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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 343 17 3.1 1.6- 5.7 326 96.9 94.3-98.4
GENDER
Male 110 7 4.7 1.8-11.8 103 95.3 88.2-98.2
Female 233 10 2.0 1.0- 3.9 223 98.0 96.1-99.0
RACE
White 298 17 3.8 2.0- 7.0 281 96.2 93.0-98.0
Other 45 0 0.0 . - . 45 100 . - .
AGE
18-44 131 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0 130 99.7 98.0- 100
45+ 209 16 6.7 3.5-12.4 193 93.3 87.6-96.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 118 7 3.1 1.4- 6.7 111 96.9 93.3-98.6
Some College + 225 10 3.1 1.3- 7.0 215 96.9 93.0-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 132 12 4.8 2.6- 8.7 120 95.2 91.3-97.4
$50,000+ 170 2 0.7 0.2- 2.8 168 99.3 97.2-99.8

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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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