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-WHITES

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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
-WHITES	947	235	32.7	28.0-37.8	96	14.9	11.3-19.4	212	23.5	20.0-27.4	404	28.9	25.4-32.7
GENDER
Males	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
Females	692	163	30.7	26.0-35.8	69	13.7	10.3-18.0	170	25.5	21.5-30.0	290	30.1	26.1-34.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	6	27.5	9.2-58.6	1	17.6	2.6-63.3	4	40.8	14.0-74.6	3	14.0	3.7-41.0
Non-Hispanic	932	229	32.9	28.1-38.0	95	14.9	11.2-19.4	208	23.1	19.7-27.0	400	29.1	25.6-33.0
AGE
18-24	26	18	70.8	42.5-88.8	8	29.2	11.2-57.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	72	41	58.6	45.1-71.0	18	23.9	14.5-36.8	13	17.4	9.6-29.6	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	144	34	18.8	12.8-26.7	26	18.3	11.9-27.1	72	54.7	44.9-64.2	12	8.2	4.1-15.6
45-54	192	53	29.7	22.1-38.5	17	11.1	6.0-19.5	62	29.1	22.1-37.2	60	30.1	22.7-38.7
55-64	220	48	23.2	16.2-32.1	16	9.3	4.8-17.3	29	11.8	7.8-17.6	127	55.7	46.8-64.2
65-74	176	22	16.6	10.1-25.8	6	3.7	1.5- 9.1	28	15.5	10.2-23.0	120	64.2	54.8-72.6
75+	111	18	14.7	8.7-23.9	5	5.1	1.8-13.8	5	4.9	1.8-12.6	83	75.3	64.7-83.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	179	28	22.5	14.0-34.0	19	18.2	10.7-29.1	36	23.0	15.6-32.5	96	36.4	27.9-45.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	270	67	36.1	25.8-47.9	26	14.0	6.7-27.1	55	17.6	12.5-24.2	122	32.3	24.7-41.0
Some Post-H.S.	260	75	37.2	29.5-45.7	16	8.8	5.0-15.0	57	24.3	17.9-32.1	112	29.7	23.5-36.7
College Graduate	237	65	30.9	23.7-39.1	35	19.9	14.0-27.6	64	29.8	22.7-38.0	73	19.4	14.7-25.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	165	37	29.9	19.5-42.9	11	6.9	3.4-13.5	36	26.1	17.9-36.4	81	37.1	27.9-47.3
$15,000- 24,999	190	41	27.0	18.2-38.1	23	20.2	11.9-32.0	42	21.5	14.9-29.9	84	31.3	23.7-40.2
$25,000- 34,999	97	20	27.9	16.2-43.7	8	16.4	7.8-31.2	22	26.3	16.4-39.5	47	29.3	20.2-40.4
$35,000- 49,999	124	35	28.8	20.1-39.5	12	14.0	7.6-24.5	29	29.8	19.8-42.2	48	27.3	19.3-37.1
$50,000-74,999	118	28	28.8	19.5-40.3	14	15.1	8.5-25.5	29	27.5	18.3-39.2	47	28.6	20.5-38.3
$75,000+	144	47	44.0	31.7-57.2	19	12.7	7.4-21.0	37	25.5	17.3-35.9	41	17.8	11.8-25.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	591	123	23.4	18.7-29.0	64	18.4	12.8-25.5	119	21.3	17.2-26.2	285	36.9	31.8-42.3
No	347	112	45.6	37.7-53.7	31	10.2	6.9-14.9	90	25.9	20.2-32.6	114	18.3	14.3-23.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	103	18	14.9	8.6-24.5	4	9.4	3.3-23.7	18	26.7	16.4-40.4	63	49.0	37.0-61.1
Non-Veteran	844	217	34.8	29.7-40.2	92	15.5	11.6-20.4	194	23.1	19.5-27.2	341	26.6	23.1-30.5

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

-WHITES

947

235

32.7

28.0-37.8

14.9

11.3-19.4

212

23.5

20.0-27.4

404

28.9

25.4-32.7

GENDER

Males

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

Females

692

163

30.7

26.0-35.8

13.7

10.3-18.0

170

25.5

21.5-30.0

290

30.1

26.1-34.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

27.5

9.2-58.6

17.6

2.6-63.3

40.8

14.0-74.6

14.0

3.7-41.0

Non-Hispanic

932

229

32.9

28.1-38.0

14.9

11.2-19.4

208

23.1

19.7-27.0

400

29.1

25.6-33.0

AGE

18-24

70.8

42.5-88.8

29.2

11.2-57.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

58.6

45.1-71.0

23.9

14.5-36.8

17.4

9.6-29.6

0.0

. - .

35-44

144

18.8

12.8-26.7

18.3

11.9-27.1

54.7

44.9-64.2

8.2

4.1-15.6

45-54

192

29.7

22.1-38.5

11.1

6.0-19.5

29.1

22.1-37.2

30.1

22.7-38.7

55-64

220

23.2

16.2-32.1

9.3

4.8-17.3

11.8

7.8-17.6

127

55.7

46.8-64.2

65-74

176

16.6

10.1-25.8

3.7

1.5- 9.1

15.5

10.2-23.0

120

64.2

54.8-72.6

75+

111

14.7

8.7-23.9

5.1

1.8-13.8

4.9

1.8-12.6

75.3

64.7-83.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

179

22.5

14.0-34.0

18.2

10.7-29.1

23.0

15.6-32.5

36.4

27.9-45.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

270

36.1

25.8-47.9

14.0

6.7-27.1

17.6

12.5-24.2

122

32.3

24.7-41.0

Some Post-H.S.

260

37.2

29.5-45.7

8.8

5.0-15.0

24.3

17.9-32.1

112

29.7

23.5-36.7

College Graduate

237

30.9

23.7-39.1

19.9

14.0-27.6

29.8

22.7-38.0

19.4

14.7-25.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

165

29.9

19.5-42.9

6.9

3.4-13.5

26.1

17.9-36.4

37.1

27.9-47.3

$15,000- 24,999

190

27.0

18.2-38.1

20.2

11.9-32.0

21.5

14.9-29.9

31.3

23.7-40.2

$25,000- 34,999

27.9

16.2-43.7

16.4

7.8-31.2

26.3

16.4-39.5

29.3

20.2-40.4

$35,000- 49,999

124

28.8

20.1-39.5

14.0

7.6-24.5

29.8

19.8-42.2

27.3

19.3-37.1

$50,000-74,999

118

28.8

19.5-40.3

15.1

8.5-25.5

27.5

18.3-39.2

28.6

20.5-38.3

$75,000+

144

44.0

31.7-57.2

12.7

7.4-21.0

25.5

17.3-35.9

17.8

11.8-25.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

591

123

23.4

18.7-29.0

18.4

12.8-25.5

119

21.3

17.2-26.2

285

36.9

31.8-42.3

347

112

45.6

37.7-53.7

10.2

6.9-14.9

25.9

20.2-32.6

114

18.3

14.3-23.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

103

14.9

8.6-24.5

9.4

3.3-23.7

26.7

16.4-40.4

49.0

37.0-61.1

Non-Veteran

844

217

34.8

29.7-40.2

15.5

11.6-20.4

194

23.1

19.5-27.2

341

26.6

23.1-30.5

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*These data apply to those who had been told they 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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