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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

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
-Gaston County 41 19 48.2 30.2-66.7 22 51.8 33.3-69.8
GENDER
Male 17 4 21.1 7.0-48.9 13 78.9 51.1-93.0
Female 24 15 74.4 54.0-87.8 9 25.6 12.2-46.0
RACE
White 38 17 45.2 27.0-64.8 21 54.8 35.2-73.0
Other 3 2 79.3 25.6-97.7 1 20.7 2.3-74.4
AGE
18-44 5 4 90.3 50.7-98.8 1 9.7 1.2-49.3
45+ 36 15 40.0 22.6-60.4 21 60.0 39.6-77.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 27 14 49.0 27.5-70.9 13 51.0 29.1-72.5
Some College + 14 5 45.5 20.7-72.7 9 54.5 27.3-79.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 23 12 66.2 44.3-82.8 11 33.8 17.2-55.7
$50,000+ 9 3 34.5 9.0-73.8 6 65.5 26.2-91.0

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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.

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