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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Have you ever been told by a doctor or health professional that you have
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 14,067 1,198 6.2 5.7- 6.8 12,869 93.8 93.2-94.3
GENDER
Male 5,071 386 5.7 4.9- 6.8 4,685 94.3 93.2-95.1
Female 8,996 812 6.6 6.0- 7.3 8,184 93.4 92.7-94.0
RACE
White 11,095 1,006 6.7 6.0- 7.3 10,089 93.3 92.7-94.0
African American 2,021 130 4.5 3.6- 5.6 1,891 95.5 94.4-96.4
Asian 91 2 1.3 0.3- 5.2 89 98.7 94.8-99.7
Native American 265 28 9.8 5.9-15.8 237 90.2 84.2-94.1
Other Minorities 549 31 5.9 3.7- 9.5 518 94.1 90.5-96.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 557 35 6.1 3.8- 9.8 522 93.9 90.2-96.2
-English Speaking 226 18 6.4 3.0-12.8 208 93.6 87.2-97.0
-Spanish Speaking 331 17 6.0 3.3-10.8 314 94.0 89.2-96.7
Non-Hispanic 13,475 1,161 6.2 5.7- 6.8 12,314 93.8 93.2-94.3
AGE
18-24 453 12 3.4 1.6- 7.3 441 96.6 92.7-98.4
25-34 1,413 35 2.8 1.8- 4.3 1,378 97.2 95.7-98.2
35-44 2,230 93 3.2 2.5- 4.2 2,137 96.8 95.8-97.5
45-54 2,796 197 6.1 5.1- 7.3 2,599 93.9 92.7-94.9
55-64 2,961 319 9.7 8.5-11.1 2,642 90.3 88.9-91.5
65-74 2,360 336 13.8 12.2-15.7 2,024 86.2 84.3-87.8
75+ 1,777 203 10.9 9.3-12.8 1,574 89.1 87.2-90.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,983 308 12.3 10.2-14.9 1,675 87.7 85.1-89.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 4,183 416 7.0 6.1- 8.0 3,767 93.0 92.0-93.9
Some Post-H.S. 3,653 285 5.5 4.5- 6.7 3,368 94.5 93.3-95.5
College Graduate 4,232 189 3.1 2.5- 3.7 4,043 96.9 96.3-97.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,446 292 16.7 14.0-19.8 1,154 83.3 80.2-86.0
$15,000- 24,999 2,291 281 9.0 7.7-10.6 2,010 91.0 89.4-92.3
$25,000- 34,999 1,551 145 7.1 5.7- 8.9 1,406 92.9 91.1-94.3
$35,000- 49,999 2,017 140 5.0 4.1- 6.2 1,877 95.0 93.8-95.9
$50,000-74,999 2,020 80 3.0 2.3- 4.0 1,940 97.0 96.0-97.7
$75,000+ 2,846 97 2.9 2.0- 4.1 2,749 97.1 95.9-98.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 5,117 855 14.2 12.8-15.7 4,262 85.8 84.3-87.2
No 8,835 329 2.7 2.2- 3.2 8,506 97.3 96.8-97.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 2,091 197 7.3 6.1- 8.7 1,894 92.7 91.3-93.9
Non-Veteran 11,973 1,001 6.0 5.4- 6.7 10,972 94.0 93.3-94.6

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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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