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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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 II 507 60 9.3 6.9-12.5 447 90.7 87.5-93.1
GENDER
Male 181 19 6.2 3.7-10.1 162 93.8 89.9-96.3
Female 326 41 12.4 8.7-17.5 285 87.6 82.5-91.3
RACE
White 339 40 9.2 6.5-12.8 299 90.8 87.2-93.5
Other 166 19 9.1 5.0-15.8 147 90.9 84.2-95.0
AGE
18-44 129 8 5.3 2.4-11.5 121 94.7 88.5-97.6
45+ 375 51 12.4 9.2-16.3 324 87.6 83.7-90.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 284 39 10.3 7.1-14.8 245 89.7 85.2-92.9
Some College + 223 21 8.0 4.8-13.1 202 92.0 86.9-95.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 299 35 8.0 5.4-11.9 264 92.0 88.1-94.6
$50,000+ 130 14 10.5 6.1-17.4 116 89.5 82.6-93.9

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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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