BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you still have asthma?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	13,218	1,102	7.8	7.0- 8.6	12,116	92.2	91.4-93.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	351	31	9.2	5.1-16.0	320	90.8	84.0-94.9
Buncombe	399	37	7.5	5.3-10.6	362	92.5	89.4-94.7
Cabarrus	349	28	6.7	4.3-10.3	321	93.3	89.7-95.7
Catawba	366	28	6.9	4.1-11.4	338	93.1	88.6-95.9
Cumberland	384	33	6.7	4.5- 9.8	351	93.3	90.2-95.5
Davidson	409	35	6.6	4.5- 9.4	374	93.4	90.6-95.5
Durham	415	29	7.6	4.5-12.7	386	92.4	87.3-95.5
Forsyth	383	37	9.8	6.7-14.1	346	90.2	85.9-93.3
Gaston	349	29	5.4	3.5- 8.1	320	94.6	91.9-96.5
Guilford	426	33	7.2	4.6-11.0	393	92.8	89.0-95.4
Iredell	436	27	5.8	3.8- 8.7	409	94.2	91.3-96.2
Johnston	371	31	12.2	7.0-20.5	340	87.8	79.5-93.0
Mecklenburg	615	43	6.8	4.7- 9.8	572	93.2	90.2-95.3
New Hanover	411	27	11.0	5.8-20.0	384	89.0	80.0-94.2
Onslow	382	29	8.2	5.2-12.7	353	91.8	87.3-94.8
Orange	369	28	8.0	5.2-12.0	341	92.0	88.0-94.8
Pitt	371	23	4.7	2.9- 7.6	348	95.3	92.4-97.1
Randolph	355	28	6.0	3.9- 9.2	327	94.0	90.8-96.1
Robeson	372	41	9.4	6.2-14.1	331	90.6	85.9-93.8
Rowan	431	40	8.8	5.5-13.7	391	91.2	86.3-94.5
Union	368	24	10.5	5.9-18.1	344	89.5	81.9-94.1
Wake	602	29	6.6	4.0-10.5	573	93.4	89.5-96.0
Wayne	385	40	10.9	6.9-16.7	345	89.1	83.3-93.1
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,650	300	7.9	6.5- 9.5	3,350	92.1	90.5-93.5
Piedmont	6,752	505	7.5	6.5- 8.7	6,247	92.5	91.3-93.5
Western NC	2,816	297	9.0	7.6-10.6	2,519	91.0	89.4-92.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,919	207	9.4	7.9-11.2	1,712	90.6	88.8-92.1
Northwest	3,002	263	7.9	6.6- 9.4	2,739	92.1	90.6-93.4
Charlotte	1,802	134	7.6	5.9- 9.7	1,668	92.4	90.3-94.1
Greensboro	1,642	129	8.0	5.8-10.8	1,513	92.0	89.2-94.2
Southern Regional	1,188	108	7.6	5.6-10.3	1,080	92.4	89.7-94.4
Coastal	572	37	7.4	4.5-12.0	535	92.6	88.0-95.5
Wake	1,509	94	7.4	5.4-10.2	1,415	92.6	89.8-94.6
Area L	142	10	5.0	2.4-10.1	132	95.0	89.9-97.6
Eastern	1,442	120	8.5	6.1-11.8	1,322	91.5	88.2-93.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,218

1,102

7.8

7.0- 8.6

12,116

92.2

91.4-93.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

351

9.2

5.1-16.0

320

90.8

84.0-94.9

Buncombe

399

7.5

5.3-10.6

362

92.5

89.4-94.7

Cabarrus

349

6.7

4.3-10.3

321

93.3

89.7-95.7

Catawba

366

6.9

4.1-11.4

338

93.1

88.6-95.9

Cumberland

384

6.7

4.5- 9.8

351

93.3

90.2-95.5

Davidson

409

6.6

4.5- 9.4

374

93.4

90.6-95.5

Durham

415

7.6

4.5-12.7

386

92.4

87.3-95.5

Forsyth

383

9.8

6.7-14.1

346

90.2

85.9-93.3

Gaston

349

5.4

3.5- 8.1

320

94.6

91.9-96.5

Guilford

426

7.2

4.6-11.0

393

92.8

89.0-95.4

Iredell

436

5.8

3.8- 8.7

409

94.2

91.3-96.2

Johnston

371

12.2

7.0-20.5

340

87.8

79.5-93.0

Mecklenburg

615

6.8

4.7- 9.8

572

93.2

90.2-95.3

New Hanover

411

11.0

5.8-20.0

384

89.0

80.0-94.2

Onslow

382

8.2

5.2-12.7

353

91.8

87.3-94.8

Orange

369

8.0

5.2-12.0

341

92.0

88.0-94.8

Pitt

371

4.7

2.9- 7.6

348

95.3

92.4-97.1

Randolph

355

6.0

3.9- 9.2

327

94.0

90.8-96.1

Robeson

372

9.4

6.2-14.1

331

90.6

85.9-93.8

Rowan

431

8.8

5.5-13.7

391

91.2

86.3-94.5

Union

368

10.5

5.9-18.1

344

89.5

81.9-94.1

Wake

602

6.6

4.0-10.5

573

93.4

89.5-96.0

Wayne

385

10.9

6.9-16.7

345

89.1

83.3-93.1

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,650

300

7.9

6.5- 9.5

3,350

92.1

90.5-93.5

Piedmont

6,752

505

7.5

6.5- 8.7

6,247

92.5

91.3-93.5

Western NC

2,816

297

9.0

7.6-10.6

2,519

91.0

89.4-92.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,919

207

9.4

7.9-11.2

1,712

90.6

88.8-92.1

Northwest

3,002

263

7.9

6.6- 9.4

2,739

92.1

90.6-93.4

Charlotte

1,802

134

7.6

5.9- 9.7

1,668

92.4

90.3-94.1

Greensboro

1,642

129

8.0

5.8-10.8

1,513

92.0

89.2-94.2

Southern Regional

1,188

108

7.6

5.6-10.3

1,080

92.4

89.7-94.4

Coastal

572

7.4

4.5-12.0

535

92.6

88.0-95.5

Wake

1,509

7.4

5.4-10.2

1,415

92.6

89.8-94.6

Area L

142

5.0

2.4-10.1

132

95.0

89.9-97.6

Eastern

1,442

120

8.5

6.1-11.8

1,322

91.5

88.2-93.9

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

^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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