BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how often did you have any symptoms of asthma?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	1,090	322	29.7	25.4-34.4	204	19.8	16.5-23.6	213	20.4	16.6-24.7	120	10.9	7.8-15.1	231	19.2	15.3-23.7
-Eastern NC	350	115	35.7	27.2-45.2	51	14.4	10.2-19.9	71	15.7	11.6-21.0	38	12.5	7.8-19.5	75	21.7	13.4-33.1
GENDER
Male	81	28	40.8	24.2-59.8	11	9.9	4.6-20.0	19	14.8	8.2-25.4	5	8.2	2.2-26.3	18	26.4	11.1-50.7
Female	269	87	31.7	25.4-38.7	40	18.0	12.9-24.5	52	16.5	12.1-22.0	33	15.9	10.8-22.8	57	18.0	13.5-23.5
RACE
White	223	73	27.7	19.1-38.3	33	14.4	9.4-21.6	42	15.7	10.4-23.0	23	14.3	7.7-25.2	52	27.9	15.9-44.2
African American	94	32	53.8	37.9-69.1	13	11.0	5.3-21.4	22	15.6	9.0-25.7	10	9.0	4.4-17.6	17	10.6	5.8-18.7
Other Minorities	33	10	29.1	14.1-50.8	5	26.8	10.9-52.4	7	16.5	7.1-33.9	5	11.6	4.1-28.9	6	15.9	6.4-34.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	4	47.2	19.0-77.3	3	24.6	6.6-59.8	1	8.3	1.1-42.0	2	17.2	4.1-50.0	1	2.8	0.4-18.5
Non-Hispanic	338	110	35.2	26.6-45.0	48	14.0	9.8-19.6	70	16.0	11.7-21.5	36	12.3	7.5-19.5	74	22.4	13.9-34.2
AGE
18-24	18	7	51.6	21.3-80.8	5	13.0	4.4-33.0	2	3.1	0.6-14.6	2	5.7	1.1-24.9	2	26.6	4.9-71.8
25-34	32	13	31.9	15.7-54.1	7	17.4	7.0-36.9	7	16.4	6.6-35.1	3	21.1	5.1-56.9	2	13.3	2.4-49.3
35-44	51	18	35.8	21.7-52.8	16	27.9	15.8-44.2	9	17.8	8.6-33.3	5	11.3	4.5-25.6	3	7.2	1.6-26.5
45-54	74	22	29.4	19.2-42.2	6	8.2	3.6-17.8	19	22.9	14.2-34.8	11	17.6	9.2-31.1	16	21.8	12.9-34.5
55-64	88	20	18.3	11.1-28.6	7	8.0	3.6-16.8	17	16.3	9.5-26.5	14	18.9	10.7-31.0	30	38.5	27.3-51.0
65-74	56	21	36.2	23.1-51.7	7	14.3	6.4-29.0	11	17.2	9.1-30.3	3	6.6	1.8-21.2	14	25.6	14.7-40.8
75+	31	14	44.1	25.2-64.8	3	9.2	2.5-28.6	6	28.6	12.5-52.7	0	0.0	. - .	8	18.1	7.9-36.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	77	19	32.7	14.4-58.4	6	5.4	1.9-14.3	21	14.5	7.2-27.0	7	14.1	4.2-38.1	24	33.3	12.6-63.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	121	39	38.3	25.7-52.7	22	15.6	9.4-24.9	24	16.9	10.5-26.1	12	12.7	6.7-22.9	24	16.5	9.9-26.1
Some Post-H.S.	82	32	36.7	24.6-50.7	11	20.3	10.8-35.0	9	10.5	4.8-21.6	14	11.4	6.2-20.2	16	21.1	9.4-40.8
College Graduate	70	25	34.5	21.5-50.3	12	20.1	10.2-35.7	17	21.6	12.0-35.7	5	10.6	4.0-25.0	11	13.2	6.8-24.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	82	20	33.6	13.7-61.8	9	10.2	4.6-20.9	18	17.5	9.3-30.4	7	11.0	4.4-24.8	28	27.8	15.9-44.0
$15,000- 24,999	75	30	45.3	30.4-61.1	10	14.7	7.2-27.7	17	22.6	13.2-35.9	5	4.4	1.5-12.3	13	13.0	6.9-23.2
$25,000- 34,999	32	6	16.0	6.2-35.2	6	16.7	6.8-35.5	6	10.3	3.4-27.3	5	17.5	6.9-37.5	9	39.5	18.9-64.6
$35,000- 49,999	46	18	38.4	23.2-56.3	7	19.7	8.3-40.0	6	10.5	4.0-24.6	8	12.9	5.9-25.8	7	18.5	7.3-39.6
$50,000-74,999	34	10	37.8	19.8-60.0	8	20.9	9.4-40.2	9	22.2	9.8-42.9	4	10.9	3.8-27.3	3	8.1	2.4-23.9
$75,000+	36	14	33.8	18.4-53.7	5	22.1	8.1-47.6	5	19.0	7.5-40.5	3	9.7	2.1-35.2	9	15.4	7.1-30.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	217	58	29.2	18.4-43.0	29	12.2	7.6-18.8	43	14.5	9.5-21.4	26	13.7	7.3-24.2	61	30.4	18.1-46.4
No	130	56	47.0	35.6-58.7	21	17.5	10.4-27.9	28	18.3	11.7-27.4	11	9.5	4.5-18.8	14	7.7	4.1-13.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	37	16	48.3	30.7-66.3	6	20.4	8.5-41.2	4	8.3	2.9-21.3	3	5.4	1.7-16.1	8	17.6	8.0-34.5
Non-Veteran	313	99	34.3	25.3-44.7	45	13.7	9.4-19.6	67	16.5	12.0-22.4	35	13.2	8.1-21.0	67	22.1	13.2-34.7

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

1,090

322

29.7

25.4-34.4

204

19.8

16.5-23.6

213

20.4

16.6-24.7

120

10.9

7.8-15.1

231

19.2

15.3-23.7

-Eastern NC

350

115

35.7

27.2-45.2

14.4

10.2-19.9

15.7

11.6-21.0

12.5

7.8-19.5

21.7

13.4-33.1

GENDER

Male

40.8

24.2-59.8

9.9

4.6-20.0

14.8

8.2-25.4

8.2

2.2-26.3

26.4

11.1-50.7

Female

269

31.7

25.4-38.7

18.0

12.9-24.5

16.5

12.1-22.0

15.9

10.8-22.8

18.0

13.5-23.5

RACE

White

223

27.7

19.1-38.3

14.4

9.4-21.6

15.7

10.4-23.0

14.3

7.7-25.2

27.9

15.9-44.2

African American

53.8

37.9-69.1

11.0

5.3-21.4

15.6

9.0-25.7

9.0

4.4-17.6

10.6

5.8-18.7

Other Minorities

29.1

14.1-50.8

26.8

10.9-52.4

16.5

7.1-33.9

11.6

4.1-28.9

15.9

6.4-34.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

47.2

19.0-77.3

24.6

6.6-59.8

8.3

1.1-42.0

17.2

4.1-50.0

2.8

0.4-18.5

Non-Hispanic

338

110

35.2

26.6-45.0

14.0

9.8-19.6

16.0

11.7-21.5

12.3

7.5-19.5

22.4

13.9-34.2

AGE

18-24

51.6

21.3-80.8

13.0

4.4-33.0

3.1

0.6-14.6

5.7

1.1-24.9

26.6

4.9-71.8

25-34

31.9

15.7-54.1

17.4

7.0-36.9

16.4

6.6-35.1

21.1

5.1-56.9

13.3

2.4-49.3

35-44

35.8

21.7-52.8

27.9

15.8-44.2

17.8

8.6-33.3

11.3

4.5-25.6

7.2

1.6-26.5

45-54

29.4

19.2-42.2

8.2

3.6-17.8

22.9

14.2-34.8

17.6

9.2-31.1

21.8

12.9-34.5

55-64

18.3

11.1-28.6

8.0

3.6-16.8

16.3

9.5-26.5

18.9

10.7-31.0

38.5

27.3-51.0

65-74

36.2

23.1-51.7

14.3

6.4-29.0

17.2

9.1-30.3

6.6

1.8-21.2

25.6

14.7-40.8

75+

44.1

25.2-64.8

9.2

2.5-28.6

28.6

12.5-52.7

0.0

. - .

18.1

7.9-36.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

32.7

14.4-58.4

5.4

1.9-14.3

14.5

7.2-27.0

14.1

4.2-38.1

33.3

12.6-63.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

121

38.3

25.7-52.7

15.6

9.4-24.9

16.9

10.5-26.1

12.7

6.7-22.9

16.5

9.9-26.1

Some Post-H.S.

36.7

24.6-50.7

20.3

10.8-35.0

10.5

4.8-21.6

11.4

6.2-20.2

21.1

9.4-40.8

College Graduate

34.5

21.5-50.3

20.1

10.2-35.7

21.6

12.0-35.7

10.6

4.0-25.0

13.2

6.8-24.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

33.6

13.7-61.8

10.2

4.6-20.9

17.5

9.3-30.4

11.0

4.4-24.8

27.8

15.9-44.0

$15,000- 24,999

45.3

30.4-61.1

14.7

7.2-27.7

22.6

13.2-35.9

4.4

1.5-12.3

13.0

6.9-23.2

$25,000- 34,999

16.0

6.2-35.2

16.7

6.8-35.5

10.3

3.4-27.3

17.5

6.9-37.5

39.5

18.9-64.6

$35,000- 49,999

38.4

23.2-56.3

19.7

8.3-40.0

10.5

4.0-24.6

12.9

5.9-25.8

18.5

7.3-39.6

$50,000-74,999

37.8

19.8-60.0

20.9

9.4-40.2

22.2

9.8-42.9

10.9

3.8-27.3

8.1

2.4-23.9

$75,000+

33.8

18.4-53.7

22.1

8.1-47.6

19.0

7.5-40.5

9.7

2.1-35.2

15.4

7.1-30.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

217

29.2

18.4-43.0

12.2

7.6-18.8

14.5

9.5-21.4

13.7

7.3-24.2

30.4

18.1-46.4

130

47.0

35.6-58.7

17.5

10.4-27.9

18.3

11.7-27.4

9.5

4.5-18.8

7.7

4.1-13.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

48.3

30.7-66.3

20.4

8.5-41.2

8.3

2.9-21.3

5.4

1.7-16.1

17.6

8.0-34.5

Non-Veteran

313

34.3

25.3-44.7

13.7

9.4-19.6

16.5

12.0-22.4

13.2

8.1-21.0

22.1

13.2-34.7

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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.

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