BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	13,252	1,706	12.9	11.9-14.0	11,546	87.1	86.0-88.1
GENDER
Male	4,971	508	10.9	9.5-12.5	4,463	89.1	87.5-90.5
Female	8,281	1,198	14.8	13.4-16.4	7,083	85.2	83.6-86.6
RACE
White	10,475	1,331	12.9	11.7-14.1	9,144	87.1	85.9-88.3
African American	1,861	279	15.6	13.0-18.6	1,582	84.4	81.4-87.0
Asian	105	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	104	99.6	97.5- 100
Native American	311	50	20.0	11.0-33.5	261	80.0	66.5-89.0
Other Minorities	410	35	6.1	3.5-10.2	375	93.9	89.8-96.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	444	36	6.3	3.6-10.9	408	93.7	89.1-96.4
-English Speaking	233	25	9.9	5.7-16.5	208	90.1	83.5-94.3
-Spanish Speaking	211	11	4.5	1.6-12.1	200	95.5	87.9-98.4
Non-Hispanic	12,772	1,667	13.4	12.4-14.6	11,105	86.6	85.4-87.6
AGE
18-24	408	80	18.3	13.6-24.1	328	81.7	75.9-86.4
25-34	1,226	180	15.7	12.8-19.2	1,046	84.3	80.8-87.2
35-44	1,993	244	10.6	8.9-12.5	1,749	89.4	87.5-91.1
45-54	2,565	337	12.1	10.3-14.2	2,228	87.9	85.8-89.7
55-64	2,771	391	12.1	10.6-13.7	2,380	87.9	86.3-89.4
65-74	2,348	288	11.2	9.5-13.1	2,060	88.8	86.9-90.5
75+	1,821	176	9.7	7.4-12.7	1,645	90.3	87.3-92.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,732	274	13.6	10.8-16.9	1,458	86.4	83.1-89.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,938	494	13.9	11.9-16.1	3,444	86.1	83.9-88.1
Some Post-H.S.	3,348	459	14.0	12.0-16.2	2,889	86.0	83.8-88.0
College Graduate	4,211	476	10.9	9.3-12.8	3,735	89.1	87.2-90.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,444	280	17.3	13.7-21.5	1,164	82.7	78.5-86.3
$15,000- 24,999	2,099	311	16.2	13.0-20.0	1,788	83.8	80.0-87.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,362	165	13.0	10.1-16.5	1,197	87.0	83.5-89.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,705	196	11.3	8.9-14.3	1,509	88.7	85.7-91.1
$50,000-74,999	1,808	221	14.1	11.3-17.4	1,587	85.9	82.6-88.7
$75,000+	2,798	284	9.0	7.7-10.4	2,514	91.0	89.6-92.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,593	868	18.6	16.6-20.7	3,725	81.4	79.3-83.4
No	7,857	762	10.7	9.5-11.9	7,095	89.3	88.1-90.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,729	179	10.4	8.3-13.0	1,550	89.6	87.0-91.7
Non-Veteran	10,414	1,384	13.5	12.3-14.8	9,030	86.5	85.2-87.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

13,252

1,706

12.9

11.9-14.0

11,546

87.1

86.0-88.1

GENDER

Male

4,971

508

10.9

9.5-12.5

4,463

89.1

87.5-90.5

Female

8,281

1,198

14.8

13.4-16.4

7,083

85.2

83.6-86.6

RACE

White

10,475

1,331

12.9

11.7-14.1

9,144

87.1

85.9-88.3

African American

1,861

279

15.6

13.0-18.6

1,582

84.4

81.4-87.0

Asian

105

0.4

0.0- 2.5

104

99.6

97.5- 100

Native American

311

20.0

11.0-33.5

261

80.0

66.5-89.0

Other Minorities

410

6.1

3.5-10.2

375

93.9

89.8-96.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

444

6.3

3.6-10.9

408

93.7

89.1-96.4

-English Speaking

233

9.9

5.7-16.5

208

90.1

83.5-94.3

-Spanish Speaking

211

4.5

1.6-12.1

200

95.5

87.9-98.4

Non-Hispanic

12,772

1,667

13.4

12.4-14.6

11,105

86.6

85.4-87.6

AGE

18-24

408

18.3

13.6-24.1

328

81.7

75.9-86.4

25-34

1,226

180

15.7

12.8-19.2

1,046

84.3

80.8-87.2

35-44

1,993

244

10.6

8.9-12.5

1,749

89.4

87.5-91.1

45-54

2,565

337

12.1

10.3-14.2

2,228

87.9

85.8-89.7

55-64

2,771

391

12.1

10.6-13.7

2,380

87.9

86.3-89.4

65-74

2,348

288

11.2

9.5-13.1

2,060

88.8

86.9-90.5

75+

1,821

176

9.7

7.4-12.7

1,645

90.3

87.3-92.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,732

274

13.6

10.8-16.9

1,458

86.4

83.1-89.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,938

494

13.9

11.9-16.1

3,444

86.1

83.9-88.1

Some Post-H.S.

3,348

459

14.0

12.0-16.2

2,889

86.0

83.8-88.0

College Graduate

4,211

476

10.9

9.3-12.8

3,735

89.1

87.2-90.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,444

280

17.3

13.7-21.5

1,164

82.7

78.5-86.3

$15,000- 24,999

2,099

311

16.2

13.0-20.0

1,788

83.8

80.0-87.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,362

165

13.0

10.1-16.5

1,197

87.0

83.5-89.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,705

196

11.3

8.9-14.3

1,509

88.7

85.7-91.1

$50,000-74,999

1,808

221

14.1

11.3-17.4

1,587

85.9

82.6-88.7

$75,000+

2,798

284

9.0

7.7-10.4

2,514

91.0

89.6-92.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,593

868

18.6

16.6-20.7

3,725

81.4

79.3-83.4

7,857

762

10.7

9.5-11.9

7,095

89.3

88.1-90.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,729

179

10.4

8.3-13.0

1,550

89.6

87.0-91.7

Non-Veteran

10,414

1,384

13.5

12.3-14.8

9,030

86.5

85.2-87.7

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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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