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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

Asthma

Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional thay you had asthma?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,615 1,768 10.9 10.3-11.7 13,847 89.1 88.3-89.7
-Northeast Partnership I 438 44 13.0 8.7-19.1 394 87.0 80.9-91.3
GENDER
Male 156 13 14.0 6.9-26.5 143 86.0 73.5-93.1
Female 282 31 12.2 8.0-18.1 251 87.8 81.9-92.0
RACE
White 211 17 11.9 6.6-20.4 194 88.1 79.6-93.4
Other 225 27 14.1 8.0-23.6 198 85.9 76.4-92.0
AGE
18-44 107 16 19.9 10.8-33.7 91 80.1 66.3-89.2
45+ 326 28 8.7 5.6-13.4 298 91.3 86.6-94.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 259 33 16.0 9.8-25.1 226 84.0 74.9-90.2
Some College + 176 11 8.2 4.3-15.0 165 91.8 85.0-95.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 284 27 11.8 7.5-18.2 257 88.2 81.8-92.5
$50,000+ 77 5 5.7 2.2-14.3 72 94.3 85.7-97.8

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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.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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