BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Adult Asthma History

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,144	586	50.3	46.2-54.3	558	49.7	45.7-53.8
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	28	8	25.8	12.4-46.0	20	74.2	54.0-87.6
Buncombe	35	15	45.6	27.9-64.5	20	54.4	35.5-72.1
Cabarrus	25	11	37.7	18.8-61.3	14	62.3	38.7-81.2
Catawba	14	7	46.6	16.7-79.2	7	53.4	20.8-83.3
Cumberland	44	24	67.7	47.7-82.8	20	32.3	17.2-52.3
Davidson	28	15	45.7	26.0-66.8	13	54.3	33.2-74.0
Durham	22	9	38.3	19.1-62.1	13	61.7	37.9-80.9
Forsyth	26	15	67.7	43.9-84.9	11	32.3	15.1-56.1
Gaston	31	20	53.9	28.9-77.1	11	46.1	22.9-71.1
Guilford	33	18	56.8	35.7-75.7	15	43.2	24.3-64.3
Iredell	28	15	62.9	37.9-82.5	13	37.1	17.5-62.1
Johnston	37	16	40.4	23.3-60.3	21	59.6	39.7-76.7
Mecklenburg	48	21	44.8	30.4-60.1	27	55.2	39.9-69.6
New Hanover	27	14	62.7	42.0-79.6	13	37.3	20.4-58.0
Onslow	26	13	48.5	26.7-70.8	13	51.5	29.2-73.3
Orange	22	12	50.5	27.2-73.6	10	49.5	26.4-72.8
Pitt	37	19	47.0	29.1-65.8	18	53.0	34.2-70.9
Randolph	28	17	45.9	23.5-70.2	11	54.1	29.8-76.5
Robeson	34	21	57.6	37.1-75.7	13	42.4	24.3-62.9
Rowan	29	15	34.3	14.7-61.3	14	65.7	38.7-85.3
Union	26	13	44.9	25.2-66.4	13	55.1	33.6-74.8
Wake	45	24	59.8	43.2-74.3	21	40.2	25.7-56.8
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	28	14	41.5	21.3-65.1	14	58.5	34.9-78.7
Northeast Partnership II***	44	27	64.6	47.1-78.9	17	35.4	21.1-52.9
Northeast Partnership I***	38	17	41.8	24.1-61.8	21	58.2	38.2-75.9
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	32	17	49.7	29.3-70.2	15	50.3	29.8-70.7
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	38	16	32.3	18.0-51.0	22	67.7	49.0-82.0
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	42	15	41.0	23.9-60.6	27	59.0	39.4-76.1
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	36	16	46.9	23.5-71.7	20	53.1	28.3-76.5
Chatham/Lee/Moore	37	20	50.2	32.9-67.3	17	49.8	32.7-67.1
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	35	25	72.3	51.0-86.7	10	27.7	13.3-49.0
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	27	13	48.5	28.0-69.5	14	51.5	30.5-72.0
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	25	9	44.7	23.9-67.6	16	55.3	32.4-76.1
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	40	22	45.1	27.6-63.9	18	54.9	36.1-72.4
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	49	33	57.9	39.8-74.1	16	42.1	25.9-60.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	90	49	54.9	41.9-67.4	41	45.1	32.6-58.1
No	1,054	537	49.9	45.7-54.1	517	50.1	45.9-54.3
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	424	218	49.8	43.1-56.6	206	50.2	43.4-56.9
Piedmont	591	300	50.0	44.5-55.6	291	50.0	44.4-55.5
Western NC	129	68	52.1	41.0-62.9	61	47.9	37.1-59.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	84	48	53.7	40.3-66.6	36	46.3	33.4-59.7
Northwest	189	96	51.8	42.0-61.5	93	48.2	38.5-58.0
Charlotte	163	87	47.9	37.8-58.3	76	52.1	41.7-62.2
Greensboro	140	66	46.0	34.5-58.1	74	54.0	41.9-65.5
Southern Regional	131	74	56.5	44.2-68.0	57	43.5	32.0-55.8
Coastal	69	29	49.7	35.8-63.7	40	50.3	36.3-64.2
Wake	164	79	51.9	41.3-62.4	85	48.1	37.6-58.7
Area L	49	26	47.5	30.9-64.7	23	52.5	35.3-69.1
Eastern	155	81	46.2	35.4-57.4	74	53.8	42.6-64.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,144

586

50.3

46.2-54.3

558

49.7

45.7-53.8

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

25.8

12.4-46.0

74.2

54.0-87.6

Buncombe

45.6

27.9-64.5

54.4

35.5-72.1

Cabarrus

37.7

18.8-61.3

62.3

38.7-81.2

Catawba

46.6

16.7-79.2

53.4

20.8-83.3

Cumberland

67.7

47.7-82.8

32.3

17.2-52.3

Davidson

45.7

26.0-66.8

54.3

33.2-74.0

Durham

38.3

19.1-62.1

61.7

37.9-80.9

Forsyth

67.7

43.9-84.9

32.3

15.1-56.1

Gaston

53.9

28.9-77.1

46.1

22.9-71.1

Guilford

56.8

35.7-75.7

43.2

24.3-64.3

Iredell

62.9

37.9-82.5

37.1

17.5-62.1

Johnston

40.4

23.3-60.3

59.6

39.7-76.7

Mecklenburg

44.8

30.4-60.1

55.2

39.9-69.6

New Hanover

62.7

42.0-79.6

37.3

20.4-58.0

Onslow

48.5

26.7-70.8

51.5

29.2-73.3

Orange

50.5

27.2-73.6

49.5

26.4-72.8

Pitt

47.0

29.1-65.8

53.0

34.2-70.9

Randolph

45.9

23.5-70.2

54.1

29.8-76.5

Robeson

57.6

37.1-75.7

42.4

24.3-62.9

Rowan

34.3

14.7-61.3

65.7

38.7-85.3

Union

44.9

25.2-66.4

55.1

33.6-74.8

Wake

59.8

43.2-74.3

40.2

25.7-56.8

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

41.5

21.3-65.1

58.5

34.9-78.7

Northeast Partnership II***

64.6

47.1-78.9

35.4

21.1-52.9

Northeast Partnership I***

41.8

24.1-61.8

58.2

38.2-75.9

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

49.7

29.3-70.2

50.3

29.8-70.7

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

32.3

18.0-51.0

67.7

49.0-82.0

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

41.0

23.9-60.6

59.0

39.4-76.1

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

46.9

23.5-71.7

53.1

28.3-76.5

Chatham/Lee/Moore

50.2

32.9-67.3

49.8

32.7-67.1

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

72.3

51.0-86.7

27.7

13.3-49.0

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

48.5

28.0-69.5

51.5

30.5-72.0

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

44.7

23.9-67.6

55.3

32.4-76.1

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

45.1

27.6-63.9

54.9

36.1-72.4

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

57.9

39.8-74.1

42.1

25.9-60.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

54.9

41.9-67.4

45.1

32.6-58.1

1,054

537

49.9

45.7-54.1

517

50.1

45.9-54.3

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

424

218

49.8

43.1-56.6

206

50.2

43.4-56.9

Piedmont

591

300

50.0

44.5-55.6

291

50.0

44.4-55.5

Western NC

129

52.1

41.0-62.9

47.9

37.1-59.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

53.7

40.3-66.6

46.3

33.4-59.7

Northwest

189

51.8

42.0-61.5

48.2

38.5-58.0

Charlotte

163

47.9

37.8-58.3

52.1

41.7-62.2

Greensboro

140

46.0

34.5-58.1

54.0

41.9-65.5

Southern Regional

131

56.5

44.2-68.0

43.5

32.0-55.8

Coastal

49.7

35.8-63.7

50.3

36.3-64.2

Wake

164

51.9

41.3-62.4

48.1

37.6-58.7

Area L

47.5

30.9-64.7

52.5

35.3-69.1

Eastern

155

46.2

35.4-57.4

53.8

42.6-64.6

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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, Edgecombe, 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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