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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

During the past 12 months, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional
for a routine checkup for 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 1,125 290 26.4 23.0-30.0 125 10.7 8.5-13.3 227 16.6 14.1-19.6 483 46.3 42.2-50.4
-Western NC 129 31 20.4 13.6-29.4 16 14.0 8.0-23.4 25 16.5 9.8-26.3 57 49.1 38.1-60.2
GENDER
Male 28 4 6.5 2.0-19.0 3 16.7 5.1-42.4 5 12.3 4.5-29.4 16 64.5 41.9-82.0
Female 101 27 25.5 16.7-36.8 13 13.0 7.0-23.1 20 18.0 10.0-30.4 41 43.5 31.4-56.4
RACE
White 112 28 20.5 13.3-30.0 14 15.2 8.5-25.5 20 16.1 9.1-26.9 50 48.3 36.6-60.1
African American 5 1 28.6 4.0-79.5 1 8.5 1.0-46.3 3 62.9 18.3-92.8 0 0.0 . - .
Other Minorities 11 2 18.0 2.8-62.4 1 2.9 0.3-20.8 2 4.3 0.8-20.7 6 74.7 35.1-94.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 11.5 1.1-60.2 3 88.5 39.8-98.9
Non-Hispanic 124 31 21.5 14.4-30.9 16 14.8 8.4-24.5 23 15.8 9.2-26.0 54 47.9 36.8-59.3
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 4 18.5 6.2-43.7 2 10.3 1.8-42.1 3 18.7 4.0-55.6 9 52.6 26.1-77.6
35-44 20 4 21.1 7.5-46.6 1 4.2 0.6-25.0 2 11.0 2.6-37.0 13 63.7 38.2-83.3
45-54 19 5 15.0 5.0-37.1 4 36.8 13.1-69.2 3 17.9 3.7-55.1 7 30.3 11.4-59.6
55-64 28 7 25.3 11.3-47.4 4 16.2 5.9-37.1 5 17.5 6.9-38.0 12 41.0 23.3-61.4
65-74 25 5 22.7 9.3-45.6 2 11.0 2.6-36.5 8 21.8 9.4-42.9 10 44.4 24.5-66.4
75+ 14 4 26.7 8.1-60.2 2 9.4 2.2-32.8 3 16.2 4.5-44.0 5 47.7 20.6-76.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 25 3 12.6 3.3-37.8 4 18.4 6.4-42.6 9 23.9 10.9-44.6 9 45.1 23.5-68.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 44 9 16.7 7.8-32.1 7 12.1 4.6-28.1 10 24.4 11.2-45.1 18 46.8 28.4-66.1
Some Post-H.S. 30 7 18.7 8.0-37.8 2 6.5 1.5-24.3 4 9.2 3.1-24.1 17 65.6 44.8-81.8
College Graduate 28 11 38.1 19.5-61.0 3 24.0 8.0-53.4 2 1.5 0.3- 6.7 12 36.4 18.8-58.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 5 20.0 8.0-41.7 5 23.5 9.6-47.1 8 15.6 6.7-32.1 12 41.0 23.0-61.7
$15,000- 24,999 26 4 12.0 3.0-37.9 5 20.6 7.4-45.9 7 24.8 7.3-58.0 10 42.5 19.6-69.2
$25,000- 34,999 17 3 8.3 2.2-26.4 2 18.3 3.9-55.5 3 24.3 7.7-55.2 9 49.2 23.2-75.6
$35,000- 49,999 14 6 32.1 12.5-61.0 0 0.0 . - . 3 18.0 4.4-51.2 5 50.0 21.5-78.5
$50,000-74,999 6 3 44.4 11.8-82.7 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 3 55.6 17.3-88.2
$75,000+ 18 7 35.3 15.0-62.7 2 17.6 3.8-53.6 1 3.9 0.5-23.8 8 43.2 20.2-69.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 80 14 16.4 8.9-28.4 13 20.7 11.4-34.8 21 23.3 13.3-37.5 32 39.6 27.3-53.4
No 49 17 25.6 14.5-41.1 3 5.2 1.4-17.7 4 7.6 2.4-21.5 25 61.6 44.4-76.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 12 3 9.8 1.8-39.8 1 15.4 2.2-60.2 0 0.0 . - . 8 74.7 37.2-93.7
Non-Veteran 117 28 21.9 14.5-31.7 15 13.8 7.8-23.4 25 18.8 11.3-29.7 49 45.4 34.1-57.2

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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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