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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 1,135 | 195 | 17.9 | 15.0-21.2 | 31 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.5 | 496 | 40.3 | 36.4-44.2 | 413 | 39.0 | 35.0-43.1 |
-Piedmont NC | 583 | 98 | 18.1 | 14.2-22.8 | 14 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.6 | 265 | 41.9 | 36.5-47.5 | 206 | 37.2 | 31.9-42.9 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 136 | 20 | 12.7 | 7.4-21.1 | 6 | 5.1 | 1.8-13.9 | 58 | 44.0 | 33.1-55.5 | 52 | 38.2 | 27.6-50.0 |
Female | 447 | 78 | 20.5 | 15.7-26.4 | 8 | 1.7 | 0.7- 3.9 | 207 | 41.0 | 35.0-47.2 | 154 | 36.8 | 30.9-43.0 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 458 | 72 | 16.7 | 12.3-22.2 | 7 | 2.1 | 0.7- 6.1 | 217 | 43.2 | 36.9-49.8 | 162 | 38.0 | 31.8-44.6 |
African American | 103 | 22 | 23.6 | 14.9-35.5 | 5 | 4.3 | 1.7-10.5 | 41 | 38.7 | 27.8-51.0 | 35 | 33.3 | 23.1-45.5 |
Other Minorities | 21 | 4 | 19.2 | 6.6-44.3 | 2 | 8.8 | 2.0-30.8 | 7 | 36.1 | 17.3-60.3 | 8 | 36.0 | 17.2-60.3 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 17 | 5 | 24.4 | 9.3-50.2 | 2 | 7.9 | 1.8-29.0 | 3 | 25.7 | 8.3-56.8 | 7 | 42.0 | 18.4-69.9 |
Non-Hispanic | 565 | 93 | 17.8 | 13.8-22.7 | 12 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.5 | 262 | 42.7 | 37.2-48.4 | 198 | 36.9 | 31.5-42.6 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 28 | 6 | 20.6 | 9.0-40.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 29.8 | 14.2-52.2 | 15 | 49.6 | 29.9-69.4 |
25-34 | 61 | 15 | 23.5 | 13.0-38.6 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.3 | 18 | 30.5 | 18.8-45.4 | 27 | 45.3 | 31.6-59.7 |
35-44 | 92 | 21 | 17.4 | 10.5-27.5 | 4 | 8.0 | 2.6-21.9 | 36 | 42.7 | 31.1-55.2 | 31 | 31.9 | 22.0-43.8 |
45-54 | 115 | 21 | 20.6 | 13.0-31.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.8 | 52 | 46.8 | 36.2-57.7 | 41 | 31.7 | 23.0-42.0 |
55-64 | 129 | 18 | 14.5 | 8.4-23.9 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.5- 6.6 | 74 | 55.4 | 44.8-65.5 | 34 | 28.3 | 19.9-38.5 |
65-74 | 96 | 10 | 10.1 | 4.8-20.1 | 5 | 7.7 | 2.8-19.2 | 47 | 42.7 | 32.0-54.2 | 34 | 39.5 | 28.5-51.7 |
75+ | 60 | 7 | 13.1 | 5.7-27.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 31 | 56.2 | 41.2-70.1 | 22 | 30.7 | 19.4-45.0 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 127 | 20 | 18.2 | 10.4-29.7 | 5 | 6.7 | 2.2-18.4 | 55 | 30.5 | 20.7-42.4 | 47 | 44.7 | 31.6-58.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 166 | 33 | 19.6 | 12.5-29.5 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3- 5.6 | 80 | 51.7 | 41.3-62.0 | 51 | 27.3 | 19.6-36.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 148 | 22 | 16.6 | 9.7-27.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.3 | 75 | 49.3 | 38.4-60.3 | 48 | 33.0 | 23.8-43.9 |
College Graduate | 140 | 23 | 18.2 | 11.4-27.7 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.7- 7.8 | 54 | 35.3 | 26.4-45.5 | 59 | 44.1 | 34.5-54.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 111 | 20 | 25.2 | 13.9-41.4 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.1 | 62 | 51.3 | 37.2-65.2 | 27 | 22.3 | 12.6-36.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 117 | 27 | 25.3 | 15.9-37.7 | 4 | 7.2 | 2.1-21.5 | 45 | 36.3 | 25.5-48.7 | 41 | 31.3 | 21.9-42.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 55 | 8 | 17.5 | 8.2-33.4 | 3 | 5.2 | 1.5-15.9 | 23 | 42.3 | 26.4-59.9 | 21 | 35.0 | 20.9-52.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 68 | 11 | 15.8 | 8.3-28.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 30 | 41.1 | 26.0-58.1 | 27 | 43.0 | 28.8-58.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 57 | 11 | 17.5 | 8.8-31.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 25 | 49.9 | 33.4-66.4 | 21 | 32.7 | 20.0-48.4 |
$75,000+ | 79 | 13 | 16.7 | 8.9-29.2 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.5-11.7 | 31 | 38.0 | 26.6-50.9 | 33 | 42.9 | 30.9-55.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 338 | 59 | 18.9 | 13.9-25.3 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.1- 8.3 | 175 | 48.2 | 40.7-55.8 | 97 | 29.8 | 23.1-37.6 |
No | 233 | 36 | 16.6 | 11.0-24.4 | 6 | 2.4 | 1.0- 6.0 | 90 | 37.0 | 29.1-45.7 | 101 | 43.9 | 35.8-52.4 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 48 | 9 | 26.1 | 12.5-46.7 | 1 | 3.2 | 0.4-19.3 | 20 | 39.3 | 24.5-56.3 | 18 | 31.4 | 18.7-47.7 |
Non-Veteran | 535 | 89 | 17.5 | 13.5-22.4 | 13 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.7 | 245 | 42.1 | 36.4-48.0 | 188 | 37.7 | 32.1-43.6 |
*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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