BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Did you have to visit an emergency room or be admitted to the hospital in the past 12 months<br> because of your COPD, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Did you have to visit an emergency room or be admitted to the hospital in the past 12 months
because of your COPD, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,190	175	14.8	12.1-18.0	1,015	85.2	82.0-87.9
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	35	6	10.0	4.0-23.1	29	90.0	76.9-96.0
Buncombe	26	2	7.5	1.8-25.9	24	92.5	74.1-98.2
Cabarrus	22	2	6.5	1.3-26.2	20	93.5	73.8-98.7
Catawba	32	4	5.3	1.6-16.1	28	94.7	83.9-98.4
Cumberland	36	5	20.4	8.2-42.5	31	79.6	57.5-91.8
Davidson	46	2	2.8	0.6-11.9	44	97.2	88.1-99.4
Durham	11	1	10.5	1.5-48.2	10	89.5	51.8-98.5
Forsyth	25	3	13.1	4.2-33.9	22	86.9	66.1-95.8
Gaston	41	9	23.0	11.1-41.9	32	77.0	58.1-88.9
Guilford	30	4	12.0	3.0-37.5	26	88.0	62.5-97.0
Iredell	32	4	13.7	4.8-33.7	28	86.3	66.3-95.2
Johnston	41	7	21.2	9.7-40.3	34	78.8	59.7-90.3
Mecklenburg	42	6	7.5	3.0-17.6	36	92.5	82.4-97.0
New Hanover	18	3	9.5	2.9-27.0	15	90.5	73.0-97.1
Onslow	34	4	11.0	3.4-30.5	30	89.0	69.5-96.6
Orange	13	1	10.1	1.4-47.4	12	89.9	52.6-98.6
Pitt	34	2	8.8	1.7-34.7	32	91.2	65.3-98.3
Randolph	38	5	8.5	3.3-19.9	33	91.5	80.1-96.7
Robeson	35	9	23.9	9.8-47.7	26	76.1	52.3-90.2
Rowan	35	6	25.5	9.7-51.9	29	74.5	48.1-90.3
Union	19	3	18.1	5.4-45.9	16	81.9	54.1-94.6
Wake	34	2	4.8	1.1-18.8	32	95.2	81.2-98.9
Wayne	30	5	17.6	6.3-40.1	25	82.4	59.9-93.7
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	404	61	15.8	10.9-22.2	343	84.2	77.8-89.1
Piedmont	520	76	14.4	10.7-19.0	444	85.6	81.0-89.3
Western NC	266	38	14.3	9.9-20.2	228	85.7	79.8-90.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	173	30	17.2	11.5-24.8	143	82.8	75.2-88.5
Northwest	267	27	9.4	5.8-14.8	240	90.6	85.2-94.2
Charlotte	142	26	15.2	9.4-23.7	116	84.8	76.3-90.6
Greensboro	133	20	17.7	9.1-31.4	113	82.3	68.6-90.9
Southern Regional	125	20	14.1	7.9-23.9	105	85.9	76.1-92.1
Coastal	61	13	23.4	9.4-47.2	48	76.6	52.8-90.6
Wake	101	17	17.7	10.3-28.7	84	82.3	71.3-89.7
Area L	27	6	22.6	9.7-44.4	21	77.4	55.6-90.3
Eastern	161	16	9.1	4.7-16.8	145	90.9	83.2-95.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,190

175

14.8

12.1-18.0

1,015

85.2

82.0-87.9

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

10.0

4.0-23.1

90.0

76.9-96.0

Buncombe

7.5

1.8-25.9

92.5

74.1-98.2

Cabarrus

6.5

1.3-26.2

93.5

73.8-98.7

Catawba

5.3

1.6-16.1

94.7

83.9-98.4

Cumberland

20.4

8.2-42.5

79.6

57.5-91.8

Davidson

2.8

0.6-11.9

97.2

88.1-99.4

Durham

10.5

1.5-48.2

89.5

51.8-98.5

Forsyth

13.1

4.2-33.9

86.9

66.1-95.8

Gaston

23.0

11.1-41.9

77.0

58.1-88.9

Guilford

12.0

3.0-37.5

88.0

62.5-97.0

Iredell

13.7

4.8-33.7

86.3

66.3-95.2

Johnston

21.2

9.7-40.3

78.8

59.7-90.3

Mecklenburg

7.5

3.0-17.6

92.5

82.4-97.0

New Hanover

9.5

2.9-27.0

90.5

73.0-97.1

Onslow

11.0

3.4-30.5

89.0

69.5-96.6

Orange

10.1

1.4-47.4

89.9

52.6-98.6

Pitt

8.8

1.7-34.7

91.2

65.3-98.3

Randolph

8.5

3.3-19.9

91.5

80.1-96.7

Robeson

23.9

9.8-47.7

76.1

52.3-90.2

Rowan

25.5

9.7-51.9

74.5

48.1-90.3

Union

18.1

5.4-45.9

81.9

54.1-94.6

Wake

4.8

1.1-18.8

95.2

81.2-98.9

Wayne

17.6

6.3-40.1

82.4

59.9-93.7

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

404

15.8

10.9-22.2

343

84.2

77.8-89.1

Piedmont

520

14.4

10.7-19.0

444

85.6

81.0-89.3

Western NC

266

14.3

9.9-20.2

228

85.7

79.8-90.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

173

17.2

11.5-24.8

143

82.8

75.2-88.5

Northwest

267

9.4

5.8-14.8

240

90.6

85.2-94.2

Charlotte

142

15.2

9.4-23.7

116

84.8

76.3-90.6

Greensboro

133

17.7

9.1-31.4

113

82.3

68.6-90.9

Southern Regional

125

14.1

7.9-23.9

105

85.9

76.1-92.1

Coastal

23.4

9.4-47.2

76.6

52.8-90.6

Wake

101

17.7

10.3-28.7

82.3

71.3-89.7

Area L

22.6

9.7-44.4

77.4

55.6-90.3

Eastern

161

9.1

4.7-16.8

145

90.9

83.2-95.3

Back to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

*Asked only of those who reported having COPD.

^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.

This page was generated on 07MAY08.

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Did you have to visit an emergency room or be admitted to the hospital in the past 12 months because of your COPD, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema?*

Did you have to visit an emergency room or be admitted to the hospital in the past 12 months
because of your COPD, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema?*