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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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
-Eastern NC 3,364 297 6.0 4.9- 7.4 3,067 94.0 92.6-95.1
GENDER
Male 1,203 86 5.1 3.4- 7.6 1,117 94.9 92.4-96.6
Female 2,161 211 6.9 5.7- 8.5 1,950 93.1 91.5-94.3
RACE
White 2,277 207 5.9 4.7- 7.4 2,070 94.1 92.6-95.3
African American 752 65 5.8 3.7- 8.8 687 94.2 91.2-96.3
Other Minorities 316 24 7.0 3.0-15.4 292 93.0 84.6-97.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 133 5 3.0 0.7-11.4 128 97.0 88.6-99.3
Non-Hispanic 3,224 292 6.3 5.1- 7.7 2,932 93.7 92.3-94.9
AGE
18-24 116 4 3.7 1.0-12.4 112 96.3 87.6-99.0
25-34 353 13 2.9 1.4- 5.8 340 97.1 94.2-98.6
35-44 501 27 5.3 2.8- 9.7 474 94.7 90.3-97.2
45-54 659 55 6.5 4.1-10.1 604 93.5 89.9-95.9
55-64 703 78 8.0 5.9-10.9 625 92.0 89.1-94.1
65+ 1,010 120 9.7 7.4-12.4 890 90.3 87.6-92.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 449 56 9.1 5.4-15.0 393 90.9 85.0-94.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,059 111 6.5 4.6- 9.1 948 93.5 90.9-95.4
Some Post-H.S. 945 91 6.3 4.5- 8.9 854 93.7 91.1-95.5
College Graduate 906 38 3.3 1.9- 5.6 868 96.7 94.4-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 426 73 11.1 6.7-17.8 353 88.9 82.2-93.3
$15,000- 24,999 583 67 9.2 6.0-14.0 516 90.8 86.0-94.0
$25,000- 34,999 340 29 6.2 3.3-11.5 311 93.8 88.5-96.7
$35,000- 49,999 460 35 5.3 3.2- 8.5 425 94.7 91.5-96.8
$50,000-74,999 456 31 6.8 3.9-11.6 425 93.2 88.4-96.1
$75,000+ 641 21 1.4 0.8- 2.5 620 98.6 97.5-99.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,289 218 11.9 9.5-14.8 1,071 88.1 85.2-90.5
No 2,047 77 2.9 1.9- 4.4 1,970 97.1 95.6-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 528 52 6.7 4.3-10.3 476 93.3 89.7-95.7
Non-Veteran 2,548 214 5.5 4.3- 7.1 2,334 94.5 92.9-95.7

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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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