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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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
-Northeastern Partnership	71	14	16.1	8.7-28.0	8	11.5	4.6-25.9	14	25.8	14.3-42.1	9	16.2	7.2-32.5	26	30.3	19.4-43.9
GENDER
Male	21	2	12.2	2.8-39.8	0	0.0	. - .	4	25.2	8.2-55.9	3	17.1	4.2-49.0	12	45.5	23.2-69.8
Female	50	12	18.4	9.4-32.9	8	18.3	7.5-38.1	10	26.2	12.9-46.1	6	15.7	5.7-36.5	14	21.4	11.4-36.3
RACE
White	42	9	18.0	8.2-35.0	2	4.5	1.0-17.5	8	21.0	9.0-41.6	4	17.1	5.5-42.1	19	39.4	23.7-57.7
African American	27	5	16.1	5.9-36.8	5	13.2	5.0-30.7	5	33.9	13.3-63.0	5	18.3	7.0-40.1	7	18.6	8.1-37.1
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	1	65.3	10.5-96.8	1	34.7	3.2-89.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	70	14	17.0	9.2-29.3	8	12.1	4.9-27.0	13	21.9	11.8-37.2	9	17.1	7.7-33.8	26	31.9	20.6-45.7
AGE
18-24	3	1	18.4	2.0-71.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	81.6	28.7-98.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	4	1	8.9	1.0-48.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	35.4	5.1-84.8	1	23.0	2.8-75.3	1	32.7	4.5-83.3
35-44	11	3	21.6	5.3-57.7	2	25.6	4.9-69.6	2	14.4	3.2-45.9	1	7.6	1.0-39.9	3	30.8	9.4-65.5
45-54	14	3	18.8	5.4-48.7	2	13.6	3.0-44.3	3	15.2	4.4-41.0	3	31.7	8.6-69.7	3	20.7	5.1-55.7
55-64	22	4	15.6	5.3-37.8	2	7.9	1.8-29.2	4	23.6	8.8-49.8	2	7.1	1.5-27.6	10	45.8	25.3-67.8
65-74	10	2	18.4	4.2-53.7	1	12.1	1.7-52.3	1	15.8	2.3-60.0	1	6.1	0.8-34.1	5	47.7	19.6-77.3
75+	7	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.2	0.9-45.8	1	5.8	0.6-36.5	1	47.4	9.8-88.3	4	38.6	9.1-79.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	28	3	9.7	2.8-28.5	5	10.4	3.8-25.1	6	36.3	15.3-64.3	4	10.4	3.4-27.8	10	33.1	16.0-56.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	24	6	22.3	7.9-48.9	1	3.4	0.5-21.1	5	18.9	7.4-40.2	3	21.1	5.1-57.0	9	34.3	15.7-59.4
Some Post-H.S.	13	3	20.1	5.4-52.5	1	9.0	1.2-44.2	2	21.1	5.2-56.7	1	22.7	3.6-69.7	6	27.2	10.0-55.6
College Graduate	6	2	15.6	2.7-54.6	1	36.5	6.1-83.4	1	17.4	2.2-66.0	1	12.6	1.5-56.9	1	18.1	2.3-67.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	19	1	2.1	0.3-14.2	1	3.1	0.4-19.7	4	32.2	10.2-66.4	4	18.7	6.4-43.7	9	43.9	20.0-71.0
$15,000- 24,999	20	7	31.2	13.0-58.0	0	0.0	. - .	4	26.7	9.7-55.4	1	17.9	2.8-62.4	8	24.1	10.4-46.6
$25,000- 34,999	4	2	53.9	12.9-90.2	1	12.9	1.5-58.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	33.2	4.8-83.2
$35,000- 49,999	5	0	0.0	. - .	1	38.2	5.6-86.5	2	18.3	3.2-59.9	1	37.7	5.5-86.3	1	5.8	0.6-37.3
$50,000-74,999	5	3	57.6	16.3-90.4	1	22.5	2.9-73.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	19.9	2.5-70.4	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	3	0	0.0	. - .	1	17.1	1.8-69.4	1	40.7	5.5-89.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	42.3	5.8-89.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	56	7	9.0	3.9-19.5	7	13.3	5.0-30.7	12	24.7	13.0-41.9	9	20.3	9.2-39.2	21	32.6	20.1-48.2
No	14	7	45.5	17.3-76.9	1	4.8	0.6-29.2	2	31.2	6.9-73.6	0	0.0	. - .	4	18.4	5.5-46.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	61.3	18.4-91.8	4	38.7	8.2-81.6
Non-Veteran	65	14	17.6	9.5-30.4	8	12.6	5.1-28.0	14	28.3	15.8-45.3	7	12.0	4.6-27.6	22	29.5	18.3-43.8

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

-Northeastern Partnership

16.1

8.7-28.0

11.5

4.6-25.9

25.8

14.3-42.1

16.2

7.2-32.5

30.3

19.4-43.9

GENDER

Male

12.2

2.8-39.8

0.0

. - .

25.2

8.2-55.9

17.1

4.2-49.0

45.5

23.2-69.8

Female

18.4

9.4-32.9

18.3

7.5-38.1

26.2

12.9-46.1

15.7

5.7-36.5

21.4

11.4-36.3

RACE

White

18.0

8.2-35.0

4.5

1.0-17.5

21.0

9.0-41.6

17.1

5.5-42.1

39.4

23.7-57.7

African American

16.1

5.9-36.8

13.2

5.0-30.7

33.9

13.3-63.0

18.3

7.0-40.1

18.6

8.1-37.1

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

65.3

10.5-96.8

34.7

3.2-89.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

17.0

9.2-29.3

12.1

4.9-27.0

21.9

11.8-37.2

17.1

7.7-33.8

31.9

20.6-45.7

AGE

18-24

18.4

2.0-71.3

0.0

. - .

81.6

28.7-98.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

8.9

1.0-48.5

0.0

. - .

35.4

5.1-84.8

23.0

2.8-75.3

32.7

4.5-83.3

35-44

21.6

5.3-57.7

25.6

4.9-69.6

14.4

3.2-45.9

7.6

1.0-39.9

30.8

9.4-65.5

45-54

18.8

5.4-48.7

13.6

3.0-44.3

15.2

4.4-41.0

31.7

8.6-69.7

20.7

5.1-55.7

55-64

15.6

5.3-37.8

7.9

1.8-29.2

23.6

8.8-49.8

7.1

1.5-27.6

45.8

25.3-67.8

65-74

18.4

4.2-53.7

12.1

1.7-52.3

15.8

2.3-60.0

6.1

0.8-34.1

47.7

19.6-77.3

75+

0.0

. - .

8.2

0.9-45.8

5.8

0.6-36.5

47.4

9.8-88.3

38.6

9.1-79.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

9.7

2.8-28.5

10.4

3.8-25.1

36.3

15.3-64.3

10.4

3.4-27.8

33.1

16.0-56.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

22.3

7.9-48.9

3.4

0.5-21.1

18.9

7.4-40.2

21.1

5.1-57.0

34.3

15.7-59.4

Some Post-H.S.

20.1

5.4-52.5

9.0

1.2-44.2

21.1

5.2-56.7

22.7

3.6-69.7

27.2

10.0-55.6

College Graduate

15.6

2.7-54.6

36.5

6.1-83.4

17.4

2.2-66.0

12.6

1.5-56.9

18.1

2.3-67.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2.1

0.3-14.2

3.1

0.4-19.7

32.2

10.2-66.4

18.7

6.4-43.7

43.9

20.0-71.0

$15,000- 24,999

31.2

13.0-58.0

0.0

. - .

26.7

9.7-55.4

17.9

2.8-62.4

24.1

10.4-46.6

$25,000- 34,999

53.9

12.9-90.2

12.9

1.5-58.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

33.2

4.8-83.2

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

38.2

5.6-86.5

18.3

3.2-59.9

37.7

5.5-86.3

5.8

0.6-37.3

$50,000-74,999

57.6

16.3-90.4

22.5

2.9-73.6

0.0

. - .

19.9

2.5-70.4

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

17.1

1.8-69.4

40.7

5.5-89.1

0.0

. - .

42.3

5.8-89.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

9.0

3.9-19.5

13.3

5.0-30.7

24.7

13.0-41.9

20.3

9.2-39.2

32.6

20.1-48.2

45.5

17.3-76.9

4.8

0.6-29.2

31.2

6.9-73.6

0.0

. - .

18.4

5.5-46.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

61.3

18.4-91.8

38.7

8.2-81.6

Non-Veteran

17.6

9.5-30.4

12.6

5.1-28.0

28.3

15.8-45.3

12.0

4.6-27.6

29.5

18.3-43.8

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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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