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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

During the past 12 months, how many times did you see a doctor, nurse or other health professional
for a routine checkup for 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 1,126 289 27.7 23.5-32.4 130 10.9 8.6-13.7 208 14.3 11.9-17.1 499 47.1 42.4-51.9
-Western NC 253 65 28.7 21.0-38.0 28 9.0 5.9-13.5 48 16.1 11.3-22.3 112 46.1 37.4-55.1
GENDER
Male 79 16 18.2 10.3-30.3 9 8.6 4.1-17.1 12 12.9 6.2-25.0 42 60.3 45.8-73.2
Female 174 49 35.8 25.2-47.9 19 9.3 5.6-15.2 36 18.2 12.4-26.0 70 36.7 27.4-47.0
RACE
White 238 61 29.1 21.0-38.8 27 9.5 6.2-14.3 44 14.3 10.2-19.7 106 47.1 38.0-56.4
African American 8 2 33.5 8.6-72.8 1 4.4 0.6-27.7 0 0.0 . - . 5 62.1 25.2-88.9
Other Minorities 7 2 15.2 2.5-55.4 0 0.0 . - . 4 79.0 38.3-95.8 1 5.8 0.6-37.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 252 65 28.8 21.1-38.1 28 9.1 5.9-13.6 47 15.9 11.1-22.1 112 46.3 37.5-55.3
AGE
18-24 3 1 29.0 3.5-82.0 0 0.0 . - . 1 41.4 6.0-88.6 1 29.6 3.6-82.4
25-34 20 4 27.1 9.3-57.4 3 4.3 1.1-15.6 1 6.3 0.9-34.1 12 62.3 35.0-83.5
35-44 32 9 35.6 19.3-56.1 3 10.4 3.1-29.9 6 13.0 5.4-28.2 14 41.0 23.9-60.5
45-54 50 11 28.2 14.6-47.5 6 9.7 4.0-21.7 11 19.1 9.7-34.1 22 43.1 28.2-59.3
55-64 64 21 27.1 17.1-40.0 9 17.5 9.0-31.4 10 14.6 7.7-25.9 24 40.8 28.1-54.9
65-74 57 14 32.8 18.8-50.7 5 8.0 3.2-18.6 12 24.3 13.6-39.5 26 34.9 22.7-49.5
75+ 26 5 16.5 6.7-35.2 2 8.0 2.0-27.2 6 26.2 12.0-47.9 13 49.3 29.7-69.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 14 24.8 13.0-42.3 4 7.3 2.7-18.3 16 35.4 22.1-51.4 23 32.5 20.9-46.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 91 28 40.5 25.7-57.3 10 8.9 4.2-17.8 13 9.0 4.8-16.3 40 41.6 28.2-56.3
Some Post-H.S. 70 12 14.5 7.4-26.3 8 9.2 4.1-19.6 14 16.4 7.3-32.7 36 59.9 42.7-75.0
College Graduate 35 11 30.7 15.6-51.5 6 10.9 4.3-25.0 5 9.0 3.5-21.5 13 49.4 28.4-70.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 11 15.2 7.2-29.2 6 10.2 4.3-22.2 18 36.2 23.3-51.5 24 38.4 25.4-53.3
$15,000- 24,999 57 12 28.0 12.1-52.2 8 11.6 5.3-23.6 9 13.9 6.2-28.4 28 46.5 27.5-66.5
$25,000- 34,999 29 5 24.2 7.3-56.4 3 11.6 3.3-33.4 1 0.9 0.1- 6.5 20 63.3 36.2-84.0
$35,000- 49,999 35 10 21.0 9.5-40.3 3 4.2 1.1-14.3 7 24.0 9.1-49.9 15 50.9 28.9-72.5
$50,000-74,999 20 8 47.8 25.0-71.5 2 4.3 1.0-17.6 4 16.2 5.8-37.6 6 31.7 13.5-58.0
$75,000+ 24 12 61.7 39.0-80.2 4 12.2 4.2-30.4 1 1.0 0.1- 7.3 7 25.1 11.2-47.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 164 37 27.2 17.1-40.2 19 10.3 6.3-16.6 41 22.0 15.5-30.2 67 40.5 30.5-51.4
No 85 27 30.0 18.7-44.2 9 7.6 3.5-15.9 6 8.4 2.9-21.9 43 54.0 39.2-68.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 26 7 35.2 16.9-59.3 5 15.1 6.1-32.6 3 8.7 2.7-24.4 11 41.0 22.6-62.4
Non-Veteran 227 58 28.1 19.9-38.0 23 8.4 5.2-13.2 45 16.9 11.7-23.7 101 46.7 37.3-56.4

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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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