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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange County

Asthma

Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,252 1,706 12.9 11.9-14.0 11,546 87.1 86.0-88.1
-Orange County 369 41 11.6 8.3-16.1 328 88.4 83.9-91.7
GENDER
Male 139 15 10.9 6.3-18.2 124 89.1 81.8-93.7
Female 230 26 12.2 7.9-18.2 204 87.8 81.8-92.1
RACE
White 292 34 13.7 9.5-19.4 258 86.3 80.6-90.5
Other 71 7 7.4 3.4-15.6 64 92.6 84.4-96.6
AGE
18-44 98 11 10.4 5.5-18.8 87 89.6 81.2-94.5
45+ 265 30 13.0 9.0-18.4 235 87.0 81.6-91.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 84 10 12.3 5.9-24.0 74 87.7 76.0-94.1
Some College + 283 30 11.2 7.6-16.2 253 88.8 83.8-92.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 105 14 13.4 7.5-22.8 91 86.6 77.2-92.5
$50,000+ 205 23 11.9 7.5-18.5 182 88.1 81.5-92.5

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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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