BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How old were you when you were first told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

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	Total Respond.^	Under 11	11-19	20-39	40+
North Carolina	1,119	301	37.3	32.2-42.6	118	15.9	12.2-20.5	290	24.1	20.8-27.8	410	22.7	19.8-25.9
-Eastern NC	359	107	43.5	34.0-53.6	39	13.8	8.9-20.8	89	22.3	17.1-28.5	124	20.4	15.9-25.7
GENDER
Male	84	36	63.9	47.5-77.6	6	10.9	3.9-27.2	15	11.8	6.2-21.5	27	13.3	7.9-21.7
Female	275	71	27.3	21.3-34.3	33	16.1	11.0-22.9	74	30.6	24.4-37.6	97	26.0	20.7-32.0
RACE
White	232	66	40.0	27.6-53.9	25	16.1	9.3-26.5	60	23.0	16.4-31.3	81	20.9	15.1-28.1
African American	90	30	52.8	36.4-68.5	9	9.3	4.0-20.1	22	20.6	12.0-33.1	29	17.4	10.5-27.3
Other Minorities	37	11	37.6	20.2-59.1	5	12.8	4.4-32.1	7	22.7	10.2-43.1	14	26.8	14.1-45.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	4	28.7	8.5-63.5	2	15.5	3.0-52.6	4	36.9	14.1-67.6	3	18.9	5.4-48.8
Non-Hispanic	345	103	44.2	34.4-54.4	37	13.7	8.7-21.0	85	21.7	16.4-28.0	120	20.4	15.8-25.9
AGE
18-24	18	12	79.2	49.2-93.8	5	19.3	5.5-49.8	1	1.5	0.2-10.5	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	38	21	64.7	44.4-80.8	9	20.4	9.1-39.6	8	14.9	6.6-30.1	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	53	15	31.2	17.7-48.8	9	14.3	6.9-27.3	26	50.5	34.9-66.0	3	4.0	1.2-12.4
45-54	72	15	20.4	11.6-33.3	2	4.3	0.7-21.9	32	46.7	34.3-59.6	23	28.6	18.8-40.9
55-64	84	22	28.6	18.7-41.0	6	9.0	3.7-20.2	13	11.0	5.9-19.8	43	51.4	39.2-63.6
65-74	59	14	18.1	9.9-30.6	7	18.2	8.3-35.2	5	13.1	5.2-29.1	33	50.6	36.0-65.1
75+	34	7	25.8	11.5-48.2	1	6.8	1.0-35.0	4	10.1	3.0-29.0	22	57.3	36.6-75.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	78	20	58.2	35.9-77.6	8	7.3	2.9-17.5	15	13.9	6.6-27.1	35	20.5	10.8-35.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	118	34	40.0	27.8-53.5	12	18.7	8.6-36.1	24	17.4	10.9-26.6	48	23.9	16.5-33.3
Some Post-H.S.	90	34	43.7	30.2-58.2	11	11.9	6.0-22.2	26	28.6	18.6-41.3	19	15.8	9.4-25.4
College Graduate	73	19	27.2	15.4-43.3	8	17.3	8.3-32.9	24	36.1	23.7-50.8	22	19.3	11.7-30.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	79	23	45.1	24.4-67.6	9	10.6	4.5-23.0	14	16.6	8.3-30.5	33	27.7	15.8-43.8
$15,000- 24,999	77	19	38.8	23.6-56.6	10	16.5	8.1-30.9	20	21.1	12.6-33.0	28	23.6	14.8-35.4
$25,000- 34,999	36	14	53.4	33.1-72.6	2	7.4	1.8-26.2	9	24.2	11.9-42.9	11	15.0	7.0-29.4
$35,000- 49,999	48	15	34.7	19.4-53.9	4	11.9	4.4-28.4	15	30.4	17.2-47.9	14	23.0	12.6-38.3
$50,000-74,999	38	6	20.3	7.0-46.3	5	13.9	4.6-35.2	15	39.8	23.3-59.0	12	26.0	14.0-43.2
$75,000+	35	12	26.8	13.6-46.1	3	13.8	4.0-37.8	9	38.4	20.0-60.8	11	20.9	10.4-37.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	217	60	49.8	36.6-63.0	19	8.0	4.6-13.6	50	19.8	13.6-27.9	88	22.3	15.9-30.4
No	136	44	32.2	22.9-43.1	19	23.3	13.2-37.8	38	26.6	18.4-36.8	35	17.9	12.1-25.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	37	11	35.9	19.6-56.2	2	6.1	1.4-23.4	11	30.7	16.9-49.1	13	27.3	15.2-44.1
Non-Veteran	322	96	44.4	34.1-55.1	37	14.6	9.3-22.4	78	21.4	16.0-28.0	111	19.6	15.0-25.3

Total
Respond.^

Under 11

11-19

20-39

40+

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,119

301

37.3

32.2-42.6

118

15.9

12.2-20.5

290

24.1

20.8-27.8

410

22.7

19.8-25.9

-Eastern NC

359

107

43.5

34.0-53.6

13.8

8.9-20.8

22.3

17.1-28.5

124

20.4

15.9-25.7

GENDER

Male

63.9

47.5-77.6

10.9

3.9-27.2

11.8

6.2-21.5

13.3

7.9-21.7

Female

275

27.3

21.3-34.3

16.1

11.0-22.9

30.6

24.4-37.6

26.0

20.7-32.0

RACE

White

232

40.0

27.6-53.9

16.1

9.3-26.5

23.0

16.4-31.3

20.9

15.1-28.1

African American

52.8

36.4-68.5

9.3

4.0-20.1

20.6

12.0-33.1

17.4

10.5-27.3

Other Minorities

37.6

20.2-59.1

12.8

4.4-32.1

22.7

10.2-43.1

26.8

14.1-45.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.7

8.5-63.5

15.5

3.0-52.6

36.9

14.1-67.6

18.9

5.4-48.8

Non-Hispanic

345

103

44.2

34.4-54.4

13.7

8.7-21.0

21.7

16.4-28.0

120

20.4

15.8-25.9

AGE

18-24

79.2

49.2-93.8

19.3

5.5-49.8

1.5

0.2-10.5

0.0

. - .

25-34

64.7

44.4-80.8

20.4

9.1-39.6

14.9

6.6-30.1

0.0

. - .

35-44

31.2

17.7-48.8

14.3

6.9-27.3

50.5

34.9-66.0

4.0

1.2-12.4

45-54

20.4

11.6-33.3

4.3

0.7-21.9

46.7

34.3-59.6

28.6

18.8-40.9

55-64

28.6

18.7-41.0

9.0

3.7-20.2

11.0

5.9-19.8

51.4

39.2-63.6

65-74

18.1

9.9-30.6

18.2

8.3-35.2

13.1

5.2-29.1

50.6

36.0-65.1

75+

25.8

11.5-48.2

6.8

1.0-35.0

10.1

3.0-29.0

57.3

36.6-75.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

58.2

35.9-77.6

7.3

2.9-17.5

13.9

6.6-27.1

20.5

10.8-35.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

118

40.0

27.8-53.5

18.7

8.6-36.1

17.4

10.9-26.6

23.9

16.5-33.3

Some Post-H.S.

43.7

30.2-58.2

11.9

6.0-22.2

28.6

18.6-41.3

15.8

9.4-25.4

College Graduate

27.2

15.4-43.3

17.3

8.3-32.9

36.1

23.7-50.8

19.3

11.7-30.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

45.1

24.4-67.6

10.6

4.5-23.0

16.6

8.3-30.5

27.7

15.8-43.8

$15,000- 24,999

38.8

23.6-56.6

16.5

8.1-30.9

21.1

12.6-33.0

23.6

14.8-35.4

$25,000- 34,999

53.4

33.1-72.6

7.4

1.8-26.2

24.2

11.9-42.9

15.0

7.0-29.4

$35,000- 49,999

34.7

19.4-53.9

11.9

4.4-28.4

30.4

17.2-47.9

23.0

12.6-38.3

$50,000-74,999

20.3

7.0-46.3

13.9

4.6-35.2

39.8

23.3-59.0

26.0

14.0-43.2

$75,000+

26.8

13.6-46.1

13.8

4.0-37.8

38.4

20.0-60.8

20.9

10.4-37.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

217

49.8

36.6-63.0

8.0

4.6-13.6

19.8

13.6-27.9

22.3

15.9-30.4

136

32.2

22.9-43.1

23.3

13.2-37.8

26.6

18.4-36.8

17.9

12.1-25.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

35.9

19.6-56.2

6.1

1.4-23.4

30.7

16.9-49.1

27.3

15.2-44.1

Non-Veteran

322

44.4

34.1-55.1

14.6

9.3-22.4

21.4

16.0-28.0

111

19.6

15.0-25.3

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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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