BRFSS 2011 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you still have asthma?*)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	11,483	987	8.8	8.0- 9.7	10,496	91.2	90.3-92.0
-Eastern NC	3,118	271	7.8	6.5- 9.3	2,847	92.2	90.7-93.5
GENDER
Male	1,093	49	4.3	2.8- 6.3	1,044	95.7	93.7-97.2
Female	2,025	222	11.1	9.1-13.5	1,803	88.9	86.5-90.9
RACE
White	2,081	163	7.8	6.2- 9.7	1,918	92.2	90.3-93.8
African American	693	73	7.6	5.2-10.9	620	92.4	89.1-94.8
Other minorities	323	34	8.9	5.0-15.3	289	91.1	84.7-95.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	162	14	4.4	2.0- 9.2	148	95.6	90.8-98.0
Non-Hispanic	2,945	255	8.0	6.6- 9.7	2,690	92.0	90.3-93.4
AGE
18-34	468	36	6.0	3.8- 9.4	432	94.0	90.6-96.2
35-54	943	81	7.9	5.8-10.8	862	92.1	89.2-94.2
55-64	690	75	11.7	8.4-16.1	615	88.3	83.9-91.6
65-74	539	42	7.5	4.9-11.2	497	92.5	88.8-95.1
75+	445	35	7.5	4.8-11.4	410	92.5	88.6-95.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	438	61	9.3	6.3-13.6	377	90.7	86.4-93.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	971	89	8.2	6.0-10.9	882	91.8	89.1-94.0
Some Post-H.S.	843	71	8.3	5.8-11.7	772	91.7	88.3-94.2
College Graduate	862	50	4.5	3.1- 6.5	812	95.5	93.5-96.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	430	75	15.8	11.3-21.6	355	84.2	78.4-88.7
$15,000- 24,999	518	53	6.7	4.3-10.4	465	93.3	89.6-95.7
$25,000- 34,999	301	27	10.3	6.0-17.1	274	89.7	82.9-94.0
$35,000- 49,999	428	34	8.3	5.1-13.3	394	91.7	86.7-94.9
$50,000+	882	44	4.1	2.5- 6.6	838	95.9	93.4-97.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	966	161	15.7	12.6-19.3	805	84.3	80.7-87.4
No	2,000	94	4.8	3.5- 6.6	1,906	95.2	93.4-96.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	505	31	4.2	2.6- 6.9	474	95.8	93.1-97.4
Non-Veteran	2,611	240	8.5	7.0-10.3	2,371	91.5	89.7-93.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,483

987

8.8

8.0- 9.7

10,496

91.2

90.3-92.0

-Eastern NC

3,118

271

7.8

6.5- 9.3

2,847

92.2

90.7-93.5

GENDER

Male

1,093

4.3

2.8- 6.3

1,044

95.7

93.7-97.2

Female

2,025

222

11.1

9.1-13.5

1,803

88.9

86.5-90.9

RACE

White

2,081

163

7.8

6.2- 9.7

1,918

92.2

90.3-93.8

African American

693

7.6

5.2-10.9

620

92.4

89.1-94.8

Other minorities

323

8.9

5.0-15.3

289

91.1

84.7-95.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

162

4.4

2.0- 9.2

148

95.6

90.8-98.0

Non-Hispanic

2,945

255

8.0

6.6- 9.7

2,690

92.0

90.3-93.4

AGE

18-34

468

6.0

3.8- 9.4

432

94.0

90.6-96.2

35-54

943

7.9

5.8-10.8

862

92.1

89.2-94.2

55-64

690

11.7

8.4-16.1

615

88.3

83.9-91.6

65-74

539

7.5

4.9-11.2

497

92.5

88.8-95.1

75+

445

7.5

4.8-11.4

410

92.5

88.6-95.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

438

9.3

6.3-13.6

377

90.7

86.4-93.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

971

8.2

6.0-10.9

882

91.8

89.1-94.0

Some Post-H.S.

843

8.3

5.8-11.7

772

91.7

88.3-94.2

College Graduate

862

4.5

3.1- 6.5

812

95.5

93.5-96.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

430

15.8

11.3-21.6

355

84.2

78.4-88.7

$15,000- 24,999

518

6.7

4.3-10.4

465

93.3

89.6-95.7

$25,000- 34,999

301

10.3

6.0-17.1

274

89.7

82.9-94.0

$35,000- 49,999

428

8.3

5.1-13.3

394

91.7

86.7-94.9

$50,000+

882

4.1

2.5- 6.6

838

95.9

93.4-97.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

966

161

15.7

12.6-19.3

805

84.3

80.7-87.4

2,000

4.8

3.5- 6.6

1,906

95.2

93.4-96.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

505

4.2

2.6- 6.9

474

95.8

93.1-97.4

Non-Veteran

2,611

240

8.5

7.0-10.3

2,371

91.5

89.7-93.0

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

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

**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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