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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Did you have to visit an emergency room or be admitted to the hospital in the past 12 months
because of your COPD, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,190 175 14.8 12.1-18.0 1,015 85.2 82.0-87.9
GENDER
Male 385 46 12.4 8.3-18.1 339 87.6 81.9-91.7
Female 805 129 16.8 13.6-20.6 676 83.2 79.4-86.4
RACE
White 999 139 15.4 12.3-19.1 860 84.6 80.9-87.7
African American 129 24 16.5 10.0-25.9 105 83.5 74.1-90.0
Asian 2 0 0.0 . - . 2 100 . - .
Native American 28 9 22.5 9.5-44.7 19 77.5 55.3-90.5
Other Minorities 31 3 5.1 1.2-19.0 28 94.9 81.0-98.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 35 2 2.5 0.5-10.7 33 97.5 89.3-99.5
-English Speaking 18 1 6.2 0.8-35.2 17 93.8 64.8-99.2
-Spanish Speaking 17 1 1.1 0.1- 7.7 16 98.9 92.3-99.9
Non-Hispanic 1,153 172 15.6 12.7-18.9 981 84.4 81.1-87.3
AGE
18-24 11 3 7.7 1.8-27.4 8 92.3 72.6-98.2
25-34 35 4 11.7 3.3-34.3 31 88.3 65.7-96.7
35-44 93 12 14.9 7.3-28.2 81 85.1 71.8-92.7
45-54 196 31 15.1 9.6-23.0 165 84.9 77.0-90.4
55-64 317 51 20.1 14.5-27.2 266 79.9 72.8-85.5
65-74 335 41 12.9 8.9-18.3 294 87.1 81.7-91.1
75+ 200 32 14.8 9.6-22.1 168 85.2 77.9-90.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 302 52 15.3 10.4-21.9 250 84.7 78.1-89.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 414 65 16.1 11.7-21.8 349 83.9 78.2-88.3
Some Post-H.S. 285 39 15.9 10.1-24.1 246 84.1 75.9-89.9
College Graduate 189 19 9.4 5.7-15.3 170 90.6 84.7-94.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 288 62 21.9 15.4-30.2 226 78.1 69.8-84.6
$15,000- 24,999 279 42 21.4 15.1-29.4 237 78.6 70.6-84.9
$25,000- 34,999 145 18 16.8 8.7-29.9 127 83.2 70.1-91.3
$35,000- 49,999 140 13 8.6 4.6-15.2 127 91.4 84.8-95.4
$50,000-74,999 80 3 2.8 0.9- 8.7 77 97.2 91.3-99.1
$75,000+ 97 9 7.2 3.4-14.5 88 92.8 85.5-96.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 849 155 19.2 15.5-23.5 694 80.8 76.5-84.5
No 328 20 5.3 3.1- 8.7 308 94.7 91.3-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 196 27 15.8 9.8-24.4 169 84.2 75.6-90.2
Non-Veteran 994 148 14.7 11.7-18.2 846 85.3 81.8-88.3

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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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