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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 350 15 3.4 1.9- 5.9 335 96.6 94.1-98.1
GENDER
Male 132 5 2.9 1.2- 7.2 127 97.1 92.8-98.8
Female 218 10 3.7 1.8- 7.5 208 96.3 92.5-98.2
RACE
White 283 14 4.3 2.4- 7.7 269 95.7 92.3-97.6
Other 61 1 0.9 0.1- 6.4 60 99.1 93.6-99.9
AGE
18-44 91 0 0.0 . - . 91 100 . - .
45+ 253 15 6.0 3.4-10.4 238 94.0 89.6-96.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 80 9 8.5 4.0-17.2 71 91.5 82.8-96.0
Some College + 269 6 1.8 0.7- 4.4 263 98.2 95.6-99.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 98 6 3.8 1.6- 8.9 92 96.2 91.1-98.4
$50,000+ 199 4 2.0 0.7- 5.7 195 98.0 94.3-99.3

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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.

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