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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 23 6 23.0 9.3-46.4 1 2.5 0.3-16.0 3 14.0 4.3-37.1 0 0.0 . - . 13 60.6 37.2-79.9
GENDER
Male 2 1 64.0 10.0-96.6 0 0.0 . - . 1 36.0 3.4-90.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Female 21 5 19.2 6.9-43.3 1 2.7 0.4-17.4 2 11.9 2.9-37.8 0 0.0 . - . 13 66.2 41.4-84.4
RACE
White 21 6 28.7 12.2-53.8 1 3.1 0.4-19.3 2 10.0 2.4-33.4 0 0.0 . - . 12 58.2 34.8-78.4
Other 2 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 30.1 2.6-87.4 0 0.0 . - . 1 69.9 12.6-97.4
AGE
18-44 8 2 20.3 3.8-62.3 0 0.0 . - . 1 15.0 2.1-59.7 0 0.0 . - . 5 64.8 27.3-90.0
45+ 15 4 24.8 8.3-54.8 1 4.1 0.5-25.3 2 13.3 3.1-42.8 0 0.0 . - . 8 57.7 28.9-82.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 6 2 34.6 7.5-77.6 1 9.4 1.2-47.8 1 18.8 2.5-67.5 0 0.0 . - . 2 37.2 8.6-78.9
Some College + 17 4 18.9 6.1-45.6 0 0.0 . - . 2 12.3 2.8-40.7 0 0.0 . - . 11 68.8 41.2-87.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 14 3 14.2 3.7-41.9 1 4.1 0.5-25.3 2 15.2 3.4-47.6 0 0.0 . - . 8 66.5 36.6-87.3
$50,000+ 6 3 48.1 14.0-84.1 0 0.0 . - . 1 16.3 2.1-63.5 0 0.0 . - . 2 35.6 7.7-78.5

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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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