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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

During the past 12 months, how many times did you visit an emergency room
or urgent care center because of 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 1,146 109 9.6 7.3-12.5 58 5.8 4.0- 8.5 50 5.3 3.4- 8.1 929 79.3 75.2-82.8
-Eastern NC 371 37 12.0 6.9-19.8 21 6.5 3.0-13.5 22 6.2 3.3-11.5 291 75.3 66.4-82.5
GENDER
Male 85 7 12.8 4.3-32.4 1 5.4 0.8-29.8 5 6.3 1.7-20.6 72 75.4 55.5-88.3
Female 286 30 11.3 7.5-16.6 20 7.3 4.4-12.0 17 6.2 3.6-10.4 219 75.2 68.7-80.8
RACE
White 234 20 7.6 4.4-12.9 13 4.8 2.5- 9.2 11 6.7 2.7-15.6 190 80.9 71.9-87.5
African American 99 13 21.0 8.7-42.7 6 11.3 3.0-34.7 8 5.4 2.2-12.4 72 62.3 43.5-78.0
Other Minorities 38 4 10.6 3.1-30.7 2 1.6 0.4- 7.1 3 6.1 1.6-20.7 29 81.6 62.9-92.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 13 3 34.9 11.9-68.0 0 0.0 . - . 1 7.4 1.0-38.6 9 57.7 27.5-83.0
Non-Hispanic 357 34 11.0 6.0-19.2 21 6.8 3.1-14.1 21 6.2 3.2-11.7 281 76.0 66.8-83.3
AGE
18-24 18 5 21.9 5.7-56.6 2 12.7 2.1-49.4 1 0.8 0.1- 6.1 10 64.5 31.8-87.6
25-34 35 4 7.1 2.1-21.1 3 6.6 1.9-20.1 3 13.9 2.9-46.2 25 72.5 47.7-88.4
35-44 51 3 8.6 2.8-24.0 0 0.0 . - . 3 6.4 2.0-19.2 45 84.9 69.4-93.3
45-54 77 13 19.1 10.8-31.5 4 6.1 2.0-17.5 4 5.0 1.8-13.2 56 69.8 56.8-80.3
55-64 91 5 5.8 2.1-15.5 8 10.2 4.6-21.0 6 6.1 2.4-14.5 72 77.9 66.0-86.5
65-74 63 3 3.0 0.9- 9.7 3 2.6 0.8- 8.6 3 6.2 1.7-20.8 54 88.1 75.6-94.6
75+ 35 3 6.5 1.7-21.6 1 0.8 0.1- 5.9 2 8.7 1.8-33.0 29 83.9 63.4-94.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 14 20.0 7.1-44.9 9 13.9 4.2-37.4 8 6.4 2.5-15.7 55 59.7 36.4-79.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 126 10 9.2 4.5-18.0 6 3.6 1.4- 9.0 7 3.6 1.6- 7.8 103 83.6 74.3-90.0
Some Post-H.S. 86 9 11.0 5.3-21.2 5 5.6 1.9-14.8 5 13.7 4.1-36.9 67 69.8 52.7-82.7
College Graduate 73 4 4.8 1.4-15.0 1 0.9 0.1- 6.0 2 2.4 0.6- 9.7 66 91.8 81.9-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 11 28.6 10.1-58.9 8 6.4 2.5-15.7 10 10.4 4.6-21.9 58 54.6 33.5-74.1
$15,000- 24,999 82 13 15.2 7.8-27.3 6 8.0 3.2-18.6 4 5.1 1.6-14.7 59 71.7 58.0-82.3
$25,000- 34,999 33 5 15.3 5.8-34.6 0 0.0 . - . 4 24.4 7.2-57.3 24 60.3 35.3-80.8
$35,000- 49,999 48 4 8.6 2.5-25.8 1 1.7 0.2-11.3 1 2.7 0.4-17.0 42 87.0 70.5-94.9
$50,000-74,999 37 3 12.6 4.1-32.9 2 7.8 1.9-26.7 2 4.3 1.0-16.6 30 75.3 55.3-88.2
$75,000+ 36 0 0.0 . - . 3 5.7 1.6-18.0 1 2.2 0.3-14.3 32 92.1 79.1-97.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 230 26 14.2 7.0-26.6 18 9.2 3.9-20.5 19 9.4 4.7-17.9 167 67.2 54.1-78.1
No 135 11 8.9 4.5-16.7 3 2.3 0.7- 7.1 2 0.9 0.2- 3.6 119 87.9 79.8-93.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 39 3 8.9 2.6-26.1 1 1.9 0.3-12.6 2 5.0 1.2-19.1 33 84.2 67.3-93.2
Non-Veteran 332 34 12.3 6.9-21.0 20 7.0 3.2-14.8 20 6.4 3.2-12.3 258 74.3 64.6-82.1

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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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