BRFSS 2008 - Western 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: Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male	81	22	29.2	18.2-43.3	10	16.3	7.8-30.9	15	26.3	15.9-40.4	34	28.2	19.1-39.6
Female	191	47	34.3	25.6-44.1	16	10.1	5.5-17.6	52	30.7	22.8-39.9	76	25.0	19.0-32.2
RACE
White	250	63	32.4	25.0-40.7	23	12.1	7.4-19.2	58	28.6	21.8-36.5	106	27.0	21.4-33.3
African American	9	4	47.5	17.9-79.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	37.3	11.8-72.6	2	15.2	3.3-48.4
Other Minorities	13	2	21.8	4.3-63.4	3	29.2	7.7-66.9	6	39.2	15.0-70.1	2	9.9	2.2-34.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	6	1	20.5	2.4-73.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	61.5	17.2-92.4	3	18.0	3.6-56.3
Non-Hispanic	265	68	32.9	25.7-41.0	26	12.7	8.0-19.6	65	28.3	21.8-35.8	106	26.2	20.9-32.3
AGE
18-24	11	10	92.5	60.9-99.0	1	7.5	1.0-39.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	23	12	54.5	33.1-74.3	5	18.2	7.1-39.5	6	27.3	12.1-50.7	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	40	6	12.1	4.6-28.5	7	23.1	9.9-45.1	25	58.8	39.5-75.7	2	6.0	1.1-26.5
45-54	59	15	22.3	12.4-36.7	5	6.9	2.5-18.1	22	41.3	27.3-56.9	17	29.4	18.2-43.9
55-64	53	13	21.7	12.2-35.4	4	6.6	1.9-20.3	9	22.2	10.5-41.0	27	49.5	33.9-65.3
65-74	49	8	23.2	10.9-42.8	3	8.8	2.6-26.1	3	4.2	1.2-13.3	35	63.8	45.9-78.6
75+	35	5	17.5	6.2-40.5	1	2.0	0.3-12.9	2	5.9	1.4-22.2	27	74.6	53.5-88.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	60	11	24.6	11.1-46.0	5	15.0	5.2-36.4	12	28.4	15.1-47.0	32	32.0	20.1-46.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	70	23	42.7	28.5-58.2	5	3.2	1.2- 8.0	15	25.7	15.1-40.3	27	28.4	18.0-41.8
Some Post-H.S.	74	20	37.5	24.5-52.5	5	6.5	2.4-16.5	19	30.4	18.9-45.0	30	25.7	16.8-37.1
College Graduate	67	15	26.5	15.7-41.2	11	22.7	12.2-38.3	21	31.4	19.2-46.9	20	19.4	11.2-31.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	57	14	25.1	13.6-41.7	4	6.5	1.8-21.0	11	31.1	16.8-50.2	28	37.3	24.1-52.7
$15,000- 24,999	57	14	27.8	14.3-47.2	5	12.0	3.3-35.0	14	30.0	17.1-47.2	24	30.1	17.9-46.0
$25,000- 34,999	26	5	22.9	8.8-47.8	3	18.7	5.8-46.1	6	33.1	14.3-59.3	12	25.4	12.7-44.4
$35,000- 49,999	38	11	37.3	20.4-58.1	4	13.3	4.0-36.2	9	25.6	12.5-45.5	14	23.7	12.8-39.7
$50,000-74,999	32	10	38.9	21.2-60.1	5	21.8	8.2-46.5	10	24.7	11.2-45.9	7	14.6	6.5-29.6
$75,000+	29	7	33.5	15.3-58.5	3	8.0	2.3-24.2	12	43.5	23.5-65.9	7	15.0	6.3-31.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	167	38	25.2	17.6-34.7	14	9.8	4.8-19.1	33	28.6	20.1-39.0	82	36.4	28.3-45.4
No	104	31	41.1	29.5-53.8	12	15.3	8.2-26.7	34	29.8	20.3-41.5	27	13.8	8.9-20.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	25	7	25.6	10.0-51.5	1	15.1	2.3-57.4	3	22.9	6.9-54.4	14	36.4	18.2-59.6
Non-Veteran	247	62	33.1	25.7-41.5	25	12.0	7.5-18.8	64	29.7	22.9-37.6	96	25.1	19.7-31.4

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

-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

GENDER

Male

29.2

18.2-43.3

16.3

7.8-30.9

26.3

15.9-40.4

28.2

19.1-39.6

Female

191

34.3

25.6-44.1

10.1

5.5-17.6

30.7

22.8-39.9

25.0

19.0-32.2

RACE

White

250

32.4

25.0-40.7

12.1

7.4-19.2

28.6

21.8-36.5

106

27.0

21.4-33.3

African American

47.5

17.9-79.0

0.0

. - .

37.3

11.8-72.6

15.2

3.3-48.4

Other Minorities

21.8

4.3-63.4

29.2

7.7-66.9

39.2

15.0-70.1

9.9

2.2-34.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

20.5

2.4-73.2

0.0

. - .

61.5

17.2-92.4

18.0

3.6-56.3

Non-Hispanic

265

32.9

25.7-41.0

12.7

8.0-19.6

28.3

21.8-35.8

106

26.2

20.9-32.3

AGE

18-24

92.5

60.9-99.0

7.5

1.0-39.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

54.5

33.1-74.3

18.2

7.1-39.5

27.3

12.1-50.7

0.0

. - .

35-44

12.1

4.6-28.5

23.1

9.9-45.1

58.8

39.5-75.7

6.0

1.1-26.5

45-54

22.3

12.4-36.7

6.9

2.5-18.1

41.3

27.3-56.9

29.4

18.2-43.9

55-64

21.7

12.2-35.4

6.6

1.9-20.3

22.2

10.5-41.0

49.5

33.9-65.3

65-74

23.2

10.9-42.8

8.8

2.6-26.1

4.2

1.2-13.3

63.8

45.9-78.6

75+

17.5

6.2-40.5

2.0

0.3-12.9

5.9

1.4-22.2

74.6

53.5-88.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

24.6

11.1-46.0

15.0

5.2-36.4

28.4

15.1-47.0

32.0

20.1-46.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

42.7

28.5-58.2

3.2

1.2- 8.0

25.7

15.1-40.3

28.4

18.0-41.8

Some Post-H.S.

37.5

24.5-52.5

6.5

2.4-16.5

30.4

18.9-45.0

25.7

16.8-37.1

College Graduate

26.5

15.7-41.2

22.7

12.2-38.3

31.4

19.2-46.9

19.4

11.2-31.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

25.1

13.6-41.7

6.5

1.8-21.0

31.1

16.8-50.2

37.3

24.1-52.7

$15,000- 24,999

27.8

14.3-47.2

12.0

3.3-35.0

30.0

17.1-47.2

30.1

17.9-46.0

$25,000- 34,999

22.9

8.8-47.8

18.7

5.8-46.1

33.1

14.3-59.3

25.4

12.7-44.4

$35,000- 49,999

37.3

20.4-58.1

13.3

4.0-36.2

25.6

12.5-45.5

23.7

12.8-39.7

$50,000-74,999

38.9

21.2-60.1

21.8

8.2-46.5

24.7

11.2-45.9

14.6

6.5-29.6

$75,000+

33.5

15.3-58.5

8.0

2.3-24.2

43.5

23.5-65.9

15.0

6.3-31.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

167

25.2

17.6-34.7

9.8

4.8-19.1

28.6

20.1-39.0

36.4

28.3-45.4

104

41.1

29.5-53.8

15.3

8.2-26.7

29.8

20.3-41.5

13.8

8.9-20.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

25.6

10.0-51.5

15.1

2.3-57.4

22.9

6.9-54.4

36.4

18.2-59.6

Non-Veteran

247

33.1

25.7-41.5

12.0

7.5-18.8

29.7

22.9-37.6

25.1

19.7-31.4

Back to Adult Asthma History.

*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.

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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