BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how often did you have any symptoms of asthma?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

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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	1,114	321	29.0	25.4-32.9	223	20.3	17.1-23.8	214	22.1	18.8-25.9	108	7.4	5.9- 9.3	248	21.1	18.1-24.6
-Eastern NC	418	113	29.2	23.0-36.3	83	18.7	14.4-23.9	86	23.4	17.6-30.3	41	7.1	4.9-10.2	95	21.6	17.0-27.1
GENDER
Male	95	28	32.3	19.3-48.6	20	17.2	10.2-27.4	17	25.7	13.9-42.5	4	1.9	0.7- 5.2	26	22.9	14.4-34.4
Female	323	85	27.5	21.7-34.2	63	19.5	14.4-25.8	69	22.1	16.8-28.6	37	9.9	6.7-14.3	69	21.0	15.9-27.2
RACE
White	261	69	24.7	17.6-33.3	55	20.7	14.9-28.0	54	25.1	17.2-35.2	21	5.7	3.6- 9.0	62	23.8	17.7-31.2
African American	112	31	40.6	27.8-54.7	23	18.9	11.6-29.4	21	15.1	8.9-24.4	13	7.6	3.8-14.7	24	17.8	10.8-28.0
Other Minorities	44	12	21.9	11.1-38.6	5	8.2	2.6-22.6	11	36.1	19.5-56.9	7	13.1	5.0-30.0	9	20.8	9.2-40.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	3	37.1	10.9-74.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.7	0.8-37.8	1	18.0	2.5-65.3	3	38.2	9.9-77.6
Non-Hispanic	409	109	28.8	22.5-36.0	83	19.3	14.8-24.7	85	23.9	18.0-31.1	40	6.8	4.7- 9.8	92	21.2	16.6-26.7
AGE
18-24	18	8	48.2	22.9-74.5	3	13.4	3.7-38.3	4	27.6	8.5-60.9	1	3.0	0.4-19.2	2	7.8	1.7-29.6
25-34	40	9	25.5	12.5-45.1	11	24.1	12.7-40.8	12	31.9	17.9-50.0	2	5.3	1.3-19.8	6	13.2	4.9-30.9
35-44	63	14	21.9	12.5-35.4	17	25.7	15.5-39.5	11	21.0	10.8-36.8	7	9.3	3.8-21.0	14	22.2	12.5-36.1
45-54	83	16	21.2	11.7-35.4	14	17.2	9.5-29.1	25	27.6	17.7-40.2	12	10.0	5.4-17.8	16	24.0	14.1-37.9
55-64	102	27	23.0	15.3-33.0	23	23.1	14.7-34.4	19	24.1	15.3-35.7	12	8.9	4.8-15.7	21	20.9	13.0-32.0
65-74	63	23	41.7	28.7-56.0	8	8.6	4.1-17.3	14	21.7	12.3-35.4	3	4.6	1.5-13.7	15	23.3	13.5-37.0
75+	46	14	25.9	14.6-41.7	7	12.3	5.6-24.9	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3	3	5.4	1.6-17.0	21	55.7	39.3-70.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	102	23	27.1	14.8-44.4	22	15.6	9.2-25.3	16	16.8	9.4-28.3	12	9.6	4.7-18.6	29	30.9	19.9-44.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	132	32	26.7	16.5-40.4	25	20.6	12.5-32.0	33	28.8	17.2-44.2	12	5.8	2.9-11.1	30	18.0	11.5-27.2
Some Post-H.S.	100	27	29.6	18.2-44.3	20	19.8	12.2-30.6	20	19.0	11.4-29.9	10	8.1	3.8-16.6	23	23.5	14.4-35.9
College Graduate	82	30	35.8	24.5-49.0	16	17.9	10.5-28.9	17	26.5	16.2-40.3	7	5.7	2.6-11.9	12	14.0	7.5-24.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	96	16	15.6	9.0-25.8	16	12.1	7.0-20.3	20	27.4	16.3-42.2	13	13.3	6.8-24.4	31	31.6	21.5-43.7
$15,000- 24,999	97	22	21.3	13.2-32.4	22	24.9	15.6-37.4	24	24.3	15.7-35.5	9	5.5	2.6-11.3	20	24.0	14.3-37.5
$25,000- 34,999	34	14	59.1	35.5-79.1	7	11.3	4.6-25.1	4	5.7	1.8-16.5	1	1.1	0.2- 8.1	8	22.7	9.5-45.1
$35,000- 49,999	53	16	32.0	15.1-55.5	13	26.0	12.8-45.7	7	16.0	6.5-34.1	5	6.4	2.4-15.6	12	19.7	9.3-36.9
$50,000-74,999	45	15	27.3	12.6-49.5	6	11.6	4.1-28.8	17	51.4	29.2-73.1	4	4.3	1.5-12.1	3	5.3	1.5-16.8
$75,000+	29	11	47.0	25.1-70.2	7	25.1	11.2-47.3	4	12.6	4.2-32.6	2	3.4	0.8-13.3	5	11.8	4.0-30.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	280	54	16.7	12.2-22.3	48	16.8	12.3-22.5	63	25.8	19.7-33.0	34	9.1	6.2-13.3	81	31.7	25.2-39.0
No	134	56	43.1	31.0-56.0	34	21.4	13.7-31.7	23	21.1	11.5-35.7	7	4.8	2.1-10.8	14	9.6	5.0-17.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	43	12	19.9	10.2-35.0	6	13.4	5.5-29.4	8	22.7	10.6-41.9	4	6.7	2.4-17.0	13	37.4	21.7-56.2
Non-Veteran	375	101	30.2	23.5-37.9	77	19.3	14.6-24.9	78	23.5	17.3-31.0	37	7.2	4.8-10.6	82	19.9	15.2-25.5

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

1,114

321

29.0

25.4-32.9

223

20.3

17.1-23.8

214

22.1

18.8-25.9

108

7.4

5.9- 9.3

248

21.1

18.1-24.6

-Eastern NC

418

113

29.2

23.0-36.3

18.7

14.4-23.9

23.4

17.6-30.3

7.1

4.9-10.2

21.6

17.0-27.1

GENDER

Male

32.3

19.3-48.6

17.2

10.2-27.4

25.7

13.9-42.5

1.9

0.7- 5.2

22.9

14.4-34.4

Female

323

27.5

21.7-34.2

19.5

14.4-25.8

22.1

16.8-28.6

9.9

6.7-14.3

21.0

15.9-27.2

RACE

White

261

24.7

17.6-33.3

20.7

14.9-28.0

25.1

17.2-35.2

5.7

3.6- 9.0

23.8

17.7-31.2

African American

112

40.6

27.8-54.7

18.9

11.6-29.4

15.1

8.9-24.4

7.6

3.8-14.7

17.8

10.8-28.0

Other Minorities

21.9

11.1-38.6

8.2

2.6-22.6

36.1

19.5-56.9

13.1

5.0-30.0

20.8

9.2-40.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

37.1

10.9-74.0

0.0

. - .

6.7

0.8-37.8

18.0

2.5-65.3

38.2

9.9-77.6

Non-Hispanic

409

109

28.8

22.5-36.0

19.3

14.8-24.7

23.9

18.0-31.1

6.8

4.7- 9.8

21.2

16.6-26.7

AGE

18-24

48.2

22.9-74.5

13.4

3.7-38.3

27.6

8.5-60.9

3.0

0.4-19.2

7.8

1.7-29.6

25-34

25.5

12.5-45.1

24.1

12.7-40.8

31.9

17.9-50.0

5.3

1.3-19.8

13.2

4.9-30.9

35-44

21.9

12.5-35.4

25.7

15.5-39.5

21.0

10.8-36.8

9.3

3.8-21.0

22.2

12.5-36.1

45-54

21.2

11.7-35.4

17.2

9.5-29.1

27.6

17.7-40.2

10.0

5.4-17.8

24.0

14.1-37.9

55-64

102

23.0

15.3-33.0

23.1

14.7-34.4

24.1

15.3-35.7

8.9

4.8-15.7

20.9

13.0-32.0

65-74

41.7

28.7-56.0

8.6

4.1-17.3

21.7

12.3-35.4

4.6

1.5-13.7

23.3

13.5-37.0

75+

25.9

14.6-41.7

12.3

5.6-24.9

0.8

0.1- 5.3

5.4

1.6-17.0

55.7

39.3-70.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

102

27.1

14.8-44.4

15.6

9.2-25.3

16.8

9.4-28.3

9.6

4.7-18.6

30.9

19.9-44.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

132

26.7

16.5-40.4

20.6

12.5-32.0

28.8

17.2-44.2

5.8

2.9-11.1

18.0

11.5-27.2

Some Post-H.S.

100

29.6

18.2-44.3

19.8

12.2-30.6

19.0

11.4-29.9

8.1

3.8-16.6

23.5

14.4-35.9

College Graduate

35.8

24.5-49.0

17.9

10.5-28.9

26.5

16.2-40.3

5.7

2.6-11.9

14.0

7.5-24.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

15.6

9.0-25.8

12.1

7.0-20.3

27.4

16.3-42.2

13.3

6.8-24.4

31.6

21.5-43.7

$15,000- 24,999

21.3

13.2-32.4

24.9

15.6-37.4

24.3

15.7-35.5

5.5

2.6-11.3

24.0

14.3-37.5

$25,000- 34,999

59.1

35.5-79.1

11.3

4.6-25.1

5.7

1.8-16.5

1.1

0.2- 8.1

22.7

9.5-45.1

$35,000- 49,999

32.0

15.1-55.5

26.0

12.8-45.7

16.0

6.5-34.1

6.4

2.4-15.6

19.7

9.3-36.9

$50,000-74,999

27.3

12.6-49.5

11.6

4.1-28.8

51.4

29.2-73.1

4.3

1.5-12.1

5.3

1.5-16.8

$75,000+

47.0

25.1-70.2

25.1

11.2-47.3

12.6

4.2-32.6

3.4

0.8-13.3

11.8

4.0-30.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

280

16.7

12.2-22.3

16.8

12.3-22.5

25.8

19.7-33.0

9.1

6.2-13.3

31.7

25.2-39.0

134

43.1

31.0-56.0

21.4

13.7-31.7

21.1

11.5-35.7

4.8

2.1-10.8

9.6

5.0-17.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

19.9

10.2-35.0

13.4

5.5-29.4

22.7

10.6-41.9

6.7

2.4-17.0

37.4

21.7-56.2

Non-Veteran

375

101

30.2

23.5-37.9

19.3

14.6-24.9

23.5

17.3-31.0

7.2

4.8-10.6

19.9

15.2-25.5

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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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