BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Symptoms of asthma include cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and phlegm production when you don't have a cold or respiratory infection. During the past 30 days, how often did you have any symptoms of asthma?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Adult Asthma History

Symptoms of asthma include cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and phlegm production when you don't have a cold or respiratory infection. During the past 30 days, how often did you have any symptoms of asthma?*

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	Total Respond.#	None	Less than once a week	Once or twice a week	> Twice a week not every day	Everyday
TOTAL	409	97	20.7	15.3-27.4	96	19.7	14.5-26.1	71	20.6	14.8-28.0	50	12.0	7.6-18.4	95	27.0	20.6-34.6
GENDER
Male	96	21	13.7	7.2-24.6	27	20.3	10.6-35.3	15	22.1	11.3-38.8	11	18.0	8.4-34.5	22	25.9	15.0-41.1
Female	313	76	24.2	17.2-32.8	69	19.4	13.9-26.3	56	19.9	13.7-27.9	39	9.1	5.5-14.5	73	27.5	20.1-36.4
RACE
White	299	69	18.7	12.9-26.2	68	19.3	13.3-27.2	50	18.7	12.4-27.2	36	11.6	6.7-19.2	76	31.7	23.8-40.9
African American	73	19	28.5	15.3-46.8	17	17.4	8.9-31.3	17	28.1	14.4-47.5	10	16.2	6.6-34.6	10	9.8	4.2-21.2

Total
Respond.#

None

Less than once a week

Once or twice a week

> Twice a week not every day

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

409

20.7

15.3-27.4

19.7

14.5-26.1

20.6

14.8-28.0

12.0

7.6-18.4

27.0

20.6-34.6

GENDER

Male

13.7

7.2-24.6

20.3

10.6-35.3

22.1

11.3-38.8

18.0

8.4-34.5

25.9

15.0-41.1

Female

313

24.2

17.2-32.8

19.4

13.9-26.3

19.9

13.7-27.9

9.1

5.5-14.5

27.5

20.1-36.4

RACE

White

299

18.7

12.9-26.2

19.3

13.3-27.2

18.7

12.4-27.2

11.6

6.7-19.2

31.7

23.8-40.9

African American

28.5

15.3-46.8

17.4

8.9-31.3

28.1

14.4-47.5

16.2

6.6-34.6

9.8

4.2-21.2

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having asthma CURRENTLY.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** 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, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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