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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	1,664	207	12.1	9.9-14.6	1,457	87.9	85.4-90.1
GENDER
Male	619	59	11.6	8.0-16.3	560	88.4	83.7-92.0
Female	1,045	148	12.6	10.3-15.3	897	87.4	84.7-89.7
RACE
White	1,503	182	12.3	10.0-15.1	1,321	87.7	84.9-90.0
African American	47	5	8.2	3.0-20.6	42	91.8	79.4-97.0
Other Minorities	104	19	10.9	5.7-20.0	85	89.1	80.0-94.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	66	8	10.0	4.3-21.8	58	90.0	78.2-95.7
Non-Hispanic	1,591	197	12.2	10.0-14.8	1,394	87.8	85.2-90.0
AGE
18-24	53	7	15.8	6.3-34.3	46	84.2	65.7-93.7
25-34	172	27	13.1	8.3-20.1	145	86.9	79.9-91.7
35-44	244	34	14.3	9.8-20.6	210	85.7	79.4-90.2
45-54	319	33	8.6	5.6-13.0	286	91.4	87.0-94.4
55-64	355	45	11.4	8.2-15.6	310	88.6	84.4-91.8
65-74	292	34	10.9	7.5-15.6	258	89.1	84.4-92.5
75+	222	25	10.9	6.9-16.9	197	89.1	83.1-93.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	268	42	15.3	9.1-24.5	226	84.7	75.5-90.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	515	68	13.0	9.6-17.4	447	87.0	82.6-90.4
Some Post-H.S.	414	46	10.5	7.1-15.1	368	89.5	84.9-92.9
College Graduate	459	49	10.5	6.8-15.8	410	89.5	84.2-93.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	222	45	20.1	13.9-28.3	177	79.9	71.7-86.1
$15,000- 24,999	306	45	13.9	9.5-19.8	261	86.1	80.2-90.5
$25,000- 34,999	241	27	9.6	6.1-14.8	214	90.4	85.2-93.9
$35,000- 49,999	261	29	10.5	6.7-16.0	232	89.5	84.0-93.3
$50,000-74,999	193	13	5.9	3.3-10.4	180	94.1	89.6-96.7
$75,000+	196	19	7.6	4.5-12.7	177	92.4	87.3-95.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	664	122	19.6	15.3-24.7	542	80.4	75.3-84.7
No	950	82	8.7	6.4-11.7	868	91.3	88.3-93.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	244	17	9.3	5.2-16.2	227	90.7	83.8-94.8
Non-Veteran	1,418	190	12.5	10.2-15.3	1,228	87.5	84.7-89.8

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

-Western NC

1,664

207

12.1

9.9-14.6

1,457

87.9

85.4-90.1

GENDER

Male

619

11.6

8.0-16.3

560

88.4

83.7-92.0

Female

1,045

148

12.6

10.3-15.3

897

87.4

84.7-89.7

RACE

White

1,503

182

12.3

10.0-15.1

1,321

87.7

84.9-90.0

African American

8.2

3.0-20.6

91.8

79.4-97.0

Other Minorities

104

10.9

5.7-20.0

89.1

80.0-94.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.0

4.3-21.8

90.0

78.2-95.7

Non-Hispanic

1,591

197

12.2

10.0-14.8

1,394

87.8

85.2-90.0

AGE

18-24

15.8

6.3-34.3

84.2

65.7-93.7

25-34

172

13.1

8.3-20.1

145

86.9

79.9-91.7

35-44

244

14.3

9.8-20.6

210

85.7

79.4-90.2

45-54

319

8.6

5.6-13.0

286

91.4

87.0-94.4

55-64

355

11.4

8.2-15.6

310

88.6

84.4-91.8

65-74

292

10.9

7.5-15.6

258

89.1

84.4-92.5

75+

222

10.9

6.9-16.9

197

89.1

83.1-93.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

268

15.3

9.1-24.5

226

84.7

75.5-90.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

515

13.0

9.6-17.4

447

87.0

82.6-90.4

Some Post-H.S.

414

10.5

7.1-15.1

368

89.5

84.9-92.9

College Graduate

459

10.5

6.8-15.8

410

89.5

84.2-93.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

222

20.1

13.9-28.3

177

79.9

71.7-86.1

$15,000- 24,999

306

13.9

9.5-19.8

261

86.1

80.2-90.5

$25,000- 34,999

241

9.6

6.1-14.8

214

90.4

85.2-93.9

$35,000- 49,999

261

10.5

6.7-16.0

232

89.5

84.0-93.3

$50,000-74,999

193

5.9

3.3-10.4

180

94.1

89.6-96.7

$75,000+

196

7.6

4.5-12.7

177

92.4

87.3-95.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

664

122

19.6

15.3-24.7

542

80.4

75.3-84.7

950

8.7

6.4-11.7

868

91.3

88.3-93.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

244

9.3

5.2-16.2

227

90.7

83.8-94.8

Non-Veteran

1,418

190

12.5

10.2-15.3

1,228

87.5

84.7-89.8

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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.

** 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.

*** 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.

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