BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,615	1,768	10.9	10.3-11.7	13,847	89.1	88.3-89.7
-Eastern NC	5,230	618	11.2	10.1-12.5	4,612	88.8	87.5-89.9
GENDER
Male	1,851	176	9.8	8.0-11.9	1,675	90.2	88.1-92.0
Female	3,379	442	12.5	11.2-14.0	2,937	87.5	86.0-88.8
RACE
White	3,513	391	10.5	9.2-12.0	3,122	89.5	88.0-90.8
African American	1,208	161	14.4	11.7-17.6	1,047	85.6	82.4-88.3
Other Minorities	494	61	8.8	6.3-12.2	433	91.2	87.8-93.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	267	20	5.3	3.0- 9.0	247	94.7	91.0-97.0
Non-Hispanic	4,953	596	11.9	10.7-13.2	4,357	88.1	86.8-89.3
AGE
18-24	236	32	13.9	9.3-20.2	204	86.1	79.8-90.7
25-34	633	65	9.2	6.9-12.2	568	90.8	87.8-93.1
35-44	851	92	9.8	7.7-12.3	759	90.2	87.7-92.3
45-54	1,037	132	11.6	9.4-14.1	905	88.4	85.9-90.6
55-64	1,049	138	11.6	9.6-14.0	911	88.4	86.0-90.4
65-74	794	90	11.5	9.2-14.3	704	88.5	85.7-90.8
75+	593	63	11.8	8.9-15.5	530	88.2	84.5-91.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	861	124	13.6	10.6-17.3	737	86.4	82.7-89.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,684	202	12.5	10.3-15.1	1,482	87.5	84.9-89.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,334	154	9.2	7.5-11.2	1,180	90.8	88.8-92.5
College Graduate	1,344	136	9.8	8.0-11.9	1,208	90.2	88.1-92.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	665	117	16.9	13.6-20.8	548	83.1	79.2-86.4
$15,000- 24,999	903	132	12.7	10.1-15.9	771	87.3	84.1-89.9
$25,000- 34,999	669	68	10.6	7.6-14.6	601	89.4	85.4-92.4
$35,000- 49,999	747	73	10.2	7.5-13.7	674	89.8	86.3-92.5
$50,000-74,999	701	71	10.5	7.4-14.5	630	89.5	85.5-92.6
$75,000+	759	59	7.3	5.3- 9.8	700	92.7	90.2-94.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,981	358	16.0	14.2-18.0	1,623	84.0	82.0-85.8
No	3,078	247	9.0	7.6-10.7	2,831	91.0	89.3-92.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	889	80	8.0	6.2-10.3	809	92.0	89.7-93.8
Non-Veteran	4,330	537	12.0	10.7-13.4	3,793	88.0	86.6-89.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,615

1,768

10.9

10.3-11.7

13,847

89.1

88.3-89.7

-Eastern NC

5,230

618

11.2

10.1-12.5

4,612

88.8

87.5-89.9

GENDER

Male

1,851

176

9.8

8.0-11.9

1,675

90.2

88.1-92.0

Female

3,379

442

12.5

11.2-14.0

2,937

87.5

86.0-88.8

RACE

White

3,513

391

10.5

9.2-12.0

3,122

89.5

88.0-90.8

African American

1,208

161

14.4

11.7-17.6

1,047

85.6

82.4-88.3

Other Minorities

494

8.8

6.3-12.2

433

91.2

87.8-93.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

267

5.3

3.0- 9.0

247

94.7

91.0-97.0

Non-Hispanic

4,953

596

11.9

10.7-13.2

4,357

88.1

86.8-89.3

AGE

18-24

236

13.9

9.3-20.2

204

86.1

79.8-90.7

25-34

633

9.2

6.9-12.2

568

90.8

87.8-93.1

35-44

851

9.8

7.7-12.3

759

90.2

87.7-92.3

45-54

1,037

132

11.6

9.4-14.1

905

88.4

85.9-90.6

55-64

1,049

138

11.6

9.6-14.0

911

88.4

86.0-90.4

65-74

794

11.5

9.2-14.3

704

88.5

85.7-90.8

75+

593

11.8

8.9-15.5

530

88.2

84.5-91.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

861

124

13.6

10.6-17.3

737

86.4

82.7-89.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,684

202

12.5

10.3-15.1

1,482

87.5

84.9-89.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,334

154

9.2

7.5-11.2

1,180

90.8

88.8-92.5

College Graduate

1,344

136

9.8

8.0-11.9

1,208

90.2

88.1-92.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

665

117

16.9

13.6-20.8

548

83.1

79.2-86.4

$15,000- 24,999

903

132

12.7

10.1-15.9

771

87.3

84.1-89.9

$25,000- 34,999

669

10.6

7.6-14.6

601

89.4

85.4-92.4

$35,000- 49,999

747

10.2

7.5-13.7

674

89.8

86.3-92.5

$50,000-74,999

701

10.5

7.4-14.5

630

89.5

85.5-92.6

$75,000+

759

7.3

5.3- 9.8

700

92.7

90.2-94.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,981

358

16.0

14.2-18.0

1,623

84.0

82.0-85.8

3,078

247

9.0

7.6-10.7

2,831

91.0

89.3-92.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

889

8.0

6.2-10.3

809

92.0

89.7-93.8

Non-Veteran

4,330

537

12.0

10.7-13.4

3,793

88.0

86.6-89.3

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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.

** 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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