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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 1,183 | 240 | 21.5 | 18.4-25.0 | 36 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.6 | 496 | 37.7 | 34.0-41.7 | 411 | 37.3 | 33.5-41.3 |
-Piedmont NC | 654 | 136 | 21.1 | 17.2-25.5 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.4 | 261 | 37.4 | 32.2-42.9 | 240 | 39.6 | 34.5-44.9 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 172 | 39 | 21.0 | 14.2-29.8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.6- 4.0 | 53 | 32.3 | 22.7-43.8 | 75 | 45.2 | 35.0-55.7 |
Female | 482 | 97 | 21.1 | 16.7-26.3 | 12 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.3 | 208 | 40.4 | 34.8-46.3 | 165 | 36.3 | 30.9-42.0 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 527 | 101 | 18.1 | 14.4-22.6 | 14 | 2.2 | 1.2- 4.1 | 219 | 41.2 | 35.2-47.5 | 193 | 38.4 | 32.8-44.3 |
African American | 108 | 31 | 31.6 | 20.5-45.1 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.9 | 35 | 24.5 | 16.2-35.1 | 39 | 42.8 | 30.5-56.1 |
Other Minorities | 15 | 4 | 35.2 | 12.8-66.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 21.8 | 8.1-46.9 | 6 | 42.9 | 18.5-71.4 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 15 | 2 | 14.7 | 3.4-45.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 44.1 | 16.7-75.7 | 7 | 41.2 | 16.1-71.9 |
Non-Hispanic | 637 | 134 | 21.3 | 17.4-25.9 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.5 | 255 | 37.4 | 32.1-42.9 | 231 | 39.3 | 34.1-44.7 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 32 | 9 | 21.2 | 9.5-40.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 41.9 | 21.3-65.7 | 13 | 36.9 | 19.5-58.5 |
25-34 | 86 | 26 | 23.9 | 15.3-35.3 | 3 | 2.8 | 0.9- 8.4 | 19 | 20.2 | 10.6-35.0 | 38 | 53.2 | 39.6-66.4 |
35-44 | 130 | 35 | 25.6 | 17.6-35.5 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.1 | 46 | 40.1 | 30.1-50.9 | 46 | 33.1 | 24.3-43.1 |
45-54 | 129 | 26 | 23.0 | 13.8-35.8 | 6 | 4.5 | 1.6-11.8 | 49 | 35.4 | 26.0-46.1 | 48 | 37.1 | 27.2-48.1 |
55-64 | 115 | 18 | 15.9 | 9.3-26.0 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.4 | 52 | 42.4 | 31.9-53.6 | 43 | 40.4 | 29.5-52.3 |
65-74 | 91 | 16 | 17.7 | 10.5-28.4 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3- 5.7 | 47 | 52.6 | 40.6-64.3 | 26 | 28.3 | 18.8-40.2 |
75+ | 67 | 6 | 9.4 | 3.9-20.9 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.9 | 34 | 42.0 | 29.1-56.2 | 26 | 47.3 | 33.2-61.8 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 133 | 25 | 21.3 | 12.4-34.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 58 | 44.5 | 31.0-58.8 | 49 | 34.1 | 23.0-47.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 177 | 35 | 16.4 | 10.8-24.0 | 6 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.3 | 69 | 31.9 | 23.2-42.2 | 67 | 49.5 | 39.1-59.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 145 | 36 | 29.0 | 20.2-39.8 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6- 9.2 | 50 | 28.4 | 20.8-37.5 | 56 | 40.1 | 30.6-50.4 |
College Graduate | 198 | 40 | 20.0 | 13.9-27.9 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.4 | 84 | 44.7 | 35.5-54.3 | 67 | 32.8 | 25.1-41.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 130 | 31 | 21.1 | 14.0-30.5 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.9 | 54 | 36.7 | 26.8-47.9 | 42 | 40.8 | 29.8-52.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 109 | 24 | 24.0 | 14.9-36.1 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.5 | 47 | 45.7 | 32.7-59.4 | 36 | 29.4 | 19.4-41.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 72 | 14 | 15.7 | 7.9-28.7 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 8.2 | 33 | 43.8 | 27.5-61.5 | 23 | 38.6 | 23.2-56.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 83 | 20 | 27.7 | 16.6-42.6 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.3 | 34 | 38.2 | 25.9-52.2 | 28 | 32.7 | 21.6-46.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 55 | 10 | 19.4 | 9.8-34.9 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.7-10.8 | 24 | 44.0 | 29.1-60.1 | 19 | 33.8 | 20.8-49.8 |
$75,000+ | 94 | 21 | 25.6 | 16.3-37.8 | 3 | 3.9 | 1.1-13.1 | 32 | 29.0 | 19.6-40.6 | 38 | 41.5 | 30.2-53.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 350 | 67 | 21.1 | 15.7-27.9 | 9 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.6 | 165 | 43.1 | 35.5-51.0 | 109 | 33.7 | 27.1-41.1 |
No | 294 | 69 | 22.2 | 16.8-28.7 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.1 | 95 | 33.0 | 26.1-40.8 | 122 | 42.8 | 35.5-50.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 53 | 6 | 6.9 | 2.9-15.6 | 2 | 3.1 | 0.7-12.7 | 24 | 42.5 | 26.5-60.2 | 21 | 47.6 | 30.6-65.1 |
Non-Veteran | 601 | 130 | 22.2 | 18.1-27.0 | 15 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.4 | 237 | 37.0 | 31.6-42.8 | 219 | 38.9 | 33.6-44.5 |
*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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