BRFSS 2005 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	134	18	17.2	9.4-29.3	15	8.7	4.8-15.5	7	4.3	1.9- 9.6	94	69.8	58.4-79.2
GENDER
Male	40	3	7.5	2.2-23.2	5	9.0	2.9-24.9	2	3.4	0.8-13.1	30	80.1	63.0-90.5
Female	94	15	22.2	11.5-38.5	10	8.6	4.2-16.7	5	4.8	1.7-12.6	64	64.4	49.9-76.6
RACE
White	113	16	16.0	8.8-27.4	10	6.0	2.9-12.1	6	4.1	1.6- 9.9	81	73.9	62.5-82.7
African American	11	0	0.0	. - .	4	40.0	14.3-72.8	0	0.0	. - .	7	60.0	27.2-85.7
Other Minorities	10	2	49.4	10.9-88.6	1	3.6	0.4-25.8	1	11.5	1.3-55.5	6	35.6	8.6-76.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	130	18	17.6	9.7-29.9	15	9.0	4.9-15.9	7	4.4	1.9- 9.9	90	69.0	57.4-78.6
AGE
18-24	6	2	51.5	14.9-86.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	48.5	13.4-85.1
25-34	22	1	0.3	0.0- 2.5	2	10.0	2.4-33.3	0	0.0	. - .	19	89.7	66.8-97.4
35-44	20	3	11.6	3.4-32.7	3	14.6	4.0-41.6	0	0.0	. - .	14	73.8	48.6-89.4
45-54	26	9	44.7	24.9-66.3	2	7.2	1.5-28.1	3	14.3	4.2-38.5	12	33.8	18.0-54.4
55-64	26	1	3.8	0.5-22.8	6	17.8	7.3-37.1	3	12.6	3.5-36.7	16	65.8	43.8-82.7
65-74	18	1	5.3	0.7-29.7	1	4.2	0.6-25.0	1	5.2	0.7-29.5	15	85.3	62.0-95.4
75+	15	1	3.4	0.4-21.5	1	2.4	0.3-16.0	0	0.0	. - .	13	94.3	77.6-98.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	26	2	18.7	3.4-60.2	4	14.0	4.2-37.7	4	10.7	3.5-28.5	16	56.6	30.0-79.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	38	5	9.1	3.1-23.8	4	8.2	2.8-21.9	0	0.0	. - .	29	82.6	66.4-92.0
Some Post-H.S.	36	6	19.8	8.5-39.5	3	6.2	1.8-19.7	2	3.7	0.6-18.8	25	70.2	50.5-84.5
College Graduate	34	5	21.0	6.8-49.2	4	7.5	2.1-24.0	1	3.9	0.5-23.2	24	67.5	43.5-84.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	24	5	39.1	13.1-73.3	3	11.5	3.3-33.0	3	12.8	3.3-38.6	13	36.6	16.4-62.9
$15,000- 24,999	38	6	26.3	10.9-51.0	6	10.4	3.4-27.3	2	5.6	1.4-20.4	24	57.7	36.4-76.4
$25,000- 34,999	15	1	0.5	0.1- 4.0	2	9.6	2.0-35.0	0	0.0	. - .	12	89.9	65.1-97.7
$35,000- 49,999	15	0	0.0	. - .	3	21.1	5.6-54.5	1	7.7	1.1-39.5	11	71.2	40.1-90.1
$50,000-74,999	12	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	12	100	. - .
$75,000+	11	4	33.6	12.4-64.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	7	66.4	35.5-87.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	74	12	23.6	12.4-40.3	13	16.3	8.6-28.6	7	8.7	3.8-18.8	42	51.4	36.9-65.7
No	57	5	10.7	2.7-34.4	2	1.4	0.3- 5.5	0	0.0	. - .	50	87.9	65.8-96.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	15	1	10.6	1.5-48.4	1	1.9	0.2-13.2	0	0.0	. - .	13	87.5	53.3-97.7
Non-Veteran	119	17	18.1	9.6-31.3	14	9.7	5.2-17.3	7	4.9	2.1-10.9	81	67.4	55.1-77.6

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

-Western NC

134

17.2

9.4-29.3

8.7

4.8-15.5

4.3

1.9- 9.6

69.8

58.4-79.2

GENDER

Male

7.5

2.2-23.2

9.0

2.9-24.9

3.4

0.8-13.1

80.1

63.0-90.5

Female

22.2

11.5-38.5

8.6

4.2-16.7

4.8

1.7-12.6

64.4

49.9-76.6

RACE

White

113

16.0

8.8-27.4

6.0

2.9-12.1

4.1

1.6- 9.9

73.9

62.5-82.7

African American

0.0

. - .

40.0

14.3-72.8

0.0

. - .

60.0

27.2-85.7

Other Minorities

49.4

10.9-88.6

3.6

0.4-25.8

11.5

1.3-55.5

35.6

8.6-76.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

130

17.6

9.7-29.9

9.0

4.9-15.9

4.4

1.9- 9.9

69.0

57.4-78.6

AGE

18-24

51.5

14.9-86.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

48.5

13.4-85.1

25-34

0.3

0.0- 2.5

10.0

2.4-33.3

0.0

. - .

89.7

66.8-97.4

35-44

11.6

3.4-32.7

14.6

4.0-41.6

0.0

. - .

73.8

48.6-89.4

45-54

44.7

24.9-66.3

7.2

1.5-28.1

14.3

4.2-38.5

33.8

18.0-54.4

55-64

3.8

0.5-22.8

17.8

7.3-37.1

12.6

3.5-36.7

65.8

43.8-82.7

65-74

5.3

0.7-29.7

4.2

0.6-25.0

5.2

0.7-29.5

85.3

62.0-95.4

75+

3.4

0.4-21.5

2.4

0.3-16.0

0.0

. - .

94.3

77.6-98.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

18.7

3.4-60.2

14.0

4.2-37.7

10.7

3.5-28.5

56.6

30.0-79.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

9.1

3.1-23.8

8.2

2.8-21.9

0.0

. - .

82.6

66.4-92.0

Some Post-H.S.

19.8

8.5-39.5

6.2

1.8-19.7

3.7

0.6-18.8

70.2

50.5-84.5

College Graduate

21.0

6.8-49.2

7.5

2.1-24.0

3.9

0.5-23.2

67.5

43.5-84.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

39.1

13.1-73.3

11.5

3.3-33.0

12.8

3.3-38.6

36.6

16.4-62.9

$15,000- 24,999

26.3

10.9-51.0

10.4

3.4-27.3

5.6

1.4-20.4

57.7

36.4-76.4

$25,000- 34,999

0.5

0.1- 4.0

9.6

2.0-35.0

0.0

. - .

89.9

65.1-97.7

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

21.1

5.6-54.5

7.7

1.1-39.5

71.2

40.1-90.1

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$75,000+

33.6

12.4-64.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

66.4

35.5-87.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

23.6

12.4-40.3

16.3

8.6-28.6

8.7

3.8-18.8

51.4

36.9-65.7

10.7

2.7-34.4

1.4

0.3- 5.5

0.0

. - .

87.9

65.8-96.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

10.6

1.5-48.4

1.9

0.2-13.2

0.0

. - .

87.5

53.3-97.7

Non-Veteran

119

18.1

9.6-31.3

9.7

5.2-17.3

4.9

2.1-10.9

67.4

55.1-77.6

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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