BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how many days did symptoms of asthma make it difficult for you to stay asleep?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	777	146	22.0	16.7-28.4	75	8.5	5.9-12.1	83	9.1	6.8-12.1	91	9.9	7.5-13.1	382	50.4	44.7-56.1
-Eastern NC	248	49	18.1	13.1-24.6	31	9.6	6.4-14.1	29	11.5	7.5-17.3	35	16.3	10.4-24.5	104	44.5	36.1-53.3
GENDER
Male	56	9	13.8	6.3-27.4	4	3.9	1.3-10.8	5	8.4	3.2-20.1	10	22.2	9.9-42.7	28	51.7	34.0-69.1
Female	192	40	20.6	14.7-28.0	27	12.7	8.3-18.8	24	13.2	8.3-20.5	25	13.0	8.4-19.4	76	40.6	32.4-49.2
RACE
White	157	27	16.9	10.9-25.4	16	7.5	4.2-13.0	16	10.5	5.8-18.3	24	19.1	11.1-30.8	74	46.0	35.0-57.4
African American	65	13	17.1	9.1-29.8	11	12.9	6.7-23.4	10	16.7	8.6-30.0	11	15.4	7.8-28.0	20	37.8	24.5-53.1
Other Minorities	26	9	28.5	13.2-51.1	4	15.1	5.2-36.4	3	5.6	1.3-22.0	0	0.0	. - .	10	50.8	28.5-72.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	1	12.8	1.7-54.9	1	12.8	1.7-54.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	7	74.4	36.4-93.7
Non-Hispanic	239	48	18.4	13.2-25.0	30	9.4	6.2-14.0	29	12.0	7.8-18.0	35	16.9	10.9-25.4	97	43.3	34.7-52.3
AGE
18-24	10	0	0.0	. - .	3	15.8	4.4-43.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.1	0.9-38.1	6	77.1	47.8-92.5
25-34	20	7	24.9	9.3-51.9	1	4.5	0.6-27.2	2	3.7	0.8-15.3	3	24.5	6.1-61.9	7	42.4	15.9-74.1
35-44	33	6	16.0	6.6-34.0	2	5.1	1.2-18.7	3	12.7	4.0-33.8	3	11.2	2.6-37.6	19	55.1	35.0-73.6
45-54	55	10	16.9	8.8-30.0	9	11.1	5.4-21.4	8	21.9	10.9-39.1	9	18.1	9.2-32.7	19	32.0	20.0-46.8
55-64	70	11	16.7	8.8-29.3	13	18.3	10.2-30.8	10	13.0	6.2-25.3	14	22.2	12.8-35.6	22	29.9	19.1-43.4
65-74	38	12	33.5	18.6-52.5	3	7.1	2.1-21.0	2	5.6	1.2-22.4	5	15.5	6.2-34.0	16	38.3	22.8-56.6
75+	21	2	14.6	3.1-47.8	0	0.0	. - .	4	13.5	4.3-35.4	0	0.0	. - .	15	71.8	44.5-89.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	64	13	20.5	10.4-36.6	8	9.1	4.0-19.1	13	16.7	8.2-30.8	9	12.0	5.7-23.7	21	41.7	23.0-63.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	85	14	11.9	6.6-20.5	12	11.5	6.2-20.2	9	11.3	5.3-22.3	13	17.5	9.3-30.5	37	47.8	35.2-60.7
Some Post-H.S.	52	10	12.8	6.1-24.9	5	9.5	3.3-24.3	3	4.9	1.5-14.8	10	27.1	10.8-53.3	24	45.6	27.7-64.7
College Graduate	47	12	31.9	17.8-50.4	6	6.8	2.7-16.4	4	12.5	4.1-32.1	3	7.6	2.3-22.7	22	41.1	25.5-58.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	64	15	18.7	10.7-30.8	8	12.9	5.9-25.8	9	20.0	9.6-37.3	15	21.6	12.8-34.2	17	26.7	16.0-41.0
$15,000- 24,999	49	11	23.4	12.5-39.4	10	16.4	8.4-29.6	5	12.1	4.9-26.9	4	8.5	3.0-22.0	19	39.7	24.6-57.0
$25,000- 34,999	25	4	9.7	3.1-26.5	3	6.4	1.6-21.9	3	9.0	2.1-31.6	8	48.9	24.7-73.6	7	26.0	11.1-49.8
$35,000- 49,999	30	2	9.5	1.8-37.3	5	11.1	4.0-27.5	4	10.5	3.4-27.8	3	15.8	3.7-47.9	16	53.1	31.0-74.0
$50,000-74,999	27	7	38.2	19.0-61.9	3	13.1	3.8-36.4	1	3.4	0.5-21.0	1	2.2	0.3-14.5	15	43.0	24.4-63.9
$75,000+	23	5	17.8	6.7-39.6	0	0.0	. - .	5	21.2	6.9-49.2	2	6.6	1.2-28.9	11	54.5	30.0-77.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	167	30	16.1	10.6-23.8	25	12.4	7.9-19.0	24	13.7	8.5-21.5	31	22.1	13.7-33.5	57	35.7	25.4-47.5
No	79	19	22.7	13.5-35.7	6	4.5	1.9-10.2	5	7.7	2.8-19.2	3	3.4	1.0-11.7	46	61.7	48.1-73.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	23	3	12.8	4.0-34.1	4	11.9	4.2-29.5	1	3.5	0.5-21.5	4	20.1	7.1-45.1	11	51.7	29.5-73.3
Non-Veteran	225	46	18.7	13.3-25.6	27	9.3	6.0-14.1	28	12.3	7.9-18.6	31	15.9	9.8-24.8	93	43.8	34.9-53.1

Total
Respond.^

1-2 days

3-4 days

5-10 days

More than 10 days

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

777

146

22.0

16.7-28.4

8.5

5.9-12.1

9.1

6.8-12.1

9.9

7.5-13.1

382

50.4

44.7-56.1

-Eastern NC

248

18.1

13.1-24.6

9.6

6.4-14.1

11.5

7.5-17.3

16.3

10.4-24.5

104

44.5

36.1-53.3

GENDER

Male

13.8

6.3-27.4

3.9

1.3-10.8

8.4

3.2-20.1

22.2

9.9-42.7

51.7

34.0-69.1

Female

192

20.6

14.7-28.0

12.7

8.3-18.8

13.2

8.3-20.5

13.0

8.4-19.4

40.6

32.4-49.2

RACE

White

157

16.9

10.9-25.4

7.5

4.2-13.0

10.5

5.8-18.3

19.1

11.1-30.8

46.0

35.0-57.4

African American

17.1

9.1-29.8

12.9

6.7-23.4

16.7

8.6-30.0

15.4

7.8-28.0

37.8

24.5-53.1

Other Minorities

28.5

13.2-51.1

15.1

5.2-36.4

5.6

1.3-22.0

0.0

. - .

50.8

28.5-72.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

12.8

1.7-54.9

12.8

1.7-54.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

74.4

36.4-93.7

Non-Hispanic

239

18.4

13.2-25.0

9.4

6.2-14.0

12.0

7.8-18.0

16.9

10.9-25.4

43.3

34.7-52.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

15.8

4.4-43.2

0.0

. - .

7.1

0.9-38.1

77.1

47.8-92.5

25-34

24.9

9.3-51.9

4.5

0.6-27.2

3.7

0.8-15.3

24.5

6.1-61.9

42.4

15.9-74.1

35-44

16.0

6.6-34.0

5.1

1.2-18.7

12.7

4.0-33.8

11.2

2.6-37.6

55.1

35.0-73.6

45-54

16.9

8.8-30.0

11.1

5.4-21.4

21.9

10.9-39.1

18.1

9.2-32.7

32.0

20.0-46.8

55-64

16.7

8.8-29.3

18.3

10.2-30.8

13.0

6.2-25.3

22.2

12.8-35.6

29.9

19.1-43.4

65-74

33.5

18.6-52.5

7.1

2.1-21.0

5.6

1.2-22.4

15.5

6.2-34.0

38.3

22.8-56.6

75+

14.6

3.1-47.8

0.0

. - .

13.5

4.3-35.4

0.0

. - .

71.8

44.5-89.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

20.5

10.4-36.6

9.1

4.0-19.1

16.7

8.2-30.8

12.0

5.7-23.7

41.7

23.0-63.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

11.9

6.6-20.5

11.5

6.2-20.2

11.3

5.3-22.3

17.5

9.3-30.5

47.8

35.2-60.7

Some Post-H.S.

12.8

6.1-24.9

9.5

3.3-24.3

4.9

1.5-14.8

27.1

10.8-53.3

45.6

27.7-64.7

College Graduate

31.9

17.8-50.4

6.8

2.7-16.4

12.5

4.1-32.1

7.6

2.3-22.7

41.1

25.5-58.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

18.7

10.7-30.8

12.9

5.9-25.8

20.0

9.6-37.3

21.6

12.8-34.2

26.7

16.0-41.0

$15,000- 24,999

23.4

12.5-39.4

16.4

8.4-29.6

12.1

4.9-26.9

8.5

3.0-22.0

39.7

24.6-57.0

$25,000- 34,999

9.7

3.1-26.5

6.4

1.6-21.9

9.0

2.1-31.6

48.9

24.7-73.6

26.0

11.1-49.8

$35,000- 49,999

9.5

1.8-37.3

11.1

4.0-27.5

10.5

3.4-27.8

15.8

3.7-47.9

53.1

31.0-74.0

$50,000-74,999

38.2

19.0-61.9

13.1

3.8-36.4

3.4

0.5-21.0

2.2

0.3-14.5

43.0

24.4-63.9

$75,000+

17.8

6.7-39.6

0.0

. - .

21.2

6.9-49.2

6.6

1.2-28.9

54.5

30.0-77.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

167

16.1

10.6-23.8

12.4

7.9-19.0

13.7

8.5-21.5

22.1

13.7-33.5

35.7

25.4-47.5

22.7

13.5-35.7

4.5

1.9-10.2

7.7

2.8-19.2

3.4

1.0-11.7

61.7

48.1-73.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

12.8

4.0-34.1

11.9

4.2-29.5

3.5

0.5-21.5

20.1

7.1-45.1

51.7

29.5-73.3

Non-Veteran

225

18.7

13.3-25.6

9.3

6.0-14.1

12.3

7.9-18.6

15.9

9.8-24.8

43.8

34.9-53.1

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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.

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