BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 12 months, how many days were you unable to work or carry out your usual activities because of your asthma?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Asthma"

During the past 12 months, how many days were you unable to work or carry out your usual activities because of your asthma?*

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	Total Respond.^	1-7 Days	8-30 days	More than 30 Days	None
North Carolina	1,123	190	18.8	15.4-22.7	107	8.7	6.8-11.0	71	5.1	3.8- 6.6	755	67.5	63.5-71.3
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	25	2	7.5	1.3-33.5	2	14.8	3.7-43.9	2	10.0	2.5-32.7	19	67.6	42.9-85.3
Buncombe	48	10	22.4	11.8-38.4	5	11.7	4.1-29.4	2	3.3	0.7-13.9	31	62.5	46.0-76.6
Cabarrus	31	5	8.3	2.9-21.5	4	31.3	10.3-64.2	1	1.7	0.2-11.8	21	58.7	31.2-81.6
Catawba	36	3	13.5	3.6-39.8	1	1.2	0.2- 7.9	3	6.3	1.9-19.0	29	79.0	56.6-91.6
Cumberland	34	12	26.8	13.4-46.4	2	12.8	3.2-39.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.8	19	59.0	37.9-77.2
Davidson	16	2	16.1	3.5-50.7	1	5.0	0.7-29.5	1	3.8	0.5-23.8	12	75.1	44.0-92.0
Durham	30	2	4.1	0.9-16.1	1	3.7	0.5-22.7	4	4.7	1.5-14.0	23	87.5	71.6-95.1
Forsyth	26	5	22.3	9.1-45.1	4	11.3	4.1-27.9	2	8.6	2.1-29.0	15	57.8	36.9-76.3
Gaston	33	6	23.1	8.7-48.6	2	5.9	1.5-21.2	4	10.7	3.3-29.6	21	60.3	38.9-78.4
Guilford	36	6	31.4	11.0-62.9	1	1.7	0.2-11.5	2	2.4	0.6- 9.6	27	64.5	35.6-85.7
Iredell	21	1	4.8	0.7-27.7	2	10.9	2.7-35.5	1	3.2	0.4-20.1	17	81.1	57.4-93.1
Johnston	28	5	21.3	7.4-48.0	2	2.7	0.6-10.7	1	2.3	0.3-15.0	20	73.7	48.9-89.1
Mecklenburg	61	8	9.7	4.7-19.2	3	2.3	0.7- 7.3	2	2.7	0.6-11.1	48	85.2	74.7-91.8
New Hanover	24	5	21.7	8.7-44.8	1	4.1	0.6-24.2	0	0.0	. - .	18	74.2	51.2-88.8
Onslow	23	3	17.9	5.7-44.3	2	9.8	2.4-32.5	3	11.1	3.1-32.7	15	61.1	37.9-80.2
Orange	31	8	24.2	11.6-43.7	2	11.3	2.1-42.5	2	7.8	1.9-27.1	19	56.7	36.3-75.0
Pitt	26	8	35.1	17.4-58.1	4	6.2	2.2-16.4	1	3.3	0.5-20.6	13	55.4	33.8-75.1
Randolph	35	3	11.9	3.9-31.3	4	16.8	5.9-39.4	3	10.2	2.8-30.9	25	61.1	41.4-77.7
Robeson	33	5	20.2	8.5-40.7	4	10.0	3.7-24.4	3	6.4	1.8-20.8	21	63.3	44.3-78.9
Rowan	32	7	21.7	9.0-43.9	2	2.8	0.7-11.2	3	10.5	3.1-29.6	20	65.0	43.1-82.0
Union	23	8	23.8	10.7-44.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	15	76.2	55.1-89.3
Wake	51	8	14.5	6.2-30.2	3	6.0	1.7-18.9	0	0.0	. - .	40	79.5	63.3-89.7
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	26	6	25.6	9.1-54.1	4	13.6	4.4-35.2	3	11.3	3.1-33.9	13	49.5	25.7-73.5
Northeast Partnership II	35	3	7.0	2.1-21.0	6	10.7	4.5-23.1	2	3.8	0.9-14.7	24	78.6	63.2-88.7
Northeast Partnership I	28	5	21.9	8.9-44.8	1	3.9	0.5-23.1	2	10.8	2.7-34.1	20	63.4	41.4-81.0
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	33	5	12.6	4.8-29.0	5	13.5	5.3-30.3	2	4.1	0.8-18.2	21	69.8	50.7-83.8
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	35	8	36.6	17.2-61.6	4	6.0	1.9-16.9	4	6.9	2.4-18.7	19	50.5	29.8-71.1
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	23	5	36.7	12.2-70.9	1	3.8	0.5-23.5	2	9.3	2.2-32.1	15	50.2	23.7-76.6
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	41	8	23.2	11.5-41.5	6	9.8	4.1-21.7	2	3.5	0.8-14.8	25	63.4	45.8-78.0
Chatham/Lee/Moore	29	6	26.6	12.4-48.1	4	12.6	4.3-31.8	1	2.0	0.3-12.9	18	58.8	39.0-76.2
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	44	9	12.7	5.6-26.2	5	6.7	2.2-18.8	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	29	80.0	64.0-90.0
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	29	2	5.5	1.3-20.4	9	26.4	12.1-48.3	2	7.8	1.9-27.2	16	60.4	37.7-79.3
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	12	2	15.8	3.6-48.2	1	6.3	0.9-34.8	2	22.0	5.4-57.9	7	55.9	27.1-81.2
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	27	3	9.8	2.7-29.5	3	14.5	3.6-43.8	6	16.3	6.4-35.7	15	59.4	36.4-78.9
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	58	6	18.4	7.1-40.3	6	7.0	2.7-16.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.8	45	72.9	53.7-86.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	70	10	16.7	8.4-30.7	7	6.4	2.9-13.5	4	5.2	1.9-13.8	49	71.6	58.1-82.1
No	1,053	180	18.8	15.4-22.9	100	8.8	6.8-11.2	67	5.0	3.8- 6.7	706	67.4	63.2-71.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	357	74	26.3	19.4-34.5	38	8.8	5.8-13.2	24	6.2	3.8- 9.8	221	58.7	51.0-66.0
Piedmont	632	98	15.5	11.6-20.3	54	8.5	6.1-11.9	40	4.7	3.3- 6.7	440	71.3	66.1-76.0
Western NC	134	18	17.2	9.4-29.3	15	8.7	4.8-15.5	7	4.3	1.9- 9.6	94	69.8	58.4-79.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	106	16	19.8	10.6-33.9	11	8.7	4.3-16.8	3	2.2	0.6- 7.4	76	69.3	56.1-79.9
Northwest	175	21	13.1	8.1-20.4	17	8.9	5.2-14.9	17	10.1	6.0-16.7	120	67.9	59.0-75.6
Charlotte	178	33	13.7	9.0-20.2	12	9.5	4.5-19.0	9	4.2	2.0- 8.5	124	72.6	63.5-80.2
Greensboro	148	21	20.0	9.2-38.0	16	9.9	5.5-16.9	10	5.5	2.7-10.9	101	64.7	50.1-77.0
Southern Regional	130	32	29.2	17.5-44.6	14	9.8	4.7-19.4	8	3.8	1.6- 8.9	76	57.1	43.2-69.9
Coastal	46	10	34.0	15.3-59.5	3	6.4	1.9-19.7	2	5.5	1.3-20.0	31	54.1	32.9-74.0
Wake	158	23	14.1	8.5-22.5	11	5.2	2.3-11.0	7	1.7	0.8- 3.9	117	79.0	70.1-85.8
Area L	51	9	18.5	9.4-33.2	7	12.7	5.6-26.3	4	8.1	2.9-20.7	31	60.7	45.3-74.2
Eastern	131	25	22.3	13.6-34.4	16	9.6	5.1-17.3	11	8.0	3.8-15.8	79	60.1	48.3-70.9

Total
Respond.^

1-7 Days

8-30 days

More than 30 Days

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,123

190

18.8

15.4-22.7

107

8.7

6.8-11.0

5.1

3.8- 6.6

755

67.5

63.5-71.3

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

7.5

1.3-33.5

14.8

3.7-43.9

10.0

2.5-32.7

67.6

42.9-85.3

Buncombe

22.4

11.8-38.4

11.7

4.1-29.4

3.3

0.7-13.9

62.5

46.0-76.6

Cabarrus

8.3

2.9-21.5

31.3

10.3-64.2

1.7

0.2-11.8

58.7

31.2-81.6

Catawba

13.5

3.6-39.8

1.2

0.2- 7.9

6.3

1.9-19.0

79.0

56.6-91.6

Cumberland

26.8

13.4-46.4

12.8

3.2-39.6

1.4

0.2- 9.8

59.0

37.9-77.2

Davidson

16.1

3.5-50.7

5.0

0.7-29.5

3.8

0.5-23.8

75.1

44.0-92.0

Durham

4.1

0.9-16.1

3.7

0.5-22.7

4.7

1.5-14.0

87.5

71.6-95.1

Forsyth

22.3

9.1-45.1

11.3

4.1-27.9

8.6

2.1-29.0

57.8

36.9-76.3

Gaston

23.1

8.7-48.6

5.9

1.5-21.2

10.7

3.3-29.6

60.3

38.9-78.4

Guilford

31.4

11.0-62.9

1.7

0.2-11.5

2.4

0.6- 9.6

64.5

35.6-85.7

Iredell

4.8

0.7-27.7

10.9

2.7-35.5

3.2

0.4-20.1

81.1

57.4-93.1

Johnston

21.3

7.4-48.0

2.7

0.6-10.7

2.3

0.3-15.0

73.7

48.9-89.1

Mecklenburg

9.7

4.7-19.2

2.3

0.7- 7.3

2.7

0.6-11.1

85.2

74.7-91.8

New Hanover

21.7

8.7-44.8

4.1

0.6-24.2

0.0

. - .

74.2

51.2-88.8

Onslow

17.9

5.7-44.3

9.8

2.4-32.5

11.1

3.1-32.7

61.1

37.9-80.2

Orange

24.2

11.6-43.7

11.3

2.1-42.5

7.8

1.9-27.1

56.7

36.3-75.0

Pitt

35.1

17.4-58.1

6.2

2.2-16.4

3.3

0.5-20.6

55.4

33.8-75.1

Randolph

11.9

3.9-31.3

16.8

5.9-39.4

10.2

2.8-30.9

61.1

41.4-77.7

Robeson

20.2

8.5-40.7

10.0

3.7-24.4

6.4

1.8-20.8

63.3

44.3-78.9

Rowan

21.7

9.0-43.9

2.8

0.7-11.2

10.5

3.1-29.6

65.0

43.1-82.0

Union

23.8

10.7-44.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

76.2

55.1-89.3

Wake

14.5

6.2-30.2

6.0

1.7-18.9

0.0

. - .

79.5

63.3-89.7

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

25.6

9.1-54.1

13.6

4.4-35.2

11.3

3.1-33.9

49.5

25.7-73.5

Northeast Partnership II

7.0

2.1-21.0

10.7

4.5-23.1

3.8

0.9-14.7

78.6

63.2-88.7

Northeast Partnership I

21.9

8.9-44.8

3.9

0.5-23.1

10.8

2.7-34.1

63.4

41.4-81.0

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

12.6

4.8-29.0

13.5

5.3-30.3

4.1

0.8-18.2

69.8

50.7-83.8

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

36.6

17.2-61.6

6.0

1.9-16.9

6.9

2.4-18.7

50.5

29.8-71.1

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

36.7

12.2-70.9

3.8

0.5-23.5

9.3

2.2-32.1

50.2

23.7-76.6

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

23.2

11.5-41.5

9.8

4.1-21.7

3.5

0.8-14.8

63.4

45.8-78.0

Chatham/Lee/Moore

26.6

12.4-48.1

12.6

4.3-31.8

2.0

0.3-12.9

58.8

39.0-76.2

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

12.7

5.6-26.2

6.7

2.2-18.8

0.7

0.1- 4.9

80.0

64.0-90.0

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

5.5

1.3-20.4

26.4

12.1-48.3

7.8

1.9-27.2

60.4

37.7-79.3

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

15.8

3.6-48.2

6.3

0.9-34.8

22.0

5.4-57.9

55.9

27.1-81.2

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

9.8

2.7-29.5

14.5

3.6-43.8

16.3

6.4-35.7

59.4

36.4-78.9

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

18.4

7.1-40.3

7.0

2.7-16.8

1.6

0.2-10.8

72.9

53.7-86.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

16.7

8.4-30.7

6.4

2.9-13.5

5.2

1.9-13.8

71.6

58.1-82.1

1,053

180

18.8

15.4-22.9

100

8.8

6.8-11.2

5.0

3.8- 6.7

706

67.4

63.2-71.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

357

26.3

19.4-34.5

8.8

5.8-13.2

6.2

3.8- 9.8

221

58.7

51.0-66.0

Piedmont

632

15.5

11.6-20.3

8.5

6.1-11.9

4.7

3.3- 6.7

440

71.3

66.1-76.0

Western NC

134

17.2

9.4-29.3

8.7

4.8-15.5

4.3

1.9- 9.6

69.8

58.4-79.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

106

19.8

10.6-33.9

8.7

4.3-16.8

2.2

0.6- 7.4

69.3

56.1-79.9

Northwest

175

13.1

8.1-20.4

8.9

5.2-14.9

10.1

6.0-16.7

120

67.9

59.0-75.6

Charlotte

178

13.7

9.0-20.2

9.5

4.5-19.0

4.2

2.0- 8.5

124

72.6

63.5-80.2

Greensboro

148

20.0

9.2-38.0

9.9

5.5-16.9

5.5

2.7-10.9

101

64.7

50.1-77.0

Southern Regional

130

29.2

17.5-44.6

9.8

4.7-19.4

3.8

1.6- 8.9

57.1

43.2-69.9

Coastal

34.0

15.3-59.5

6.4

1.9-19.7

5.5

1.3-20.0

54.1

32.9-74.0

Wake

158

14.1

8.5-22.5

5.2

2.3-11.0

1.7

0.8- 3.9

117

79.0

70.1-85.8

Area L

18.5

9.4-33.2

12.7

5.6-26.3

8.1

2.9-20.7

60.7

45.3-74.2

Eastern

131

22.3

13.6-34.4

9.6

5.1-17.3

8.0

3.8-15.8

60.1

48.3-70.9

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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, Edgecombe, 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.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program

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