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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	77	13	21.1	10.7-37.5	2	3.3	0.8-12.7	5	3.3	1.2- 9.0	16	18.7	9.2-34.3	41	53.5	38.6-67.8
GENDER
Male	21	3	18.3	5.1-48.0	1	6.8	1.0-35.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	18.5	4.8-50.7	12	56.4	30.6-79.1
Female	56	10	22.4	9.8-43.2	1	1.7	0.2-11.5	5	4.8	1.7-12.8	11	18.8	8.0-38.1	29	52.3	34.6-69.5
RACE
White	64	9	13.6	6.3-27.1	2	3.9	0.9-15.0	2	1.4	0.3- 5.7	12	18.3	7.9-36.6	39	62.8	46.4-76.7
African American	5	1	40.8	7.0-86.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	33.2	6.5-78.0	2	26.0	5.1-69.8	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	8	3	71.5	25.4-94.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.1	0.1-10.4	2	18.3	2.6-65.3	2	9.0	1.1-46.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	74	13	21.9	11.1-38.7	2	3.4	0.8-13.2	5	3.5	1.2- 9.3	14	18.2	8.6-34.5	40	53.0	37.9-67.7
AGE
18-24	5	2	39.9	8.8-81.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	24.8	3.4-75.6	2	35.3	7.4-78.8
25-34	13	2	17.1	4.1-49.7	1	6.2	0.8-34.1	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	0	0.0	. - .	9	76.2	45.3-92.5
35-44	11	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.3	0.7-31.4	3	38.0	10.2-76.7	7	56.8	21.6-86.2
45-54	18	5	36.7	13.6-68.1	1	11.8	1.7-51.1	2	11.5	2.6-38.9	7	27.2	10.5-54.3	3	12.8	3.5-37.1
55-64	10	3	26.9	7.9-61.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	30.8	8.2-68.9	5	42.3	15.1-75.1
65-74	9	1	10.9	1.5-49.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.6	1.1-43.4	7	80.5	45.2-95.4
75+	11	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.1	0.5-25.5	2	4.9	0.8-24.0	8	91.1	69.9-97.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	18	4	36.8	12.0-71.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.8	0.2-12.8	6	23.5	7.0-55.6	7	37.9	15.1-67.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	20	2	13.6	2.6-48.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	9.4	2.2-32.9	4	7.4	2.0-23.9	12	69.6	42.7-87.6
Some Post-H.S.	21	4	21.7	7.6-48.5	1	8.0	1.1-40.4	1	2.6	0.3-17.1	5	20.2	7.4-44.4	10	47.4	22.1-74.1
College Graduate	18	3	8.7	2.4-27.0	1	5.0	0.7-29.3	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	1	21.8	3.5-68.1	12	64.0	30.4-87.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	12	2	44.1	9.9-85.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	8.5	1.6-33.9	4	17.1	4.5-47.7	4	30.4	7.6-69.8
$15,000- 24,999	23	4	18.2	5.1-47.9	1	6.9	1.0-36.6	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	6	26.1	7.2-61.6	11	48.4	23.5-74.1
$25,000- 34,999	10	3	37.1	11.9-72.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	7	62.9	27.8-88.1
$35,000- 49,999	10	3	23.9	6.7-57.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	16.6	3.8-49.9	5	59.6	28.0-84.9
$50,000-74,999	7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	12.0	1.4-57.3	6	88.0	42.7-98.6
$75,000+	4	1	22.8	2.9-74.3	1	31.5	4.5-81.8	1	17.2	2.1-66.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	28.5	3.9-79.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	43	8	21.9	9.8-42.0	1	3.8	0.5-22.9	4	5.0	1.5-15.5	15	32.7	16.4-54.7	15	36.5	20.6-55.9
No	33	5	20.9	6.2-51.3	1	2.7	0.4-17.2	1	1.5	0.2-10.0	1	2.8	0.4-17.9	25	72.1	45.4-88.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	7	0	0.0	. - .	1	17.7	2.3-65.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	33.6	5.8-80.7	4	48.7	14.3-84.4
Non-Veteran	70	13	23.9	12.2-41.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.2	5	3.8	1.3-10.2	14	16.8	7.7-32.6	37	54.2	38.3-69.2

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

-Mountain AHEC

21.1

10.7-37.5

3.3

0.8-12.7

3.3

1.2- 9.0

18.7

9.2-34.3

53.5

38.6-67.8

GENDER

Male

18.3

5.1-48.0

6.8

1.0-35.9

0.0

. - .

18.5

4.8-50.7

56.4

30.6-79.1

Female

22.4

9.8-43.2

1.7

0.2-11.5

4.8

1.7-12.8

18.8

8.0-38.1

52.3

34.6-69.5

RACE

White

13.6

6.3-27.1

3.9

0.9-15.0

1.4

0.3- 5.7

18.3

7.9-36.6

62.8

46.4-76.7

African American

40.8

7.0-86.4

0.0

. - .

33.2

6.5-78.0

26.0

5.1-69.8

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

71.5

25.4-94.9

0.0

. - .

1.1

0.1-10.4

18.3

2.6-65.3

9.0

1.1-46.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

21.9

11.1-38.7

3.4

0.8-13.2

3.5

1.2- 9.3

18.2

8.6-34.5

53.0

37.9-67.7

AGE

18-24

39.9

8.8-81.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

24.8

3.4-75.6

35.3

7.4-78.8

25-34

17.1

4.1-49.7

6.2

0.8-34.1

0.6

0.1- 4.4

0.0

. - .

76.2

45.3-92.5

35-44

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

5.3

0.7-31.4

38.0

10.2-76.7

56.8

21.6-86.2

45-54

36.7

13.6-68.1

11.8

1.7-51.1

11.5

2.6-38.9

27.2

10.5-54.3

12.8

3.5-37.1

55-64

26.9

7.9-61.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

30.8

8.2-68.9

42.3

15.1-75.1

65-74

10.9

1.5-49.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

8.6

1.1-43.4

80.5

45.2-95.4

75+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

4.1

0.5-25.5

4.9

0.8-24.0

91.1

69.9-97.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

36.8

12.0-71.2

0.0

. - .

1.8

0.2-12.8

23.5

7.0-55.6

37.9

15.1-67.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

13.6

2.6-48.3

0.0

. - .

9.4

2.2-32.9

7.4

2.0-23.9

69.6

42.7-87.6

Some Post-H.S.

21.7

7.6-48.5

8.0

1.1-40.4

2.6

0.3-17.1

20.2

7.4-44.4

47.4

22.1-74.1

College Graduate

8.7

2.4-27.0

5.0

0.7-29.3

0.5

0.1- 3.6

21.8

3.5-68.1

64.0

30.4-87.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

44.1

9.9-85.0

0.0

. - .

8.5

1.6-33.9

17.1

4.5-47.7

30.4

7.6-69.8

$15,000- 24,999

18.2

5.1-47.9

6.9

1.0-36.6

0.4

0.1- 2.9

26.1

7.2-61.6

48.4

23.5-74.1

$25,000- 34,999

37.1

11.9-72.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

62.9

27.8-88.1

$35,000- 49,999

23.9

6.7-57.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

16.6

3.8-49.9

59.6

28.0-84.9

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

12.0

1.4-57.3

88.0

42.7-98.6

$75,000+

22.8

2.9-74.3

31.5

4.5-81.8

17.2

2.1-66.7

0.0

. - .

28.5

3.9-79.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

21.9

9.8-42.0

3.8

0.5-22.9

5.0

1.5-15.5

32.7

16.4-54.7

36.5

20.6-55.9

20.9

6.2-51.3

2.7

0.4-17.2

1.5

0.2-10.0

2.8

0.4-17.9

72.1

45.4-88.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

17.7

2.3-65.7

0.0

. - .

33.6

5.8-80.7

48.7

14.3-84.4

Non-Veteran

23.9

12.2-41.6

1.4

0.2- 9.2

3.8

1.3-10.2

16.8

7.7-32.6

54.2

38.3-69.2

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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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