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-MALES

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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
-MALES	315	96	40.3	31.8-49.4	34	16.6	10.3-25.5	53	19.3	14.1-25.7	132	23.9	18.9-29.8
RACE
White	255	72	36.5	26.9-47.2	27	17.1	9.8-28.0	42	19.7	13.9-27.3	114	26.7	20.6-33.9
African American	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
Other Minorities	17	5	51.2	22.2-79.4	3	6.9	1.7-24.3	4	28.8	9.6-60.6	5	13.2	3.5-39.0
AGE
18-24	14	9	64.1	32.5-86.9	5	35.9	13.1-67.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	24	15	73.0	51.7-87.3	4	10.0	3.4-26.0	5	17.0	6.6-37.2	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	47	14	26.0	14.0-43.0	9	16.3	7.7-31.4	22	53.0	36.3-69.0	2	4.8	0.9-21.1
45-54	69	25	38.1	25.3-52.9	7	12.5	5.2-27.0	13	21.8	12.6-35.1	24	27.6	17.6-40.4
55-64	85	26	26.7	17.1-39.0	7	12.9	5.3-28.3	6	9.2	3.8-20.6	46	51.2	38.2-64.1
65-74	43	3	8.9	2.1-31.2	2	7.0	1.7-24.0	6	14.0	5.5-31.2	32	70.1	50.6-84.3
75+	32	4	10.5	3.0-30.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.1	0.4-19.3	27	86.4	66.6-95.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	75	13	20.4	9.8-37.6	9	22.6	9.8-43.8	11	20.5	10.8-35.3	42	36.6	24.1-51.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	87	32	48.2	30.8-66.0	9	16.4	5.4-40.5	8	9.7	4.1-21.3	38	25.7	15.7-39.0
Some Post-H.S.	77	28	47.4	32.7-62.4	6	11.3	4.3-26.6	17	26.1	15.6-40.4	26	15.3	9.4-23.8
College Graduate	76	23	36.9	22.1-54.6	10	17.9	9.1-32.1	17	24.6	13.9-39.6	26	20.7	12.5-32.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	54	16	40.5	23.0-60.9	4	8.8	3.1-22.5	9	22.6	11.1-40.7	25	28.0	16.4-43.7
$15,000- 24,999	63	20	40.0	22.8-60.1	5	10.6	3.7-27.0	9	21.6	10.3-39.8	29	27.7	16.6-42.6
$25,000- 34,999	31	7	27.0	10.6-53.6	3	13.6	4.0-37.2	6	27.1	11.7-50.9	15	32.3	16.7-53.2
$35,000- 49,999	43	18	53.5	35.0-71.1	5	8.7	2.9-23.1	8	19.8	8.7-38.9	12	18.1	9.1-32.7
$50,000-74,999	45	12	24.4	12.8-41.4	6	20.1	8.0-42.4	10	32.9	17.8-52.5	17	22.6	12.3-38.0
$75,000+	54	20	56.3	35.8-74.8	7	13.5	5.5-29.4	9	12.3	5.2-26.5	18	18.0	9.0-32.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	198	48	28.2	19.7-38.7	20	18.4	9.5-32.5	29	19.0	12.5-27.8	101	34.5	26.4-43.5
No	117	48	54.0	40.6-66.8	14	14.5	7.4-26.5	24	19.6	12.1-30.0	31	11.9	7.3-18.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	110	18	18.7	9.7-33.0	4	7.7	2.7-20.0	20	25.5	15.9-38.3	68	48.1	36.1-60.3
Non-Veteran	204	78	48.1	37.5-58.9	30	19.8	11.8-31.3	33	17.3	11.6-25.0	63	14.8	10.6-20.4

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

-MALES

315

40.3

31.8-49.4

16.6

10.3-25.5

19.3

14.1-25.7

132

23.9

18.9-29.8

RACE

White

255

36.5

26.9-47.2

17.1

9.8-28.0

19.7

13.9-27.3

114

26.7

20.6-33.9

African American

50.1

30.8-69.4

19.3

6.5-45.2

12.7

5.3-27.7

17.8

8.8-32.9

Other Minorities

51.2

22.2-79.4

6.9

1.7-24.3

28.8

9.6-60.6

13.2

3.5-39.0

AGE

18-24

64.1

32.5-86.9

35.9

13.1-67.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

73.0

51.7-87.3

10.0

3.4-26.0

17.0

6.6-37.2

0.0

. - .

35-44

26.0

14.0-43.0

16.3

7.7-31.4

53.0

36.3-69.0

4.8

0.9-21.1

45-54

38.1

25.3-52.9

12.5

5.2-27.0

21.8

12.6-35.1

27.6

17.6-40.4

55-64

26.7

17.1-39.0

12.9

5.3-28.3

9.2

3.8-20.6

51.2

38.2-64.1

65-74

8.9

2.1-31.2

7.0

1.7-24.0

14.0

5.5-31.2

70.1

50.6-84.3

75+

10.5

3.0-30.8

0.0

. - .

3.1

0.4-19.3

86.4

66.6-95.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

20.4

9.8-37.6

22.6

9.8-43.8

20.5

10.8-35.3

36.6

24.1-51.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

48.2

30.8-66.0

16.4

5.4-40.5

9.7

4.1-21.3

25.7

15.7-39.0

Some Post-H.S.

47.4

32.7-62.4

11.3

4.3-26.6

26.1

15.6-40.4

15.3

9.4-23.8

College Graduate

36.9

22.1-54.6

17.9

9.1-32.1

24.6

13.9-39.6

20.7

12.5-32.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

40.5

23.0-60.9

8.8

3.1-22.5

22.6

11.1-40.7

28.0

16.4-43.7

$15,000- 24,999

40.0

22.8-60.1

10.6

3.7-27.0

21.6

10.3-39.8

27.7

16.6-42.6

$25,000- 34,999

27.0

10.6-53.6

13.6

4.0-37.2

27.1

11.7-50.9

32.3

16.7-53.2

$35,000- 49,999

53.5

35.0-71.1

8.7

2.9-23.1

19.8

8.7-38.9

18.1

9.1-32.7

$50,000-74,999

24.4

12.8-41.4

20.1

8.0-42.4

32.9

17.8-52.5

22.6

12.3-38.0

$75,000+

56.3

35.8-74.8

13.5

5.5-29.4

12.3

5.2-26.5

18.0

9.0-32.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

198

28.2

19.7-38.7

18.4

9.5-32.5

19.0

12.5-27.8

101

34.5

26.4-43.5

117

54.0

40.6-66.8

14.5

7.4-26.5

19.6

12.1-30.0

11.9

7.3-18.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

110

18.7

9.7-33.0

7.7

2.7-20.0

25.5

15.9-38.3

48.1

36.1-60.3

Non-Veteran

204

48.1

37.5-58.9

19.8

11.8-31.3

17.3

11.6-25.0

14.8

10.6-20.4

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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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