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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,910	1,250	12.3	11.5-13.1	8,660	87.7	86.9-88.5
RACE
White	7,405	899	12.0	11.1-13.0	6,506	88.0	87.0-88.9
African American	1,806	257	14.2	12.3-16.4	1,549	85.8	83.6-87.7
Asian	73	6	5.4	2.1-13.5	67	94.6	86.5-97.9
Native American	191	49	25.4	18.3-34.2	142	74.6	65.8-81.7
Other Minorities	395	32	7.7	5.2-11.3	363	92.3	88.7-94.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	440	41	7.6	5.3-10.8	399	92.4	89.2-94.7
-English Speaking	208	31	12.3	8.2-18.1	177	87.7	81.9-91.8
-Spanish Speaking	231	10	4.4	2.1- 9.0	221	95.6	91.0-97.9
Non-Hispanic	9,448	1,206	12.6	11.8-13.5	8,242	87.4	86.5-88.2
AGE
18-24	389	47	11.8	8.5-16.1	342	88.2	83.9-91.5
25-34	1,211	147	11.9	9.9-14.2	1,064	88.1	85.8-90.1
35-44	1,663	196	12.2	10.4-14.3	1,467	87.8	85.7-89.6
45-54	1,940	251	12.4	10.8-14.2	1,689	87.6	85.8-89.2
55-64	1,924	283	14.1	12.4-16.0	1,641	85.9	84.0-87.6
65-74	1,472	196	13.4	11.5-15.6	1,276	86.6	84.4-88.5
75+	1,219	119	9.8	8.0-12.0	1,100	90.2	88.0-92.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,460	244	15.6	13.3-18.3	1,216	84.4	81.7-86.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,013	387	12.5	11.0-14.2	2,626	87.5	85.8-89.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,612	334	12.6	11.0-14.4	2,278	87.4	85.6-89.0
College Graduate	2,797	279	10.1	8.8-11.5	2,518	89.9	88.5-91.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,308	229	18.8	15.9-22.1	1,079	81.2	77.9-84.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,726	269	16.0	13.9-18.5	1,457	84.0	81.5-86.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,175	133	11.4	9.2-14.0	1,042	88.6	86.0-90.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,330	146	10.7	8.8-12.9	1,184	89.3	87.1-91.2
$50,000-74,999	1,185	121	10.8	8.6-13.4	1,064	89.2	86.6-91.4
$75,000+	1,545	146	9.9	8.3-11.9	1,399	90.1	88.1-91.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,621	702	19.7	18.1-21.6	2,919	80.3	78.4-81.9
No	5,990	516	8.7	7.9- 9.7	5,474	91.3	90.3-92.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	221	24	9.8	6.1-15.3	197	90.2	84.7-93.9
Non-Veteran	9,674	1,226	12.4	11.5-13.2	8,448	87.6	86.8-88.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,910

1,250

12.3

11.5-13.1

8,660

87.7

86.9-88.5

RACE

White

7,405

899

12.0

11.1-13.0

6,506

88.0

87.0-88.9

African American

1,806

257

14.2

12.3-16.4

1,549

85.8

83.6-87.7

Asian

5.4

2.1-13.5

94.6

86.5-97.9

Native American

191

25.4

18.3-34.2

142

74.6

65.8-81.7

Other Minorities

395

7.7

5.2-11.3

363

92.3

88.7-94.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

440

7.6

5.3-10.8

399

92.4

89.2-94.7

-English Speaking

208

12.3

8.2-18.1

177

87.7

81.9-91.8

-Spanish Speaking

231

4.4

2.1- 9.0

221

95.6

91.0-97.9

Non-Hispanic

9,448

1,206

12.6

11.8-13.5

8,242

87.4

86.5-88.2

AGE

18-24

389

11.8

8.5-16.1

342

88.2

83.9-91.5

25-34

1,211

147

11.9

9.9-14.2

1,064

88.1

85.8-90.1

35-44

1,663

196

12.2

10.4-14.3

1,467

87.8

85.7-89.6

45-54

1,940

251

12.4

10.8-14.2

1,689

87.6

85.8-89.2

55-64

1,924

283

14.1

12.4-16.0

1,641

85.9

84.0-87.6

65-74

1,472

196

13.4

11.5-15.6

1,276

86.6

84.4-88.5

75+

1,219

119

9.8

8.0-12.0

1,100

90.2

88.0-92.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,460

244

15.6

13.3-18.3

1,216

84.4

81.7-86.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,013

387

12.5

11.0-14.2

2,626

87.5

85.8-89.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,612

334

12.6

11.0-14.4

2,278

87.4

85.6-89.0

College Graduate

2,797

279

10.1

8.8-11.5

2,518

89.9

88.5-91.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,308

229

18.8

15.9-22.1

1,079

81.2

77.9-84.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,726

269

16.0

13.9-18.5

1,457

84.0

81.5-86.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,175

133

11.4

9.2-14.0

1,042

88.6

86.0-90.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,330

146

10.7

8.8-12.9

1,184

89.3

87.1-91.2

$50,000-74,999

1,185

121

10.8

8.6-13.4

1,064

89.2

86.6-91.4

$75,000+

1,545

146

9.9

8.3-11.9

1,399

90.1

88.1-91.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,621

702

19.7

18.1-21.6

2,919

80.3

78.4-81.9

5,990

516

8.7

7.9- 9.7

5,474

91.3

90.3-92.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

221

9.8

6.1-15.3

197

90.2

84.7-93.9

Non-Veteran

9,674

1,226

12.4

11.5-13.2

8,448

87.6

86.8-88.5

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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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