BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (How old were you when you were first told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Under 11	11-19	20-39	40+
North Carolina	1,141	266	27.2	23.5-31.2	152	18.5	15.0-22.6	289	25.8	22.4-29.4	434	28.6	25.5-31.9
-Piedmont NC	628	151	29.6	24.6-35.2	82	16.8	12.6-22.2	165	28.2	23.6-33.2	230	25.4	21.6-29.5
GENDER
Male	168	57	39.0	29.2-49.8	21	17.2	9.3-29.5	36	23.6	15.9-33.6	54	20.2	14.3-27.7
Female	460	94	23.9	18.6-30.1	61	16.6	12.4-21.9	129	31.0	25.7-36.8	176	28.6	24.1-33.5
RACE
White	503	113	28.3	22.7-34.7	67	17.6	12.7-23.8	128	26.9	21.9-32.6	195	27.2	22.8-32.1
African American	105	31	33.9	22.2-48.0	14	15.7	7.7-29.3	28	29.4	19.3-42.0	32	21.0	13.6-30.9
Other Minorities	16	6	38.2	16.4-66.0	1	8.4	1.2-41.6	6	40.6	17.0-69.5	3	12.8	3.5-37.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	4	36.0	11.4-71.2	2	14.0	3.3-44.2	5	31.7	10.9-63.7	4	18.2	5.5-46.2
Non-Hispanic	611	147	29.6	24.4-35.3	80	17.0	12.6-22.5	158	27.7	23.1-32.9	226	25.7	21.9-30.0
AGE
18-24	33	16	49.4	28.6-70.4	14	48.2	27.6-69.6	3	2.4	0.7- 8.1	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	83	28	31.7	19.8-46.5	19	18.8	11.2-30.0	35	48.9	35.3-62.7	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0
35-44	127	38	31.3	22.4-41.8	22	16.2	10.0-25.4	63	49.3	38.9-59.7	4	3.2	0.8-11.7
45-54	123	23	26.3	16.0-40.1	8	7.0	3.0-15.5	39	28.3	19.7-38.8	53	38.4	28.4-49.5
55-64	112	23	24.1	15.1-36.2	5	4.7	1.7-12.2	10	9.1	3.8-20.0	74	62.1	50.0-72.9
65-74	90	17	19.2	11.2-30.8	6	5.2	2.3-11.8	10	12.4	6.3-22.9	57	63.2	50.9-74.0
75+	57	5	8.4	3.1-20.9	7	11.5	5.1-23.8	5	6.6	2.2-18.1	40	73.5	58.8-84.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	122	24	24.3	13.9-39.0	13	18.2	6.8-40.4	27	23.6	14.3-36.3	58	33.8	23.2-46.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	172	40	34.8	24.8-46.3	19	15.0	8.4-25.4	39	22.3	14.7-32.3	74	27.9	20.8-36.2
Some Post-H.S.	143	36	25.1	17.1-35.3	18	12.8	7.4-21.2	45	36.8	27.2-47.4	44	25.3	17.9-34.5
College Graduate	190	51	31.4	22.7-41.7	32	20.7	13.9-29.6	54	30.5	22.6-39.9	53	17.3	12.5-23.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	121	23	18.0	10.9-28.3	15	15.7	8.1-28.3	34	37.1	25.9-49.9	49	29.2	20.7-39.5
$15,000- 24,999	106	20	28.9	16.7-45.1	13	15.9	8.5-27.9	22	21.6	12.8-34.1	51	33.7	23.3-45.8
$25,000- 34,999	70	19	29.7	15.0-50.2	8	14.8	6.5-30.4	17	31.8	17.5-50.5	26	23.7	14.3-36.7
$35,000- 49,999	81	21	35.5	22.4-51.1	10	12.7	6.5-23.5	25	24.7	15.6-36.7	25	27.1	17.2-40.0
$50,000-74,999	56	20	41.4	27.1-57.4	7	10.3	4.2-22.9	17	33.4	19.9-50.4	12	14.9	7.9-26.4
$75,000+	90	26	29.1	19.4-41.3	15	17.3	9.8-28.7	27	36.6	25.2-49.6	22	17.0	10.6-26.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	336	70	27.5	20.5-35.9	34	14.7	8.8-23.6	86	26.8	20.9-33.7	146	30.9	25.1-37.4
No	283	77	32.0	24.9-40.0	46	17.0	12.1-23.3	77	30.2	23.4-38.1	83	20.8	16.0-26.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	53	9	13.3	5.7-28.3	5	12.1	4.4-29.4	6	26.2	11.7-48.8	33	48.4	31.7-65.4
Non-Veteran	575	142	31.0	25.6-36.9	77	17.2	12.7-22.9	159	28.3	23.6-33.6	197	23.4	19.7-27.7

Total
Respond.^

Under 11

11-19

20-39

40+

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,141

266

27.2

23.5-31.2

152

18.5

15.0-22.6

289

25.8

22.4-29.4

434

28.6

25.5-31.9

-Piedmont NC

628

151

29.6

24.6-35.2

16.8

12.6-22.2

165

28.2

23.6-33.2

230

25.4

21.6-29.5

GENDER

Male

168

39.0

29.2-49.8

17.2

9.3-29.5

23.6

15.9-33.6

20.2

14.3-27.7

Female

460

23.9

18.6-30.1

16.6

12.4-21.9

129

31.0

25.7-36.8

176

28.6

24.1-33.5

RACE

White

503

113

28.3

22.7-34.7

17.6

12.7-23.8

128

26.9

21.9-32.6

195

27.2

22.8-32.1

African American

105

33.9

22.2-48.0

15.7

7.7-29.3

29.4

19.3-42.0

21.0

13.6-30.9

Other Minorities

38.2

16.4-66.0

8.4

1.2-41.6

40.6

17.0-69.5

12.8

3.5-37.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

36.0

11.4-71.2

14.0

3.3-44.2

31.7

10.9-63.7

18.2

5.5-46.2

Non-Hispanic

611

147

29.6

24.4-35.3

17.0

12.6-22.5

158

27.7

23.1-32.9

226

25.7

21.9-30.0

AGE

18-24

49.4

28.6-70.4

48.2

27.6-69.6

2.4

0.7- 8.1

0.0

. - .

25-34

31.7

19.8-46.5

18.8

11.2-30.0

48.9

35.3-62.7

0.6

0.1- 4.0

35-44

127

31.3

22.4-41.8

16.2

10.0-25.4

49.3

38.9-59.7

3.2

0.8-11.7

45-54

123

26.3

16.0-40.1

7.0

3.0-15.5

28.3

19.7-38.8

38.4

28.4-49.5

55-64

112

24.1

15.1-36.2

4.7

1.7-12.2

9.1

3.8-20.0

62.1

50.0-72.9

65-74

19.2

11.2-30.8

5.2

2.3-11.8

12.4

6.3-22.9

63.2

50.9-74.0

75+

8.4

3.1-20.9

11.5

5.1-23.8

6.6

2.2-18.1

73.5

58.8-84.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

122

24.3

13.9-39.0

18.2

6.8-40.4

23.6

14.3-36.3

33.8

23.2-46.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

172

34.8

24.8-46.3

15.0

8.4-25.4

22.3

14.7-32.3

27.9

20.8-36.2

Some Post-H.S.

143

25.1

17.1-35.3

12.8

7.4-21.2

36.8

27.2-47.4

25.3

17.9-34.5

College Graduate

190

31.4

22.7-41.7

20.7

13.9-29.6

30.5

22.6-39.9

17.3

12.5-23.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

121

18.0

10.9-28.3

15.7

8.1-28.3

37.1

25.9-49.9

29.2

20.7-39.5

$15,000- 24,999

106

28.9

16.7-45.1

15.9

8.5-27.9

21.6

12.8-34.1

33.7

23.3-45.8

$25,000- 34,999

29.7

15.0-50.2

14.8

6.5-30.4

31.8

17.5-50.5

23.7

14.3-36.7

$35,000- 49,999

35.5

22.4-51.1

12.7

6.5-23.5

24.7

15.6-36.7

27.1

17.2-40.0

$50,000-74,999

41.4

27.1-57.4

10.3

4.2-22.9

33.4

19.9-50.4

14.9

7.9-26.4

$75,000+

29.1

19.4-41.3

17.3

9.8-28.7

36.6

25.2-49.6

17.0

10.6-26.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

336

27.5

20.5-35.9

14.7

8.8-23.6

26.8

20.9-33.7

146

30.9

25.1-37.4

283

32.0

24.9-40.0

17.0

12.1-23.3

30.2

23.4-38.1

20.8

16.0-26.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

13.3

5.7-28.3

12.1

4.4-29.4

26.2

11.7-48.8

48.4

31.7-65.4

Non-Veteran

575

142

31.0

25.6-36.9

17.2

12.7-22.9

159

28.3

23.6-33.6

197

23.4

19.7-27.7

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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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