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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	77	18	28.5	17.9-42.1	17	17.5	10.1-28.5	15	24.1	14.2-37.8	6	5.4	2.3-12.0	21	24.5	15.5-36.5
GENDER
Male	11	3	18.4	5.3-47.8	2	20.1	4.9-54.9	4	42.9	16.8-73.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	18.6	4.0-55.7
Female	66	15	31.4	19.2-46.8	15	16.8	9.4-28.0	11	18.6	9.8-32.6	6	7.0	3.0-15.3	19	26.2	16.5-39.1
RACE
White	40	9	31.9	17.1-51.6	5	9.6	3.4-24.0	9	22.8	11.3-40.5	6	9.8	4.2-21.2	11	26.0	13.7-43.8
African American	34	8	24.2	11.5-43.8	11	28.9	14.9-48.5	5	22.0	8.4-46.4	0	0.0	. - .	10	25.0	12.9-42.9
Other Minorities	3	1	24.7	2.4-81.1	1	12.3	1.2-62.6	1	63.0	12.9-95.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	2	63.8	12.8-95.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	36.2	4.5-87.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	74	16	26.2	15.9-40.1	17	18.6	10.8-30.2	14	23.3	13.4-37.4	6	5.7	2.5-12.8	21	26.1	16.5-38.6
AGE
25-34	6	1	23.3	3.2-73.4	1	6.5	0.8-38.1	2	40.9	9.4-82.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	29.3	6.1-72.7
35-44	13	3	25.4	7.5-59.0	4	25.4	8.3-56.2	1	6.7	0.9-36.0	1	5.5	0.7-31.4	4	37.0	13.8-68.3
45-54	19	7	42.5	20.5-68.0	2	4.3	0.9-17.8	7	43.7	21.4-68.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	9.6	2.8-28.1
55-64	20	5	30.6	12.9-56.8	3	15.6	4.9-40.1	2	7.0	1.7-24.8	2	7.1	1.7-25.0	8	39.6	20.0-63.2
65-74	13	2	16.4	3.8-49.3	6	41.6	16.5-72.1	1	14.6	2.1-57.4	2	16.2	3.9-47.6	2	11.2	2.3-40.0
75+	6	0	0.0	. - .	1	25.7	3.8-75.1	2	21.2	4.6-60.0	1	10.6	1.3-50.9	2	42.6	11.3-81.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	23	5	15.0	5.4-35.5	5	21.8	7.7-48.0	5	36.5	16.0-63.5	1	2.0	0.3-13.3	7	24.7	10.8-47.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	24	7	46.2	24.2-69.8	6	15.8	6.3-34.7	4	8.8	3.1-22.8	1	3.7	0.5-22.4	6	25.4	10.0-51.1
Some Post-H.S.	19	3	17.8	5.7-43.6	6	24.7	10.2-48.6	4	26.0	9.7-53.6	2	9.5	2.3-31.5	4	22.0	8.1-47.6
College Graduate	11	3	35.8	11.7-70.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	28.2	7.6-65.3	2	9.8	2.2-34.4	4	26.1	8.9-56.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	19	4	31.9	12.1-61.4	3	9.5	2.7-28.5	4	23.7	7.3-55.0	0	0.0	. - .	8	34.9	16.1-60.0
$15,000- 24,999	17	3	15.6	4.8-40.3	4	12.5	3.8-33.7	6	47.6	22.9-73.6	1	5.0	0.7-28.7	3	19.3	6.1-47.0
$25,000- 34,999	12	2	10.0	2.3-34.3	4	44.8	18.9-73.9	2	18.9	4.6-52.8	2	12.7	3.0-40.4	2	13.6	3.1-43.7
$35,000- 49,999	6	1	31.8	4.6-81.7	3	25.5	5.8-65.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	42.7	8.7-85.4
$50,000-74,999	3	1	65.2	13.7-95.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	10.1	0.9-57.3	1	24.8	2.4-81.7
$75,000+	5	2	45.6	11.8-84.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	24.8	3.5-75.1	1	9.8	1.2-49.5	1	19.8	2.6-69.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	50	11	27.8	15.0-45.6	8	14.6	6.3-30.2	9	20.3	10.1-36.6	5	7.1	2.8-16.8	17	30.2	18.4-45.4
No	25	6	29.3	13.0-53.3	9	23.6	11.1-43.4	5	26.6	10.5-52.7	1	3.1	0.4-19.5	4	17.5	5.8-41.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	6	2	23.9	4.9-65.6	1	19.0	2.6-67.5	2	46.9	13.5-83.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	10.2	1.3-49.8
Non-Veteran	71	16	29.0	17.8-43.5	16	17.3	9.8-28.8	13	21.5	11.9-35.8	6	6.0	2.6-13.3	20	26.1	16.4-39.0

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

-Northeastern Partnership

28.5

17.9-42.1

17.5

10.1-28.5

24.1

14.2-37.8

5.4

2.3-12.0

24.5

15.5-36.5

GENDER

Male

18.4

5.3-47.8

20.1

4.9-54.9

42.9

16.8-73.7

0.0

. - .

18.6

4.0-55.7

Female

31.4

19.2-46.8

16.8

9.4-28.0

18.6

9.8-32.6

7.0

3.0-15.3

26.2

16.5-39.1

RACE

White

31.9

17.1-51.6

9.6

3.4-24.0

22.8

11.3-40.5

9.8

4.2-21.2

26.0

13.7-43.8

African American

24.2

11.5-43.8

28.9

14.9-48.5

22.0

8.4-46.4

0.0

. - .

25.0

12.9-42.9

Other Minorities

24.7

2.4-81.1

12.3

1.2-62.6

63.0

12.9-95.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

63.8

12.8-95.5

0.0

. - .

36.2

4.5-87.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

26.2

15.9-40.1

18.6

10.8-30.2

23.3

13.4-37.4

5.7

2.5-12.8

26.1

16.5-38.6

AGE

25-34

23.3

3.2-73.4

6.5

0.8-38.1

40.9

9.4-82.1

0.0

. - .

29.3

6.1-72.7

35-44

25.4

7.5-59.0

25.4

8.3-56.2

6.7

0.9-36.0

5.5

0.7-31.4

37.0

13.8-68.3

45-54

42.5

20.5-68.0

4.3

0.9-17.8

43.7

21.4-68.9

0.0

. - .

9.6

2.8-28.1

55-64

30.6

12.9-56.8

15.6

4.9-40.1

7.0

1.7-24.8

7.1

1.7-25.0

39.6

20.0-63.2

65-74

16.4

3.8-49.3

41.6

16.5-72.1

14.6

2.1-57.4

16.2

3.9-47.6

11.2

2.3-40.0

75+

0.0

. - .

25.7

3.8-75.1

21.2

4.6-60.0

10.6

1.3-50.9

42.6

11.3-81.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

15.0

5.4-35.5

21.8

7.7-48.0

36.5

16.0-63.5

2.0

0.3-13.3

24.7

10.8-47.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

46.2

24.2-69.8

15.8

6.3-34.7

8.8

3.1-22.8

3.7

0.5-22.4

25.4

10.0-51.1

Some Post-H.S.

17.8

5.7-43.6

24.7

10.2-48.6

26.0

9.7-53.6

9.5

2.3-31.5

22.0

8.1-47.6

College Graduate

35.8

11.7-70.1

0.0

. - .

28.2

7.6-65.3

9.8

2.2-34.4

26.1

8.9-56.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

31.9

12.1-61.4

9.5

2.7-28.5

23.7

7.3-55.0

0.0

. - .

34.9

16.1-60.0

$15,000- 24,999

15.6

4.8-40.3

12.5

3.8-33.7

47.6

22.9-73.6

5.0

0.7-28.7

19.3

6.1-47.0

$25,000- 34,999

10.0

2.3-34.3

44.8

18.9-73.9

18.9

4.6-52.8

12.7

3.0-40.4

13.6

3.1-43.7

$35,000- 49,999

31.8

4.6-81.7

25.5

5.8-65.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

42.7

8.7-85.4

$50,000-74,999

65.2

13.7-95.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

10.1

0.9-57.3

24.8

2.4-81.7

$75,000+

45.6

11.8-84.0

0.0

. - .

24.8

3.5-75.1

9.8

1.2-49.5

19.8

2.6-69.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

27.8

15.0-45.6

14.6

6.3-30.2

20.3

10.1-36.6

7.1

2.8-16.8

30.2

18.4-45.4

29.3

13.0-53.3

23.6

11.1-43.4

26.6

10.5-52.7

3.1

0.4-19.5

17.5

5.8-41.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

23.9

4.9-65.6

19.0

2.6-67.5

46.9

13.5-83.4

0.0

. - .

10.2

1.3-49.8

Non-Veteran

29.0

17.8-43.5

17.3

9.8-28.8

21.5

11.9-35.8

6.0

2.6-13.3

26.1

16.4-39.0

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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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