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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell 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
-Iredell County 401 24 4.5 2.7- 7.3 377 95.5 92.7-97.3
GENDER
Male 151 9 5.1 2.2-11.2 142 94.9 88.8-97.8
Female 250 15 3.9 2.2- 6.9 235 96.1 93.1-97.8
RACE
White 347 20 4.0 2.4- 6.5 327 96.0 93.5-97.6
Other 53 4 7.0 1.8-23.7 49 93.0 76.3-98.2
AGE
18-44 120 4 3.2 1.1- 9.0 116 96.8 91.0-98.9
45+ 280 20 6.0 3.7- 9.6 260 94.0 90.4-96.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 186 15 6.5 3.3-12.2 171 93.5 87.8-96.7
Some College + 215 9 2.6 1.2- 5.3 206 97.4 94.7-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 186 16 6.6 3.3-12.7 170 93.4 87.3-96.7
$50,000+ 146 5 2.5 1.0- 6.3 141 97.5 93.7-99.0

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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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