BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,744	1,750	12.1	11.2-13.0	12,994	87.9	87.0-88.8
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	347	47	14.2	9.9-19.9	300	85.8	80.1-90.1
Buncombe	355	35	8.6	5.8-12.6	320	91.4	87.4-94.2
Cabarrus	355	39	11.7	8.0-16.7	316	88.3	83.3-92.0
Catawba	408	50	10.8	7.8-14.7	358	89.2	85.3-92.2
Cumberland	379	51	12.7	9.0-17.7	328	87.3	82.3-91.0
Davidson	367	44	14.2	9.0-21.6	323	85.8	78.4-91.0
Durham	331	27	7.1	4.5-11.0	304	92.9	89.0-95.5
Forsyth	377	41	9.5	6.3-14.0	336	90.5	86.0-93.7
Gaston	387	43	11.6	7.5-17.3	344	88.4	82.7-92.5
Guilford	386	57	15.1	10.9-20.6	329	84.9	79.4-89.1
Iredell	391	33	11.1	7.0-17.1	358	88.9	82.9-93.0
Johnston	437	49	9.0	5.6-14.2	388	91.0	85.8-94.4
Mecklenburg	679	78	10.4	7.9-13.5	601	89.6	86.5-92.1
New Hanover	389	34	8.8	5.6-13.6	355	91.2	86.4-94.4
Onslow	377	50	12.7	9.0-17.7	327	87.3	82.3-91.0
Orange	346	40	16.3	10.4-24.7	306	83.7	75.3-89.6
Pitt	380	56	11.8	8.7-15.9	324	88.2	84.1-91.3
Randolph	372	44	9.0	6.3-12.7	328	91.0	87.3-93.7
Robeson	408	46	9.4	6.5-13.4	362	90.6	86.6-93.5
Rowan	450	37	7.6	4.8-11.7	413	92.4	88.3-95.2
Union	375	39	13.3	8.5-20.1	336	86.7	79.9-91.5
Wake	607	57	10.2	7.1-14.4	550	89.8	85.6-92.9
Wayne	354	48	14.1	9.8-19.9	306	85.9	80.1-90.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,768	581	11.8	10.4-13.4	4,187	88.2	86.6-89.6
Piedmont	7,086	796	12.0	10.8-13.3	6,290	88.0	86.7-89.2
Western NC	2,890	373	12.9	11.3-14.7	2,517	87.1	85.3-88.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,908	254	12.8	10.8-15.0	1,654	87.2	85.0-89.2
Northwest	3,100	340	11.9	10.1-14.0	2,760	88.1	86.0-89.9
Charlotte	2,030	225	11.4	9.5-13.7	1,805	88.6	86.3-90.5
Greensboro	1,656	218	14.6	12.2-17.5	1,438	85.4	82.5-87.8
Southern Regional	1,360	176	11.9	9.7-14.6	1,184	88.1	85.4-90.3
Coastal	763	68	11.1	7.1-17.0	695	88.9	83.0-92.9
Wake	1,586	164	11.3	8.8-14.3	1,422	88.7	85.7-91.2
Area L	403	56	13.2	9.3-18.4	347	86.8	81.6-90.7
Eastern	1,938	249	11.6	9.7-13.8	1,689	88.4	86.2-90.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,744

1,750

12.1

11.2-13.0

12,994

87.9

87.0-88.8

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

347

14.2

9.9-19.9

300

85.8

80.1-90.1

Buncombe

355

8.6

5.8-12.6

320

91.4

87.4-94.2

Cabarrus

355

11.7

8.0-16.7

316

88.3

83.3-92.0

Catawba

408

10.8

7.8-14.7

358

89.2

85.3-92.2

Cumberland

379

12.7

9.0-17.7

328

87.3

82.3-91.0

Davidson

367

14.2

9.0-21.6

323

85.8

78.4-91.0

Durham

331

7.1

4.5-11.0

304

92.9

89.0-95.5

Forsyth

377

9.5

6.3-14.0

336

90.5

86.0-93.7

Gaston

387

11.6

7.5-17.3

344

88.4

82.7-92.5

Guilford

386

15.1

10.9-20.6

329

84.9

79.4-89.1

Iredell

391

11.1

7.0-17.1

358

88.9

82.9-93.0

Johnston

437

9.0

5.6-14.2

388

91.0

85.8-94.4

Mecklenburg

679

10.4

7.9-13.5

601

89.6

86.5-92.1

New Hanover

389

8.8

5.6-13.6

355

91.2

86.4-94.4

Onslow

377

12.7

9.0-17.7

327

87.3

82.3-91.0

Orange

346

16.3

10.4-24.7

306

83.7

75.3-89.6

Pitt

380

11.8

8.7-15.9

324

88.2

84.1-91.3

Randolph

372

9.0

6.3-12.7

328

91.0

87.3-93.7

Robeson

408

9.4

6.5-13.4

362

90.6

86.6-93.5

Rowan

450

7.6

4.8-11.7

413

92.4

88.3-95.2

Union

375

13.3

8.5-20.1

336

86.7

79.9-91.5

Wake

607

10.2

7.1-14.4

550

89.8

85.6-92.9

Wayne

354

14.1

9.8-19.9

306

85.9

80.1-90.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,768

581

11.8

10.4-13.4

4,187

88.2

86.6-89.6

Piedmont

7,086

796

12.0

10.8-13.3

6,290

88.0

86.7-89.2

Western NC

2,890

373

12.9

11.3-14.7

2,517

87.1

85.3-88.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,908

254

12.8

10.8-15.0

1,654

87.2

85.0-89.2

Northwest

3,100

340

11.9

10.1-14.0

2,760

88.1

86.0-89.9

Charlotte

2,030

225

11.4

9.5-13.7

1,805

88.6

86.3-90.5

Greensboro

1,656

218

14.6

12.2-17.5

1,438

85.4

82.5-87.8

Southern Regional

1,360

176

11.9

9.7-14.6

1,184

88.1

85.4-90.3

Coastal

763

11.1

7.1-17.0

695

88.9

83.0-92.9

Wake

1,586

164

11.3

8.8-14.3

1,422

88.7

85.7-91.2

Area L

403

13.2

9.3-18.4

347

86.8

81.6-90.7

Eastern

1,938

249

11.6

9.7-13.8

1,689

88.4

86.2-90.3

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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.

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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