BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Adult Asthma History

During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,276	646	49.6	45.3-53.9	630	50.4	46.1-54.7
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	30	18	41.7	17.3-71.1	12	58.3	28.9-82.7
Buncombe	33	16	43.2	26.0-62.3	17	56.8	37.7-74.0
Cabarrus	35	17	48.3	30.0-67.0	18	51.7	33.0-70.0
Catawba	38	22	67.1	49.4-81.0	16	32.9	19.0-50.6
Cumberland	46	27	70.4	52.3-83.8	19	29.6	16.2-47.7
Davidson	30	15	49.8	28.3-71.4	15	50.2	28.6-71.7
Durham	33	18	48.7	29.0-68.8	15	51.3	31.2-71.0
Forsyth	30	11	36.6	19.1-58.6	19	63.4	41.4-80.9
Gaston	36	18	52.7	34.1-70.6	18	47.3	29.4-65.9
Guilford	23	16	70.7	45.8-87.3	7	29.3	12.7-54.2
Iredell	33	16	43.7	26.5-62.4	17	56.3	37.6-73.5
Johnston	24	15	70.3	38.9-89.8	9	29.7	10.2-61.1
Mecklenburg	49	26	46.3	29.6-63.9	23	53.7	36.1-70.4
New Hanover	28	14	54.6	32.3-75.1	14	45.4	24.9-67.7
Onslow	35	18	51.1	31.5-70.3	17	48.9	29.7-68.5
Orange	26	15	48.1	27.0-69.8	11	51.9	30.2-73.0
Pitt	30	12	28.8	14.8-48.4	18	71.2	51.6-85.2
Randolph	36	19	55.7	35.2-74.4	17	44.3	25.6-64.8
Robeson	35	20	30.8	9.3-65.8	15	69.2	34.2-90.7
Rowan	30	16	55.8	33.7-75.8	14	44.2	24.2-66.3
Union	31	12	28.8	13.3-51.5	19	71.2	48.5-86.7
Wake	24	8	24.9	11.0-47.1	16	75.1	52.9-89.0
Wayne	33	16	56.9	35.1-76.3	17	43.1	23.7-64.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	424	224	56.1	48.4-63.5	200	43.9	36.5-51.6
Piedmont	573	290	46.5	40.3-52.9	283	53.5	47.1-59.7
Western NC	279	132	48.0	40.6-55.5	147	52.0	44.5-59.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	175	84	51.9	42.7-61.0	91	48.1	39.0-57.3
Northwest	280	136	47.6	39.7-55.6	144	52.4	44.4-60.3
Charlotte	173	85	47.7	37.6-58.0	88	52.3	42.0-62.4
Greensboro	135	74	42.0	29.3-56.0	61	58.0	44.0-70.7
Southern Regional	142	80	53.6	39.7-66.9	62	46.4	33.1-60.3
Coastal	57	28	52.0	37.1-66.6	29	48.0	33.4-62.9
Wake	99	52	49.3	34.3-64.5	47	50.7	35.5-65.7
Area L	36	15	42.8	22.9-65.4	21	57.2	34.6-77.1
Eastern	179	92	58.8	49.3-67.6	87	41.2	32.4-50.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,276

646

49.6

45.3-53.9

630

50.4

46.1-54.7

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

41.7

17.3-71.1

58.3

28.9-82.7

Buncombe

43.2

26.0-62.3

56.8

37.7-74.0

Cabarrus

48.3

30.0-67.0

51.7

33.0-70.0

Catawba

67.1

49.4-81.0

32.9

19.0-50.6

Cumberland

70.4

52.3-83.8

29.6

16.2-47.7

Davidson

49.8

28.3-71.4

50.2

28.6-71.7

Durham

48.7

29.0-68.8

51.3

31.2-71.0

Forsyth

36.6

19.1-58.6

63.4

41.4-80.9

Gaston

52.7

34.1-70.6

47.3

29.4-65.9

Guilford

70.7

45.8-87.3

29.3

12.7-54.2

Iredell

43.7

26.5-62.4

56.3

37.6-73.5

Johnston

70.3

38.9-89.8

29.7

10.2-61.1

Mecklenburg

46.3

29.6-63.9

53.7

36.1-70.4

New Hanover

54.6

32.3-75.1

45.4

24.9-67.7

Onslow

51.1

31.5-70.3

48.9

29.7-68.5

Orange

48.1

27.0-69.8

51.9

30.2-73.0

Pitt

28.8

14.8-48.4

71.2

51.6-85.2

Randolph

55.7

35.2-74.4

44.3

25.6-64.8

Robeson

30.8

9.3-65.8

69.2

34.2-90.7

Rowan

55.8

33.7-75.8

44.2

24.2-66.3

Union

28.8

13.3-51.5

71.2

48.5-86.7

Wake

24.9

11.0-47.1

75.1

52.9-89.0

Wayne

56.9

35.1-76.3

43.1

23.7-64.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

424

224

56.1

48.4-63.5

200

43.9

36.5-51.6

Piedmont

573

290

46.5

40.3-52.9

283

53.5

47.1-59.7

Western NC

279

132

48.0

40.6-55.5

147

52.0

44.5-59.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

175

51.9

42.7-61.0

48.1

39.0-57.3

Northwest

280

136

47.6

39.7-55.6

144

52.4

44.4-60.3

Charlotte

173

47.7

37.6-58.0

52.3

42.0-62.4

Greensboro

135

42.0

29.3-56.0

58.0

44.0-70.7

Southern Regional

142

53.6

39.7-66.9

46.4

33.1-60.3

Coastal

52.0

37.1-66.6

48.0

33.4-62.9

Wake

49.3

34.3-64.5

50.7

35.5-65.7

Area L

42.8

22.9-65.4

57.2

34.6-77.1

Eastern

179

58.8

49.3-67.6

41.2

32.4-50.7

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*These data apply only to those with current 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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