BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	12,107	1,541	12.6	11.6-13.7	10,566	87.4	86.3-88.4
GENDER
Male	4,477	435	11.1	9.5-13.0	4,042	88.9	87.0-90.5
Female	7,630	1,106	14.0	12.8-15.2	6,524	86.0	84.8-87.2
RACE
White	9,432	1,169	12.2	11.1-13.3	8,263	87.8	86.7-88.9
African American	1,878	278	15.5	12.8-18.6	1,600	84.5	81.4-87.2
Asian	106	4	3.1	1.1- 8.2	102	96.9	91.8-98.9
Native American	268	51	16.0	9.5-25.6	217	84.0	74.4-90.5
Other Minorities	351	34	10.3	6.0-17.2	317	89.7	82.8-94.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	417	40	10.1	6.1-16.5	377	89.9	83.5-93.9
-English Speaking	238	33	18.3	10.6-29.7	205	81.7	70.3-89.4
-Spanish Speaking	179	7	2.3	1.0- 5.1	172	97.7	94.9-99.0
Non-Hispanic	11,658	1,498	12.8	11.8-13.9	10,160	87.2	86.1-88.2
AGE
18-24	354	61	18.3	13.4-24.5	293	81.7	75.5-86.6
25-34	973	130	13.1	10.4-16.4	843	86.9	83.6-89.6
35-44	1,710	206	10.8	9.1-12.7	1,504	89.2	87.3-90.9
45-54	2,285	285	11.2	9.6-13.1	2,000	88.8	86.9-90.4
55-64	2,687	370	12.5	11.0-14.2	2,317	87.5	85.8-89.0
65-74	2,258	298	13.2	11.3-15.2	1,960	86.8	84.8-88.7
75+	1,715	181	10.4	8.5-12.7	1,534	89.6	87.3-91.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,536	282	18.1	14.9-21.7	1,254	81.9	78.3-85.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,494	421	12.7	10.7-15.0	3,073	87.3	85.0-89.3
Some Post-H.S.	3,022	392	11.8	10.1-13.7	2,630	88.2	86.3-89.9
College Graduate	4,035	444	11.0	9.5-12.7	3,591	89.0	87.3-90.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,330	276	18.5	15.7-21.7	1,054	81.5	78.3-84.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,906	304	16.0	13.1-19.4	1,602	84.0	80.6-86.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,294	155	11.8	9.4-14.6	1,139	88.2	85.4-90.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,503	162	11.3	8.9-14.2	1,341	88.7	85.8-91.1
$50,000-74,999	1,593	170	10.4	8.3-13.0	1,423	89.6	87.0-91.7
$75,000+	2,533	259	10.2	8.5-12.3	2,274	89.8	87.7-91.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,545	881	20.0	18.0-22.1	3,664	80.0	77.9-82.0
No	7,058	609	9.2	8.1-10.5	6,449	90.8	89.5-91.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,674	141	9.3	7.2-12.0	1,533	90.7	88.0-92.8
Non-Veteran	10,428	1,400	13.1	12.0-14.2	9,028	86.9	85.8-88.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,107

1,541

12.6

11.6-13.7

10,566

87.4

86.3-88.4

GENDER

Male

4,477

435

11.1

9.5-13.0

4,042

88.9

87.0-90.5

Female

7,630

1,106

14.0

12.8-15.2

6,524

86.0

84.8-87.2

RACE

White

9,432

1,169

12.2

11.1-13.3

8,263

87.8

86.7-88.9

African American

1,878

278

15.5

12.8-18.6

1,600

84.5

81.4-87.2

Asian

106

3.1

1.1- 8.2

102

96.9

91.8-98.9

Native American

268

16.0

9.5-25.6

217

84.0

74.4-90.5

Other Minorities

351

10.3

6.0-17.2

317

89.7

82.8-94.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

417

10.1

6.1-16.5

377

89.9

83.5-93.9

-English Speaking

238

18.3

10.6-29.7

205

81.7

70.3-89.4

-Spanish Speaking

179

2.3

1.0- 5.1

172

97.7

94.9-99.0

Non-Hispanic

11,658

1,498

12.8

11.8-13.9

10,160

87.2

86.1-88.2

AGE

18-24

354

18.3

13.4-24.5

293

81.7

75.5-86.6

25-34

973

130

13.1

10.4-16.4

843

86.9

83.6-89.6

35-44

1,710

206

10.8

9.1-12.7

1,504

89.2

87.3-90.9

45-54

2,285

285

11.2

9.6-13.1

2,000

88.8

86.9-90.4

55-64

2,687

370

12.5

11.0-14.2

2,317

87.5

85.8-89.0

65-74

2,258

298

13.2

11.3-15.2

1,960

86.8

84.8-88.7

75+

1,715

181

10.4

8.5-12.7

1,534

89.6

87.3-91.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,536

282

18.1

14.9-21.7

1,254

81.9

78.3-85.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,494

421

12.7

10.7-15.0

3,073

87.3

85.0-89.3

Some Post-H.S.

3,022

392

11.8

10.1-13.7

2,630

88.2

86.3-89.9

College Graduate

4,035

444

11.0

9.5-12.7

3,591

89.0

87.3-90.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,330

276

18.5

15.7-21.7

1,054

81.5

78.3-84.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,906

304

16.0

13.1-19.4

1,602

84.0

80.6-86.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,294

155

11.8

9.4-14.6

1,139

88.2

85.4-90.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,503

162

11.3

8.9-14.2

1,341

88.7

85.8-91.1

$50,000-74,999

1,593

170

10.4

8.3-13.0

1,423

89.6

87.0-91.7

$75,000+

2,533

259

10.2

8.5-12.3

2,274

89.8

87.7-91.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,545

881

20.0

18.0-22.1

3,664

80.0

77.9-82.0

7,058

609

9.2

8.1-10.5

6,449

90.8

89.5-91.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,674

141

9.3

7.2-12.0

1,533

90.7

88.0-92.8

Non-Veteran

10,428

1,400

13.1

12.0-14.2

9,028

86.9

85.8-88.0

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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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