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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 255 147 55.4 46.4-64.0 108 44.6 36.0-53.6
GENDER
Male 80 36 51.5 36.7-65.9 44 48.5 34.1-63.3
Female 175 111 58.1 46.7-68.6 64 41.9 31.4-53.3
RACE
White 240 139 55.4 46.1-64.3 101 44.6 35.7-53.9
African American 8 4 47.3 16.5-80.3 4 52.7 19.7-83.5
Other Minorities 7 4 62.7 17.0-93.2 3 37.3 6.8-83.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 1 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 254 146 55.3 46.3-63.9 108 44.7 36.1-53.7
AGE
18-24 3 1 29.6 3.6-82.4 2 70.4 17.6-96.4
25-34 20 12 53.5 28.1-77.3 8 46.5 22.7-71.9
35-44 32 21 57.4 37.7-75.0 11 42.6 25.0-62.3
45-54 50 30 61.4 45.2-75.5 20 38.6 24.5-54.8
55-64 66 38 58.7 44.6-71.5 28 41.3 28.5-55.4
65-74 56 32 54.3 38.4-69.3 24 45.7 30.7-61.6
75+ 27 12 44.4 26.0-64.4 15 55.6 35.6-74.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 32 57.1 41.6-71.3 28 42.9 28.7-58.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 91 49 44.3 30.5-59.0 42 55.7 41.0-69.5
Some Post-H.S. 70 50 76.7 62.2-86.9 20 23.3 13.1-37.8
College Graduate 34 16 42.8 23.0-65.1 18 57.2 34.9-77.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 39 66.9 52.4-78.8 22 33.1 21.2-47.6
$15,000- 24,999 58 30 49.5 30.5-68.6 28 50.5 31.4-69.5
$25,000- 34,999 29 13 35.9 17.9-59.0 16 64.1 41.0-82.1
$35,000- 49,999 34 20 63.2 41.2-80.8 14 36.8 19.2-58.8
$50,000-74,999 20 10 43.8 22.5-67.7 10 56.2 32.3-77.5
$75,000+ 24 12 46.9 24.7-70.3 12 53.1 29.7-75.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 167 100 57.4 46.2-67.8 67 42.6 32.2-53.8
No 85 45 52.1 37.3-66.6 40 47.9 33.4-62.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 26 12 35.5 19.2-56.0 14 64.5 44.0-80.8
Non-Veteran 229 135 57.5 47.8-66.6 94 42.5 33.4-52.2

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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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