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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Durham 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
-Durham County 24 6 25.9 8.9-55.3 1 24.4 4.1-70.9 3 9.5 2.6-29.7 3 5.7 1.5-18.9 11 34.5 14.8-61.6
GENDER
Male 6 2 30.4 5.7-76.0 1 44.2 8.1-87.6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 3 25.5 5.3-67.4
Female 18 4 20.3 7.2-45.5 0 0.0 . - . 3 21.3 6.6-51.1 3 12.7 3.7-35.2 8 45.7 22.5-70.9
RACE
White 14 4 38.6 13.2-72.1 0 0.0 . - . 2 11.5 2.3-41.6 0 0.0 . - . 8 49.9 21.4-78.5
Other 10 2 10.6 1.7-44.4 1 53.8 12.7-90.3 1 7.2 0.8-43.2 3 12.5 2.5-44.4 3 16.0 3.1-53.4
AGE
18-44 9 3 39.5 10.4-78.7 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 6.9 0.9-38.6 5 53.6 18.6-85.4
45+ 15 3 16.8 3.9-50.3 1 40.6 8.1-84.1 3 15.8 3.7-47.9 2 4.9 1.0-21.3 6 21.8 6.3-53.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 7 1 11.8 1.3-57.9 1 54.1 12.1-91.0 2 13.9 2.1-54.9 1 2.9 0.3-22.4 2 17.3 2.9-59.3
Some College + 17 5 37.4 13.2-70.1 0 0.0 . - . 1 5.9 0.8-33.2 2 8.0 1.8-29.6 9 48.7 21.8-76.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 17 5 38.2 13.7-70.7 0 0.0 . - . 2 11.6 2.4-41.6 3 10.5 2.9-31.6 7 39.6 16.2-69.0
$50,000+ 4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 27.3 3.3-80.6 0 0.0 . - . 3 72.7 19.4-96.7

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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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