BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (How old were you when you were first told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Under 11	11-19	20-39	40+
North Carolina	1,141	266	27.2	23.5-31.2	152	18.5	15.0-22.6	289	25.8	22.4-29.4	434	28.6	25.5-31.9
-Western NC	142	33	25.5	17.2-36.1	21	21.5	12.6-34.2	32	20.1	12.9-30.0	56	32.9	24.4-42.6
GENDER
Male	40	14	34.9	18.7-55.6	5	17.3	4.8-46.2	6	14.9	5.8-33.1	15	33.0	18.1-52.2
Female	102	19	20.3	12.1-32.1	16	23.8	13.4-38.6	26	23.0	14.0-35.6	41	32.8	23.4-43.9
RACE
White	121	29	26.3	17.3-38.0	15	17.6	9.1-31.4	27	20.8	13.0-31.7	50	35.2	25.8-45.9
African American	11	3	32.7	9.8-68.5	3	28.5	8.9-61.9	2	25.3	5.8-65.0	3	13.5	3.8-38.2
Other Minorities	10	1	6.5	0.7-39.7	3	63.3	22.5-91.1	3	5.5	1.0-25.0	3	24.7	5.3-65.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	1	26.1	3.1-79.7	1	32.3	4.1-84.3	1	41.6	6.0-88.7
Non-Hispanic	138	33	26.1	17.6-36.8	20	21.7	12.7-34.7	31	20.3	13.0-30.3	54	31.9	23.6-41.7
AGE
18-24	8	3	19.4	5.1-51.8	4	63.9	27.4-89.2	1	16.7	2.3-63.3	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	23	8	43.8	21.7-68.7	6	19.9	8.1-41.3	9	36.3	17.0-61.3	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	22	5	29.1	11.7-56.0	4	12.7	4.2-32.2	7	29.3	13.0-53.4	6	28.9	11.5-56.0
45-54	26	6	31.6	13.6-57.4	3	12.5	3.6-35.1	6	11.7	4.6-27.0	11	44.2	24.5-66.0
55-64	26	7	19.5	6.8-44.6	1	3.9	0.5-23.1	3	11.7	3.3-34.4	15	64.9	41.7-82.7
65-74	16	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.9	2.8-38.5	3	10.8	2.8-34.0	11	77.3	51.5-91.6
75+	20	4	14.2	4.1-38.6	1	11.8	1.7-50.6	2	6.4	1.5-24.1	13	67.6	40.1-86.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	29	4	17.0	5.5-41.8	3	18.9	4.5-53.5	10	24.4	10.4-47.3	12	39.7	20.1-63.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	44	12	29.0	13.8-51.0	7	28.4	11.5-54.7	10	13.1	6.1-26.1	15	29.5	16.3-47.4
Some Post-H.S.	35	11	30.6	15.5-51.5	6	11.4	4.6-25.7	5	24.4	9.1-51.1	13	33.6	18.5-52.9
College Graduate	34	6	23.9	10.1-46.8	5	25.4	9.6-52.2	7	20.8	8.6-42.1	16	29.9	16.5-47.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	26	4	13.3	3.6-38.9	5	38.0	14.1-69.5	7	19.0	7.8-39.5	10	29.7	13.2-53.9
$15,000- 24,999	43	13	30.1	14.9-51.4	6	19.5	7.3-42.6	10	20.4	9.4-38.8	14	30.0	16.7-47.8
$25,000- 34,999	18	6	42.0	19.0-69.1	4	24.5	8.6-52.9	4	14.6	4.2-40.1	4	18.8	6.4-43.7
$35,000- 49,999	13	2	27.5	7.6-63.8	1	3.0	0.4-19.6	2	19.3	4.8-53.2	8	50.1	23.1-77.1
$50,000-74,999	13	4	31.1	9.7-65.4	1	4.4	0.6-27.1	3	41.9	14.0-76.2	5	22.6	7.8-50.1
$75,000+	11	1	5.9	0.8-33.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	30.4	9.9-63.4	7	63.7	32.7-86.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	81	20	27.1	16.3-41.5	11	17.8	8.6-33.2	19	17.7	10.2-29.0	31	37.4	25.5-51.1
No	58	13	24.9	13.2-42.0	10	26.3	12.2-47.8	13	23.5	12.0-41.1	22	25.3	15.4-38.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	15	4	22.4	6.6-54.0	1	5.1	0.7-29.8	1	1.2	0.2- 8.8	9	71.3	41.1-89.8
Non-Veteran	127	29	25.8	17.0-37.3	20	23.4	13.6-37.2	31	22.4	14.3-33.1	47	28.4	20.5-37.9

Total
Respond.^

Under 11

11-19

20-39

40+

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,141

266

27.2

23.5-31.2

152

18.5

15.0-22.6

289

25.8

22.4-29.4

434

28.6

25.5-31.9

-Western NC

142

25.5

17.2-36.1

21.5

12.6-34.2

20.1

12.9-30.0

32.9

24.4-42.6

GENDER

Male

34.9

18.7-55.6

17.3

4.8-46.2

14.9

5.8-33.1

33.0

18.1-52.2

Female

102

20.3

12.1-32.1

23.8

13.4-38.6

23.0

14.0-35.6

32.8

23.4-43.9

RACE

White

121

26.3

17.3-38.0

17.6

9.1-31.4

20.8

13.0-31.7

35.2

25.8-45.9

African American

32.7

9.8-68.5

28.5

8.9-61.9

25.3

5.8-65.0

13.5

3.8-38.2

Other Minorities

6.5

0.7-39.7

63.3

22.5-91.1

5.5

1.0-25.0

24.7

5.3-65.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

26.1

3.1-79.7

32.3

4.1-84.3

41.6

6.0-88.7

Non-Hispanic

138

26.1

17.6-36.8

21.7

12.7-34.7

20.3

13.0-30.3

31.9

23.6-41.7

AGE

18-24

19.4

5.1-51.8

63.9

27.4-89.2

16.7

2.3-63.3

0.0

. - .

25-34

43.8

21.7-68.7

19.9

8.1-41.3

36.3

17.0-61.3

0.0

. - .

35-44

29.1

11.7-56.0

12.7

4.2-32.2

29.3

13.0-53.4

28.9

11.5-56.0

45-54

31.6

13.6-57.4

12.5

3.6-35.1

11.7

4.6-27.0

44.2

24.5-66.0

55-64

19.5

6.8-44.6

3.9

0.5-23.1

11.7

3.3-34.4

64.9

41.7-82.7

65-74

0.0

. - .

11.9

2.8-38.5

10.8

2.8-34.0

77.3

51.5-91.6

75+

14.2

4.1-38.6

11.8

1.7-50.6

6.4

1.5-24.1

67.6

40.1-86.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

17.0

5.5-41.8

18.9

4.5-53.5

24.4

10.4-47.3

39.7

20.1-63.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

29.0

13.8-51.0

28.4

11.5-54.7

13.1

6.1-26.1

29.5

16.3-47.4

Some Post-H.S.

30.6

15.5-51.5

11.4

4.6-25.7

24.4

9.1-51.1

33.6

18.5-52.9

College Graduate

23.9

10.1-46.8

25.4

9.6-52.2

20.8

8.6-42.1

29.9

16.5-47.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

13.3

3.6-38.9

38.0

14.1-69.5

19.0

7.8-39.5

29.7

13.2-53.9

$15,000- 24,999

30.1

14.9-51.4

19.5

7.3-42.6

20.4

9.4-38.8

30.0

16.7-47.8

$25,000- 34,999

42.0

19.0-69.1

24.5

8.6-52.9

14.6

4.2-40.1

18.8

6.4-43.7

$35,000- 49,999

27.5

7.6-63.8

3.0

0.4-19.6

19.3

4.8-53.2

50.1

23.1-77.1

$50,000-74,999

31.1

9.7-65.4

4.4

0.6-27.1

41.9

14.0-76.2

22.6

7.8-50.1

$75,000+

5.9

0.8-33.2

0.0

. - .

30.4

9.9-63.4

63.7

32.7-86.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

27.1

16.3-41.5

17.8

8.6-33.2

17.7

10.2-29.0

37.4

25.5-51.1

24.9

13.2-42.0

26.3

12.2-47.8

23.5

12.0-41.1

25.3

15.4-38.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

22.4

6.6-54.0

5.1

0.7-29.8

1.2

0.2- 8.8

71.3

41.1-89.8

Non-Veteran

127

25.8

17.0-37.3

23.4

13.6-37.2

22.4

14.3-33.1

28.4

20.5-37.9

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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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