BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Adult Asthma History

During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,143	578	48.9	44.1-53.8	565	51.1	46.2-55.9
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	34	16	42.6	23.5-64.1	18	57.4	35.9-76.5
Buncombe	24	11	41.8	21.4-65.4	13	58.2	34.6-78.6
Cabarrus	28	17	49.1	28.5-70.0	11	50.9	30.0-71.5
Catawba	36	11	36.8	20.0-57.6	25	63.2	42.4-80.0
Cumberland	36	17	37.3	20.5-57.8	19	62.7	42.2-79.5
Davidson	30	15	59.0	36.4-78.3	15	41.0	21.7-63.6
Durham	17	8	32.3	14.0-58.4	9	67.7	41.6-86.0
Forsyth	27	11	38.6	20.4-60.6	16	61.4	39.4-79.6
Gaston	27	13	59.7	35.7-79.9	14	40.3	20.1-64.3
Guilford	34	17	47.9	28.1-68.4	17	52.1	31.6-71.9
Iredell	18	11	70.3	41.7-88.7	7	29.7	11.3-58.3
Johnston	31	15	45.2	22.5-70.0	16	54.8	30.0-77.5
Mecklenburg	46	17	39.9	24.8-57.2	29	60.1	42.8-75.2
New Hanover	20	15	72.0	39.3-91.1	5	28.0	8.9-60.7
Onslow	27	13	50.2	28.5-71.9	14	49.8	28.1-71.5
Orange	20	7	27.9	9.4-59.0	13	72.1	41.0-90.6
Pitt	35	21	61.0	40.7-78.1	14	39.0	21.9-59.3
Randolph	29	19	66.3	43.7-83.3	10	33.7	16.7-56.3
Robeson	29	17	66.2	43.6-83.2	12	33.8	16.8-56.4
Rowan	25	14	56.2	31.4-78.3	11	43.8	21.7-68.6
Union	29	12	23.4	10.6-44.2	17	76.6	55.8-89.4
Wake	35	19	56.5	33.5-77.1	16	43.5	22.9-66.5
Wayne	31	16	44.7	23.9-67.6	15	55.3	32.4-76.1
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	371	183	39.9	32.2-48.1	188	60.1	51.9-67.8
Piedmont	517	248	51.7	44.8-58.4	269	48.3	41.6-55.2
Western NC	255	147	55.4	46.4-64.0	108	44.6	36.0-53.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	170	94	50.8	40.0-61.6	76	49.2	38.4-60.0
Northwest	231	118	55.9	45.1-66.2	113	44.1	33.8-54.9
Charlotte	149	71	48.0	37.1-59.0	78	52.0	41.0-62.9
Greensboro	138	70	52.6	40.7-64.1	68	47.4	35.9-59.3
Southern Regional	113	51	34.8	24.0-47.3	62	65.2	52.7-76.0
Coastal	45	27	46.5	20.8-74.2	18	53.5	25.8-79.2
Wake	102	51	54.5	38.3-69.7	51	45.5	30.3-61.7
Area L	36	13	28.4	14.1-49.0	23	71.6	51.0-85.9
Eastern	159	83	44.9	34.7-55.5	76	55.1	44.5-65.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,143

578

48.9

44.1-53.8

565

51.1

46.2-55.9

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

42.6

23.5-64.1

57.4

35.9-76.5

Buncombe

41.8

21.4-65.4

58.2

34.6-78.6

Cabarrus

49.1

28.5-70.0

50.9

30.0-71.5

Catawba

36.8

20.0-57.6

63.2

42.4-80.0

Cumberland

37.3

20.5-57.8

62.7

42.2-79.5

Davidson

59.0

36.4-78.3

41.0

21.7-63.6

Durham

32.3

14.0-58.4

67.7

41.6-86.0

Forsyth

38.6

20.4-60.6

61.4

39.4-79.6

Gaston

59.7

35.7-79.9

40.3

20.1-64.3

Guilford

47.9

28.1-68.4

52.1

31.6-71.9

Iredell

70.3

41.7-88.7

29.7

11.3-58.3

Johnston

45.2

22.5-70.0

54.8

30.0-77.5

Mecklenburg

39.9

24.8-57.2

60.1

42.8-75.2

New Hanover

72.0

39.3-91.1

28.0

8.9-60.7

Onslow

50.2

28.5-71.9

49.8

28.1-71.5

Orange

27.9

9.4-59.0

72.1

41.0-90.6

Pitt

61.0

40.7-78.1

39.0

21.9-59.3

Randolph

66.3

43.7-83.3

33.7

16.7-56.3

Robeson

66.2

43.6-83.2

33.8

16.8-56.4

Rowan

56.2

31.4-78.3

43.8

21.7-68.6

Union

23.4

10.6-44.2

76.6

55.8-89.4

Wake

56.5

33.5-77.1

43.5

22.9-66.5

Wayne

44.7

23.9-67.6

55.3

32.4-76.1

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

371

183

39.9

32.2-48.1

188

60.1

51.9-67.8

Piedmont

517

248

51.7

44.8-58.4

269

48.3

41.6-55.2

Western NC

255

147

55.4

46.4-64.0

108

44.6

36.0-53.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

170

50.8

40.0-61.6

49.2

38.4-60.0

Northwest

231

118

55.9

45.1-66.2

113

44.1

33.8-54.9

Charlotte

149

48.0

37.1-59.0

52.0

41.0-62.9

Greensboro

138

52.6

40.7-64.1

47.4

35.9-59.3

Southern Regional

113

34.8

24.0-47.3

65.2

52.7-76.0

Coastal

46.5

20.8-74.2

53.5

25.8-79.2

Wake

102

54.5

38.3-69.7

45.5

30.3-61.7

Area L

28.4

14.1-49.0

71.6

51.0-85.9

Eastern

159

44.9

34.7-55.5

55.1

44.5-65.3

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*These data apply only to those with current asthma

^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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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