BRFSS 2005 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	98	14	18.1	9.2-32.5	4	3.7	1.2-10.8	9	7.3	3.3-15.2	22	20.2	11.4-33.4	49	50.7	37.8-63.5
GENDER
Male	26	3	16.2	4.6-43.8	1	6.0	0.8-32.6	0	0.0	. - .	7	20.2	6.6-47.6	15	57.6	33.6-78.4
Female	72	11	18.9	8.4-37.2	3	2.7	0.8- 9.0	9	10.2	4.6-20.9	15	20.2	10.2-36.3	34	48.0	33.0-63.3
RACE
White	82	10	11.8	5.6-23.2	4	4.3	1.4-12.7	5	5.2	1.8-14.2	18	20.5	10.8-35.6	45	58.1	44.0-71.0
African American	8	1	29.6	4.8-77.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	38.2	11.2-75.2	2	18.9	4.2-55.7	2	13.3	2.8-44.4
Other Minorities	8	3	71.5	25.4-94.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.1	0.1-10.4	2	18.3	2.6-65.3	2	9.0	1.1-46.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	95	14	18.7	9.5-33.4	4	3.8	1.2-11.2	9	7.5	3.4-15.6	20	19.8	10.9-33.5	48	50.2	37.2-63.3
AGE
18-24	5	2	39.9	8.8-81.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	24.8	3.4-75.6	2	35.3	7.4-78.8
25-34	14	2	16.2	3.9-47.8	1	5.8	0.8-32.7	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	0	0.0	. - .	10	77.4	47.5-92.8
35-44	13	1	2.5	0.3-17.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	12.7	2.8-42.3	3	34.0	9.0-72.9	7	50.8	21.0-80.0
45-54	22	5	30.6	11.1-60.9	1	9.8	1.4-45.5	2	9.6	2.2-33.5	9	33.2	15.0-58.3	5	16.9	6.3-38.0
55-64	19	3	12.6	3.7-34.9	2	6.6	1.5-24.1	3	24.7	7.4-57.3	4	24.8	9.3-51.6	7	31.3	13.3-57.6
65-74	11	1	9.2	1.3-44.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	22.4	6.9-52.8	7	68.4	37.7-88.6
75+	13	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.7	0.5-23.1	2	4.4	0.8-21.7	10	92.0	72.9-98.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	24	4	30.5	9.8-63.9	1	1.3	0.2- 9.4	2	5.5	1.1-22.9	7	21.7	7.3-49.3	10	41.0	19.4-66.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	25	3	12.7	2.9-41.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	18.0	5.8-43.6	5	8.1	2.6-22.2	13	61.3	37.5-80.7
Some Post-H.S.	26	4	18.8	6.7-42.8	2	9.1	1.9-34.4	2	6.3	1.4-23.8	6	20.9	8.6-42.7	12	45.0	22.2-70.0
College Graduate	22	3	7.6	2.2-23.6	1	4.4	0.6-26.1	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	3	27.5	7.6-63.5	14	60.1	31.3-83.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	19	3	32.9	7.4-75.2	1	2.3	0.3-15.6	3	11.8	3.1-35.6	7	26.5	9.7-54.7	5	26.5	8.8-57.5
$15,000- 24,999	30	4	15.2	4.3-41.6	2	7.6	1.5-30.0	3	5.4	1.2-21.6	7	23.5	7.1-55.4	14	48.3	26.2-71.2
$25,000- 34,999	14	3	29.0	9.4-61.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	11.3	1.6-50.0	1	5.0	0.7-29.5	9	54.7	25.9-80.6
$35,000- 49,999	12	3	20.6	5.8-52.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	19.8	5.9-49.2	6	59.6	30.5-83.2
$50,000-74,999	7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	12.0	1.4-57.3	6	88.0	42.7-98.6
$75,000+	5	1	19.4	2.6-68.7	1	26.8	3.9-76.8	1	14.6	1.9-60.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	39.3	9.3-80.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	59	9	17.9	8.2-34.6	3	4.6	1.2-16.7	7	10.0	4.0-22.8	21	33.7	19.3-51.8	19	33.8	20.5-50.3
No	38	5	19.0	5.7-48.0	1	2.5	0.3-15.8	2	3.8	0.9-15.0	1	2.6	0.4-16.4	29	72.2	47.5-88.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	9	0	0.0	. - .	1	16.0	2.2-62.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	30.5	5.2-77.7	6	53.5	17.9-85.8
Non-Veteran	89	14	20.3	10.4-35.9	3	2.2	0.6- 7.3	9	8.1	3.7-16.9	20	19.0	10.3-32.2	43	50.4	36.8-63.9

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

-Western NC

18.1

9.2-32.5

3.7

1.2-10.8

7.3

3.3-15.2

20.2

11.4-33.4

50.7

37.8-63.5

GENDER

Male

16.2

4.6-43.8

6.0

0.8-32.6

0.0

. - .

20.2

6.6-47.6

57.6

33.6-78.4

Female

18.9

8.4-37.2

2.7

0.8- 9.0

10.2

4.6-20.9

20.2

10.2-36.3

48.0

33.0-63.3

RACE

White

11.8

5.6-23.2

4.3

1.4-12.7

5.2

1.8-14.2

20.5

10.8-35.6

58.1

44.0-71.0

African American

29.6

4.8-77.7

0.0

. - .

38.2

11.2-75.2

18.9

4.2-55.7

13.3

2.8-44.4

Other Minorities

71.5

25.4-94.9

0.0

. - .

1.1

0.1-10.4

18.3

2.6-65.3

9.0

1.1-46.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

18.7

9.5-33.4

3.8

1.2-11.2

7.5

3.4-15.6

19.8

10.9-33.5

50.2

37.2-63.3

AGE

18-24

39.9

8.8-81.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

24.8

3.4-75.6

35.3

7.4-78.8

25-34

16.2

3.9-47.8

5.8

0.8-32.7

0.6

0.1- 4.1

0.0

. - .

77.4

47.5-92.8

35-44

2.5

0.3-17.3

0.0

. - .

12.7

2.8-42.3

34.0

9.0-72.9

50.8

21.0-80.0

45-54

30.6

11.1-60.9

9.8

1.4-45.5

9.6

2.2-33.5

33.2

15.0-58.3

16.9

6.3-38.0

55-64

12.6

3.7-34.9

6.6

1.5-24.1

24.7

7.4-57.3

24.8

9.3-51.6

31.3

13.3-57.6

65-74

9.2

1.3-44.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

22.4

6.9-52.8

68.4

37.7-88.6

75+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

3.7

0.5-23.1

4.4

0.8-21.7

92.0

72.9-98.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

30.5

9.8-63.9

1.3

0.2- 9.4

5.5

1.1-22.9

21.7

7.3-49.3

41.0

19.4-66.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

12.7

2.9-41.7

0.0

. - .

18.0

5.8-43.6

8.1

2.6-22.2

61.3

37.5-80.7

Some Post-H.S.

18.8

6.7-42.8

9.1

1.9-34.4

6.3

1.4-23.8

20.9

8.6-42.7

45.0

22.2-70.0

College Graduate

7.6

2.2-23.6

4.4

0.6-26.1

0.4

0.1- 3.1

27.5

7.6-63.5

60.1

31.3-83.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

32.9

7.4-75.2

2.3

0.3-15.6

11.8

3.1-35.6

26.5

9.7-54.7

26.5

8.8-57.5

$15,000- 24,999

15.2

4.3-41.6

7.6

1.5-30.0

5.4

1.2-21.6

23.5

7.1-55.4

48.3

26.2-71.2

$25,000- 34,999

29.0

9.4-61.7

0.0

. - .

11.3

1.6-50.0

5.0

0.7-29.5

54.7

25.9-80.6

$35,000- 49,999

20.6

5.8-52.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

19.8

5.9-49.2

59.6

30.5-83.2

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

12.0

1.4-57.3

88.0

42.7-98.6

$75,000+

19.4

2.6-68.7

26.8

3.9-76.8

14.6

1.9-60.7

0.0

. - .

39.3

9.3-80.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

17.9

8.2-34.6

4.6

1.2-16.7

10.0

4.0-22.8

33.7

19.3-51.8

33.8

20.5-50.3

19.0

5.7-48.0

2.5

0.3-15.8

3.8

0.9-15.0

2.6

0.4-16.4

72.2

47.5-88.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

16.0

2.2-62.1

0.0

. - .

30.5

5.2-77.7

53.5

17.9-85.8

Non-Veteran

20.3

10.4-35.9

2.2

0.6- 7.3

8.1

3.7-16.9

19.0

10.3-32.2

50.4

36.8-63.9

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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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