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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Have you ever been told by a doctor or health professional that you have
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,337 993 5.6 5.0- 6.3 11,344 94.4 93.7-95.0
-New Hanover County 387 31 5.5 3.5- 8.6 356 94.5 91.4-96.5
GENDER
Male 144 6 3.1 1.0- 9.2 138 96.9 90.8-99.0
Female 243 25 7.7 4.8-12.2 218 92.3 87.8-95.2
RACE
White 332 25 5.1 3.0- 8.4 307 94.9 91.6-97.0
Other 53 6 7.9 3.0-19.4 47 92.1 80.6-97.0
AGE
18-44 78 3 3.2 0.9-10.4 75 96.8 89.6-99.1
45+ 302 28 7.8 5.2-11.6 274 92.2 88.4-94.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 120 15 6.7 3.6-12.1 105 93.3 87.9-96.4
Some College + 267 16 5.0 2.6- 9.3 251 95.0 90.7-97.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 163 21 9.5 5.2-16.7 142 90.5 83.3-94.8
$50,000+ 166 5 2.1 0.8- 5.4 161 97.9 94.6-99.2

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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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