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| Total Respond.^ |
1-7 Days | 8-30 days | More than 30 Days | None | |||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| 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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 549 | 74 | 16.2 | 11.9-21.7 | 50 | 9.1 | 6.4-12.8 | 19 | 3.7 | 2.1- 6.4 | 406 | 71.0 | 65.2-76.2 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 128 | 9 | 9.8 | 3.9-22.2 | 6 | 5.2 | 1.7-14.5 | 4 | 3.2 | 1.2- 8.5 | 109 | 81.9 | 69.8-89.8 |
| Female | 421 | 65 | 19.1 | 13.9-25.7 | 44 | 10.9 | 7.6-15.3 | 15 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.6 | 297 | 66.1 | 59.3-72.2 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 433 | 52 | 14.5 | 9.8-21.0 | 40 | 9.5 | 6.3-14.0 | 16 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.5 | 325 | 71.9 | 65.0-77.8 |
| African American | 95 | 20 | 24.9 | 14.9-38.5 | 10 | 9.3 | 4.7-17.7 | 3 | 2.8 | 0.8- 9.3 | 62 | 63.0 | 50.0-74.3 |
| Other Minorities | 20 | 2 | 7.7 | 1.8-27.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 18 | 92.3 | 72.9-98.2 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 16 | 2 | 15.8 | 3.1-51.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 84.2 | 48.1-96.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 532 | 72 | 16.2 | 11.8-21.9 | 50 | 9.5 | 6.7-13.3 | 19 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.7 | 391 | 70.4 | 64.4-75.7 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 28 | 10 | 37.6 | 20.2-58.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 3.6 | 0.5-21.9 | 17 | 58.8 | 37.9-76.9 |
| 25-34 | 59 | 11 | 19.3 | 9.6-35.0 | 6 | 9.6 | 3.9-21.6 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.3-13.6 | 41 | 69.1 | 53.6-81.2 |
| 35-44 | 89 | 12 | 10.8 | 5.7-19.4 | 8 | 15.2 | 7.0-29.9 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.5- 8.7 | 67 | 71.8 | 58.5-82.2 |
| 45-54 | 106 | 15 | 11.0 | 6.3-18.4 | 8 | 5.7 | 2.7-11.8 | 9 | 10.1 | 5.0-19.5 | 74 | 73.1 | 62.8-81.4 |
| 55-64 | 120 | 13 | 8.5 | 4.7-14.8 | 16 | 15.4 | 9.2-24.6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.4- 4.7 | 88 | 74.7 | 65.0-82.4 |
| 65-74 | 89 | 9 | 10.8 | 5.4-20.5 | 8 | 10.7 | 4.9-21.5 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.4 | 70 | 76.9 | 65.2-85.5 |
| 75+ | 56 | 4 | 5.1 | 1.7-14.1 | 4 | 9.8 | 3.4-25.3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.8 | 47 | 84.1 | 69.6-92.4 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 117 | 16 | 17.2 | 8.5-31.8 | 12 | 9.2 | 3.9-20.0 | 6 | 3.4 | 1.3- 8.5 | 83 | 70.2 | 56.0-81.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 152 | 17 | 16.2 | 7.9-30.2 | 16 | 11.4 | 6.1-20.3 | 5 | 6.3 | 2.3-16.3 | 114 | 66.1 | 53.5-76.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 139 | 26 | 22.2 | 13.6-34.1 | 13 | 9.2 | 4.8-17.0 | 4 | 2.7 | 0.8- 8.3 | 96 | 65.8 | 54.1-75.9 |
| College Graduate | 139 | 15 | 10.0 | 5.4-17.8 | 9 | 6.9 | 3.2-14.2 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.5 | 111 | 80.5 | 71.3-87.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 94 | 18 | 31.6 | 18.2-49.0 | 14 | 15.3 | 7.4-29.0 | 7 | 6.2 | 2.3-15.8 | 55 | 46.9 | 32.1-62.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 110 | 15 | 15.1 | 8.3-26.1 | 13 | 15.9 | 8.0-29.0 | 6 | 7.8 | 2.9-19.6 | 76 | 61.1 | 47.9-72.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 51 | 7 | 16.1 | 5.1-40.9 | 5 | 10.7 | 4.2-24.9 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.5-20.3 | 38 | 69.8 | 49.4-84.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 67 | 11 | 22.0 | 9.1-44.5 | 3 | 5.1 | 1.4-17.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 53 | 72.9 | 52.1-86.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 55 | 5 | 5.7 | 2.2-13.9 | 6 | 8.8 | 3.6-20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 44 | 85.6 | 73.6-92.7 |
| $75,000+ | 79 | 8 | 8.8 | 4.1-17.9 | 3 | 3.8 | 0.9-15.5 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.7-11.1 | 66 | 84.5 | 73.2-91.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 304 | 38 | 13.6 | 8.6-21.0 | 47 | 17.2 | 12.1-23.8 | 17 | 6.1 | 3.3-11.1 | 202 | 63.1 | 54.9-70.5 |
| No | 232 | 34 | 17.0 | 10.9-25.6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.9 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.7 | 194 | 81.3 | 72.8-87.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Veteran | 45 | 2 | 3.9 | 0.9-15.2 | 4 | 9.6 | 3.4-24.0 | 1 | 4.4 | 0.6-25.3 | 38 | 82.1 | 65.4-91.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 504 | 72 | 17.1 | 12.5-23.0 | 46 | 9.0 | 6.2-13.0 | 18 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.5 | 368 | 70.2 | 64.0-75.7 |
*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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