BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how many days did symptoms of asthma make it difficult for you to stay asleep?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

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	794	153	19.1	15.6-23.2	99	12.8	9.9-16.5	80	9.7	7.3-12.8	96	12.1	9.3-15.5	366	46.3	41.5-51.1
-Eastern NC	297	70	25.5	18.3-34.3	32	9.7	6.2-14.9	35	10.9	7.3-16.0	35	13.1	8.9-18.9	125	40.8	33.6-48.4
GENDER
Male	64	14	30.4	15.2-51.6	3	5.0	1.2-18.5	8	8.8	4.0-18.0	9	13.6	6.4-26.7	30	42.2	27.7-58.2
Female	233	56	23.0	16.8-30.8	29	12.0	7.6-18.4	27	12.0	7.5-18.5	26	12.8	8.2-19.6	95	40.1	32.4-48.4
RACE
White	186	40	27.3	17.5-40.0	18	7.0	4.1-11.5	22	9.7	6.0-15.3	17	10.9	6.0-18.9	89	45.1	35.4-55.1
African American	79	23	23.1	14.2-35.2	8	7.7	3.3-16.8	11	16.2	7.8-30.4	12	18.0	9.8-30.5	25	35.1	23.2-49.2
Other Minorities	32	7	21.1	8.0-45.3	6	26.8	10.6-53.2	2	6.4	1.2-27.1	6	14.0	5.1-33.1	11	31.6	15.2-54.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	11.9	1.2-60.3	1	53.2	8.6-93.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	34.8	4.0-87.3
Non-Hispanic	294	69	25.8	18.5-34.7	31	8.8	5.6-13.5	35	11.2	7.5-16.3	35	13.4	9.1-19.3	124	40.9	33.7-48.6
AGE
18-24	10	4	54.4	20.6-84.6	1	6.2	0.8-35.6	1	10.4	1.4-49.6	1	2.7	0.3-19.0	3	26.3	6.9-63.0
25-34	29	8	30.0	14.6-51.8	1	7.9	1.1-38.7	2	7.2	1.7-25.9	3	11.5	3.6-30.8	15	43.4	25.4-63.3
35-44	47	8	17.9	8.3-34.5	6	12.9	4.6-31.4	3	4.9	1.5-14.9	9	16.7	8.1-31.4	21	47.6	31.5-64.1
45-54	72	16	19.7	11.3-32.1	9	9.4	4.6-18.3	12	17.4	9.6-29.4	8	14.9	6.6-30.5	27	38.6	26.0-52.8
55-64	69	23	28.9	18.5-42.2	8	10.6	4.9-21.2	6	11.8	4.9-25.6	5	7.7	2.4-21.9	27	41.0	28.2-55.1
65-74	39	7	16.2	7.4-31.9	4	9.7	3.6-23.8	5	9.3	3.5-22.6	4	16.2	5.9-37.6	19	48.5	31.6-65.8
75+	29	3	8.6	2.7-24.4	3	10.4	3.0-30.5	6	15.9	6.5-34.1	5	25.9	9.1-54.7	12	39.2	21.8-59.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	72	17	22.6	12.6-37.4	12	14.4	6.7-28.2	13	20.2	10.5-35.4	8	10.5	4.5-22.3	22	32.3	20.3-47.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	99	20	27.9	14.1-47.6	10	8.8	4.2-17.5	14	9.8	5.3-17.5	12	13.7	7.0-25.1	43	39.8	26.9-54.4
Some Post-H.S.	73	18	22.1	13.2-34.6	6	6.4	2.6-14.8	2	1.6	0.3- 6.9	10	16.7	7.8-32.4	37	53.2	39.5-66.4
College Graduate	52	15	28.4	16.6-44.2	4	9.8	2.5-31.4	6	12.5	5.2-27.3	4	9.3	3.2-23.7	23	40.0	26.2-55.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	75	16	22.9	11.7-40.1	3	7.1	2.1-21.6	15	15.1	8.5-25.3	14	20.0	10.9-33.8	27	34.9	22.8-49.4
$15,000- 24,999	72	13	17.2	9.2-29.8	10	11.6	4.6-26.2	6	7.9	3.3-17.9	9	18.5	8.9-34.5	34	44.8	31.4-59.0
$25,000- 34,999	22	7	26.0	11.4-48.9	3	13.1	3.8-36.1	1	4.4	0.6-25.7	3	16.2	4.5-43.9	8	40.4	18.8-66.5
$35,000- 49,999	36	10	22.1	10.7-40.1	4	12.9	3.7-36.7	5	12.3	4.5-29.1	2	9.5	1.9-36.5	15	43.2	24.4-64.3
$50,000-74,999	29	9	48.9	22.0-76.5	4	7.5	2.3-21.8	2	4.9	1.1-20.0	1	2.8	0.4-18.2	13	35.9	15.9-62.4
$75,000+	18	6	27.7	10.9-54.5	1	4.3	0.6-25.6	1	10.3	1.5-46.6	1	4.6	0.6-26.8	9	53.2	28.5-76.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	212	45	18.0	12.7-24.8	27	12.3	7.6-19.3	30	13.7	9.2-19.8	31	17.6	11.8-25.6	79	38.4	30.7-46.7
No	83	25	38.7	23.5-56.5	5	5.3	1.8-14.5	5	6.3	1.9-18.5	4	5.3	1.9-13.8	44	44.4	30.1-59.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	29	6	15.6	6.0-34.8	3	6.8	2.0-21.2	1	2.5	0.3-16.1	8	38.7	19.9-61.7	11	36.3	19.1-57.9
Non-Veteran	268	64	26.7	18.9-36.3	29	10.1	6.3-15.8	34	12.0	8.0-17.6	27	9.9	6.3-15.3	114	41.4	33.6-49.5

Total
Respond.^

1-2 days

3-4 days

5-10 days

More than 10 days

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

794

153

19.1

15.6-23.2

12.8

9.9-16.5

9.7

7.3-12.8

12.1

9.3-15.5

366

46.3

41.5-51.1

-Eastern NC

297

25.5

18.3-34.3

9.7

6.2-14.9

10.9

7.3-16.0

13.1

8.9-18.9

125

40.8

33.6-48.4

GENDER

Male

30.4

15.2-51.6

5.0

1.2-18.5

8.8

4.0-18.0

13.6

6.4-26.7

42.2

27.7-58.2

Female

233

23.0

16.8-30.8

12.0

7.6-18.4

12.0

7.5-18.5

12.8

8.2-19.6

40.1

32.4-48.4

RACE

White

186

27.3

17.5-40.0

7.0

4.1-11.5

9.7

6.0-15.3

10.9

6.0-18.9

45.1

35.4-55.1

African American

23.1

14.2-35.2

7.7

3.3-16.8

16.2

7.8-30.4

18.0

9.8-30.5

35.1

23.2-49.2

Other Minorities

21.1

8.0-45.3

26.8

10.6-53.2

6.4

1.2-27.1

14.0

5.1-33.1

31.6

15.2-54.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.9

1.2-60.3

53.2

8.6-93.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

34.8

4.0-87.3

Non-Hispanic

294

25.8

18.5-34.7

8.8

5.6-13.5

11.2

7.5-16.3

13.4

9.1-19.3

124

40.9

33.7-48.6

AGE

18-24

54.4

20.6-84.6

6.2

0.8-35.6

10.4

1.4-49.6

2.7

0.3-19.0

26.3

6.9-63.0

25-34

30.0

14.6-51.8

7.9

1.1-38.7

7.2

1.7-25.9

11.5

3.6-30.8

43.4

25.4-63.3

35-44

17.9

8.3-34.5

12.9

4.6-31.4

4.9

1.5-14.9

16.7

8.1-31.4

47.6

31.5-64.1

45-54

19.7

11.3-32.1

9.4

4.6-18.3

17.4

9.6-29.4

14.9

6.6-30.5

38.6

26.0-52.8

55-64

28.9

18.5-42.2

10.6

4.9-21.2

11.8

4.9-25.6

7.7

2.4-21.9

41.0

28.2-55.1

65-74

16.2

7.4-31.9

9.7

3.6-23.8

9.3

3.5-22.6

16.2

5.9-37.6

48.5

31.6-65.8

75+

8.6

2.7-24.4

10.4

3.0-30.5

15.9

6.5-34.1

25.9

9.1-54.7

39.2

21.8-59.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

22.6

12.6-37.4

14.4

6.7-28.2

20.2

10.5-35.4

10.5

4.5-22.3

32.3

20.3-47.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

27.9

14.1-47.6

8.8

4.2-17.5

9.8

5.3-17.5

13.7

7.0-25.1

39.8

26.9-54.4

Some Post-H.S.

22.1

13.2-34.6

6.4

2.6-14.8

1.6

0.3- 6.9

16.7

7.8-32.4

53.2

39.5-66.4

College Graduate

28.4

16.6-44.2

9.8

2.5-31.4

12.5

5.2-27.3

9.3

3.2-23.7

40.0

26.2-55.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

22.9

11.7-40.1

7.1

2.1-21.6

15.1

8.5-25.3

20.0

10.9-33.8

34.9

22.8-49.4

$15,000- 24,999

17.2

9.2-29.8

11.6

4.6-26.2

7.9

3.3-17.9

18.5

8.9-34.5

44.8

31.4-59.0

$25,000- 34,999

26.0

11.4-48.9

13.1

3.8-36.1

4.4

0.6-25.7

16.2

4.5-43.9

40.4

18.8-66.5

$35,000- 49,999

22.1

10.7-40.1

12.9

3.7-36.7

12.3

4.5-29.1

9.5

1.9-36.5

43.2

24.4-64.3

$50,000-74,999

48.9

22.0-76.5

7.5

2.3-21.8

4.9

1.1-20.0

2.8

0.4-18.2

35.9

15.9-62.4

$75,000+

27.7

10.9-54.5

4.3

0.6-25.6

10.3

1.5-46.6

4.6

0.6-26.8

53.2

28.5-76.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

212

18.0

12.7-24.8

12.3

7.6-19.3

13.7

9.2-19.8

17.6

11.8-25.6

38.4

30.7-46.7

38.7

23.5-56.5

5.3

1.8-14.5

6.3

1.9-18.5

5.3

1.9-13.8

44.4

30.1-59.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

15.6

6.0-34.8

6.8

2.0-21.2

2.5

0.3-16.1

38.7

19.9-61.7

36.3

19.1-57.9

Non-Veteran

268

26.7

18.9-36.3

10.1

6.3-15.8

12.0

8.0-17.6

9.9

6.3-15.3

114

41.4

33.6-49.5

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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.

** 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.

***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.

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