BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (How old were you when you were first told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Adult Asthma History

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	Total Respond.^	Under 11	11-19	20-39	40+
North Carolina	1,105	261	29.9	25.9-34.1	140	18.8	15.3-22.8	293	26.4	23.2-29.9	411	25.0	22.2-28.0
-Northeastern Partnership	81	18	22.5	13.7-34.5	6	14.5	6.0-31.1	23	30.7	19.5-44.8	34	32.3	21.8-45.1
GENDER
Male	22	7	27.2	11.6-51.8	1	12.7	1.9-52.4	5	19.8	7.3-43.6	9	40.2	19.5-65.2
Female	59	11	20.0	10.8-34.0	5	15.5	5.8-35.4	18	36.3	22.1-53.5	25	28.2	17.9-41.5
RACE
White	47	10	24.6	12.8-41.9	1	7.3	1.1-36.6	14	29.2	15.9-47.5	22	38.9	23.8-56.4
African American	30	8	25.7	12.2-46.3	3	21.6	5.9-54.7	7	22.5	10.0-43.1	12	30.2	16.0-49.7
Other Minorities	4	0	0.0	. - .	2	35.8	6.9-80.8	2	64.2	19.2-93.1	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	78	17	22.8	13.8-35.4	4	9.4	3.0-25.8	23	33.0	21.2-47.5	34	34.8	23.6-47.9
AGE
18-24	3	1	18.4	2.0-71.3	2	81.6	28.7-98.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	5	2	25.9	5.0-70.1	2	47.5	12.1-85.6	1	26.6	3.8-77.1	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	13	5	38.9	15.3-69.2	2	10.0	2.0-37.5	6	51.2	23.0-78.6	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	16	4	20.0	6.8-46.2	0	0.0	. - .	8	58.3	30.9-81.4	4	21.7	6.7-51.6
55-64	23	4	23.0	8.8-48.0	0	0.0	. - .	6	18.5	7.8-37.6	13	58.6	36.4-77.7
65-74	13	2	14.0	3.4-43.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	14.5	3.2-46.7	9	71.5	42.0-89.7
75+	8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	8	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	27	6	22.5	9.3-44.9	3	26.4	8.2-58.9	5	19.8	7.4-43.1	13	31.4	16.2-52.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	26	5	20.2	7.1-45.6	1	5.3	0.7-29.7	8	22.0	10.0-41.6	12	52.6	30.0-74.1
Some Post-H.S.	17	5	30.1	11.7-58.4	2	17.8	4.4-50.3	3	29.3	8.4-65.3	7	22.7	9.3-45.8
College Graduate	11	2	16.4	3.8-49.3	0	0.0	. - .	7	69.7	36.2-90.3	2	13.9	2.4-50.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	21	3	10.7	3.2-30.6	1	16.7	2.6-60.2	5	28.1	11.0-55.2	12	44.5	22.3-69.1
$15,000- 24,999	22	5	26.8	10.6-53.0	2	16.2	4.1-46.6	6	16.5	6.5-35.9	9	40.5	18.6-67.0
$25,000- 34,999	6	2	30.3	6.5-73.1	2	32.3	7.0-75.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	37.4	9.2-77.9
$35,000- 49,999	5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	85.5	47.0-97.5	2	14.5	2.5-53.0
$50,000-74,999	8	2	38.9	10.4-77.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	47.3	15.9-81.0	2	13.8	2.6-48.8
$75,000+	5	1	17.5	2.3-66.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	45.3	11.5-84.1	2	37.1	8.2-79.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	58	11	18.8	10.0-32.5	4	11.8	3.8-30.9	17	34.5	20.7-51.5	26	34.9	22.1-50.4
No	22	7	33.0	14.4-59.2	2	22.4	5.3-59.8	6	20.9	8.1-44.0	7	23.7	10.1-46.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	6	2	17.3	2.9-59.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	82.7	40.7-97.1
Non-Veteran	75	16	22.8	13.7-35.6	6	15.6	6.5-33.1	23	33.0	21.1-47.6	30	28.5	18.8-40.6

Total
Respond.^

Under 11

11-19

20-39

40+

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,105

261

29.9

25.9-34.1

140

18.8

15.3-22.8

293

26.4

23.2-29.9

411

25.0

22.2-28.0

-Northeastern Partnership

22.5

13.7-34.5

14.5

6.0-31.1

30.7

19.5-44.8

32.3

21.8-45.1

GENDER

Male

27.2

11.6-51.8

12.7

1.9-52.4

19.8

7.3-43.6

40.2

19.5-65.2

Female

20.0

10.8-34.0

15.5

5.8-35.4

36.3

22.1-53.5

28.2

17.9-41.5

RACE

White

24.6

12.8-41.9

7.3

1.1-36.6

29.2

15.9-47.5

38.9

23.8-56.4

African American

25.7

12.2-46.3

21.6

5.9-54.7

22.5

10.0-43.1

30.2

16.0-49.7

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

35.8

6.9-80.8

64.2

19.2-93.1

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

22.8

13.8-35.4

9.4

3.0-25.8

33.0

21.2-47.5

34.8

23.6-47.9

AGE

18-24

18.4

2.0-71.3

81.6

28.7-98.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

25.9

5.0-70.1

47.5

12.1-85.6

26.6

3.8-77.1

0.0

. - .

35-44

38.9

15.3-69.2

10.0

2.0-37.5

51.2

23.0-78.6

0.0

. - .

45-54

20.0

6.8-46.2

0.0

. - .

58.3

30.9-81.4

21.7

6.7-51.6

55-64

23.0

8.8-48.0

0.0

. - .

18.5

7.8-37.6

58.6

36.4-77.7

65-74

14.0

3.4-43.0

0.0

. - .

14.5

3.2-46.7

71.5

42.0-89.7

75+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

22.5

9.3-44.9

26.4

8.2-58.9

19.8

7.4-43.1

31.4

16.2-52.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

20.2

7.1-45.6

5.3

0.7-29.7

22.0

10.0-41.6

52.6

30.0-74.1

Some Post-H.S.

30.1

11.7-58.4

17.8

4.4-50.3

29.3

8.4-65.3

22.7

9.3-45.8

College Graduate

16.4

3.8-49.3

0.0

. - .

69.7

36.2-90.3

13.9

2.4-50.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

10.7

3.2-30.6

16.7

2.6-60.2

28.1

11.0-55.2

44.5

22.3-69.1

$15,000- 24,999

26.8

10.6-53.0

16.2

4.1-46.6

16.5

6.5-35.9

40.5

18.6-67.0

$25,000- 34,999

30.3

6.5-73.1

32.3

7.0-75.1

0.0

. - .

37.4

9.2-77.9

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

85.5

47.0-97.5

14.5

2.5-53.0

$50,000-74,999

38.9

10.4-77.7

0.0

. - .

47.3

15.9-81.0

13.8

2.6-48.8

$75,000+

17.5

2.3-66.1

0.0

. - .

45.3

11.5-84.1

37.1

8.2-79.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

18.8

10.0-32.5

11.8

3.8-30.9

34.5

20.7-51.5

34.9

22.1-50.4

33.0

14.4-59.2

22.4

5.3-59.8

20.9

8.1-44.0

23.7

10.1-46.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

17.3

2.9-59.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

82.7

40.7-97.1

Non-Veteran

22.8

13.7-35.6

15.6

6.5-33.1

33.0

21.1-47.6

28.5

18.8-40.6

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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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