BRFSS 2009 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, have you stayed in a hospital OVERNIGHT because of shortness of breath, COPD, or emphysema flare?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

During the past 12 months, have you stayed in a hospital OVERNIGHT because of shortness of breath, COPD, or emphysema flare?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	992	121	13.8	9.3-19.9	871	86.2	80.1-90.7
-Piedmont NC	444	53	14.9	8.0-26.2	391	85.1	73.8-92.0
GENDER
Male	141	19	20.0	7.0-45.3	122	80.0	54.7-93.0
Female	303	34	11.4	7.0-18.0	269	88.6	82.0-93.0
RACE
White	384	42	10.5	6.7-15.9	342	89.5	84.1-93.3
African American	43	10	35.5	10.5-72.1	33	64.5	27.9-89.5
Other Minorities	14	0	0.0	. - .	14	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	1	11.0	1.2-55.4	4	89.0	44.6-98.8
Non-Hispanic	438	52	15.0	8.0-26.4	386	85.0	73.6-92.0
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
25-34	13	2	7.8	1.2-35.8	11	92.2	64.2-98.8
35-44	34	4	10.1	3.4-26.4	30	89.9	73.6-96.6
45-54	63	10	31.0	10.3-63.6	53	69.0	36.4-89.7
55-64	111	11	10.1	4.9-19.5	100	89.9	80.5-95.1
65+	219	26	10.5	6.8-15.9	193	89.5	84.1-93.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	111	18	10.9	6.2-18.4	93	89.1	81.6-93.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	146	10	16.2	4.0-47.3	136	83.8	52.7-96.0
Some Post-H.S.	115	13	13.6	6.3-26.7	102	86.4	73.3-93.7
College Graduate	72	12	21.1	11.1-36.5	60	78.9	63.5-88.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	90	15	17.1	8.2-32.3	75	82.9	67.7-91.8
$15,000- 24,999	91	9	6.6	2.4-17.1	82	93.4	82.9-97.6
$25,000- 34,999	56	4	36.6	9.6-75.8	52	63.4	24.2-90.4
$35,000- 49,999	66	10	11.7	5.7-22.4	56	88.3	77.6-94.3
$50,000-74,999	40	6	14.0	5.5-31.2	34	86.0	68.8-94.5
$75,000+	27	2	17.5	4.0-51.8	25	82.5	48.2-96.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	314	48	19.6	10.1-34.5	266	80.4	65.5-89.9
No	122	4	3.9	1.3-11.6	118	96.1	88.4-98.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	74	7	5.1	2.2-11.1	67	94.9	88.9-97.8
Non-Veteran	336	42	17.5	8.8-31.8	294	82.5	68.2-91.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

992

121

13.8

9.3-19.9

871

86.2

80.1-90.7

-Piedmont NC

444

14.9

8.0-26.2

391

85.1

73.8-92.0

GENDER

Male

141

20.0

7.0-45.3

122

80.0

54.7-93.0

Female

303

11.4

7.0-18.0

269

88.6

82.0-93.0

RACE

White

384

10.5

6.7-15.9

342

89.5

84.1-93.3

African American

35.5

10.5-72.1

64.5

27.9-89.5

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.0

1.2-55.4

89.0

44.6-98.8

Non-Hispanic

438

15.0

8.0-26.4

386

85.0

73.6-92.0

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

7.8

1.2-35.8

92.2

64.2-98.8

35-44

10.1

3.4-26.4

89.9

73.6-96.6

45-54

31.0

10.3-63.6

69.0

36.4-89.7

55-64

111

10.1

4.9-19.5

100

89.9

80.5-95.1

65+

219

10.5

6.8-15.9

193

89.5

84.1-93.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

111

10.9

6.2-18.4

89.1

81.6-93.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

146

16.2

4.0-47.3

136

83.8

52.7-96.0

Some Post-H.S.

115

13.6

6.3-26.7

102

86.4

73.3-93.7

College Graduate

21.1

11.1-36.5

78.9

63.5-88.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

17.1

8.2-32.3

82.9

67.7-91.8

$15,000- 24,999

6.6

2.4-17.1

93.4

82.9-97.6

$25,000- 34,999

36.6

9.6-75.8

63.4

24.2-90.4

$35,000- 49,999

11.7

5.7-22.4

88.3

77.6-94.3

$50,000-74,999

14.0

5.5-31.2

86.0

68.8-94.5

$75,000+

17.5

4.0-51.8

82.5

48.2-96.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

314

19.6

10.1-34.5

266

80.4

65.5-89.9

122

3.9

1.3-11.6

118

96.1

88.4-98.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

5.1

2.2-11.1

94.9

88.9-97.8

Non-Veteran

336

17.5

8.8-31.8

294

82.5

68.2-91.2

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.

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