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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 1,115 | 290 | 25.6 | 22.1-29.3 | 100 | 9.8 | 7.5-12.5 | 205 | 16.4 | 13.9-19.3 | 520 | 48.3 | 44.2-52.4 |
-Piedmont NC | 570 | 151 | 27.3 | 22.3-32.9 | 53 | 10.1 | 7.0-14.4 | 88 | 14.7 | 11.3-18.9 | 278 | 47.9 | 42.3-53.6 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 137 | 26 | 21.0 | 12.4-33.3 | 11 | 7.6 | 3.6-15.3 | 23 | 17.3 | 10.6-27.0 | 77 | 54.2 | 42.7-65.2 |
Female | 433 | 125 | 30.3 | 24.6-36.7 | 42 | 11.4 | 7.5-16.8 | 65 | 13.5 | 9.9-18.0 | 201 | 44.9 | 38.7-51.2 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 448 | 121 | 28.4 | 22.4-35.2 | 40 | 9.9 | 6.6-14.8 | 71 | 14.7 | 10.9-19.7 | 216 | 46.9 | 40.4-53.5 |
African American | 101 | 24 | 23.1 | 14.9-33.9 | 11 | 10.5 | 4.4-23.2 | 13 | 13.8 | 7.4-24.2 | 53 | 52.6 | 40.6-64.4 |
Other Minorities | 20 | 6 | 30.1 | 13.0-55.4 | 2 | 12.9 | 3.1-41.2 | 4 | 19.9 | 7.2-44.3 | 8 | 37.0 | 17.5-62.0 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 15 | 7 | 44.6 | 19.8-72.3 | 1 | 7.9 | 1.1-40.3 | 2 | 5.1 | 1.1-19.9 | 5 | 42.4 | 17.4-72.0 |
Non-Hispanic | 554 | 144 | 26.6 | 21.6-32.4 | 52 | 10.2 | 7.1-14.6 | 86 | 15.1 | 11.6-19.5 | 272 | 48.0 | 42.3-53.8 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 27 | 9 | 40.4 | 21.7-62.4 | 2 | 8.9 | 2.2-30.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.6 | 15 | 49.4 | 29.4-69.7 |
25-34 | 61 | 12 | 17.5 | 9.3-30.6 | 8 | 17.7 | 8.3-33.9 | 6 | 8.5 | 3.4-19.3 | 35 | 56.3 | 41.6-69.9 |
35-44 | 91 | 26 | 25.9 | 16.9-37.5 | 11 | 10.2 | 4.7-20.7 | 11 | 17.1 | 8.6-31.1 | 43 | 46.8 | 35.0-59.1 |
45-54 | 113 | 36 | 31.4 | 22.2-42.3 | 8 | 7.4 | 3.0-17.0 | 22 | 23.0 | 14.7-34.1 | 47 | 38.3 | 28.6-49.0 |
55-64 | 126 | 36 | 25.8 | 17.8-35.7 | 14 | 9.7 | 5.4-16.7 | 19 | 17.6 | 10.0-29.2 | 57 | 46.9 | 36.5-57.5 |
65-74 | 93 | 22 | 21.9 | 13.7-32.9 | 7 | 9.2 | 4.3-18.5 | 15 | 14.9 | 8.7-24.3 | 49 | 54.1 | 42.3-65.4 |
75+ | 57 | 9 | 17.1 | 8.4-31.6 | 3 | 6.0 | 1.4-22.2 | 14 | 26.5 | 14.7-42.9 | 31 | 50.5 | 35.0-65.9 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 125 | 30 | 26.3 | 15.2-41.5 | 14 | 10.8 | 5.4-20.7 | 22 | 17.8 | 10.0-29.6 | 59 | 45.0 | 32.2-58.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 163 | 45 | 29.4 | 20.7-39.8 | 17 | 11.0 | 5.6-20.3 | 29 | 16.0 | 10.2-24.3 | 72 | 43.6 | 33.4-54.4 |
Some Post-H.S. | 143 | 44 | 34.9 | 24.6-46.8 | 14 | 10.5 | 4.8-21.4 | 21 | 13.2 | 7.6-22.2 | 64 | 41.4 | 31.4-52.2 |
College Graduate | 138 | 32 | 19.2 | 12.7-27.9 | 8 | 8.4 | 3.8-17.7 | 15 | 11.5 | 6.5-19.5 | 83 | 61.0 | 50.8-70.3 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 107 | 30 | 28.0 | 16.6-43.1 | 16 | 19.1 | 9.7-34.1 | 24 | 23.0 | 13.7-36.1 | 37 | 29.9 | 19.0-43.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 115 | 30 | 27.6 | 17.9-40.0 | 17 | 15.1 | 8.2-26.1 | 23 | 22.8 | 13.7-35.5 | 45 | 34.5 | 24.2-46.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 54 | 15 | 27.9 | 15.6-44.7 | 3 | 13.6 | 3.6-40.3 | 7 | 12.6 | 5.4-26.4 | 29 | 45.9 | 29.9-62.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 67 | 21 | 30.1 | 18.5-45.0 | 4 | 5.2 | 1.7-14.8 | 7 | 9.7 | 4.0-21.5 | 35 | 55.0 | 39.5-69.6 |
$50,000-74,999 | 57 | 17 | 40.8 | 24.4-59.5 | 4 | 4.0 | 1.3-11.2 | 6 | 9.0 | 3.7-20.5 | 30 | 46.2 | 30.5-62.7 |
$75,000+ | 79 | 18 | 18.2 | 10.5-29.5 | 5 | 7.3 | 2.6-18.9 | 5 | 9.3 | 3.4-22.8 | 51 | 65.2 | 51.9-76.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 329 | 101 | 33.8 | 26.6-42.0 | 37 | 11.3 | 7.4-16.8 | 67 | 20.2 | 15.1-26.5 | 124 | 34.7 | 27.9-42.1 |
No | 230 | 49 | 20.5 | 14.5-28.3 | 15 | 7.9 | 3.9-15.3 | 19 | 8.3 | 4.6-14.6 | 147 | 63.3 | 54.5-71.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 47 | 9 | 14.4 | 7.1-26.9 | 7 | 17.2 | 6.4-38.5 | 8 | 20.9 | 10.0-38.6 | 23 | 47.5 | 31.1-64.5 |
Non-Veteran | 523 | 142 | 28.3 | 23.0-34.2 | 46 | 9.6 | 6.5-14.0 | 80 | 14.2 | 10.7-18.6 | 255 | 47.9 | 42.0-53.9 |
*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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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