BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you still have asthma?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,763	1,314	7.6	7.0- 8.2	14,449	92.4	91.8-93.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	388	31	12.9	7.0-22.7	357	87.1	77.3-93.0
Buncombe	343	33	7.5	5.0-10.9	310	92.5	89.1-95.0
Cabarrus	368	35	6.5	4.4- 9.5	333	93.5	90.5-95.6
Catawba	447	38	7.2	4.9-10.4	409	92.8	89.6-95.1
Cumberland	474	46	9.6	6.4-14.1	428	90.4	85.9-93.6
Davidson	405	31	7.4	4.7-11.4	374	92.6	88.6-95.3
Durham	394	33	8.7	5.7-13.0	361	91.3	87.0-94.3
Forsyth	409	32	7.2	4.7-10.9	377	92.8	89.1-95.3
Gaston	411	37	8.0	5.5-11.5	374	92.0	88.5-94.5
Guilford	420	24	3.5	2.2- 5.6	396	96.5	94.4-97.8
Iredell	428	35	7.2	4.9-10.3	393	92.8	89.7-95.1
Johnston	469	24	5.4	2.5-11.1	445	94.6	88.9-97.5
Mecklenburg	676	50	7.4	5.2-10.5	626	92.6	89.5-94.8
New Hanover	370	28	6.4	4.0-10.0	342	93.6	90.0-96.0
Onslow	407	38	8.5	5.8-12.4	369	91.5	87.6-94.2
Orange	379	26	6.2	3.9- 9.6	353	93.8	90.4-96.1
Pitt	390	32	8.4	5.3-13.1	358	91.6	86.9-94.7
Randolph	400	36	7.9	5.1-11.8	364	92.1	88.2-94.9
Robeson	396	37	12.2	5.1-26.4	359	87.8	73.6-94.9
Rowan	443	33	6.6	4.2-10.0	410	93.4	90.0-95.8
Union	409	31	7.1	4.1-11.8	378	92.9	88.2-95.9
Wake	583	24	4.1	2.5- 6.7	559	95.9	93.3-97.5
Wayne	446	34	7.1	4.6-10.8	412	92.9	89.2-95.4
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,284	440	7.9	6.9- 9.1	4,844	92.1	90.9-93.1
Piedmont	7,583	586	7.0	6.2- 7.9	6,997	93.0	92.1-93.8
Western NC	2,896	288	9.5	8.2-10.9	2,608	90.5	89.1-91.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,901	180	8.9	7.5-10.6	1,721	91.1	89.4-92.5
Northwest	3,294	292	8.3	7.1- 9.6	3,002	91.7	90.4-92.9
Charlotte	2,095	175	7.6	6.2- 9.3	1,920	92.4	90.7-93.8
Greensboro	1,808	138	7.4	5.6- 9.8	1,670	92.6	90.2-94.4
Southern Regional	1,541	146	9.5	7.4-12.2	1,395	90.5	87.8-92.6
Coastal	772	58	5.6	4.2- 7.6	714	94.4	92.4-95.8
Wake	1,714	99	5.5	4.1- 7.4	1,615	94.5	92.6-95.9
Area L	474	38	8.0	5.1-12.2	436	92.0	87.8-94.9
Eastern	2,164	188	8.0	6.6- 9.7	1,976	92.0	90.3-93.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,763

1,314

7.6

7.0- 8.2

14,449

92.4

91.8-93.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

388

12.9

7.0-22.7

357

87.1

77.3-93.0

Buncombe

343

7.5

5.0-10.9

310

92.5

89.1-95.0

Cabarrus

368

6.5

4.4- 9.5

333

93.5

90.5-95.6

Catawba

447

7.2

4.9-10.4

409

92.8

89.6-95.1

Cumberland

474

9.6

6.4-14.1

428

90.4

85.9-93.6

Davidson

405

7.4

4.7-11.4

374

92.6

88.6-95.3

Durham

394

8.7

5.7-13.0

361

91.3

87.0-94.3

Forsyth

409

7.2

4.7-10.9

377

92.8

89.1-95.3

Gaston

411

8.0

5.5-11.5

374

92.0

88.5-94.5

Guilford

420

3.5

2.2- 5.6

396

96.5

94.4-97.8

Iredell

428

7.2

4.9-10.3

393

92.8

89.7-95.1

Johnston

469

5.4

2.5-11.1

445

94.6

88.9-97.5

Mecklenburg

676

7.4

5.2-10.5

626

92.6

89.5-94.8

New Hanover

370

6.4

4.0-10.0

342

93.6

90.0-96.0

Onslow

407

8.5

5.8-12.4

369

91.5

87.6-94.2

Orange

379

6.2

3.9- 9.6

353

93.8

90.4-96.1

Pitt

390

8.4

5.3-13.1

358

91.6

86.9-94.7

Randolph

400

7.9

5.1-11.8

364

92.1

88.2-94.9

Robeson

396

12.2

5.1-26.4

359

87.8

73.6-94.9

Rowan

443

6.6

4.2-10.0

410

93.4

90.0-95.8

Union

409

7.1

4.1-11.8

378

92.9

88.2-95.9

Wake

583

4.1

2.5- 6.7

559

95.9

93.3-97.5

Wayne

446

7.1

4.6-10.8

412

92.9

89.2-95.4

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,284

440

7.9

6.9- 9.1

4,844

92.1

90.9-93.1

Piedmont

7,583

586

7.0

6.2- 7.9

6,997

93.0

92.1-93.8

Western NC

2,896

288

9.5

8.2-10.9

2,608

90.5

89.1-91.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,901

180

8.9

7.5-10.6

1,721

91.1

89.4-92.5

Northwest

3,294

292

8.3

7.1- 9.6

3,002

91.7

90.4-92.9

Charlotte

2,095

175

7.6

6.2- 9.3

1,920

92.4

90.7-93.8

Greensboro

1,808

138

7.4

5.6- 9.8

1,670

92.6

90.2-94.4

Southern Regional

1,541

146

9.5

7.4-12.2

1,395

90.5

87.8-92.6

Coastal

772

5.6

4.2- 7.6

714

94.4

92.4-95.8

Wake

1,714

5.5

4.1- 7.4

1,615

94.5

92.6-95.9

Area L

474

8.0

5.1-12.2

436

92.0

87.8-94.9

Eastern

2,164

188

8.0

6.6- 9.7

1,976

92.0

90.3-93.4

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

^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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