

12.8

9.8-16.5

215

47.9

42.1-53.8

RACE

White

525

141

30.2

24.8-36.3

12.2

8.1-18.1

10.1

7.6-13.3

251

47.4

41.4-53.4

African American

104

27.2

17.0-40.5

17.5

8.4-32.8

15.6

9.2-25.3

39.7

28.2-52.3

Other Minorities

6.6

1.5-24.3

8.3

1.8-30.2

3.1

0.4-19.8

82.1

59.8-93.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

5.5

1.2-21.7

33.6

8.6-73.2

6.8

1.5-26.1

54.1

22.3-82.9

Non-Hispanic

633

169

29.6

24.7-35.0

12.5

8.7-17.7

11.1

8.6-14.1

295

46.8

41.5-52.2

AGE

18-24

22.8

11.0-41.4

29.3

11.6-56.8

2.8

0.7- 9.8

45.2

25.4-66.6

25-34

45.9

32.4-60.0

5.4

2.3-11.8

3.3

1.0-10.1

45.4

32.6-58.9

35-44

128

31.7

22.8-42.2

11.5

5.6-22.1

8.4

4.1-16.2

48.4

38.1-58.8

45-54

128

24.9

16.4-36.0

10.4

6.3-16.9

19.6

12.5-29.4

45.0

35.0-55.5

55-64

115

19.1

12.3-28.4

14.5

8.2-24.3

15.6

9.3-25.0

50.9

39.6-62.0

65-74

20.0

12.0-31.3

15.7

8.9-26.4

20.5

12.9-30.9

43.8

32.4-56.0

75+

20.8

10.8-36.3

9.3

4.2-19.3

13.9

7.6-24.0

56.1

41.4-69.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

129

18.4

10.7-29.6

18.7

7.0-41.2

20.0

12.6-30.3

42.9

30.4-56.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

177

24.3

15.1-36.6

16.2

9.5-26.4

12.1

7.7-18.4

47.4

37.3-57.7

Some Post-H.S.

147

30.8

22.2-41.0

15.8

9.2-25.6

9.5

5.4-16.3

43.9

34.2-54.0

College Graduate

195

37.7

29.1-47.1

5.1

2.9- 9.0

5.9

3.3-10.4

51.3

41.9-60.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

127

23.2

13.7-36.3

9.7

5.5-16.6

18.7

12.1-27.8

48.4

37.1-60.0

$15,000- 24,999

107

34.8

22.1-50.1

10.9

4.9-22.3

9.6

5.3-16.6

44.8

32.3-58.0

$25,000- 34,999

24.2

12.0-42.6

4.8

1.6-13.3

12.5

6.1-23.7

58.6

41.4-73.9

$35,000- 49,999

27.4

16.9-41.4

23.5

12.4-40.0

8.7

4.0-17.7

40.4

28.4-53.7

$50,000-74,999

41.2

26.5-57.7

8.1

3.1-19.2

11.3

4.8-24.6

39.4

25.7-54.9

$75,000+

34.7

24.1-47.1

10.9

5.7-19.9

3.1

0.8-11.2

51.3

39.3-63.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

345

24.6

18.7-31.6

14.2

8.5-22.6

16.7

12.6-21.8

146

44.6

37.2-52.3

294

34.3

27.0-42.3

10.6

6.6-16.7

5.2

3.0- 8.7

153

50.0

42.4-57.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

34.1

18.9-53.6

8.2

3.8-16.9

11.2

4.9-23.5

46.5

30.0-63.8

Non-Veteran

596

156

28.4

23.4-33.9

13.4

9.3-19.0

10.9

8.4-14.0

282

47.3

41.8-52.9

Back to Asthma.

*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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