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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	130	50	50.2	36.8-63.5	15	19.9	10.0-35.8	25	13.1	7.8-21.1	40	16.8	10.9-25.2
Female	378	87	25.6	19.5-32.7	42	17.2	12.0-24.0	113	32.0	26.0-38.6	136	25.3	20.4-30.8
RACE
White	402	102	30.1	23.0-38.4	44	20.6	13.6-30.0	112	26.0	20.5-32.4	144	23.3	18.5-28.8
African American	87	29	51.0	35.9-65.9	12	13.4	6.9-24.2	21	19.2	11.2-30.9	25	16.4	9.4-27.1
Other Minorities	18	5	36.8	13.4-68.6	1	8.5	1.2-42.0	5	25.1	9.0-53.1	7	29.6	11.9-56.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	3	37.7	11.9-73.0	2	20.6	5.1-55.5	7	32.3	12.7-61.0	4	9.5	2.9-26.8
Non-Hispanic	490	134	35.7	28.7-43.3	55	18.3	12.6-25.8	130	24.1	19.4-29.6	171	21.9	17.8-26.7
AGE
18-24	27	17	59.5	34.6-80.3	8	36.6	16.6-62.6	2	4.0	0.9-15.7	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	50	22	53.3	35.8-70.1	10	19.2	9.6-34.9	18	27.5	15.9-43.1	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	88	21	26.0	16.4-38.6	12	21.7	12.3-35.3	51	48.2	36.0-60.6	4	4.2	1.3-12.7
45-54	99	26	24.5	14.4-38.4	8	6.3	2.5-15.0	38	46.9	34.0-60.2	27	22.2	13.7-34.1
55-64	105	30	30.4	20.0-43.3	11	14.1	7.0-26.4	14	11.1	6.2-19.2	50	44.4	32.8-56.6
65-74	80	11	10.4	5.4-19.0	5	8.3	3.0-21.0	9	5.3	2.4-11.1	55	76.1	63.7-85.2
75+	59	10	15.3	7.2-29.5	3	6.2	1.8-18.8	6	7.5	2.1-23.5	40	71.1	54.7-83.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	108	27	34.5	21.7-49.9	11	20.7	10.4-37.2	33	25.6	16.1-38.1	37	19.2	12.0-29.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	155	41	40.3	26.3-56.0	17	18.8	8.3-37.2	31	17.2	10.5-27.0	66	23.7	16.1-33.5
Some Post-H.S.	111	36	45.2	32.1-59.0	13	12.8	6.7-23.3	30	23.8	15.2-35.2	32	18.2	11.3-28.0
College Graduate	134	33	21.6	14.4-31.0	16	20.2	12.1-31.6	44	33.5	24.6-43.7	41	24.8	17.2-34.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	82	19	31.0	15.2-53.0	12	18.6	8.8-35.1	20	27.3	15.4-43.7	31	23.1	14.1-35.6
$15,000- 24,999	89	30	39.5	22.5-59.5	11	16.9	7.6-33.6	16	17.8	9.3-31.3	32	25.8	14.9-40.9
$25,000- 34,999	48	14	39.9	23.8-58.6	2	2.2	0.5- 8.6	10	20.4	10.2-36.5	22	37.5	22.9-54.7
$35,000- 49,999	55	11	29.1	11.9-55.5	6	19.1	7.7-39.9	16	24.4	13.2-40.7	22	27.5	15.2-44.3
$50,000-74,999	64	16	43.4	27.2-61.1	6	14.8	6.5-30.4	26	28.0	17.1-42.2	16	13.8	7.6-23.8
$75,000+	92	26	28.3	17.1-43.0	13	27.1	12.3-49.8	28	24.8	15.5-37.3	25	19.8	11.7-31.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	288	74	31.4	22.8-41.5	31	16.3	10.7-24.0	74	24.4	18.2-31.9	109	27.9	21.7-35.2
No	204	59	39.5	28.8-51.2	25	21.2	11.9-34.8	59	24.2	17.4-32.6	61	15.2	10.7-21.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	48	9	17.5	8.1-33.9	7	21.6	9.5-42.0	9	18.5	8.7-35.1	23	42.4	26.4-60.2
Non-Veteran	460	128	37.5	30.1-45.5	50	17.9	12.1-25.8	129	24.9	19.9-30.7	153	19.7	15.7-24.3

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

130

50.2

36.8-63.5

19.9

10.0-35.8

13.1

7.8-21.1

16.8

10.9-25.2

Female

378

25.6

19.5-32.7

17.2

12.0-24.0

113

32.0

26.0-38.6

136

25.3

20.4-30.8

RACE

White

402

102

30.1

23.0-38.4

20.6

13.6-30.0

112

26.0

20.5-32.4

144

23.3

18.5-28.8

African American

51.0

35.9-65.9

13.4

6.9-24.2

19.2

11.2-30.9

16.4

9.4-27.1

Other Minorities

36.8

13.4-68.6

8.5

1.2-42.0

25.1

9.0-53.1

29.6

11.9-56.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

37.7

11.9-73.0

20.6

5.1-55.5

32.3

12.7-61.0

9.5

2.9-26.8

Non-Hispanic

490

134

35.7

28.7-43.3

18.3

12.6-25.8

130

24.1

19.4-29.6

171

21.9

17.8-26.7

AGE

18-24

59.5

34.6-80.3

36.6

16.6-62.6

4.0

0.9-15.7

0.0

. - .

25-34

53.3

35.8-70.1

19.2

9.6-34.9

27.5

15.9-43.1

0.0

. - .

35-44

26.0

16.4-38.6

21.7

12.3-35.3

48.2

36.0-60.6

4.2

1.3-12.7

45-54

24.5

14.4-38.4

6.3

2.5-15.0

46.9

34.0-60.2

22.2

13.7-34.1

55-64

105

30.4

20.0-43.3

14.1

7.0-26.4

11.1

6.2-19.2

44.4

32.8-56.6

65-74

10.4

5.4-19.0

8.3

3.0-21.0

5.3

2.4-11.1

76.1

63.7-85.2

75+

15.3

7.2-29.5

6.2

1.8-18.8

7.5

2.1-23.5

71.1

54.7-83.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

108

34.5

21.7-49.9

20.7

10.4-37.2

25.6

16.1-38.1

19.2

12.0-29.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

155

40.3

26.3-56.0

18.8

8.3-37.2

17.2

10.5-27.0

23.7

16.1-33.5

Some Post-H.S.

111

45.2

32.1-59.0

12.8

6.7-23.3

23.8

15.2-35.2

18.2

11.3-28.0

College Graduate

134

21.6

14.4-31.0

20.2

12.1-31.6

33.5

24.6-43.7

24.8

17.2-34.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

31.0

15.2-53.0

18.6

8.8-35.1

27.3

15.4-43.7

23.1

14.1-35.6

$15,000- 24,999

39.5

22.5-59.5

16.9

7.6-33.6

17.8

9.3-31.3

25.8

14.9-40.9

$25,000- 34,999

39.9

23.8-58.6

2.2

0.5- 8.6

20.4

10.2-36.5

37.5

22.9-54.7

$35,000- 49,999

29.1

11.9-55.5

19.1

7.7-39.9

24.4

13.2-40.7

27.5

15.2-44.3

$50,000-74,999

43.4

27.2-61.1

14.8

6.5-30.4

28.0

17.1-42.2

13.8

7.6-23.8

$75,000+

28.3

17.1-43.0

27.1

12.3-49.8

24.8

15.5-37.3

19.8

11.7-31.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

288

31.4

22.8-41.5

16.3

10.7-24.0

24.4

18.2-31.9

109

27.9

21.7-35.2

204

39.5

28.8-51.2

21.2

11.9-34.8

24.2

17.4-32.6

15.2

10.7-21.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

17.5

8.1-33.9

21.6

9.5-42.0

18.5

8.7-35.1

42.4

26.4-60.2

Non-Veteran

460

128

37.5

30.1-45.5

17.9

12.1-25.8

129

24.9

19.9-30.7

153

19.7

15.7-24.3

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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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