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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

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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
-Piedmont NC	568	179	30.9	26.0-36.4	111	20.4	16.1-25.5	99	20.2	16.0-25.3	50	6.5	4.7- 8.9	129	22.0	17.5-27.3
GENDER
Male	132	47	37.8	27.1-49.9	21	13.8	8.2-22.2	27	23.2	15.0-34.0	8	4.0	1.9- 8.2	29	21.2	13.0-32.6
Female	436	132	27.7	22.8-33.2	90	23.5	18.1-29.8	72	18.9	14.2-24.5	42	7.6	5.4-10.8	100	22.3	17.3-28.3
RACE
White	446	134	29.3	23.7-35.6	93	21.6	16.6-27.7	72	18.1	13.5-23.7	38	6.5	4.5- 9.4	109	24.5	19.0-31.0
African American	101	37	34.7	24.2-47.0	17	19.0	11.3-30.3	21	27.6	17.3-40.8	11	7.3	3.8-13.5	15	11.4	6.4-19.6
Other Minorities	20	7	37.5	17.6-62.9	1	4.1	0.6-24.3	6	27.9	11.8-52.8	1	1.9	0.3-13.0	5	28.5	11.8-54.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	6	36.3	13.9-66.8	3	22.1	6.4-54.1	4	30.8	10.8-61.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.9	2.3-39.0
Non-Hispanic	552	172	30.6	25.5-36.1	108	20.4	16.0-25.5	95	19.8	15.6-24.9	50	6.8	4.9- 9.2	127	22.5	17.8-27.9
AGE
18-24	28	7	26.5	12.0-48.9	8	28.3	13.8-49.4	9	25.6	12.5-45.4	0	0.0	. - .	4	19.5	7.0-43.7
25-34	61	21	32.9	20.9-47.7	13	24.6	14.1-39.5	10	18.0	9.2-32.4	8	9.0	4.2-18.3	9	15.4	7.4-29.4
35-44	88	30	33.8	23.3-46.3	17	19.2	11.3-30.5	21	24.1	15.4-35.8	5	3.5	1.4- 8.6	15	19.4	10.3-33.4
45-54	112	26	22.0	14.3-32.2	22	18.2	11.6-27.6	18	20.1	11.8-31.9	12	10.4	5.6-18.6	34	29.3	20.4-40.0
55-64	126	39	35.2	25.6-46.1	24	14.7	9.3-22.3	25	21.4	13.2-32.7	11	7.9	4.1-14.5	27	20.9	13.9-30.0
65-74	94	36	45.4	33.8-57.5	13	10.3	5.4-18.5	8	8.6	4.0-17.4	9	10.3	4.9-20.4	28	25.5	17.1-36.2
75+	57	19	26.3	15.7-40.6	14	26.9	15.4-42.8	7	12.2	4.9-27.3	5	6.3	2.4-15.4	12	28.3	15.6-45.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	125	34	29.9	18.2-45.1	18	10.7	5.6-19.7	25	24.8	14.9-38.3	15	8.5	4.6-14.9	33	26.1	15.8-39.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	161	53	28.1	20.0-37.8	23	15.5	9.0-25.4	23	18.5	11.4-28.7	18	9.2	5.4-15.2	44	28.7	19.5-40.1
Some Post-H.S.	144	37	23.6	16.2-33.0	34	25.2	16.0-37.4	28	23.9	15.4-35.1	8	4.0	1.8- 9.0	37	23.3	15.3-33.7
College Graduate	136	55	42.1	32.5-52.4	35	28.3	19.8-38.6	23	14.6	9.2-22.3	8	4.1	1.8- 9.1	15	10.9	5.8-19.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	108	24	16.3	9.3-26.9	16	15.9	7.2-31.5	26	31.0	19.0-46.1	10	8.2	3.8-16.8	32	28.7	17.2-43.8
$15,000- 24,999	113	29	23.3	14.4-35.3	23	25.8	15.8-39.2	18	17.7	10.5-28.4	17	10.3	5.9-17.3	26	22.9	14.2-34.9
$25,000- 34,999	51	18	33.2	19.2-50.9	15	23.8	13.0-39.5	7	24.6	10.7-47.0	6	9.7	4.1-21.3	5	8.7	3.2-21.7
$35,000- 49,999	66	24	30.5	19.0-45.1	11	16.5	8.5-29.6	14	23.8	13.2-39.0	4	5.0	1.8-13.0	13	24.2	10.9-45.5
$50,000-74,999	58	15	18.5	10.5-30.5	11	31.0	15.6-52.3	9	16.0	7.7-30.2	4	5.1	1.8-13.8	19	29.4	17.5-44.9
$75,000+	77	36	46.6	34.1-59.5	22	27.2	17.2-40.1	10	12.8	6.2-24.7	3	2.7	0.7- 9.5	6	10.7	4.4-23.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	328	76	23.5	17.2-31.2	65	19.6	14.0-26.8	64	22.3	16.8-29.1	29	7.2	4.7-10.9	94	27.4	21.2-34.6
No	227	96	40.0	32.1-48.4	45	20.9	15.0-28.4	32	16.7	10.7-25.0	19	5.7	3.4- 9.3	35	16.8	10.4-25.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	46	14	23.2	12.6-38.9	8	14.1	6.3-28.9	8	21.5	10.2-39.8	2	5.1	1.2-19.1	14	36.0	20.7-54.8
Non-Veteran	522	165	31.5	26.3-37.3	103	20.9	16.3-26.2	91	20.1	15.7-25.4	48	6.6	4.7- 9.1	115	20.9	16.3-26.4

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

-Piedmont NC

568

179

30.9

26.0-36.4

111

20.4

16.1-25.5

20.2

16.0-25.3

6.5

4.7- 8.9

129

22.0

17.5-27.3

GENDER

Male

132

37.8

27.1-49.9

13.8

8.2-22.2

23.2

15.0-34.0

4.0

1.9- 8.2

21.2

13.0-32.6

Female

436

132

27.7

22.8-33.2

23.5

18.1-29.8

18.9

14.2-24.5

7.6

5.4-10.8

100

22.3

17.3-28.3

RACE

White

446

134

29.3

23.7-35.6

21.6

16.6-27.7

18.1

13.5-23.7

6.5

4.5- 9.4

109

24.5

19.0-31.0

African American

101

34.7

24.2-47.0

19.0

11.3-30.3

27.6

17.3-40.8

7.3

3.8-13.5

11.4

6.4-19.6

Other Minorities

37.5

17.6-62.9

4.1

0.6-24.3

27.9

11.8-52.8

1.9

0.3-13.0

28.5

11.8-54.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

36.3

13.9-66.8

22.1

6.4-54.1

30.8

10.8-61.9

0.0

. - .

10.9

2.3-39.0

Non-Hispanic

552

172

30.6

25.5-36.1

108

20.4

16.0-25.5

19.8

15.6-24.9

6.8

4.9- 9.2

127

22.5

17.8-27.9

AGE

18-24

26.5

12.0-48.9

28.3

13.8-49.4

25.6

12.5-45.4

0.0

. - .

19.5

7.0-43.7

25-34

32.9

20.9-47.7

24.6

14.1-39.5

18.0

9.2-32.4

9.0

4.2-18.3

15.4

7.4-29.4

35-44

33.8

23.3-46.3

19.2

11.3-30.5

24.1

15.4-35.8

3.5

1.4- 8.6

19.4

10.3-33.4

45-54

112

22.0

14.3-32.2

18.2

11.6-27.6

20.1

11.8-31.9

10.4

5.6-18.6

29.3

20.4-40.0

55-64

126

35.2

25.6-46.1

14.7

9.3-22.3

21.4

13.2-32.7

7.9

4.1-14.5

20.9

13.9-30.0

65-74

45.4

33.8-57.5

10.3

5.4-18.5

8.6

4.0-17.4

10.3

4.9-20.4

25.5

17.1-36.2

75+

26.3

15.7-40.6

26.9

15.4-42.8

12.2

4.9-27.3

6.3

2.4-15.4

28.3

15.6-45.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

125

29.9

18.2-45.1

10.7

5.6-19.7

24.8

14.9-38.3

8.5

4.6-14.9

26.1

15.8-39.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

161

28.1

20.0-37.8

15.5

9.0-25.4

18.5

11.4-28.7

9.2

5.4-15.2

28.7

19.5-40.1

Some Post-H.S.

144

23.6

16.2-33.0

25.2

16.0-37.4

23.9

15.4-35.1

4.0

1.8- 9.0

23.3

15.3-33.7

College Graduate

136

42.1

32.5-52.4

28.3

19.8-38.6

14.6

9.2-22.3

4.1

1.8- 9.1

10.9

5.8-19.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

108

16.3

9.3-26.9

15.9

7.2-31.5

31.0

19.0-46.1

8.2

3.8-16.8

28.7

17.2-43.8

$15,000- 24,999

113

23.3

14.4-35.3

25.8

15.8-39.2

17.7

10.5-28.4

10.3

5.9-17.3

22.9

14.2-34.9

$25,000- 34,999

33.2

19.2-50.9

23.8

13.0-39.5

24.6

10.7-47.0

9.7

4.1-21.3

8.7

3.2-21.7

$35,000- 49,999

30.5

19.0-45.1

16.5

8.5-29.6

23.8

13.2-39.0

5.0

1.8-13.0

24.2

10.9-45.5

$50,000-74,999

18.5

10.5-30.5

31.0

15.6-52.3

16.0

7.7-30.2

5.1

1.8-13.8

29.4

17.5-44.9

$75,000+

46.6

34.1-59.5

27.2

17.2-40.1

12.8

6.2-24.7

2.7

0.7- 9.5

10.7

4.4-23.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

328

23.5

17.2-31.2

19.6

14.0-26.8

22.3

16.8-29.1

7.2

4.7-10.9

27.4

21.2-34.6

227

40.0

32.1-48.4

20.9

15.0-28.4

16.7

10.7-25.0

5.7

3.4- 9.3

16.8

10.4-25.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

23.2

12.6-38.9

14.1

6.3-28.9

21.5

10.2-39.8

5.1

1.2-19.1

36.0

20.7-54.8

Non-Veteran

522

165

31.5

26.3-37.3

103

20.9

16.3-26.2

20.1

15.7-25.4

6.6

4.7- 9.1

115

20.9

16.3-26.4

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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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