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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,799	1,939	11.7	10.9-12.5	13,860	88.3	87.5-89.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	388	46	15.8	9.5-25.0	342	84.2	75.0-90.5
Buncombe	345	45	11.6	8.3-16.0	300	88.4	84.0-91.7
Cabarrus	368	51	11.2	8.0-15.6	317	88.8	84.4-92.0
Catawba	448	60	12.4	8.9-17.2	388	87.6	82.8-91.1
Cumberland	475	65	14.2	10.1-19.6	410	85.8	80.4-89.9
Davidson	406	41	9.6	6.6-13.8	365	90.4	86.2-93.4
Durham	395	48	12.6	8.9-17.5	347	87.4	82.5-91.1
Forsyth	409	46	12.2	8.4-17.4	363	87.8	82.6-91.6
Gaston	412	55	11.2	8.2-15.2	357	88.8	84.8-91.8
Guilford	422	46	9.1	6.2-13.1	376	90.9	86.9-93.8
Iredell	429	50	11.2	8.1-15.3	379	88.8	84.7-91.9
Johnston	470	50	10.2	6.5-15.6	420	89.8	84.4-93.5
Mecklenburg	677	76	11.8	9.0-15.3	601	88.2	84.7-91.0
New Hanover	371	49	12.9	9.3-17.6	322	87.1	82.4-90.7
Onslow	408	52	11.5	8.3-15.7	356	88.5	84.3-91.7
Orange	379	44	11.5	8.0-16.2	335	88.5	83.8-92.0
Pitt	391	52	14.5	9.9-20.8	339	85.5	79.2-90.1
Randolph	400	53	10.4	7.4-14.5	347	89.6	85.5-92.6
Robeson	396	53	15.1	7.6-27.9	343	84.9	72.1-92.4
Rowan	447	55	10.7	7.7-14.8	392	89.3	85.2-92.3
Union	409	53	12.2	8.4-17.3	356	87.8	82.7-91.6
Wake	585	41	6.1	4.2- 8.8	544	93.9	91.2-95.8
Wayne	446	49	13.4	7.7-22.1	397	86.6	77.9-92.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,293	657	12.1	10.8-13.5	4,636	87.9	86.5-89.2
Piedmont	7,599	895	11.1	10.1-12.3	6,704	88.9	87.7-89.9
Western NC	2,907	387	13.3	11.7-15.0	2,520	86.7	85.0-88.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,905	249	12.9	11.0-15.0	1,656	87.1	85.0-89.0
Northwest	3,309	410	12.1	10.6-13.7	2,899	87.9	86.3-89.4
Charlotte	2,097	268	12.4	10.6-14.6	1,829	87.6	85.4-89.4
Greensboro	1,811	220	12.1	9.7-15.0	1,591	87.9	85.0-90.3
Southern Regional	1,544	210	13.7	11.1-16.7	1,334	86.3	83.3-88.9
Coastal	775	98	12.2	8.9-16.5	677	87.8	83.5-91.1
Wake	1,718	167	8.7	6.9-11.0	1,551	91.3	89.0-93.1
Area L	474	55	11.0	7.7-15.5	419	89.0	84.5-92.3
Eastern	2,166	262	11.7	9.8-13.8	1,904	88.3	86.2-90.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,799

1,939

11.7

10.9-12.5

13,860

88.3

87.5-89.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

388

15.8

9.5-25.0

342

84.2

75.0-90.5

Buncombe

345

11.6

8.3-16.0

300

88.4

84.0-91.7

Cabarrus

368

11.2

8.0-15.6

317

88.8

84.4-92.0

Catawba

448

12.4

8.9-17.2

388

87.6

82.8-91.1

Cumberland

475

14.2

10.1-19.6

410

85.8

80.4-89.9

Davidson

406

9.6

6.6-13.8

365

90.4

86.2-93.4

Durham

395

12.6

8.9-17.5

347

87.4

82.5-91.1

Forsyth

409

12.2

8.4-17.4

363

87.8

82.6-91.6

Gaston

412

11.2

8.2-15.2

357

88.8

84.8-91.8

Guilford

422

9.1

6.2-13.1

376

90.9

86.9-93.8

Iredell

429

11.2

8.1-15.3

379

88.8

84.7-91.9

Johnston

470

10.2

6.5-15.6

420

89.8

84.4-93.5

Mecklenburg

677

11.8

9.0-15.3

601

88.2

84.7-91.0

New Hanover

371

12.9

9.3-17.6

322

87.1

82.4-90.7

Onslow

408

11.5

8.3-15.7

356

88.5

84.3-91.7

Orange

379

11.5

8.0-16.2

335

88.5

83.8-92.0

Pitt

391

14.5

9.9-20.8

339

85.5

79.2-90.1

Randolph

400

10.4

7.4-14.5

347

89.6

85.5-92.6

Robeson

396

15.1

7.6-27.9

343

84.9

72.1-92.4

Rowan

447

10.7

7.7-14.8

392

89.3

85.2-92.3

Union

409

12.2

8.4-17.3

356

87.8

82.7-91.6

Wake

585

6.1

4.2- 8.8

544

93.9

91.2-95.8

Wayne

446

13.4

7.7-22.1

397

86.6

77.9-92.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,293

657

12.1

10.8-13.5

4,636

87.9

86.5-89.2

Piedmont

7,599

895

11.1

10.1-12.3

6,704

88.9

87.7-89.9

Western NC

2,907

387

13.3

11.7-15.0

2,520

86.7

85.0-88.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,905

249

12.9

11.0-15.0

1,656

87.1

85.0-89.0

Northwest

3,309

410

12.1

10.6-13.7

2,899

87.9

86.3-89.4

Charlotte

2,097

268

12.4

10.6-14.6

1,829

87.6

85.4-89.4

Greensboro

1,811

220

12.1

9.7-15.0

1,591

87.9

85.0-90.3

Southern Regional

1,544

210

13.7

11.1-16.7

1,334

86.3

83.3-88.9

Coastal

775

12.2

8.9-16.5

677

87.8

83.5-91.1

Wake

1,718

167

8.7

6.9-11.0

1,551

91.3

89.0-93.1

Area L

474

11.0

7.7-15.5

419

89.0

84.5-92.3

Eastern

2,166

262

11.7

9.8-13.8

1,904

88.3

86.2-90.2

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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.

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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