BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, how many days were you unable to work or carry out your usual activities because of your asthma?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Asthma

During the past 12 months, how many days were you unable to work or carry out your usual activities because of your asthma?*

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	Total Respond.^	1-7 Days	8-30 days	More than 30 Days	None
North Carolina	1,123	190	18.8	15.4-22.7	107	8.7	6.8-11.0	71	5.1	3.8- 6.6	755	67.5	63.5-71.3
-Eastern NC	357	74	26.3	19.4-34.5	38	8.8	5.8-13.2	24	6.2	3.8- 9.8	221	58.7	51.0-66.0
GENDER
Male	67	13	30.6	14.5-53.3	7	10.8	4.4-24.3	4	6.8	2.1-19.3	43	51.9	34.4-68.9
Female	290	61	24.7	18.3-32.5	31	8.2	5.2-12.6	20	6.0	3.6- 9.7	178	61.2	53.3-68.5
RACE
White	227	43	22.3	14.9-32.0	27	9.8	5.9-15.6	14	5.1	2.8- 9.0	143	62.9	53.5-71.4
African American	94	23	37.6	22.4-55.7	9	8.3	3.5-18.2	7	7.2	3.1-15.6	55	46.9	32.7-61.7
Other Minorities	34	8	25.9	11.3-48.9	2	3.0	0.7-11.9	2	11.9	2.0-47.0	22	59.2	36.5-78.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	3	25.1	7.0-59.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	6	74.9	40.3-93.0
Non-Hispanic	347	71	26.3	19.3-34.8	38	9.1	6.0-13.6	23	6.3	3.9-10.1	215	58.3	50.4-65.7
AGE
18-24	23	8	48.4	24.2-73.4	3	10.2	2.7-31.6	0	0.0	. - .	12	41.4	19.7-67.0
25-34	42	11	24.4	12.7-41.6	3	5.0	1.4-16.7	3	6.2	1.9-19.0	25	64.3	46.9-78.6
35-44	65	15	21.5	12.3-35.0	7	9.0	4.0-19.1	3	7.5	1.9-25.2	40	61.9	47.2-74.7
45-54	87	21	26.2	16.5-38.9	9	9.5	4.4-19.5	6	7.1	3.0-15.9	51	57.1	44.4-69.0
55-64	65	12	18.9	10.5-31.7	7	5.9	2.6-12.9	7	13.6	6.1-27.9	39	61.5	47.5-73.9
65-74	52	5	9.3	3.6-21.7	5	9.2	3.6-21.5	2	2.7	0.6-11.7	40	78.8	64.7-88.3
75+	22	2	3.8	0.9-15.0	4	18.5	6.4-43.0	2	9.0	1.9-33.6	14	68.6	45.0-85.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	66	10	35.9	17.3-59.9	6	3.6	1.3- 9.2	9	11.6	4.7-25.6	41	49.0	30.2-68.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	103	16	19.0	10.9-30.9	12	8.1	4.2-15.2	5	3.8	1.4-10.0	70	69.1	56.8-79.3
Some Post-H.S.	105	25	26.4	15.3-41.5	11	12.8	6.2-24.6	6	4.6	1.9-11.0	63	56.2	42.8-68.8
College Graduate	82	23	26.3	17.1-38.2	9	9.4	4.0-20.4	4	6.3	2.3-16.4	46	58.0	45.3-69.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	75	10	15.4	7.2-29.9	12	15.7	8.1-28.3	8	9.5	4.2-20.3	45	59.3	44.6-72.6
$15,000- 24,999	76	17	27.2	15.2-43.8	4	4.2	1.5-11.4	8	13.6	5.9-28.2	47	55.0	40.4-68.8
$25,000- 34,999	46	12	24.9	13.1-42.3	6	6.3	2.6-14.4	1	3.2	0.4-19.4	27	65.6	47.8-79.9
$35,000- 49,999	46	14	23.6	13.3-38.4	4	9.0	2.1-31.4	1	3.1	0.4-18.7	27	64.4	47.1-78.6
$50,000-74,999	40	9	25.7	12.9-44.7	6	11.4	4.4-26.3	1	3.9	0.5-22.8	24	59.0	40.8-75.1
$75,000+	28	4	31.7	9.8-66.6	2	11.5	2.5-39.5	1	1.7	0.2-11.5	21	55.1	27.8-79.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	211	41	27.9	18.3-40.1	30	11.4	7.2-17.6	20	8.9	5.2-14.8	120	51.8	41.8-61.7
No	137	31	21.0	14.2-30.0	7	5.5	2.0-14.2	4	2.7	1.0- 7.5	95	70.8	60.6-79.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	32	4	11.0	3.7-28.4	4	20.0	6.8-46.2	4	13.0	4.6-31.5	20	56.0	35.5-74.6
Non-Veteran	323	70	28.0	20.6-37.0	34	7.6	5.0-11.5	19	5.3	3.1- 9.1	200	59.0	50.7-66.8

Total
Respond.^

1-7 Days

8-30 days

More than 30 Days

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,123

190

18.8

15.4-22.7

107

8.7

6.8-11.0

5.1

3.8- 6.6

755

67.5

63.5-71.3

-Eastern NC

357

26.3

19.4-34.5

8.8

5.8-13.2

6.2

3.8- 9.8

221

58.7

51.0-66.0

GENDER

Male

30.6

14.5-53.3

10.8

4.4-24.3

6.8

2.1-19.3

51.9

34.4-68.9

Female

290

24.7

18.3-32.5

8.2

5.2-12.6

6.0

3.6- 9.7

178

61.2

53.3-68.5

RACE

White

227

22.3

14.9-32.0

9.8

5.9-15.6

5.1

2.8- 9.0

143

62.9

53.5-71.4

African American

37.6

22.4-55.7

8.3

3.5-18.2

7.2

3.1-15.6

46.9

32.7-61.7

Other Minorities

25.9

11.3-48.9

3.0

0.7-11.9

11.9

2.0-47.0

59.2

36.5-78.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

25.1

7.0-59.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

74.9

40.3-93.0

Non-Hispanic

347

26.3

19.3-34.8

9.1

6.0-13.6

6.3

3.9-10.1

215

58.3

50.4-65.7

AGE

18-24

48.4

24.2-73.4

10.2

2.7-31.6

0.0

. - .

41.4

19.7-67.0

25-34

24.4

12.7-41.6

5.0

1.4-16.7

6.2

1.9-19.0

64.3

46.9-78.6

35-44

21.5

12.3-35.0

9.0

4.0-19.1

7.5

1.9-25.2

61.9

47.2-74.7

45-54

26.2

16.5-38.9

9.5

4.4-19.5

7.1

3.0-15.9

57.1

44.4-69.0

55-64

18.9

10.5-31.7

5.9

2.6-12.9

13.6

6.1-27.9

61.5

47.5-73.9

65-74

9.3

3.6-21.7

9.2

3.6-21.5

2.7

0.6-11.7

78.8

64.7-88.3

75+

3.8

0.9-15.0

18.5

6.4-43.0

9.0

1.9-33.6

68.6

45.0-85.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

35.9

17.3-59.9

3.6

1.3- 9.2

11.6

4.7-25.6

49.0

30.2-68.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

103

19.0

10.9-30.9

8.1

4.2-15.2

3.8

1.4-10.0

69.1

56.8-79.3

Some Post-H.S.

105

26.4

15.3-41.5

12.8

6.2-24.6

4.6

1.9-11.0

56.2

42.8-68.8

College Graduate

26.3

17.1-38.2

9.4

4.0-20.4

6.3

2.3-16.4

58.0

45.3-69.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

15.4

7.2-29.9

15.7

8.1-28.3

9.5

4.2-20.3

59.3

44.6-72.6

$15,000- 24,999

27.2

15.2-43.8

4.2

1.5-11.4

13.6

5.9-28.2

55.0

40.4-68.8

$25,000- 34,999

24.9

13.1-42.3

6.3

2.6-14.4

3.2

0.4-19.4

65.6

47.8-79.9

$35,000- 49,999

23.6

13.3-38.4

9.0

2.1-31.4

3.1

0.4-18.7

64.4

47.1-78.6

$50,000-74,999

25.7

12.9-44.7

11.4

4.4-26.3

3.9

0.5-22.8

59.0

40.8-75.1

$75,000+

31.7

9.8-66.6

11.5

2.5-39.5

1.7

0.2-11.5

55.1

27.8-79.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

211

27.9

18.3-40.1

11.4

7.2-17.6

8.9

5.2-14.8

120

51.8

41.8-61.7

137

21.0

14.2-30.0

5.5

2.0-14.2

2.7

1.0- 7.5

70.8

60.6-79.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

11.0

3.7-28.4

20.0

6.8-46.2

13.0

4.6-31.5

56.0

35.5-74.6

Non-Veteran

323

28.0

20.6-37.0

7.6

5.0-11.5

5.3

3.1- 9.1

200

59.0

50.7-66.8

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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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