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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Other than a routine visit, have you had to see a doctor in the past 12 months for symptoms
related to shortness of breath, bronchitis, or other COPD, or emphysema flare?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,188 521 42.5 38.0-47.1 667 57.5 52.9-62.0
-Eastern NC 406 187 46.3 37.2-55.8 219 53.7 44.2-62.8
GENDER
Male 138 53 40.3 25.1-57.7 85 59.7 42.3-74.9
Female 268 134 53.0 45.5-60.4 134 47.0 39.6-54.5
RACE
White 310 140 49.7 38.3-61.1 170 50.3 38.9-61.7
African American 65 27 34.9 23.0-48.9 38 65.1 51.1-77.0
Other Minorities 30 20 40.7 19.2-66.4 10 59.3 33.6-80.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 13 9 31.9 11.1-63.8 4 68.1 36.2-88.9
Non-Hispanic 393 178 47.5 38.0-57.1 215 52.5 42.9-62.0
AGE
18-24 6 3 51.9 11.0-90.4 3 48.1 9.6-89.0
25-34 17 6 32.6 11.5-64.3 11 67.4 35.7-88.5
35-44 33 17 61.6 41.1-78.7 16 38.4 21.3-58.9
45-54 70 33 47.7 34.2-61.6 37 52.3 38.4-65.8
55-64 101 53 53.8 41.9-65.2 48 46.2 34.8-58.1
65-74 115 48 39.2 29.4-50.1 67 60.8 49.9-70.6
75+ 63 26 39.9 26.8-54.7 37 60.1 45.3-73.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 47 58.0 35.2-77.8 41 42.0 22.2-64.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 155 69 42.7 32.2-53.9 86 57.3 46.1-67.8
Some Post-H.S. 108 49 44.3 27.4-62.5 59 55.7 37.5-72.6
College Graduate 55 22 36.7 23.0-52.9 33 63.3 47.1-77.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 50 41.4 27.9-56.3 51 58.6 43.7-72.1
$15,000- 24,999 85 35 51.9 38.4-65.1 50 48.1 34.9-61.6
$25,000- 34,999 58 24 48.8 31.1-66.9 34 51.2 33.1-68.9
$35,000- 49,999 53 25 51.5 35.7-67.1 28 48.5 32.9-64.3
$50,000-74,999 31 19 68.1 49.2-82.4 12 31.9 17.6-50.8
$75,000+ 28 11 22.1 7.5-49.6 17 77.9 50.4-92.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 304 157 56.4 46.2-66.1 147 43.6 33.9-53.8
No 101 30 21.5 12.8-34.0 71 78.5 66.0-87.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 31 50.4 36.2-64.6 37 49.6 35.4-63.8
Non-Veteran 338 156 45.6 35.1-56.5 182 54.4 43.5-64.9

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*Asked only of those who reported having COPD.

^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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