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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	13,252	1,706	12.9	11.9-14.0	11,546	87.1	86.0-88.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	353	47	13.3	8.6-19.9	306	86.7	80.1-91.4
Buncombe	399	56	11.3	8.5-14.9	343	88.7	85.1-91.5
Cabarrus	350	50	17.4	11.6-25.1	300	82.6	74.9-88.4
Catawba	366	42	10.3	6.9-15.1	324	89.7	84.9-93.1
Cumberland	384	55	14.8	10.8-20.1	329	85.2	79.9-89.2
Davidson	412	52	9.9	7.2-13.4	360	90.1	86.6-92.8
Durham	417	49	16.1	10.0-24.9	368	83.9	75.1-90.0
Forsyth	383	45	11.5	8.2-16.0	338	88.5	84.0-91.8
Gaston	349	43	11.5	7.4-17.4	306	88.5	82.6-92.6
Guilford	427	59	13.6	9.8-18.6	368	86.4	81.4-90.2
Iredell	438	48	10.1	7.3-13.9	390	89.9	86.1-92.7
Johnston	371	45	15.7	10.1-23.6	326	84.3	76.4-89.9
Mecklenburg	616	71	12.3	9.2-16.3	545	87.7	83.7-90.8
New Hanover	413	53	17.8	11.8-26.1	360	82.2	73.9-88.2
Onslow	385	49	16.0	11.3-22.2	336	84.0	77.8-88.7
Orange	369	41	11.6	8.3-16.1	328	88.4	83.9-91.7
Pitt	371	37	8.9	6.0-13.0	334	91.1	87.0-94.0
Randolph	356	43	10.6	7.0-15.7	313	89.4	84.3-93.0
Robeson	374	58	13.1	9.3-18.1	316	86.9	81.9-90.7
Rowan	435	59	13.5	9.5-18.7	376	86.5	81.3-90.5
Union	368	38	13.6	8.6-20.9	330	86.4	79.1-91.4
Wake	604	60	11.8	8.6-16.1	544	88.2	83.9-91.4
Wayne	386	61	18.0	12.5-25.3	325	82.0	74.7-87.5
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,661	480	12.8	11.1-14.8	3,181	87.2	85.2-88.9
Piedmont	6,771	799	12.7	11.3-14.3	5,972	87.3	85.7-88.7
Western NC	2,820	427	14.1	12.2-16.2	2,393	85.9	83.8-87.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,922	287	13.4	11.5-15.5	1,635	86.6	84.5-88.5
Northwest	3,012	394	12.0	10.3-13.9	2,618	88.0	86.1-89.7
Charlotte	1,804	216	14.0	11.1-17.5	1,588	86.0	82.5-88.9
Greensboro	1,646	201	12.6	9.9-15.8	1,445	87.4	84.2-90.1
Southern Regional	1,192	172	15.0	11.8-19.1	1,020	85.0	80.9-88.2
Coastal	574	70	13.1	8.9-19.0	504	86.9	81.0-91.1
Wake	1,513	165	13.1	10.4-16.4	1,348	86.9	83.6-89.6
Area L	142	14	6.5	3.5-12.0	128	93.5	88.0-96.5
Eastern	1,447	187	12.5	9.7-16.0	1,260	87.5	84.0-90.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,252

1,706

12.9

11.9-14.0

11,546

87.1

86.0-88.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

353

13.3

8.6-19.9

306

86.7

80.1-91.4

Buncombe

399

11.3

8.5-14.9

343

88.7

85.1-91.5

Cabarrus

350

17.4

11.6-25.1

300

82.6

74.9-88.4

Catawba

366

10.3

6.9-15.1

324

89.7

84.9-93.1

Cumberland

384

14.8

10.8-20.1

329

85.2

79.9-89.2

Davidson

412

9.9

7.2-13.4

360

90.1

86.6-92.8

Durham

417

16.1

10.0-24.9

368

83.9

75.1-90.0

Forsyth

383

11.5

8.2-16.0

338

88.5

84.0-91.8

Gaston

349

11.5

7.4-17.4

306

88.5

82.6-92.6

Guilford

427

13.6

9.8-18.6

368

86.4

81.4-90.2

Iredell

438

10.1

7.3-13.9

390

89.9

86.1-92.7

Johnston

371

15.7

10.1-23.6

326

84.3

76.4-89.9

Mecklenburg

616

12.3

9.2-16.3

545

87.7

83.7-90.8

New Hanover

413

17.8

11.8-26.1

360

82.2

73.9-88.2

Onslow

385

16.0

11.3-22.2

336

84.0

77.8-88.7

Orange

369

11.6

8.3-16.1

328

88.4

83.9-91.7

Pitt

371

8.9

6.0-13.0

334

91.1

87.0-94.0

Randolph

356

10.6

7.0-15.7

313

89.4

84.3-93.0

Robeson

374

13.1

9.3-18.1

316

86.9

81.9-90.7

Rowan

435

13.5

9.5-18.7

376

86.5

81.3-90.5

Union

368

13.6

8.6-20.9

330

86.4

79.1-91.4

Wake

604

11.8

8.6-16.1

544

88.2

83.9-91.4

Wayne

386

18.0

12.5-25.3

325

82.0

74.7-87.5

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,661

480

12.8

11.1-14.8

3,181

87.2

85.2-88.9

Piedmont

6,771

799

12.7

11.3-14.3

5,972

87.3

85.7-88.7

Western NC

2,820

427

14.1

12.2-16.2

2,393

85.9

83.8-87.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,922

287

13.4

11.5-15.5

1,635

86.6

84.5-88.5

Northwest

3,012

394

12.0

10.3-13.9

2,618

88.0

86.1-89.7

Charlotte

1,804

216

14.0

11.1-17.5

1,588

86.0

82.5-88.9

Greensboro

1,646

201

12.6

9.9-15.8

1,445

87.4

84.2-90.1

Southern Regional

1,192

172

15.0

11.8-19.1

1,020

85.0

80.9-88.2

Coastal

574

13.1

8.9-19.0

504

86.9

81.0-91.1

Wake

1,513

165

13.1

10.4-16.4

1,348

86.9

83.6-89.6

Area L

142

6.5

3.5-12.0

128

93.5

88.0-96.5

Eastern

1,447

187

12.5

9.7-16.0

1,260

87.5

84.0-90.3

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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