BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,799	1,939	11.7	10.9-12.5	13,860	88.3	87.5-89.1
GENDER
Male	5,980	589	10.3	9.1-11.6	5,391	89.7	88.4-90.9
Female	9,819	1,350	13.0	12.0-14.0	8,469	87.0	86.0-88.0
RACE
White	12,259	1,487	11.8	11.0-12.7	10,772	88.2	87.3-89.0
African American	2,390	330	13.7	11.6-16.1	2,060	86.3	83.9-88.4
Asian	108	10	8.8	3.8-19.0	98	91.2	81.0-96.2
Native American	319	55	17.5	12.0-24.8	264	82.5	75.2-88.0
Other Minorities	659	51	6.0	3.8- 9.6	608	94.0	90.4-96.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	636	45	3.9	2.6- 5.8	591	96.1	94.2-97.4
-English Speaking	237	33	8.9	5.4-14.1	204	91.1	85.9-94.6
-Spanish Speaking	399	12	2.2	1.1- 4.3	387	97.8	95.7-98.9
Non-Hispanic	15,113	1,886	12.3	11.5-13.2	13,227	87.7	86.8-88.5
AGE
18-24	473	63	13.3	9.7-17.9	410	86.7	82.1-90.3
25-34	1,511	186	10.8	9.1-12.8	1,325	89.2	87.2-90.9
35-44	2,449	273	10.6	9.2-12.3	2,176	89.4	87.7-90.8
45-54	3,078	410	13.0	11.4-14.7	2,668	87.0	85.3-88.6
55-64	3,382	421	12.0	10.7-13.5	2,961	88.0	86.5-89.3
65-74	2,731	348	11.7	10.3-13.2	2,383	88.3	86.8-89.7
75+	2,060	223	10.0	8.6-11.7	1,837	90.0	88.3-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,257	374	13.1	11.2-15.2	1,883	86.9	84.8-88.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,650	553	12.4	10.7-14.3	4,097	87.6	85.7-89.3
Some Post-H.S.	4,099	521	12.3	10.9-13.9	3,578	87.7	86.1-89.1
College Graduate	4,754	487	9.8	8.7-10.9	4,267	90.2	89.1-91.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,778	341	15.9	13.3-18.9	1,437	84.1	81.1-86.7
$15,000- 24,999	2,527	372	13.4	11.5-15.7	2,155	86.6	84.3-88.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,681	181	10.4	8.5-12.6	1,500	89.6	87.4-91.5
$35,000- 49,999	2,191	261	11.0	9.4-12.8	1,930	89.0	87.2-90.6
$50,000-74,999	2,240	250	11.1	9.5-12.9	1,990	88.9	87.1-90.5
$75,000+	3,231	283	9.2	7.7-10.8	2,948	90.8	89.2-92.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,866	1,115	19.2	17.7-20.8	4,751	80.8	79.2-82.3
No	9,484	782	8.4	7.5- 9.3	8,702	91.6	90.7-92.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,379	218	9.7	8.1-11.5	2,161	90.3	88.5-91.9
Non-Veteran	13,413	1,720	12.0	11.1-12.9	11,693	88.0	87.1-88.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,799

1,939

11.7

10.9-12.5

13,860

88.3

87.5-89.1

GENDER

Male

5,980

589

10.3

9.1-11.6

5,391

89.7

88.4-90.9

Female

9,819

1,350

13.0

12.0-14.0

8,469

87.0

86.0-88.0

RACE

White

12,259

1,487

11.8

11.0-12.7

10,772

88.2

87.3-89.0

African American

2,390

330

13.7

11.6-16.1

2,060

86.3

83.9-88.4

Asian

108

8.8

3.8-19.0

91.2

81.0-96.2

Native American

319

17.5

12.0-24.8

264

82.5

75.2-88.0

Other Minorities

659

6.0

3.8- 9.6

608

94.0

90.4-96.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

636

3.9

2.6- 5.8

591

96.1

94.2-97.4

-English Speaking

237

8.9

5.4-14.1

204

91.1

85.9-94.6

-Spanish Speaking

399

2.2

1.1- 4.3

387

97.8

95.7-98.9

Non-Hispanic

15,113

1,886

12.3

11.5-13.2

13,227

87.7

86.8-88.5

AGE

18-24

473

13.3

9.7-17.9

410

86.7

82.1-90.3

25-34

1,511

186

10.8

9.1-12.8

1,325

89.2

87.2-90.9

35-44

2,449

273

10.6

9.2-12.3

2,176

89.4

87.7-90.8

45-54

3,078

410

13.0

11.4-14.7

2,668

87.0

85.3-88.6

55-64

3,382

421

12.0

10.7-13.5

2,961

88.0

86.5-89.3

65-74

2,731

348

11.7

10.3-13.2

2,383

88.3

86.8-89.7

75+

2,060

223

10.0

8.6-11.7

1,837

90.0

88.3-91.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,257

374

13.1

11.2-15.2

1,883

86.9

84.8-88.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,650

553

12.4

10.7-14.3

4,097

87.6

85.7-89.3

Some Post-H.S.

4,099

521

12.3

10.9-13.9

3,578

87.7

86.1-89.1

College Graduate

4,754

487

9.8

8.7-10.9

4,267

90.2

89.1-91.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,778

341

15.9

13.3-18.9

1,437

84.1

81.1-86.7

$15,000- 24,999

2,527

372

13.4

11.5-15.7

2,155

86.6

84.3-88.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,681

181

10.4

8.5-12.6

1,500

89.6

87.4-91.5

$35,000- 49,999

2,191

261

11.0

9.4-12.8

1,930

89.0

87.2-90.6

$50,000-74,999

2,240

250

11.1

9.5-12.9

1,990

88.9

87.1-90.5

$75,000+

3,231

283

9.2

7.7-10.8

2,948

90.8

89.2-92.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,866

1,115

19.2

17.7-20.8

4,751

80.8

79.2-82.3

9,484

782

8.4

7.5- 9.3

8,702

91.6

90.7-92.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,379

218

9.7

8.1-11.5

2,161

90.3

88.5-91.9

Non-Veteran

13,413

1,720

12.0

11.1-12.9

11,693

88.0

87.1-88.9

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^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.

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