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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Asthma

During the past 12 months, besides emergency room visits, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional for urgent treatment of worsening asthma symptoms?*

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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 1,186 154 13.8 11.0-17.3 95 9.1 6.8-11.9 145 11.5 9.3-14.0 792 65.6 61.6-69.4
-Western NC 147 16 12.9 6.8-22.9 16 13.6 7.2-24.0 15 9.6 5.2-17.1 100 63.9 53.0-73.7
GENDER
Male 43 2 3.0 0.7-11.6 5 15.6 5.4-37.3 4 6.1 1.4-22.2 32 75.3 55.3-88.3
Female 104 14 17.9 9.2-31.8 11 12.5 5.6-25.5 11 11.4 5.8-21.3 68 58.2 45.0-70.2
RACE
White 126 13 10.0 5.4-17.6 14 15.5 8.2-27.3 13 8.7 4.4-16.4 86 65.8 54.4-75.6
African American 11 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 2 28.1 7.1-66.7 9 71.9 33.3-92.9
Other Minorities 10 3 63.5 22.8-91.1 2 4.5 0.7-24.8 0 0.0 . - . 5 32.0 7.6-72.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 4 0 0.0 . - . 1 19.9 2.5-70.6 0 0.0 . - . 3 80.1 29.4-97.5
Non-Hispanic 142 16 13.2 7.0-23.5 15 13.7 7.2-24.4 15 9.9 5.4-17.5 96 63.3 52.1-73.2
AGE
18-24 7 3 39.9 10.6-78.8 1 22.0 3.1-71.3 0 0.0 . - . 3 38.2 10.1-77.2
25-34 23 0 0.0 . - . 3 9.5 2.4-30.9 1 5.4 0.7-30.3 19 85.1 62.2-95.2
35-44 22 3 12.0 3.6-33.4 1 12.3 1.8-51.3 2 18.3 4.8-49.8 16 57.4 32.3-79.2
45-54 28 3 14.0 4.0-38.9 6 25.2 9.7-51.5 4 14.7 5.2-35.3 15 46.0 26.2-67.2
55-64 29 4 13.9 4.9-33.5 2 6.0 1.1-26.7 5 15.7 6.0-35.5 18 64.3 43.5-80.8
65-74 18 1 0.6 0.1- 4.1 2 16.0 3.8-47.6 2 9.4 2.3-31.7 13 74.0 46.5-90.3
75+ 19 2 11.5 2.4-40.8 1 4.4 0.6-26.0 1 0.5 0.1- 4.0 15 83.6 56.7-95.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 7 25.3 8.8-54.3 4 21.6 7.6-48.1 4 11.8 3.6-32.0 18 41.3 22.4-63.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 44 6 14.9 6.3-31.3 6 10.3 3.8-24.7 3 3.5 0.7-15.6 29 71.4 53.8-84.2
Some Post-H.S. 36 3 10.9 3.4-29.6 4 9.8 3.4-25.3 5 15.3 5.4-36.4 24 64.0 43.7-80.3
College Graduate 34 0 0.0 . - . 2 12.9 2.1-50.2 3 8.6 2.5-25.9 29 78.5 49.9-93.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 28 6 43.8 19.2-71.9 3 5.2 1.5-16.2 3 8.2 2.3-25.3 16 42.8 21.3-67.4
$15,000- 24,999 44 5 9.3 3.3-23.4 7 24.4 10.2-47.6 4 8.1 2.3-24.8 28 58.2 38.4-75.8
$25,000- 34,999 18 2 11.8 2.9-37.8 2 6.3 1.0-31.2 2 6.6 1.5-24.8 12 75.3 50.0-90.2
$35,000- 49,999 15 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 2 18.5 4.2-54.1 13 81.5 45.9-95.8
$50,000-74,999 13 1 5.7 0.7-32.8 0 0.0 . - . 1 14.0 2.0-56.9 11 80.3 42.9-95.7
$75,000+ 11 0 0.0 . - . 1 12.6 1.8-53.0 0 0.0 . - . 10 87.4 47.0-98.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 85 9 10.4 4.9-21.0 14 24.3 13.2-40.5 13 14.3 7.6-25.4 49 50.9 37.5-64.2
No 59 7 16.3 6.3-36.0 2 1.7 0.3- 9.9 2 4.6 0.9-21.0 48 77.4 58.5-89.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 15 0 0.0 . - . 2 27.8 7.0-66.3 2 1.8 0.4- 8.2 11 70.5 33.4-91.9
Non-Veteran 132 16 14.4 7.7-25.4 14 11.8 5.8-22.6 13 10.6 5.7-18.9 89 63.2 51.6-73.4

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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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