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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Adult Asthma History--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

During the past 30 days, how many days did symptoms of asthma make it difficult for you to stay asleep?*

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  Total
Respond.#		 1-2 days 3-4 days 5-10 days More than 10 days None
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 309 61 19.0 13.3-26.6 30 10.0 6.2-15.8 28 9.8 5.7-16.5 43 13.3 8.2-20.9 147 47.8 38.8-56.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes 269 53 18.4 12.4-26.4 27 11.0 6.7-17.5 24 7.6 4.1-13.4 38 14.1 8.5-22.5 127 49.0 39.4-58.6
No 39 8 24.1 8.9-50.7 3 2.3 0.6- 7.7 4 28.3 9.4-60.1 5 7.3 2.0-22.8 19 38.1 16.7-65.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight 4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 5.9 0.6-39.9 3 94.1 60.1-99.4
Recommended Range 99 22 27.6 16.7-42.1 7 9.1 3.1-23.6 5 8.0 2.4-23.1 9 5.4 2.3-12.5 56 49.9 35.6-64.2
Overweight 81 16 18.0 8.3-34.6 7 9.6 3.7-22.5 10 12.3 4.1-31.6 12 11.3 4.5-25.6 36 48.9 31.2-66.8
Obese 107 17 14.9 7.1-28.7 13 11.2 5.4-21.8 11 9.3 4.0-20.0 18 19.0 9.5-34.5 48 45.6 31.0-61.0
Current Smoker
No 209 45 23.1 15.4-33.3 18 7.8 3.9-14.7 18 7.5 3.5-15.6 25 12.3 6.7-21.5 103 49.3 38.0-60.7
Yes 100 16 11.0 5.0-22.5 12 14.4 7.2-26.9 10 14.3 6.5-28.6 18 15.4 6.9-30.9 44 44.9 31.0-59.6
Binge Drinker
No 284 55 19.3 13.2-27.4 28 10.3 6.2-16.5 26 9.6 5.4-16.6 40 14.4 8.8-22.7 135 46.4 37.1-56.0
Yes 21 6 17.4 5.4-43.9 1 7.5 1.0-39.0 2 11.8 1.9-47.7 2 4.3 0.7-23.1 10 59.0 30.1-82.9
Heavy Drinker
No 298 57 18.6 12.8-26.2 30 10.4 6.4-16.5 28 10.3 5.9-17.2 42 13.9 8.6-21.7 141 46.8 37.8-56.1
Yes 9 4 30.4 5.3-77.2 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 5 69.6 22.8-94.7
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 92 16 11.7 5.7-22.4 8 10.4 4.3-23.1 7 9.0 2.8-25.0 11 13.3 5.9-27.2 50 55.7 39.9-70.4
Some Physical Activity 121 26 21.1 12.6-33.3 15 13.5 7.0-24.5 8 5.1 2.1-12.1 13 6.9 3.0-14.9 59 53.4 39.2-67.0
Physically Inactive 89 18 20.8 9.9-38.5 7 5.2 1.4-17.3 12 18.0 8.1-35.2 17 21.9 9.9-41.7 35 34.1 21.0-50.2
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 146 24 16.2 9.2-27.1 21 16.7 9.5-27.7 16 9.8 4.6-19.7 37 24.6 14.7-38.2 48 32.6 21.5-46.1
No 163 37 21.3 13.2-32.4 9 4.6 1.9-10.9 12 9.8 4.4-20.3 6 4.3 1.4-11.9 99 60.0 47.6-71.2
Disability Status
Yes 156 25 14.7 8.2-25.0 19 11.6 6.1-21.0 19 12.7 6.7-22.9 36 21.2 12.2-34.2 57 39.8 26.7-54.5
No 142 34 26.3 16.8-38.7 11 9.5 4.5-18.9 8 7.8 2.7-20.3 5 3.1 0.8-11.1 84 53.4 41.4-65.0
Current Asthma
Yes 309 61 19.0 13.3-26.6 30 10.0 6.2-15.8 28 9.8 5.7-16.5 43 13.3 8.2-20.9 147 47.8 38.8-56.9
No 0 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - . 0 . . - .
Diabetes
Yes 39 9 10.7 4.2-24.4 7 15.0 5.5-34.6 4 11.2 2.3-40.0 11 53.1 28.3-76.4 8 10.1 3.9-23.7
Yes, During Pregnancy 2 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 2 100 . - .
No 268 52 20.2 13.8-28.6 23 9.4 5.4-15.8 24 9.7 5.4-16.9 32 8.1 4.8-13.3 137 52.6 43.0-62.0
Arthritis
Yes 156 30 17.3 10.2-27.8 17 12.1 6.4-21.8 16 10.2 5.2-18.9 31 19.3 10.8-32.0 62 41.2 28.9-54.7
No 151 31 21.0 12.7-32.8 13 7.8 3.7-15.6 11 9.4 3.8-21.8 12 6.9 3.0-15.2 84 54.8 42.1-66.9

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

#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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

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