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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	9,664	1,035	10.0	9.3-10.9	8,629	90.0	89.1-90.7
GENDER
Male	3,524	308	8.4	7.3- 9.7	3,216	91.6	90.3-92.7
Female	6,140	727	11.6	10.6-12.7	5,413	88.4	87.3-89.4
RACE
White	7,501	824	10.6	9.7-11.6	6,677	89.4	88.4-90.3
African American	1,575	172	10.8	9.0-13.1	1,403	89.2	86.9-91.0
Other Minorities	547	34	4.0	2.7- 6.0	513	96.0	94.0-97.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	557	27	2.8	1.8- 4.6	530	97.2	95.4-98.2
Non-Hispanic	9,101	1,006	10.8	10.0-11.7	8,095	89.2	88.3-90.0
AGE
18-24	439	59	11.5	8.4-15.5	380	88.5	84.5-91.6
25-34	1,361	144	10.1	8.2-12.2	1,217	89.9	87.8-91.8
35-44	1,887	195	9.7	8.2-11.4	1,692	90.3	88.6-91.8
45-54	1,842	196	9.3	7.8-11.0	1,646	90.7	89.0-92.2
55-64	1,728	184	10.2	8.6-12.1	1,544	89.8	87.9-91.4
65-74	1,296	148	10.3	8.6-12.3	1,148	89.7	87.7-91.4
75+	1,062	103	9.9	7.9-12.3	959	90.1	87.7-92.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,506	186	9.9	7.9-12.4	1,320	90.1	87.6-92.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,752	289	10.9	9.4-12.6	2,463	89.1	87.4-90.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,298	249	10.2	8.8-11.9	2,049	89.8	88.1-91.2
College Graduate	3,089	309	9.3	8.1-10.6	2,780	90.7	89.4-91.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,039	185	14.7	12.2-17.7	854	85.3	82.3-87.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,640	171	8.9	7.3-10.8	1,469	91.1	89.2-92.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,136	120	10.4	8.2-13.2	1,016	89.6	86.8-91.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,265	134	11.3	9.2-13.7	1,131	88.7	86.3-90.8
$50,000-74,999	1,313	102	6.9	5.4- 8.7	1,211	93.1	91.3-94.6
$75,000+	1,810	154	8.5	7.0-10.3	1,656	91.5	89.7-93.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,827	507	17.8	15.9-19.8	2,320	82.2	80.2-84.1
No	6,567	506	7.4	6.6- 8.3	6,061	92.6	91.7-93.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,146	92	7.3	5.6- 9.4	1,054	92.7	90.6-94.4
Non-Veteran	8,506	943	10.4	9.6-11.3	7,563	89.6	88.7-90.4

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

-Piedmont NC

9,664

1,035

10.0

9.3-10.9

8,629

90.0

89.1-90.7

GENDER

Male

3,524

308

8.4

7.3- 9.7

3,216

91.6

90.3-92.7

Female

6,140

727

11.6

10.6-12.7

5,413

88.4

87.3-89.4

RACE

White

7,501

824

10.6

9.7-11.6

6,677

89.4

88.4-90.3

African American

1,575

172

10.8

9.0-13.1

1,403

89.2

86.9-91.0

Other Minorities

547

4.0

2.7- 6.0

513

96.0

94.0-97.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

557

2.8

1.8- 4.6

530

97.2

95.4-98.2

Non-Hispanic

9,101

1,006

10.8

10.0-11.7

8,095

89.2

88.3-90.0

AGE

18-24

439

11.5

8.4-15.5

380

88.5

84.5-91.6

25-34

1,361

144

10.1

8.2-12.2

1,217

89.9

87.8-91.8

35-44

1,887

195

9.7

8.2-11.4

1,692

90.3

88.6-91.8

45-54

1,842

196

9.3

7.8-11.0

1,646

90.7

89.0-92.2

55-64

1,728

184

10.2

8.6-12.1

1,544

89.8

87.9-91.4

65-74

1,296

148

10.3

8.6-12.3

1,148

89.7

87.7-91.4

75+

1,062

103

9.9

7.9-12.3

959

90.1

87.7-92.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,506

186

9.9

7.9-12.4

1,320

90.1

87.6-92.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,752

289

10.9

9.4-12.6

2,463

89.1

87.4-90.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,298

249

10.2

8.8-11.9

2,049

89.8

88.1-91.2

College Graduate

3,089

309

9.3

8.1-10.6

2,780

90.7

89.4-91.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,039

185

14.7

12.2-17.7

854

85.3

82.3-87.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,640

171

8.9

7.3-10.8

1,469

91.1

89.2-92.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,136

120

10.4

8.2-13.2

1,016

89.6

86.8-91.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,265

134

11.3

9.2-13.7

1,131

88.7

86.3-90.8

$50,000-74,999

1,313

102

6.9

5.4- 8.7

1,211

93.1

91.3-94.6

$75,000+

1,810

154

8.5

7.0-10.3

1,656

91.5

89.7-93.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,827

507

17.8

15.9-19.8

2,320

82.2

80.2-84.1

6,567

506

7.4

6.6- 8.3

6,061

92.6

91.7-93.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,146

7.3

5.6- 9.4

1,054

92.7

90.6-94.4

Non-Veteran

8,506

943

10.4

9.6-11.3

7,563

89.6

88.7-90.4

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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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