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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I**

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
-Northeast Partnership I 28 4 15.2 5.3-36.4 5 26.0 10.6-51.0 3 11.3 3.3-32.2 6 25.1 10.6-48.5 10 22.4 11.2-39.7
GENDER
Male 5 1 20.9 2.7-71.1 1 28.4 4.1-78.8 1 14.2 1.7-60.6 1 28.5 4.1-78.9 1 8.0 1.0-44.2
Female 23 3 12.7 4.0-33.5 4 25.0 9.2-52.4 2 10.0 2.1-36.8 5 23.5 9.6-47.1 9 28.8 14.1-49.7
RACE
White 6 1 17.6 2.3-65.4 0 0.0 . - . 1 26.1 3.9-75.6 1 21.5 3.0-70.9 3 34.8 9.2-73.8
Other 21 3 15.3 4.5-40.8 5 32.4 13.4-59.8 2 8.6 1.7-33.3 5 26.7 10.2-53.9 6 17.0 7.0-36.0
AGE
18-44 7 1 11.3 1.5-51.9 2 30.1 6.7-72.2 1 19.1 2.7-66.8 2 30.8 7.6-70.6 1 8.6 1.1-44.4
45+ 21 3 16.4 4.9-42.6 3 24.8 8.1-55.4 2 9.0 1.8-34.4 4 23.4 7.8-52.3 9 26.4 12.4-47.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 17 1 5.8 0.8-32.3 3 34.1 12.0-66.3 2 12.3 2.5-43.4 4 22.5 7.8-50.0 7 25.3 10.6-49.1
Some College + 11 3 27.3 8.0-61.9 2 15.7 3.3-50.9 1 10.0 1.4-47.2 2 28.3 7.0-67.6 3 18.6 5.4-47.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 20 3 16.9 4.9-44.2 4 26.4 9.2-56.0 2 8.3 1.7-31.8 6 35.3 15.3-62.3 5 13.1 4.9-30.8

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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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