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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth County

Asthma

During the past 30 days, how often did you have any symptoms of asthma?

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  Total
Respond.^
None Less than once a week Once or twice a week > Twice a week not every day Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Forsyth County 25 8 31.0 15.4-52.5 7 34.9 17.2-58.1 3 12.6 3.4-37.4 2 8.5 1.9-30.3 5 13.0 5.1-29.5
GENDER
Male 4 2 43.4 8.3-86.7 1 44.6 7.5-88.8 0 0.0 . - . 1 12.0 1.3-57.8 0 0.0 . - .
Female 21 6 27.5 12.2-50.7 6 32.2 15.1-56.0 3 16.1 4.4-44.6 1 7.5 1.1-37.8 5 16.7 6.6-36.4
RACE
White 14 4 25.8 9.2-54.5 5 47.4 21.8-74.5 0 0.0 . - . 2 14.4 3.3-45.7 3 12.3 3.6-34.4
Other 11 4 38.3 14.1-70.1 2 17.1 4.1-49.8 3 30.5 8.7-66.9 0 0.0 . - . 2 14.0 3.1-45.1
AGE
18-44 7 1 7.2 0.9-39.6 3 40.6 12.2-77.0 2 33.7 7.7-75.6 1 18.6 2.6-66.2 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 18 7 41.9 20.4-66.9 4 32.4 12.4-61.7 1 2.9 0.4-18.7 1 3.8 0.5-23.4 5 19.0 7.3-41.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 9 4 50.6 20.3-80.5 2 23.8 5.9-60.9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 3 25.6 7.6-59.0
Some College + 16 4 23.3 8.6-49.5 5 39.3 17.2-66.9 3 17.5 4.7-48.0 2 11.8 2.7-39.6 2 8.1 1.8-29.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 14 5 40.1 17.2-68.3 4 35.9 14.4-65.1 2 9.7 2.3-33.0 0 0.0 . - . 3 14.3 4.3-38.4
$50,000+ 4 1 16.6 1.9-66.6 1 42.1 6.9-87.7 0 0.0 . - . 1 25.0 3.1-77.5 1 16.3 1.9-66.1

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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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