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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,143 578 48.9 44.1-53.8 565 51.1 46.2-55.9
-Piedmont NC 517 248 51.7 44.8-58.4 269 48.3 41.6-55.2
GENDER
Male 123 47 49.3 35.3-63.4 76 50.7 36.6-64.7
Female 394 201 53.2 46.4-59.8 193 46.8 40.2-53.6
RACE
White 409 201 56.3 48.7-63.6 208 43.7 36.4-51.3
African American 89 41 44.3 29.8-59.9 48 55.7 40.1-70.2
Other Minorities 18 5 21.1 6.9-49.2 13 78.9 50.8-93.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 18 8 36.2 14.3-65.8 10 63.8 34.2-85.7
Non-Hispanic 499 240 52.3 45.3-59.2 259 47.7 40.8-54.7
AGE
18-24 28 14 63.9 41.5-81.5 14 36.1 18.5-58.5
25-34 46 22 49.3 30.7-68.0 24 50.7 32.0-69.3
35-44 85 45 55.9 43.0-68.0 40 44.1 32.0-57.0
45-54 102 57 53.9 40.7-66.5 45 46.1 33.5-59.3
55-64 107 55 52.7 40.9-64.3 52 47.3 35.7-59.1
65-74 85 35 39.4 27.0-53.3 50 60.6 46.7-73.0
75+ 64 20 21.4 12.7-33.6 44 78.6 66.4-87.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 52 46.0 32.8-59.8 64 54.0 40.2-67.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 153 77 60.6 46.9-72.8 76 39.4 27.2-53.1
Some Post-H.S. 116 55 51.9 39.1-64.5 61 48.1 35.5-60.9
College Graduate 132 64 43.9 33.8-54.5 68 56.1 45.5-66.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 43 57.2 40.3-72.5 41 42.8 27.5-59.7
$15,000- 24,999 93 47 54.5 37.4-70.7 46 45.5 29.3-62.6
$25,000- 34,999 46 22 45.0 28.1-63.3 24 55.0 36.7-71.9
$35,000- 49,999 58 26 36.5 21.8-54.1 32 63.5 45.9-78.2
$50,000-74,999 64 25 47.6 31.3-64.5 39 52.4 35.5-68.7
$75,000+ 88 50 59.2 43.5-73.3 38 40.8 26.7-56.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 296 154 54.3 45.7-62.6 142 45.7 37.4-54.3
No 205 89 50.3 39.3-61.4 116 49.7 38.6-60.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 46 16 33.8 19.1-52.3 30 66.2 47.7-80.9
Non-Veteran 471 232 53.4 46.1-60.5 239 46.6 39.5-53.9

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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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