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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Adult Asthma History

During the past 12 months, how many times did you visit an emergency room
or urgent care center because of your asthma?*

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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 1,153 114 10.2 8.0-12.9 58 5.4 3.8- 7.5 70 6.9 5.2- 9.2 911 77.5 73.9-80.7
-Northeastern Partnership 90 9 11.7 5.3-24.2 9 9.7 4.7-19.1 10 12.0 5.4-24.3 62 66.6 53.2-77.8
GENDER
Male 25 1 2.3 0.3-15.0 2 8.4 1.7-32.2 1 2.5 0.3-16.3 21 86.8 65.7-95.8
Female 65 8 16.5 7.2-33.6 7 10.4 4.6-21.9 9 16.7 7.4-33.6 41 56.4 40.5-71.0
RACE
White 51 2 5.0 1.2-19.0 3 8.1 2.4-24.1 3 4.4 1.3-14.0 43 82.5 66.7-91.7
African American 35 5 9.2 3.6-21.8 6 15.0 6.2-32.1 7 27.8 11.6-53.0 17 48.0 28.4-68.3
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 2 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 2 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 87 9 12.5 5.6-25.6 8 9.2 4.2-18.9 10 12.8 5.8-25.7 60 65.5 51.8-77.1
AGE
18-24 4 0 0.0 . - . 1 13.5 1.6-60.2 1 30.5 4.3-81.2 2 56.0 14.2-90.7
25-34 5 3 62.6 20.6-91.5 0 0.0 . - . 1 18.7 2.4-68.2 1 18.7 2.4-68.2
35-44 13 1 19.5 3.0-65.4 3 22.3 6.5-54.4 3 11.5 3.0-35.3 6 46.7 20.1-75.4
45-54 19 1 4.3 0.6-25.7 4 12.9 4.3-33.0 1 3.7 0.5-22.8 13 79.0 56.8-91.5
55-64 27 1 2.1 0.3-13.6 1 3.0 0.4-18.8 2 10.7 2.7-34.0 23 84.2 63.0-94.4
65-74 14 1 7.9 1.1-39.7 0 0.0 . - . 2 15.1 3.5-46.4 11 77.1 46.9-92.7
75+ 8 2 18.7 3.8-57.6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 6 81.3 42.4-96.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 5 13.9 5.2-32.0 5 13.7 4.8-33.2 4 18.9 5.7-47.2 19 53.6 32.4-73.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 29 1 1.7 0.2-11.6 2 5.1 1.2-18.9 3 7.2 2.1-21.8 23 86.0 69.7-94.3
Some Post-H.S. 17 2 12.6 2.4-45.6 2 16.9 4.2-48.6 2 8.9 1.9-33.4 11 61.6 33.1-83.8
College Graduate 11 1 24.7 4.0-72.3 0 0.0 . - . 1 8.5 1.1-43.3 9 66.7 26.8-91.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 3 13.5 3.9-37.6 5 14.1 5.2-32.7 3 10.0 2.8-29.5 13 62.5 39.1-81.2
$15,000- 24,999 23 3 14.3 3.7-42.0 3 18.5 5.7-45.9 2 6.1 1.4-23.1 15 61.1 35.9-81.6
$25,000- 34,999 6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 8.7 1.1-45.4 5 91.3 54.6-98.9
$35,000- 49,999 6 2 44.7 9.2-86.6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 4 55.3 13.4-90.8
$50,000-74,999 8 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 13.8 1.9-57.6 7 86.2 42.4-98.1
$75,000+ 5 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 5 100 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 66 9 16.2 7.3-32.0 6 8.8 3.5-20.3 9 10.8 5.3-20.8 42 64.2 49.1-76.9
No 23 0 0.0 . - . 3 12.3 3.4-35.7 1 15.3 2.3-57.8 19 72.4 40.6-91.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 7 0 0.0 . - . 1 8.9 1.0-48.4 0 0.0 . - . 6 91.1 51.6-99.0
Non-Veteran 83 9 12.7 5.7-25.9 8 9.8 4.5-19.8 10 12.9 5.9-25.9 56 64.7 50.7-76.5

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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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