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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC 2,657 251 6.7 5.7- 7.9 2,406 93.3 92.1-94.3
GENDER
Male 1,022 80 6.0 4.5- 8.0 942 94.0 92.0-95.5
Female 1,635 171 7.3 6.0- 8.9 1,464 92.7 91.1-94.0
RACE
White 2,453 232 6.4 5.5- 7.5 2,221 93.6 92.5-94.5
African American 72 7 6.6 2.8-14.8 65 93.4 85.2-97.2
Other Minorities 121 10 11.4 4.7-25.0 111 88.6 75.0-95.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 50 3 9.5 2.2-32.6 47 90.5 67.4-97.8
Non-Hispanic 2,601 246 6.6 5.6- 7.7 2,355 93.4 92.3-94.4
AGE
18-24 80 3 4.4 1.3-14.3 77 95.6 85.7-98.7
25-34 179 2 0.3 0.1- 1.9 177 99.7 98.1-99.9
35-44 326 18 4.3 2.5- 7.4 308 95.7 92.6-97.5
45-54 471 46 8.6 6.1-12.1 425 91.4 87.9-93.9
55-64 621 62 8.7 6.6-11.5 559 91.3 88.5-93.4
65+ 960 120 11.1 9.0-13.6 840 88.9 86.4-91.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 355 72 17.6 12.6-23.9 283 82.4 76.1-87.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 857 94 7.3 5.6- 9.4 763 92.7 90.6-94.4
Some Post-H.S. 663 53 5.0 3.5- 7.0 610 95.0 93.0-96.5
College Graduate 778 32 2.9 1.9- 4.3 746 97.1 95.7-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 343 77 17.4 12.3-24.0 266 82.6 76.0-87.7
$15,000- 24,999 485 63 10.4 7.4-14.3 422 89.6 85.7-92.6
$25,000- 34,999 334 36 8.6 5.8-12.5 298 91.4 87.5-94.2
$35,000- 49,999 356 22 4.8 2.9- 7.7 334 95.2 92.3-97.1
$50,000-74,999 350 12 2.4 1.3- 4.3 338 97.6 95.7-98.7
$75,000+ 392 7 1.8 0.7- 4.8 385 98.2 95.2-99.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,020 193 15.3 12.9-18.1 827 84.7 81.9-87.1
No 1,614 55 2.8 1.9- 4.0 1,559 97.2 96.0-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 335 42 10.9 7.8-15.1 293 89.1 84.9-92.2
Non-Veteran 2,102 188 6.2 5.1- 7.5 1,914 93.8 92.5-94.9

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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.

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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