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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,415	1,233	13.0	12.0-14.0	8,182	87.0	86.0-88.0
RACE
White	7,300	926	13.0	11.8-14.2	6,374	87.0	85.8-88.2
African American	1,497	227	14.7	12.5-17.2	1,270	85.3	82.8-87.5
Asian	64	3	5.4	1.4-18.0	61	94.6	82.0-98.6
Native American	185	40	19.8	12.8-29.4	145	80.2	70.6-87.2
Other Minorities	338	33	8.2	5.1-12.9	305	91.8	87.1-94.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	348	40	8.6	5.6-13.1	308	91.4	86.9-94.4
-English Speaking	159	33	20.2	12.8-30.5	126	79.8	69.5-87.2
-Spanish Speaking	189	7	3.4	1.4- 8.0	182	96.6	92.0-98.6
Non-Hispanic	9,047	1,191	13.3	12.3-14.4	7,856	86.7	85.6-87.7
AGE
18-24	288	42	13.6	9.4-19.4	246	86.4	80.6-90.6
25-34	1,026	124	12.4	10.1-15.1	902	87.6	84.9-89.9
35-44	1,474	183	12.4	10.5-14.7	1,291	87.6	85.3-89.5
45-54	1,795	255	13.6	11.7-15.9	1,540	86.4	84.1-88.3
55-64	1,896	282	14.6	12.7-16.7	1,614	85.4	83.3-87.3
65-74	1,550	205	14.0	11.9-16.5	1,345	86.0	83.5-88.1
75+	1,315	134	10.0	8.2-12.1	1,181	90.0	87.9-91.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,344	253	19.2	16.3-22.6	1,091	80.8	77.4-83.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,870	387	13.4	11.7-15.3	2,483	86.6	84.7-88.3
Some Post-H.S.	2,538	323	12.5	10.5-14.7	2,215	87.5	85.3-89.5
College Graduate	2,652	270	10.3	8.9-11.9	2,382	89.7	88.1-91.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,129	245	20.8	17.7-24.3	884	79.2	75.7-82.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,578	240	16.0	13.4-18.9	1,338	84.0	81.1-86.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,016	121	12.0	9.5-14.9	895	88.0	85.1-90.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,276	149	11.5	9.2-14.3	1,127	88.5	85.7-90.8
$50,000-74,999	1,250	133	11.5	9.2-14.2	1,117	88.5	85.8-90.8
$75,000+	1,598	156	9.7	8.0-11.8	1,442	90.3	88.2-92.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,409	679	20.8	18.9-22.9	2,730	79.2	77.1-81.1
No	5,623	508	9.4	8.3-10.6	5,115	90.6	89.4-91.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	223	26	11.7	7.5-17.8	197	88.3	82.2-92.5
Non-Veteran	9,191	1,207	13.0	12.1-14.1	7,984	87.0	85.9-87.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,415

1,233

13.0

12.0-14.0

8,182

87.0

86.0-88.0

RACE

White

7,300

926

13.0

11.8-14.2

6,374

87.0

85.8-88.2

African American

1,497

227

14.7

12.5-17.2

1,270

85.3

82.8-87.5

Asian

5.4

1.4-18.0

94.6

82.0-98.6

Native American

185

19.8

12.8-29.4

145

80.2

70.6-87.2

Other Minorities

338

8.2

5.1-12.9

305

91.8

87.1-94.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

348

8.6

5.6-13.1

308

91.4

86.9-94.4

-English Speaking

159

20.2

12.8-30.5

126

79.8

69.5-87.2

-Spanish Speaking

189

3.4

1.4- 8.0

182

96.6

92.0-98.6

Non-Hispanic

9,047

1,191

13.3

12.3-14.4

7,856

86.7

85.6-87.7

AGE

18-24

288

13.6

9.4-19.4

246

86.4

80.6-90.6

25-34

1,026

124

12.4

10.1-15.1

902

87.6

84.9-89.9

35-44

1,474

183

12.4

10.5-14.7

1,291

87.6

85.3-89.5

45-54

1,795

255

13.6

11.7-15.9

1,540

86.4

84.1-88.3

55-64

1,896

282

14.6

12.7-16.7

1,614

85.4

83.3-87.3

65-74

1,550

205

14.0

11.9-16.5

1,345

86.0

83.5-88.1

75+

1,315

134

10.0

8.2-12.1

1,181

90.0

87.9-91.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,344

253

19.2

16.3-22.6

1,091

80.8

77.4-83.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,870

387

13.4

11.7-15.3

2,483

86.6

84.7-88.3

Some Post-H.S.

2,538

323

12.5

10.5-14.7

2,215

87.5

85.3-89.5

College Graduate

2,652

270

10.3

8.9-11.9

2,382

89.7

88.1-91.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,129

245

20.8

17.7-24.3

884

79.2

75.7-82.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,578

240

16.0

13.4-18.9

1,338

84.0

81.1-86.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,016

121

12.0

9.5-14.9

895

88.0

85.1-90.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,276

149

11.5

9.2-14.3

1,127

88.5

85.7-90.8

$50,000-74,999

1,250

133

11.5

9.2-14.2

1,117

88.5

85.8-90.8

$75,000+

1,598

156

9.7

8.0-11.8

1,442

90.3

88.2-92.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,409

679

20.8

18.9-22.9

2,730

79.2

77.1-81.1

5,623

508

9.4

8.3-10.6

5,115

90.6

89.4-91.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

223

11.7

7.5-17.8

197

88.3

82.2-92.5

Non-Veteran

9,191

1,207

13.0

12.1-14.1

7,984

87.0

85.9-87.9

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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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