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None | Less than once a week | Once or twice a week | > Twice a week not every day | Everyday | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 1,155 | 339 | 30.4 | 26.9-34.0 | 224 | 19.0 | 16.1-22.2 | 228 | 20.6 | 17.3-24.2 | 109 | 8.5 | 6.8-10.7 | 255 | 21.5 | 18.1-25.4 |
-Piedmont NC | 635 | 196 | 33.0 | 28.2-38.2 | 125 | 19.8 | 15.8-24.5 | 116 | 18.8 | 14.7-23.8 | 58 | 8.7 | 6.4-11.6 | 140 | 19.7 | 15.4-24.9 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 169 | 55 | 30.2 | 21.9-40.0 | 31 | 22.2 | 14.6-32.2 | 31 | 18.3 | 11.6-27.6 | 9 | 4.7 | 2.2- 9.6 | 43 | 24.7 | 15.7-36.6 |
Female | 466 | 141 | 34.7 | 29.3-40.6 | 94 | 18.3 | 14.3-23.1 | 85 | 19.2 | 14.3-25.2 | 49 | 11.1 | 8.1-15.1 | 97 | 16.7 | 13.3-20.9 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 510 | 158 | 33.4 | 28.0-39.2 | 94 | 17.1 | 13.3-21.6 | 93 | 18.6 | 14.0-24.2 | 50 | 9.8 | 7.1-13.3 | 115 | 21.2 | 16.0-27.5 |
African American | 105 | 30 | 30.2 | 20.0-42.8 | 28 | 29.4 | 18.0-44.1 | 21 | 20.7 | 11.7-34.0 | 8 | 5.9 | 2.6-12.9 | 18 | 13.8 | 8.1-22.5 |
Other Minorities | 16 | 5 | 30.4 | 12.0-58.4 | 3 | 30.4 | 9.7-64.0 | 2 | 17.0 | 4.0-50.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 22.2 | 8.9-45.6 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 15 | 6 | 53.4 | 23.8-80.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 20.7 | 4.9-57.1 | 2 | 7.9 | 1.5-32.2 | 4 | 18.1 | 5.5-45.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 618 | 188 | 32.1 | 27.3-37.2 | 125 | 20.4 | 16.3-25.3 | 113 | 18.9 | 14.6-23.9 | 56 | 8.7 | 6.5-11.7 | 136 | 19.9 | 15.5-25.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 33 | 12 | 29.7 | 15.6-49.3 | 8 | 21.8 | 9.1-43.6 | 9 | 28.5 | 12.9-51.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 20.0 | 5.7-50.9 |
25-34 | 86 | 23 | 31.1 | 19.7-45.4 | 31 | 31.6 | 20.6-45.0 | 21 | 23.5 | 14.2-36.3 | 3 | 3.6 | 1.1-10.7 | 8 | 10.3 | 3.4-27.3 |
35-44 | 126 | 47 | 39.3 | 29.4-50.1 | 25 | 17.9 | 11.2-27.5 | 18 | 11.8 | 6.7-19.9 | 15 | 14.0 | 8.1-23.2 | 21 | 17.0 | 10.5-26.3 |
45-54 | 123 | 39 | 34.9 | 25.0-46.3 | 19 | 13.7 | 7.7-23.3 | 21 | 17.7 | 9.3-31.1 | 14 | 12.8 | 7.0-22.1 | 30 | 20.9 | 13.9-30.2 |
55-64 | 112 | 25 | 20.0 | 13.0-29.4 | 20 | 18.4 | 10.8-29.5 | 22 | 22.4 | 13.4-35.0 | 11 | 9.6 | 5.0-17.6 | 34 | 29.7 | 20.4-41.0 |
65-74 | 89 | 23 | 28.1 | 18.4-40.4 | 11 | 10.3 | 5.1-19.7 | 17 | 15.4 | 9.2-24.5 | 9 | 11.2 | 5.4-21.7 | 29 | 35.0 | 23.9-48.1 |
75+ | 62 | 25 | 48.1 | 33.5-63.0 | 11 | 16.8 | 8.3-31.0 | 6 | 8.2 | 3.5-17.9 | 6 | 9.9 | 4.2-21.7 | 14 | 17.1 | 8.4-31.8 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 130 | 32 | 19.7 | 12.6-29.6 | 19 | 11.1 | 6.1-19.4 | 21 | 20.7 | 11.2-35.1 | 12 | 10.5 | 5.6-18.9 | 46 | 37.8 | 24.3-53.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 169 | 54 | 40.6 | 30.5-51.6 | 27 | 17.9 | 10.5-28.9 | 36 | 16.5 | 11.0-24.0 | 13 | 4.4 | 2.3- 8.1 | 39 | 20.6 | 13.1-31.0 |
Some Post-H.S. | 142 | 40 | 33.6 | 24.5-44.1 | 30 | 20.7 | 13.1-31.2 | 27 | 16.5 | 10.4-25.2 | 14 | 10.9 | 6.1-18.7 | 31 | 18.3 | 12.2-26.4 |
College Graduate | 193 | 70 | 34.2 | 26.3-43.0 | 49 | 26.2 | 18.9-35.0 | 31 | 20.3 | 12.3-31.7 | 19 | 10.0 | 5.9-16.5 | 24 | 9.4 | 5.6-15.3 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 128 | 28 | 25.2 | 16.4-36.7 | 21 | 15.0 | 8.9-24.0 | 29 | 26.8 | 16.8-39.9 | 9 | 6.4 | 3.2-12.5 | 41 | 26.7 | 18.6-36.6 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 106 | 27 | 29.6 | 19.0-42.9 | 22 | 18.8 | 11.0-30.4 | 19 | 14.7 | 8.4-24.4 | 10 | 7.7 | 3.8-14.9 | 28 | 29.3 | 17.2-45.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 67 | 21 | 37.9 | 22.0-56.9 | 11 | 12.6 | 6.0-24.4 | 16 | 29.2 | 13.7-51.6 | 8 | 8.7 | 4.0-18.0 | 11 | 11.7 | 5.7-22.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 81 | 18 | 28.0 | 16.7-42.9 | 22 | 23.0 | 13.0-37.5 | 15 | 20.4 | 11.5-33.7 | 7 | 9.4 | 4.1-20.3 | 19 | 19.2 | 11.3-30.6 |
$50,000-74,999 | 53 | 19 | 32.2 | 19.7-47.9 | 10 | 25.2 | 13.1-42.9 | 8 | 17.3 | 7.3-35.8 | 3 | 6.0 | 1.8-18.4 | 13 | 19.3 | 10.3-33.3 |
$75,000+ | 91 | 46 | 50.2 | 38.1-62.2 | 19 | 26.0 | 16.1-39.2 | 10 | 7.2 | 3.5-13.9 | 11 | 11.2 | 5.8-20.7 | 5 | 5.4 | 2.1-13.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 339 | 73 | 20.7 | 15.8-26.6 | 62 | 18.0 | 12.9-24.6 | 59 | 21.6 | 15.2-29.8 | 41 | 11.7 | 8.2-16.5 | 104 | 28.0 | 21.2-36.0 |
No | 287 | 115 | 44.2 | 36.7-52.0 | 62 | 20.7 | 15.4-27.3 | 57 | 17.0 | 12.1-23.3 | 17 | 5.9 | 3.4-10.1 | 36 | 12.1 | 7.4-19.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 52 | 16 | 43.0 | 26.2-61.6 | 10 | 12.6 | 5.7-25.6 | 5 | 5.2 | 1.8-13.9 | 5 | 12.0 | 4.3-29.5 | 16 | 27.2 | 15.0-44.1 |
Non-Veteran | 583 | 180 | 32.2 | 27.3-37.5 | 115 | 20.4 | 16.1-25.4 | 111 | 20.0 | 15.5-25.3 | 53 | 8.4 | 6.2-11.4 | 124 | 19.1 | 14.6-24.6 |
*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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