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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	128	29	21.6	14.5-31.0	29	23.3	14.1-35.9	29	26.4	17.7-37.4	17	11.6	6.4-20.2	24	17.0	10.8-25.8
GENDER
Male	28	6	14.9	6.1-32.2	5	28.4	10.4-57.3	6	18.9	7.4-40.3	5	19.2	6.8-43.6	6	18.7	7.6-38.9
Female	100	23	24.1	15.5-35.6	24	21.4	12.0-35.3	23	29.2	18.8-42.4	12	8.8	4.4-17.0	18	16.4	9.6-26.7
RACE
White	111	25	20.8	13.5-30.7	25	22.4	13.0-35.8	25	26.9	17.6-38.9	14	11.3	5.8-20.6	22	18.7	11.7-28.4
African American	5	1	28.6	4.0-79.5	1	18.7	2.3-68.9	1	34.9	5.4-83.5	1	9.3	1.1-49.1	1	8.5	1.0-46.3
Other Minorities	11	3	29.9	7.4-69.6	3	37.0	7.7-80.7	2	12.7	2.1-50.1	2	17.6	3.0-59.6	1	2.7	0.3-19.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	0	0.0	. - .	1	64.7	15.9-94.7	1	14.5	1.4-67.1	2	20.8	3.0-69.3	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	123	29	22.8	15.3-32.5	28	21.8	12.9-34.4	27	26.2	17.3-37.5	15	11.4	6.0-20.4	24	17.9	11.4-27.1
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	1	72.8	16.0-97.4	2	27.2	2.6-84.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	18	3	16.2	4.6-43.5	6	28.9	10.2-59.4	4	32.5	11.6-63.8	3	16.0	4.4-43.9	2	6.4	1.2-28.1
35-44	20	7	31.8	14.0-57.2	6	29.5	10.1-60.8	2	10.2	2.0-38.9	1	5.6	0.8-31.3	4	23.0	8.3-49.5
45-54	19	2	18.1	4.4-51.3	4	10.0	2.9-28.9	4	36.6	13.3-68.5	5	22.2	5.7-57.2	4	13.1	4.0-35.3
55-64	27	7	30.6	14.7-53.2	6	18.6	7.6-38.8	9	37.9	20.2-59.6	3	9.7	3.0-27.5	2	3.2	0.8-12.3
65-74	24	5	15.1	5.7-34.1	3	7.8	2.2-23.9	6	37.9	18.7-61.9	4	11.1	3.6-29.1	6	28.2	12.1-52.7
75+	15	4	21.3	7.4-47.9	2	13.5	2.2-52.3	2	4.5	1.0-17.7	1	13.4	2.0-54.7	6	47.3	21.5-74.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	26	3	7.4	2.1-23.3	2	16.1	3.3-51.9	7	27.7	12.5-50.8	6	18.8	7.1-40.9	8	30.0	14.1-52.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	42	9	18.7	8.7-35.7	11	25.3	10.9-48.6	9	32.6	16.7-53.8	4	8.2	2.2-25.9	9	15.2	6.7-31.1
Some Post-H.S.	31	11	37.3	19.8-58.8	6	25.5	8.9-54.4	7	18.4	7.9-37.3	4	6.5	1.9-19.8	3	12.3	3.8-32.9
College Graduate	27	5	20.8	8.2-43.7	10	24.6	10.6-47.4	5	22.0	7.9-48.2	3	18.7	5.4-48.2	4	13.8	4.1-37.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	29	8	25.8	12.5-45.9	5	9.2	2.9-25.1	8	29.2	13.8-51.5	5	20.1	7.4-44.4	3	15.7	5.0-39.9
$15,000- 24,999	26	1	1.0	0.1- 7.2	6	20.7	5.4-54.2	7	39.4	16.8-67.8	5	15.9	5.1-40.1	7	23.0	9.1-46.9
$25,000- 34,999	18	4	27.7	9.3-58.8	3	14.3	4.0-40.2	4	21.5	7.3-48.8	5	24.7	8.0-55.5	2	11.8	2.1-45.4
$35,000- 49,999	15	3	15.7	4.6-41.6	6	38.2	13.7-70.6	3	29.1	9.4-62.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	17.0	5.1-44.2
$50,000-74,999	6	3	55.6	17.3-88.2	1	2.8	0.3-19.9	1	19.5	2.6-68.7	1	22.1	3.0-71.9	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	17	4	28.4	10.2-58.3	5	29.4	11.1-58.2	3	22.6	6.2-56.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	4	19.3	5.8-48.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	80	14	20.2	11.6-32.9	13	8.6	4.4-16.0	23	36.5	24.0-51.1	15	17.7	9.5-30.7	15	16.9	9.5-28.4
No	48	15	23.5	12.9-38.9	16	43.1	25.5-62.7	6	12.8	5.4-27.2	2	3.4	0.7-15.6	9	17.1	8.1-32.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	13	3	19.3	5.5-49.8	3	33.5	8.5-73.2	2	5.0	0.8-25.4	2	16.6	3.0-56.4	3	25.5	7.6-58.7
Non-Veteran	115	26	22.0	14.4-32.1	26	21.7	12.7-34.6	27	29.8	20.0-41.7	15	10.9	5.8-19.4	21	15.7	9.5-24.7

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

-Western NC

128

21.6

14.5-31.0

23.3

14.1-35.9

26.4

17.7-37.4

11.6

6.4-20.2

17.0

10.8-25.8

GENDER

Male

14.9

6.1-32.2

28.4

10.4-57.3

18.9

7.4-40.3

19.2

6.8-43.6

18.7

7.6-38.9

Female

100

24.1

15.5-35.6

21.4

12.0-35.3

29.2

18.8-42.4

8.8

4.4-17.0

16.4

9.6-26.7

RACE

White

111

20.8

13.5-30.7

22.4

13.0-35.8

26.9

17.6-38.9

11.3

5.8-20.6

18.7

11.7-28.4

African American

28.6

4.0-79.5

18.7

2.3-68.9

34.9

5.4-83.5

9.3

1.1-49.1

8.5

1.0-46.3

Other Minorities

29.9

7.4-69.6

37.0

7.7-80.7

12.7

2.1-50.1

17.6

3.0-59.6

2.7

0.3-19.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

64.7

15.9-94.7

14.5

1.4-67.1

20.8

3.0-69.3

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

123

22.8

15.3-32.5

21.8

12.9-34.4

26.2

17.3-37.5

11.4

6.0-20.4

17.9

11.4-27.1

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

72.8

16.0-97.4

27.2

2.6-84.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

16.2

4.6-43.5

28.9

10.2-59.4

32.5

11.6-63.8

16.0

4.4-43.9

6.4

1.2-28.1

35-44

31.8

14.0-57.2

29.5

10.1-60.8

10.2

2.0-38.9

5.6

0.8-31.3

23.0

8.3-49.5

45-54

18.1

4.4-51.3

10.0

2.9-28.9

36.6

13.3-68.5

22.2

5.7-57.2

13.1

4.0-35.3

55-64

30.6

14.7-53.2

18.6

7.6-38.8

37.9

20.2-59.6

9.7

3.0-27.5

3.2

0.8-12.3

65-74

15.1

5.7-34.1

7.8

2.2-23.9

37.9

18.7-61.9

11.1

3.6-29.1

28.2

12.1-52.7

75+

21.3

7.4-47.9

13.5

2.2-52.3

4.5

1.0-17.7

13.4

2.0-54.7

47.3

21.5-74.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

7.4

2.1-23.3

16.1

3.3-51.9

27.7

12.5-50.8

18.8

7.1-40.9

30.0

14.1-52.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

18.7

8.7-35.7

25.3

10.9-48.6

32.6

16.7-53.8

8.2

2.2-25.9

15.2

6.7-31.1

Some Post-H.S.

37.3

19.8-58.8

25.5

8.9-54.4

18.4

7.9-37.3

6.5

1.9-19.8

12.3

3.8-32.9

College Graduate

20.8

8.2-43.7

24.6

10.6-47.4

22.0

7.9-48.2

18.7

5.4-48.2

13.8

4.1-37.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

25.8

12.5-45.9

9.2

2.9-25.1

29.2

13.8-51.5

20.1

7.4-44.4

15.7

5.0-39.9

$15,000- 24,999

1.0

0.1- 7.2

20.7

5.4-54.2

39.4

16.8-67.8

15.9

5.1-40.1

23.0

9.1-46.9

$25,000- 34,999

27.7

9.3-58.8

14.3

4.0-40.2

21.5

7.3-48.8

24.7

8.0-55.5

11.8

2.1-45.4

$35,000- 49,999

15.7

4.6-41.6

38.2

13.7-70.6

29.1

9.4-62.0

0.0

. - .

17.0

5.1-44.2

$50,000-74,999

55.6

17.3-88.2

2.8

0.3-19.9

19.5

2.6-68.7

22.1

3.0-71.9

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

28.4

10.2-58.3

29.4

11.1-58.2

22.6

6.2-56.2

0.3

0.0- 2.2

19.3

5.8-48.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

20.2

11.6-32.9

8.6

4.4-16.0

36.5

24.0-51.1

17.7

9.5-30.7

16.9

9.5-28.4

23.5

12.9-38.9

43.1

25.5-62.7

12.8

5.4-27.2

3.4

0.7-15.6

17.1

8.1-32.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

19.3

5.5-49.8

33.5

8.5-73.2

5.0

0.8-25.4

16.6

3.0-56.4

25.5

7.6-58.7

Non-Veteran

115

22.0

14.4-32.1

21.7

12.7-34.6

29.8

20.0-41.7

10.9

5.8-19.4

15.7

9.5-24.7

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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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