BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Do you still have asthma?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,177	1,209	6.5	6.0- 7.0	15,968	93.5	93.0-94.0
-Piedmont NC	9,646	665	6.3	5.7- 7.0	8,981	93.7	93.0-94.3
GENDER
Male	3,515	176	4.8	3.9- 5.9	3,339	95.2	94.1-96.1
Female	6,131	489	7.8	7.0- 8.7	5,642	92.2	91.3-93.0
RACE
White	7,487	535	6.7	6.0- 7.6	6,952	93.3	92.4-94.0
African American	1,571	110	7.0	5.4- 8.9	1,461	93.0	91.1-94.6
Other Minorities	547	16	1.9	1.1- 3.4	531	98.1	96.6-98.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	557	16	1.9	1.0- 3.6	541	98.1	96.4-99.0
Non-Hispanic	9,083	647	6.8	6.1- 7.6	8,436	93.2	92.4-93.9
AGE
18-24	439	33	6.5	4.2- 9.9	406	93.5	90.1-95.8
25-34	1,357	87	6.3	4.8- 8.2	1,270	93.7	91.8-95.2
35-44	1,886	130	6.4	5.3- 7.9	1,756	93.6	92.1-94.7
45-54	1,839	129	5.9	4.8- 7.4	1,710	94.1	92.6-95.2
55-64	1,724	117	6.4	5.2- 8.0	1,607	93.6	92.0-94.8
65-74	1,293	96	6.5	5.2- 8.2	1,197	93.5	91.8-94.8
75+	1,060	69	6.4	4.9- 8.5	991	93.6	91.5-95.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,505	137	7.1	5.4- 9.2	1,368	92.9	90.8-94.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,744	180	6.6	5.4- 8.1	2,564	93.4	91.9-94.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,293	149	6.0	4.9- 7.3	2,144	94.0	92.7-95.1
College Graduate	3,085	198	5.9	5.0- 7.1	2,887	94.1	92.9-95.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,037	134	10.5	8.4-13.0	903	89.5	87.0-91.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,637	110	5.7	4.4- 7.4	1,527	94.3	92.6-95.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,134	73	6.9	4.9- 9.6	1,061	93.1	90.4-95.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,263	83	6.6	5.1- 8.6	1,180	93.4	91.4-94.9
$50,000-74,999	1,310	56	3.6	2.6- 4.9	1,254	96.4	95.1-97.4
$75,000+	1,809	94	4.7	3.7- 5.9	1,715	95.3	94.1-96.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,817	357	12.8	11.1-14.7	2,460	87.2	85.3-88.9
No	6,559	298	4.2	3.6- 4.8	6,261	95.8	95.2-96.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,142	54	4.3	3.0- 6.0	1,088	95.7	94.0-97.0
Non-Veteran	8,492	611	6.6	5.9- 7.4	7,881	93.4	92.6-94.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,177

1,209

6.5

6.0- 7.0

15,968

93.5

93.0-94.0

-Piedmont NC

9,646

665

6.3

5.7- 7.0

8,981

93.7

93.0-94.3

GENDER

Male

3,515

176

4.8

3.9- 5.9

3,339

95.2

94.1-96.1

Female

6,131

489

7.8

7.0- 8.7

5,642

92.2

91.3-93.0

RACE

White

7,487

535

6.7

6.0- 7.6

6,952

93.3

92.4-94.0

African American

1,571

110

7.0

5.4- 8.9

1,461

93.0

91.1-94.6

Other Minorities

547

1.9

1.1- 3.4

531

98.1

96.6-98.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

557

1.9

1.0- 3.6

541

98.1

96.4-99.0

Non-Hispanic

9,083

647

6.8

6.1- 7.6

8,436

93.2

92.4-93.9

AGE

18-24

439

6.5

4.2- 9.9

406

93.5

90.1-95.8

25-34

1,357

6.3

4.8- 8.2

1,270

93.7

91.8-95.2

35-44

1,886

130

6.4

5.3- 7.9

1,756

93.6

92.1-94.7

45-54

1,839

129

5.9

4.8- 7.4

1,710

94.1

92.6-95.2

55-64

1,724

117

6.4

5.2- 8.0

1,607

93.6

92.0-94.8

65-74

1,293

6.5

5.2- 8.2

1,197

93.5

91.8-94.8

75+

1,060

6.4

4.9- 8.5

991

93.6

91.5-95.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,505

137

7.1

5.4- 9.2

1,368

92.9

90.8-94.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,744

180

6.6

5.4- 8.1

2,564

93.4

91.9-94.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,293

149

6.0

4.9- 7.3

2,144

94.0

92.7-95.1

College Graduate

3,085

198

5.9

5.0- 7.1

2,887

94.1

92.9-95.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,037

134

10.5

8.4-13.0

903

89.5

87.0-91.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,637

110

5.7

4.4- 7.4

1,527

94.3

92.6-95.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,134

6.9

4.9- 9.6

1,061

93.1

90.4-95.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,263

6.6

5.1- 8.6

1,180

93.4

91.4-94.9

$50,000-74,999

1,310

3.6

2.6- 4.9

1,254

96.4

95.1-97.4

$75,000+

1,809

4.7

3.7- 5.9

1,715

95.3

94.1-96.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,817

357

12.8

11.1-14.7

2,460

87.2

85.3-88.9

6,559

298

4.2

3.6- 4.8

6,261

95.8

95.2-96.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,142

4.3

3.0- 6.0

1,088

95.7

94.0-97.0

Non-Veteran

8,492

611

6.6

5.9- 7.4

7,881

93.4

92.6-94.1

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

^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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