BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you still have asthma?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,177	1,209	6.5	6.0- 7.0	15,968	93.5	93.0-94.0
-Western NC	1,995	150	7.3	6.0- 8.9	1,845	92.7	91.1-94.0
GENDER
Male	710	43	5.3	3.6- 7.5	667	94.7	92.5-96.4
Female	1,285	107	9.1	7.1-11.4	1,178	90.9	88.6-92.9
RACE
White	1,775	129	7.2	5.8- 8.9	1,646	92.8	91.1-94.2
African American	94	11	10.7	5.3-20.2	83	89.3	79.8-94.7
Other Minorities	125	10	6.2	2.2-16.0	115	93.8	84.0-97.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	4	1.2	0.4- 3.3	75	98.8	96.7-99.6
Non-Hispanic	1,914	145	7.7	6.3- 9.4	1,769	92.3	90.6-93.7
AGE
18-24	101	7	7.4	3.2-16.1	94	92.6	83.9-96.8
25-34	265	23	7.5	4.6-12.1	242	92.5	87.9-95.4
35-44	312	22	7.3	4.5-11.6	290	92.7	88.4-95.5
45-54	349	28	7.4	4.8-11.3	321	92.6	88.7-95.2
55-64	377	30	7.1	4.7-10.5	347	92.9	89.5-95.3
65-74	309	19	6.0	3.7- 9.6	290	94.0	90.4-96.3
75+	274	20	7.9	4.7-13.0	254	92.1	87.0-95.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	345	33	9.2	5.8-14.3	312	90.8	85.7-94.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	609	45	6.4	4.4- 9.1	564	93.6	90.9-95.6
Some Post-H.S.	478	37	7.4	4.9-10.8	441	92.6	89.2-95.1
College Graduate	554	34	6.9	4.6-10.3	520	93.1	89.7-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	278	28	10.2	6.0-16.8	250	89.8	83.2-94.0
$15,000- 24,999	416	46	10.5	7.2-15.0	370	89.5	85.0-92.8
$25,000- 34,999	270	18	7.2	4.3-12.0	252	92.8	88.0-95.7
$35,000- 49,999	292	15	3.9	2.2- 6.8	277	96.1	93.2-97.8
$50,000-74,999	215	13	7.6	3.9-14.4	202	92.4	85.6-96.1
$75,000+	226	11	4.1	2.2- 7.5	215	95.9	92.5-97.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	670	87	13.1	10.1-16.7	583	86.9	83.3-89.9
No	1,273	60	4.9	3.5- 6.7	1,213	95.1	93.3-96.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	265	15	6.2	3.3-11.1	250	93.8	88.9-96.7
Non-Veteran	1,729	135	7.5	6.0- 9.2	1,594	92.5	90.8-94.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,177

1,209

6.5

6.0- 7.0

15,968

93.5

93.0-94.0

-Western NC

1,995

150

7.3

6.0- 8.9

1,845

92.7

91.1-94.0

GENDER

Male

710

5.3

3.6- 7.5

667

94.7

92.5-96.4

Female

1,285

107

9.1

7.1-11.4

1,178

90.9

88.6-92.9

RACE

White

1,775

129

7.2

5.8- 8.9

1,646

92.8

91.1-94.2

African American

10.7

5.3-20.2

89.3

79.8-94.7

Other Minorities

125

6.2

2.2-16.0

115

93.8

84.0-97.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

1.2

0.4- 3.3

98.8

96.7-99.6

Non-Hispanic

1,914

145

7.7

6.3- 9.4

1,769

92.3

90.6-93.7

AGE

18-24

101

7.4

3.2-16.1

92.6

83.9-96.8

25-34

265

7.5

4.6-12.1

242

92.5

87.9-95.4

35-44

312

7.3

4.5-11.6

290

92.7

88.4-95.5

45-54

349

7.4

4.8-11.3

321

92.6

88.7-95.2

55-64

377

7.1

4.7-10.5

347

92.9

89.5-95.3

65-74

309

6.0

3.7- 9.6

290

94.0

90.4-96.3

75+

274

7.9

4.7-13.0

254

92.1

87.0-95.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

345

9.2

5.8-14.3

312

90.8

85.7-94.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

609

6.4

4.4- 9.1

564

93.6

90.9-95.6

Some Post-H.S.

478

7.4

4.9-10.8

441

92.6

89.2-95.1

College Graduate

554

6.9

4.6-10.3

520

93.1

89.7-95.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

278

10.2

6.0-16.8

250

89.8

83.2-94.0

$15,000- 24,999

416

10.5

7.2-15.0

370

89.5

85.0-92.8

$25,000- 34,999

270

7.2

4.3-12.0

252

92.8

88.0-95.7

$35,000- 49,999

292

3.9

2.2- 6.8

277

96.1

93.2-97.8

$50,000-74,999

215

7.6

3.9-14.4

202

92.4

85.6-96.1

$75,000+

226

4.1

2.2- 7.5

215

95.9

92.5-97.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

670

13.1

10.1-16.7

583

86.9

83.3-89.9

1,273

4.9

3.5- 6.7

1,213

95.1

93.3-96.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

265

6.2

3.3-11.1

250

93.8

88.9-96.7

Non-Veteran

1,729

135

7.5

6.0- 9.2

1,594

92.5

90.8-94.0

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

^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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