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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 576 26 3.6 2.2- 5.9 550 96.4 94.1-97.8
GENDER
Male 212 6 3.0 1.2- 7.4 206 97.0 92.6-98.8
Female 364 20 4.0 2.2- 7.2 344 96.0 92.8-97.8
RACE
White 404 18 4.3 2.3- 7.9 386 95.7 92.1-97.7
Other 163 8 2.6 1.1- 6.0 155 97.4 94.0-98.9
AGE
18-44 175 1 0.6 0.1- 4.1 174 99.4 95.9-99.9
45+ 395 25 6.8 4.1-11.1 370 93.2 88.9-95.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 136 11 5.7 2.5-12.6 125 94.3 87.4-97.5
Some College + 438 15 2.8 1.5- 5.2 423 97.2 94.8-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 211 17 5.4 2.7-10.5 194 94.6 89.5-97.3
$50,000+ 272 5 2.7 1.1- 6.6 267 97.3 93.4-98.9

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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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