BRFSS 2011 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been given a breathing test to diagnose your COPD, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema?*)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Have you ever been given a breathing test to diagnose your COPD, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	907	758	82.3	77.9-85.9	149	17.7	14.1-22.1
GENDER
Male	278	233	81.5	73.6-87.5	45	18.5	12.5-26.4
Female	629	525	82.7	77.3-87.1	104	17.3	12.9-22.7
RACE
White	737	619	83.4	78.7-87.2	118	16.6	12.8-21.3
African American	120	100	84.9	73.2-92.0	20	15.1	8.0-26.8
Native American	28	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other Minorities	19	***	***	***	***	***	***
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	***	***	***	***	***	***
-English Speaking	13	***	***	***	***	***	***
-Spanish Speaking	2	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	891	746	83.1	78.9-86.6	145	16.9	13.4-21.1
AGE
18-34	33	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	58	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	145	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	249	213	89.6	84.3-93.3	36	10.4	6.7-15.7
65-74	243	210	87.1	80.1-91.8	33	12.9	8.2-19.9
75+	173	***	***	***	22	14.4	7.0-27.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	204	176	86.1	77.6-91.8	28	13.9	8.2-22.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	319	260	77.0	67.9-84.2	59	23.0	15.8-32.1
Some Post-H.S.	244	203	83.3	75.0-89.2	41	16.7	10.8-25.0
College Graduate	138	117	85.1	74.0-92.0	21	14.9	8.0-26.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	206	179	88.1	79.4-93.5	27	11.9	6.5-20.6
$15,000- 24,999	243	194	80.1	71.1-86.9	49	19.9	13.1-28.9
$25,000- 34,999	94	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	99	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000-74,999	53	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	61	54	90.6	78.7-96.2	***	***	***
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	611	536	88.1	83.6-91.6	75	11.9	8.4-16.4
No	291	218	71.3	62.2-78.9	73	28.7	21.1-37.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	138	117	87.3	78.9-92.7	21	12.7	7.3-21.1
Non-Veteran	769	641	81.3	76.3-85.5	128	18.7	14.5-23.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

907

758

82.3

77.9-85.9

149

17.7

14.1-22.1

GENDER

Male

278

233

81.5

73.6-87.5

18.5

12.5-26.4

Female

629

525

82.7

77.3-87.1

104

17.3

12.9-22.7

RACE

White

737

619

83.4

78.7-87.2

118

16.6

12.8-21.3

African American

120

100

84.9

73.2-92.0

15.1

8.0-26.8

Native American

***

Other Minorities

***

HISPANIC

Hispanic

***

-English Speaking

***

-Spanish Speaking

***

Non-Hispanic

891

746

83.1

78.9-86.6

145

16.9

13.4-21.1

AGE

18-34

***

35-44

***

45-54

145

***

55-64

249

213

89.6

84.3-93.3

10.4

6.7-15.7

65-74

243

210

87.1

80.1-91.8

12.9

8.2-19.9

75+

173

***

14.4

7.0-27.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

204

176

86.1

77.6-91.8

13.9

8.2-22.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

319

260

77.0

67.9-84.2

23.0

15.8-32.1

Some Post-H.S.

244

203

83.3

75.0-89.2

16.7

10.8-25.0

College Graduate

138

117

85.1

74.0-92.0

14.9

8.0-26.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

206

179

88.1

79.4-93.5

11.9

6.5-20.6

$15,000- 24,999

243

194

80.1

71.1-86.9

19.9

13.1-28.9

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000-74,999

***

$75,000+

90.6

78.7-96.2

***

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

611

536

88.1

83.6-91.6

11.9

8.4-16.4

291

218

71.3

62.2-78.9

28.7

21.1-37.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

138

117

87.3

78.9-92.7

12.7

7.3-21.1

Non-Veteran

769

641

81.3

76.3-85.5

128

18.7

14.5-23.7

Back to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

*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).

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