BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you still have asthma?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	13,218	1,102	7.8	7.0- 8.6	12,116	92.2	91.4-93.0
-Western NC	2,816	297	9.0	7.6-10.6	2,519	91.0	89.4-92.4
GENDER
Male	1,083	79	6.8	5.1- 8.9	1,004	93.2	91.1-94.9
Female	1,733	218	11.1	9.1-13.5	1,515	88.9	86.5-90.9
RACE
White	2,587	275	9.0	7.6-10.7	2,312	91.0	89.3-92.4
African American	78	11	14.6	7.4-26.8	67	85.4	73.2-92.6
Other Minorities	138	10	5.9	2.2-14.6	128	94.1	85.4-97.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	60	3	2.2	0.5- 9.5	57	97.8	90.5-99.5
Non-Hispanic	2,750	294	9.3	7.9-10.9	2,456	90.7	89.1-92.1
AGE
18-24	89	7	5.9	2.5-13.4	82	94.1	86.6-97.5
25-34	192	15	5.6	2.9-10.4	177	94.4	89.6-97.1
35-44	345	40	9.6	6.8-13.5	305	90.4	86.5-93.2
45-54	492	58	11.9	7.8-17.7	434	88.1	82.3-92.2
55-64	652	73	10.9	8.3-14.3	579	89.1	85.7-91.7
65+	1,024	103	9.0	7.2-11.2	921	91.0	88.8-92.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	399	68	16.4	10.6-24.5	331	83.6	75.5-89.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	920	89	8.0	6.2-10.3	831	92.0	89.7-93.8
Some Post-H.S.	691	71	7.7	5.6-10.5	620	92.3	89.5-94.4
College Graduate	802	69	7.5	5.6-10.0	733	92.5	90.0-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	366	76	17.4	12.6-23.5	290	82.6	76.5-87.4
$15,000- 24,999	521	63	11.8	8.5-16.2	458	88.2	83.8-91.5
$25,000- 34,999	349	31	9.5	6.1-14.5	318	90.5	85.5-93.9
$35,000- 49,999	372	32	6.7	4.3-10.3	340	93.3	89.7-95.7
$50,000-74,999	358	33	8.3	5.4-12.5	325	91.7	87.5-94.6
$75,000+	409	24	4.8	3.0- 7.6	385	95.2	92.4-97.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,071	184	16.4	13.1-20.3	887	83.6	79.7-86.9
No	1,611	104	5.9	4.7- 7.4	1,507	94.1	92.6-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	357	33	7.4	5.1-10.6	324	92.6	89.4-94.9
Non-Veteran	2,225	240	9.3	7.8-11.2	1,985	90.7	88.8-92.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,218

1,102

7.8

7.0- 8.6

12,116

92.2

91.4-93.0

-Western NC

2,816

297

9.0

7.6-10.6

2,519

91.0

89.4-92.4

GENDER

Male

1,083

6.8

5.1- 8.9

1,004

93.2

91.1-94.9

Female

1,733

218

11.1

9.1-13.5

1,515

88.9

86.5-90.9

RACE

White

2,587

275

9.0

7.6-10.7

2,312

91.0

89.3-92.4

African American

14.6

7.4-26.8

85.4

73.2-92.6

Other Minorities

138

5.9

2.2-14.6

128

94.1

85.4-97.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.2

0.5- 9.5

97.8

90.5-99.5

Non-Hispanic

2,750

294

9.3

7.9-10.9

2,456

90.7

89.1-92.1

AGE

18-24

5.9

2.5-13.4

94.1

86.6-97.5

25-34

192

5.6

2.9-10.4

177

94.4

89.6-97.1

35-44

345

9.6

6.8-13.5

305

90.4

86.5-93.2

45-54

492

11.9

7.8-17.7

434

88.1

82.3-92.2

55-64

652

10.9

8.3-14.3

579

89.1

85.7-91.7

65+

1,024

103

9.0

7.2-11.2

921

91.0

88.8-92.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

399

16.4

10.6-24.5

331

83.6

75.5-89.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

920

8.0

6.2-10.3

831

92.0

89.7-93.8

Some Post-H.S.

691

7.7

5.6-10.5

620

92.3

89.5-94.4

College Graduate

802

7.5

5.6-10.0

733

92.5

90.0-94.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

366

17.4

12.6-23.5

290

82.6

76.5-87.4

$15,000- 24,999

521

11.8

8.5-16.2

458

88.2

83.8-91.5

$25,000- 34,999

349

9.5

6.1-14.5

318

90.5

85.5-93.9

$35,000- 49,999

372

6.7

4.3-10.3

340

93.3

89.7-95.7

$50,000-74,999

358

8.3

5.4-12.5

325

91.7

87.5-94.6

$75,000+

409

4.8

3.0- 7.6

385

95.2

92.4-97.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,071

184

16.4

13.1-20.3

887

83.6

79.7-86.9

1,611

104

5.9

4.7- 7.4

1,507

94.1

92.6-95.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

357

7.4

5.1-10.6

324

92.6

89.4-94.9

Non-Veteran

2,225

240

9.3

7.8-11.2

1,985

90.7

88.8-92.2

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

^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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
**Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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