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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,143 578 48.9 44.1-53.8 565 51.1 46.2-55.9
-Eastern NC 371 183 39.9 32.2-48.1 188 60.1 51.9-67.8
GENDER
Male 85 25 22.6 12.8-36.8 60 77.4 63.2-87.2
Female 286 158 53.3 46.2-60.1 128 46.7 39.9-53.8
RACE
White 232 118 44.7 33.8-56.2 114 55.3 43.8-66.2
African American 101 43 29.4 19.1-42.4 58 70.6 57.6-80.9
Other Minorities 38 22 43.0 25.8-62.0 16 57.0 38.0-74.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 13 4 42.1 16.9-72.3 9 57.9 27.7-83.1
Non-Hispanic 357 178 39.8 31.9-48.2 179 60.2 51.8-68.1
AGE
18-24 18 7 14.4 5.2-34.1 11 85.6 65.9-94.8
25-34 35 17 43.7 23.5-66.2 18 56.3 33.8-76.5
35-44 51 22 39.0 24.8-55.3 29 61.0 44.7-75.2
45-54 77 46 63.7 51.2-74.5 31 36.3 25.5-48.8
55-64 90 50 58.3 46.4-69.3 40 41.7 30.7-53.6
65-74 62 28 34.1 22.4-48.1 34 65.9 51.9-77.6
75+ 37 12 21.9 11.2-38.2 25 78.1 61.8-88.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 38 22.3 12.2-37.2 50 77.7 62.8-87.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 125 59 41.7 30.6-53.7 66 58.3 46.3-69.4
Some Post-H.S. 86 44 52.4 38.3-66.0 42 47.6 34.0-61.7
College Graduate 72 42 51.8 37.1-66.1 30 48.2 33.9-62.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 51 46.5 28.8-65.2 37 53.5 34.8-71.2
$15,000- 24,999 82 37 37.9 25.8-51.8 45 62.1 48.2-74.2
$25,000- 34,999 32 20 68.8 47.6-84.2 12 31.2 15.8-52.4
$35,000- 49,999 47 22 47.0 30.2-64.5 25 53.0 35.5-69.8
$50,000-74,999 37 18 47.3 29.0-66.2 19 52.7 33.8-71.0
$75,000+ 37 20 44.4 26.4-63.9 17 55.6 36.1-73.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 230 122 41.7 30.8-53.6 108 58.3 46.4-69.2
No 135 59 37.2 27.5-48.0 76 62.8 52.0-72.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 39 15 32.4 18.8-49.7 24 67.6 50.3-81.2
Non-Veteran 332 168 40.7 32.3-49.7 164 59.3 50.3-67.7

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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.

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