BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, have you stayed in a hospital OVERNIGHT because of shortness of breath, COPD, or emphysema flare?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

During the past 12 months, have you stayed in a hospital OVERNIGHT because of shortness of breath, COPD, or emphysema flare?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	992	121	13.8	9.3-19.9	871	86.2	80.1-90.7
-Western NC	252	33	13.3	9.1-19.1	219	86.7	80.9-90.9
GENDER
Male	80	17	21.3	12.7-33.4	63	78.7	66.6-87.3
Female	172	16	7.4	4.3-12.6	156	92.6	87.4-95.7
RACE
White	233	31	13.9	9.5-20.1	202	86.1	79.9-90.5
African American	7	2	36.1	8.5-77.4	5	63.9	22.6-91.5
Other Minorities	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	247	33	14.1	9.6-20.1	214	85.9	79.9-90.4
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
25-34	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
35-44	18	3	11.1	2.5-37.9	15	88.9	62.1-97.5
45-54	46	10	19.8	10.0-35.4	36	80.2	64.6-90.0
55-64	63	10	18.3	9.2-33.0	53	81.7	67.0-90.8
65+	120	10	9.8	5.0-18.4	110	90.2	81.6-95.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	72	13	16.6	8.5-30.0	59	83.4	70.0-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	94	13	14.7	8.1-25.3	81	85.3	74.7-91.9
Some Post-H.S.	54	2	3.8	0.9-14.4	52	96.2	85.6-99.1
College Graduate	32	5	15.6	6.4-33.3	27	84.4	66.7-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	77	14	18.1	9.5-31.6	63	81.9	68.4-90.5
$15,000- 24,999	64	6	7.4	2.8-17.8	58	92.6	82.2-97.2
$25,000- 34,999	36	3	13.4	4.3-35.0	33	86.6	65.0-95.7
$35,000- 49,999	22	1	9.7	1.4-44.7	21	90.3	55.3-98.6
$50,000-74,999	12	3	23.5	7.6-53.5	9	76.5	46.5-92.4
$75,000+	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	193	30	15.2	10.3-21.9	163	84.8	78.1-89.7
No	56	2	6.2	1.5-21.7	54	93.8	78.3-98.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	42	5	14.2	5.9-30.3	37	85.8	69.7-94.1
Non-Veteran	189	25	13.5	8.6-20.5	164	86.5	79.5-91.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

992

121

13.8

9.3-19.9

871

86.2

80.1-90.7

-Western NC

252

13.3

9.1-19.1

219

86.7

80.9-90.9

GENDER

Male

21.3

12.7-33.4

78.7

66.6-87.3

Female

172

7.4

4.3-12.6

156

92.6

87.4-95.7

RACE

White

233

13.9

9.5-20.1

202

86.1

79.9-90.5

African American

36.1

8.5-77.4

63.9

22.6-91.5

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

247

14.1

9.6-20.1

214

85.9

79.9-90.4

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

35-44

11.1

2.5-37.9

88.9

62.1-97.5

45-54

19.8

10.0-35.4

80.2

64.6-90.0

55-64

18.3

9.2-33.0

81.7

67.0-90.8

65+

120

9.8

5.0-18.4

110

90.2

81.6-95.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.6

8.5-30.0

83.4

70.0-91.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

14.7

8.1-25.3

85.3

74.7-91.9

Some Post-H.S.

3.8

0.9-14.4

96.2

85.6-99.1

College Graduate

15.6

6.4-33.3

84.4

66.7-93.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

18.1

9.5-31.6

81.9

68.4-90.5

$15,000- 24,999

7.4

2.8-17.8

92.6

82.2-97.2

$25,000- 34,999

13.4

4.3-35.0

86.6

65.0-95.7

$35,000- 49,999

9.7

1.4-44.7

90.3

55.3-98.6

$50,000-74,999

23.5

7.6-53.5

76.5

46.5-92.4

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

193

15.2

10.3-21.9

163

84.8

78.1-89.7

6.2

1.5-21.7

93.8

78.3-98.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

14.2

5.9-30.3

85.8

69.7-94.1

Non-Veteran

189

13.5

8.6-20.5

164

86.5

79.5-91.4

Back to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

*Asked only of those who reported having COPD.

^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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