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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

During the past 12 months, how many times did you visit an emergency room
or urgent care center because of your asthma?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Once Twice Three or more times None
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,146 109 9.6 7.3-12.5 58 5.8 4.0- 8.5 50 5.3 3.4- 8.1 929 79.3 75.2-82.8
-Western NC 255 28 12.3 7.4-19.7 13 6.9 2.7-16.5 8 4.4 1.7-10.6 206 76.5 67.0-83.9
GENDER
Male 80 12 15.9 7.0-32.1 2 1.7 0.4- 6.8 2 6.0 1.4-22.0 64 76.4 60.0-87.5
Female 175 16 9.8 5.6-16.6 11 10.4 3.8-25.6 6 3.2 1.1- 8.9 142 76.5 64.4-85.5
RACE
White 240 26 12.2 7.2-20.0 11 6.9 2.5-17.3 4 1.8 0.5- 5.5 199 79.2 69.4-86.4
African American 8 1 17.7 2.5-64.2 1 12.3 1.7-54.0 1 4.4 0.6-27.7 5 65.6 28.4-90.2
Other Minorities 7 1 10.1 1.1-52.9 1 2.1 0.2-17.1 3 76.9 36.2-95.1 2 10.9 1.9-43.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 1 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 254 27 12.1 7.2-19.5 13 6.9 2.7-16.5 8 4.4 1.7-10.6 206 76.7 67.2-84.1
AGE
18-24 3 1 29.6 3.6-82.4 0 0.0 . - . 1 41.4 6.0-88.6 1 29.0 3.5-82.0
25-34 20 3 13.4 3.1-42.8 2 15.0 3.0-50.7 2 6.8 1.1-33.0 13 64.7 36.5-85.4
35-44 32 4 9.5 3.2-24.6 1 2.4 0.3-15.5 2 6.5 1.2-28.7 25 81.6 63.0-92.0
45-54 50 5 10.2 3.6-25.6 4 5.7 1.9-15.9 1 1.5 0.2-10.1 40 82.6 67.7-91.5
55-64 66 5 13.0 4.5-32.2 3 4.3 1.2-14.0 0 0.0 . - . 58 82.7 65.0-92.5
65-74 56 8 15.6 7.6-29.2 1 3.1 0.4-18.8 0 0.0 . - . 47 81.3 66.8-90.4
75+ 27 2 5.9 1.4-22.4 2 7.0 1.7-24.4 1 5.3 0.7-29.3 22 81.8 61.7-92.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 5 14.2 5.4-32.2 7 10.8 4.9-22.1 1 4.4 0.6-24.9 47 70.7 53.9-83.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 90 13 10.9 5.8-19.6 4 12.1 3.0-37.8 2 2.7 0.5-13.7 71 74.3 56.0-86.8
Some Post-H.S. 70 8 17.8 6.5-40.5 2 1.2 0.2- 6.0 3 7.3 1.5-29.4 57 73.7 52.1-87.8
College Graduate 35 2 4.0 0.9-16.3 0 0.0 . - . 2 3.1 0.6-13.9 31 92.9 80.2-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 10 18.2 9.2-32.7 7 15.5 7.1-30.6 1 0.9 0.1- 6.4 43 65.4 50.1-78.1
$15,000- 24,999 58 7 12.6 5.1-28.0 4 13.8 2.9-46.4 1 3.2 0.4-19.7 46 70.3 47.1-86.4
$25,000- 34,999 29 2 5.9 1.3-22.6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 27 94.1 77.4-98.7
$35,000- 49,999 35 2 4.0 0.9-15.2 0 0.0 . - . 3 14.2 3.0-46.5 30 81.9 53.3-94.7
$50,000-74,999 20 1 3.4 0.5-21.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 4.6 0.6-26.7 18 92.0 72.0-98.1
$75,000+ 24 1 4.4 0.6-26.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 23 95.6 74.0-99.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 166 20 15.5 8.3-27.2 10 10.9 4.0-26.6 5 1.8 0.7- 4.8 131 71.7 58.3-82.1
No 85 8 8.3 3.9-16.9 3 1.7 0.5- 6.0 3 8.0 2.5-22.8 71 82.0 68.9-90.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 26 4 11.7 4.3-28.2 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 22 88.3 71.8-95.7
Non-Veteran 229 24 12.3 7.1-20.5 13 7.6 3.0-18.1 8 4.8 1.9-11.6 184 75.2 64.9-83.3

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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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