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Once | Twice | Three or more times | None | |||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 1,131 | 142 | 12.7 | 10.3-15.7 | 81 | 7.2 | 5.5- 9.5 | 117 | 10.1 | 8.0-12.7 | 791 | 69.9 | 66.1-73.5 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | |||||||||||||
Alamance | 28 | 1 | 3.2 | 0.4-19.7 | 2 | 7.7 | 1.6-29.7 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.3-15.7 | 24 | 86.6 | 66.8-95.4 |
Buncombe | 34 | 3 | 17.6 | 5.7-42.9 | 4 | 10.9 | 3.6-28.4 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.9 | 26 | 70.4 | 48.5-85.7 |
Cabarrus | 23 | 4 | 11.7 | 4.0-29.5 | 2 | 6.1 | 1.4-23.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 17 | 82.2 | 62.8-92.7 |
Catawba | 14 | 2 | 10.0 | 2.2-36.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 11.8 | 2.0-46.3 | 10 | 78.2 | 46.0-93.8 |
Cumberland | 41 | 4 | 6.4 | 1.9-19.8 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.3-14.8 | 5 | 8.1 | 2.9-20.5 | 31 | 83.3 | 67.0-92.4 |
Davidson | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 9.0 | 2.7-25.7 | 6 | 21.8 | 8.9-44.3 | 18 | 69.2 | 47.2-84.9 |
Durham | 22 | 5 | 31.9 | 13.3-58.9 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.4-19.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 65.0 | 39.1-84.3 |
Forsyth | 26 | 4 | 15.3 | 5.3-36.7 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.3-15.7 | 3 | 19.9 | 5.9-49.3 | 18 | 62.5 | 38.1-81.8 |
Gaston | 30 | 5 | 9.3 | 3.2-24.0 | 2 | 9.2 | 1.9-35.1 | 4 | 18.8 | 6.3-44.4 | 19 | 62.7 | 38.2-82.0 |
Guilford | 31 | 5 | 14.9 | 5.5-34.3 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.4-18.0 | 1 | 6.4 | 0.9-33.8 | 24 | 76.0 | 54.1-89.4 |
Iredell | 27 | 3 | 7.9 | 2.2-24.3 | 4 | 11.3 | 3.8-29.2 | 2 | 24.5 | 5.0-66.8 | 18 | 56.3 | 28.3-80.7 |
Johnston | 36 | 4 | 22.0 | 7.0-51.5 | 2 | 7.9 | 2.0-26.8 | 2 | 4.3 | 0.9-18.4 | 28 | 65.8 | 41.4-84.0 |
Mecklenburg | 48 | 7 | 14.9 | 6.8-29.5 | 2 | 5.1 | 1.3-18.2 | 3 | 7.2 | 2.1-21.7 | 36 | 72.8 | 57.0-84.4 |
New Hanover | 28 | 6 | 23.5 | 10.0-45.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 12.7 | 3.3-38.5 | 20 | 63.8 | 41.3-81.5 |
Onslow | 26 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.3-14.3 | 3 | 10.4 | 2.7-32.5 | 4 | 12.2 | 4.3-29.8 | 18 | 75.3 | 53.9-88.8 |
Orange | 21 | 3 | 10.7 | 3.0-32.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 18 | 89.3 | 67.9-97.0 |
Pitt | 37 | 3 | 3.7 | 1.1-11.7 | 4 | 12.0 | 4.4-28.9 | 3 | 7.3 | 1.8-25.3 | 27 | 77.0 | 58.9-88.7 |
Randolph | 28 | 2 | 21.3 | 4.8-59.3 | 1 | 6.9 | 1.0-36.1 | 5 | 12.5 | 4.1-32.1 | 20 | 59.4 | 32.1-81.8 |
Robeson | 35 | 6 | 14.1 | 6.0-29.6 | 5 | 15.7 | 6.2-34.6 | 4 | 9.4 | 3.4-23.2 | 20 | 60.8 | 42.0-76.9 |
Rowan | 29 | 6 | 18.5 | 6.6-42.2 | 3 | 7.2 | 1.5-28.6 | 3 | 6.4 | 1.6-22.3 | 17 | 67.9 | 40.9-86.6 |
Union | 26 | 1 | 5.4 | 0.8-29.9 | 2 | 5.6 | 1.2-23.1 | 3 | 13.3 | 4.1-35.5 | 20 | 75.7 | 53.3-89.5 |
Wake | 44 | 4 | 6.1 | 2.1-16.5 | 4 | 14.6 | 5.0-35.4 | 6 | 17.7 | 7.3-36.9 | 30 | 61.7 | 43.4-77.2 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 29 | 5 | 10.6 | 3.7-26.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 7.8 | 1.3-34.8 | 22 | 81.7 | 59.7-93.1 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 45 | 8 | 21.4 | 9.5-41.4 | 4 | 17.1 | 5.9-40.7 | 6 | 12.5 | 5.4-26.5 | 27 | 49.0 | 32.0-66.1 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 38 | 7 | 13.2 | 5.2-29.6 | 3 | 13.5 | 3.6-39.5 | 6 | 13.4 | 5.1-31.0 | 22 | 59.9 | 39.1-77.6 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 30 | 4 | 11.1 | 3.8-28.6 | 3 | 12.0 | 3.5-33.6 | 4 | 13.0 | 3.5-37.9 | 19 | 63.9 | 41.5-81.5 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 40 | 5 | 20.5 | 6.1-50.3 | 5 | 10.8 | 4.2-24.8 | 4 | 6.3 | 2.0-18.0 | 26 | 62.5 | 40.1-80.5 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 42 | 4 | 7.6 | 2.5-20.5 | 2 | 5.2 | 1.3-18.8 | 3 | 7.8 | 2.5-21.9 | 33 | 79.4 | 63.2-89.7 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 36 | 4 | 5.8 | 1.9-16.1 | 3 | 3.4 | 0.9-12.4 | 4 | 9.2 | 3.0-24.9 | 25 | 81.6 | 64.0-91.7 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 35 | 4 | 12.0 | 4.1-30.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 12.3 | 5.2-26.4 | 25 | 75.7 | 58.0-87.5 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 35 | 4 | 15.0 | 4.8-38.1 | 3 | 8.4 | 2.4-25.7 | 7 | 11.9 | 5.0-25.7 | 21 | 64.7 | 43.3-81.5 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 28 | 2 | 7.6 | 1.9-26.1 | 2 | 13.4 | 3.1-42.6 | 5 | 14.8 | 5.6-33.6 | 19 | 64.2 | 41.8-81.8 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 24 | 3 | 22.9 | 7.4-52.7 | 4 | 15.5 | 5.1-38.4 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.3-15.0 | 16 | 59.3 | 35.2-79.6 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 40 | 6 | 17.3 | 6.0-40.6 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.9-14.5 | 4 | 10.0 | 3.2-27.4 | 28 | 68.9 | 48.0-84.1 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 47 | 7 | 10.4 | 4.4-22.3 | 2 | 4.7 | 1.2-17.1 | 5 | 7.6 | 2.5-21.1 | 33 | 77.4 | 61.9-87.8 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | |||||||||||||
Yes | 91 | 15 | 15.4 | 8.2-27.1 | 7 | 13.5 | 5.9-28.1 | 14 | 15.4 | 8.2-27.3 | 55 | 55.6 | 42.4-68.1 |
No | 1,040 | 127 | 12.5 | 10.0-15.7 | 74 | 6.8 | 5.1- 9.0 | 103 | 9.7 | 7.5-12.4 | 736 | 71.0 | 67.1-74.6 |
NC REGIONS** | |||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 425 | 58 | 13.5 | 9.3-19.3 | 33 | 8.8 | 5.9-12.9 | 48 | 9.7 | 6.8-13.5 | 286 | 68.0 | 61.5-73.9 |
Piedmont | 581 | 68 | 11.9 | 8.7-16.0 | 36 | 6.1 | 3.9- 9.4 | 62 | 12.0 | 8.7-16.2 | 415 | 70.0 | 64.6-74.9 |
Western NC | 125 | 16 | 14.1 | 8.2-23.0 | 12 | 8.3 | 4.4-15.0 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.4- 9.9 | 90 | 73.8 | 63.8-81.9 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | |||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 81 | 10 | 12.9 | 6.4-24.2 | 6 | 6.8 | 2.8-15.5 | 6 | 5.4 | 1.9-14.3 | 59 | 74.9 | 62.4-84.3 |
Northwest | 187 | 23 | 12.5 | 7.8-19.5 | 19 | 8.3 | 4.5-14.7 | 20 | 12.5 | 7.0-21.2 | 125 | 66.7 | 57.1-75.1 |
Charlotte | 160 | 21 | 13.6 | 7.1-24.5 | 11 | 5.7 | 2.8-11.1 | 15 | 11.4 | 6.3-19.8 | 113 | 69.3 | 58.5-78.4 |
Greensboro | 137 | 12 | 10.9 | 5.2-21.2 | 4 | 3.1 | 1.0- 9.0 | 11 | 6.6 | 2.8-14.7 | 110 | 79.4 | 68.3-87.3 |
Southern Regional | 129 | 17 | 10.5 | 5.8-18.3 | 10 | 6.6 | 3.3-12.8 | 18 | 8.7 | 5.0-14.6 | 84 | 74.2 | 64.2-82.1 |
Coastal | 71 | 9 | 11.8 | 5.8-22.6 | 2 | 3.7 | 0.9-13.6 | 6 | 11.3 | 5.1-23.1 | 54 | 73.2 | 59.9-83.4 |
Wake | 160 | 20 | 12.6 | 7.6-20.2 | 10 | 8.5 | 3.7-18.5 | 15 | 11.7 | 6.1-21.2 | 115 | 67.2 | 56.3-76.5 |
Area L | 49 | 10 | 17.8 | 8.0-35.0 | 7 | 19.1 | 8.6-37.3 | 4 | 7.5 | 2.0-24.0 | 28 | 55.6 | 38.0-71.9 |
Eastern | 157 | 20 | 14.3 | 6.8-27.3 | 12 | 8.3 | 4.1-16.1 | 22 | 11.7 | 6.9-19.3 | 103 | 65.7 | 53.9-75.8 |
*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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