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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma Management-WHITE FEMALES

An asthma management plan is a printed form that tells when to change the amount or type of
medicine, when to call the doctor for advice, and when to go to the emergency room.

Has a doctor or other health professional ever given you
an asthma management plan?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 630 213 35.9 30.8-41.2 417 64.1 58.8-69.2
AGE
18-24 14 5 35.0 14.3-63.5 9 65.0 36.5-85.7
25-34 57 16 32.7 19.5-49.2 41 67.3 50.8-80.5
35-44 96 43 48.5 36.8-60.4 53 51.5 39.6-63.2
45-54 129 54 39.2 29.1-50.4 75 60.8 49.6-70.9
55-64 151 51 37.6 28.2-48.1 100 62.4 51.9-71.8
65-74 108 27 20.5 13.1-30.4 81 79.5 69.6-86.9
75+ 75 17 24.1 14.2-37.9 58 75.9 62.1-85.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 26 25.4 15.4-38.8 90 74.6 61.2-84.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 209 83 38.8 29.8-48.7 126 61.2 51.3-70.2
Some Post-H.S. 166 58 35.6 26.8-45.5 108 64.4 54.5-73.2
College Graduate 139 46 39.9 29.7-51.2 93 60.1 48.8-70.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 37 28.6 19.8-39.3 83 71.4 60.7-80.2
$15,000- 24,999 122 38 30.2 20.4-42.2 84 69.8 57.8-79.6
$25,000- 34,999 54 24 46.5 30.5-63.2 30 53.5 36.8-69.5
$35,000- 49,999 75 27 33.6 22.1-47.4 48 66.4 52.6-77.9
$50,000-74,999 75 28 46.9 33.0-61.3 47 53.1 38.7-67.0
$75,000+ 96 35 36.8 25.4-50.0 61 63.2 50.0-74.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 377 129 34.5 28.2-41.4 248 65.5 58.6-71.8
No 247 81 37.3 29.3-46.0 166 62.7 54.0-70.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 10 5 36.2 12.2-69.9 5 63.8 30.1-87.8
Non-Veteran 620 208 35.8 30.7-41.3 412 64.2 58.7-69.3

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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.

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