BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How old were you when you were first told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

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	Total Respond.^	Under 11	11-19	20-39	40+
North Carolina	1,105	261	29.9	25.9-34.1	140	18.8	15.3-22.8	293	26.4	23.2-29.9	411	25.0	22.2-28.0
-Eastern NC	408	91	28.4	21.8-36.0	58	21.7	15.8-28.9	96	22.4	17.7-28.0	163	27.5	22.7-32.9
GENDER
Male	88	27	40.9	26.4-57.2	12	21.6	11.1-37.8	20	16.9	9.8-27.5	29	20.6	12.8-31.4
Female	320	64	21.7	16.6-27.9	46	21.7	15.5-29.6	76	25.4	19.8-31.9	134	31.2	25.8-37.2
RACE
White	261	51	25.1	17.2-35.1	32	21.1	13.7-31.2	55	18.6	13.5-25.1	123	35.1	28.1-42.9
African American	103	29	34.8	21.9-50.2	15	19.4	10.1-33.9	32	29.4	19.6-41.4	27	16.5	10.2-25.6
Other Minorities	44	11	29.9	15.3-50.2	11	29.8	15.6-49.2	9	25.8	12.0-47.0	13	14.5	7.2-27.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	7	1	18.8	2.6-67.0	3	38.9	11.1-76.4	1	28.8	4.6-77.4	2	13.5	2.8-45.3
Non-Hispanic	400	89	28.4	21.8-36.2	55	21.2	15.3-28.7	95	22.3	17.6-27.8	161	28.0	23.1-33.5
AGE
18-24	16	7	45.9	19.5-74.9	8	51.6	23.6-78.6	1	2.5	0.3-16.6	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	41	18	48.0	31.3-65.3	12	25.0	13.5-41.6	11	27.0	14.5-44.7	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	65	18	31.7	19.8-46.5	14	23.4	13.4-37.7	29	41.4	28.4-55.7	4	3.5	1.3- 9.3
45-54	83	20	21.0	13.1-32.1	12	18.9	9.7-33.4	25	33.1	21.7-47.0	26	27.0	17.2-39.5
55-64	97	17	19.5	11.4-31.2	6	7.7	3.0-18.4	17	15.5	9.2-24.9	57	57.3	45.4-68.4
65-74	63	7	8.1	3.7-16.9	3	4.2	1.3-13.1	8	11.8	5.7-23.0	45	75.9	63.4-85.1
75+	40	3	9.4	2.9-26.6	2	7.4	1.5-30.0	4	9.1	3.2-23.6	31	74.0	55.0-86.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	89	21	36.9	22.4-54.2	10	12.2	5.4-25.3	16	19.2	10.5-32.6	42	31.7	21.4-44.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	130	22	24.9	13.5-41.2	27	32.3	20.5-46.9	28	16.5	10.4-25.1	53	26.3	18.1-36.7
Some Post-H.S.	104	26	28.6	18.7-41.1	14	23.7	13.3-38.6	28	24.0	15.2-35.6	36	23.7	15.8-34.0
College Graduate	84	22	25.0	16.0-37.0	7	11.3	4.4-25.8	24	35.4	24.0-48.7	31	28.3	19.2-39.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	85	20	21.9	13.0-34.4	10	20.1	9.4-37.7	16	21.8	12.8-34.5	39	36.2	25.1-49.0
$15,000- 24,999	96	15	18.4	10.5-30.2	11	17.1	9.2-29.7	26	29.4	19.1-42.3	44	35.1	24.9-46.9
$25,000- 34,999	39	10	47.7	24.9-71.5	8	17.5	7.4-35.8	9	15.9	7.0-32.1	12	19.0	9.1-35.4
$35,000- 49,999	53	9	14.0	6.5-27.8	8	32.6	14.6-57.9	19	34.4	19.4-53.3	17	19.0	10.4-32.1
$50,000-74,999	45	10	37.2	16.0-64.9	7	17.5	5.9-41.5	11	19.6	9.0-37.5	17	25.6	13.0-44.3
$75,000+	29	10	37.8	18.1-62.6	2	16.4	3.6-50.5	6	19.8	7.9-41.6	11	26.0	12.6-46.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	266	55	24.1	18.1-31.4	32	14.5	10.0-20.8	65	26.2	20.0-33.6	114	35.1	28.7-42.1
No	139	36	34.1	22.3-48.2	25	30.0	19.1-43.8	31	18.2	11.9-26.8	47	17.7	12.2-25.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	40	4	8.6	2.9-22.7	4	12.0	4.0-31.2	13	33.9	19.3-52.4	19	45.4	28.3-63.7
Non-Veteran	368	87	30.5	23.4-38.7	54	22.7	16.4-30.6	83	21.2	16.3-27.0	144	25.6	20.8-30.9

Total
Respond.^

Under 11

11-19

20-39

40+

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,105

261

29.9

25.9-34.1

140

18.8

15.3-22.8

293

26.4

23.2-29.9

411

25.0

22.2-28.0

-Eastern NC

408

28.4

21.8-36.0

21.7

15.8-28.9

22.4

17.7-28.0

163

27.5

22.7-32.9

GENDER

Male

40.9

26.4-57.2

21.6

11.1-37.8

16.9

9.8-27.5

20.6

12.8-31.4

Female

320

21.7

16.6-27.9

21.7

15.5-29.6

25.4

19.8-31.9

134

31.2

25.8-37.2

RACE

White

261

25.1

17.2-35.1

21.1

13.7-31.2

18.6

13.5-25.1

123

35.1

28.1-42.9

African American

103

34.8

21.9-50.2

19.4

10.1-33.9

29.4

19.6-41.4

16.5

10.2-25.6

Other Minorities

29.9

15.3-50.2

29.8

15.6-49.2

25.8

12.0-47.0

14.5

7.2-27.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

18.8

2.6-67.0

38.9

11.1-76.4

28.8

4.6-77.4

13.5

2.8-45.3

Non-Hispanic

400

28.4

21.8-36.2

21.2

15.3-28.7

22.3

17.6-27.8

161

28.0

23.1-33.5

AGE

18-24

45.9

19.5-74.9

51.6

23.6-78.6

2.5

0.3-16.6

0.0

. - .

25-34

48.0

31.3-65.3

25.0

13.5-41.6

27.0

14.5-44.7

0.0

. - .

35-44

31.7

19.8-46.5

23.4

13.4-37.7

41.4

28.4-55.7

3.5

1.3- 9.3

45-54

21.0

13.1-32.1

18.9

9.7-33.4

33.1

21.7-47.0

27.0

17.2-39.5

55-64

19.5

11.4-31.2

7.7

3.0-18.4

15.5

9.2-24.9

57.3

45.4-68.4

65-74

8.1

3.7-16.9

4.2

1.3-13.1

11.8

5.7-23.0

75.9

63.4-85.1

75+

9.4

2.9-26.6

7.4

1.5-30.0

9.1

3.2-23.6

74.0

55.0-86.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

36.9

22.4-54.2

12.2

5.4-25.3

19.2

10.5-32.6

31.7

21.4-44.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

130

24.9

13.5-41.2

32.3

20.5-46.9

16.5

10.4-25.1

26.3

18.1-36.7

Some Post-H.S.

104

28.6

18.7-41.1

23.7

13.3-38.6

24.0

15.2-35.6

23.7

15.8-34.0

College Graduate

25.0

16.0-37.0

11.3

4.4-25.8

35.4

24.0-48.7

28.3

19.2-39.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

21.9

13.0-34.4

20.1

9.4-37.7

21.8

12.8-34.5

36.2

25.1-49.0

$15,000- 24,999

18.4

10.5-30.2

17.1

9.2-29.7

29.4

19.1-42.3

35.1

24.9-46.9

$25,000- 34,999

47.7

24.9-71.5

17.5

7.4-35.8

15.9

7.0-32.1

19.0

9.1-35.4

$35,000- 49,999

14.0

6.5-27.8

32.6

14.6-57.9

34.4

19.4-53.3

19.0

10.4-32.1

$50,000-74,999

37.2

16.0-64.9

17.5

5.9-41.5

19.6

9.0-37.5

25.6

13.0-44.3

$75,000+

37.8

18.1-62.6

16.4

3.6-50.5

19.8

7.9-41.6

26.0

12.6-46.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

266

24.1

18.1-31.4

14.5

10.0-20.8

26.2

20.0-33.6

114

35.1

28.7-42.1

139

34.1

22.3-48.2

30.0

19.1-43.8

18.2

11.9-26.8

17.7

12.2-25.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

8.6

2.9-22.7

12.0

4.0-31.2

33.9

19.3-52.4

45.4

28.3-63.7

Non-Veteran

368

30.5

23.4-38.7

22.7

16.4-30.6

21.2

16.3-27.0

144

25.6

20.8-30.9

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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.

** 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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