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| Total Respond.^ |
One medication | Two medications | 3-4 medications | 5+ medications | None | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 1,146 | 219 | 17.5 | 14.5-21.0 | 173 | 12.4 | 10.3-15.0 | 153 | 11.7 | 9.5-14.3 | 72 | 5.6 | 4.0- 7.6 | 529 | 52.8 | 48.2-57.4 |
| -Western NC | 250 | 47 | 18.8 | 13.6-25.6 | 35 | 15.0 | 10.4-21.1 | 41 | 15.8 | 11.4-21.6 | 13 | 4.7 | 2.6- 8.2 | 114 | 45.7 | 38.3-53.2 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 80 | 15 | 15.3 | 8.1-26.9 | 9 | 12.9 | 6.3-24.4 | 12 | 12.8 | 6.9-22.4 | 9 | 9.4 | 4.7-17.8 | 35 | 49.7 | 36.8-62.6 |
| Female | 170 | 32 | 21.1 | 14.4-29.9 | 26 | 16.4 | 10.8-24.1 | 29 | 17.7 | 12.0-25.4 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.8 | 79 | 43.1 | 34.6-52.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 238 | 44 | 18.6 | 13.2-25.5 | 35 | 15.8 | 11.0-22.2 | 38 | 15.0 | 10.7-20.8 | 13 | 4.9 | 2.8- 8.6 | 108 | 45.7 | 38.1-53.4 |
| African American | 6 | 2 | 32.4 | 7.1-75.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 27.5 | 4.1-77.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 40.0 | 10.4-79.4 |
| Other Minorities | 6 | 1 | 11.5 | 1.4-54.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 34.3 | 7.5-77.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 54.3 | 16.2-87.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 5 | 1 | 14.2 | 1.7-61.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 85.8 | 38.8-98.3 |
| Non-Hispanic | 245 | 46 | 18.9 | 13.6-25.8 | 35 | 15.3 | 10.7-21.6 | 41 | 16.2 | 11.6-22.0 | 13 | 4.8 | 2.7- 8.4 | 110 | 44.8 | 37.3-52.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 100 | . - . |
| 25-34 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 7.6 | 0.9-43.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 92.4 | 56.6-99.1 |
| 35-44 | 20 | 4 | 13.7 | 4.7-33.9 | 2 | 15.1 | 3.6-46.3 | 4 | 24.4 | 9.2-50.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 46.7 | 24.8-69.9 |
| 45-54 | 39 | 6 | 20.0 | 7.8-42.4 | 5 | 16.4 | 6.3-36.3 | 9 | 18.2 | 8.9-33.7 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.9-14.4 | 17 | 41.6 | 24.5-60.9 |
| 55-64 | 64 | 17 | 27.5 | 17.2-41.0 | 9 | 17.0 | 8.4-31.6 | 10 | 14.5 | 7.3-26.9 | 3 | 3.9 | 1.2-12.4 | 25 | 37.0 | 25.3-50.4 |
| 65-74 | 83 | 11 | 17.4 | 8.6-31.9 | 14 | 16.8 | 9.6-27.8 | 12 | 13.9 | 7.4-24.7 | 6 | 7.8 | 3.4-17.1 | 40 | 44.0 | 32.4-56.3 |
| 75+ | 37 | 9 | 23.2 | 11.3-41.8 | 4 | 10.8 | 3.6-28.1 | 6 | 21.6 | 9.9-40.8 | 2 | 6.0 | 1.5-21.3 | 16 | 38.3 | 23.0-56.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 77 | 16 | 22.1 | 11.9-37.2 | 14 | 18.5 | 10.3-31.0 | 14 | 19.8 | 11.4-32.2 | 4 | 5.3 | 1.9-13.9 | 29 | 34.3 | 21.8-49.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 88 | 18 | 19.9 | 12.2-30.8 | 10 | 12.0 | 5.6-23.9 | 19 | 17.8 | 10.7-27.9 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 8.1 | 39 | 48.3 | 36.4-60.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 52 | 10 | 16.4 | 8.5-29.3 | 7 | 12.2 | 5.7-24.3 | 3 | 4.7 | 1.5-13.9 | 6 | 9.0 | 3.9-19.7 | 26 | 57.7 | 42.5-71.5 |
| College Graduate | 33 | 3 | 12.0 | 3.8-31.6 | 4 | 17.1 | 6.5-37.8 | 5 | 17.4 | 7.0-37.1 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.4-17.4 | 20 | 50.7 | 32.7-68.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 65 | 10 | 13.4 | 6.5-25.5 | 13 | 18.7 | 10.5-31.1 | 17 | 31.2 | 19.2-46.5 | 4 | 6.1 | 2.1-16.9 | 21 | 30.6 | 19.5-44.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 68 | 20 | 30.7 | 18.6-46.2 | 9 | 13.1 | 6.1-25.9 | 5 | 5.3 | 2.1-12.7 | 3 | 4.1 | 1.3-12.5 | 31 | 46.8 | 32.5-61.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 27 | 5 | 18.1 | 7.4-38.0 | 4 | 19.5 | 6.4-46.2 | 4 | 14.3 | 4.5-37.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 48.1 | 27.3-69.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 29 | 4 | 11.5 | 4.1-28.2 | 3 | 14.6 | 4.6-37.3 | 7 | 23.4 | 11.0-43.0 | 2 | 6.4 | 1.6-22.4 | 13 | 44.1 | 26.4-63.5 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 15 | 2 | 8.1 | 1.7-30.5 | 1 | 6.4 | 0.9-35.0 | 3 | 22.3 | 6.8-52.7 | 1 | 6.4 | 0.9-35.0 | 8 | 56.9 | 28.4-81.5 |
| $75,000+ | 13 | 1 | 8.1 | 1.1-40.8 | 2 | 19.5 | 4.7-54.2 | 1 | 7.2 | 1.0-37.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 65.2 | 34.9-86.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 176 | 32 | 19.3 | 12.7-28.1 | 27 | 15.0 | 9.8-22.3 | 36 | 19.9 | 14.0-27.4 | 13 | 6.9 | 3.9-12.0 | 68 | 38.9 | 30.7-47.8 |
| No | 71 | 14 | 17.8 | 10.2-29.2 | 8 | 15.5 | 7.6-29.1 | 5 | 7.4 | 2.9-17.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 44 | 59.2 | 45.2-71.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 38 | 10 | 21.0 | 10.6-37.3 | 3 | 8.2 | 2.3-25.2 | 5 | 16.2 | 6.5-35.0 | 4 | 9.9 | 3.7-24.1 | 16 | 44.6 | 27.7-62.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 212 | 37 | 18.4 | 12.7-26.1 | 32 | 16.3 | 11.1-23.2 | 36 | 15.7 | 11.0-22.0 | 9 | 3.7 | 1.8- 7.4 | 98 | 45.9 | 37.8-54.1 |
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*Asked only of those who reported having COPD.
^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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