BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, have you stayed in a hospital OVERNIGHT because of shortness of breath, COPD, or emphysema flare?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

During the past 12 months, have you stayed in a hospital OVERNIGHT because of shortness of breath, COPD, or emphysema flare?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	992	121	13.8	9.3-19.9	871	86.2	80.1-90.7
GENDER
Male	306	49	17.2	8.6-31.3	257	82.8	68.7-91.4
Female	686	72	11.4	8.1-15.8	614	88.6	84.2-91.9
RACE
White	824	100	11.8	8.9-15.4	724	88.2	84.6-91.1
African American	114	18	26.8	9.7-55.6	96	73.2	44.4-90.3
Asian	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
Native American	31	1	1.3	0.2- 8.9	30	98.7	91.1-99.8
Other Minorities	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	1	3.4	0.4-22.6	12	96.6	77.4-99.6
-English Speaking	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	6	1	5.4	0.6-35.8	5	94.6	64.2-99.4
Non-Hispanic	976	120	14.1	9.5-20.3	856	85.9	79.7-90.5
AGE
18-24	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
25-34	28	3	6.5	1.4-25.0	25	93.5	75.0-98.6
35-44	78	9	8.4	3.8-17.7	69	91.6	82.3-96.2
45-54	164	25	22.2	8.8-45.7	139	77.8	54.3-91.2
55-64	252	30	14.5	9.1-22.4	222	85.5	77.6-90.9
65-74	272	37	14.6	9.6-21.5	235	85.4	78.5-90.4
75+	187	17	11.2	6.6-18.4	170	88.8	81.6-93.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	239	43	15.0	10.0-21.8	196	85.0	78.2-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	350	30	13.3	4.8-31.6	320	86.7	68.4-95.2
Some Post-H.S.	260	27	10.9	6.3-18.4	233	89.1	81.6-93.7
College Graduate	142	21	19.4	11.2-31.6	121	80.6	68.4-88.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	240	38	16.2	10.1-24.9	202	83.8	75.1-89.9
$15,000- 24,999	221	22	7.4	4.0-13.2	199	92.6	86.8-96.0
$25,000- 34,999	121	8	24.9	6.9-59.5	113	75.1	40.5-93.1
$35,000- 49,999	123	16	11.3	6.5-18.8	107	88.7	81.2-93.5
$50,000-74,999	83	16	18.6	9.6-33.0	67	81.4	67.0-90.4
$75,000+	55	3	11.6	2.7-38.0	52	88.4	62.0-97.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	725	111	18.2	12.0-26.4	614	81.8	73.6-88.0
No	255	8	3.4	1.5- 7.5	247	96.6	92.5-98.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	168	20	8.5	5.1-13.9	148	91.5	86.1-94.9
Non-Veteran	738	90	15.2	9.5-23.4	648	84.8	76.6-90.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

992

121

13.8

9.3-19.9

871

86.2

80.1-90.7

GENDER

Male

306

17.2

8.6-31.3

257

82.8

68.7-91.4

Female

686

11.4

8.1-15.8

614

88.6

84.2-91.9

RACE

White

824

100

11.8

8.9-15.4

724

88.2

84.6-91.1

African American

114

26.8

9.7-55.6

73.2

44.4-90.3

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

1.3

0.2- 8.9

98.7

91.1-99.8

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

3.4

0.4-22.6

96.6

77.4-99.6

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

5.4

0.6-35.8

94.6

64.2-99.4

Non-Hispanic

976

120

14.1

9.5-20.3

856

85.9

79.7-90.5

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

6.5

1.4-25.0

93.5

75.0-98.6

35-44

8.4

3.8-17.7

91.6

82.3-96.2

45-54

164

22.2

8.8-45.7

139

77.8

54.3-91.2

55-64

252

14.5

9.1-22.4

222

85.5

77.6-90.9

65-74

272

14.6

9.6-21.5

235

85.4

78.5-90.4

75+

187

11.2

6.6-18.4

170

88.8

81.6-93.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

239

15.0

10.0-21.8

196

85.0

78.2-90.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

350

13.3

4.8-31.6

320

86.7

68.4-95.2

Some Post-H.S.

260

10.9

6.3-18.4

233

89.1

81.6-93.7

College Graduate

142

19.4

11.2-31.6

121

80.6

68.4-88.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

240

16.2

10.1-24.9

202

83.8

75.1-89.9

$15,000- 24,999

221

7.4

4.0-13.2

199

92.6

86.8-96.0

$25,000- 34,999

121

24.9

6.9-59.5

113

75.1

40.5-93.1

$35,000- 49,999

123

11.3

6.5-18.8

107

88.7

81.2-93.5

$50,000-74,999

18.6

9.6-33.0

81.4

67.0-90.4

$75,000+

11.6

2.7-38.0

88.4

62.0-97.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

725

111

18.2

12.0-26.4

614

81.8

73.6-88.0

255

3.4

1.5- 7.5

247

96.6

92.5-98.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

168

8.5

5.1-13.9

148

91.5

86.1-94.9

Non-Veteran

738

15.2

9.5-23.4

648

84.8

76.6-90.5

Back to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

*Asked only of those who reported having COPD.

^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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