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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Cabarrus County

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Have you ever been told by a doctor or health professional that you have
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,337 993 5.6 5.0- 6.3 11,344 94.4 93.7-95.0
-Cabarrus County 321 31 7.1 4.6-10.7 290 92.9 89.3-95.4
GENDER
Male 119 15 8.1 4.4-14.2 104 91.9 85.8-95.6
Female 202 16 6.0 3.2-11.1 186 94.0 88.9-96.8
RACE
White 266 27 7.5 4.7-11.7 239 92.5 88.3-95.3
Other 49 3 5.5 1.6-17.3 46 94.5 82.7-98.4
AGE
18-44 99 6 3.6 1.5- 8.5 93 96.4 91.5-98.5
45+ 221 25 11.4 7.2-17.6 196 88.6 82.4-92.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 139 21 12.6 7.5-20.5 118 87.4 79.5-92.5
Some College + 181 10 2.6 1.3- 5.3 171 97.4 94.7-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 153 21 12.4 7.3-20.3 132 87.6 79.7-92.7
$50,000+ 114 3 2.4 0.7- 7.5 111 97.6 92.5-99.3

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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.

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