BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional thay you had asthma?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,615	1,768	10.9	10.3-11.7	13,847	89.1	88.3-89.7
-Northeastern Partnership	1,080	112	9.9	7.8-12.5	968	90.1	87.5-92.2
GENDER
Male	386	34	8.3	5.3-12.7	352	91.7	87.3-94.7
Female	694	78	11.4	8.7-14.8	616	88.6	85.2-91.3
RACE
White	671	63	8.7	6.5-11.7	608	91.3	88.3-93.5
African American	353	43	12.4	8.0-18.6	310	87.6	81.4-92.0
Other Minorities	52	5	9.1	3.5-21.8	47	90.9	78.2-96.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	34	4	8.1	2.4-23.7	30	91.9	76.3-97.6
Non-Hispanic	1,043	107	10.0	7.8-12.7	936	90.0	87.3-92.2
AGE
18-24	39	5	11.4	4.3-26.7	34	88.6	73.3-95.7
25-34	93	6	5.2	2.2-11.7	87	94.8	88.3-97.8
35-44	145	15	10.2	5.8-17.4	130	89.8	82.6-94.2
45-54	235	23	9.6	6.0-15.0	212	90.4	85.0-94.0
55-64	240	31	12.3	8.4-17.6	209	87.7	82.4-91.6
65-74	183	17	8.2	5.0-13.4	166	91.8	86.6-95.0
75+	137	14	11.8	6.3-20.8	123	88.2	79.2-93.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	233	40	15.1	10.3-21.7	193	84.9	78.3-89.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	372	36	9.3	5.8-14.6	336	90.7	85.4-94.2
Some Post-H.S.	239	20	7.7	4.5-12.8	219	92.3	87.2-95.5
College Graduate	233	16	8.0	4.6-13.7	217	92.0	86.3-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	167	29	18.1	11.8-26.7	138	81.9	73.3-88.2
$15,000- 24,999	208	25	9.4	5.8-15.0	183	90.6	85.0-94.2
$25,000- 34,999	139	6	3.4	1.4- 7.8	133	96.6	92.2-98.6
$35,000- 49,999	147	7	6.1	2.4-14.5	140	93.9	85.5-97.6
$50,000-74,999	123	14	11.0	6.3-18.6	109	89.0	81.4-93.7
$75,000+	128	8	6.0	2.9-11.9	120	94.0	88.1-97.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	443	75	16.9	13.0-21.8	368	83.1	78.2-87.0
No	605	36	6.0	3.8- 9.4	569	94.0	90.6-96.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	153	11	6.2	2.9-12.7	142	93.8	87.3-97.1
Non-Veteran	924	101	10.6	8.2-13.5	823	89.4	86.5-91.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,615

1,768

10.9

10.3-11.7

13,847

89.1

88.3-89.7

-Northeastern Partnership

1,080

112

9.9

7.8-12.5

968

90.1

87.5-92.2

GENDER

Male

386

8.3

5.3-12.7

352

91.7

87.3-94.7

Female

694

11.4

8.7-14.8

616

88.6

85.2-91.3

RACE

White

671

8.7

6.5-11.7

608

91.3

88.3-93.5

African American

353

12.4

8.0-18.6

310

87.6

81.4-92.0

Other Minorities

9.1

3.5-21.8

90.9

78.2-96.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

8.1

2.4-23.7

91.9

76.3-97.6

Non-Hispanic

1,043

107

10.0

7.8-12.7

936

90.0

87.3-92.2

AGE

18-24

11.4

4.3-26.7

88.6

73.3-95.7

25-34

5.2

2.2-11.7

94.8

88.3-97.8

35-44

145

10.2

5.8-17.4

130

89.8

82.6-94.2

45-54

235

9.6

6.0-15.0

212

90.4

85.0-94.0

55-64

240

12.3

8.4-17.6

209

87.7

82.4-91.6

65-74

183

8.2

5.0-13.4

166

91.8

86.6-95.0

75+

137

11.8

6.3-20.8

123

88.2

79.2-93.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

233

15.1

10.3-21.7

193

84.9

78.3-89.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

372

9.3

5.8-14.6

336

90.7

85.4-94.2

Some Post-H.S.

239

7.7

4.5-12.8

219

92.3

87.2-95.5

College Graduate

233

8.0

4.6-13.7

217

92.0

86.3-95.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

167

18.1

11.8-26.7

138

81.9

73.3-88.2

$15,000- 24,999

208

9.4

5.8-15.0

183

90.6

85.0-94.2

$25,000- 34,999

139

3.4

1.4- 7.8

133

96.6

92.2-98.6

$35,000- 49,999

147

6.1

2.4-14.5

140

93.9

85.5-97.6

$50,000-74,999

123

11.0

6.3-18.6

109

89.0

81.4-93.7

$75,000+

128

6.0

2.9-11.9

120

94.0

88.1-97.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

443

16.9

13.0-21.8

368

83.1

78.2-87.0

605

6.0

3.8- 9.4

569

94.0

90.6-96.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

153

6.2

2.9-12.7

142

93.8

87.3-97.1

Non-Veteran

924

101

10.6

8.2-13.5

823

89.4

86.5-91.8

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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.

**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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