BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How old were you when you were first told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Adult Asthma History

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	Total Respond.^	Under 11	11-19	20-39	40+
North Carolina	1,119	301	37.3	32.2-42.6	118	15.9	12.2-20.5	290	24.1	20.8-27.8	410	22.7	19.8-25.9
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	32	11	39.1	20.6-61.4	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4	10	41.8	22.0-64.7	10	17.9	8.6-33.6
Buncombe	25	6	30.8	12.3-58.5	1	2.4	0.3-15.7	9	40.4	20.2-64.5	9	26.4	12.5-47.4
Cabarrus	28	11	33.8	17.8-54.7	2	15.6	3.7-47.1	9	39.4	20.4-62.2	6	11.2	4.3-26.1
Catawba	35	9	31.8	15.8-53.7	3	8.9	2.5-27.1	11	35.6	19.7-55.3	12	23.7	12.6-40.2
Cumberland	32	12	39.2	20.5-61.7	2	19.5	3.7-60.6	12	28.4	14.2-48.7	6	12.9	5.1-28.9
Davidson	31	7	27.4	10.9-53.7	5	26.2	8.6-57.1	9	29.0	13.9-50.8	10	17.4	8.2-33.2
Durham	17	4	48.2	22.0-75.3	2	7.3	1.7-26.5	3	16.4	5.0-42.4	8	28.2	12.1-52.8
Forsyth	27	5	12.3	4.2-30.7	5	27.0	10.5-53.8	9	32.4	16.3-54.1	8	28.3	12.3-52.6
Gaston	27	6	22.8	7.7-51.2	2	17.9	3.2-59.1	9	29.6	13.5-53.1	10	29.6	14.0-52.1
Guilford	31	6	27.3	10.8-54.0	3	10.9	3.4-29.9	9	36.6	18.2-59.9	13	25.1	12.4-44.3
Iredell	19	7	55.9	27.9-80.6	3	15.9	4.6-42.8	5	13.8	4.5-35.2	4	14.4	4.3-38.9
Johnston	29	5	31.5	9.1-68.0	3	8.9	2.5-27.4	9	32.2	14.1-57.9	12	27.3	12.5-49.6
Mecklenburg	45	4	10.2	3.4-26.4	7	25.5	12.7-44.5	13	28.8	16.1-45.9	21	35.6	22.0-52.1
New Hanover	18	2	19.9	3.9-60.5	2	30.5	8.5-67.2	6	25.1	8.9-53.4	8	24.6	9.8-49.4
Onslow	29	11	47.0	26.1-69.0	3	9.2	2.8-26.2	6	23.2	9.8-45.5	9	20.7	9.3-40.0
Orange	20	6	25.3	8.1-56.8	3	48.9	17.9-80.8	4	12.2	3.5-34.5	7	13.6	4.7-33.1
Pitt	34	12	35.6	19.1-56.6	3	18.1	5.4-46.2	8	24.4	11.6-44.4	11	21.8	11.2-38.3
Randolph	29	4	10.5	3.5-27.7	5	21.4	7.7-46.9	10	44.7	24.5-66.8	10	23.4	11.5-41.9
Robeson	29	7	42.7	20.6-68.1	4	14.3	4.5-36.9	3	6.5	1.6-22.6	15	36.5	18.8-58.8
Rowan	26	12	59.8	36.6-79.4	0	0.0	. - .	4	9.5	3.1-25.9	10	30.6	14.7-53.2
Union	27	10	53.1	26.6-77.9	1	9.5	1.3-45.0	6	15.8	5.9-36.2	10	21.6	8.8-43.8
Wake	36	11	35.4	17.5-58.6	6	29.6	10.0-61.4	9	17.9	8.2-34.7	10	17.2	7.8-33.6
Wayne	28	13	47.3	24.5-71.4	5	22.1	8.3-47.2	4	12.2	3.7-33.5	6	18.3	6.9-40.5
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	359	107	43.5	34.0-53.6	39	13.8	8.9-20.8	89	22.3	17.1-28.5	124	20.4	15.9-25.7
Piedmont	508	137	35.6	28.7-43.0	57	18.3	12.8-25.5	138	24.3	19.7-29.6	176	21.9	17.8-26.5
Western NC	252	57	32.4	23.6-42.5	22	10.7	6.0-18.2	63	26.8	20.0-34.9	110	30.2	23.8-37.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	173	43	36.6	25.7-49.0	10	4.7	2.2- 9.7	42	25.2	17.6-34.7	78	33.6	25.4-42.8
Northwest	229	60	39.0	27.7-51.6	28	15.7	9.7-24.5	63	25.1	18.0-33.7	78	20.3	14.5-27.6
Charlotte	145	37	27.1	17.7-39.0	15	21.7	12.8-34.3	41	24.9	17.4-34.4	52	26.3	18.7-35.6
Greensboro	133	32	25.9	16.7-37.9	14	17.4	9.0-31.0	38	34.5	23.8-47.1	49	22.1	15.0-31.4
Southern Regional	106	32	43.4	29.3-58.7	8	10.5	3.1-29.9	27	22.9	14.5-34.2	39	23.1	14.7-34.5
Coastal	45	8	47.7	19.9-77.0	8	17.4	6.5-38.9	14	19.4	8.4-38.8	15	15.5	6.8-31.6
Wake	100	27	47.2	31.4-63.6	14	20.5	8.3-42.1	23	15.7	9.1-25.8	36	16.7	10.1-26.3
Area L	31	9	43.7	19.4-71.5	2	5.3	1.2-21.1	5	22.1	8.1-47.6	15	28.9	13.9-50.5
Eastern	157	53	36.1	25.4-48.5	19	17.2	10.4-27.1	37	24.1	16.8-33.2	48	22.6	16.1-30.8

Total
Respond.^

Under 11

11-19

20-39

40+

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,119

301

37.3

32.2-42.6

118

15.9

12.2-20.5

290

24.1

20.8-27.8

410

22.7

19.8-25.9

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

39.1

20.6-61.4

1.2

0.2- 8.4

41.8

22.0-64.7

17.9

8.6-33.6

Buncombe

30.8

12.3-58.5

2.4

0.3-15.7

40.4

20.2-64.5

26.4

12.5-47.4

Cabarrus

33.8

17.8-54.7

15.6

3.7-47.1

39.4

20.4-62.2

11.2

4.3-26.1

Catawba

31.8

15.8-53.7

8.9

2.5-27.1

35.6

19.7-55.3

23.7

12.6-40.2

Cumberland

39.2

20.5-61.7

19.5

3.7-60.6

28.4

14.2-48.7

12.9

5.1-28.9

Davidson

27.4

10.9-53.7

26.2

8.6-57.1

29.0

13.9-50.8

17.4

8.2-33.2

Durham

48.2

22.0-75.3

7.3

1.7-26.5

16.4

5.0-42.4

28.2

12.1-52.8

Forsyth

12.3

4.2-30.7

27.0

10.5-53.8

32.4

16.3-54.1

28.3

12.3-52.6

Gaston

22.8

7.7-51.2

17.9

3.2-59.1

29.6

13.5-53.1

29.6

14.0-52.1

Guilford

27.3

10.8-54.0

10.9

3.4-29.9

36.6

18.2-59.9

25.1

12.4-44.3

Iredell

55.9

27.9-80.6

15.9

4.6-42.8

13.8

4.5-35.2

14.4

4.3-38.9

Johnston

31.5

9.1-68.0

8.9

2.5-27.4

32.2

14.1-57.9

27.3

12.5-49.6

Mecklenburg

10.2

3.4-26.4

25.5

12.7-44.5

28.8

16.1-45.9

35.6

22.0-52.1

New Hanover

19.9

3.9-60.5

30.5

8.5-67.2

25.1

8.9-53.4

24.6

9.8-49.4

Onslow

47.0

26.1-69.0

9.2

2.8-26.2

23.2

9.8-45.5

20.7

9.3-40.0

Orange

25.3

8.1-56.8

48.9

17.9-80.8

12.2

3.5-34.5

13.6

4.7-33.1

Pitt

35.6

19.1-56.6

18.1

5.4-46.2

24.4

11.6-44.4

21.8

11.2-38.3

Randolph

10.5

3.5-27.7

21.4

7.7-46.9

44.7

24.5-66.8

23.4

11.5-41.9

Robeson

42.7

20.6-68.1

14.3

4.5-36.9

6.5

1.6-22.6

36.5

18.8-58.8

Rowan

59.8

36.6-79.4

0.0

. - .

9.5

3.1-25.9

30.6

14.7-53.2

Union

53.1

26.6-77.9

9.5

1.3-45.0

15.8

5.9-36.2

21.6

8.8-43.8

Wake

35.4

17.5-58.6

29.6

10.0-61.4

17.9

8.2-34.7

17.2

7.8-33.6

Wayne

47.3

24.5-71.4

22.1

8.3-47.2

12.2

3.7-33.5

18.3

6.9-40.5

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

359

107

43.5

34.0-53.6

13.8

8.9-20.8

22.3

17.1-28.5

124

20.4

15.9-25.7

Piedmont

508

137

35.6

28.7-43.0

18.3

12.8-25.5

138

24.3

19.7-29.6

176

21.9

17.8-26.5

Western NC

252

32.4

23.6-42.5

10.7

6.0-18.2

26.8

20.0-34.9

110

30.2

23.8-37.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

173

36.6

25.7-49.0

4.7

2.2- 9.7

25.2

17.6-34.7

33.6

25.4-42.8

Northwest

229

39.0

27.7-51.6

15.7

9.7-24.5

25.1

18.0-33.7

20.3

14.5-27.6

Charlotte

145

27.1

17.7-39.0

21.7

12.8-34.3

24.9

17.4-34.4

26.3

18.7-35.6

Greensboro

133

25.9

16.7-37.9

17.4

9.0-31.0

34.5

23.8-47.1

22.1

15.0-31.4

Southern Regional

106

43.4

29.3-58.7

10.5

3.1-29.9

22.9

14.5-34.2

23.1

14.7-34.5

Coastal

47.7

19.9-77.0

17.4

6.5-38.9

19.4

8.4-38.8

15.5

6.8-31.6

Wake

100

47.2

31.4-63.6

20.5

8.3-42.1

15.7

9.1-25.8

16.7

10.1-26.3

Area L

43.7

19.4-71.5

5.3

1.2-21.1

22.1

8.1-47.6

28.9

13.9-50.5

Eastern

157

36.1

25.4-48.5

17.2

10.4-27.1

24.1

16.8-33.2

22.6

16.1-30.8

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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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