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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Pitt 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
-Pitt County 346 23 4.7 2.8- 7.6 323 95.3 92.4-97.2
GENDER
Male 114 7 3.2 1.4- 7.1 107 96.8 92.9-98.6
Female 232 16 5.8 3.1-10.4 216 94.2 89.6-96.9
RACE
White 235 17 4.5 2.7- 7.5 218 95.5 92.5-97.3
Other 111 6 4.9 1.8-12.6 105 95.1 87.4-98.2
AGE
18-44 91 5 3.9 1.4-10.4 86 96.1 89.6-98.6
45+ 254 18 5.3 3.2- 8.6 236 94.7 91.4-96.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 122 11 5.9 2.9-11.8 111 94.1 88.2-97.1
Some College + 224 12 4.0 2.0- 7.8 212 96.0 92.2-98.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 173 14 5.3 2.7-10.4 159 94.7 89.6-97.3
$50,000+ 124 4 2.7 1.0- 7.2 120 97.3 92.8-99.0

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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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