BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,744	1,750	12.1	11.2-13.0	12,994	87.9	87.0-88.8
GENDER
Male	5,329	517	11.1	9.7-12.6	4,812	88.9	87.4-90.3
Female	9,415	1,233	13.0	12.0-14.0	8,182	87.0	86.0-88.0
RACE
White	11,543	1,330	12.1	11.1-13.2	10,213	87.9	86.8-88.9
African American	2,172	310	14.8	12.6-17.2	1,862	85.2	82.8-87.4
Asian	104	5	4.4	1.6-11.9	99	95.6	88.1-98.4
Native American	276	49	16.4	11.2-23.2	227	83.6	76.8-88.8
Other Minorities	593	50	5.8	3.9- 8.5	543	94.2	91.5-96.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	594	55	5.4	3.7- 7.7	539	94.6	92.3-96.3
-English Speaking	238	44	15.6	10.3-22.9	194	84.4	77.1-89.7
-Spanish Speaking	356	11	1.8	0.9- 3.6	345	98.2	96.4-99.1
Non-Hispanic	14,112	1,691	12.6	11.7-13.6	12,421	87.4	86.4-88.3
AGE
18-24	494	85	18.6	14.3-23.7	409	81.4	76.3-85.7
25-34	1,502	169	11.4	9.4-13.9	1,333	88.6	86.1-90.6
35-44	2,337	263	10.3	8.9-11.8	2,074	89.7	88.2-91.1
45-54	2,919	351	11.0	9.6-12.5	2,568	89.0	87.5-90.4
55-64	3,064	395	12.1	10.7-13.7	2,669	87.9	86.3-89.3
65-74	2,473	291	11.8	10.3-13.5	2,182	88.2	86.5-89.7
75+	1,866	187	10.3	8.6-12.2	1,679	89.7	87.8-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,123	364	17.7	14.8-20.9	1,759	82.3	79.1-85.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,427	553	12.8	11.2-14.6	3,874	87.2	85.4-88.8
Some Post-H.S.	3,802	432	11.6	10.0-13.4	3,370	88.4	86.6-90.0
College Graduate	4,372	401	9.0	8.0-10.2	3,971	91.0	89.8-92.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,535	309	18.9	15.9-22.3	1,226	81.1	77.7-84.1
$15,000- 24,999	2,399	340	15.6	13.1-18.4	2,059	84.4	81.6-86.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,616	184	12.1	9.9-14.8	1,432	87.9	85.2-90.1
$35,000- 49,999	2,090	218	10.2	8.3-12.4	1,872	89.8	87.6-91.7
$50,000-74,999	2,090	200	10.0	8.2-12.2	1,890	90.0	87.8-91.8
$75,000+	2,920	240	8.6	7.1-10.3	2,680	91.4	89.7-92.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,276	947	19.3	17.6-21.2	4,329	80.7	78.8-82.4
No	8,845	729	8.9	7.9-10.0	8,116	91.1	90.0-92.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,170	185	9.0	7.4-10.8	1,985	91.0	89.2-92.6
Non-Veteran	12,570	1,565	12.6	11.6-13.6	11,005	87.4	86.4-88.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,744

1,750

12.1

11.2-13.0

12,994

87.9

87.0-88.8

GENDER

Male

5,329

517

11.1

9.7-12.6

4,812

88.9

87.4-90.3

Female

9,415

1,233

13.0

12.0-14.0

8,182

87.0

86.0-88.0

RACE

White

11,543

1,330

12.1

11.1-13.2

10,213

87.9

86.8-88.9

African American

2,172

310

14.8

12.6-17.2

1,862

85.2

82.8-87.4

Asian

104

4.4

1.6-11.9

95.6

88.1-98.4

Native American

276

16.4

11.2-23.2

227

83.6

76.8-88.8

Other Minorities

593

5.8

3.9- 8.5

543

94.2

91.5-96.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

594

5.4

3.7- 7.7

539

94.6

92.3-96.3

-English Speaking

238

15.6

10.3-22.9

194

84.4

77.1-89.7

-Spanish Speaking

356

1.8

0.9- 3.6

345

98.2

96.4-99.1

Non-Hispanic

14,112

1,691

12.6

11.7-13.6

12,421

87.4

86.4-88.3

AGE

18-24

494

18.6

14.3-23.7

409

81.4

76.3-85.7

25-34

1,502

169

11.4

9.4-13.9

1,333

88.6

86.1-90.6

35-44

2,337

263

10.3

8.9-11.8

2,074

89.7

88.2-91.1

45-54

2,919

351

11.0

9.6-12.5

2,568

89.0

87.5-90.4

55-64

3,064

395

12.1

10.7-13.7

2,669

87.9

86.3-89.3

65-74

2,473

291

11.8

10.3-13.5

2,182

88.2

86.5-89.7

75+

1,866

187

10.3

8.6-12.2

1,679

89.7

87.8-91.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,123

364

17.7

14.8-20.9

1,759

82.3

79.1-85.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,427

553

12.8

11.2-14.6

3,874

87.2

85.4-88.8

Some Post-H.S.

3,802

432

11.6

10.0-13.4

3,370

88.4

86.6-90.0

College Graduate

4,372

401

9.0

8.0-10.2

3,971

91.0

89.8-92.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,535

309

18.9

15.9-22.3

1,226

81.1

77.7-84.1

$15,000- 24,999

2,399

340

15.6

13.1-18.4

2,059

84.4

81.6-86.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,616

184

12.1

9.9-14.8

1,432

87.9

85.2-90.1

$35,000- 49,999

2,090

218

10.2

8.3-12.4

1,872

89.8

87.6-91.7

$50,000-74,999

2,090

200

10.0

8.2-12.2

1,890

90.0

87.8-91.8

$75,000+

2,920

240

8.6

7.1-10.3

2,680

91.4

89.7-92.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,276

947

19.3

17.6-21.2

4,329

80.7

78.8-82.4

8,845

729

8.9

7.9-10.0

8,116

91.1

90.0-92.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,170

185

9.0

7.4-10.8

1,985

91.0

89.2-92.6

Non-Veteran

12,570

1,565

12.6

11.6-13.6

11,005

87.4

86.4-88.4

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^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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