BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,072	554	50.6	46.5-54.8	518	49.4	45.2-53.5
-Western NC	135	72	51.0	40.4-61.6	63	49.0	38.4-59.6
GENDER
Male	41	21	48.5	30.5-66.8	20	51.5	33.2-69.5
Female	94	51	52.5	39.7-65.0	43	47.5	35.0-60.3
RACE
White	118	60	48.0	36.7-59.5	58	52.0	40.5-63.3
African American	9	7	83.6	48.7-96.5	2	16.4	3.5-51.3
Other Minorities	8	5	52.2	18.3-84.2	3	47.8	15.8-81.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	2	44.4	10.0-85.2	2	55.6	14.8-90.0
Non-Hispanic	130	70	51.9	41.0-62.6	60	48.1	37.4-59.0
AGE
18-24	5	3	58.0	14.9-91.6	2	42.0	8.4-85.1
25-34	21	11	45.0	22.8-69.3	10	55.0	30.7-77.2
35-44	19	11	60.3	35.0-81.1	8	39.7	18.9-65.0
45-54	24	17	72.5	48.4-88.1	7	27.5	11.9-51.6
55-64	28	19	62.1	39.7-80.3	9	37.9	19.7-60.3
65-74	19	5	27.7	11.5-52.9	14	72.3	47.1-88.5
75+	18	6	24.9	9.4-51.4	12	75.1	48.6-90.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	28	14	47.5	25.8-70.2	14	52.5	29.8-74.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	39	18	37.5	21.5-56.7	21	62.5	43.3-78.5
Some Post-H.S.	33	22	65.2	40.5-83.8	11	34.8	16.2-59.5
College Graduate	34	18	55.6	35.1-74.4	16	44.4	25.6-64.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	22	12	58.0	35.9-77.3	10	42.0	22.7-64.1
$15,000- 24,999	44	28	55.2	35.7-73.2	16	44.8	26.8-64.3
$25,000- 34,999	14	8	55.9	27.6-80.8	6	44.1	19.2-72.4
$35,000- 49,999	15	7	64.1	37.5-84.1	8	35.9	15.9-62.5
$50,000-74,999	11	2	11.7	2.5-40.7	9	88.3	59.3-97.5
$75,000+	11	5	43.5	18.4-72.4	6	56.5	27.6-81.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	79	52	68.7	55.1-79.6	27	31.3	20.4-44.9
No	54	20	31.9	19.9-47.0	34	68.1	53.0-80.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	14	8	59.6	29.4-83.9	6	40.4	16.1-70.6
Non-Veteran	121	64	49.9	38.6-61.1	57	50.1	38.9-61.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,072

554

50.6

46.5-54.8

518

49.4

45.2-53.5

-Western NC

135

51.0

40.4-61.6

49.0

38.4-59.6

GENDER

Male

48.5

30.5-66.8

51.5

33.2-69.5

Female

52.5

39.7-65.0

47.5

35.0-60.3

RACE

White

118

48.0

36.7-59.5

52.0

40.5-63.3

African American

83.6

48.7-96.5

16.4

3.5-51.3

Other Minorities

52.2

18.3-84.2

47.8

15.8-81.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

44.4

10.0-85.2

55.6

14.8-90.0

Non-Hispanic

130

51.9

41.0-62.6

48.1

37.4-59.0

AGE

18-24

58.0

14.9-91.6

42.0

8.4-85.1

25-34

45.0

22.8-69.3

55.0

30.7-77.2

35-44

60.3

35.0-81.1

39.7

18.9-65.0

45-54

72.5

48.4-88.1

27.5

11.9-51.6

55-64

62.1

39.7-80.3

37.9

19.7-60.3

65-74

27.7

11.5-52.9

72.3

47.1-88.5

75+

24.9

9.4-51.4

75.1

48.6-90.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

47.5

25.8-70.2

52.5

29.8-74.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

37.5

21.5-56.7

62.5

43.3-78.5

Some Post-H.S.

65.2

40.5-83.8

34.8

16.2-59.5

College Graduate

55.6

35.1-74.4

44.4

25.6-64.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

58.0

35.9-77.3

42.0

22.7-64.1

$15,000- 24,999

55.2

35.7-73.2

44.8

26.8-64.3

$25,000- 34,999

55.9

27.6-80.8

44.1

19.2-72.4

$35,000- 49,999

64.1

37.5-84.1

35.9

15.9-62.5

$50,000-74,999

11.7

2.5-40.7

88.3

59.3-97.5

$75,000+

43.5

18.4-72.4

56.5

27.6-81.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

68.7

55.1-79.6

31.3

20.4-44.9

31.9

19.9-47.0

68.1

53.0-80.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

59.6

29.4-83.9

40.4

16.1-70.6

Non-Veteran

121

49.9

38.6-61.1

50.1

38.9-61.4

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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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