BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (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?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
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
-Western NC	147	41	27.0	18.5-37.7	12	8.1	4.0-15.5	28	18.3	11.9-27.1	66	46.6	36.4-57.1
GENDER
Male	43	8	13.9	5.6-30.7	3	10.7	3.0-31.6	10	20.7	9.6-39.2	22	54.6	36.3-71.8
Female	104	33	33.8	22.5-47.2	9	6.7	3.2-13.5	18	17.0	10.1-27.4	44	42.5	30.7-55.2
RACE
White	126	36	25.5	17.2-36.0	12	9.5	4.7-18.0	22	16.5	10.0-26.0	56	48.6	37.7-59.6
African American	11	1	8.7	1.2-43.3	0	0.0	. - .	5	48.2	19.5-78.2	5	43.1	16.3-74.7
Other Minorities	10	4	67.1	26.2-92.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.8	0.8-40.8	5	26.1	5.9-66.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	26.3	3.1-79.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	73.7	20.1-96.9
Non-Hispanic	143	40	27.4	18.7-38.2	12	8.3	4.1-15.8	28	18.7	12.1-27.7	63	45.6	35.4-56.3
AGE
18-24	7	3	52.6	17.2-85.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	47.4	14.5-82.8
25-34	23	4	19.6	6.7-45.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	12.4	3.8-33.9	16	68.0	43.4-85.5
35-44	21	7	27.1	12.2-49.8	3	20.6	5.9-51.9	5	26.9	10.1-54.6	6	25.5	10.5-49.9
45-54	28	8	22.3	10.0-42.7	3	8.6	2.4-26.3	7	35.7	16.8-60.4	10	33.3	16.9-55.1
55-64	29	9	27.6	13.6-48.1	2	9.5	2.4-31.0	6	18.4	7.6-38.2	12	44.5	25.4-65.4
65-74	19	5	27.6	11.2-53.7	2	8.1	2.0-27.8	4	25.2	9.3-52.5	8	39.1	19.0-63.9
75+	19	5	15.4	5.7-35.6	2	11.4	2.4-40.3	3	7.8	1.9-26.8	9	65.4	39.9-84.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	33	7	24.0	8.1-53.0	5	14.8	4.4-39.7	10	29.2	13.7-51.8	11	31.9	15.4-54.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	43	9	16.1	7.7-30.8	3	9.7	3.1-26.4	6	7.0	2.5-18.0	25	67.2	49.6-81.0
Some Post-H.S.	36	11	35.3	17.9-57.8	3	5.9	1.7-18.4	8	25.5	11.9-46.4	14	33.3	18.2-52.8
College Graduate	34	13	32.6	17.1-53.1	1	1.7	0.2-11.6	4	12.3	4.3-30.6	16	53.3	33.1-72.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	28	9	41.4	17.5-70.3	2	7.9	1.5-32.2	9	26.0	11.5-48.8	8	24.7	10.2-48.7
$15,000- 24,999	46	11	14.6	7.2-27.4	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	9	21.6	10.0-40.7	25	62.9	44.6-78.1
$25,000- 34,999	16	5	33.1	12.6-63.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.8	2.5-35.9	9	56.1	28.8-80.1
$35,000- 49,999	15	4	27.3	9.5-57.4	1	7.7	1.1-39.5	4	35.6	13.8-65.5	6	29.4	11.6-57.0
$50,000-74,999	13	2	28.0	5.9-70.5	2	9.0	1.9-33.3	2	16.2	2.9-55.7	7	46.8	18.5-77.3
$75,000+	11	5	51.9	24.2-78.5	1	5.9	0.8-33.2	0	0.0	. - .	5	42.1	17.7-71.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	85	23	21.6	13.2-33.2	6	9.0	3.3-22.2	23	27.2	17.1-40.4	33	42.2	29.3-56.2
No	59	17	34.0	19.5-52.2	6	7.3	3.0-17.0	5	8.7	3.0-22.3	31	50.0	34.0-66.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	15	2	4.8	1.1-19.4	2	27.7	6.9-66.3	4	20.5	5.6-52.8	7	47.0	20.5-75.4
Non-Veteran	132	39	29.8	20.4-41.2	10	5.7	2.9-11.0	24	18.0	11.3-27.4	59	46.6	35.8-57.7

Total
Respond.^

Once

Twice

Three or more times

None

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

-Western NC

147

27.0

18.5-37.7

8.1

4.0-15.5

18.3

11.9-27.1

46.6

36.4-57.1

GENDER

Male

13.9

5.6-30.7

10.7

3.0-31.6

20.7

9.6-39.2

54.6

36.3-71.8

Female

104

33.8

22.5-47.2

6.7

3.2-13.5

17.0

10.1-27.4

42.5

30.7-55.2

RACE

White

126

25.5

17.2-36.0

9.5

4.7-18.0

16.5

10.0-26.0

48.6

37.7-59.6

African American

8.7

1.2-43.3

0.0

. - .

48.2

19.5-78.2

43.1

16.3-74.7

Other Minorities

67.1

26.2-92.1

0.0

. - .

6.8

0.8-40.8

26.1

5.9-66.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

26.3

3.1-79.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

73.7

20.1-96.9

Non-Hispanic

143

27.4

18.7-38.2

8.3

4.1-15.8

18.7

12.1-27.7

45.6

35.4-56.3

AGE

18-24

52.6

17.2-85.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

47.4

14.5-82.8

25-34

19.6

6.7-45.1

0.0

. - .

12.4

3.8-33.9

68.0

43.4-85.5

35-44

27.1

12.2-49.8

20.6

5.9-51.9

26.9

10.1-54.6

25.5

10.5-49.9

45-54

22.3

10.0-42.7

8.6

2.4-26.3

35.7

16.8-60.4

33.3

16.9-55.1

55-64

27.6

13.6-48.1

9.5

2.4-31.0

18.4

7.6-38.2

44.5

25.4-65.4

65-74

27.6

11.2-53.7

8.1

2.0-27.8

25.2

9.3-52.5

39.1

19.0-63.9

75+

15.4

5.7-35.6

11.4

2.4-40.3

7.8

1.9-26.8

65.4

39.9-84.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

24.0

8.1-53.0

14.8

4.4-39.7

29.2

13.7-51.8

31.9

15.4-54.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

16.1

7.7-30.8

9.7

3.1-26.4

7.0

2.5-18.0

67.2

49.6-81.0

Some Post-H.S.

35.3

17.9-57.8

5.9

1.7-18.4

25.5

11.9-46.4

33.3

18.2-52.8

College Graduate

32.6

17.1-53.1

1.7

0.2-11.6

12.3

4.3-30.6

53.3

33.1-72.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

41.4

17.5-70.3

7.9

1.5-32.2

26.0

11.5-48.8

24.7

10.2-48.7

$15,000- 24,999

14.6

7.2-27.4

0.9

0.1- 6.2

21.6

10.0-40.7

62.9

44.6-78.1

$25,000- 34,999

33.1

12.6-63.0

0.0

. - .

10.8

2.5-35.9

56.1

28.8-80.1

$35,000- 49,999

27.3

9.5-57.4

7.7

1.1-39.5

35.6

13.8-65.5

29.4

11.6-57.0

$50,000-74,999

28.0

5.9-70.5

9.0

1.9-33.3

16.2

2.9-55.7

46.8

18.5-77.3

$75,000+

51.9

24.2-78.5

5.9

0.8-33.2

0.0

. - .

42.1

17.7-71.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

21.6

13.2-33.2

9.0

3.3-22.2

27.2

17.1-40.4

42.2

29.3-56.2

34.0

19.5-52.2

7.3

3.0-17.0

8.7

3.0-22.3

50.0

34.0-66.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

4.8

1.1-19.4

27.7

6.9-66.3

20.5

5.6-52.8

47.0

20.5-75.4

Non-Veteran

132

29.8

20.4-41.2

5.7

2.9-11.0

18.0

11.3-27.4

46.6

35.8-57.7

Back to Asthma.

*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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