BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how many days did symptoms of asthma make it difficult for you to stay asleep?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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
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
-Eastern NC	284	53	21.1	14.6-29.4	31	10.2	6.7-15.3	33	16.8	9.9-27.1	43	13.7	9.0-20.4	124	38.1	30.6-46.2
GENDER
Male	55	8	20.6	7.9-43.9	8	11.1	5.0-23.0	6	21.4	7.3-48.5	8	11.3	5.2-22.7	25	35.6	20.9-53.6
Female	229	45	21.3	14.7-29.7	23	9.9	6.0-15.8	27	15.0	8.4-25.4	35	14.7	8.9-23.2	99	39.1	30.9-47.9
RACE
White	185	34	22.5	14.3-33.6	16	7.8	4.2-13.9	20	14.2	7.5-25.4	23	11.3	6.1-20.1	92	44.2	34.4-54.4
African American	68	10	9.9	4.7-19.9	10	17.1	8.6-31.2	10	28.5	11.7-54.7	15	19.3	9.7-34.7	23	25.2	14.7-39.6
Other Minorities	28	8	41.7	19.6-67.7	4	10.3	3.4-27.2	3	4.9	1.3-16.3	5	19.2	6.9-43.3	8	23.9	10.2-46.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	0	0.0	. - .	2	57.8	14.4-91.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	27.4	3.5-79.7	1	14.8	1.7-63.4
Non-Hispanic	278	53	21.4	14.8-29.8	28	9.6	6.2-14.7	33	17.1	10.1-27.4	42	13.6	8.8-20.4	122	38.3	30.8-46.5
AGE
18-24	20	4	23.8	7.5-54.5	3	8.4	2.2-27.1	4	35.6	13.1-66.9	3	10.9	2.0-42.5	6	21.3	7.7-47.0
25-34	27	8	32.0	14.9-55.9	2	8.6	1.7-33.5	2	2.4	0.5-10.6	0	0.0	. - .	15	57.1	34.6-76.9
35-44	44	9	21.7	9.7-41.8	5	7.7	3.0-18.6	3	11.0	3.3-31.4	7	15.7	7.1-31.3	20	43.9	27.7-61.4
45-54	71	12	18.6	9.4-33.5	8	11.8	5.5-23.3	12	17.2	8.9-30.8	13	17.5	8.9-31.5	26	34.9	23.1-49.0
55-64	57	11	18.9	10.0-32.9	4	9.3	3.2-24.2	5	8.3	2.8-22.0	12	22.0	12.0-37.0	25	41.4	27.6-56.6
65-74	44	5	11.0	4.2-25.6	6	18.2	7.8-37.0	4	8.7	3.0-22.5	4	7.1	2.2-20.6	25	55.0	37.9-71.0
75+	20	4	19.1	6.3-45.5	2	7.6	1.8-26.8	3	17.2	5.1-44.3	4	24.8	8.0-55.5	7	31.3	13.8-56.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	63	13	25.6	12.6-45.0	5	8.5	3.1-21.0	10	23.8	8.7-50.6	16	21.8	9.9-41.4	19	20.4	9.5-38.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	81	18	23.6	13.2-38.6	12	13.7	7.0-25.2	10	23.3	9.6-46.3	13	10.3	5.3-19.1	28	29.1	18.0-43.3
Some Post-H.S.	80	17	23.1	11.0-42.4	5	6.9	2.2-19.6	8	10.4	4.5-22.1	9	11.5	4.9-24.6	41	48.1	33.4-63.0
College Graduate	59	5	7.3	2.7-18.6	9	13.3	6.7-24.9	5	7.8	2.5-22.0	5	10.3	4.1-23.8	35	61.2	46.4-74.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	70	9	23.6	10.8-44.1	8	8.8	4.2-17.6	12	20.1	9.9-36.5	24	31.0	19.4-45.5	17	16.5	9.5-27.1
$15,000- 24,999	60	15	29.8	16.1-48.5	10	16.2	8.0-30.2	8	9.9	4.6-20.3	7	14.9	6.0-32.6	20	29.1	17.6-43.9
$25,000- 34,999	37	8	18.3	8.6-34.8	4	13.8	4.8-33.6	3	6.6	1.9-20.5	3	3.2	0.9-10.4	19	58.2	38.5-75.6
$35,000- 49,999	36	8	13.7	5.8-29.0	3	7.9	2.5-22.5	4	15.3	5.0-38.3	2	8.5	2.1-28.4	19	54.6	35.5-72.4
$50,000-74,999	28	5	23.6	8.8-49.5	2	8.1	1.8-29.6	1	3.1	0.4-19.1	1	3.6	0.5-21.6	19	61.7	38.9-80.3
$75,000+	16	3	37.2	8.9-78.2	2	15.6	3.0-52.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.4	0.6-27.4	10	42.8	15.7-75.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	190	29	20.0	11.9-31.7	20	9.8	5.7-16.5	28	18.5	10.2-31.1	37	15.6	10.3-22.9	76	36.1	27.0-46.3
No	89	24	25.5	15.6-38.6	11	12.0	6.2-22.0	5	15.2	4.9-38.6	5	5.0	1.8-13.1	44	42.3	29.6-56.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	26	1	4.1	0.6-24.3	4	12.3	4.3-30.6	2	10.4	2.3-36.3	5	20.9	8.3-43.3	14	52.4	30.4-73.5
Non-Veteran	256	52	23.0	15.9-32.1	26	9.9	6.3-15.4	31	17.6	10.1-28.8	38	13.0	8.1-20.2	109	36.5	28.8-45.0

Total
Respond.^

1-2 days

3-4 days

5-10 days

More than 10 days

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

836

149

18.2

14.6-22.3

10.4

7.9-13.6

10.8

7.9-14.8

125

12.7

10.0-16.1

395

47.9

42.9-52.8

-Eastern NC

284

21.1

14.6-29.4

10.2

6.7-15.3

16.8

9.9-27.1

13.7

9.0-20.4

124

38.1

30.6-46.2

GENDER

Male

20.6

7.9-43.9

11.1

5.0-23.0

21.4

7.3-48.5

11.3

5.2-22.7

35.6

20.9-53.6

Female

229

21.3

14.7-29.7

9.9

6.0-15.8

15.0

8.4-25.4

14.7

8.9-23.2

39.1

30.9-47.9

RACE

White

185

22.5

14.3-33.6

7.8

4.2-13.9

14.2

7.5-25.4

11.3

6.1-20.1

44.2

34.4-54.4

African American

9.9

4.7-19.9

17.1

8.6-31.2

28.5

11.7-54.7

19.3

9.7-34.7

25.2

14.7-39.6

Other Minorities

41.7

19.6-67.7

10.3

3.4-27.2

4.9

1.3-16.3

19.2

6.9-43.3

23.9

10.2-46.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

57.8

14.4-91.8

0.0

. - .

27.4

3.5-79.7

14.8

1.7-63.4

Non-Hispanic

278

21.4

14.8-29.8

9.6

6.2-14.7

17.1

10.1-27.4

13.6

8.8-20.4

122

38.3

30.8-46.5

AGE

18-24

23.8

7.5-54.5

8.4

2.2-27.1

35.6

13.1-66.9

10.9

2.0-42.5

21.3

7.7-47.0

25-34

32.0

14.9-55.9

8.6

1.7-33.5

2.4

0.5-10.6

0.0

. - .

57.1

34.6-76.9

35-44

21.7

9.7-41.8

7.7

3.0-18.6

11.0

3.3-31.4

15.7

7.1-31.3

43.9

27.7-61.4

45-54

18.6

9.4-33.5

11.8

5.5-23.3

17.2

8.9-30.8

17.5

8.9-31.5

34.9

23.1-49.0

55-64

18.9

10.0-32.9

9.3

3.2-24.2

8.3

2.8-22.0

22.0

12.0-37.0

41.4

27.6-56.6

65-74

11.0

4.2-25.6

18.2

7.8-37.0

8.7

3.0-22.5

7.1

2.2-20.6

55.0

37.9-71.0

75+

19.1

6.3-45.5

7.6

1.8-26.8

17.2

5.1-44.3

24.8

8.0-55.5

31.3

13.8-56.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

25.6

12.6-45.0

8.5

3.1-21.0

23.8

8.7-50.6

21.8

9.9-41.4

20.4

9.5-38.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

23.6

13.2-38.6

13.7

7.0-25.2

23.3

9.6-46.3

10.3

5.3-19.1

29.1

18.0-43.3

Some Post-H.S.

23.1

11.0-42.4

6.9

2.2-19.6

10.4

4.5-22.1

11.5

4.9-24.6

48.1

33.4-63.0

College Graduate

7.3

2.7-18.6

13.3

6.7-24.9

7.8

2.5-22.0

10.3

4.1-23.8

61.2

46.4-74.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

23.6

10.8-44.1

8.8

4.2-17.6

20.1

9.9-36.5

31.0

19.4-45.5

16.5

9.5-27.1

$15,000- 24,999

29.8

16.1-48.5

16.2

8.0-30.2

9.9

4.6-20.3

14.9

6.0-32.6

29.1

17.6-43.9

$25,000- 34,999

18.3

8.6-34.8

13.8

4.8-33.6

6.6

1.9-20.5

3.2

0.9-10.4

58.2

38.5-75.6

$35,000- 49,999

13.7

5.8-29.0

7.9

2.5-22.5

15.3

5.0-38.3

8.5

2.1-28.4

54.6

35.5-72.4

$50,000-74,999

23.6

8.8-49.5

8.1

1.8-29.6

3.1

0.4-19.1

3.6

0.5-21.6

61.7

38.9-80.3

$75,000+

37.2

8.9-78.2

15.6

3.0-52.7

0.0

. - .

4.4

0.6-27.4

42.8

15.7-75.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

190

20.0

11.9-31.7

9.8

5.7-16.5

18.5

10.2-31.1

15.6

10.3-22.9

36.1

27.0-46.3

25.5

15.6-38.6

12.0

6.2-22.0

15.2

4.9-38.6

5.0

1.8-13.1

42.3

29.6-56.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

4.1

0.6-24.3

12.3

4.3-30.6

10.4

2.3-36.3

20.9

8.3-43.3

52.4

30.4-73.5

Non-Veteran

256

23.0

15.9-32.1

9.9

6.3-15.4

17.6

10.1-28.8

13.0

8.1-20.2

109

36.5

28.8-45.0

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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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