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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
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
-Mountain AHEC	110	33	28.3	19.2-39.6	20	14.9	8.8-24.1	19	20.0	11.5-32.5	15	11.5	6.3-20.0	23	25.3	15.3-38.8
GENDER
Male	31	10	31.6	15.5-53.7	5	15.1	5.1-37.1	6	22.1	8.7-45.5	3	11.2	3.5-30.7	7	20.1	8.0-41.9
Female	79	23	26.8	16.7-40.1	15	14.8	8.2-25.4	13	19.1	9.4-34.9	12	11.6	5.8-22.0	16	27.7	15.2-45.0
RACE
White	94	30	29.3	19.5-41.5	17	15.1	8.4-25.4	18	23.3	13.5-37.2	10	9.7	4.9-18.2	19	22.7	13.2-36.2
African American	7	2	39.2	10.0-79.0	1	7.0	0.9-39.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	38.0	9.5-78.2	2	15.8	3.3-50.6
Other Minorities	9	1	7.3	0.8-44.3	2	20.6	3.4-65.4	1	4.1	0.4-29.4	3	6.2	1.0-29.0	2	61.9	18.5-92.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	108	33	28.5	19.3-40.0	20	15.0	8.9-24.3	19	20.2	11.6-32.8	13	10.7	5.7-19.3	23	25.5	15.4-39.1
AGE
18-24	5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	24.8	3.4-75.6	1	11.8	1.5-55.0	3	63.3	20.4-92.1
25-34	19	6	30.2	12.1-57.6	4	26.0	9.2-54.9	3	19.2	5.3-50.1	4	10.7	2.8-32.8	2	13.9	3.5-42.0
35-44	17	5	42.2	18.8-69.6	5	16.1	6.0-36.3	4	30.7	11.0-61.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	11.1	2.9-34.0
45-54	22	5	28.0	11.3-54.4	3	11.6	3.1-34.7	3	4.9	1.4-15.9	6	29.1	12.2-54.8	5	26.4	8.7-57.4
55-64	18	6	28.6	11.3-55.7	3	10.7	2.5-36.3	4	22.7	8.0-49.7	2	19.3	4.9-52.4	3	18.8	5.6-47.3
65-74	13	6	44.5	19.0-73.2	1	7.6	1.0-39.3	3	29.0	8.9-63.0	1	5.6	0.7-31.8	2	13.3	3.2-41.8
75+	16	5	29.2	9.9-60.9	4	27.7	8.5-61.1	1	9.9	1.4-46.4	1	3.3	0.4-21.2	5	29.9	10.7-60.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	23	6	21.6	7.6-48.0	2	4.0	0.9-16.4	6	29.9	11.1-59.2	1	1.6	0.2-10.9	8	42.9	18.5-71.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	32	11	30.1	15.9-49.5	3	12.1	3.3-36.0	7	20.8	9.0-41.1	3	12.2	3.1-37.6	8	24.8	11.5-45.6
Some Post-H.S.	29	8	31.0	14.5-54.4	7	15.0	6.0-32.7	4	24.7	8.1-55.0	6	18.7	7.5-39.5	4	10.6	3.5-28.1
College Graduate	26	8	30.2	13.1-55.3	8	27.9	12.2-52.0	2	4.7	0.9-20.3	5	12.6	4.6-30.5	3	24.6	7.3-57.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	18	5	16.5	5.3-41.2	3	10.9	2.9-33.4	2	4.7	1.0-19.4	2	8.3	1.6-33.1	6	59.6	28.1-84.8
$15,000- 24,999	31	7	25.3	11.1-47.8	5	10.6	3.8-26.4	8	22.1	9.2-44.2	4	11.2	3.3-31.9	7	30.9	12.3-58.6
$25,000- 34,999	12	2	14.3	3.4-44.3	3	38.8	13.6-71.9	1	10.5	1.4-48.3	4	25.3	7.3-59.2	2	11.1	2.1-42.4
$35,000- 49,999	12	3	14.2	3.9-40.8	4	26.8	8.4-59.5	1	11.0	1.5-49.7	1	6.3	0.8-35.0	3	41.6	15.3-73.8
$50,000-74,999	12	6	54.9	22.1-83.9	4	14.5	4.4-38.1	2	30.6	6.9-72.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	9	4	48.8	19.9-78.6	1	11.4	1.6-50.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	33.0	10.7-66.8	1	6.8	0.9-37.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	62	18	24.2	13.7-39.0	11	15.1	7.2-28.9	8	15.1	6.4-31.7	10	16.6	8.1-31.0	15	29.0	15.6-47.4
No	45	14	32.2	18.0-50.6	9	15.6	7.2-30.6	10	24.4	11.1-45.5	5	6.3	2.3-16.1	7	21.6	8.7-44.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	11	3	17.8	3.6-56.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	42.2	14.0-76.6	3	29.9	8.9-64.9	2	10.1	1.5-45.3
Non-Veteran	99	30	29.7	19.9-41.9	20	16.9	10.0-27.2	16	17.0	9.0-30.0	12	9.0	4.5-17.3	21	27.3	16.4-42.0

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

-Mountain AHEC

110

28.3

19.2-39.6

14.9

8.8-24.1

20.0

11.5-32.5

11.5

6.3-20.0

25.3

15.3-38.8

GENDER

Male

31.6

15.5-53.7

15.1

5.1-37.1

22.1

8.7-45.5

11.2

3.5-30.7

20.1

8.0-41.9

Female

26.8

16.7-40.1

14.8

8.2-25.4

19.1

9.4-34.9

11.6

5.8-22.0

27.7

15.2-45.0

RACE

White

29.3

19.5-41.5

15.1

8.4-25.4

23.3

13.5-37.2

9.7

4.9-18.2

22.7

13.2-36.2

African American

39.2

10.0-79.0

7.0

0.9-39.4

0.0

. - .

38.0

9.5-78.2

15.8

3.3-50.6

Other Minorities

7.3

0.8-44.3

20.6

3.4-65.4

4.1

0.4-29.4

6.2

1.0-29.0

61.9

18.5-92.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

108

28.5

19.3-40.0

15.0

8.9-24.3

20.2

11.6-32.8

10.7

5.7-19.3

25.5

15.4-39.1

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

24.8

3.4-75.6

11.8

1.5-55.0

63.3

20.4-92.1

25-34

30.2

12.1-57.6

26.0

9.2-54.9

19.2

5.3-50.1

10.7

2.8-32.8

13.9

3.5-42.0

35-44

42.2

18.8-69.6

16.1

6.0-36.3

30.7

11.0-61.4

0.0

. - .

11.1

2.9-34.0

45-54

28.0

11.3-54.4

11.6

3.1-34.7

4.9

1.4-15.9

29.1

12.2-54.8

26.4

8.7-57.4

55-64

28.6

11.3-55.7

10.7

2.5-36.3

22.7

8.0-49.7

19.3

4.9-52.4

18.8

5.6-47.3

65-74

44.5

19.0-73.2

7.6

1.0-39.3

29.0

8.9-63.0

5.6

0.7-31.8

13.3

3.2-41.8

75+

29.2

9.9-60.9

27.7

8.5-61.1

9.9

1.4-46.4

3.3

0.4-21.2

29.9

10.7-60.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

21.6

7.6-48.0

4.0

0.9-16.4

29.9

11.1-59.2

1.6

0.2-10.9

42.9

18.5-71.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

30.1

15.9-49.5

12.1

3.3-36.0

20.8

9.0-41.1

12.2

3.1-37.6

24.8

11.5-45.6

Some Post-H.S.

31.0

14.5-54.4

15.0

6.0-32.7

24.7

8.1-55.0

18.7

7.5-39.5

10.6

3.5-28.1

College Graduate

30.2

13.1-55.3

27.9

12.2-52.0

4.7

0.9-20.3

12.6

4.6-30.5

24.6

7.3-57.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

16.5

5.3-41.2

10.9

2.9-33.4

4.7

1.0-19.4

8.3

1.6-33.1

59.6

28.1-84.8

$15,000- 24,999

25.3

11.1-47.8

10.6

3.8-26.4

22.1

9.2-44.2

11.2

3.3-31.9

30.9

12.3-58.6

$25,000- 34,999

14.3

3.4-44.3

38.8

13.6-71.9

10.5

1.4-48.3

25.3

7.3-59.2

11.1

2.1-42.4

$35,000- 49,999

14.2

3.9-40.8

26.8

8.4-59.5

11.0

1.5-49.7

6.3

0.8-35.0

41.6

15.3-73.8

$50,000-74,999

54.9

22.1-83.9

14.5

4.4-38.1

30.6

6.9-72.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

48.8

19.9-78.6

11.4

1.6-50.8

0.0

. - .

33.0

10.7-66.8

6.8

0.9-37.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

24.2

13.7-39.0

15.1

7.2-28.9

15.1

6.4-31.7

16.6

8.1-31.0

29.0

15.6-47.4

32.2

18.0-50.6

15.6

7.2-30.6

24.4

11.1-45.5

6.3

2.3-16.1

21.6

8.7-44.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

17.8

3.6-56.1

0.0

. - .

42.2

14.0-76.6

29.9

8.9-64.9

10.1

1.5-45.3

Non-Veteran

29.7

19.9-41.9

16.9

10.0-27.2

17.0

9.0-30.0

9.0

4.5-17.3

27.3

16.4-42.0

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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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