BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you still have asthma?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,590	1,178	6.8	6.3- 7.3	14,412	93.2	92.7-93.7
-Western NC	1,659	134	7.0	5.7- 8.7	1,525	93.0	91.3-94.3
GENDER
Male	618	31	4.2	2.7- 6.5	587	95.8	93.5-97.3
Female	1,041	103	9.5	7.4-12.0	938	90.5	88.0-92.6
RACE
White	1,498	116	6.9	5.5- 8.7	1,382	93.1	91.3-94.5
African American	47	5	8.2	3.0-20.6	42	91.8	79.4-97.0
Other Minorities	104	12	7.4	3.3-15.9	92	92.6	84.1-96.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	65	4	4.4	1.2-15.3	61	95.6	84.7-98.8
Non-Hispanic	1,587	128	7.1	5.7- 8.8	1,459	92.9	91.2-94.3
AGE
18-24	53	3	3.4	0.7-14.0	50	96.6	86.0-99.3
25-34	172	19	8.1	4.7-13.8	153	91.9	86.2-95.3
35-44	244	21	8.6	5.2-13.9	223	91.4	86.1-94.8
45-54	317	21	4.9	2.8- 8.6	296	95.1	91.4-97.2
55-64	355	28	7.2	4.8-10.6	327	92.8	89.4-95.2
65-74	291	25	8.5	5.5-12.9	266	91.5	87.1-94.5
75+	220	15	8.2	4.6-14.2	205	91.8	85.8-95.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	267	27	8.1	5.1-12.7	240	91.9	87.3-94.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	513	44	8.2	5.6-11.9	469	91.8	88.1-94.4
Some Post-H.S.	414	32	6.7	4.4-10.2	382	93.3	89.8-95.6
College Graduate	457	29	5.0	3.2- 7.8	428	95.0	92.2-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	222	32	14.1	9.5-20.6	190	85.9	79.4-90.5
$15,000- 24,999	305	26	6.8	4.0-11.5	279	93.2	88.5-96.0
$25,000- 34,999	240	18	7.0	4.0-12.0	222	93.0	88.0-96.0
$35,000- 49,999	260	15	6.2	3.4-11.2	245	93.8	88.8-96.6
$50,000-74,999	192	7	3.4	1.5- 7.4	185	96.6	92.6-98.5
$75,000+	196	18	7.4	4.3-12.5	178	92.6	87.5-95.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	660	83	12.1	9.3-15.5	577	87.9	84.5-90.7
No	949	49	4.6	3.2- 6.6	900	95.4	93.4-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	244	13	7.1	3.6-13.5	231	92.9	86.5-96.4
Non-Veteran	1,413	121	7.0	5.6- 8.8	1,292	93.0	91.2-94.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,590

1,178

6.8

6.3- 7.3

14,412

93.2

92.7-93.7

-Western NC

1,659

134

7.0

5.7- 8.7

1,525

93.0

91.3-94.3

GENDER

Male

618

4.2

2.7- 6.5

587

95.8

93.5-97.3

Female

1,041

103

9.5

7.4-12.0

938

90.5

88.0-92.6

RACE

White

1,498

116

6.9

5.5- 8.7

1,382

93.1

91.3-94.5

African American

8.2

3.0-20.6

91.8

79.4-97.0

Other Minorities

104

7.4

3.3-15.9

92.6

84.1-96.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

4.4

1.2-15.3

95.6

84.7-98.8

Non-Hispanic

1,587

128

7.1

5.7- 8.8

1,459

92.9

91.2-94.3

AGE

18-24

3.4

0.7-14.0

96.6

86.0-99.3

25-34

172

8.1

4.7-13.8

153

91.9

86.2-95.3

35-44

244

8.6

5.2-13.9

223

91.4

86.1-94.8

45-54

317

4.9

2.8- 8.6

296

95.1

91.4-97.2

55-64

355

7.2

4.8-10.6

327

92.8

89.4-95.2

65-74

291

8.5

5.5-12.9

266

91.5

87.1-94.5

75+

220

8.2

4.6-14.2

205

91.8

85.8-95.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

267

8.1

5.1-12.7

240

91.9

87.3-94.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

513

8.2

5.6-11.9

469

91.8

88.1-94.4

Some Post-H.S.

414

6.7

4.4-10.2

382

93.3

89.8-95.6

College Graduate

457

5.0

3.2- 7.8

428

95.0

92.2-96.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

222

14.1

9.5-20.6

190

85.9

79.4-90.5

$15,000- 24,999

305

6.8

4.0-11.5

279

93.2

88.5-96.0

$25,000- 34,999

240

7.0

4.0-12.0

222

93.0

88.0-96.0

$35,000- 49,999

260

6.2

3.4-11.2

245

93.8

88.8-96.6

$50,000-74,999

192

3.4

1.5- 7.4

185

96.6

92.6-98.5

$75,000+

196

7.4

4.3-12.5

178

92.6

87.5-95.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

660

12.1

9.3-15.5

577

87.9

84.5-90.7

949

4.6

3.2- 6.6

900

95.4

93.4-96.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

244

7.1

3.6-13.5

231

92.9

86.5-96.4

Non-Veteran

1,413

121

7.0

5.6- 8.8

1,292

93.0

91.2-94.4

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

^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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