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

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Asthma

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	12,107	1,541	12.6	11.6-13.7	10,566	87.4	86.3-88.4
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	308	45	15.3	9.9-23.0	263	84.7	77.0-90.1
Buncombe	263	30	12.0	7.1-19.7	233	88.0	80.3-92.9
Cabarrus	309	40	12.6	8.5-18.3	269	87.4	81.7-91.5
Catawba	294	31	7.3	4.8-11.0	263	92.7	89.0-95.2
Cumberland	298	42	13.1	8.9-19.0	256	86.9	81.0-91.1
Davidson	362	46	10.1	7.0-14.4	316	89.9	85.6-93.0
Durham	616	78	14.2	10.4-19.2	538	85.8	80.8-89.6
Forsyth	278	29	13.9	8.4-22.2	249	86.1	77.8-91.6
Gaston	266	35	10.7	7.1-15.7	231	89.3	84.3-92.9
Guilford	690	94	11.6	8.9-15.1	596	88.4	84.9-91.1
Iredell	335	32	8.3	5.1-13.1	303	91.7	86.9-94.9
Johnston	274	38	11.3	7.6-16.4	236	88.7	83.6-92.4
Mecklenburg	602	79	12.5	9.3-16.8	523	87.5	83.2-90.7
New Hanover	331	43	13.7	9.1-20.0	288	86.3	80.0-90.9
Onslow	302	40	16.1	10.5-23.7	262	83.9	76.3-89.5
Orange	294	37	18.2	11.2-28.2	257	81.8	71.8-88.8
Pitt	341	44	13.2	8.6-19.6	297	86.8	80.4-91.4
Randolph	397	43	15.1	9.7-22.8	354	84.9	77.2-90.3
Robeson	315	46	14.9	10.0-21.7	269	85.1	78.3-90.0
Rowan	378	46	12.6	8.9-17.5	332	87.4	82.5-91.1
Union	346	38	8.1	5.6-11.8	308	91.9	88.2-94.4
Wake	705	62	10.2	7.0-14.7	643	89.8	85.3-93.0
Wayne	366	55	14.2	8.8-22.3	311	85.8	77.7-91.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,140	416	12.3	10.4-14.5	2,724	87.7	85.5-89.6
Piedmont	7,000	854	12.5	11.2-13.9	6,146	87.5	86.1-88.8
Western NC	1,967	271	13.8	11.7-16.2	1,696	86.2	83.8-88.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,344	182	14.2	11.5-17.5	1,162	85.8	82.5-88.5
Northwest	2,398	294	12.8	10.4-15.6	2,104	87.2	84.4-89.6
Charlotte	1,713	222	12.1	10.1-14.4	1,491	87.9	85.6-89.9
Greensboro	1,895	247	13.9	11.6-16.6	1,648	86.1	83.4-88.4
Southern Regional	1,067	143	12.6	9.5-16.5	924	87.4	83.5-90.5
Coastal	496	62	13.7	9.0-20.5	434	86.3	79.5-91.0
Wake	1,787	208	11.7	9.4-14.5	1,579	88.3	85.5-90.6
Area L	129	12	7.1	3.6-13.5	117	92.9	86.5-96.4
Eastern	1,278	171	13.0	9.7-17.3	1,107	87.0	82.7-90.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,107

1,541

12.6

11.6-13.7

10,566

87.4

86.3-88.4

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

308

15.3

9.9-23.0

263

84.7

77.0-90.1

Buncombe

263

12.0

7.1-19.7

233

88.0

80.3-92.9

Cabarrus

309

12.6

8.5-18.3

269

87.4

81.7-91.5

Catawba

294

7.3

4.8-11.0

263

92.7

89.0-95.2

Cumberland

298

13.1

8.9-19.0

256

86.9

81.0-91.1

Davidson

362

10.1

7.0-14.4

316

89.9

85.6-93.0

Durham

616

14.2

10.4-19.2

538

85.8

80.8-89.6

Forsyth

278

13.9

8.4-22.2

249

86.1

77.8-91.6

Gaston

266

10.7

7.1-15.7

231

89.3

84.3-92.9

Guilford

690

11.6

8.9-15.1

596

88.4

84.9-91.1

Iredell

335

8.3

5.1-13.1

303

91.7

86.9-94.9

Johnston

274

11.3

7.6-16.4

236

88.7

83.6-92.4

Mecklenburg

602

12.5

9.3-16.8

523

87.5

83.2-90.7

New Hanover

331

13.7

9.1-20.0

288

86.3

80.0-90.9

Onslow

302

16.1

10.5-23.7

262

83.9

76.3-89.5

Orange

294

18.2

11.2-28.2

257

81.8

71.8-88.8

Pitt

341

13.2

8.6-19.6

297

86.8

80.4-91.4

Randolph

397

15.1

9.7-22.8

354

84.9

77.2-90.3

Robeson

315

14.9

10.0-21.7

269

85.1

78.3-90.0

Rowan

378

12.6

8.9-17.5

332

87.4

82.5-91.1

Union

346

8.1

5.6-11.8

308

91.9

88.2-94.4

Wake

705

10.2

7.0-14.7

643

89.8

85.3-93.0

Wayne

366

14.2

8.8-22.3

311

85.8

77.7-91.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,140

416

12.3

10.4-14.5

2,724

87.7

85.5-89.6

Piedmont

7,000

854

12.5

11.2-13.9

6,146

87.5

86.1-88.8

Western NC

1,967

271

13.8

11.7-16.2

1,696

86.2

83.8-88.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,344

182

14.2

11.5-17.5

1,162

85.8

82.5-88.5

Northwest

2,398

294

12.8

10.4-15.6

2,104

87.2

84.4-89.6

Charlotte

1,713

222

12.1

10.1-14.4

1,491

87.9

85.6-89.9

Greensboro

1,895

247

13.9

11.6-16.6

1,648

86.1

83.4-88.4

Southern Regional

1,067

143

12.6

9.5-16.5

924

87.4

83.5-90.5

Coastal

496

13.7

9.0-20.5

434

86.3

79.5-91.0

Wake

1,787

208

11.7

9.4-14.5

1,579

88.3

85.5-90.6

Area L

129

7.1

3.6-13.5

117

92.9

86.5-96.4

Eastern

1,278

171

13.0

9.7-17.3

1,107

87.0

82.7-90.3

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NOTE: For AHEC Regions, results for Area L are least reliable due to small sample size.

^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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