BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how often did you have any symptoms of asthma?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	None	Less than once a week	Once or twice a week	> Twice a week not every day	Everyday
North Carolina	1,155	339	30.4	26.9-34.0	224	19.0	16.1-22.2	228	20.6	17.3-24.2	109	8.5	6.8-10.7	255	21.5	18.1-25.4
-Eastern NC	377	100	24.7	19.8-30.4	76	21.0	16.0-27.1	81	23.1	17.3-30.1	35	7.8	5.0-11.8	85	23.4	17.5-30.7
GENDER
Male	72	18	18.5	10.4-30.6	14	17.5	9.2-30.7	16	30.8	16.4-50.1	5	2.9	1.1- 7.5	19	30.4	17.2-48.0
Female	305	82	27.0	21.3-33.6	62	22.3	16.5-29.4	65	20.2	15.2-26.5	30	9.6	6.0-14.9	66	20.9	14.8-28.5
RACE
White	238	61	24.1	18.1-31.2	53	24.9	18.1-33.2	48	18.7	13.4-25.5	23	7.8	4.4-13.3	53	24.6	16.8-34.5
African American	98	30	26.3	16.8-38.6	17	15.3	8.7-25.6	21	31.6	17.4-50.4	9	8.7	3.8-18.5	21	18.2	10.8-28.9
Other Minorities	39	9	26.0	12.4-46.4	6	8.2	3.1-20.0	10	29.5	14.0-51.7	3	5.2	1.4-17.3	11	31.1	15.8-52.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	5	69.6	35.6-90.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	21.1	4.9-58.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	9.3	2.0-33.6
Non-Hispanic	366	95	23.5	18.6-29.1	76	21.6	16.4-27.9	77	23.0	17.1-30.3	35	8.0	5.2-12.2	83	23.9	17.8-31.3
AGE
18-24	23	4	11.3	3.6-30.2	5	18.4	6.1-43.8	5	27.7	9.2-59.1	2	6.2	1.3-25.4	7	36.4	15.1-64.9
25-34	42	15	34.7	20.5-52.2	9	29.6	15.5-49.1	8	14.8	6.9-28.9	4	5.3	1.7-15.0	6	15.7	5.9-35.8
35-44	64	21	30.6	19.4-44.7	17	21.2	11.8-35.0	12	22.7	12.3-38.1	4	8.5	2.8-23.3	10	17.0	8.8-30.4
45-54	99	27	25.3	16.7-36.5	16	17.7	10.2-28.9	25	27.2	18.0-38.8	9	10.0	4.5-21.1	22	19.8	11.9-31.2
55-64	70	15	21.1	12.5-33.3	12	19.9	10.6-34.2	14	19.9	11.2-32.8	6	4.8	2.1-10.7	23	34.3	22.8-48.1
65-74	55	12	26.0	14.7-41.6	15	29.0	16.9-45.1	10	18.0	9.2-32.0	7	9.7	4.4-20.0	11	17.4	9.2-30.3
75+	23	6	30.4	13.7-54.5	2	11.0	2.6-36.3	6	24.8	9.5-50.9	3	9.0	2.8-25.3	6	24.9	10.3-48.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	77	17	15.0	8.2-25.7	13	19.4	9.0-36.9	16	35.0	18.5-56.0	5	6.9	1.9-22.0	26	23.8	14.0-37.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	105	28	29.1	19.4-41.1	16	15.9	8.5-27.7	22	15.4	9.6-23.8	12	9.1	4.4-17.9	27	30.5	18.3-46.3
Some Post-H.S.	106	27	23.7	15.3-34.7	28	25.6	16.4-37.5	24	21.2	13.0-32.4	8	7.9	3.4-17.0	19	21.7	11.1-38.0
College Graduate	89	28	31.0	21.0-43.3	19	23.0	14.3-34.9	19	23.2	14.6-34.9	10	6.8	3.5-12.8	13	15.9	8.8-27.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	86	13	16.5	9.0-28.3	10	13.8	5.9-29.1	17	18.3	10.6-29.8	11	18.2	8.5-34.9	35	33.2	22.8-45.6
$15,000- 24,999	80	20	21.8	13.4-33.4	18	17.1	10.1-27.5	21	36.8	23.6-52.3	7	7.2	3.3-15.2	14	17.0	9.5-28.5
$25,000- 34,999	50	13	17.6	9.0-31.6	13	39.9	23.2-59.4	11	20.5	10.8-35.3	5	6.4	2.4-15.8	8	15.6	6.0-34.9
$35,000- 49,999	46	12	25.2	13.3-42.5	15	32.0	18.2-50.0	10	21.4	10.7-38.3	2	2.1	0.4- 9.6	7	19.3	8.8-37.2
$50,000-74,999	39	12	32.6	17.9-51.8	9	26.6	12.7-47.4	9	21.0	10.4-37.9	5	7.7	3.0-18.4	4	12.1	4.5-28.8
$75,000+	29	13	35.1	17.3-58.5	5	12.8	3.9-34.6	4	11.0	3.5-29.9	3	12.1	3.0-38.0	4	28.9	8.3-64.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	234	48	18.1	13.1-24.6	39	17.9	12.0-25.9	48	24.4	16.3-34.7	28	9.9	6.0-15.8	71	29.8	21.9-39.0
No	136	48	34.5	25.3-45.1	36	26.4	18.1-37.0	32	21.0	14.2-30.0	6	3.9	1.4-10.7	14	14.1	6.3-28.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	34	8	24.7	11.8-44.5	9	31.3	15.3-53.4	5	14.7	5.7-32.9	4	5.3	1.8-14.8	8	24.0	11.6-43.2
Non-Veteran	342	92	24.7	19.5-30.8	67	19.8	14.7-26.2	75	24.0	17.7-31.6	31	8.0	5.1-12.6	77	23.4	17.0-31.3

Total
Respond.^

None

Less than once a week

Once or twice a week

> Twice a week not every day

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,155

339

30.4

26.9-34.0

224

19.0

16.1-22.2

228

20.6

17.3-24.2

109

8.5

6.8-10.7

255

21.5

18.1-25.4

-Eastern NC

377

100

24.7

19.8-30.4

21.0

16.0-27.1

23.1

17.3-30.1

7.8

5.0-11.8

23.4

17.5-30.7

GENDER

Male

18.5

10.4-30.6

17.5

9.2-30.7

30.8

16.4-50.1

2.9

1.1- 7.5

30.4

17.2-48.0

Female

305

27.0

21.3-33.6

22.3

16.5-29.4

20.2

15.2-26.5

9.6

6.0-14.9

20.9

14.8-28.5

RACE

White

238

24.1

18.1-31.2

24.9

18.1-33.2

18.7

13.4-25.5

7.8

4.4-13.3

24.6

16.8-34.5

African American

26.3

16.8-38.6

15.3

8.7-25.6

31.6

17.4-50.4

8.7

3.8-18.5

18.2

10.8-28.9

Other Minorities

26.0

12.4-46.4

8.2

3.1-20.0

29.5

14.0-51.7

5.2

1.4-17.3

31.1

15.8-52.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

69.6

35.6-90.5

0.0

. - .

21.1

4.9-58.1

0.0

. - .

9.3

2.0-33.6

Non-Hispanic

366

23.5

18.6-29.1

21.6

16.4-27.9

23.0

17.1-30.3

8.0

5.2-12.2

23.9

17.8-31.3

AGE

18-24

11.3

3.6-30.2

18.4

6.1-43.8

27.7

9.2-59.1

6.2

1.3-25.4

36.4

15.1-64.9

25-34

34.7

20.5-52.2

29.6

15.5-49.1

14.8

6.9-28.9

5.3

1.7-15.0

15.7

5.9-35.8

35-44

30.6

19.4-44.7

21.2

11.8-35.0

22.7

12.3-38.1

8.5

2.8-23.3

17.0

8.8-30.4

45-54

25.3

16.7-36.5

17.7

10.2-28.9

27.2

18.0-38.8

10.0

4.5-21.1

19.8

11.9-31.2

55-64

21.1

12.5-33.3

19.9

10.6-34.2

19.9

11.2-32.8

4.8

2.1-10.7

34.3

22.8-48.1

65-74

26.0

14.7-41.6

29.0

16.9-45.1

18.0

9.2-32.0

9.7

4.4-20.0

17.4

9.2-30.3

75+

30.4

13.7-54.5

11.0

2.6-36.3

24.8

9.5-50.9

9.0

2.8-25.3

24.9

10.3-48.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

15.0

8.2-25.7

19.4

9.0-36.9

35.0

18.5-56.0

6.9

1.9-22.0

23.8

14.0-37.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

105

29.1

19.4-41.1

15.9

8.5-27.7

15.4

9.6-23.8

9.1

4.4-17.9

30.5

18.3-46.3

Some Post-H.S.

106

23.7

15.3-34.7

25.6

16.4-37.5

21.2

13.0-32.4

7.9

3.4-17.0

21.7

11.1-38.0

College Graduate

31.0

21.0-43.3

23.0

14.3-34.9

23.2

14.6-34.9

6.8

3.5-12.8

15.9

8.8-27.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

16.5

9.0-28.3

13.8

5.9-29.1

18.3

10.6-29.8

18.2

8.5-34.9

33.2

22.8-45.6

$15,000- 24,999

21.8

13.4-33.4

17.1

10.1-27.5

36.8

23.6-52.3

7.2

3.3-15.2

17.0

9.5-28.5

$25,000- 34,999

17.6

9.0-31.6

39.9

23.2-59.4

20.5

10.8-35.3

6.4

2.4-15.8

15.6

6.0-34.9

$35,000- 49,999

25.2

13.3-42.5

32.0

18.2-50.0

21.4

10.7-38.3

2.1

0.4- 9.6

19.3

8.8-37.2

$50,000-74,999

32.6

17.9-51.8

26.6

12.7-47.4

21.0

10.4-37.9

7.7

3.0-18.4

12.1

4.5-28.8

$75,000+

35.1

17.3-58.5

12.8

3.9-34.6

11.0

3.5-29.9

12.1

3.0-38.0

28.9

8.3-64.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

234

18.1

13.1-24.6

17.9

12.0-25.9

24.4

16.3-34.7

9.9

6.0-15.8

29.8

21.9-39.0

136

34.5

25.3-45.1

26.4

18.1-37.0

21.0

14.2-30.0

3.9

1.4-10.7

14.1

6.3-28.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

24.7

11.8-44.5

31.3

15.3-53.4

14.7

5.7-32.9

5.3

1.8-14.8

24.0

11.6-43.2

Non-Veteran

342

24.7

19.5-30.8

19.8

14.7-26.2

24.0

17.7-31.6

8.0

5.1-12.6

23.4

17.0-31.3

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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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