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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	400	63	15.2	11.4-20.0	57	16.7	12.0-22.8	32	7.4	4.7-11.5	49	12.3	8.3-17.8	199	48.4	41.7-55.2
GENDER
Male	89	10	11.0	5.3-21.6	9	9.6	4.2-20.6	8	7.5	2.8-18.7	14	18.9	9.7-33.5	48	53.0	39.3-66.2
Female	311	53	16.9	12.3-22.7	48	19.5	13.6-27.1	24	7.4	4.4-12.0	35	9.6	6.1-14.9	151	46.6	39.0-54.4
RACE
White	320	43	12.3	8.5-17.4	46	16.8	11.4-24.0	23	5.9	3.3-10.4	38	12.6	7.9-19.4	170	52.4	44.5-60.1
African American	66	18	28.0	17.0-42.4	8	13.5	5.8-28.4	8	12.9	5.6-27.0	9	11.3	5.5-21.9	23	34.3	21.5-49.9
Other Minorities	14	2	10.4	2.4-34.8	3	30.3	10.5-61.8	1	10.3	1.5-47.1	2	10.9	2.6-36.3	6	38.1	16.0-66.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	4	34.4	11.5-67.9	2	17.8	4.2-51.3	1	17.9	2.7-63.4	1	4.0	0.5-25.2	3	25.9	7.7-59.6
Non-Hispanic	389	59	14.4	10.6-19.2	55	16.6	11.8-22.9	31	7.0	4.4-10.9	48	12.6	8.5-18.3	196	49.4	42.5-56.3
AGE
18-24	21	3	8.2	2.2-25.9	4	21.4	7.7-46.9	3	10.6	3.1-30.8	1	9.0	1.3-42.9	10	50.8	28.4-72.9
25-34	40	8	20.8	9.8-38.7	5	12.1	4.6-27.9	3	7.3	2.1-22.5	4	14.7	5.0-35.9	20	45.1	28.8-62.6
35-44	60	13	21.9	12.1-36.2	10	16.9	8.1-32.1	5	5.9	2.3-14.7	7	9.3	3.5-22.5	25	46.0	31.3-61.4
45-54	88	14	13.4	7.5-22.9	18	22.9	13.5-36.0	5	4.1	1.7- 9.8	15	17.6	10.3-28.4	36	42.0	30.3-54.7
55-64	89	11	13.6	7.3-23.8	10	12.0	5.9-22.9	12	15.3	6.8-30.7	11	12.1	6.2-22.1	45	47.0	34.9-59.5
65-74	58	10	18.6	9.7-32.5	7	16.1	7.1-32.5	2	4.1	1.0-15.9	7	12.0	5.6-23.9	32	49.3	35.0-63.6
75+	43	3	6.2	1.8-19.1	3	4.1	1.3-12.6	2	2.7	0.7-10.4	4	7.9	2.8-20.6	31	79.0	64.3-88.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	93	8	7.0	2.8-16.4	19	24.4	13.0-41.0	7	7.1	2.6-17.8	17	16.2	8.4-28.8	42	45.5	31.3-60.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	114	18	13.6	7.8-22.6	27	31.5	20.7-44.7	11	11.2	5.0-23.2	18	19.5	10.0-34.4	40	24.2	16.3-34.4
Some Post-H.S.	107	20	15.5	9.2-24.8	7	7.4	3.0-17.3	9	7.1	3.2-15.1	9	5.9	2.8-12.1	62	64.1	51.6-74.8
College Graduate	84	16	24.9	14.9-38.5	4	2.5	0.6- 9.0	5	3.7	1.3-10.0	5	7.6	2.6-20.0	54	61.4	47.9-73.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	86	9	8.5	3.9-17.4	18	24.3	12.8-41.2	9	14.2	6.0-30.1	20	22.9	12.6-37.9	30	30.2	17.0-47.8
$15,000- 24,999	87	19	23.0	13.5-36.3	7	8.9	3.6-20.2	9	11.7	5.0-25.2	11	11.0	5.7-20.1	41	45.4	32.2-59.3
$25,000- 34,999	36	3	5.3	1.6-16.3	7	21.4	9.4-41.6	2	3.9	0.9-15.5	2	6.7	1.5-25.5	22	62.7	42.4-79.4
$35,000- 49,999	44	9	24.3	12.0-43.0	7	15.1	6.2-32.4	4	4.5	1.5-12.6	2	16.3	3.2-53.7	22	39.7	23.5-58.7
$50,000-74,999	42	8	16.5	7.3-33.2	5	15.3	6.2-33.0	4	4.7	1.6-13.2	6	10.4	3.6-26.1	19	53.1	33.8-71.6
$75,000+	42	7	18.7	8.2-37.2	2	1.8	0.4- 7.1	1	2.5	0.3-15.9	1	5.3	0.8-29.3	31	71.7	52.7-85.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	259	34	11.0	7.5-15.8	41	21.7	14.9-30.5	23	9.4	5.4-15.7	41	16.2	11.1-23.0	120	41.8	33.8-50.2
No	135	28	22.6	14.8-33.0	15	7.7	4.2-13.8	8	4.6	1.9-10.6	8	7.0	2.0-21.3	76	58.0	46.5-68.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	32	4	11.1	4.0-27.2	3	7.2	1.8-24.9	3	5.4	1.6-16.3	4	13.4	4.6-33.2	18	63.0	42.8-79.4
Non-Veteran	368	59	15.5	11.5-20.7	54	17.4	12.4-23.9	29	7.6	4.7-12.0	45	12.2	8.0-18.0	181	47.3	40.2-54.4

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

-Piedmont NC

400

15.2

11.4-20.0

16.7

12.0-22.8

7.4

4.7-11.5

12.3

8.3-17.8

199

48.4

41.7-55.2

GENDER

Male

11.0

5.3-21.6

9.6

4.2-20.6

7.5

2.8-18.7

18.9

9.7-33.5

53.0

39.3-66.2

Female

311

16.9

12.3-22.7

19.5

13.6-27.1

7.4

4.4-12.0

9.6

6.1-14.9

151

46.6

39.0-54.4

RACE

White

320

12.3

8.5-17.4

16.8

11.4-24.0

5.9

3.3-10.4

12.6

7.9-19.4

170

52.4

44.5-60.1

African American

28.0

17.0-42.4

13.5

5.8-28.4

12.9

5.6-27.0

11.3

5.5-21.9

34.3

21.5-49.9

Other Minorities

10.4

2.4-34.8

30.3

10.5-61.8

10.3

1.5-47.1

10.9

2.6-36.3

38.1

16.0-66.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

34.4

11.5-67.9

17.8

4.2-51.3

17.9

2.7-63.4

4.0

0.5-25.2

25.9

7.7-59.6

Non-Hispanic

389

14.4

10.6-19.2

16.6

11.8-22.9

7.0

4.4-10.9

12.6

8.5-18.3

196

49.4

42.5-56.3

AGE

18-24

8.2

2.2-25.9

21.4

7.7-46.9

10.6

3.1-30.8

9.0

1.3-42.9

50.8

28.4-72.9

25-34

20.8

9.8-38.7

12.1

4.6-27.9

7.3

2.1-22.5

14.7

5.0-35.9

45.1

28.8-62.6

35-44

21.9

12.1-36.2

16.9

8.1-32.1

5.9

2.3-14.7

9.3

3.5-22.5

46.0

31.3-61.4

45-54

13.4

7.5-22.9

22.9

13.5-36.0

4.1

1.7- 9.8

17.6

10.3-28.4

42.0

30.3-54.7

55-64

13.6

7.3-23.8

12.0

5.9-22.9

15.3

6.8-30.7

12.1

6.2-22.1

47.0

34.9-59.5

65-74

18.6

9.7-32.5

16.1

7.1-32.5

4.1

1.0-15.9

12.0

5.6-23.9

49.3

35.0-63.6

75+

6.2

1.8-19.1

4.1

1.3-12.6

2.7

0.7-10.4

7.9

2.8-20.6

79.0

64.3-88.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

7.0

2.8-16.4

24.4

13.0-41.0

7.1

2.6-17.8

16.2

8.4-28.8

45.5

31.3-60.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

114

13.6

7.8-22.6

31.5

20.7-44.7

11.2

5.0-23.2

19.5

10.0-34.4

24.2

16.3-34.4

Some Post-H.S.

107

15.5

9.2-24.8

7.4

3.0-17.3

7.1

3.2-15.1

5.9

2.8-12.1

64.1

51.6-74.8

College Graduate

24.9

14.9-38.5

2.5

0.6- 9.0

3.7

1.3-10.0

7.6

2.6-20.0

61.4

47.9-73.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

8.5

3.9-17.4

24.3

12.8-41.2

14.2

6.0-30.1

22.9

12.6-37.9

30.2

17.0-47.8

$15,000- 24,999

23.0

13.5-36.3

8.9

3.6-20.2

11.7

5.0-25.2

11.0

5.7-20.1

45.4

32.2-59.3

$25,000- 34,999

5.3

1.6-16.3

21.4

9.4-41.6

3.9

0.9-15.5

6.7

1.5-25.5

62.7

42.4-79.4

$35,000- 49,999

24.3

12.0-43.0

15.1

6.2-32.4

4.5

1.5-12.6

16.3

3.2-53.7

39.7

23.5-58.7

$50,000-74,999

16.5

7.3-33.2

15.3

6.2-33.0

4.7

1.6-13.2

10.4

3.6-26.1

53.1

33.8-71.6

$75,000+

18.7

8.2-37.2

1.8

0.4- 7.1

2.5

0.3-15.9

5.3

0.8-29.3

71.7

52.7-85.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

259

11.0

7.5-15.8

21.7

14.9-30.5

9.4

5.4-15.7

16.2

11.1-23.0

120

41.8

33.8-50.2

135

22.6

14.8-33.0

7.7

4.2-13.8

4.6

1.9-10.6

7.0

2.0-21.3

58.0

46.5-68.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

11.1

4.0-27.2

7.2

1.8-24.9

5.4

1.6-16.3

13.4

4.6-33.2

63.0

42.8-79.4

Non-Veteran

368

15.5

11.5-20.7

17.4

12.4-23.9

7.6

4.7-12.0

12.2

8.0-18.0

181

47.3

40.2-54.4

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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, 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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