BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,207	1,849	10.1	9.5-10.7	15,358	89.9	89.3-90.5
-Western NC	2,000	226	11.3	9.6-13.2	1,774	88.7	86.8-90.4
GENDER
Male	713	82	10.7	8.2-13.8	631	89.3	86.2-91.8
Female	1,287	144	11.8	9.6-14.3	1,143	88.2	85.7-90.4
RACE
White	1,780	197	11.4	9.6-13.4	1,583	88.6	86.6-90.4
African American	94	16	13.3	7.3-22.9	78	86.7	77.1-92.7
Other Minorities	125	13	8.9	3.9-19.2	112	91.1	80.8-96.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	7	3.6	1.1-11.1	72	96.4	88.9-98.9
Non-Hispanic	1,919	218	11.8	10.0-13.8	1,701	88.2	86.2-90.0
AGE
18-24	102	12	12.8	6.8-22.8	90	87.2	77.2-93.2
25-34	267	41	13.3	9.3-18.7	226	86.7	81.3-90.7
35-44	312	30	9.5	6.3-14.1	282	90.5	85.9-93.7
45-54	349	33	9.3	6.2-13.7	316	90.7	86.3-93.8
55-64	377	50	12.6	9.3-16.9	327	87.4	83.1-90.7
65-74	310	31	10.3	7.1-14.8	279	89.7	85.2-92.9
75+	275	28	10.3	6.7-15.5	247	89.7	84.5-93.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	347	53	13.7	9.6-19.1	294	86.3	80.9-90.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	612	63	10.9	7.9-14.8	549	89.1	85.2-92.1
Some Post-H.S.	478	54	11.2	8.1-15.1	424	88.8	84.9-91.9
College Graduate	554	55	10.1	7.3-13.7	499	89.9	86.3-92.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	279	42	17.6	11.9-25.1	237	82.4	74.9-88.1
$15,000- 24,999	416	59	12.9	9.3-17.5	357	87.1	82.5-90.7
$25,000- 34,999	270	29	11.8	7.8-17.5	241	88.2	82.5-92.2
$35,000- 49,999	295	32	9.7	6.4-14.4	263	90.3	85.6-93.6
$50,000-74,999	215	21	11.8	7.1-18.9	194	88.2	81.1-92.9
$75,000+	226	13	4.7	2.6- 8.2	213	95.3	91.8-97.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	671	124	18.3	14.9-22.4	547	81.7	77.6-85.1
No	1,277	98	8.4	6.5-10.7	1,179	91.6	89.3-93.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	265	25	9.7	6.2-15.0	240	90.3	85.0-93.8
Non-Veteran	1,734	201	11.5	9.7-13.6	1,533	88.5	86.4-90.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,207

1,849

10.1

9.5-10.7

15,358

89.9

89.3-90.5

-Western NC

2,000

226

11.3

9.6-13.2

1,774

88.7

86.8-90.4

GENDER

Male

713

10.7

8.2-13.8

631

89.3

86.2-91.8

Female

1,287

144

11.8

9.6-14.3

1,143

88.2

85.7-90.4

RACE

White

1,780

197

11.4

9.6-13.4

1,583

88.6

86.6-90.4

African American

13.3

7.3-22.9

86.7

77.1-92.7

Other Minorities

125

8.9

3.9-19.2

112

91.1

80.8-96.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

3.6

1.1-11.1

96.4

88.9-98.9

Non-Hispanic

1,919

218

11.8

10.0-13.8

1,701

88.2

86.2-90.0

AGE

18-24

102

12.8

6.8-22.8

87.2

77.2-93.2

25-34

267

13.3

9.3-18.7

226

86.7

81.3-90.7

35-44

312

9.5

6.3-14.1

282

90.5

85.9-93.7

45-54

349

9.3

6.2-13.7

316

90.7

86.3-93.8

55-64

377

12.6

9.3-16.9

327

87.4

83.1-90.7

65-74

310

10.3

7.1-14.8

279

89.7

85.2-92.9

75+

275

10.3

6.7-15.5

247

89.7

84.5-93.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

347

13.7

9.6-19.1

294

86.3

80.9-90.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

612

10.9

7.9-14.8

549

89.1

85.2-92.1

Some Post-H.S.

478

11.2

8.1-15.1

424

88.8

84.9-91.9

College Graduate

554

10.1

7.3-13.7

499

89.9

86.3-92.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

279

17.6

11.9-25.1

237

82.4

74.9-88.1

$15,000- 24,999

416

12.9

9.3-17.5

357

87.1

82.5-90.7

$25,000- 34,999

270

11.8

7.8-17.5

241

88.2

82.5-92.2

$35,000- 49,999

295

9.7

6.4-14.4

263

90.3

85.6-93.6

$50,000-74,999

215

11.8

7.1-18.9

194

88.2

81.1-92.9

$75,000+

226

4.7

2.6- 8.2

213

95.3

91.8-97.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

671

124

18.3

14.9-22.4

547

81.7

77.6-85.1

1,277

8.4

6.5-10.7

1,179

91.6

89.3-93.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

265

9.7

6.2-15.0

240

90.3

85.0-93.8

Non-Veteran

1,734

201

11.5

9.7-13.6

1,533

88.5

86.4-90.3

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^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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