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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	567	137	32.4	26.9-38.4	70	19.8	14.9-25.8	157	25.2	21.1-29.9	203	22.6	19.0-26.6
GENDER
Male	128	52	47.6	36.1-59.4	13	19.4	10.3-33.5	25	16.0	10.1-24.4	38	17.0	11.3-24.7
Female	439	85	25.4	19.7-32.1	57	20.0	14.8-26.6	132	29.5	24.4-35.1	165	25.1	20.9-29.9
RACE
White	443	108	32.2	25.9-39.3	49	20.1	14.2-27.5	120	24.0	19.4-29.3	166	23.7	19.5-28.5
African American	102	25	35.6	24.2-48.9	17	17.9	10.3-29.4	24	23.7	15.4-34.7	36	22.8	15.7-31.9
Other Minorities	21	4	21.7	7.7-47.9	4	26.4	10.5-52.5	12	50.5	28.4-72.5	1	1.3	0.2- 9.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	3	21.2	5.5-55.2	5	34.4	13.6-63.7	8	42.0	19.5-68.5	1	2.4	0.3-15.8
Non-Hispanic	549	134	32.9	27.3-39.1	65	19.2	14.2-25.4	149	24.5	20.4-29.2	201	23.3	19.6-27.5
AGE
18-24	27	13	51.3	31.2-71.0	13	47.5	28.0-67.8	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	61	17	31.8	19.6-47.1	20	33.2	20.8-48.4	24	35.0	23.1-49.2	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	93	28	36.6	25.4-49.4	17	20.9	12.0-33.9	46	41.3	30.3-53.2	2	1.3	0.3- 5.5
45-54	120	28	27.9	18.3-40.1	3	2.5	0.7- 8.1	44	36.4	26.8-47.3	45	33.2	24.1-43.8
55-64	124	22	16.6	10.3-25.7	13	12.4	5.9-24.2	24	19.5	12.6-28.9	65	51.5	40.8-62.0
65-74	87	18	23.3	13.9-36.3	2	4.1	1.0-14.9	10	7.9	3.9-15.3	57	64.7	51.9-75.6
75+	53	11	30.3	16.1-49.5	1	2.2	0.3-13.9	8	14.1	6.2-28.9	33	53.5	36.9-69.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	119	32	37.1	24.7-51.4	13	26.8	14.6-43.9	30	17.2	11.0-25.9	44	18.9	12.3-28.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	164	32	33.6	23.0-46.2	17	15.7	8.9-26.2	46	24.5	17.4-33.4	69	26.1	19.3-34.4
Some Post-H.S.	141	30	26.4	16.9-38.7	20	20.3	11.4-33.5	37	25.9	17.8-36.0	54	27.5	19.9-36.7
College Graduate	141	42	32.7	23.8-43.0	20	17.7	10.9-27.5	44	32.5	24.1-42.2	35	17.2	11.7-24.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	102	19	25.9	14.0-42.7	7	21.8	10.1-40.8	27	20.6	12.6-31.8	49	31.7	21.1-44.7
$15,000- 24,999	114	28	27.7	18.0-40.1	19	27.0	16.2-41.4	32	23.9	15.9-34.4	35	21.4	14.3-30.8
$25,000- 34,999	51	12	32.6	16.7-53.8	5	12.4	4.6-29.3	14	31.9	18.2-49.5	20	23.1	13.3-37.0
$35,000- 49,999	68	16	35.5	19.6-55.3	7	11.5	4.9-24.6	19	29.7	17.9-44.9	26	23.4	14.3-35.9
$50,000-74,999	57	14	27.4	15.4-43.9	8	21.2	7.9-45.7	19	29.0	17.4-44.2	16	22.4	12.7-36.5
$75,000+	81	25	33.6	22.4-47.0	12	16.3	9.0-27.7	27	34.3	23.5-47.1	17	15.8	9.4-25.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	326	71	28.2	21.4-36.1	33	20.6	13.6-30.0	90	23.3	18.2-29.3	132	27.9	22.4-34.0
No	228	62	36.9	28.4-46.3	36	18.3	12.5-25.8	64	28.7	22.1-36.4	66	16.1	12.0-21.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	43	10	17.3	8.2-33.0	3	8.8	2.4-28.0	9	29.2	14.5-50.0	21	44.7	28.5-62.1
Non-Veteran	524	127	33.5	27.7-39.8	67	20.6	15.4-26.9	148	25.0	20.7-29.7	182	21.0	17.4-25.0

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

-Piedmont NC

567

137

32.4

26.9-38.4

19.8

14.9-25.8

157

25.2

21.1-29.9

203

22.6

19.0-26.6

GENDER

Male

128

47.6

36.1-59.4

19.4

10.3-33.5

16.0

10.1-24.4

17.0

11.3-24.7

Female

439

25.4

19.7-32.1

20.0

14.8-26.6

132

29.5

24.4-35.1

165

25.1

20.9-29.9

RACE

White

443

108

32.2

25.9-39.3

20.1

14.2-27.5

120

24.0

19.4-29.3

166

23.7

19.5-28.5

African American

102

35.6

24.2-48.9

17.9

10.3-29.4

23.7

15.4-34.7

22.8

15.7-31.9

Other Minorities

21.7

7.7-47.9

26.4

10.5-52.5

50.5

28.4-72.5

1.3

0.2- 9.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

21.2

5.5-55.2

34.4

13.6-63.7

42.0

19.5-68.5

2.4

0.3-15.8

Non-Hispanic

549

134

32.9

27.3-39.1

19.2

14.2-25.4

149

24.5

20.4-29.2

201

23.3

19.6-27.5

AGE

18-24

51.3

31.2-71.0

47.5

28.0-67.8

1.2

0.2- 8.2

0.0

. - .

25-34

31.8

19.6-47.1

33.2

20.8-48.4

35.0

23.1-49.2

0.0

. - .

35-44

36.6

25.4-49.4

20.9

12.0-33.9

41.3

30.3-53.2

1.3

0.3- 5.5

45-54

120

27.9

18.3-40.1

2.5

0.7- 8.1

36.4

26.8-47.3

33.2

24.1-43.8

55-64

124

16.6

10.3-25.7

12.4

5.9-24.2

19.5

12.6-28.9

51.5

40.8-62.0

65-74

23.3

13.9-36.3

4.1

1.0-14.9

7.9

3.9-15.3

64.7

51.9-75.6

75+

30.3

16.1-49.5

2.2

0.3-13.9

14.1

6.2-28.9

53.5

36.9-69.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

119

37.1

24.7-51.4

26.8

14.6-43.9

17.2

11.0-25.9

18.9

12.3-28.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

164

33.6

23.0-46.2

15.7

8.9-26.2

24.5

17.4-33.4

26.1

19.3-34.4

Some Post-H.S.

141

26.4

16.9-38.7

20.3

11.4-33.5

25.9

17.8-36.0

27.5

19.9-36.7

College Graduate

141

32.7

23.8-43.0

17.7

10.9-27.5

32.5

24.1-42.2

17.2

11.7-24.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

102

25.9

14.0-42.7

21.8

10.1-40.8

20.6

12.6-31.8

31.7

21.1-44.7

$15,000- 24,999

114

27.7

18.0-40.1

27.0

16.2-41.4

23.9

15.9-34.4

21.4

14.3-30.8

$25,000- 34,999

32.6

16.7-53.8

12.4

4.6-29.3

31.9

18.2-49.5

23.1

13.3-37.0

$35,000- 49,999

35.5

19.6-55.3

11.5

4.9-24.6

29.7

17.9-44.9

23.4

14.3-35.9

$50,000-74,999

27.4

15.4-43.9

21.2

7.9-45.7

29.0

17.4-44.2

22.4

12.7-36.5

$75,000+

33.6

22.4-47.0

16.3

9.0-27.7

34.3

23.5-47.1

15.8

9.4-25.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

326

28.2

21.4-36.1

20.6

13.6-30.0

23.3

18.2-29.3

132

27.9

22.4-34.0

228

36.9

28.4-46.3

18.3

12.5-25.8

28.7

22.1-36.4

16.1

12.0-21.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

17.3

8.2-33.0

8.8

2.4-28.0

29.2

14.5-50.0

44.7

28.5-62.1

Non-Veteran

524

127

33.5

27.7-39.8

20.6

15.4-26.9

148

25.0

20.7-29.7

182

21.0

17.4-25.0

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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, 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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