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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,329	517	11.1	9.7-12.6	4,812	88.9	87.4-90.3
RACE
White	4,243	404	11.1	9.5-13.0	3,839	88.9	87.0-90.5
African American	675	83	14.9	11.3-19.4	592	85.1	80.6-88.7
Asian	40	2	3.7	0.7-17.2	38	96.3	82.8-99.3
Native American	91	9	12.0	5.7-23.6	82	88.0	76.4-94.3
Other Minorities	255	17	4.2	2.2- 7.8	238	95.8	92.2-97.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	246	15	3.1	1.6- 6.0	231	96.9	94.0-98.4
-English Speaking	79	11	11.2	5.1-22.7	68	88.8	77.3-94.9
-Spanish Speaking	167	4	0.8	0.3- 2.1	163	99.2	97.9-99.7
Non-Hispanic	5,065	500	11.8	10.3-13.5	4,565	88.2	86.5-89.7
AGE
18-24	206	43	23.1	16.3-31.5	163	76.9	68.5-83.7
25-34	476	45	10.6	7.5-14.7	431	89.4	85.3-92.5
35-44	863	80	8.1	6.3-10.3	783	91.9	89.7-93.7
45-54	1,124	96	8.2	6.5-10.4	1,028	91.8	89.6-93.5
55-64	1,168	113	9.5	7.6-11.9	1,055	90.5	88.1-92.4
65-74	923	86	9.0	7.1-11.5	837	91.0	88.5-92.9
75+	551	53	10.9	7.8-14.9	498	89.1	85.1-92.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	779	111	16.3	11.9-22.0	668	83.7	78.0-88.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,557	166	12.1	9.5-15.4	1,391	87.9	84.6-90.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,264	109	10.5	8.0-13.6	1,155	89.5	86.4-92.0
College Graduate	1,720	131	7.8	6.2- 9.6	1,589	92.2	90.4-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	406	64	16.0	10.7-23.4	342	84.0	76.6-89.3
$15,000- 24,999	821	100	15.2	11.2-20.4	721	84.8	79.6-88.8
$25,000- 34,999	600	63	12.2	8.7-17.0	537	87.8	83.0-91.3
$35,000- 49,999	814	69	8.9	6.2-12.5	745	91.1	87.5-93.8
$50,000-74,999	840	67	8.5	5.8-12.2	773	91.5	87.8-94.2
$75,000+	1,322	84	7.6	5.4-10.4	1,238	92.4	89.6-94.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,867	268	17.7	14.8-21.1	1,599	82.3	78.9-85.2
No	3,222	221	8.4	6.8-10.3	3,001	91.6	89.7-93.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,947	159	8.7	7.1-10.6	1,788	91.3	89.4-92.9
Non-Veteran	3,379	358	11.9	10.1-13.9	3,021	88.1	86.1-89.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,329

517

11.1

9.7-12.6

4,812

88.9

87.4-90.3

RACE

White

4,243

404

11.1

9.5-13.0

3,839

88.9

87.0-90.5

African American

675

14.9

11.3-19.4

592

85.1

80.6-88.7

Asian

3.7

0.7-17.2

96.3

82.8-99.3

Native American

12.0

5.7-23.6

88.0

76.4-94.3

Other Minorities

255

4.2

2.2- 7.8

238

95.8

92.2-97.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

246

3.1

1.6- 6.0

231

96.9

94.0-98.4

-English Speaking

11.2

5.1-22.7

88.8

77.3-94.9

-Spanish Speaking

167

0.8

0.3- 2.1

163

99.2

97.9-99.7

Non-Hispanic

5,065

500

11.8

10.3-13.5

4,565

88.2

86.5-89.7

AGE

18-24

206

23.1

16.3-31.5

163

76.9

68.5-83.7

25-34

476

10.6

7.5-14.7

431

89.4

85.3-92.5

35-44

863

8.1

6.3-10.3

783

91.9

89.7-93.7

45-54

1,124

8.2

6.5-10.4

1,028

91.8

89.6-93.5

55-64

1,168

113

9.5

7.6-11.9

1,055

90.5

88.1-92.4

65-74

923

9.0

7.1-11.5

837

91.0

88.5-92.9

75+

551

10.9

7.8-14.9

498

89.1

85.1-92.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

779

111

16.3

11.9-22.0

668

83.7

78.0-88.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,557

166

12.1

9.5-15.4

1,391

87.9

84.6-90.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,264

109

10.5

8.0-13.6

1,155

89.5

86.4-92.0

College Graduate

1,720

131

7.8

6.2- 9.6

1,589

92.2

90.4-93.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

406

16.0

10.7-23.4

342

84.0

76.6-89.3

$15,000- 24,999

821

100

15.2

11.2-20.4

721

84.8

79.6-88.8

$25,000- 34,999

600

12.2

8.7-17.0

537

87.8

83.0-91.3

$35,000- 49,999

814

8.9

6.2-12.5

745

91.1

87.5-93.8

$50,000-74,999

840

8.5

5.8-12.2

773

91.5

87.8-94.2

$75,000+

1,322

7.6

5.4-10.4

1,238

92.4

89.6-94.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,867

268

17.7

14.8-21.1

1,599

82.3

78.9-85.2

3,222

221

8.4

6.8-10.3

3,001

91.6

89.7-93.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,947

159

8.7

7.1-10.6

1,788

91.3

89.4-92.9

Non-Veteran

3,379

358

11.9

10.1-13.9

3,021

88.1

86.1-89.9

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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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