BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how many days did symptoms of asthma make it difficult for you to stay asleep?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
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
-Piedmont NC	454	82	16.5	12.4-21.6	53	12.6	8.8-17.9	37	8.5	5.6-12.6	60	9.8	7.1-13.3	222	52.6	45.9-59.2
GENDER
Male	118	18	16.2	9.0-27.5	12	12.2	5.7-24.5	9	8.3	3.7-17.8	16	7.4	3.7-14.3	63	55.8	42.8-68.1
Female	336	64	16.6	12.4-21.9	41	12.9	9.0-18.1	28	8.6	5.6-13.0	44	11.3	8.0-15.6	159	50.6	43.4-57.7
RACE
White	364	66	15.6	11.5-20.8	40	11.1	7.4-16.4	26	7.9	4.8-12.8	48	9.6	6.7-13.6	184	55.7	48.3-62.9
African American	78	15	19.8	9.5-36.7	11	19.0	8.6-36.8	9	10.8	5.0-21.6	10	10.3	4.9-20.4	33	40.1	25.9-56.2
Other Minorities	11	1	16.7	2.4-62.1	2	8.6	1.9-31.3	1	4.2	0.5-26.2	2	11.2	2.5-38.3	5	59.4	26.7-85.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	2	44.5	12.5-81.8	2	10.8	2.2-39.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	14.4	3.0-48.1	3	30.3	7.8-69.2
Non-Hispanic	445	80	15.9	11.9-21.0	51	12.7	8.8-18.0	37	8.7	5.8-12.8	58	9.7	7.0-13.2	219	53.1	46.3-59.8
AGE
18-24	21	3	14.8	3.5-45.0	3	6.4	1.4-25.7	2	9.3	1.9-35.7	1	1.7	0.2-11.8	12	67.8	40.2-86.8
25-34	63	16	22.2	12.5-36.4	5	10.0	3.4-26.1	4	3.7	1.3-10.5	6	5.8	2.3-14.1	32	58.2	42.4-72.6
35-44	80	16	15.4	8.6-25.8	10	14.1	6.8-27.0	5	7.0	2.4-18.7	8	9.9	4.3-21.2	41	53.6	40.4-66.3
45-54	87	14	12.8	7.1-21.9	11	22.9	10.9-41.8	10	13.5	6.6-25.6	16	13.5	7.5-23.1	36	37.3	25.4-51.1
55-64	92	21	23.8	14.3-37.1	13	13.0	6.9-23.1	10	12.8	6.0-25.1	12	9.0	4.8-16.2	36	41.4	29.3-54.6
65-74	69	8	7.8	3.6-16.0	8	9.7	4.2-20.7	5	7.9	3.2-18.0	10	17.6	8.5-33.1	38	57.0	42.8-70.1
75+	40	4	8.4	3.0-21.6	3	6.6	1.8-21.6	1	2.6	0.4-16.4	7	22.3	8.8-46.0	25	60.1	40.2-77.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	103	10	8.0	3.7-16.3	20	25.8	14.1-42.4	10	12.9	5.7-26.7	25	19.2	11.1-31.0	38	34.2	19.3-53.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	121	30	25.7	15.7-39.1	11	6.7	2.8-15.3	7	4.8	2.1-10.5	17	10.6	5.8-18.8	56	52.1	39.1-64.9
Some Post-H.S.	103	21	21.7	13.1-33.6	10	9.2	4.5-18.0	11	9.8	4.8-19.0	13	9.2	4.9-16.7	48	50.1	38.0-62.1
College Graduate	126	21	11.9	6.7-20.1	12	10.5	5.3-19.7	8	5.6	2.3-12.8	5	2.7	1.0- 6.9	80	69.3	58.2-78.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	100	18	15.5	8.9-25.6	20	22.6	12.4-37.5	11	14.0	7.5-24.6	21	17.3	10.3-27.6	30	30.7	19.7-44.6
$15,000- 24,999	80	16	22.2	12.2-37.0	6	4.9	1.9-11.9	6	4.8	1.8-12.3	17	20.0	10.9-33.6	35	48.1	32.3-64.3
$25,000- 34,999	50	6	13.3	4.7-32.1	8	11.9	5.3-24.7	3	8.3	2.3-26.0	5	5.4	1.9-14.3	28	61.0	40.9-78.0
$35,000- 49,999	65	13	17.8	9.4-31.0	4	11.1	3.8-28.3	6	10.0	4.2-22.2	4	5.4	1.6-16.5	38	55.7	40.3-70.1
$50,000-74,999	35	6	14.9	5.4-34.9	4	7.9	2.7-21.0	2	2.3	0.5- 9.1	1	1.5	0.2-10.2	22	73.4	54.5-86.4
$75,000+	48	11	15.9	7.9-29.4	3	6.1	1.6-20.2	1	1.5	0.2- 9.9	2	3.1	0.8-12.0	31	73.4	58.1-84.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	272	45	13.3	9.3-18.9	34	13.0	8.0-20.2	27	11.0	6.8-17.4	52	14.7	10.4-20.4	114	48.0	38.9-57.2
No	180	36	18.2	12.2-26.3	19	12.6	7.1-21.3	10	5.1	2.5-10.4	8	2.9	1.4- 6.2	107	61.1	51.4-70.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	37	4	8.5	2.9-22.9	2	2.9	0.7-11.3	5	22.2	8.8-46.0	5	17.8	6.2-41.7	21	48.5	29.5-68.0
Non-Veteran	417	78	17.0	12.7-22.5	51	13.3	9.2-18.9	32	7.5	4.8-11.6	55	9.2	6.6-12.7	201	52.9	45.9-59.8

Total
Respond.^

1-2 days

3-4 days

5-10 days

More than 10 days

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

836

149

18.2

14.6-22.3

10.4

7.9-13.6

10.8

7.9-14.8

125

12.7

10.0-16.1

395

47.9

42.9-52.8

-Piedmont NC

454

16.5

12.4-21.6

12.6

8.8-17.9

8.5

5.6-12.6

9.8

7.1-13.3

222

52.6

45.9-59.2

GENDER

Male

118

16.2

9.0-27.5

12.2

5.7-24.5

8.3

3.7-17.8

7.4

3.7-14.3

55.8

42.8-68.1

Female

336

16.6

12.4-21.9

12.9

9.0-18.1

8.6

5.6-13.0

11.3

8.0-15.6

159

50.6

43.4-57.7

RACE

White

364

15.6

11.5-20.8

11.1

7.4-16.4

7.9

4.8-12.8

9.6

6.7-13.6

184

55.7

48.3-62.9

African American

19.8

9.5-36.7

19.0

8.6-36.8

10.8

5.0-21.6

10.3

4.9-20.4

40.1

25.9-56.2

Other Minorities

16.7

2.4-62.1

8.6

1.9-31.3

4.2

0.5-26.2

11.2

2.5-38.3

59.4

26.7-85.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

44.5

12.5-81.8

10.8

2.2-39.7

0.0

. - .

14.4

3.0-48.1

30.3

7.8-69.2

Non-Hispanic

445

15.9

11.9-21.0

12.7

8.8-18.0

8.7

5.8-12.8

9.7

7.0-13.2

219

53.1

46.3-59.8

AGE

18-24

14.8

3.5-45.0

6.4

1.4-25.7

9.3

1.9-35.7

1.7

0.2-11.8

67.8

40.2-86.8

25-34

22.2

12.5-36.4

10.0

3.4-26.1

3.7

1.3-10.5

5.8

2.3-14.1

58.2

42.4-72.6

35-44

15.4

8.6-25.8

14.1

6.8-27.0

7.0

2.4-18.7

9.9

4.3-21.2

53.6

40.4-66.3

45-54

12.8

7.1-21.9

22.9

10.9-41.8

13.5

6.6-25.6

13.5

7.5-23.1

37.3

25.4-51.1

55-64

23.8

14.3-37.1

13.0

6.9-23.1

12.8

6.0-25.1

9.0

4.8-16.2

41.4

29.3-54.6

65-74

7.8

3.6-16.0

9.7

4.2-20.7

7.9

3.2-18.0

17.6

8.5-33.1

57.0

42.8-70.1

75+

8.4

3.0-21.6

6.6

1.8-21.6

2.6

0.4-16.4

22.3

8.8-46.0

60.1

40.2-77.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

103

8.0

3.7-16.3

25.8

14.1-42.4

12.9

5.7-26.7

19.2

11.1-31.0

34.2

19.3-53.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

121

25.7

15.7-39.1

6.7

2.8-15.3

4.8

2.1-10.5

10.6

5.8-18.8

52.1

39.1-64.9

Some Post-H.S.

103

21.7

13.1-33.6

9.2

4.5-18.0

9.8

4.8-19.0

9.2

4.9-16.7

50.1

38.0-62.1

College Graduate

126

11.9

6.7-20.1

10.5

5.3-19.7

5.6

2.3-12.8

2.7

1.0- 6.9

69.3

58.2-78.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

100

15.5

8.9-25.6

22.6

12.4-37.5

14.0

7.5-24.6

17.3

10.3-27.6

30.7

19.7-44.6

$15,000- 24,999

22.2

12.2-37.0

4.9

1.9-11.9

4.8

1.8-12.3

20.0

10.9-33.6

48.1

32.3-64.3

$25,000- 34,999

13.3

4.7-32.1

11.9

5.3-24.7

8.3

2.3-26.0

5.4

1.9-14.3

61.0

40.9-78.0

$35,000- 49,999

17.8

9.4-31.0

11.1

3.8-28.3

10.0

4.2-22.2

5.4

1.6-16.5

55.7

40.3-70.1

$50,000-74,999

14.9

5.4-34.9

7.9

2.7-21.0

2.3

0.5- 9.1

1.5

0.2-10.2

73.4

54.5-86.4

$75,000+

15.9

7.9-29.4

6.1

1.6-20.2

1.5

0.2- 9.9

3.1

0.8-12.0

73.4

58.1-84.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

272

13.3

9.3-18.9

13.0

8.0-20.2

11.0

6.8-17.4

14.7

10.4-20.4

114

48.0

38.9-57.2

180

18.2

12.2-26.3

12.6

7.1-21.3

5.1

2.5-10.4

2.9

1.4- 6.2

107

61.1

51.4-70.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

8.5

2.9-22.9

2.9

0.7-11.3

22.2

8.8-46.0

17.8

6.2-41.7

48.5

29.5-68.0

Non-Veteran

417

17.0

12.7-22.5

13.3

9.2-18.9

7.5

4.8-11.6

9.2

6.6-12.7

201

52.9

45.9-59.8

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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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