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-FEMALES

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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
-FEMALES	898	223	31.5	27.0-36.5	94	15.2	11.0-20.5	227	25.8	22.0-30.0	354	27.5	23.9-31.4
RACE
White	692	163	30.7	26.0-35.8	69	13.7	10.3-18.0	170	25.5	21.5-30.0	290	30.1	26.1-34.4
African American	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
Other Minorities	59	18	31.7	15.6-53.8	9	27.2	7.6-62.7	18	24.8	11.6-45.4	14	16.3	6.7-34.5
AGE
18-24	25	17	63.4	31.6-86.6	8	36.6	13.4-68.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	89	38	42.0	30.4-54.4	25	30.8	20.1-44.1	26	27.3	17.9-39.2	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	138	35	23.5	16.2-32.9	20	14.5	8.7-23.0	71	53.8	43.7-63.7	12	8.2	4.2-15.3
45-54	183	47	29.8	21.5-39.8	15	8.4	4.1-16.5	65	33.1	24.6-42.9	56	28.6	20.8-38.0
55-64	185	38	23.0	15.1-33.4	12	4.8	2.3- 9.6	28	11.8	7.7-17.7	107	60.3	50.3-69.6
65-74	175	28	19.7	13.0-28.8	9	4.9	2.2-10.8	28	14.8	9.8-21.7	110	60.6	51.4-69.1
75+	97	18	21.5	12.8-33.9	5	6.0	2.1-16.0	6	6.2	2.4-14.9	68	66.3	53.8-76.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	177	32	26.2	17.1-37.9	21	17.6	10.3-28.5	38	22.6	15.1-32.5	86	33.5	25.1-43.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	264	59	26.6	17.6-38.1	26	16.0	7.0-32.6	70	25.9	19.0-34.3	109	31.5	23.7-40.4
Some Post-H.S.	245	74	40.0	31.7-48.9	17	8.3	4.8-13.7	55	21.8	15.4-30.0	99	30.0	23.2-37.7
College Graduate	210	58	32.0	24.1-41.0	30	19.7	12.8-29.1	64	32.0	24.2-40.9	58	16.3	11.8-22.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	188	46	23.1	15.0-33.8	22	23.0	9.5-46.1	38	21.4	13.8-31.7	82	32.5	22.4-44.5
$15,000- 24,999	194	35	21.7	14.4-31.2	23	16.9	9.5-28.3	55	30.1	21.5-40.4	81	31.3	23.7-40.1
$25,000- 34,999	84	20	32.0	19.8-47.2	6	14.5	5.9-31.3	22	29.0	18.6-42.1	36	24.6	16.4-35.1
$35,000- 49,999	109	29	30.7	20.9-42.6	9	13.3	6.7-24.9	29	30.2	19.7-43.1	42	25.8	17.7-36.1
$50,000-74,999	99	26	31.0	20.5-44.0	11	14.4	7.1-26.9	27	24.9	15.4-37.5	35	29.7	19.7-42.1
$75,000+	108	33	36.2	25.1-49.0	15	14.6	7.1-27.5	34	34.3	23.8-46.6	26	14.9	9.3-23.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	560	120	23.6	18.8-29.1	61	17.7	11.6-26.0	128	23.4	18.8-28.8	251	35.3	29.9-41.2
No	325	102	43.0	35.2-51.2	30	11.6	7.3-17.8	96	28.7	22.5-35.8	97	16.7	12.9-21.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	13	3	17.1	4.6-46.9	0	0.0	. - .	7	72.6	42.2-90.6	3	10.3	2.6-33.0
Non-Veteran	885	220	31.7	27.1-36.8	94	15.4	11.2-20.7	220	25.1	21.4-29.4	351	27.7	24.1-31.7

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

-FEMALES

898

223

31.5

27.0-36.5

15.2

11.0-20.5

227

25.8

22.0-30.0

354

27.5

23.9-31.4

RACE

White

692

163

30.7

26.0-35.8

13.7

10.3-18.0

170

25.5

21.5-30.0

290

30.1

26.1-34.4

African American

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

Other Minorities

31.7

15.6-53.8

27.2

7.6-62.7

24.8

11.6-45.4

16.3

6.7-34.5

AGE

18-24

63.4

31.6-86.6

36.6

13.4-68.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

42.0

30.4-54.4

30.8

20.1-44.1

27.3

17.9-39.2

0.0

. - .

35-44

138

23.5

16.2-32.9

14.5

8.7-23.0

53.8

43.7-63.7

8.2

4.2-15.3

45-54

183

29.8

21.5-39.8

8.4

4.1-16.5

33.1

24.6-42.9

28.6

20.8-38.0

55-64

185

23.0

15.1-33.4

4.8

2.3- 9.6

11.8

7.7-17.7

107

60.3

50.3-69.6

65-74

175

19.7

13.0-28.8

4.9

2.2-10.8

14.8

9.8-21.7

110

60.6

51.4-69.1

75+

21.5

12.8-33.9

6.0

2.1-16.0

6.2

2.4-14.9

66.3

53.8-76.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

177

26.2

17.1-37.9

17.6

10.3-28.5

22.6

15.1-32.5

33.5

25.1-43.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

264

26.6

17.6-38.1

16.0

7.0-32.6

25.9

19.0-34.3

109

31.5

23.7-40.4

Some Post-H.S.

245

40.0

31.7-48.9

8.3

4.8-13.7

21.8

15.4-30.0

30.0

23.2-37.7

College Graduate

210

32.0

24.1-41.0

19.7

12.8-29.1

32.0

24.2-40.9

16.3

11.8-22.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

188

23.1

15.0-33.8

23.0

9.5-46.1

21.4

13.8-31.7

32.5

22.4-44.5

$15,000- 24,999

194

21.7

14.4-31.2

16.9

9.5-28.3

30.1

21.5-40.4

31.3

23.7-40.1

$25,000- 34,999

32.0

19.8-47.2

14.5

5.9-31.3

29.0

18.6-42.1

24.6

16.4-35.1

$35,000- 49,999

109

30.7

20.9-42.6

13.3

6.7-24.9

30.2

19.7-43.1

25.8

17.7-36.1

$50,000-74,999

31.0

20.5-44.0

14.4

7.1-26.9

24.9

15.4-37.5

29.7

19.7-42.1

$75,000+

108

36.2

25.1-49.0

14.6

7.1-27.5

34.3

23.8-46.6

14.9

9.3-23.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

560

120

23.6

18.8-29.1

17.7

11.6-26.0

128

23.4

18.8-28.8

251

35.3

29.9-41.2

325

102

43.0

35.2-51.2

11.6

7.3-17.8

28.7

22.5-35.8

16.7

12.9-21.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

17.1

4.6-46.9

0.0

. - .

72.6

42.2-90.6

10.3

2.6-33.0

Non-Veteran

885

220

31.7

27.1-36.8

15.4

11.2-20.7

220

25.1

21.4-29.4

351

27.7

24.1-31.7

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*These data apply to those who have 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.

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