BRFSS 2008 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	140	45	43.9	31.3-57.3	13	14.1	7.3-25.4	21	18.2	11.1-28.6	61	23.8	16.5-32.9
Female	401	109	32.6	25.7-40.2	45	17.0	10.7-25.9	100	25.0	19.5-31.4	147	25.5	20.3-31.4
RACE
White	440	123	36.3	29.3-44.0	45	13.5	9.5-18.7	90	21.4	16.7-27.1	182	28.8	23.7-34.4
African American	76	22	36.9	21.3-55.9	10	20.2	8.8-40.2	23	26.3	15.3-41.4	21	16.6	8.7-29.3
Other Minorities	24	8	33.5	14.2-60.5	3	26.7	6.2-66.8	8	26.9	10.9-52.7	5	12.9	4.0-34.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	4	16.4	4.9-42.4	3	26.0	7.8-59.1	5	51.0	22.0-79.4	2	6.6	1.3-27.9
Non-Hispanic	526	149	36.9	30.3-44.1	55	15.7	10.5-22.7	116	21.8	17.3-27.0	206	25.6	21.2-30.7
AGE
18-24	16	10	66.5	35.1-87.9	6	33.5	12.1-64.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	49	25	49.6	33.0-66.3	12	27.7	14.7-46.0	12	22.7	12.2-38.2	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	93	30	29.1	19.4-41.2	13	10.9	5.9-19.2	42	53.3	41.0-65.3	8	6.7	2.8-15.2
45-54	113	35	31.3	21.3-43.2	12	12.7	6.3-24.2	26	24.7	15.5-37.0	40	31.3	21.6-42.9
55-64	127	28	25.3	16.1-37.5	7	8.9	3.6-20.5	19	11.0	6.4-18.4	73	54.7	42.8-66.2
65-74	87	13	17.0	9.0-29.8	5	5.6	1.9-15.2	19	21.1	12.7-32.9	50	56.3	43.1-68.8
75+	54	12	21.7	11.1-38.1	3	6.3	1.7-20.9	2	3.5	0.7-16.2	37	68.4	51.9-81.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	106	14	19.4	10.0-34.4	15	25.7	13.6-43.0	23	20.9	12.0-33.9	54	34.0	23.0-47.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	152	38	36.0	22.4-52.3	18	17.3	7.3-35.5	36	19.5	12.4-29.4	60	27.2	18.4-38.2
Some Post-H.S.	149	58	48.3	37.5-59.2	7	6.7	2.9-14.8	27	19.7	12.1-30.2	57	25.4	17.9-34.7
College Graduate	134	44	34.1	24.2-45.6	18	18.4	10.6-29.9	35	31.3	21.8-42.6	37	16.2	10.8-23.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	97	21	23.3	12.0-40.3	12	27.1	10.4-54.4	19	17.9	9.7-30.6	45	31.7	19.2-47.5
$15,000- 24,999	113	21	17.6	10.3-28.5	15	18.4	9.1-33.6	34	35.7	23.7-49.7	43	28.4	19.1-39.9
$25,000- 34,999	54	17	38.3	22.0-57.8	4	12.7	4.5-31.0	10	21.6	10.6-39.2	23	27.4	16.3-42.2
$35,000- 49,999	65	22	38.9	25.2-54.7	7	13.1	5.8-26.8	17	30.8	18.0-47.4	19	17.2	9.8-28.5
$50,000-74,999	63	22	34.6	21.5-50.5	4	10.7	3.7-27.3	11	23.2	11.5-41.3	26	31.5	19.1-47.3
$75,000+	89	31	45.8	30.1-62.3	11	14.2	6.4-28.4	23	24.8	15.0-38.0	24	15.3	8.8-25.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	325	71	23.1	17.1-30.4	42	21.0	13.3-31.4	69	21.8	16.1-28.8	143	34.2	27.4-41.7
No	210	83	51.7	41.4-61.9	15	10.3	5.2-19.2	50	23.8	16.9-32.4	62	14.3	10.1-19.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	50	7	18.3	6.0-44.3	3	9.6	2.7-28.8	9	24.7	11.6-44.9	31	47.4	29.7-65.7
Non-Veteran	491	147	37.9	31.1-45.3	55	16.7	11.3-24.0	112	22.7	17.9-28.2	177	22.7	18.4-27.7

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

140

43.9

31.3-57.3

14.1

7.3-25.4

18.2

11.1-28.6

23.8

16.5-32.9

Female

401

109

32.6

25.7-40.2

17.0

10.7-25.9

100

25.0

19.5-31.4

147

25.5

20.3-31.4

RACE

White

440

123

36.3

29.3-44.0

13.5

9.5-18.7

21.4

16.7-27.1

182

28.8

23.7-34.4

African American

36.9

21.3-55.9

20.2

8.8-40.2

26.3

15.3-41.4

16.6

8.7-29.3

Other Minorities

33.5

14.2-60.5

26.7

6.2-66.8

26.9

10.9-52.7

12.9

4.0-34.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

16.4

4.9-42.4

26.0

7.8-59.1

51.0

22.0-79.4

6.6

1.3-27.9

Non-Hispanic

526

149

36.9

30.3-44.1

15.7

10.5-22.7

116

21.8

17.3-27.0

206

25.6

21.2-30.7

AGE

18-24

66.5

35.1-87.9

33.5

12.1-64.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

49.6

33.0-66.3

27.7

14.7-46.0

22.7

12.2-38.2

0.0

. - .

35-44

29.1

19.4-41.2

10.9

5.9-19.2

53.3

41.0-65.3

6.7

2.8-15.2

45-54

113

31.3

21.3-43.2

12.7

6.3-24.2

24.7

15.5-37.0

31.3

21.6-42.9

55-64

127

25.3

16.1-37.5

8.9

3.6-20.5

11.0

6.4-18.4

54.7

42.8-66.2

65-74

17.0

9.0-29.8

5.6

1.9-15.2

21.1

12.7-32.9

56.3

43.1-68.8

75+

21.7

11.1-38.1

6.3

1.7-20.9

3.5

0.7-16.2

68.4

51.9-81.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

106

19.4

10.0-34.4

25.7

13.6-43.0

20.9

12.0-33.9

34.0

23.0-47.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

152

36.0

22.4-52.3

17.3

7.3-35.5

19.5

12.4-29.4

27.2

18.4-38.2

Some Post-H.S.

149

48.3

37.5-59.2

6.7

2.9-14.8

19.7

12.1-30.2

25.4

17.9-34.7

College Graduate

134

34.1

24.2-45.6

18.4

10.6-29.9

31.3

21.8-42.6

16.2

10.8-23.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

23.3

12.0-40.3

27.1

10.4-54.4

17.9

9.7-30.6

31.7

19.2-47.5

$15,000- 24,999

113

17.6

10.3-28.5

18.4

9.1-33.6

35.7

23.7-49.7

28.4

19.1-39.9

$25,000- 34,999

38.3

22.0-57.8

12.7

4.5-31.0

21.6

10.6-39.2

27.4

16.3-42.2

$35,000- 49,999

38.9

25.2-54.7

13.1

5.8-26.8

30.8

18.0-47.4

17.2

9.8-28.5

$50,000-74,999

34.6

21.5-50.5

10.7

3.7-27.3

23.2

11.5-41.3

31.5

19.1-47.3

$75,000+

45.8

30.1-62.3

14.2

6.4-28.4

24.8

15.0-38.0

15.3

8.8-25.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

325

23.1

17.1-30.4

21.0

13.3-31.4

21.8

16.1-28.8

143

34.2

27.4-41.7

210

51.7

41.4-61.9

10.3

5.2-19.2

23.8

16.9-32.4

14.3

10.1-19.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

18.3

6.0-44.3

9.6

2.7-28.8

24.7

11.6-44.9

47.4

29.7-65.7

Non-Veteran

491

147

37.9

31.1-45.3

16.7

11.3-24.0

112

22.7

17.9-28.2

177

22.7

18.4-27.7

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*These data apply to those who have 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.

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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