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Total Respond.^ |
One medication | Two medications | 3-4 medications | 5+ medications | None | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 890 | 186 | 20.4 | 16.6-24.7 | 160 | 15.2 | 12.0-19.0 | 145 | 15.5 | 12.1-19.6 | 52 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.7 | 347 | 42.6 | 37.5-47.8 |
-Eastern NC | 256 | 59 | 21.4 | 15.0-29.7 | 43 | 11.7 | 7.8-17.1 | 42 | 15.9 | 10.3-23.6 | 10 | 4.5 | 2.0- 9.8 | 102 | 46.5 | 37.0-56.3 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 82 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 18 | 14.8 | 7.9-26.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Female | 174 | 40 | 19.5 | 12.4-29.3 | 33 | 17.1 | 10.9-25.8 | 24 | 16.8 | 9.3-28.4 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 191 | 43 | 21.5 | 14.3-30.9 | 31 | 10.2 | 6.3-16.0 | 27 | 13.6 | 7.9-22.4 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
African American | 40 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Other minorities | 24 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 4 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Hispanic | 252 | 59 | 21.6 | 15.1-29.9 | 42 | 11.6 | 7.7-17.0 | 41 | 15.8 | 10.3-23.6 | *** | *** | *** | 100 | 46.5 | 36.9-56.3 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-34 | 12 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
35-54 | 53 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
55-64 | 79 | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 16.5 | 8.8-28.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
65-74 | 66 | *** | *** | *** | 12 | 13.7 | 6.5-26.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
75+ | 44 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 44 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 101 | *** | *** | *** | 15 | 10.2 | 4.9-20.2 | 12 | 10.2 | 4.3-22.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Some Post-H.S. | 76 | *** | *** | *** | 11 | 11.6 | 5.6-22.6 | 13 | 11.9 | 5.8-22.8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
College Graduate | 34 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 57 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$15,000- 24,999 | 65 | 15 | 16.1 | 8.4-28.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$25,000- 34,999 | 23 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$35,000- 49,999 | 31 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
$50,000+ | 32 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 169 | 44 | 27.0 | 18.1-38.2 | 34 | 15.3 | 9.8-23.0 | 30 | 20.1 | 12.3-30.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
No | 85 | 15 | 12.9 | 6.3-24.6 | *** | *** | *** | 11 | 9.2 | 3.9-20.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 47 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Non-Veteran | 209 | 47 | 17.6 | 11.5-26.0 | 35 | 12.3 | 7.9-18.8 | 34 | 15.6 | 9.5-24.4 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
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*Asked only of those who reported having COPD.
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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