BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how often did you have any symptoms of asthma?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
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
-Western NC	143	43	31.3	22.4-41.7	23	13.2	8.1-20.8	31	22.0	14.3-32.3	16	9.4	5.2-16.2	30	24.2	15.6-35.5
GENDER
Male	40	13	37.7	20.7-58.3	6	12.9	4.7-31.1	7	18.3	7.5-38.3	3	8.8	2.7-25.0	11	22.3	10.8-40.4
Female	103	30	28.2	19.0-39.7	17	13.3	7.7-22.1	24	23.7	14.4-36.5	13	9.6	4.9-18.0	19	25.1	14.5-39.8
RACE
White	122	38	31.7	22.2-43.0	19	13.1	7.6-21.7	28	24.4	15.7-36.0	11	8.0	4.1-14.8	26	22.8	14.4-34.1
African American	11	3	38.7	13.1-72.6	2	9.6	2.2-33.9	2	12.3	2.6-42.6	2	27.8	7.0-66.3	2	11.6	2.6-39.0
Other Minorities	10	2	17.7	3.2-58.5	2	18.3	3.3-59.4	1	3.6	0.4-25.8	3	5.5	1.0-25.0	2	54.9	15.0-89.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	1	23.9	3.1-75.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	24.6	3.2-76.0	2	51.5	12.7-88.5	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	139	42	31.4	22.4-41.9	23	13.4	8.2-21.1	30	21.9	14.2-32.4	14	8.8	4.8-15.8	30	24.5	15.8-35.9
AGE
18-24	7	2	11.6	2.4-41.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	22.0	3.1-71.3	1	10.4	1.3-50.2	3	56.0	19.4-87.0
25-34	22	8	42.2	20.0-68.1	4	20.4	7.0-46.7	4	18.1	5.8-44.3	4	8.4	2.2-27.0	2	10.9	2.7-35.2
35-44	22	7	44.8	23.1-68.8	5	13.4	5.2-30.5	7	32.5	14.0-58.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	9.3	2.5-29.0
45-54	27	6	27.1	11.9-50.5	5	14.5	5.4-33.7	3	4.1	1.2-13.2	6	24.1	10.2-47.2	7	30.1	12.6-56.3
55-64	29	7	19.3	8.2-39.1	3	6.3	1.5-23.4	9	34.3	17.3-56.5	3	12.9	3.7-36.3	7	27.2	12.9-48.5
65-74	17	8	45.3	22.3-70.5	1	6.1	0.8-33.3	4	27.7	9.9-57.2	1	4.5	0.6-26.5	3	16.3	5.2-41.2
75+	18	5	26.8	9.1-57.3	4	25.4	7.9-57.6	3	17.3	5.0-45.5	1	3.1	0.4-19.6	5	27.4	9.9-56.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	30	6	17.9	6.4-40.8	2	3.4	0.8-13.6	10	34.1	15.9-58.6	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	11	43.4	21.5-68.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	44	17	42.2	25.1-61.4	4	10.3	3.3-27.7	10	20.7	9.9-38.2	4	9.0	2.5-27.6	9	17.8	8.3-34.2
Some Post-H.S.	35	9	29.8	14.7-51.0	8	14.7	6.3-30.4	7	27.4	11.2-53.0	6	16.5	6.6-35.3	5	11.7	4.4-27.7
College Graduate	33	11	33.5	17.1-55.2	9	24.8	11.4-45.8	3	5.1	1.4-17.2	5	10.5	3.9-25.5	5	26.1	9.8-53.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	28	7	19.4	7.7-41.1	3	7.2	2.1-21.8	6	14.4	5.3-33.3	2	5.4	1.1-22.3	10	53.5	28.7-76.7
$15,000- 24,999	43	12	35.3	18.9-56.1	5	7.7	2.8-19.6	13	23.3	11.8-40.8	5	8.8	2.8-24.4	8	24.9	10.4-48.7
$25,000- 34,999	18	3	15.7	4.9-40.3	4	31.5	11.7-61.6	4	21.3	6.9-49.8	4	18.9	5.6-48.1	3	12.5	3.4-36.5
$35,000- 49,999	14	3	12.3	3.4-36.0	5	31.2	11.6-60.9	1	9.5	1.3-45.2	1	5.5	0.7-31.2	4	41.5	16.9-71.2
$50,000-74,999	12	6	54.9	22.1-83.9	4	14.5	4.4-38.1	2	30.6	6.9-72.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	11	5	49.4	22.3-76.8	2	16.0	3.8-48.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	28.7	9.4-60.8	1	5.9	0.8-33.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	84	22	23.6	14.5-36.0	12	12.5	6.2-23.6	17	20.2	11.3-33.5	11	13.4	6.7-25.0	22	30.3	18.6-45.3
No	56	20	39.8	24.8-56.9	11	14.7	7.3-27.3	13	23.1	11.5-41.0	5	5.0	1.8-13.1	7	17.4	6.9-37.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	14	4	20.1	5.2-53.3	1	3.4	0.4-21.7	4	40.8	14.7-73.3	3	26.7	8.2-59.7	2	9.0	1.4-41.5
Non-Veteran	129	39	32.6	23.1-43.7	22	14.4	8.7-22.7	27	19.7	12.2-30.3	13	7.3	3.7-13.9	28	26.0	16.6-38.2

Total
Respond.^

None

Less than once a week

Once or twice a week

> Twice a week not every day

Everyday

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

-Western NC

143

31.3

22.4-41.7

13.2

8.1-20.8

22.0

14.3-32.3

9.4

5.2-16.2

24.2

15.6-35.5

GENDER

Male

37.7

20.7-58.3

12.9

4.7-31.1

18.3

7.5-38.3

8.8

2.7-25.0

22.3

10.8-40.4

Female

103

28.2

19.0-39.7

13.3

7.7-22.1

23.7

14.4-36.5

9.6

4.9-18.0

25.1

14.5-39.8

RACE

White

122

31.7

22.2-43.0

13.1

7.6-21.7

24.4

15.7-36.0

8.0

4.1-14.8

22.8

14.4-34.1

African American

38.7

13.1-72.6

9.6

2.2-33.9

12.3

2.6-42.6

27.8

7.0-66.3

11.6

2.6-39.0

Other Minorities

17.7

3.2-58.5

18.3

3.3-59.4

3.6

0.4-25.8

5.5

1.0-25.0

54.9

15.0-89.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.9

3.1-75.4

0.0

. - .

24.6

3.2-76.0

51.5

12.7-88.5

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

139

31.4

22.4-41.9

13.4

8.2-21.1

21.9

14.2-32.4

8.8

4.8-15.8

24.5

15.8-35.9

AGE

18-24

11.6

2.4-41.1

0.0

. - .

22.0

3.1-71.3

10.4

1.3-50.2

56.0

19.4-87.0

25-34

42.2

20.0-68.1

20.4

7.0-46.7

18.1

5.8-44.3

8.4

2.2-27.0

10.9

2.7-35.2

35-44

44.8

23.1-68.8

13.4

5.2-30.5

32.5

14.0-58.7

0.0

. - .

9.3

2.5-29.0

45-54

27.1

11.9-50.5

14.5

5.4-33.7

4.1

1.2-13.2

24.1

10.2-47.2

30.1

12.6-56.3

55-64

19.3

8.2-39.1

6.3

1.5-23.4

34.3

17.3-56.5

12.9

3.7-36.3

27.2

12.9-48.5

65-74

45.3

22.3-70.5

6.1

0.8-33.3

27.7

9.9-57.2

4.5

0.6-26.5

16.3

5.2-41.2

75+

26.8

9.1-57.3

25.4

7.9-57.6

17.3

5.0-45.5

3.1

0.4-19.6

27.4

9.9-56.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

17.9

6.4-40.8

3.4

0.8-13.6

34.1

15.9-58.6

1.3

0.2- 9.0

43.4

21.5-68.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

42.2

25.1-61.4

10.3

3.3-27.7

20.7

9.9-38.2

9.0

2.5-27.6

17.8

8.3-34.2

Some Post-H.S.

29.8

14.7-51.0

14.7

6.3-30.4

27.4

11.2-53.0

16.5

6.6-35.3

11.7

4.4-27.7

College Graduate

33.5

17.1-55.2

24.8

11.4-45.8

5.1

1.4-17.2

10.5

3.9-25.5

26.1

9.8-53.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

19.4

7.7-41.1

7.2

2.1-21.8

14.4

5.3-33.3

5.4

1.1-22.3

53.5

28.7-76.7

$15,000- 24,999

35.3

18.9-56.1

7.7

2.8-19.6

23.3

11.8-40.8

8.8

2.8-24.4

24.9

10.4-48.7

$25,000- 34,999

15.7

4.9-40.3

31.5

11.7-61.6

21.3

6.9-49.8

18.9

5.6-48.1

12.5

3.4-36.5

$35,000- 49,999

12.3

3.4-36.0

31.2

11.6-60.9

9.5

1.3-45.2

5.5

0.7-31.2

41.5

16.9-71.2

$50,000-74,999

54.9

22.1-83.9

14.5

4.4-38.1

30.6

6.9-72.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

49.4

22.3-76.8

16.0

3.8-48.0

0.0

. - .

28.7

9.4-60.8

5.9

0.8-33.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

23.6

14.5-36.0

12.5

6.2-23.6

20.2

11.3-33.5

13.4

6.7-25.0

30.3

18.6-45.3

39.8

24.8-56.9

14.7

7.3-27.3

23.1

11.5-41.0

5.0

1.8-13.1

17.4

6.9-37.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

20.1

5.2-53.3

3.4

0.4-21.7

40.8

14.7-73.3

26.7

8.2-59.7

9.0

1.4-41.5

Non-Veteran

129

32.6

23.1-43.7

14.4

8.7-22.7

19.7

12.2-30.3

7.3

3.7-13.9

26.0

16.6-38.2

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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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