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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Adult Asthma History

During the past 12 months, besides emergency room visits, how many times did you see a doctor,
nurse or other health professional for urgent treatment of worsening asthma symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Once Twice Three or more times None
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
-Northeastern Partnership 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
GENDER
Male 25 3 8.1 2.4-23.8 2 15.8 3.9-46.7 3 10.1 2.6-32.2 17 66.0 41.3-84.2
Female 66 12 19.1 9.4-35.0 5 12.4 4.3-30.7 11 18.1 8.8-33.6 38 50.4 35.4-65.4
RACE
White 51 8 10.9 5.0-22.1 3 10.8 3.1-31.5 8 19.4 8.6-38.2 32 58.9 41.4-74.5
African American 36 5 10.3 4.1-24.0 4 21.6 7.2-49.5 6 13.0 5.3-28.5 21 55.0 34.3-74.1
Other Minorities 4 2 62.6 18.0-92.8 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 2 37.4 7.2-82.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 10.3 0.9-58.4 2 89.7 41.6-99.1
Non-Hispanic 87 15 16.6 8.9-28.9 6 13.3 5.5-29.0 13 15.9 8.3-28.5 53 54.2 40.8-66.9
AGE
18-24 4 0 0.0 . - . 1 30.5 4.3-81.2 0 0.0 . - . 3 69.5 18.8-95.7
25-34 5 2 36.0 7.2-80.3 0 0.0 . - . 1 18.7 2.4-68.2 2 45.3 11.2-84.5
35-44 13 4 34.3 11.3-68.2 0 0.0 . - . 3 16.1 3.8-48.3 6 49.6 21.9-77.6
45-54 19 3 12.0 3.6-32.8 3 14.9 4.5-39.5 4 30.1 10.3-61.8 9 43.0 20.7-68.6
55-64 27 3 9.2 2.4-29.1 2 12.5 3.0-39.9 3 11.6 3.7-31.1 19 66.8 44.5-83.4
65-74 14 2 11.7 2.7-39.2 0 0.0 . - . 2 15.1 3.5-46.4 10 73.2 44.2-90.4
75+ 9 1 8.6 1.1-45.4 1 39.4 7.5-83.9 1 6.8 0.8-39.1 6 45.2 13.3-81.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 2 4.1 1.0-15.6 4 20.5 6.7-47.9 6 15.9 6.3-34.9 22 59.5 37.5-78.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 29 5 10.8 4.0-25.8 2 14.6 3.0-48.8 4 9.2 3.2-23.8 18 65.4 41.2-83.6
Some Post-H.S. 17 3 21.7 6.6-51.9 0 0.0 . - . 3 29.3 8.4-65.3 11 49.0 23.2-75.4
College Graduate 11 5 43.8 15.3-77.1 1 11.8 1.6-52.2 1 8.5 1.1-43.3 4 35.8 12.2-69.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 2 6.0 1.4-22.0 2 7.5 1.8-26.9 3 6.6 1.9-20.0 17 79.9 60.0-91.3
$15,000- 24,999 23 3 17.0 5.0-44.5 2 23.1 5.9-59.2 2 6.1 1.4-23.1 16 53.8 28.8-77.0
$25,000- 34,999 6 1 21.6 3.0-71.0 1 14.9 1.9-60.7 1 8.7 1.1-45.4 3 54.7 18.1-86.9
$35,000- 49,999 6 1 35.5 5.4-84.3 0 0.0 . - . 3 52.0 12.3-89.3 2 12.5 2.3-46.5
$50,000-74,999 8 4 28.5 8.4-63.6 0 0.0 . - . 2 29.4 7.2-69.1 2 42.1 12.1-79.3
$75,000+ 5 1 17.5 2.3-66.1 1 26.1 3.7-76.4 0 0.0 . - . 3 56.3 16.8-89.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 67 11 17.6 8.6-32.6 4 10.8 3.8-27.2 14 21.2 11.3-36.1 38 50.4 35.8-64.9
No 23 4 9.9 3.1-27.7 3 21.2 5.3-56.2 0 0.0 . - . 16 68.9 39.6-88.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 7 0 0.0 . - . 1 48.3 10.1-88.6 1 8.9 1.0-48.4 5 42.7 10.0-83.4
Non-Veteran 84 15 16.6 8.9-29.0 6 10.8 4.3-24.9 13 15.9 8.3-28.5 50 56.6 43.0-69.3

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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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