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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,615	1,768	10.9	10.3-11.7	13,847	89.1	88.3-89.7
GENDER
Male	5,705	518	9.5	8.5-10.7	5,187	90.5	89.3-91.5
Female	9,910	1,250	12.3	11.5-13.1	8,660	87.7	86.9-88.5
RACE
White	11,772	1,300	11.1	10.3-12.0	10,472	88.9	88.0-89.7
African American	2,588	335	12.8	11.2-14.6	2,253	87.2	85.4-88.8
Asian	107	7	4.4	1.7-11.1	100	95.6	88.9-98.3
Native American	300	66	23.4	16.4-32.2	234	76.6	67.8-83.6
Other Minorities	781	49	4.9	3.3- 7.3	732	95.1	92.7-96.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	820	64	6.3	4.4- 8.8	756	93.7	91.2-95.6
-English Speaking	312	47	16.3	10.8-23.9	265	83.7	76.1-89.2
-Spanish Speaking	507	17	2.7	1.5- 4.6	490	97.3	95.4-98.5
Non-Hispanic	14,760	1,696	11.4	10.7-12.2	13,064	88.6	87.8-89.3
AGE
18-24	629	82	13.6	10.6-17.4	547	86.4	82.6-89.4
25-34	1,863	204	10.1	8.6-11.9	1,659	89.9	88.1-91.4
35-44	2,667	268	9.8	8.5-11.3	2,399	90.2	88.7-91.5
45-54	3,080	362	11.0	9.8-12.4	2,718	89.0	87.6-90.2
55-64	3,097	381	10.8	9.6-12.1	2,716	89.2	87.9-90.4
65-74	2,362	278	11.7	10.3-13.3	2,084	88.3	86.7-89.7
75+	1,802	178	10.3	8.7-12.2	1,624	89.7	87.8-91.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,394	356	14.0	12.0-16.3	2,038	86.0	83.7-88.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,728	538	11.0	9.8-12.3	4,190	89.0	87.7-90.2
Some Post-H.S.	3,858	433	10.2	8.9-11.6	3,425	89.8	88.4-91.1
College Graduate	4,594	434	9.9	8.8-11.2	4,160	90.1	88.8-91.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,776	307	16.9	14.6-19.5	1,469	83.1	80.5-85.4
$15,000- 24,999	2,581	347	12.2	10.6-14.0	2,234	87.8	86.0-89.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,874	191	10.2	8.5-12.2	1,683	89.8	87.8-91.5
$35,000- 49,999	2,198	213	9.4	7.9-11.2	1,985	90.6	88.8-92.1
$50,000-74,999	2,014	194	9.8	8.1-11.8	1,820	90.2	88.2-91.9
$75,000+	2,840	226	8.1	6.9- 9.6	2,614	91.9	90.4-93.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,615	963	16.6	15.3-18.1	4,652	83.4	81.9-84.7
No	9,508	754	8.4	7.6- 9.2	8,754	91.6	90.8-92.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,276	192	8.1	6.8- 9.6	2,084	91.9	90.4-93.2
Non-Veteran	13,309	1,574	11.4	10.7-12.2	11,735	88.6	87.8-89.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,615

1,768

10.9

10.3-11.7

13,847

89.1

88.3-89.7

GENDER

Male

5,705

518

9.5

8.5-10.7

5,187

90.5

89.3-91.5

Female

9,910

1,250

12.3

11.5-13.1

8,660

87.7

86.9-88.5

RACE

White

11,772

1,300

11.1

10.3-12.0

10,472

88.9

88.0-89.7

African American

2,588

335

12.8

11.2-14.6

2,253

87.2

85.4-88.8

Asian

107

4.4

1.7-11.1

100

95.6

88.9-98.3

Native American

300

23.4

16.4-32.2

234

76.6

67.8-83.6

Other Minorities

781

4.9

3.3- 7.3

732

95.1

92.7-96.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

820

6.3

4.4- 8.8

756

93.7

91.2-95.6

-English Speaking

312

16.3

10.8-23.9

265

83.7

76.1-89.2

-Spanish Speaking

507

2.7

1.5- 4.6

490

97.3

95.4-98.5

Non-Hispanic

14,760

1,696

11.4

10.7-12.2

13,064

88.6

87.8-89.3

AGE

18-24

629

13.6

10.6-17.4

547

86.4

82.6-89.4

25-34

1,863

204

10.1

8.6-11.9

1,659

89.9

88.1-91.4

35-44

2,667

268

9.8

8.5-11.3

2,399

90.2

88.7-91.5

45-54

3,080

362

11.0

9.8-12.4

2,718

89.0

87.6-90.2

55-64

3,097

381

10.8

9.6-12.1

2,716

89.2

87.9-90.4

65-74

2,362

278

11.7

10.3-13.3

2,084

88.3

86.7-89.7

75+

1,802

178

10.3

8.7-12.2

1,624

89.7

87.8-91.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,394

356

14.0

12.0-16.3

2,038

86.0

83.7-88.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,728

538

11.0

9.8-12.3

4,190

89.0

87.7-90.2

Some Post-H.S.

3,858

433

10.2

8.9-11.6

3,425

89.8

88.4-91.1

College Graduate

4,594

434

9.9

8.8-11.2

4,160

90.1

88.8-91.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,776

307

16.9

14.6-19.5

1,469

83.1

80.5-85.4

$15,000- 24,999

2,581

347

12.2

10.6-14.0

2,234

87.8

86.0-89.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,874

191

10.2

8.5-12.2

1,683

89.8

87.8-91.5

$35,000- 49,999

2,198

213

9.4

7.9-11.2

1,985

90.6

88.8-92.1

$50,000-74,999

2,014

194

9.8

8.1-11.8

1,820

90.2

88.2-91.9

$75,000+

2,840

226

8.1

6.9- 9.6

2,614

91.9

90.4-93.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,615

963

16.6

15.3-18.1

4,652

83.4

81.9-84.7

9,508

754

8.4

7.6- 9.2

8,754

91.6

90.8-92.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,276

192

8.1

6.8- 9.6

2,084

91.9

90.4-93.2

Non-Veteran

13,309

1,574

11.4

10.7-12.2

11,735

88.6

87.8-89.3

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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.

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