BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

Adult Asthma History

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	28	10	66.7	39.2-86.2	3	7.0	1.5-27.0	1	3.9	0.5-24.5	14	22.4	9.2-45.2
Buncombe	31	6	18.0	7.1-38.6	4	9.4	3.3-24.1	11	47.6	28.2-67.8	10	25.0	12.2-44.5
Cabarrus	31	6	26.8	12.0-49.6	3	12.6	3.3-37.7	7	19.4	8.2-39.3	15	41.2	24.1-60.8
Catawba	37	12	34.8	19.3-54.3	1	1.6	0.2-10.9	10	27.8	13.0-50.0	14	35.8	19.7-55.8
Cumberland	45	15	51.2	31.3-70.7	5	11.4	3.5-31.6	7	12.9	5.3-28.4	18	24.5	13.4-40.3
Davidson	29	12	60.8	39.6-78.6	1	3.5	0.5-21.4	8	18.2	8.1-36.0	8	17.4	7.5-35.4
Durham	30	12	47.1	27.1-68.0	5	17.6	6.7-38.9	7	25.2	11.5-46.6	6	10.1	4.0-23.3
Forsyth	26	10	44.7	23.0-68.5	1	2.3	0.3-15.0	9	41.1	21.0-64.7	6	11.9	4.6-27.6
Gaston	33	9	28.2	14.2-48.3	6	25.2	10.8-48.5	7	17.0	7.6-33.9	11	29.5	15.4-49.1
Guilford	24	5	19.8	7.6-42.6	1	4.7	0.6-27.0	8	44.4	23.0-68.0	10	31.2	14.2-55.3
Iredell	31	7	25.9	11.9-47.6	5	20.5	8.1-42.9	4	11.4	4.0-28.5	15	42.2	25.1-61.4
Johnston	24	5	45.5	13.1-82.3	2	10.0	1.9-38.8	9	25.6	8.4-56.3	8	18.8	6.2-44.7
Mecklenburg	46	15	38.3	22.0-57.8	6	24.3	9.9-48.4	9	16.7	8.0-31.6	16	20.7	11.4-34.5
New Hanover	28	5	18.5	7.1-40.5	2	12.6	3.2-38.4	11	50.2	29.2-71.2	10	18.6	8.9-35.1
Onslow	35	13	44.9	26.1-65.3	2	4.4	0.9-19.7	4	18.6	5.5-47.3	16	32.1	17.7-50.8
Orange	24	9	36.0	16.7-61.3	2	8.6	2.1-29.6	7	41.6	20.6-66.2	6	13.8	5.5-30.5
Pitt	29	3	13.7	4.2-36.6	7	26.4	11.4-50.0	9	37.0	17.1-62.7	10	22.9	10.9-41.8
Randolph	35	11	30.3	15.5-50.7	4	28.7	10.7-57.5	6	15.1	6.2-32.5	14	25.9	13.4-44.1
Robeson	29	8	16.8	4.1-49.3	5	58.4	19.0-89.4	6	11.4	2.9-35.8	10	13.3	3.8-37.5
Rowan	33	2	6.5	1.4-25.9	7	30.2	13.2-55.2	8	23.1	9.5-46.3	16	40.2	22.6-60.7
Union	26	9	58.9	32.8-80.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.2	0.4-20.4	16	37.9	17.5-63.7
Wake	24	5	29.6	10.1-61.1	2	7.2	1.7-25.8	13	57.4	31.6-79.7	4	5.8	1.9-16.1
Wayne	29	6	13.3	5.4-29.1	6	36.0	16.4-61.9	5	30.8	12.1-58.8	12	19.9	9.7-36.6
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	400	96	32.9	25.7-41.1	44	16.9	10.4-26.3	92	21.4	16.5-27.3	168	28.8	23.4-34.8
Piedmont	541	154	36.2	29.8-43.2	58	16.0	11.0-22.8	121	22.8	18.3-28.1	208	24.9	20.6-29.8
Western NC	272	69	32.4	25.4-40.4	26	12.3	7.7-19.1	67	29.1	22.6-36.7	110	26.2	20.9-32.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	171	43	29.5	21.5-39.1	15	12.1	6.6-21.1	43	30.0	21.7-39.8	70	28.4	21.6-36.4
Northwest	272	72	36.6	28.7-45.2	28	12.2	7.4-19.4	66	26.2	19.8-33.7	106	25.1	19.8-31.2
Charlotte	157	46	37.1	27.1-48.4	18	18.7	10.5-31.0	28	17.1	10.9-26.0	65	27.1	19.9-35.7
Greensboro	129	39	44.6	29.4-60.9	11	8.9	4.3-17.7	24	17.1	10.2-27.4	55	29.3	19.0-42.3
Southern Regional	134	43	38.2	26.2-51.9	15	22.9	10.8-42.2	27	14.5	8.8-22.8	49	24.4	16.5-34.5
Coastal	57	10	16.7	8.6-29.7	3	7.0	2.1-20.8	17	35.3	22.1-51.2	27	41.0	27.7-55.7
Wake	94	26	31.7	18.6-48.4	11	19.7	7.7-41.6	33	34.4	22.0-49.4	24	14.2	7.8-24.6
Area L	33	6	36.4	14.2-66.5	5	17.3	6.3-39.4	5	10.5	3.4-28.1	17	35.8	18.0-58.6
Eastern	166	34	25.5	17.1-36.3	22	16.7	10.2-26.1	37	26.5	18.2-36.8	73	31.4	23.3-40.7

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

66.7

39.2-86.2

7.0

1.5-27.0

3.9

0.5-24.5

22.4

9.2-45.2

Buncombe

18.0

7.1-38.6

9.4

3.3-24.1

47.6

28.2-67.8

25.0

12.2-44.5

Cabarrus

26.8

12.0-49.6

12.6

3.3-37.7

19.4

8.2-39.3

41.2

24.1-60.8

Catawba

34.8

19.3-54.3

1.6

0.2-10.9

27.8

13.0-50.0

35.8

19.7-55.8

Cumberland

51.2

31.3-70.7

11.4

3.5-31.6

12.9

5.3-28.4

24.5

13.4-40.3

Davidson

60.8

39.6-78.6

3.5

0.5-21.4

18.2

8.1-36.0

17.4

7.5-35.4

Durham

47.1

27.1-68.0

17.6

6.7-38.9

25.2

11.5-46.6

10.1

4.0-23.3

Forsyth

44.7

23.0-68.5

2.3

0.3-15.0

41.1

21.0-64.7

11.9

4.6-27.6

Gaston

28.2

14.2-48.3

25.2

10.8-48.5

17.0

7.6-33.9

29.5

15.4-49.1

Guilford

19.8

7.6-42.6

4.7

0.6-27.0

44.4

23.0-68.0

31.2

14.2-55.3

Iredell

25.9

11.9-47.6

20.5

8.1-42.9

11.4

4.0-28.5

42.2

25.1-61.4

Johnston

45.5

13.1-82.3

10.0

1.9-38.8

25.6

8.4-56.3

18.8

6.2-44.7

Mecklenburg

38.3

22.0-57.8

24.3

9.9-48.4

16.7

8.0-31.6

20.7

11.4-34.5

New Hanover

18.5

7.1-40.5

12.6

3.2-38.4

50.2

29.2-71.2

18.6

8.9-35.1

Onslow

44.9

26.1-65.3

4.4

0.9-19.7

18.6

5.5-47.3

32.1

17.7-50.8

Orange

36.0

16.7-61.3

8.6

2.1-29.6

41.6

20.6-66.2

13.8

5.5-30.5

Pitt

13.7

4.2-36.6

26.4

11.4-50.0

37.0

17.1-62.7

22.9

10.9-41.8

Randolph

30.3

15.5-50.7

28.7

10.7-57.5

15.1

6.2-32.5

25.9

13.4-44.1

Robeson

16.8

4.1-49.3

58.4

19.0-89.4

11.4

2.9-35.8

13.3

3.8-37.5

Rowan

6.5

1.4-25.9

30.2

13.2-55.2

23.1

9.5-46.3

40.2

22.6-60.7

Union

58.9

32.8-80.9

0.0

. - .

3.2

0.4-20.4

37.9

17.5-63.7

Wake

29.6

10.1-61.1

7.2

1.7-25.8

57.4

31.6-79.7

5.8

1.9-16.1

Wayne

13.3

5.4-29.1

36.0

16.4-61.9

30.8

12.1-58.8

19.9

9.7-36.6

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

400

32.9

25.7-41.1

16.9

10.4-26.3

21.4

16.5-27.3

168

28.8

23.4-34.8

Piedmont

541

154

36.2

29.8-43.2

16.0

11.0-22.8

121

22.8

18.3-28.1

208

24.9

20.6-29.8

Western NC

272

32.4

25.4-40.4

12.3

7.7-19.1

29.1

22.6-36.7

110

26.2

20.9-32.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

171

29.5

21.5-39.1

12.1

6.6-21.1

30.0

21.7-39.8

28.4

21.6-36.4

Northwest

272

36.6

28.7-45.2

12.2

7.4-19.4

26.2

19.8-33.7

106

25.1

19.8-31.2

Charlotte

157

37.1

27.1-48.4

18.7

10.5-31.0

17.1

10.9-26.0

27.1

19.9-35.7

Greensboro

129

44.6

29.4-60.9

8.9

4.3-17.7

17.1

10.2-27.4

29.3

19.0-42.3

Southern Regional

134

38.2

26.2-51.9

22.9

10.8-42.2

14.5

8.8-22.8

24.4

16.5-34.5

Coastal

16.7

8.6-29.7

7.0

2.1-20.8

35.3

22.1-51.2

41.0

27.7-55.7

Wake

31.7

18.6-48.4

19.7

7.7-41.6

34.4

22.0-49.4

14.2

7.8-24.6

Area L

36.4

14.2-66.5

17.3

6.3-39.4

10.5

3.4-28.1

35.8

18.0-58.6

Eastern

166

25.5

17.1-36.3

16.7

10.2-26.1

26.5

18.2-36.8

31.4

23.3-40.7

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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.

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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