BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	167	22	14.5	7.3-26.8	12	8.5	4.1-16.9	10	3.6	1.8- 7.2	123	73.4	61.8-82.4
Female	465	76	16.0	12.4-20.4	42	8.6	6.1-11.9	30	5.4	3.6- 8.0	317	70.0	64.8-74.8
RACE
White	508	72	15.1	10.6-21.1	42	8.8	5.9-12.9	28	4.2	2.7- 6.4	366	71.9	65.8-77.4
African American	105	22	15.5	9.5-24.4	10	8.3	3.9-16.9	11	6.8	3.4-13.1	62	69.4	58.0-78.8
Other Minorities	15	4	28.3	9.7-59.1	1	3.0	0.4-19.5	1	5.7	0.8-32.0	9	63.0	34.2-84.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	5	39.7	14.3-72.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	15.5	4.2-43.1	8	44.9	19.1-73.7
Non-Hispanic	614	93	14.7	10.9-19.6	54	8.9	6.3-12.4	37	4.4	3.0- 6.3	430	72.0	66.7-76.7
AGE
18-24	32	6	20.2	5.9-50.5	2	6.7	1.4-26.9	0	0.0	. - .	24	73.1	45.8-89.7
25-34	85	17	12.4	7.2-20.6	6	7.8	2.8-19.8	4	3.4	1.1- 9.6	58	76.4	64.8-85.0
35-44	127	26	19.7	12.5-29.6	11	8.6	4.1-17.1	6	3.3	1.4- 7.4	84	68.4	57.9-77.3
45-54	122	28	25.7	17.0-36.9	12	10.0	5.1-18.6	8	4.9	2.2-10.5	74	59.4	47.9-69.9
55-64	110	11	7.5	3.9-14.1	12	10.9	5.7-19.7	13	10.5	5.5-18.9	74	71.1	60.4-79.9
65-74	88	6	4.9	2.1-10.9	5	6.5	2.4-16.5	7	11.1	4.8-23.3	70	77.6	65.3-86.4
75+	64	3	3.6	1.1-11.2	6	9.2	3.7-20.9	2	3.8	0.8-17.4	53	83.4	70.2-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	124	22	26.4	13.5-45.3	8	10.2	3.7-25.5	14	10.4	5.5-18.8	80	52.9	38.1-67.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	171	24	14.6	8.9-23.0	21	9.8	5.8-16.3	10	4.6	2.2- 9.1	116	71.0	61.6-78.8
Some Post-H.S.	140	29	18.8	12.1-28.0	16	11.9	7.0-19.6	10	5.2	2.6-10.0	85	64.1	54.1-73.1
College Graduate	196	23	8.0	5.0-12.6	9	4.4	1.9- 9.5	6	1.4	0.6- 3.3	158	86.2	80.1-90.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	122	23	17.7	10.9-27.4	14	16.0	8.1-29.1	15	10.4	5.7-18.3	70	55.9	43.8-67.3
$15,000- 24,999	103	14	12.8	7.1-22.0	13	9.2	4.9-16.4	7	5.6	2.6-11.8	69	72.5	61.7-81.1
$25,000- 34,999	71	16	13.0	6.9-22.9	3	5.5	1.6-17.8	5	6.2	2.3-15.6	47	75.3	61.4-85.4
$35,000- 49,999	80	18	29.2	17.6-44.4	5	4.5	1.6-11.7	3	2.8	0.7-11.3	54	63.5	48.8-76.0
$50,000-74,999	55	6	11.2	4.9-23.8	6	8.2	3.4-18.4	1	1.9	0.3-12.3	42	78.7	65.0-88.1
$75,000+	94	12	10.2	5.4-18.6	3	3.0	0.8-10.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	78	86.2	77.0-92.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	330	55	18.1	12.0-26.6	43	12.3	8.4-17.6	34	8.3	5.6-12.1	198	61.3	53.2-68.7
No	292	43	13.6	9.5-19.1	11	5.2	2.4-10.7	6	1.3	0.5- 3.2	232	80.0	73.4-85.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	50	7	8.8	3.9-18.8	4	4.4	1.5-12.3	4	6.6	2.1-18.6	35	80.2	66.5-89.2
Non-Veteran	582	91	16.0	11.9-21.2	50	8.9	6.2-12.5	36	4.6	3.1- 6.6	405	70.6	65.0-75.5

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

167

14.5

7.3-26.8

8.5

4.1-16.9

3.6

1.8- 7.2

123

73.4

61.8-82.4

Female

465

16.0

12.4-20.4

8.6

6.1-11.9

5.4

3.6- 8.0

317

70.0

64.8-74.8

RACE

White

508

15.1

10.6-21.1

8.8

5.9-12.9

4.2

2.7- 6.4

366

71.9

65.8-77.4

African American

105

15.5

9.5-24.4

8.3

3.9-16.9

6.8

3.4-13.1

69.4

58.0-78.8

Other Minorities

28.3

9.7-59.1

3.0

0.4-19.5

5.7

0.8-32.0

63.0

34.2-84.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

39.7

14.3-72.1

0.0

. - .

15.5

4.2-43.1

44.9

19.1-73.7

Non-Hispanic

614

14.7

10.9-19.6

8.9

6.3-12.4

4.4

3.0- 6.3

430

72.0

66.7-76.7

AGE

18-24

20.2

5.9-50.5

6.7

1.4-26.9

0.0

. - .

73.1

45.8-89.7

25-34

12.4

7.2-20.6

7.8

2.8-19.8

3.4

1.1- 9.6

76.4

64.8-85.0

35-44

127

19.7

12.5-29.6

8.6

4.1-17.1

3.3

1.4- 7.4

68.4

57.9-77.3

45-54

122

25.7

17.0-36.9

10.0

5.1-18.6

4.9

2.2-10.5

59.4

47.9-69.9

55-64

110

7.5

3.9-14.1

10.9

5.7-19.7

10.5

5.5-18.9

71.1

60.4-79.9

65-74

4.9

2.1-10.9

6.5

2.4-16.5

11.1

4.8-23.3

77.6

65.3-86.4

75+

3.6

1.1-11.2

9.2

3.7-20.9

3.8

0.8-17.4

83.4

70.2-91.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

124

26.4

13.5-45.3

10.2

3.7-25.5

10.4

5.5-18.8

52.9

38.1-67.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

171

14.6

8.9-23.0

9.8

5.8-16.3

4.6

2.2- 9.1

116

71.0

61.6-78.8

Some Post-H.S.

140

18.8

12.1-28.0

11.9

7.0-19.6

5.2

2.6-10.0

64.1

54.1-73.1

College Graduate

196

8.0

5.0-12.6

4.4

1.9- 9.5

1.4

0.6- 3.3

158

86.2

80.1-90.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

122

17.7

10.9-27.4

16.0

8.1-29.1

10.4

5.7-18.3

55.9

43.8-67.3

$15,000- 24,999

103

12.8

7.1-22.0

9.2

4.9-16.4

5.6

2.6-11.8

72.5

61.7-81.1

$25,000- 34,999

13.0

6.9-22.9

5.5

1.6-17.8

6.2

2.3-15.6

75.3

61.4-85.4

$35,000- 49,999

29.2

17.6-44.4

4.5

1.6-11.7

2.8

0.7-11.3

63.5

48.8-76.0

$50,000-74,999

11.2

4.9-23.8

8.2

3.4-18.4

1.9

0.3-12.3

78.7

65.0-88.1

$75,000+

10.2

5.4-18.6

3.0

0.8-10.4

0.6

0.1- 4.4

86.2

77.0-92.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

330

18.1

12.0-26.6

12.3

8.4-17.6

8.3

5.6-12.1

198

61.3

53.2-68.7

292

13.6

9.5-19.1

5.2

2.4-10.7

1.3

0.5- 3.2

232

80.0

73.4-85.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

8.8

3.9-18.8

4.4

1.5-12.3

6.6

2.1-18.6

80.2

66.5-89.2

Non-Veteran

582

16.0

11.9-21.2

8.9

6.2-12.5

4.6

3.1- 6.6

405

70.6

65.0-75.5

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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