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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson County

Asthma

During the past 12 months, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional for a routine checkup for your asthma?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Once Twice Three or more times None
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,171 307 27.3 23.9-31.1 136 11.6 9.0-14.7 220 16.3 13.8-19.2 508 44.8 40.9-48.8
-Robeson County 38 12 31.4 17.9-48.9 3 4.7 1.4-14.3 12 34.6 19.8-53.2 11 29.3 15.7-48.1
GENDER
Male 11 3 22.2 6.5-54.2 0 0.0 . - . 5 55.4 26.3-81.2 3 22.3 6.5-54.3
Female 27 9 36.7 19.6-58.0 3 7.4 2.2-21.8 7 22.5 10.1-42.9 8 33.4 16.1-56.8
RACE
White 17 5 35.9 15.6-62.9 3 11.2 3.3-31.6 5 33.5 13.9-61.2 4 19.4 6.2-46.6
Other 21 7 28.1 12.8-51.0 0 0.0 . - . 7 35.4 16.5-60.3 7 36.5 17.1-61.5
AGE
18-44 11 6 49.7 20.6-79.0 1 5.0 0.6-29.7 1 13.9 2.0-56.6 3 31.4 8.7-68.6
45+ 27 6 22.8 10.2-43.4 2 4.5 1.0-17.7 11 44.3 25.4-65.1 8 28.4 13.7-49.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 19 4 20.3 7.4-44.7 1 2.0 0.3-13.1 10 59.8 35.9-79.8 4 17.9 6.1-42.3
Some College + 19 8 44.3 22.2-68.8 2 7.8 1.9-27.6 2 5.2 1.2-19.8 7 42.7 20.3-68.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 30 8 26.9 13.3-46.9 2 3.3 0.8-12.9 12 42.9 24.8-63.0 8 27.0 12.6-48.6
$50,000+ 6 3 59.0 21.9-88.0 1 15.1 2.0-60.8 0 0.0 . - . 2 25.9 5.7-66.9

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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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