BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, besides emergency room visits, how many times did you see a doctor, <br>nurse or other health professional for urgent treatment of worsening asthma symptoms?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Adult Asthma History-MALES

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
TOTAL	262	21	9.6	5.1-17.4	18	6.4	3.8-10.8	23	8.2	4.9-13.6	200	75.7	67.7-82.3
RACE
White	200	15	9.0	4.4-17.5	13	6.6	3.5-12.3	19	8.5	4.6-15.0	153	75.9	66.7-83.2
African American	46	5	14.0	3.5-42.1	3	5.5	1.7-16.4	4	10.3	3.4-27.1	34	70.3	48.8-85.4
Native American	8	1	8.0	1.0-42.3	2	15.0	3.1-49.3	0	0.0	. - .	5	77.0	42.4-93.9
Other Minorities	7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.6	0.4-23.4	0	0.0	. - .	8	96.4	76.6-99.6
-English Speaking	6	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.5	0.8-39.0	0	0.0	. - .	5	93.5	61.0-99.2
-Spanish Speaking	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	251	21	10.2	5.4-18.4	17	6.6	3.8-11.3	23	8.8	5.2-14.5	190	74.4	66.0-81.3
AGE
18-24	12	3	27.9	8.9-60.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	9	72.1	39.4-91.1
25-34	26	1	5.1	0.7-28.7	2	8.8	2.1-30.9	0	0.0	. - .	23	86.0	63.7-95.6
35-44	37	4	6.0	2.1-16.3	1	2.2	0.3-14.1	5	21.1	8.4-43.8	27	70.7	50.1-85.3
45-54	52	4	5.3	1.8-14.5	3	5.0	1.6-15.1	8	12.5	5.8-24.7	37	77.2	63.4-86.8
55-64	53	3	5.4	1.7-15.9	8	16.4	7.8-31.4	5	11.3	3.2-32.7	37	66.9	49.7-80.6
65-74	43	2	3.4	0.8-13.0	1	3.4	0.5-20.5	4	9.0	3.1-23.0	36	84.3	69.0-92.8
75+	38	4	9.4	3.2-24.5	3	15.7	4.6-41.9	1	1.3	0.2- 9.1	30	73.6	51.6-87.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	73	7	10.8	3.2-30.8	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	13	14.7	7.0-28.3	52	74.0	56.8-86.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	75	6	13.3	4.7-32.2	6	7.2	2.8-17.1	7	8.0	3.2-18.8	56	71.6	55.0-83.8
Some Post-H.S.	46	2	2.9	0.7-11.6	4	9.9	3.6-24.9	1	2.0	0.3-13.0	39	85.1	70.1-93.3
College Graduate	67	6	7.4	2.8-18.5	7	10.8	4.5-23.8	2	4.2	0.8-19.4	52	77.6	63.1-87.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	55	6	10.9	3.9-26.9	3	6.0	1.7-18.9	6	10.6	3.5-27.9	40	72.5	55.0-85.0
$15,000- 24,999	41	1	0.6	0.1- 4.6	5	16.9	6.5-37.1	7	21.2	8.8-42.9	28	61.3	41.0-78.3
$25,000- 34,999	30	3	23.4	5.7-60.7	1	3.2	0.4-20.1	3	8.5	2.4-26.4	23	64.8	35.6-86.0
$35,000- 49,999	29	2	18.7	3.6-58.4	2	2.5	0.6-10.4	2	1.9	0.4- 8.2	23	76.9	42.0-93.9
$50,000-74,999	31	3	5.8	1.7-17.9	2	3.0	0.7-12.0	1	1.4	0.2- 9.9	25	89.8	76.5-96.0
$75,000+	32	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	2	5.9	1.4-21.2	0	0.0	. - .	29	92.7	78.2-97.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	162	14	8.7	4.5-16.1	15	9.3	5.3-15.8	21	13.6	7.9-22.3	112	68.5	58.6-76.9
No	94	6	11.0	3.7-28.4	3	3.4	0.9-12.1	2	2.3	0.4-11.5	83	83.3	67.4-92.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	88	4	3.6	1.3- 9.5	9	13.5	6.6-25.8	5	4.8	1.7-12.9	70	78.1	65.7-86.9
Non-Veteran	174	17	11.5	5.8-21.5	9	4.2	1.9- 8.9	18	9.3	5.2-16.2	130	75.0	65.0-82.9

Total
Respond.^

Once

Twice

Three or more times

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

262

9.6

5.1-17.4

6.4

3.8-10.8

8.2

4.9-13.6

200

75.7

67.7-82.3

RACE

White

200

9.0

4.4-17.5

6.6

3.5-12.3

8.5

4.6-15.0

153

75.9

66.7-83.2

African American

14.0

3.5-42.1

5.5

1.7-16.4

10.3

3.4-27.1

70.3

48.8-85.4

Native American

8.0

1.0-42.3

15.0

3.1-49.3

0.0

. - .

77.0

42.4-93.9

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

3.6

0.4-23.4

0.0

. - .

96.4

76.6-99.6

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

6.5

0.8-39.0

0.0

. - .

93.5

61.0-99.2

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

251

10.2

5.4-18.4

6.6

3.8-11.3

8.8

5.2-14.5

190

74.4

66.0-81.3

AGE

18-24

27.9

8.9-60.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

72.1

39.4-91.1

25-34

5.1

0.7-28.7

8.8

2.1-30.9

0.0

. - .

86.0

63.7-95.6

35-44

6.0

2.1-16.3

2.2

0.3-14.1

21.1

8.4-43.8

70.7

50.1-85.3

45-54

5.3

1.8-14.5

5.0

1.6-15.1

12.5

5.8-24.7

77.2

63.4-86.8

55-64

5.4

1.7-15.9

16.4

7.8-31.4

11.3

3.2-32.7

66.9

49.7-80.6

65-74

3.4

0.8-13.0

3.4

0.5-20.5

9.0

3.1-23.0

84.3

69.0-92.8

75+

9.4

3.2-24.5

15.7

4.6-41.9

1.3

0.2- 9.1

73.6

51.6-87.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

10.8

3.2-30.8

0.5

0.1- 3.8

14.7

7.0-28.3

74.0

56.8-86.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

13.3

4.7-32.2

7.2

2.8-17.1

8.0

3.2-18.8

71.6

55.0-83.8

Some Post-H.S.

2.9

0.7-11.6

9.9

3.6-24.9

2.0

0.3-13.0

85.1

70.1-93.3

College Graduate

7.4

2.8-18.5

10.8

4.5-23.8

4.2

0.8-19.4

77.6

63.1-87.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

10.9

3.9-26.9

6.0

1.7-18.9

10.6

3.5-27.9

72.5

55.0-85.0

$15,000- 24,999

0.6

0.1- 4.6

16.9

6.5-37.1

21.2

8.8-42.9

61.3

41.0-78.3

$25,000- 34,999

23.4

5.7-60.7

3.2

0.4-20.1

8.5

2.4-26.4

64.8

35.6-86.0

$35,000- 49,999

18.7

3.6-58.4

2.5

0.6-10.4

1.9

0.4- 8.2

76.9

42.0-93.9

$50,000-74,999

5.8

1.7-17.9

3.0

0.7-12.0

1.4

0.2- 9.9

89.8

76.5-96.0

$75,000+

1.4

0.2- 9.5

5.9

1.4-21.2

0.0

. - .

92.7

78.2-97.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

162

8.7

4.5-16.1

9.3

5.3-15.8

13.6

7.9-22.3

112

68.5

58.6-76.9

11.0

3.7-28.4

3.4

0.9-12.1

2.3

0.4-11.5

83.3

67.4-92.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

3.6

1.3- 9.5

13.5

6.6-25.8

4.8

1.7-12.9

78.1

65.7-86.9

Non-Veteran

174

11.5

5.8-21.5

4.2

1.9- 8.9

9.3

5.2-16.2

130

75.0

65.0-82.9

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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.

This page was generated on 06JUN07.

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Adult Asthma History-MALES

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?*

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?*