BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	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
GENDER
Male	10	1	7.7	1.0-40.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.0	0.8-34.0	8	86.3	56.3-96.9
Female	60	9	18.9	9.1-35.2	7	8.0	3.6-16.6	3	5.0	1.5-15.4	41	68.1	52.9-80.2
RACE
White	37	6	17.6	6.8-38.4	5	8.5	3.4-20.0	0	0.0	. - .	26	73.9	54.7-86.9
African American	30	4	17.5	6.4-39.9	2	3.9	0.9-15.4	4	14.3	5.2-33.8	20	64.3	43.7-80.7
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	36.2	4.5-87.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	63.8	12.8-95.5
Non-Hispanic	67	9	15.3	7.2-29.6	7	6.9	3.1-14.5	4	5.6	2.0-14.7	47	72.2	58.4-82.8
AGE
25-34	6	1	10.2	1.2-50.3	1	9.0	1.1-47.0	0	0.0	. - .	4	80.8	42.2-96.0
35-44	13	3	18.3	5.4-46.6	1	5.5	0.7-31.4	1	7.9	1.1-40.2	8	68.3	39.5-87.7
45-54	17	4	31.0	11.4-61.0	1	1.5	0.2-10.5	1	5.1	0.7-29.1	11	62.4	34.6-83.9
55-64	19	2	9.0	2.2-30.8	1	3.7	0.5-22.5	2	9.9	2.3-33.4	14	77.4	54.2-90.9
65-74	10	0	0.0	. - .	1	12.0	1.6-52.6	0	0.0	. - .	9	88.0	47.4-98.4
75+	5	0	0.0	. - .	2	31.1	6.6-74.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	68.9	25.6-93.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	19	1	10.2	1.5-46.4	1	3.7	0.5-22.8	2	9.6	2.1-34.6	15	76.5	48.2-91.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	23	3	20.4	5.7-52.2	4	10.4	3.5-27.0	1	3.3	0.5-20.7	15	65.9	39.9-85.0
Some Post-H.S.	18	6	27.6	12.0-51.5	1	4.7	0.6-27.2	1	6.7	0.9-35.3	10	61.0	36.9-80.7
College Graduate	10	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.6	0.6-28.1	0	0.0	. - .	9	95.4	71.9-99.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	16	1	10.6	1.5-48.0	2	7.4	1.6-27.8	2	12.4	2.7-41.8	11	69.7	40.4-88.6
$15,000- 24,999	16	1	6.5	0.9-35.0	2	9.8	2.3-33.4	1	7.7	1.1-39.1	12	75.9	48.9-91.2
$25,000- 34,999	9	0	0.0	. - .	2	15.4	3.5-47.5	0	0.0	. - .	7	84.6	52.5-96.5
$35,000- 49,999	5	3	27.4	5.9-69.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	72.6	30.5-94.1
$50,000-74,999	3	2	89.9	42.7-99.1	1	10.1	0.9-57.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	44	6	22.6	10.0-43.3	5	7.2	2.8-17.2	3	6.0	1.8-18.1	30	64.2	46.0-79.2
No	24	4	9.4	3.3-23.9	2	5.9	1.4-21.6	1	4.5	0.6-26.3	17	80.2	61.2-91.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	10.2	1.3-49.8	5	89.8	50.2-98.7
Non-Veteran	64	10	18.9	9.5-34.1	7	7.3	3.3-15.2	3	4.6	1.4-14.2	44	69.3	54.8-80.8

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

-Northeastern Partnership

16.7

8.4-30.7

6.4

2.9-13.5

5.2

1.9-13.8

71.6

58.1-82.1

GENDER

Male

7.7

1.0-40.1

0.0

. - .

6.0

0.8-34.0

86.3

56.3-96.9

Female

18.9

9.1-35.2

8.0

3.6-16.6

5.0

1.5-15.4

68.1

52.9-80.2

RACE

White

17.6

6.8-38.4

8.5

3.4-20.0

0.0

. - .

73.9

54.7-86.9

African American

17.5

6.4-39.9

3.9

0.9-15.4

14.3

5.2-33.8

64.3

43.7-80.7

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

36.2

4.5-87.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

63.8

12.8-95.5

Non-Hispanic

15.3

7.2-29.6

6.9

3.1-14.5

5.6

2.0-14.7

72.2

58.4-82.8

AGE

25-34

10.2

1.2-50.3

9.0

1.1-47.0

0.0

. - .

80.8

42.2-96.0

35-44

18.3

5.4-46.6

5.5

0.7-31.4

7.9

1.1-40.2

68.3

39.5-87.7

45-54

31.0

11.4-61.0

1.5

0.2-10.5

5.1

0.7-29.1

62.4

34.6-83.9

55-64

9.0

2.2-30.8

3.7

0.5-22.5

9.9

2.3-33.4

77.4

54.2-90.9

65-74

0.0

. - .

12.0

1.6-52.6

0.0

. - .

88.0

47.4-98.4

75+

0.0

. - .

31.1

6.6-74.4

0.0

. - .

68.9

25.6-93.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

10.2

1.5-46.4

3.7

0.5-22.8

9.6

2.1-34.6

76.5

48.2-91.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

20.4

5.7-52.2

10.4

3.5-27.0

3.3

0.5-20.7

65.9

39.9-85.0

Some Post-H.S.

27.6

12.0-51.5

4.7

0.6-27.2

6.7

0.9-35.3

61.0

36.9-80.7

College Graduate

0.0

. - .

4.6

0.6-28.1

0.0

. - .

95.4

71.9-99.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

10.6

1.5-48.0

7.4

1.6-27.8

12.4

2.7-41.8

69.7

40.4-88.6

$15,000- 24,999

6.5

0.9-35.0

9.8

2.3-33.4

7.7

1.1-39.1

75.9

48.9-91.2

$25,000- 34,999

0.0

. - .

15.4

3.5-47.5

0.0

. - .

84.6

52.5-96.5

$35,000- 49,999

27.4

5.9-69.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

72.6

30.5-94.1

$50,000-74,999

89.9

42.7-99.1

10.1

0.9-57.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

22.6

10.0-43.3

7.2

2.8-17.2

6.0

1.8-18.1

64.2

46.0-79.2

9.4

3.3-23.9

5.9

1.4-21.6

4.5

0.6-26.3

80.2

61.2-91.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

10.2

1.3-49.8

89.8

50.2-98.7

Non-Veteran

18.9

9.5-34.1

7.3

3.3-15.2

4.6

1.4-14.2

69.3

54.8-80.8

Back to Asthma.

*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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