BRFSS 2008 - 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: North Carolina

Adult Asthma History-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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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
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	189	60	40.2	29.4-52.1	20	16.2	8.7-28.0	46	22.2	15.2-31.3	63	21.4	15.1-29.4
GENDER
Males	43	19	50.1	30.8-69.4	4	19.3	6.5-45.2	7	12.7	5.3-27.7	13	17.8	8.8-32.9
Females	146	41	34.7	22.2-49.7	16	14.4	7.0-27.4	39	27.5	18.1-39.5	50	23.4	15.6-33.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	185	59	40.4	29.5-52.4	20	16.4	8.8-28.3	45	22.3	15.1-31.5	61	21.0	14.7-29.0
AGE
18-24	7	3	58.5	18.3-89.9	4	41.5	10.1-81.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	23	8	28.6	13.2-51.5	6	37.6	16.6-64.6	9	33.8	16.5-56.7	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	28	10	52.2	29.9-73.6	0	0.0	. - .	16	42.7	22.8-65.3	2	5.1	1.0-22.4
45-54	44	16	40.1	21.9-61.5	2	3.3	0.8-12.8	12	33.7	16.3-57.1	14	23.0	11.5-40.7
55-64	35	14	41.3	23.1-62.3	3	4.9	1.2-17.5	2	3.0	0.7-12.2	16	50.8	30.4-71.0
65-74	35	5	14.2	5.1-33.7	5	13.3	4.4-33.5	5	11.1	4.0-27.4	20	61.4	40.7-78.7
75+	16	3	25.3	8.2-56.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	9.6	2.0-35.6	11	65.1	36.8-85.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	51	12	32.9	16.1-55.5	9	28.3	10.6-56.8	7	9.6	3.7-22.5	23	29.2	16.4-46.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	60	17	38.6	17.9-64.5	4	5.2	1.8-14.2	18	27.0	14.2-45.4	21	29.2	15.1-48.9
Some Post-H.S.	43	20	54.3	33.9-73.3	4	13.4	4.2-35.5	9	20.9	8.5-42.9	10	11.4	5.2-23.2
College Graduate	35	11	29.7	14.3-51.6	3	23.1	6.4-57.0	12	31.5	15.5-53.5	9	15.7	5.8-36.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	52	18	36.6	20.0-57.1	7	15.6	6.6-32.6	7	14.2	5.0-34.4	20	33.6	18.0-53.8
$15,000- 24,999	53	9	19.0	9.2-35.0	5	6.3	2.2-16.8	17	40.9	24.3-60.0	22	33.8	20.8-49.9
$25,000- 34,999	13	6	52.3	24.8-78.5	1	6.2	0.8-34.2	5	40.1	16.3-69.6	1	1.5	0.2-10.3
$35,000- 49,999	20	11	74.9	52.0-89.2	0	0.0	. - .	5	14.9	5.2-36.2	4	10.1	3.0-29.0
$50,000-74,999	18	7	33.3	13.3-61.9	3	31.5	9.3-67.4	4	15.4	4.9-39.4	4	19.8	5.7-50.0
$75,000+	12	4	40.4	10.4-79.7	1	23.6	3.5-72.7	4	26.5	7.0-63.2	3	9.5	2.3-32.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	126	35	35.0	24.0-47.8	11	7.6	3.7-14.9	28	23.8	14.7-36.1	52	33.7	23.9-45.1
No	61	24	46.5	27.7-66.3	9	26.7	12.2-48.9	18	20.6	11.0-35.3	10	6.2	2.8-13.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	15	2	13.9	3.3-43.5	0	0.0	. - .	7	44.7	19.2-73.4	6	41.3	16.8-71.1
Non-Veteran	174	58	42.9	31.3-55.3	20	17.8	9.7-30.5	39	20.0	13.0-29.3	57	19.4	13.4-27.3

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

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

189

40.2

29.4-52.1

16.2

8.7-28.0

22.2

15.2-31.3

21.4

15.1-29.4

GENDER

Males

50.1

30.8-69.4

19.3

6.5-45.2

12.7

5.3-27.7

17.8

8.8-32.9

Females

146

34.7

22.2-49.7

14.4

7.0-27.4

27.5

18.1-39.5

23.4

15.6-33.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

185

40.4

29.5-52.4

16.4

8.8-28.3

22.3

15.1-31.5

21.0

14.7-29.0

AGE

18-24

58.5

18.3-89.9

41.5

10.1-81.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

28.6

13.2-51.5

37.6

16.6-64.6

33.8

16.5-56.7

0.0

. - .

35-44

52.2

29.9-73.6

0.0

. - .

42.7

22.8-65.3

5.1

1.0-22.4

45-54

40.1

21.9-61.5

3.3

0.8-12.8

33.7

16.3-57.1

23.0

11.5-40.7

55-64

41.3

23.1-62.3

4.9

1.2-17.5

3.0

0.7-12.2

50.8

30.4-71.0

65-74

14.2

5.1-33.7

13.3

4.4-33.5

11.1

4.0-27.4

61.4

40.7-78.7

75+

25.3

8.2-56.1

0.0

. - .

9.6

2.0-35.6

65.1

36.8-85.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

32.9

16.1-55.5

28.3

10.6-56.8

9.6

3.7-22.5

29.2

16.4-46.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

38.6

17.9-64.5

5.2

1.8-14.2

27.0

14.2-45.4

29.2

15.1-48.9

Some Post-H.S.

54.3

33.9-73.3

13.4

4.2-35.5

20.9

8.5-42.9

11.4

5.2-23.2

College Graduate

29.7

14.3-51.6

23.1

6.4-57.0

31.5

15.5-53.5

15.7

5.8-36.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

36.6

20.0-57.1

15.6

6.6-32.6

14.2

5.0-34.4

33.6

18.0-53.8

$15,000- 24,999

19.0

9.2-35.0

6.3

2.2-16.8

40.9

24.3-60.0

33.8

20.8-49.9

$25,000- 34,999

52.3

24.8-78.5

6.2

0.8-34.2

40.1

16.3-69.6

1.5

0.2-10.3

$35,000- 49,999

74.9

52.0-89.2

0.0

. - .

14.9

5.2-36.2

10.1

3.0-29.0

$50,000-74,999

33.3

13.3-61.9

31.5

9.3-67.4

15.4

4.9-39.4

19.8

5.7-50.0

$75,000+

40.4

10.4-79.7

23.6

3.5-72.7

26.5

7.0-63.2

9.5

2.3-32.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

126

35.0

24.0-47.8

7.6

3.7-14.9

23.8

14.7-36.1

33.7

23.9-45.1

46.5

27.7-66.3

26.7

12.2-48.9

20.6

11.0-35.3

6.2

2.8-13.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

13.9

3.3-43.5

0.0

. - .

44.7

19.2-73.4

41.3

16.8-71.1

Non-Veteran

174

42.9

31.3-55.3

17.8

9.7-30.5

20.0

13.0-29.3

19.4

13.4-27.3

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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.

This page was generated on 21MAY09.