BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever been given a breathing test to diagnose your COPD, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	976	832	82.2	77.2-86.4	144	17.8	13.6-22.8
-Eastern NC	295	252	81.6	71.5-88.7	43	18.4	11.3-28.5
GENDER
Male	86	80	86.3	61.8-96.1	6	13.7	3.9-38.2
Female	209	172	78.3	67.8-86.1	37	21.7	13.9-32.2
RACE
White	205	184	89.5	81.7-94.2	21	10.5	5.8-18.3
African American	65	48	63.4	38.8-82.5	17	36.6	17.5-61.2
Other Minorities	24	19	73.0	33.1-93.7	5	27.0	6.3-66.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	4	32.5	4.9-81.8	1	67.5	18.2-95.1
Non-Hispanic	290	248	83.3	73.8-89.9	42	16.7	10.1-26.2
AGE
18-24	4	2	85.0	43.0-97.7	2	15.0	2.3-57.0
25-34	13	8	48.6	18.9-79.3	5	51.4	20.7-81.1
35-44	27	22	70.3	32.0-92.3	5	29.7	7.7-68.0
45-54	55	49	92.7	81.3-97.4	6	7.3	2.6-18.7
55-64	78	66	80.8	64.6-90.7	12	19.2	9.3-35.4
65+	118	105	89.5	78.2-95.3	13	10.5	4.7-21.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	56	52	93.1	74.6-98.4	4	6.9	1.6-25.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	110	90	70.1	48.8-85.2	20	29.9	14.8-51.2
Some Post-H.S.	90	77	86.1	74.6-92.8	13	13.9	7.2-25.4
College Graduate	38	32	82.4	57.0-94.3	6	17.6	5.7-43.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	71	59	80.4	62.2-91.1	12	19.6	8.9-37.8
$15,000- 24,999	67	58	81.6	48.5-95.4	9	18.4	4.6-51.5
$25,000- 34,999	29	26	76.7	33.1-95.6	3	23.3	4.4-66.9
$35,000- 49,999	35	26	72.5	50.3-87.3	9	27.5	12.7-49.7
$50,000-74,999	31	26	86.4	62.4-96.1	5	13.6	3.9-37.6
$75,000+	21	18	89.8	68.8-97.2	3	10.2	2.8-31.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	217	194	86.6	76.5-92.8	23	13.4	7.2-23.5
No	76	57	80.2	65.0-89.8	19	19.8	10.2-35.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	52	50	96.1	80.5-99.3	2	3.9	0.7-19.5
Non-Veteran	212	176	75.8	62.5-85.4	36	24.2	14.6-37.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

976

832

82.2

77.2-86.4

144

17.8

13.6-22.8

-Eastern NC

295

252

81.6

71.5-88.7

18.4

11.3-28.5

GENDER

Male

86.3

61.8-96.1

13.7

3.9-38.2

Female

209

172

78.3

67.8-86.1

21.7

13.9-32.2

RACE

White

205

184

89.5

81.7-94.2

10.5

5.8-18.3

African American

63.4

38.8-82.5

36.6

17.5-61.2

Other Minorities

73.0

33.1-93.7

27.0

6.3-66.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

32.5

4.9-81.8

67.5

18.2-95.1

Non-Hispanic

290

248

83.3

73.8-89.9

16.7

10.1-26.2

AGE

18-24

85.0

43.0-97.7

15.0

2.3-57.0

25-34

48.6

18.9-79.3

51.4

20.7-81.1

35-44

70.3

32.0-92.3

29.7

7.7-68.0

45-54

92.7

81.3-97.4

7.3

2.6-18.7

55-64

80.8

64.6-90.7

19.2

9.3-35.4

65+

118

105

89.5

78.2-95.3

10.5

4.7-21.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

93.1

74.6-98.4

6.9

1.6-25.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

110

70.1

48.8-85.2

29.9

14.8-51.2

Some Post-H.S.

86.1

74.6-92.8

13.9

7.2-25.4

College Graduate

82.4

57.0-94.3

17.6

5.7-43.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

80.4

62.2-91.1

19.6

8.9-37.8

$15,000- 24,999

81.6

48.5-95.4

18.4

4.6-51.5

$25,000- 34,999

76.7

33.1-95.6

23.3

4.4-66.9

$35,000- 49,999

72.5

50.3-87.3

27.5

12.7-49.7

$50,000-74,999

86.4

62.4-96.1

13.6

3.9-37.6

$75,000+

89.8

68.8-97.2

10.2

2.8-31.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

217

194

86.6

76.5-92.8

13.4

7.2-23.5

80.2

65.0-89.8

19.8

10.2-35.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

96.1

80.5-99.3

3.9

0.7-19.5

Non-Veteran

212

176

75.8

62.5-85.4

24.2

14.6-37.5

Back to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

*Asked only of those who reported having COPD.

^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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