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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County 17 3 21.1 6.4-51.4 1 5.6 0.8-31.2 2 6.7 1.6-24.4 2 7.7 1.8-27.4 9 58.9 33.2-80.5
GENDER
Male 2 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 21.2 1.6-81.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 78.8 18.8-98.4
Female 15 3 25.7 8.0-57.9 1 6.8 0.9-36.0 1 3.5 0.5-21.8 2 9.4 2.2-32.1 8 54.6 28.5-78.3
RACE
White 10 1 8.0 1.1-41.4 0 0.0 . - . 1 6.0 0.8-33.9 2 12.2 2.8-40.4 6 73.8 43.2-91.3
Other 7 2 43.9 11.8-82.1 1 15.3 2.0-61.2 1 7.9 1.0-42.5 0 0.0 . - . 3 32.9 8.9-71.1
AGE
18-44 6 2 39.6 9.7-79.9 1 13.3 1.7-57.5 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 3 47.1 14.0-82.9
45+ 11 1 7.9 1.0-40.8 0 0.0 . - . 2 11.5 2.6-38.8 2 13.3 3.1-42.8 6 67.4 36.6-88.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 4 2 55.5 14.8-90.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 2 44.5 10.0-85.2 0 0.0 . - .
Some College + 13 1 13.9 2.0-55.9 1 6.8 0.9-36.2 2 8.1 1.8-29.2 0 0.0 . - . 9 71.3 39.4-90.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 8 1 13.4 1.8-56.3 1 14.7 2.0-58.8 1 7.6 1.0-40.3 1 10.9 1.5-50.4 4 53.4 21.3-82.9
$50,000+ 4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 4 100 . - .

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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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