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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston 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
-Gaston County 316 26 5.1 3.3- 7.9 290 94.9 92.1-96.7
GENDER
Male 117 4 2.3 0.7- 7.2 113 97.7 92.8-99.3
Female 199 22 7.3 4.6-11.5 177 92.7 88.5-95.4
RACE
White 272 25 5.8 3.7- 9.0 247 94.2 91.0-96.3
Other 44 1 2.0 0.3-12.9 43 98.0 87.1-99.7
AGE
18-44 83 2 2.1 0.5- 8.3 81 97.9 91.7-99.5
45+ 229 23 7.3 4.7-11.2 206 92.7 88.8-95.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 174 20 7.8 4.7-12.8 154 92.2 87.2-95.3
Some College + 141 6 2.7 1.1- 6.4 135 97.3 93.6-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 174 17 7.1 4.1-12.1 157 92.9 87.9-95.9
$50,000+ 85 3 2.2 0.7- 6.9 82 97.8 93.1-99.3

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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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