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--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	361	89	20.3	14.7-27.5	81	18.7	13.4-25.5	62	21.3	15.0-29.3	45	13.1	8.2-20.2	84	26.6	19.9-34.5
No	47	8	23.5	9.4-47.4	14	26.8	11.9-49.9	9	15.3	5.0-38.0	5	4.0	1.3-11.4	11	30.4	12.7-56.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight	4	0	0.0	. - .	1	43.9	5.8-90.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	45.3	6.2-91.2	2	10.8	1.7-46.4
Recommended Range	133	35	27.4	16.8-41.3	40	24.9	15.8-36.9	24	19.5	11.3-31.6	8	3.9	1.7- 8.8	26	24.3	14.0-38.9
Overweight	106	26	22.1	12.6-35.8	21	13.4	7.6-22.3	15	13.8	6.8-26.0	24	24.5	13.9-39.5	20	26.2	15.0-41.7
Obese	141	30	16.5	9.3-27.7	27	18.9	10.6-31.4	27	23.9	13.8-38.2	15	11.6	4.9-25.1	42	29.1	18.7-42.2
Current Smoker
No	286	76	23.8	16.9-32.4	68	20.1	13.9-28.3	47	21.0	13.8-30.7	34	12.1	6.7-20.7	61	23.0	16.2-31.7
Yes	122	21	14.3	7.2-26.3	28	18.7	10.8-30.5	24	19.8	11.4-32.0	16	11.9	5.9-22.7	33	35.3	23.0-49.9
Binge Drinker
No	377	89	20.1	14.5-27.2	88	20.7	15.1-27.8	65	21.1	14.8-29.0	44	9.3	5.9-14.3	91	28.8	21.9-36.9
Yes	27	7	23.5	8.9-49.4	7	10.1	3.8-24.1	5	17.2	5.8-41.3	5	37.2	14.2-67.9	3	12.0	2.9-38.6
Heavy Drinker
No	393	93	20.4	14.9-27.3	91	20.0	14.6-26.7	68	20.6	14.6-28.2	47	10.6	6.9-16.0	94	28.3	21.6-36.2
Yes	13	3	20.6	4.5-59.0	5	14.6	3.9-41.9	3	21.9	4.3-63.8	2	42.9	8.9-85.2	0	0.0	. - .
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	123	32	19.7	11.8-30.9	29	20.6	12.4-32.1	21	15.6	8.7-26.5	18	17.3	7.6-34.8	23	26.9	15.6-42.1
Some Physical Activity	156	35	19.6	11.6-31.3	37	22.2	13.4-34.4	36	29.1	18.6-42.4	18	11.7	5.9-21.7	30	17.4	10.8-26.8
Physically Inactive	118	27	21.2	12.0-34.5	26	13.7	7.8-23.2	14	17.0	7.8-33.4	13	6.3	3.1-12.4	38	41.7	27.7-57.2
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	181	28	19.2	11.5-30.3	28	14.2	7.3-25.7	34	17.2	10.6-26.6	26	12.1	6.6-20.9	65	37.4	26.9-49.1
No	227	69	22.0	15.1-31.0	67	24.6	17.7-33.1	37	23.7	15.0-35.2	24	12.0	6.0-22.4	30	17.7	10.9-27.5
Disability Status
Yes	194	32	16.1	9.6-25.7	37	12.5	8.0-19.1	33	17.1	9.5-28.9	31	18.8	10.8-30.7	61	35.5	24.9-47.6
No	203	64	27.6	19.1-38.1	55	23.0	16.0-31.9	37	26.5	17.9-37.3	18	5.7	2.8-11.2	29	17.2	10.8-26.4
Current Asthma
Yes	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
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Diabetes
Yes	56	15	22.1	9.7-42.7	6	6.7	2.4-17.3	9	15.4	6.3-32.8	7	3.7	1.3-10.0	19	52.1	31.3-72.2
Yes, During Pregnancy	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
No	351	82	20.5	14.8-27.9	88	21.5	15.7-28.8	62	21.5	15.1-29.8	43	13.4	8.4-20.8	76	23.0	16.9-30.4
Arthritis
Yes	202	44	19.0	12.0-28.7	34	14.1	8.6-22.4	38	22.3	13.9-33.8	28	12.3	7.1-20.5	58	32.3	22.9-43.5
No	205	53	22.8	15.1-33.0	62	26.0	17.6-36.5	33	19.0	11.8-29.1	22	11.9	5.6-23.5	35	20.4	12.7-30.9

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

361

20.3

14.7-27.5

18.7

13.4-25.5

21.3

15.0-29.3

13.1

8.2-20.2

26.6

19.9-34.5

23.5

9.4-47.4

26.8

11.9-49.9

15.3

5.0-38.0

4.0

1.3-11.4

30.4

12.7-56.8

Body Mass Index

Underweight

0.0

. - .

43.9

5.8-90.8

0.0

. - .

45.3

6.2-91.2

10.8

1.7-46.4

Recommended Range

133

27.4

16.8-41.3

24.9

15.8-36.9

19.5

11.3-31.6

3.9

1.7- 8.8

24.3

14.0-38.9

Overweight

106

22.1

12.6-35.8

13.4

7.6-22.3

13.8

6.8-26.0

24.5

13.9-39.5

26.2

15.0-41.7

Obese

141

16.5

9.3-27.7

18.9

10.6-31.4

23.9

13.8-38.2

11.6

4.9-25.1

29.1

18.7-42.2

Current Smoker

286

23.8

16.9-32.4

20.1

13.9-28.3

21.0

13.8-30.7

12.1

6.7-20.7

23.0

16.2-31.7

Yes

122

14.3

7.2-26.3

18.7

10.8-30.5

19.8

11.4-32.0

11.9

5.9-22.7

35.3

23.0-49.9

Binge Drinker

377

20.1

14.5-27.2

20.7

15.1-27.8

21.1

14.8-29.0

9.3

5.9-14.3

28.8

21.9-36.9

Yes

23.5

8.9-49.4

10.1

3.8-24.1

17.2

5.8-41.3

37.2

14.2-67.9

12.0

2.9-38.6

Heavy Drinker

393

20.4

14.9-27.3

20.0

14.6-26.7

20.6

14.6-28.2

10.6

6.9-16.0

28.3

21.6-36.2

Yes

20.6

4.5-59.0

14.6

3.9-41.9

21.9

4.3-63.8

42.9

8.9-85.2

0.0

. - .

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

123

19.7

11.8-30.9

20.6

12.4-32.1

15.6

8.7-26.5

17.3

7.6-34.8

26.9

15.6-42.1

Some Physical Activity

156

19.6

11.6-31.3

22.2

13.4-34.4

29.1

18.6-42.4

11.7

5.9-21.7

17.4

10.8-26.8

Physically Inactive

118

21.2

12.0-34.5

13.7

7.8-23.2

17.0

7.8-33.4

6.3

3.1-12.4

41.7

27.7-57.2

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

181

19.2

11.5-30.3

14.2

7.3-25.7

17.2

10.6-26.6

12.1

6.6-20.9

37.4

26.9-49.1

227

22.0

15.1-31.0

24.6

17.7-33.1

23.7

15.0-35.2

12.0

6.0-22.4

17.7

10.9-27.5

Disability Status

Yes

194

16.1

9.6-25.7

12.5

8.0-19.1

17.1

9.5-28.9

18.8

10.8-30.7

35.5

24.9-47.6

203

27.6

19.1-38.1

23.0

16.0-31.9

26.5

17.9-37.3

5.7

2.8-11.2

17.2

10.8-26.4

Current Asthma

Yes

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

. - .

Diabetes

Yes

22.1

9.7-42.7

6.7

2.4-17.3

15.4

6.3-32.8

3.7

1.3-10.0

52.1

31.3-72.2

Yes, During Pregnancy

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

351

20.5

14.8-27.9

21.5

15.7-28.8

21.5

15.1-29.8

13.4

8.4-20.8

23.0

16.9-30.4

Arthritis

Yes

202

19.0

12.0-28.7

14.1

8.6-22.4

22.3

13.9-33.8

12.3

7.1-20.5

32.3

22.9-43.5

205

22.8

15.1-33.0

26.0

17.6-36.5

19.0

11.8-29.1

11.9

5.6-23.5

20.4

12.7-30.9

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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.

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