BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (During the past 12 months, how many days were you unable to work or carry out your usual activities because of your asthma?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Adult Asthma History

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	1,078	166	17.8	14.6-21.6	88	8.3	6.4-10.6	46	4.2	2.9- 5.9	778	69.7	65.7-73.5
-Northeastern Partnership	82	19	26.0	15.6-40.1	6	8.6	3.2-21.4	5	9.4	3.5-22.7	52	56.0	42.1-69.0
GENDER
Male	25	5	24.7	8.9-52.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	18.8	5.5-48.2	17	56.5	32.4-77.8
Female	57	14	26.7	14.6-43.7	6	13.4	5.0-31.3	2	4.2	1.0-15.3	35	55.7	39.1-71.2
RACE
White	49	11	26.5	13.5-45.3	5	12.6	4.1-32.6	3	12.6	3.9-34.0	30	48.4	31.8-65.3
African American	29	7	20.7	9.0-40.8	1	4.1	0.6-24.5	2	6.4	1.4-24.2	19	68.8	47.3-84.4
Other Minorities	4	1	40.9	6.6-87.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	59.1	12.9-93.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	1	75.3	16.0-98.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	24.7	2.0-84.0
Non-Hispanic	79	18	23.4	13.8-36.8	6	9.3	3.4-22.8	5	10.0	3.8-24.1	50	57.3	43.2-70.3
AGE
18-24	4	2	43.1	9.0-85.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	56.9	14.8-91.0
25-34	5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	18.7	2.4-68.2	4	81.3	31.8-97.6
35-44	11	4	38.1	13.0-71.7	1	6.8	0.9-36.9	1	11.7	1.6-51.6	5	43.3	17.2-73.8
45-54	18	7	30.8	13.2-56.4	2	21.7	4.8-60.1	1	3.0	0.4-19.2	8	44.6	21.2-70.7
55-64	24	4	21.5	7.5-47.8	1	5.1	0.7-28.5	1	6.6	0.9-34.5	18	66.9	42.4-84.7
65-74	14	2	12.7	3.0-40.5	2	15.1	3.5-46.4	0	0.0	. - .	10	72.2	43.4-89.8
75+	6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	50.8	10.6-89.9	5	49.2	10.1-89.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	27	4	20.2	5.9-50.5	2	6.9	1.6-24.7	3	12.6	3.6-35.8	18	60.4	35.8-80.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	28	6	14.4	5.9-31.1	2	4.4	1.0-17.8	1	12.4	1.8-51.5	19	68.8	43.3-86.4
Some Post-H.S.	16	7	44.8	20.1-72.4	1	19.7	3.1-65.4	0	0.0	. - .	8	35.4	14.9-63.2
College Graduate	11	2	36.5	10.1-74.7	1	6.4	0.8-35.9	1	8.5	1.1-43.3	7	48.5	18.9-79.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	22	6	29.2	10.0-60.3	3	11.0	3.1-32.1	2	7.9	1.8-28.8	11	52.0	27.4-75.6
$15,000- 24,999	22	6	33.0	14.3-59.2	1	4.0	0.5-23.9	1	16.6	2.6-60.0	14	46.5	23.9-70.6
$25,000- 34,999	5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	5	1	39.1	5.7-87.2	1	38.6	5.6-86.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	22.3	4.5-63.4
$50,000-74,999	8	2	26.0	6.1-65.7	1	10.4	1.4-49.6	1	13.8	1.9-57.6	4	49.8	17.1-82.6
$75,000+	5	2	37.1	8.2-79.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	62.9	20.3-91.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	58	15	30.6	17.4-48.0	6	12.2	4.5-28.9	5	13.2	5.0-30.5	32	44.1	29.7-59.6
No	23	4	15.1	4.9-37.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	19	84.9	62.1-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	57.3	16.6-90.0	5	42.7	10.0-83.4
Non-Veteran	75	19	28.2	16.9-43.0	6	9.3	3.4-23.0	3	5.4	1.7-16.0	47	57.1	42.7-70.4

Total
Respond.^

1-7 Days

8-30 days

More than 30 Days

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,078

166

17.8

14.6-21.6

8.3

6.4-10.6

4.2

2.9- 5.9

778

69.7

65.7-73.5

-Northeastern Partnership

26.0

15.6-40.1

8.6

3.2-21.4

9.4

3.5-22.7

56.0

42.1-69.0

GENDER

Male

24.7

8.9-52.4

0.0

. - .

18.8

5.5-48.2

56.5

32.4-77.8

Female

26.7

14.6-43.7

13.4

5.0-31.3

4.2

1.0-15.3

55.7

39.1-71.2

RACE

White

26.5

13.5-45.3

12.6

4.1-32.6

12.6

3.9-34.0

48.4

31.8-65.3

African American

20.7

9.0-40.8

4.1

0.6-24.5

6.4

1.4-24.2

68.8

47.3-84.4

Other Minorities

40.9

6.6-87.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

59.1

12.9-93.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

75.3

16.0-98.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

24.7

2.0-84.0

Non-Hispanic

23.4

13.8-36.8

9.3

3.4-22.8

10.0

3.8-24.1

57.3

43.2-70.3

AGE

18-24

43.1

9.0-85.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

56.9

14.8-91.0

25-34

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

18.7

2.4-68.2

81.3

31.8-97.6

35-44

38.1

13.0-71.7

6.8

0.9-36.9

11.7

1.6-51.6

43.3

17.2-73.8

45-54

30.8

13.2-56.4

21.7

4.8-60.1

3.0

0.4-19.2

44.6

21.2-70.7

55-64

21.5

7.5-47.8

5.1

0.7-28.5

6.6

0.9-34.5

66.9

42.4-84.7

65-74

12.7

3.0-40.5

15.1

3.5-46.4

0.0

. - .

72.2

43.4-89.8

75+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

50.8

10.6-89.9

49.2

10.1-89.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

20.2

5.9-50.5

6.9

1.6-24.7

12.6

3.6-35.8

60.4

35.8-80.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

14.4

5.9-31.1

4.4

1.0-17.8

12.4

1.8-51.5

68.8

43.3-86.4

Some Post-H.S.

44.8

20.1-72.4

19.7

3.1-65.4

0.0

. - .

35.4

14.9-63.2

College Graduate

36.5

10.1-74.7

6.4

0.8-35.9

8.5

1.1-43.3

48.5

18.9-79.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

29.2

10.0-60.3

11.0

3.1-32.1

7.9

1.8-28.8

52.0

27.4-75.6

$15,000- 24,999

33.0

14.3-59.2

4.0

0.5-23.9

16.6

2.6-60.0

46.5

23.9-70.6

$25,000- 34,999

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

39.1

5.7-87.2

38.6

5.6-86.9

0.0

. - .

22.3

4.5-63.4

$50,000-74,999

26.0

6.1-65.7

10.4

1.4-49.6

13.8

1.9-57.6

49.8

17.1-82.6

$75,000+

37.1

8.2-79.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

62.9

20.3-91.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

30.6

17.4-48.0

12.2

4.5-28.9

13.2

5.0-30.5

44.1

29.7-59.6

15.1

4.9-37.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

84.9

62.1-95.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

57.3

16.6-90.0

42.7

10.0-83.4

Non-Veteran

28.2

16.9-43.0

9.3

3.4-23.0

5.4

1.7-16.0

57.1

42.7-70.4

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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, Edgecombe, 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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