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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

During the past 12 months, how many times did you visit an emergency room
or urgent care center because of your asthma?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Once Twice Three or more times None
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,153 114 10.2 8.0-12.9 58 5.4 3.8- 7.5 70 6.9 5.2- 9.2 911 77.5 73.9-80.7
-Western NC 131 20 14.6 8.6-23.7 10 6.3 2.8-13.5 5 2.0 0.6- 6.0 96 77.1 67.2-84.7
GENDER
Male 29 3 9.8 2.4-31.9 3 9.3 2.2-31.6 0 0.0 . - . 23 80.9 58.1-92.8
Female 102 17 16.5 9.3-27.4 7 5.2 2.0-12.9 5 2.7 0.9- 8.1 73 75.6 64.2-84.3
RACE
White 113 16 15.2 8.6-25.3 9 6.9 3.0-15.0 3 1.8 0.5- 6.7 85 76.1 65.2-84.4
African American 5 2 27.2 5.1-72.1 0 0.0 . - . 1 9.3 1.1-49.1 2 63.5 21.5-91.7
Other Minorities 12 2 5.4 1.0-23.4 1 2.4 0.3-17.1 1 1.2 0.1- 9.2 8 91.1 72.1-97.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 4 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 126 20 15.4 9.1-24.9 10 6.7 3.0-14.2 5 2.1 0.7- 6.3 91 75.9 65.6-83.8
AGE
18-24 3 1 2.7 0.2-25.4 1 24.5 2.1-83.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 72.8 16.0-97.4
25-34 18 8 41.4 18.6-68.6 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.5 0.1- 3.6 9 58.1 31.0-81.1
35-44 20 1 7.1 1.0-37.1 2 12.2 2.8-40.1 1 1.9 0.3-12.9 16 78.8 51.7-92.8
45-54 20 0 0.0 . - . 2 1.9 0.3-10.6 1 1.6 0.2-11.5 17 96.4 86.9-99.1
55-64 28 3 14.8 4.7-37.9 3 4.6 1.2-16.9 0 0.0 . - . 22 80.5 59.0-92.2
65-74 25 4 11.3 3.8-29.2 2 11.0 2.6-36.5 2 9.2 1.9-35.2 17 68.4 45.4-85.0
75+ 15 3 9.4 2.1-32.9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 12 90.6 67.1-97.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 26 4 14.0 4.9-34.0 3 14.9 4.5-39.2 1 1.1 0.2- 7.8 18 70.0 47.1-85.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 44 6 14.3 5.5-32.2 5 8.3 2.6-23.9 1 2.6 0.4-16.4 32 74.8 56.2-87.3
Some Post-H.S. 31 4 10.1 3.3-27.0 1 0.1 0.0- 1.1 2 2.7 0.6-10.9 24 87.1 70.7-95.0
College Graduate 28 5 21.5 7.0-49.9 1 1.2 0.2- 8.4 1 0.5 0.1- 3.9 21 76.8 49.4-91.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 9 34.1 17.4-55.9 1 8.2 1.2-39.7 2 2.3 0.4-11.3 18 55.4 34.7-74.5
$15,000- 24,999 26 2 1.3 0.3- 5.8 4 14.7 4.1-41.1 1 1.4 0.2-10.1 19 82.6 57.6-94.3
$25,000- 34,999 18 2 14.4 3.2-46.1 2 7.2 1.4-29.9 2 8.7 1.6-35.5 12 69.7 41.7-88.0
$35,000- 49,999 15 3 20.1 5.3-53.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 12 79.9 47.0-94.7
$50,000-74,999 6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 6 100 . - .
$75,000+ 18 1 11.3 1.6-49.7 2 4.1 0.6-22.7 0 0.0 . - . 15 84.5 51.7-96.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 82 17 19.9 11.2-32.7 7 7.5 2.8-18.5 3 2.9 0.8-10.2 55 69.8 56.3-80.5
No 49 3 7.5 2.1-23.5 3 4.8 1.2-17.5 2 0.7 0.2- 3.3 41 87.0 71.4-94.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 13 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.7 0.1- 5.0 0 0.0 . - . 12 99.3 95.0-99.9
Non-Veteran 118 20 16.9 10.0-27.0 9 7.2 3.2-15.4 5 2.3 0.7- 6.8 84 73.7 62.7-82.3

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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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