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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Guilford 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
-Guilford County 30 3 5.7 1.6-17.9 3 7.6 2.1-24.0 5 12.9 4.5-31.6 5 14.0 5.0-33.4 14 59.8 35.8-79.9
GENDER
Male 9 1 3.8 0.4-25.6 0 0.0 . - . 2 11.8 2.1-45.3 1 7.9 1.0-43.3 5 76.6 40.9-93.9
Female 21 2 7.9 1.8-28.4 3 16.5 5.0-42.9 3 14.2 4.3-38.2 4 21.2 7.5-47.1 9 40.1 19.2-65.3
RACE
White 24 2 5.0 1.1-19.5 3 8.7 2.3-27.6 4 12.8 4.0-34.3 2 6.3 1.2-27.0 13 67.1 41.4-85.5
Other 6 1 10.0 1.3-49.6 0 0.0 . - . 1 13.4 1.7-57.9 3 66.5 27.8-91.1 1 10.0 1.3-49.6
AGE
18-44 12 1 3.3 0.4-22.3 1 2.3 0.3-16.7 2 12.1 2.5-42.7 2 7.1 1.3-30.4 6 75.1 43.6-92.2
45+ 18 2 9.5 2.2-32.8 2 16.1 4.0-47.1 3 14.1 4.2-38.0 3 25.2 8.3-55.5 8 35.1 16.4-59.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 12 2 7.6 1.5-30.2 1 4.1 0.5-26.6 2 8.0 1.6-32.0 2 13.8 2.9-46.2 5 66.6 32.2-89.3
Some College + 18 1 3.0 0.4-19.4 2 12.4 2.7-42.0 3 19.5 5.6-50.0 3 14.4 4.1-39.6 9 50.7 25.5-75.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 19 2 5.9 1.3-23.0 2 11.0 2.5-37.4 3 12.7 3.7-35.6 4 17.4 5.6-42.8 8 53.0 25.7-78.6
$50,000+ 5 0 0.0 . - . 1 13.0 1.5-58.9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 4 87.0 41.1-98.5

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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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