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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Asthma

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%)
North Carolina 836 149 18.2 14.6-22.3 88 10.4 7.9-13.6 79 10.8 7.9-14.8 125 12.7 10.0-16.1 395 47.9 42.9-52.8
-Buncombe County 35 7 21.1 9.2-41.7 2 9.6 2.3-31.8 4 9.4 3.3-24.2 5 11.2 4.2-26.5 17 48.7 30.8-66.9
GENDER
Male 8 1 14.4 2.0-58.3 1 21.6 3.3-69.4 0 0.0 . - . 1 11.6 1.6-52.2 5 52.4 19.7-83.1
Female 27 6 23.7 9.4-48.4 1 4.9 0.7-27.9 4 13.0 4.5-32.2 4 11.0 3.6-29.3 12 47.3 27.1-68.4
RACE
White 28 4 12.7 4.4-31.4 2 12.0 3.0-37.9 2 4.4 1.0-16.5 4 12.5 4.3-31.3 16 58.5 37.8-76.5
Other 7 3 53.6 16.7-86.9 0 0.0 . - . 2 28.9 6.1-71.6 1 6.3 0.8-37.0 1 11.3 1.4-53.1
AGE
18-44 12 1 16.0 2.4-60.1 1 7.8 1.1-39.9 1 4.5 0.6-27.2 0 0.0 . - . 9 71.7 37.1-91.6
45+ 23 6 25.5 11.0-48.6 1 11.1 1.6-48.2 3 13.6 4.0-37.0 5 20.6 7.9-43.9 8 29.3 13.9-51.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 15 2 19.0 3.7-58.8 0 0.0 . - . 3 16.5 4.7-44.4 3 13.3 3.7-38.2 7 51.2 24.2-77.6
Some College + 20 5 22.9 9.1-46.9 2 17.5 4.4-49.2 1 3.5 0.5-21.7 2 9.4 2.0-34.7 10 46.6 25.0-69.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 23 6 27.4 11.0-53.5 1 8.8 1.3-42.3 2 5.3 1.2-19.9 4 10.8 3.5-28.4 10 47.8 25.9-70.5
$50,000+ 8 1 12.6 1.7-54.4 1 17.5 2.5-63.5 1 9.5 1.3-46.3 0 0.0 . - . 5 60.4 25.8-87.0

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*These data apply only to those with current asthma

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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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