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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Have you ever been told by a doctor or health professional that you have
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,067 1,198 6.2 5.7- 6.8 12,869 93.8 93.2-94.3
-Buncombe County 341 26 5.6 3.6- 8.6 315 94.4 91.4-96.4
GENDER
Male 128 9 3.9 2.0- 7.8 119 96.1 92.2-98.0
Female 213 17 7.5 4.3-12.9 196 92.5 87.1-95.7
RACE
White 302 22 5.7 3.5- 9.0 280 94.3 91.0-96.5
Other 37 4 5.1 1.6-15.6 33 94.9 84.4-98.4
AGE
18-44 90 2 1.1 0.3- 4.3 88 98.9 95.7-99.7
45+ 248 24 10.0 6.4-15.3 224 90.0 84.7-93.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 121 15 8.8 4.7-15.7 106 91.2 84.3-95.3
Some College + 219 11 3.6 1.9- 6.6 208 96.4 93.4-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 185 15 6.0 3.5-10.2 170 94.0 89.8-96.5
$50,000+ 113 3 3.1 0.8-10.8 110 96.9 89.2-99.2

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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.

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