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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 357 45 9.6 6.7-13.7 312 90.4 86.3-93.3
GENDER
Male 116 13 7.6 3.8-14.3 103 92.4 85.7-96.2
Female 241 32 11.5 7.4-17.2 209 88.5 82.8-92.6
RACE
White 223 28 8.9 5.5-14.1 195 91.1 85.9-94.5
Other 133 17 10.8 6.0-18.5 116 89.2 81.5-94.0
AGE
18-44 102 5 3.7 1.2-10.4 97 96.3 89.6-98.8
45+ 252 40 15.7 10.9-22.0 212 84.3 78.0-89.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 178 31 13.0 8.4-19.6 147 87.0 80.4-91.6
Some College + 179 14 6.1 3.0-11.9 165 93.9 88.1-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 201 30 12.3 8.0-18.4 171 87.7 81.6-92.0
$50,000+ 93 4 2.3 0.8- 6.6 89 97.7 93.4-99.2

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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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