BRFSS 2007 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	252	57	32.4	23.6-42.5	22	10.7	6.0-18.2	63	26.8	20.0-34.9	110	30.2	23.8-37.4
GENDER
Male	78	22	43.7	28.6-59.9	4	6.0	1.6-20.5	15	19.9	11.3-32.4	37	30.5	20.1-43.4
Female	174	35	24.9	15.7-37.1	18	13.8	7.4-24.2	48	31.4	22.3-42.1	73	30.0	22.5-38.7
RACE
White	237	54	33.8	24.7-44.4	19	8.4	4.4-15.4	58	26.7	19.6-35.1	106	31.1	24.5-38.7
African American	8	2	16.7	3.4-53.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	54.4	20.7-84.5	2	28.9	6.6-69.8
Other Minorities	7	1	5.8	0.6-37.5	3	84.3	50.3-96.6	1	5.1	0.5-34.3	2	4.9	0.8-23.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	251	57	32.4	23.7-42.6	22	10.7	6.1-18.2	63	26.8	20.0-35.0	109	30.0	23.7-37.2
AGE
18-24	3	1	29.0	3.5-82.0	1	41.4	6.0-88.6	1	29.6	3.6-82.4	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	21	11	59.7	34.7-80.5	5	21.4	7.7-47.0	5	18.9	6.6-43.4	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	32	8	28.4	13.8-49.6	3	7.1	2.2-20.3	21	64.5	44.3-80.6	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	49	10	19.0	9.6-34.1	7	10.3	4.8-20.8	14	34.2	19.5-52.7	18	36.5	22.4-53.5
55-64	62	8	12.2	5.9-23.4	2	1.5	0.3- 7.1	14	21.7	12.1-35.7	38	64.7	50.3-76.8
65-74	57	14	32.0	18.2-49.8	3	5.2	1.5-16.1	5	8.8	3.3-21.3	35	54.1	38.3-69.1
75+	27	5	20.7	8.5-42.2	1	3.8	0.5-22.7	3	8.9	2.7-25.6	18	66.6	45.9-82.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	56	12	28.6	15.9-45.9	4	8.6	2.7-24.1	13	21.5	11.8-35.9	27	41.3	27.2-57.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	92	22	34.4	20.4-51.6	11	13.9	5.7-30.2	21	24.0	14.1-37.9	38	27.8	18.3-39.7
Some Post-H.S.	69	17	36.4	19.2-58.1	6	13.3	5.0-31.0	21	30.8	18.2-47.1	25	19.5	11.4-31.3
College Graduate	35	6	25.6	9.7-52.5	1	1.7	0.2-11.7	8	32.5	14.5-57.6	20	40.2	22.7-60.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	61	14	27.5	15.9-43.1	7	9.4	4.2-19.8	15	25.6	15.0-40.2	25	37.5	25.0-51.9
$15,000- 24,999	56	11	42.3	22.8-64.5	4	7.0	2.3-19.7	14	21.3	11.2-36.8	27	29.4	16.9-46.1
$25,000- 34,999	29	8	35.6	15.4-62.7	2	17.8	3.6-55.8	4	15.5	5.0-39.0	15	31.1	15.6-52.4
$35,000- 49,999	33	6	15.7	5.8-35.8	4	17.3	4.6-47.7	10	41.4	20.1-66.5	13	25.6	12.8-44.8
$50,000-74,999	22	5	24.5	9.3-50.7	3	19.3	5.9-47.8	5	21.6	8.4-45.3	9	34.6	16.5-58.6
$75,000+	25	7	28.1	12.1-52.6	1	2.8	0.4-17.8	6	37.9	17.0-64.4	11	31.3	15.6-52.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	162	37	30.8	20.1-44.1	8	3.3	1.5- 6.9	46	30.6	22.0-40.9	71	35.3	26.5-45.1
No	86	18	32.6	19.2-49.5	14	20.7	10.8-36.1	17	22.7	12.7-37.3	37	24.0	15.8-34.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	26	3	17.4	5.4-43.8	2	6.0	1.5-21.6	2	14.4	3.7-42.7	19	62.2	38.8-80.9
Non-Veteran	226	54	33.9	24.6-44.8	20	11.2	6.1-19.5	61	28.1	20.7-36.8	91	26.8	20.6-34.1

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

-Western NC

252

32.4

23.6-42.5

10.7

6.0-18.2

26.8

20.0-34.9

110

30.2

23.8-37.4

GENDER

Male

43.7

28.6-59.9

6.0

1.6-20.5

19.9

11.3-32.4

30.5

20.1-43.4

Female

174

24.9

15.7-37.1

13.8

7.4-24.2

31.4

22.3-42.1

30.0

22.5-38.7

RACE

White

237

33.8

24.7-44.4

8.4

4.4-15.4

26.7

19.6-35.1

106

31.1

24.5-38.7

African American

16.7

3.4-53.7

0.0

. - .

54.4

20.7-84.5

28.9

6.6-69.8

Other Minorities

5.8

0.6-37.5

84.3

50.3-96.6

5.1

0.5-34.3

4.9

0.8-23.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

251

32.4

23.7-42.6

10.7

6.1-18.2

26.8

20.0-35.0

109

30.0

23.7-37.2

AGE

18-24

29.0

3.5-82.0

41.4

6.0-88.6

29.6

3.6-82.4

0.0

. - .

25-34

59.7

34.7-80.5

21.4

7.7-47.0

18.9

6.6-43.4

0.0

. - .

35-44

28.4

13.8-49.6

7.1

2.2-20.3

64.5

44.3-80.6

0.0

. - .

45-54

19.0

9.6-34.1

10.3

4.8-20.8

34.2

19.5-52.7

36.5

22.4-53.5

55-64

12.2

5.9-23.4

1.5

0.3- 7.1

21.7

12.1-35.7

64.7

50.3-76.8

65-74

32.0

18.2-49.8

5.2

1.5-16.1

8.8

3.3-21.3

54.1

38.3-69.1

75+

20.7

8.5-42.2

3.8

0.5-22.7

8.9

2.7-25.6

66.6

45.9-82.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

28.6

15.9-45.9

8.6

2.7-24.1

21.5

11.8-35.9

41.3

27.2-57.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

34.4

20.4-51.6

13.9

5.7-30.2

24.0

14.1-37.9

27.8

18.3-39.7

Some Post-H.S.

36.4

19.2-58.1

13.3

5.0-31.0

30.8

18.2-47.1

19.5

11.4-31.3

College Graduate

25.6

9.7-52.5

1.7

0.2-11.7

32.5

14.5-57.6

40.2

22.7-60.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

27.5

15.9-43.1

9.4

4.2-19.8

25.6

15.0-40.2

37.5

25.0-51.9

$15,000- 24,999

42.3

22.8-64.5

7.0

2.3-19.7

21.3

11.2-36.8

29.4

16.9-46.1

$25,000- 34,999

35.6

15.4-62.7

17.8

3.6-55.8

15.5

5.0-39.0

31.1

15.6-52.4

$35,000- 49,999

15.7

5.8-35.8

17.3

4.6-47.7

41.4

20.1-66.5

25.6

12.8-44.8

$50,000-74,999

24.5

9.3-50.7

19.3

5.9-47.8

21.6

8.4-45.3

34.6

16.5-58.6

$75,000+

28.1

12.1-52.6

2.8

0.4-17.8

37.9

17.0-64.4

31.3

15.6-52.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

162

30.8

20.1-44.1

3.3

1.5- 6.9

30.6

22.0-40.9

35.3

26.5-45.1

32.6

19.2-49.5

20.7

10.8-36.1

22.7

12.7-37.3

24.0

15.8-34.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

17.4

5.4-43.8

6.0

1.5-21.6

14.4

3.7-42.7

62.2

38.8-80.9

Non-Veteran

226

33.9

24.6-44.8

11.2

6.1-19.5

28.1

20.7-36.8

26.8

20.6-34.1

Back to Adult Asthma History.

*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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