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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson County

Asthma

During the past 30 days, how often did you have any symptoms of 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Robeson County 40 9 20.1 10.1-36.0 5 11.1 4.2-26.2 11 29.3 16.1-47.2 2 7.3 1.8-25.2 13 32.2 17.8-50.9
GENDER
Male 11 2 10.9 2.5-36.7 3 23.1 6.9-55.1 2 23.9 6.2-59.8 1 11.4 1.6-50.6 3 30.7 9.6-64.7
Female 29 7 25.6 11.9-46.6 2 4.0 1.0-15.0 9 32.6 16.8-53.5 1 4.9 0.7-27.6 10 33.0 16.5-55.3
RACE
White 17 5 27.3 10.5-54.5 1 10.8 1.6-48.1 4 31.3 12.2-59.9 1 7.8 1.1-39.4 6 22.8 9.4-45.9
Other 23 4 15.5 5.7-36.0 4 11.3 3.9-28.4 7 28.1 12.5-51.5 1 7.0 1.0-36.1 7 38.2 18.3-63.0
AGE
18-44 11 3 19.7 5.7-49.6 4 27.8 8.8-60.6 3 32.0 10.2-66.1 0 0.0 . - . 1 20.5 3.1-67.3
45+ 29 6 20.3 8.7-40.6 1 3.1 0.4-19.4 8 28.0 13.6-49.1 2 10.8 2.7-34.5 12 37.7 20.7-58.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 21 2 8.1 2.0-27.9 1 4.0 0.5-23.8 7 39.2 19.2-63.6 1 7.9 1.1-39.5 10 40.8 20.7-64.6
Some College + 19 7 33.9 15.4-59.1 4 19.3 6.4-45.6 4 18.0 6.2-42.1 1 6.6 0.9-34.9 3 22.2 6.2-55.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 31 6 14.1 6.0-29.7 3 9.5 2.7-28.6 8 28.9 14.4-49.7 2 9.2 2.3-30.5 12 38.2 20.9-59.1
$50,000+ 6 2 35.1 8.8-75.3 2 25.9 5.7-66.9 2 39.0 10.1-78.5 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .

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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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