BRFSS 2008 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How old were you when you were first told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

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	Total Respond.^	Under 11	11-19	20-39	40+
North Carolina	1,213	319	34.6	30.3-39.2	128	15.7	12.0-20.1	280	23.5	20.3-27.0	486	26.2	23.2-29.5
-Eastern NC	400	96	32.9	25.7-41.1	44	16.9	10.4-26.3	92	21.4	16.5-27.3	168	28.8	23.4-34.8
GENDER
Male	94	29	40.6	26.1-57.0	11	20.4	8.3-42.2	17	17.1	9.6-28.6	37	21.9	13.9-32.7
Female	306	67	27.7	21.4-35.0	33	14.5	9.6-21.3	75	24.4	18.9-30.8	131	33.5	27.5-40.1
RACE
White	257	49	25.1	17.6-34.5	28	20.6	11.4-34.5	64	23.3	17.1-31.0	116	31.0	24.0-38.9
African American	104	34	43.7	29.9-58.5	10	12.4	5.3-26.2	20	16.7	9.3-28.3	40	27.2	18.2-38.6
Other Minorities	39	13	48.9	24.7-73.6	6	8.0	2.8-21.1	8	22.6	9.2-45.6	12	20.5	8.3-42.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	3	18.0	4.0-53.6	1	3.3	0.4-22.8	2	42.9	9.7-83.9	3	35.8	9.2-75.5
Non-Hispanic	389	93	33.3	25.9-41.6	43	17.2	10.6-26.7	89	21.0	16.2-26.9	164	28.5	23.1-34.5
AGE
18-24	12	6	47.1	16.1-80.5	6	52.9	19.5-83.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	41	16	51.3	32.0-70.2	12	23.9	12.6-40.7	13	24.8	12.8-42.6	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	52	13	22.3	11.5-38.8	9	19.2	9.0-36.2	26	50.3	34.1-66.3	4	8.3	2.6-23.1
45-54	80	22	41.1	27.5-56.2	5	6.2	1.9-18.4	30	30.5	20.0-43.6	23	22.2	13.5-34.3
55-64	90	23	23.8	14.9-35.8	8	6.5	3.0-13.5	6	5.5	2.4-12.4	53	64.2	51.9-74.9
65-74	82	10	12.2	5.8-23.8	3	2.8	0.8- 9.0	12	11.8	6.4-20.8	57	73.2	61.2-82.5
75+	40	5	13.2	5.1-30.0	1	2.2	0.3-14.1	3	7.9	2.3-23.7	31	76.7	59.4-88.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	86	20	30.5	18.1-46.7	10	13.2	5.9-27.2	14	18.9	10.3-32.1	42	37.3	25.6-50.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	129	30	30.1	18.3-45.4	12	19.2	6.4-45.5	27	17.5	10.5-27.8	60	33.1	22.3-46.1
Some Post-H.S.	99	24	34.5	21.1-50.9	11	15.9	7.6-30.5	26	25.8	15.6-39.6	38	23.7	15.4-34.6
College Graduate	85	22	37.8	22.3-56.1	11	18.0	8.8-33.2	25	24.4	15.0-37.2	27	19.9	12.0-31.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	88	27	39.6	24.7-56.6	10	9.9	4.6-20.2	17	23.6	12.8-39.3	34	26.9	16.7-40.2
$15,000- 24,999	87	20	41.7	25.5-60.0	8	11.3	4.7-24.8	16	14.4	7.3-26.4	43	32.5	21.3-46.2
$25,000- 34,999	35	5	18.5	7.4-39.0	2	14.2	2.9-47.8	12	38.0	20.2-59.6	16	29.4	14.2-51.2
$35,000- 49,999	49	14	38.1	21.7-57.7	3	8.1	2.3-25.0	11	19.4	9.7-35.0	21	34.5	20.4-51.9
$50,000-74,999	49	6	12.5	4.5-30.0	8	21.9	8.9-44.5	16	36.9	21.7-55.3	19	28.8	16.5-45.2
$75,000+	44	15	49.2	28.8-69.8	8	18.1	8.2-35.2	8	12.9	5.4-27.9	13	19.8	9.7-36.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	266	59	28.3	20.2-38.2	25	17.2	8.5-31.7	55	18.7	13.2-25.9	127	35.8	28.0-44.4
No	128	36	40.8	28.4-54.6	17	16.5	9.2-27.7	36	25.6	17.2-36.3	39	17.1	11.4-24.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	48	7	15.9	7.1-31.9	0	0.0	. - .	15	39.3	23.9-57.2	26	44.8	29.4-61.4
Non-Veteran	351	89	35.7	27.6-44.7	44	19.5	12.1-29.9	77	19.1	14.3-25.1	141	25.8	20.5-31.9

Total
Respond.^

Under 11

11-19

20-39

40+

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,213

319

34.6

30.3-39.2

128

15.7

12.0-20.1

280

23.5

20.3-27.0

486

26.2

23.2-29.5

-Eastern NC

400

32.9

25.7-41.1

16.9

10.4-26.3

21.4

16.5-27.3

168

28.8

23.4-34.8

GENDER

Male

40.6

26.1-57.0

20.4

8.3-42.2

17.1

9.6-28.6

21.9

13.9-32.7

Female

306

27.7

21.4-35.0

14.5

9.6-21.3

24.4

18.9-30.8

131

33.5

27.5-40.1

RACE

White

257

25.1

17.6-34.5

20.6

11.4-34.5

23.3

17.1-31.0

116

31.0

24.0-38.9

African American

104

43.7

29.9-58.5

12.4

5.3-26.2

16.7

9.3-28.3

27.2

18.2-38.6

Other Minorities

48.9

24.7-73.6

8.0

2.8-21.1

22.6

9.2-45.6

20.5

8.3-42.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

18.0

4.0-53.6

3.3

0.4-22.8

42.9

9.7-83.9

35.8

9.2-75.5

Non-Hispanic

389

33.3

25.9-41.6

17.2

10.6-26.7

21.0

16.2-26.9

164

28.5

23.1-34.5

AGE

18-24

47.1

16.1-80.5

52.9

19.5-83.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

51.3

32.0-70.2

23.9

12.6-40.7

24.8

12.8-42.6

0.0

. - .

35-44

22.3

11.5-38.8

19.2

9.0-36.2

50.3

34.1-66.3

8.3

2.6-23.1

45-54

41.1

27.5-56.2

6.2

1.9-18.4

30.5

20.0-43.6

22.2

13.5-34.3

55-64

23.8

14.9-35.8

6.5

3.0-13.5

5.5

2.4-12.4

64.2

51.9-74.9

65-74

12.2

5.8-23.8

2.8

0.8- 9.0

11.8

6.4-20.8

73.2

61.2-82.5

75+

13.2

5.1-30.0

2.2

0.3-14.1

7.9

2.3-23.7

76.7

59.4-88.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

30.5

18.1-46.7

13.2

5.9-27.2

18.9

10.3-32.1

37.3

25.6-50.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

129

30.1

18.3-45.4

19.2

6.4-45.5

17.5

10.5-27.8

33.1

22.3-46.1

Some Post-H.S.

34.5

21.1-50.9

15.9

7.6-30.5

25.8

15.6-39.6

23.7

15.4-34.6

College Graduate

37.8

22.3-56.1

18.0

8.8-33.2

24.4

15.0-37.2

19.9

12.0-31.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

39.6

24.7-56.6

9.9

4.6-20.2

23.6

12.8-39.3

26.9

16.7-40.2

$15,000- 24,999

41.7

25.5-60.0

11.3

4.7-24.8

14.4

7.3-26.4

32.5

21.3-46.2

$25,000- 34,999

18.5

7.4-39.0

14.2

2.9-47.8

38.0

20.2-59.6

29.4

14.2-51.2

$35,000- 49,999

38.1

21.7-57.7

8.1

2.3-25.0

19.4

9.7-35.0

34.5

20.4-51.9

$50,000-74,999

12.5

4.5-30.0

21.9

8.9-44.5

36.9

21.7-55.3

28.8

16.5-45.2

$75,000+

49.2

28.8-69.8

18.1

8.2-35.2

12.9

5.4-27.9

19.8

9.7-36.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

266

28.3

20.2-38.2

17.2

8.5-31.7

18.7

13.2-25.9

127

35.8

28.0-44.4

128

40.8

28.4-54.6

16.5

9.2-27.7

25.6

17.2-36.3

17.1

11.4-24.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

15.9

7.1-31.9

0.0

. - .

39.3

23.9-57.2

44.8

29.4-61.4

Non-Veteran

351

35.7

27.6-44.7

19.5

12.1-29.9

19.1

14.3-25.1

141

25.8

20.5-31.9

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*These data apply to those who had been told they ever had asthma.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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