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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 40 4 9.3 3.2-24.4 3 6.7 1.8-21.8 4 8.9 2.8-24.6 2 2.2 0.5- 8.8 27 72.9 55.3-85.3
GENDER
Male 13 1 8.2 1.1-41.2 0 0.0 . - . 2 13.6 2.8-46.3 0 0.0 . - . 10 78.2 46.9-93.6
Female 27 3 10.1 2.8-30.4 3 11.8 3.2-35.0 2 5.4 1.3-20.1 2 3.9 0.9-15.1 17 68.9 46.5-84.9
RACE
White 28 3 9.3 2.6-28.6 2 4.2 0.9-17.2 1 1.9 0.3-12.8 1 1.9 0.3-12.8 21 82.6 64.3-92.6
Other 12 1 9.2 1.2-45.5 1 11.6 1.6-51.8 3 22.6 5.9-57.7 1 2.7 0.3-18.6 6 53.8 22.3-82.5
AGE
18-44 17 2 11.0 2.7-35.6 0 0.0 . - . 1 3.0 0.4-18.9 0 0.0 . - . 14 86.1 62.6-95.8
45+ 23 2 6.8 1.5-25.4 3 17.1 4.9-45.4 3 18.0 5.0-48.0 2 5.6 1.3-20.8 13 52.5 29.8-74.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 12 1 4.8 0.6-28.6 2 25.6 5.5-67.2 2 16.5 3.9-49.1 1 5.0 0.7-29.5 6 48.1 19.9-77.6
Some College + 27 3 11.0 3.4-30.3 1 2.5 0.3-16.3 1 1.7 0.2-11.6 1 1.7 0.2-11.2 21 83.1 64.5-93.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 22 2 8.6 1.7-33.6 1 1.8 0.2-12.4 3 9.4 2.8-27.2 1 2.0 0.3-13.4 15 78.2 55.7-91.1
$50,000+ 16 2 11.8 2.7-39.4 1 4.3 0.6-25.9 0 0.0 . - . 1 2.8 0.4-18.4 12 81.0 55.4-93.6

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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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