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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston 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
-Johnston County 336 26 5.7 3.3- 9.7 310 94.3 90.3-96.7
GENDER
Male 126 9 3.5 1.7- 7.1 117 96.5 92.9-98.3
Female 210 17 7.6 3.7-14.9 193 92.4 85.1-96.3
RACE
White 270 21 6.3 3.4-11.4 249 93.7 88.6-96.6
Other 64 5 3.9 1.4-10.2 59 96.1 89.8-98.6
AGE
18-44 114 2 1.0 0.2- 4.2 112 99.0 95.8-99.8
45+ 220 24 11.2 6.4-18.8 196 88.8 81.2-93.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 164 14 8.6 4.1-17.2 150 91.4 82.8-95.9
Some College + 171 12 3.4 1.8- 6.5 159 96.6 93.5-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 153 18 10.8 5.5-20.0 135 89.2 80.0-94.5
$50,000+ 145 5 2.2 0.9- 5.5 140 97.8 94.5-99.1

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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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