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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,705	518	9.5	8.5-10.7	5,187	90.5	89.3-91.5
RACE
White	4,367	401	10.1	8.8-11.6	3,966	89.9	88.4-91.2
African American	782	78	11.0	8.4-14.2	704	89.0	85.8-91.6
Asian	34	1	3.4	0.5-20.9	33	96.6	79.1-99.5
Native American	109	17	21.4	10.9-37.7	92	78.6	62.3-89.1
Other Minorities	386	17	3.5	1.6- 7.1	369	96.5	92.9-98.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	380	23	5.5	3.1- 9.4	357	94.5	90.6-96.9
-English Speaking	104	16	21.5	11.2-37.4	88	78.5	62.6-88.8
-Spanish Speaking	276	7	1.9	0.9- 4.4	269	98.1	95.6-99.1
Non-Hispanic	5,312	490	10.1	8.9-11.4	4,822	89.9	88.6-91.1
AGE
18-24	240	35	15.3	10.6-21.6	205	84.7	78.4-89.4
25-34	652	57	8.5	6.3-11.3	595	91.5	88.7-93.7
35-44	1,004	72	7.4	5.6- 9.6	932	92.6	90.4-94.4
45-54	1,140	111	9.6	7.7-11.9	1,029	90.4	88.1-92.3
55-64	1,173	98	7.4	5.9- 9.2	1,075	92.6	90.8-94.1
65-74	890	82	9.6	7.6-12.1	808	90.4	87.9-92.4
75+	583	59	11.3	8.4-15.0	524	88.7	85.0-91.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	934	112	12.6	9.6-16.4	822	87.4	83.6-90.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,715	151	9.4	7.6-11.6	1,564	90.6	88.4-92.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,246	99	7.1	5.2- 9.4	1,147	92.9	90.6-94.8
College Graduate	1,797	155	9.8	8.0-12.0	1,642	90.2	88.0-92.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	468	78	13.9	10.3-18.6	390	86.1	81.4-89.7
$15,000- 24,999	855	78	8.4	6.4-11.1	777	91.6	88.9-93.6
$25,000- 34,999	699	58	8.8	6.3-12.1	641	91.2	87.9-93.7
$35,000- 49,999	868	67	8.1	5.8-11.1	801	91.9	88.9-94.2
$50,000-74,999	829	73	8.9	6.5-12.2	756	91.1	87.8-93.5
$75,000+	1,295	80	6.7	5.1- 8.8	1,215	93.3	91.2-94.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,994	261	13.1	11.1-15.4	1,733	86.9	84.6-88.9
No	3,518	238	8.0	6.7- 9.5	3,280	92.0	90.5-93.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,055	168	7.9	6.6- 9.5	1,887	92.1	90.5-93.4
Non-Veteran	3,635	348	10.1	8.8-11.6	3,287	89.9	88.4-91.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,705

518

9.5

8.5-10.7

5,187

90.5

89.3-91.5

RACE

White

4,367

401

10.1

8.8-11.6

3,966

89.9

88.4-91.2

African American

782

11.0

8.4-14.2

704

89.0

85.8-91.6

Asian

3.4

0.5-20.9

96.6

79.1-99.5

Native American

109

21.4

10.9-37.7

78.6

62.3-89.1

Other Minorities

386

3.5

1.6- 7.1

369

96.5

92.9-98.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

380

5.5

3.1- 9.4

357

94.5

90.6-96.9

-English Speaking

104

21.5

11.2-37.4

78.5

62.6-88.8

-Spanish Speaking

276

1.9

0.9- 4.4

269

98.1

95.6-99.1

Non-Hispanic

5,312

490

10.1

8.9-11.4

4,822

89.9

88.6-91.1

AGE

18-24

240

15.3

10.6-21.6

205

84.7

78.4-89.4

25-34

652

8.5

6.3-11.3

595

91.5

88.7-93.7

35-44

1,004

7.4

5.6- 9.6

932

92.6

90.4-94.4

45-54

1,140

111

9.6

7.7-11.9

1,029

90.4

88.1-92.3

55-64

1,173

7.4

5.9- 9.2

1,075

92.6

90.8-94.1

65-74

890

9.6

7.6-12.1

808

90.4

87.9-92.4

75+

583

11.3

8.4-15.0

524

88.7

85.0-91.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

934

112

12.6

9.6-16.4

822

87.4

83.6-90.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,715

151

9.4

7.6-11.6

1,564

90.6

88.4-92.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,246

7.1

5.2- 9.4

1,147

92.9

90.6-94.8

College Graduate

1,797

155

9.8

8.0-12.0

1,642

90.2

88.0-92.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

468

13.9

10.3-18.6

390

86.1

81.4-89.7

$15,000- 24,999

855

8.4

6.4-11.1

777

91.6

88.9-93.6

$25,000- 34,999

699

8.8

6.3-12.1

641

91.2

87.9-93.7

$35,000- 49,999

868

8.1

5.8-11.1

801

91.9

88.9-94.2

$50,000-74,999

829

8.9

6.5-12.2

756

91.1

87.8-93.5

$75,000+

1,295

6.7

5.1- 8.8

1,215

93.3

91.2-94.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,994

261

13.1

11.1-15.4

1,733

86.9

84.6-88.9

3,518

238

8.0

6.7- 9.5

3,280

92.0

90.5-93.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,055

168

7.9

6.6- 9.5

1,887

92.1

90.5-93.4

Non-Veteran

3,635

348

10.1

8.8-11.6

3,287

89.9

88.4-91.2

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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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