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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

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 1,131 142 12.7 10.3-15.7 81 7.2 5.5- 9.5 117 10.1 8.0-12.7 791 69.9 66.1-73.5
-Eastern NC 424 57 13.4 9.2-19.2 33 8.8 5.9-12.9 48 9.7 6.9-13.5 286 68.1 61.6-73.9
GENDER
Male 97 8 10.8 3.7-27.7 9 8.9 4.2-17.9 5 4.1 1.4-11.6 75 76.1 61.6-86.4
Female 327 49 14.9 10.6-20.4 24 8.7 5.5-13.6 43 12.7 9.0-17.8 211 63.7 56.9-70.0
RACE
White 264 33 10.1 6.8-14.8 20 8.1 4.8-13.3 26 9.6 6.0-15.0 185 72.2 64.8-78.6
African American 112 16 19.1 9.2-35.6 10 11.7 5.8-22.2 15 11.1 6.0-19.4 71 58.1 44.5-70.5
Other Minorities 47 8 15.8 6.0-35.7 3 4.8 1.3-15.9 7 7.1 2.8-16.9 29 72.2 54.0-85.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 8 0 0.0 . - . 1 6.7 0.8-37.8 1 4.6 0.6-28.7 6 88.7 59.8-97.6
Non-Hispanic 415 57 13.9 9.5-19.8 31 8.6 5.7-12.8 47 9.9 7.0-13.8 280 67.7 61.0-73.6
AGE
18-24 18 2 15.8 3.2-51.4 1 5.4 0.7-30.7 0 0.0 . - . 15 78.8 46.5-94.1
25-34 39 5 9.4 3.7-21.8 6 12.4 5.3-26.6 4 8.2 3.0-20.5 24 70.0 53.5-82.5
35-44 64 13 22.0 12.3-36.2 2 2.5 0.6- 9.7 8 12.2 5.4-25.0 41 63.3 48.8-75.7
45-54 88 16 16.7 9.3-28.0 10 11.2 5.8-20.6 11 15.1 7.4-28.2 51 57.1 44.1-69.1
55-64 102 10 7.5 3.8-14.2 8 12.9 6.2-24.9 12 11.0 5.7-19.9 72 68.7 57.0-78.4
65-74 64 8 10.4 4.9-20.8 2 3.9 0.7-19.2 8 10.7 5.0-21.5 46 74.9 61.6-84.8
75+ 45 3 5.2 1.5-16.5 4 16.1 5.2-40.0 5 11.0 4.3-25.5 33 67.7 48.4-82.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 13 18.8 7.6-39.4 8 10.2 4.2-22.4 19 17.1 9.8-28.0 59 54.0 39.5-67.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 136 14 8.1 4.3-14.8 10 8.1 3.9-16.0 13 5.3 2.8- 9.9 99 78.5 68.9-85.7
Some Post-H.S. 104 11 10.3 5.3-19.1 10 10.1 5.2-18.8 11 13.1 6.4-25.1 72 66.4 54.0-76.9
College Graduate 83 19 21.0 12.3-33.6 5 7.2 2.7-17.4 5 5.5 2.1-13.5 54 66.3 53.4-77.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 11 12.7 6.4-23.6 7 9.0 3.9-19.2 14 11.1 6.1-19.4 61 67.3 54.8-77.7
$15,000- 24,999 98 10 6.9 3.3-13.8 11 17.1 9.1-29.9 10 11.5 5.5-22.4 67 64.5 51.8-75.4
$25,000- 34,999 36 5 28.2 7.8-64.5 2 4.4 1.0-17.1 3 5.6 1.5-19.0 26 61.9 32.6-84.5
$35,000- 49,999 54 4 10.8 3.5-28.7 5 6.9 2.6-16.8 10 14.9 6.3-31.2 35 67.5 48.9-81.8
$50,000-74,999 45 11 15.4 6.8-31.1 3 3.0 0.8-10.5 4 7.1 2.4-19.4 27 74.5 56.3-86.9
$75,000+ 29 7 20.9 9.0-41.6 2 7.2 1.5-28.4 0 0.0 . - . 20 71.9 49.9-86.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 281 37 12.7 8.7-18.4 27 12.8 8.5-18.8 42 14.9 10.4-21.0 175 59.5 52.2-66.4
No 138 20 14.8 7.4-27.3 6 3.9 1.3-11.4 5 2.6 1.0- 6.6 107 78.6 66.4-87.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 45 1 2.5 0.3-15.7 6 21.9 9.5-42.6 2 2.4 0.6- 9.2 36 73.3 53.7-86.7
Non-Veteran 379 56 14.7 10.0-21.1 27 7.2 4.6-11.1 46 10.6 7.4-14.8 250 67.5 60.5-73.7

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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.

** 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.

***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.

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