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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Adult Asthma History

During the past 30 days, how often did you have any symptoms of 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	1,114	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
-Northeastern Partnership	89	19	20.8	12.4-32.7	17	14.1	8.3-23.1	18	25.7	15.5-39.5	10	8.8	4.4-16.9	25	30.6	19.5-44.6
GENDER
Male	24	4	13.0	4.1-34.7	5	15.9	5.9-36.4	5	31.3	12.6-58.8	1	2.0	0.3-13.2	9	37.8	18.3-62.2
Female	65	15	24.6	13.8-39.8	12	13.3	7.0-23.7	13	23.0	12.3-38.7	9	12.1	5.8-23.6	16	27.1	14.6-44.6
RACE
White	49	9	12.7	6.1-24.5	11	16.1	8.1-29.5	11	28.5	15.0-47.6	5	8.8	3.3-21.6	13	33.8	18.8-52.9
African American	36	8	29.2	13.4-52.3	6	14.7	6.1-31.3	5	11.3	4.5-25.9	5	11.0	4.1-26.4	12	33.7	16.7-56.4
Other Minorities	4	2	37.4	7.2-82.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	62.6	18.0-92.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	22.1	2.1-79.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	67.6	15.2-96.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	10.3	0.9-58.4
Non-Hispanic	85	17	19.7	11.3-32.1	17	15.2	8.9-24.7	17	23.3	13.8-36.6	10	9.4	4.7-18.1	24	32.3	20.6-46.8
AGE
18-24	4	1	26.4	3.5-78.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	29.5	4.1-80.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	44.0	9.3-85.8
25-34	5	1	18.7	2.4-68.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	28.8	4.2-78.9	1	26.6	3.8-77.1	2	25.9	5.0-70.1
35-44	13	2	14.4	3.4-44.6	3	15.9	4.1-45.6	4	42.1	16.1-73.4	2	10.0	2.0-37.5	2	17.6	4.1-51.3
45-54	18	5	28.6	11.2-55.8	3	14.1	4.1-38.6	4	23.9	8.3-52.4	2	7.4	1.7-27.1	4	26.0	7.5-60.2
55-64	27	5	13.2	5.2-29.7	6	22.2	9.7-43.0	5	22.2	9.3-44.3	2	5.9	1.3-22.3	9	36.5	19.1-58.3
65-74	13	4	38.8	15.5-68.6	2	14.9	3.3-47.5	3	19.1	5.8-47.4	2	18.9	4.8-52.1	2	8.3	1.9-29.1
75+	9	1	10.2	1.3-50.2	3	23.4	5.9-60.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.8	0.8-39.1	4	59.6	22.5-88.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	34	5	15.6	5.9-35.2	8	18.1	8.3-35.0	5	22.0	8.0-47.8	5	12.8	4.7-30.4	11	31.5	14.7-55.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	28	5	24.7	8.7-52.9	5	10.3	3.8-24.9	6	26.4	10.7-51.7	3	7.3	2.1-22.1	9	31.4	13.7-57.0
Some Post-H.S.	16	4	15.7	5.0-39.7	1	5.2	0.7-30.1	6	32.8	12.9-61.6	2	10.3	2.1-38.0	3	36.0	12.3-69.4
College Graduate	11	5	32.1	11.1-64.3	3	22.8	6.1-57.5	1	24.7	4.0-72.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	20.3	4.8-56.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	24	5	22.0	8.3-46.9	5	15.4	6.0-34.4	5	34.2	13.5-63.3	4	13.9	4.2-37.0	5	14.5	5.3-33.9
$15,000- 24,999	22	3	9.8	2.9-28.4	6	20.9	8.1-44.0	6	27.1	10.9-53.0	2	9.1	1.9-34.3	5	33.2	12.3-63.7
$25,000- 34,999	6	2	32.2	7.0-75.0	3	45.3	13.1-81.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	22.5	3.2-71.9
$35,000- 49,999	6	1	7.1	0.8-41.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	40.9	7.6-85.3	2	17.0	3.2-56.1	1	35.0	5.2-84.0
$50,000-74,999	8	3	30.7	8.1-69.0	2	14.8	3.0-49.6	2	40.8	11.4-78.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	13.8	1.9-57.6
$75,000+	5	2	35.7	8.2-77.6	1	27.2	3.9-77.3	1	11.0	1.3-52.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	26.1	3.7-76.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	66	10	12.9	6.4-24.1	12	15.3	8.2-26.7	14	29.0	16.6-45.7	10	12.0	6.0-22.7	20	30.8	18.5-46.7
No	23	9	42.0	19.9-67.9	5	11.1	4.1-27.0	4	16.7	5.2-42.6	0	0.0	. - .	5	30.1	10.7-60.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	6	1	7.4	0.8-44.4	1	8.2	0.9-47.4	1	8.8	0.9-49.3	1	10.0	1.1-53.0	2	65.7	21.9-92.9
Non-Veteran	83	18	21.7	12.8-34.2	16	14.6	8.4-24.0	17	26.9	16.1-41.3	9	8.7	4.2-17.3	23	28.2	17.3-42.3

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

-Northeastern Partnership

20.8

12.4-32.7

14.1

8.3-23.1

25.7

15.5-39.5

8.8

4.4-16.9

30.6

19.5-44.6

GENDER

Male

13.0

4.1-34.7

15.9

5.9-36.4

31.3

12.6-58.8

2.0

0.3-13.2

37.8

18.3-62.2

Female

24.6

13.8-39.8

13.3

7.0-23.7

23.0

12.3-38.7

12.1

5.8-23.6

27.1

14.6-44.6

RACE

White

12.7

6.1-24.5

16.1

8.1-29.5

28.5

15.0-47.6

8.8

3.3-21.6

33.8

18.8-52.9

African American

29.2

13.4-52.3

14.7

6.1-31.3

11.3

4.5-25.9

11.0

4.1-26.4

33.7

16.7-56.4

Other Minorities

37.4

7.2-82.0

0.0

. - .

62.6

18.0-92.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

22.1

2.1-79.4

0.0

. - .

67.6

15.2-96.0

0.0

. - .

10.3

0.9-58.4

Non-Hispanic

19.7

11.3-32.1

15.2

8.9-24.7

23.3

13.8-36.6

9.4

4.7-18.1

32.3

20.6-46.8

AGE

18-24

26.4

3.5-78.1

0.0

. - .

29.5

4.1-80.5

0.0

. - .

44.0

9.3-85.8

25-34

18.7

2.4-68.2

0.0

. - .

28.8

4.2-78.9

26.6

3.8-77.1

25.9

5.0-70.1

35-44

14.4

3.4-44.6

15.9

4.1-45.6

42.1

16.1-73.4

10.0

2.0-37.5

17.6

4.1-51.3

45-54

28.6

11.2-55.8

14.1

4.1-38.6

23.9

8.3-52.4

7.4

1.7-27.1

26.0

7.5-60.2

55-64

13.2

5.2-29.7

22.2

9.7-43.0

22.2

9.3-44.3

5.9

1.3-22.3

36.5

19.1-58.3

65-74

38.8

15.5-68.6

14.9

3.3-47.5

19.1

5.8-47.4

18.9

4.8-52.1

8.3

1.9-29.1

75+

10.2

1.3-50.2

23.4

5.9-60.0

0.0

. - .

6.8

0.8-39.1

59.6

22.5-88.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

15.6

5.9-35.2

18.1

8.3-35.0

22.0

8.0-47.8

12.8

4.7-30.4

31.5

14.7-55.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

24.7

8.7-52.9

10.3

3.8-24.9

26.4

10.7-51.7

7.3

2.1-22.1

31.4

13.7-57.0

Some Post-H.S.

15.7

5.0-39.7

5.2

0.7-30.1

32.8

12.9-61.6

10.3

2.1-38.0

36.0

12.3-69.4

College Graduate

32.1

11.1-64.3

22.8

6.1-57.5

24.7

4.0-72.3

0.0

. - .

20.3

4.8-56.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

22.0

8.3-46.9

15.4

6.0-34.4

34.2

13.5-63.3

13.9

4.2-37.0

14.5

5.3-33.9

$15,000- 24,999

9.8

2.9-28.4

20.9

8.1-44.0

27.1

10.9-53.0

9.1

1.9-34.3

33.2

12.3-63.7

$25,000- 34,999

32.2

7.0-75.0

45.3

13.1-81.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

22.5

3.2-71.9

$35,000- 49,999

7.1

0.8-41.9

0.0

. - .

40.9

7.6-85.3

17.0

3.2-56.1

35.0

5.2-84.0

$50,000-74,999

30.7

8.1-69.0

14.8

3.0-49.6

40.8

11.4-78.7

0.0

. - .

13.8

1.9-57.6

$75,000+

35.7

8.2-77.6

27.2

3.9-77.3

11.0

1.3-52.7

0.0

. - .

26.1

3.7-76.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

12.9

6.4-24.1

15.3

8.2-26.7

29.0

16.6-45.7

12.0

6.0-22.7

30.8

18.5-46.7

42.0

19.9-67.9

11.1

4.1-27.0

16.7

5.2-42.6

0.0

. - .

30.1

10.7-60.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

7.4

0.8-44.4

8.2

0.9-47.4

8.8

0.9-49.3

10.0

1.1-53.0

65.7

21.9-92.9

Non-Veteran

21.7

12.8-34.2

14.6

8.4-24.0

26.9

16.1-41.3

8.7

4.2-17.3

28.2

17.3-42.3

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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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