BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Other than a routine visit, have you had to see a doctor in the past 12 months for symptoms<br> related to shortness of breath, bronchitis, or other COPD, or emphysema flare?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Other than a routine visit, have you had to see a doctor in the past 12 months for symptoms
related to shortness of breath, bronchitis, or other COPD, or emphysema flare?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	989	438	43.2	37.4-49.1	551	56.8	50.9-62.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	35	14	44.6	26.9-63.8	21	55.4	36.2-73.1
Buncombe	17	8	45.0	22.4-69.9	9	55.0	30.1-77.6
Cabarrus	31	13	48.2	28.4-68.7	18	51.8	31.3-71.6
Catawba	29	13	40.1	22.3-61.0	16	59.9	39.0-77.7
Cumberland	34	13	37.3	19.6-59.2	21	62.7	40.8-80.4
Davidson	43	18	42.0	26.9-58.7	25	58.0	41.3-73.1
Durham	20	7	38.5	18.9-62.7	13	61.5	37.3-81.1
Forsyth	22	10	47.5	24.4-71.8	12	52.5	28.2-75.6
Gaston	26	9	29.5	14.6-50.7	17	70.5	49.3-85.4
Guilford	27	12	39.1	20.4-61.6	15	60.9	38.4-79.6
Iredell	24	5	18.8	6.6-43.2	19	81.2	56.8-93.4
Johnston	25	11	43.1	19.2-70.6	14	56.9	29.4-80.8
Mecklenburg	26	11	34.0	15.4-59.4	15	66.0	40.6-84.6
New Hanover	31	13	44.0	24.5-65.5	18	56.0	34.5-75.5
Onslow	36	17	39.8	22.7-59.8	19	60.2	40.2-77.3
Orange	15	5	21.0	7.7-45.9	10	79.0	54.1-92.3
Pitt	23	7	26.7	12.0-49.4	16	73.3	50.6-88.0
Randolph	22	10	47.2	25.1-70.4	12	52.8	29.6-74.9
Robeson	37	16	39.0	22.0-59.2	21	61.0	40.8-78.0
Rowan	48	25	45.5	29.4-62.7	23	54.5	37.3-70.6
Union	17	7	34.5	14.1-62.8	10	65.5	37.2-85.9
Wake	30	13	41.5	23.5-62.0	17	58.5	38.0-76.5
Wayne	44	20	47.8	30.7-65.4	24	52.2	34.6-69.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	294	124	40.0	30.9-49.8	170	60.0	50.2-69.1
Piedmont	445	188	43.6	34.7-52.9	257	56.4	47.1-65.3
Western NC	250	126	47.5	39.4-55.8	124	52.5	44.2-60.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	163	82	46.5	37.1-56.3	81	53.5	43.7-62.9
Northwest	259	117	42.4	34.4-51.0	142	57.6	49.0-65.6
Charlotte	107	45	42.4	26.7-59.8	62	57.6	40.2-73.3
Greensboro	104	44	47.5	25.1-71.1	60	52.5	28.9-74.9
Southern Regional	102	44	55.8	39.7-70.8	58	44.2	29.2-60.3
Coastal	38	17	47.0	23.7-71.6	21	53.0	28.4-76.3
Wake	82	34	40.1	27.0-54.8	48	59.9	45.2-73.0
Area L	6	1	16.0	2.0-63.7	5	84.0	36.3-98.0
Eastern	128	54	31.7	20.6-45.3	74	68.3	54.7-79.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

989

438

43.2

37.4-49.1

551

56.8

50.9-62.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

44.6

26.9-63.8

55.4

36.2-73.1

Buncombe

45.0

22.4-69.9

55.0

30.1-77.6

Cabarrus

48.2

28.4-68.7

51.8

31.3-71.6

Catawba

40.1

22.3-61.0

59.9

39.0-77.7

Cumberland

37.3

19.6-59.2

62.7

40.8-80.4

Davidson

42.0

26.9-58.7

58.0

41.3-73.1

Durham

38.5

18.9-62.7

61.5

37.3-81.1

Forsyth

47.5

24.4-71.8

52.5

28.2-75.6

Gaston

29.5

14.6-50.7

70.5

49.3-85.4

Guilford

39.1

20.4-61.6

60.9

38.4-79.6

Iredell

18.8

6.6-43.2

81.2

56.8-93.4

Johnston

43.1

19.2-70.6

56.9

29.4-80.8

Mecklenburg

34.0

15.4-59.4

66.0

40.6-84.6

New Hanover

44.0

24.5-65.5

56.0

34.5-75.5

Onslow

39.8

22.7-59.8

60.2

40.2-77.3

Orange

21.0

7.7-45.9

79.0

54.1-92.3

Pitt

26.7

12.0-49.4

73.3

50.6-88.0

Randolph

47.2

25.1-70.4

52.8

29.6-74.9

Robeson

39.0

22.0-59.2

61.0

40.8-78.0

Rowan

45.5

29.4-62.7

54.5

37.3-70.6

Union

34.5

14.1-62.8

65.5

37.2-85.9

Wake

41.5

23.5-62.0

58.5

38.0-76.5

Wayne

47.8

30.7-65.4

52.2

34.6-69.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

294

124

40.0

30.9-49.8

170

60.0

50.2-69.1

Piedmont

445

188

43.6

34.7-52.9

257

56.4

47.1-65.3

Western NC

250

126

47.5

39.4-55.8

124

52.5

44.2-60.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

163

46.5

37.1-56.3

53.5

43.7-62.9

Northwest

259

117

42.4

34.4-51.0

142

57.6

49.0-65.6

Charlotte

107

42.4

26.7-59.8

57.6

40.2-73.3

Greensboro

104

47.5

25.1-71.1

52.5

28.9-74.9

Southern Regional

102

55.8

39.7-70.8

44.2

29.2-60.3

Coastal

47.0

23.7-71.6

53.0

28.4-76.3

Wake

40.1

27.0-54.8

59.9

45.2-73.0

Area L

16.0

2.0-63.7

84.0

36.3-98.0

Eastern

128

31.7

20.6-45.3

68.3

54.7-79.4

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.

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.

This page was generated on 09JUN10.

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Other than a routine visit, have you had to see a doctor in the past 12 months for symptoms related to shortness of breath, bronchitis, or other COPD, or emphysema flare?*

Other than a routine visit, have you had to see a doctor in the past 12 months for symptoms
related to shortness of breath, bronchitis, or other COPD, or emphysema flare?*