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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson 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
-Robeson County 343 37 7.0 4.6-10.5 306 93.0 89.5-95.4
GENDER
Male 126 7 2.4 1.0- 5.6 119 97.6 94.4-99.0
Female 217 30 11.9 7.5-18.3 187 88.1 81.7-92.5
RACE
White 123 17 8.8 5.0-15.0 106 91.2 85.0-95.0
Other 217 20 6.5 3.6-11.3 197 93.5 88.7-96.4
AGE
18-44 100 7 6.0 2.7-13.2 93 94.0 86.8-97.3
45+ 242 30 8.1 5.5-11.7 212 91.9 88.3-94.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 202 24 8.0 4.7-13.4 178 92.0 86.6-95.3
Some College + 140 12 5.3 2.7-10.1 128 94.7 89.9-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 248 31 8.8 5.6-13.7 217 91.2 86.3-94.4
$50,000+ 53 2 1.9 0.4- 8.4 51 98.1 91.6-99.6

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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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