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| Total Respond.^ |
Less than once a week | Once or twice a week | > Twice a week not every day | Everyday | |||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 1,135 | 195 | 17.9 | 15.0-21.2 | 31 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.5 | 496 | 40.3 | 36.4-44.2 | 413 | 39.0 | 35.0-43.1 |
| -Western NC | 131 | 19 | 14.6 | 7.7-25.9 | 7 | 5.5 | 2.5-11.9 | 59 | 45.7 | 35.2-56.6 | 46 | 34.2 | 24.5-45.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 29 | 4 | 20.6 | 6.3-50.1 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.5-21.6 | 14 | 47.6 | 26.7-69.3 | 10 | 28.2 | 13.9-49.0 |
| Female | 102 | 15 | 12.3 | 5.9-23.8 | 6 | 6.3 | 2.6-14.4 | 45 | 45.0 | 33.2-57.4 | 36 | 36.4 | 24.9-49.7 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 113 | 13 | 13.5 | 6.4-26.4 | 7 | 6.2 | 2.8-13.4 | 52 | 44.8 | 33.8-56.4 | 41 | 35.4 | 24.9-47.6 |
| African American | 5 | 2 | 53.6 | 14.0-89.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 17.8 | 3.4-57.1 | 1 | 28.6 | 4.0-79.5 |
| Other Minorities | 12 | 3 | 7.7 | 2.0-26.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 67.9 | 33.6-89.8 | 4 | 24.4 | 6.7-59.2 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 20.8 | 3.0-69.3 | 1 | 64.7 | 15.9-94.7 | 1 | 14.5 | 1.4-67.1 |
| Non-Hispanic | 126 | 18 | 14.3 | 7.4-26.1 | 5 | 4.9 | 2.0-11.8 | 58 | 45.4 | 34.7-56.4 | 45 | 35.4 | 25.3-46.9 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 24.5 | 2.1-83.2 | 2 | 75.5 | 16.8-97.9 |
| 25-34 | 18 | 5 | 23.7 | 6.9-56.4 | 1 | 3.5 | 0.5-21.9 | 6 | 34.9 | 13.6-64.6 | 6 | 38.0 | 16.4-65.6 |
| 35-44 | 20 | 2 | 20.7 | 4.6-58.8 | 1 | 7.1 | 1.0-37.1 | 9 | 36.7 | 17.2-61.9 | 8 | 35.4 | 16.1-61.0 |
| 45-54 | 20 | 5 | 8.9 | 3.1-22.8 | 1 | 4.5 | 0.6-27.1 | 7 | 50.8 | 24.4-76.8 | 7 | 35.7 | 14.3-64.9 |
| 55-64 | 28 | 4 | 17.6 | 6.3-40.7 | 2 | 5.0 | 1.2-18.4 | 14 | 49.8 | 30.4-69.3 | 8 | 27.6 | 13.5-48.2 |
| 65-74 | 25 | 2 | 10.8 | 2.6-35.6 | 1 | 7.3 | 1.0-37.2 | 13 | 53.3 | 31.8-73.6 | 9 | 28.6 | 13.7-50.3 |
| 75+ | 15 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.3-15.2 | 1 | 9.3 | 1.3-44.4 | 8 | 69.3 | 41.4-87.8 | 5 | 19.2 | 6.5-44.6 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 26 | 3 | 11.6 | 3.6-31.8 | 4 | 14.6 | 5.0-35.8 | 12 | 50.6 | 28.7-72.2 | 7 | 23.2 | 10.1-44.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 44 | 7 | 13.9 | 4.5-35.2 | 1 | 3.7 | 0.5-22.2 | 19 | 35.1 | 20.3-53.5 | 17 | 47.3 | 28.9-66.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 31 | 4 | 24.0 | 7.8-54.2 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.4-18.0 | 16 | 50.9 | 29.9-71.6 | 10 | 22.2 | 10.4-41.5 |
| College Graduate | 28 | 5 | 7.3 | 2.7-18.1 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.5-20.7 | 11 | 56.9 | 35.2-76.2 | 11 | 32.5 | 16.3-54.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 30 | 5 | 16.9 | 6.8-36.0 | 2 | 10.4 | 2.4-35.0 | 11 | 33.8 | 17.4-55.4 | 12 | 38.9 | 21.5-59.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 26 | 5 | 21.2 | 5.1-57.3 | 2 | 8.2 | 1.8-30.4 | 11 | 49.9 | 24.9-74.9 | 8 | 20.8 | 8.2-43.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 18 | 3 | 10.6 | 2.6-34.5 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.4-17.3 | 7 | 46.0 | 21.6-72.5 | 7 | 40.7 | 18.0-68.3 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 15 | 4 | 34.3 | 10.9-69.0 | 1 | 6.1 | 0.8-33.7 | 7 | 29.9 | 12.1-56.9 | 3 | 29.8 | 9.7-62.6 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 6 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.3-19.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 69.6 | 28.5-92.9 | 2 | 27.6 | 5.8-70.1 |
| $75,000+ | 18 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.2-12.6 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.6-27.3 | 9 | 64.2 | 38.6-83.6 | 7 | 29.3 | 12.3-55.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 82 | 11 | 13.7 | 6.1-28.0 | 6 | 8.6 | 3.6-19.0 | 39 | 47.6 | 34.5-60.9 | 26 | 30.2 | 19.4-43.8 |
| No | 49 | 8 | 15.8 | 5.7-37.0 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.4 | 20 | 43.2 | 26.8-61.1 | 20 | 39.6 | 23.4-58.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Veteran | 13 | 2 | 26.2 | 4.6-72.4 | 1 | 7.3 | 1.0-38.9 | 5 | 40.6 | 14.6-73.1 | 5 | 25.9 | 8.8-55.9 |
| Non-Veteran | 118 | 17 | 12.8 | 6.8-22.9 | 6 | 5.2 | 2.2-12.2 | 54 | 46.5 | 35.4-57.9 | 41 | 35.5 | 25.0-47.6 |
*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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