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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC	2,907	387	13.3	11.7-15.0	2,520	86.7	85.0-88.3
GENDER
Male	1,153	122	10.3	8.3-12.7	1,031	89.7	87.3-91.7
Female	1,754	265	16.0	13.8-18.5	1,489	84.0	81.5-86.2
RACE
White	2,685	357	13.9	12.2-15.8	2,328	86.1	84.2-87.8
African American	80	10	9.1	4.5-17.4	70	90.9	82.6-95.5
Other Minorities	131	20	6.9	3.7-12.5	111	93.1	87.5-96.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	59	8	7.0	2.5-17.7	51	93.0	82.3-97.5
Non-Hispanic	2,838	377	13.5	12.0-15.3	2,461	86.5	84.7-88.0
AGE
18-24	74	17	16.7	9.6-27.4	57	83.3	72.6-90.4
25-34	226	34	14.5	10.2-20.2	192	85.5	79.8-89.8
35-44	370	52	13.8	10.1-18.5	318	86.2	81.5-89.9
45-54	525	82	14.6	11.5-18.5	443	85.4	81.5-88.5
55-64	694	74	10.5	8.1-13.5	620	89.5	86.5-91.9
65-74	559	66	11.5	8.8-14.9	493	88.5	85.1-91.2
75+	444	60	11.6	8.8-15.2	384	88.4	84.8-91.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	449	83	17.3	12.9-22.8	366	82.7	77.2-87.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	896	99	9.8	7.6-12.6	797	90.2	87.4-92.4
Some Post-H.S.	743	100	13.5	10.7-17.0	643	86.5	83.0-89.3
College Graduate	814	103	14.4	11.5-17.9	711	85.6	82.1-88.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	387	73	15.4	11.5-20.4	314	84.6	79.6-88.5
$15,000- 24,999	511	75	13.3	9.9-17.6	436	86.7	82.4-90.1
$25,000- 34,999	343	40	11.9	8.4-16.7	303	88.1	83.3-91.6
$35,000- 49,999	434	61	13.8	10.2-18.5	373	86.2	81.5-89.8
$50,000-74,999	408	52	15.2	11.2-20.4	356	84.8	79.6-88.8
$75,000+	420	36	9.6	6.4-14.1	384	90.4	85.9-93.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,193	229	19.8	17.0-23.1	964	80.2	76.9-83.0
No	1,640	152	9.6	7.9-11.7	1,488	90.4	88.3-92.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	423	35	8.7	5.7-12.9	388	91.3	87.1-94.3
Non-Veteran	2,483	352	13.9	12.2-15.8	2,131	86.1	84.2-87.8

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

-Western NC

2,907

387

13.3

11.7-15.0

2,520

86.7

85.0-88.3

GENDER

Male

1,153

122

10.3

8.3-12.7

1,031

89.7

87.3-91.7

Female

1,754

265

16.0

13.8-18.5

1,489

84.0

81.5-86.2

RACE

White

2,685

357

13.9

12.2-15.8

2,328

86.1

84.2-87.8

African American

9.1

4.5-17.4

90.9

82.6-95.5

Other Minorities

131

6.9

3.7-12.5

111

93.1

87.5-96.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.0

2.5-17.7

93.0

82.3-97.5

Non-Hispanic

2,838

377

13.5

12.0-15.3

2,461

86.5

84.7-88.0

AGE

18-24

16.7

9.6-27.4

83.3

72.6-90.4

25-34

226

14.5

10.2-20.2

192

85.5

79.8-89.8

35-44

370

13.8

10.1-18.5

318

86.2

81.5-89.9

45-54

525

14.6

11.5-18.5

443

85.4

81.5-88.5

55-64

694

10.5

8.1-13.5

620

89.5

86.5-91.9

65-74

559

11.5

8.8-14.9

493

88.5

85.1-91.2

75+

444

11.6

8.8-15.2

384

88.4

84.8-91.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

449

17.3

12.9-22.8

366

82.7

77.2-87.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

896

9.8

7.6-12.6

797

90.2

87.4-92.4

Some Post-H.S.

743

100

13.5

10.7-17.0

643

86.5

83.0-89.3

College Graduate

814

103

14.4

11.5-17.9

711

85.6

82.1-88.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

387

15.4

11.5-20.4

314

84.6

79.6-88.5

$15,000- 24,999

511

13.3

9.9-17.6

436

86.7

82.4-90.1

$25,000- 34,999

343

11.9

8.4-16.7

303

88.1

83.3-91.6

$35,000- 49,999

434

13.8

10.2-18.5

373

86.2

81.5-89.8

$50,000-74,999

408

15.2

11.2-20.4

356

84.8

79.6-88.8

$75,000+

420

9.6

6.4-14.1

384

90.4

85.9-93.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,193

229

19.8

17.0-23.1

964

80.2

76.9-83.0

1,640

152

9.6

7.9-11.7

1,488

90.4

88.3-92.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

423

8.7

5.7-12.9

388

91.3

87.1-94.3

Non-Veteran

2,483

352

13.9

12.2-15.8

2,131

86.1

84.2-87.8

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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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