BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, how many days were you unable to work or carry out your usual activities because of your asthma?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

During the past 12 months, how many days were you unable to work or carry out your usual activities because of your asthma?*

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	Total Respond.^	1-7 Days	8-30 days	More than 30 Days	None
North Carolina	1,077	192	17.4	14.2-21.1	78	6.1	4.6- 8.1	48	3.0	2.1- 4.4	759	73.5	69.4-77.2
-Eastern NC	345	73	18.5	13.5-24.8	28	7.3	4.7-11.0	13	2.6	1.3- 5.0	231	71.7	64.7-77.7
GENDER
Male	83	10	13.2	5.7-27.4	5	3.4	1.3- 8.9	3	1.7	0.4- 6.6	65	81.7	67.9-90.4
Female	262	63	22.3	16.9-28.8	23	10.0	6.3-15.4	10	3.3	1.5- 6.8	166	64.5	57.3-71.1
RACE
White	218	40	18.2	11.7-27.1	20	9.5	5.7-15.2	8	3.4	1.5- 7.4	150	69.0	59.7-77.0
African American	94	26	18.9	11.1-30.5	6	3.7	1.4- 9.2	4	1.7	0.5- 5.5	58	75.6	63.2-84.9
Other Minorities	33	7	18.7	7.3-40.4	2	5.5	1.2-21.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	23	75.2	54.2-88.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	3	26.9	7.5-62.4	1	7.4	1.0-38.6	0	0.0	. - .	9	65.7	33.3-88.1
Non-Hispanic	332	70	18.1	13.0-24.5	27	7.2	4.7-11.1	13	2.7	1.4- 5.3	222	71.9	64.8-78.1
AGE
18-24	17	4	11.2	3.5-30.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	13	88.8	69.3-96.5
25-34	34	8	28.1	11.6-53.7	1	1.2	0.2- 8.6	0	0.0	. - .	25	70.7	45.4-87.5
35-44	50	10	19.7	10.0-35.1	5	9.2	3.4-22.6	0	0.0	. - .	35	71.1	54.9-83.3
45-54	72	18	20.9	12.6-32.6	7	12.5	5.9-24.7	2	0.8	0.2- 3.2	45	65.8	52.9-76.8
55-64	82	22	23.0	14.5-34.5	7	12.7	5.7-25.9	9	15.0	7.3-28.2	44	49.3	37.1-61.6
65-74	58	10	14.4	6.8-28.1	6	10.5	4.1-24.2	2	3.0	0.6-14.6	40	72.0	56.9-83.3
75+	31	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.6	1.1-24.5	0	0.0	. - .	29	94.4	75.5-98.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	78	19	15.0	7.9-26.8	8	7.5	3.0-17.2	6	3.2	1.2- 8.6	45	74.3	59.2-85.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	115	23	16.0	9.6-25.5	8	6.3	2.8-13.5	5	3.6	1.3- 9.6	79	74.1	63.1-82.7
Some Post-H.S.	81	15	23.9	11.6-43.0	9	12.5	6.2-23.7	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	56	63.1	46.7-77.0
College Graduate	71	16	21.5	11.8-35.9	3	2.6	0.8- 8.0	1	2.4	0.3-15.3	51	73.5	58.9-84.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	78	18	15.5	7.8-28.5	10	13.9	6.5-27.6	9	6.5	2.8-14.5	41	64.0	45.8-78.9
$15,000- 24,999	76	21	24.5	14.7-38.0	3	3.3	0.9-11.6	1	2.0	0.3-12.9	51	70.2	56.2-81.3
$25,000- 34,999	30	8	36.2	15.5-63.7	1	4.1	0.6-24.2	1	4.2	0.6-24.7	20	55.6	31.4-77.4
$35,000- 49,999	47	9	14.4	6.2-30.0	8	15.6	6.9-31.4	2	4.8	1.1-19.3	28	65.2	47.8-79.4
$50,000-74,999	33	7	21.9	9.7-42.2	1	5.5	0.8-30.3	0	0.0	. - .	25	72.6	51.4-86.9
$75,000+	36	5	13.4	4.7-32.8	5	13.2	5.2-29.6	0	0.0	. - .	26	73.4	53.9-86.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	209	45	18.2	11.7-27.3	21	8.2	4.9-13.4	13	4.4	2.2- 8.6	130	69.1	59.2-77.5
No	132	27	19.2	12.1-28.9	7	6.1	2.8-13.1	0	0.0	. - .	98	74.7	64.4-82.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	38	4	13.3	4.1-35.7	3	6.5	2.0-19.4	1	4.3	0.6-25.0	30	75.9	55.6-88.8
Non-Veteran	307	69	19.1	13.7-25.9	25	7.3	4.6-11.4	12	2.4	1.2- 4.8	201	71.2	63.6-77.7

Total
Respond.^

1-7 Days

8-30 days

More than 30 Days

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,077

192

17.4

14.2-21.1

6.1

4.6- 8.1

3.0

2.1- 4.4

759

73.5

69.4-77.2

-Eastern NC

345

18.5

13.5-24.8

7.3

4.7-11.0

2.6

1.3- 5.0

231

71.7

64.7-77.7

GENDER

Male

13.2

5.7-27.4

3.4

1.3- 8.9

1.7

0.4- 6.6

81.7

67.9-90.4

Female

262

22.3

16.9-28.8

10.0

6.3-15.4

3.3

1.5- 6.8

166

64.5

57.3-71.1

RACE

White

218

18.2

11.7-27.1

9.5

5.7-15.2

3.4

1.5- 7.4

150

69.0

59.7-77.0

African American

18.9

11.1-30.5

3.7

1.4- 9.2

1.7

0.5- 5.5

75.6

63.2-84.9

Other Minorities

18.7

7.3-40.4

5.5

1.2-21.4

0.6

0.1- 4.2

75.2

54.2-88.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

26.9

7.5-62.4

7.4

1.0-38.6

0.0

. - .

65.7

33.3-88.1

Non-Hispanic

332

18.1

13.0-24.5

7.2

4.7-11.1

2.7

1.4- 5.3

222

71.9

64.8-78.1

AGE

18-24

11.2

3.5-30.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

88.8

69.3-96.5

25-34

28.1

11.6-53.7

1.2

0.2- 8.6

0.0

. - .

70.7

45.4-87.5

35-44

19.7

10.0-35.1

9.2

3.4-22.6

0.0

. - .

71.1

54.9-83.3

45-54

20.9

12.6-32.6

12.5

5.9-24.7

0.8

0.2- 3.2

65.8

52.9-76.8

55-64

23.0

14.5-34.5

12.7

5.7-25.9

15.0

7.3-28.2

49.3

37.1-61.6

65-74

14.4

6.8-28.1

10.5

4.1-24.2

3.0

0.6-14.6

72.0

56.9-83.3

75+

0.0

. - .

5.6

1.1-24.5

0.0

. - .

94.4

75.5-98.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

15.0

7.9-26.8

7.5

3.0-17.2

3.2

1.2- 8.6

74.3

59.2-85.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

115

16.0

9.6-25.5

6.3

2.8-13.5

3.6

1.3- 9.6

74.1

63.1-82.7

Some Post-H.S.

23.9

11.6-43.0

12.5

6.2-23.7

0.4

0.1- 2.6

63.1

46.7-77.0

College Graduate

21.5

11.8-35.9

2.6

0.8- 8.0

2.4

0.3-15.3

73.5

58.9-84.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

15.5

7.8-28.5

13.9

6.5-27.6

6.5

2.8-14.5

64.0

45.8-78.9

$15,000- 24,999

24.5

14.7-38.0

3.3

0.9-11.6

2.0

0.3-12.9

70.2

56.2-81.3

$25,000- 34,999

36.2

15.5-63.7

4.1

0.6-24.2

4.2

0.6-24.7

55.6

31.4-77.4

$35,000- 49,999

14.4

6.2-30.0

15.6

6.9-31.4

4.8

1.1-19.3

65.2

47.8-79.4

$50,000-74,999

21.9

9.7-42.2

5.5

0.8-30.3

0.0

. - .

72.6

51.4-86.9

$75,000+

13.4

4.7-32.8

13.2

5.2-29.6

0.0

. - .

73.4

53.9-86.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

209

18.2

11.7-27.3

8.2

4.9-13.4

4.4

2.2- 8.6

130

69.1

59.2-77.5

132

19.2

12.1-28.9

6.1

2.8-13.1

0.0

. - .

74.7

64.4-82.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

13.3

4.1-35.7

6.5

2.0-19.4

4.3

0.6-25.0

75.9

55.6-88.8

Non-Veteran

307

19.1

13.7-25.9

7.3

4.6-11.4

2.4

1.2- 4.8

201

71.2

63.6-77.7

Back to Adult Asthma History.

*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.

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