BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	8,721	943	10.5	9.7-11.5	7,778	89.5	88.5-90.3
GENDER
Male	3,235	283	9.0	7.6-10.5	2,952	91.0	89.5-92.4
Female	5,486	660	12.1	11.0-13.3	4,826	87.9	86.7-89.0
RACE
White	6,756	727	11.0	10.0-12.1	6,029	89.0	87.9-90.0
African American	1,333	169	11.8	9.9-14.1	1,164	88.2	85.9-90.1
Other Minorities	590	42	5.9	3.7- 9.3	548	94.1	90.7-96.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	487	36	6.2	3.8-10.0	451	93.8	90.0-96.2
Non-Hispanic	8,216	903	11.0	10.1-12.0	7,313	89.0	88.0-89.9
AGE
18-24	340	43	13.1	9.3-18.0	297	86.9	82.0-90.7
25-34	1,058	112	9.9	8.0-12.2	946	90.1	87.8-92.0
35-44	1,572	142	8.9	7.3-10.8	1,430	91.1	89.2-92.7
45-54	1,724	197	11.4	9.7-13.3	1,527	88.6	86.7-90.3
55-64	1,693	198	10.2	8.7-12.0	1,495	89.8	88.0-91.3
65-74	1,276	154	12.1	10.1-14.3	1,122	87.9	85.7-89.9
75+	987	90	9.3	7.3-11.8	897	90.7	88.2-92.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,265	190	13.8	11.3-16.9	1,075	86.2	83.1-88.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,529	268	9.5	8.1-11.2	2,261	90.5	88.8-91.9
Some Post-H.S.	2,110	233	10.6	8.9-12.7	1,877	89.4	87.3-91.1
College Graduate	2,791	249	9.9	8.5-11.5	2,542	90.1	88.5-91.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	889	145	15.9	12.6-19.8	744	84.1	80.2-87.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,372	170	11.4	9.4-13.7	1,202	88.6	86.3-90.6
$25,000- 34,999	964	96	10.1	7.9-12.9	868	89.9	87.1-92.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,190	111	8.6	6.8-11.0	1,079	91.4	89.0-93.2
$50,000-74,999	1,120	110	10.3	8.1-13.2	1,010	89.7	86.8-91.9
$75,000+	1,885	148	8.5	6.9-10.3	1,737	91.5	89.7-93.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,970	483	16.2	14.4-18.1	2,487	83.8	81.9-85.6
No	5,480	425	8.0	7.0- 9.1	5,055	92.0	90.9-93.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,143	95	7.8	6.1- 9.9	1,048	92.2	90.1-93.9
Non-Veteran	7,561	847	10.9	10.0-11.9	6,714	89.1	88.1-90.0

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

-Piedmont NC

8,721

943

10.5

9.7-11.5

7,778

89.5

88.5-90.3

GENDER

Male

3,235

283

9.0

7.6-10.5

2,952

91.0

89.5-92.4

Female

5,486

660

12.1

11.0-13.3

4,826

87.9

86.7-89.0

RACE

White

6,756

727

11.0

10.0-12.1

6,029

89.0

87.9-90.0

African American

1,333

169

11.8

9.9-14.1

1,164

88.2

85.9-90.1

Other Minorities

590

5.9

3.7- 9.3

548

94.1

90.7-96.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

487

6.2

3.8-10.0

451

93.8

90.0-96.2

Non-Hispanic

8,216

903

11.0

10.1-12.0

7,313

89.0

88.0-89.9

AGE

18-24

340

13.1

9.3-18.0

297

86.9

82.0-90.7

25-34

1,058

112

9.9

8.0-12.2

946

90.1

87.8-92.0

35-44

1,572

142

8.9

7.3-10.8

1,430

91.1

89.2-92.7

45-54

1,724

197

11.4

9.7-13.3

1,527

88.6

86.7-90.3

55-64

1,693

198

10.2

8.7-12.0

1,495

89.8

88.0-91.3

65-74

1,276

154

12.1

10.1-14.3

1,122

87.9

85.7-89.9

75+

987

9.3

7.3-11.8

897

90.7

88.2-92.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,265

190

13.8

11.3-16.9

1,075

86.2

83.1-88.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,529

268

9.5

8.1-11.2

2,261

90.5

88.8-91.9

Some Post-H.S.

2,110

233

10.6

8.9-12.7

1,877

89.4

87.3-91.1

College Graduate

2,791

249

9.9

8.5-11.5

2,542

90.1

88.5-91.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

889

145

15.9

12.6-19.8

744

84.1

80.2-87.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,372

170

11.4

9.4-13.7

1,202

88.6

86.3-90.6

$25,000- 34,999

964

10.1

7.9-12.9

868

89.9

87.1-92.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,190

111

8.6

6.8-11.0

1,079

91.4

89.0-93.2

$50,000-74,999

1,120

110

10.3

8.1-13.2

1,010

89.7

86.8-91.9

$75,000+

1,885

148

8.5

6.9-10.3

1,737

91.5

89.7-93.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,970

483

16.2

14.4-18.1

2,487

83.8

81.9-85.6

5,480

425

8.0

7.0- 9.1

5,055

92.0

90.9-93.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,143

7.8

6.1- 9.9

1,048

92.2

90.1-93.9

Non-Veteran

7,561

847

10.9

10.0-11.9

6,714

89.1

88.1-90.0

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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, 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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