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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 560 30 3.8 2.5- 5.7 530 96.2 94.3-97.5
GENDER
Male 211 11 3.0 1.5- 6.1 200 97.0 93.9-98.5
Female 349 19 4.6 2.8- 7.5 330 95.4 92.5-97.2
RACE
White 435 26 5.0 3.2- 7.6 409 95.0 92.4-96.8
Other 120 4 1.2 0.4- 3.2 116 98.8 96.8-99.6
AGE
18-44 202 8 3.1 1.5- 6.2 194 96.9 93.8-98.5
45+ 350 22 5.0 3.2- 7.7 328 95.0 92.3-96.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 112 16 7.9 4.2-14.6 96 92.1 85.4-95.8
Some College + 448 14 2.5 1.4- 4.5 434 97.5 95.5-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 160 21 9.4 5.6-15.6 139 90.6 84.4-94.4
$50,000+ 323 6 1.6 0.7- 3.8 317 98.4 96.2-99.3

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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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