BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	30	3	11.7	3.4-33.5	1	1.8	0.2-11.9	1	2.7	0.4-17.1	25	83.9	63.2-94.0
Buncombe	23	2	8.7	2.1-29.9	5	16.1	6.1-35.9	0	0.0	. - .	16	75.2	53.2-89.0
Cabarrus	25	4	14.6	5.3-34.3	3	8.8	2.5-26.6	1	2.0	0.3-13.5	17	74.6	53.8-88.1
Catawba	34	6	21.2	8.3-44.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.5	0.5-21.3	27	75.3	52.9-89.2
Cumberland	35	9	18.7	8.5-36.3	6	12.6	5.1-28.0	1	3.3	0.4-20.2	19	65.4	45.0-81.4
Davidson	30	3	12.8	3.8-35.2	3	4.5	1.3-14.3	2	2.8	0.6-11.7	22	79.9	59.2-91.6
Durham	16	4	15.8	5.0-39.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	12	84.2	60.1-95.0
Forsyth	27	6	24.2	10.3-47.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.3	0.5-20.2	20	72.5	49.9-87.5
Gaston	25	3	10.3	2.7-32.0	3	7.2	2.0-22.5	2	4.9	1.1-18.9	17	77.5	55.8-90.4
Guilford	31	4	14.4	4.9-35.4	2	9.3	2.2-32.2	2	3.9	0.9-16.0	23	72.4	50.6-87.0
Iredell	17	5	36.1	11.5-71.1	2	6.7	1.4-26.3	0	0.0	. - .	10	57.2	25.7-83.8
Johnston	30	9	34.1	15.3-59.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6	1	1.5	0.2-10.8	19	63.0	37.6-82.8
Mecklenburg	42	6	17.4	7.1-36.6	3	8.1	2.3-24.5	1	1.7	0.2-11.1	32	72.9	54.1-86.0
New Hanover	17	3	5.7	1.6-18.5	2	12.5	2.5-43.9	0	0.0	. - .	12	81.8	53.8-94.5
Onslow	25	4	19.3	5.9-47.4	1	4.5	0.6-26.1	1	3.5	0.5-21.4	19	72.8	47.0-89.0
Orange	20	3	20.6	4.5-59.2	3	9.2	2.3-30.8	0	0.0	. - .	14	70.2	35.7-90.9
Pitt	33	8	19.5	8.3-39.6	1	2.2	0.3-14.4	0	0.0	. - .	24	78.2	58.3-90.2
Randolph	27	6	28.1	11.4-54.4	1	1.6	0.2-10.8	5	21.9	9.0-44.5	15	48.4	27.5-69.8
Robeson	26	5	29.0	9.5-61.4	3	6.7	1.6-24.0	2	2.6	0.6-10.7	16	61.6	33.9-83.4
Rowan	26	4	12.2	4.1-31.2	1	4.3	0.6-25.5	1	16.9	2.6-60.5	20	66.6	37.1-87.1
Union	29	5	9.8	3.4-25.1	1	3.0	0.4-19.6	1	2.4	0.3-16.3	22	84.7	66.5-94.0
Wake	33	6	11.8	4.7-26.8	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6	0	0.0	. - .	26	87.4	72.4-94.8
Wayne	27	6	24.6	7.7-56.1	3	9.2	2.6-27.7	1	1.2	0.2- 8.6	17	65.0	37.7-85.1
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	490	83	17.4	12.9-23.1	31	4.7	3.0- 7.4	19	2.7	1.5- 4.8	357	75.2	69.2-80.3
Western NC	242	36	15.1	9.2-23.8	19	9.5	5.1-17.0	16	5.0	2.7- 8.8	171	70.4	61.2-78.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	164	23	11.8	7.2-18.8	13	6.5	3.5-11.7	9	4.6	2.1- 9.9	119	77.1	68.5-83.9
Northwest	222	39	22.1	13.5-33.9	13	6.9	3.2-14.3	12	3.9	1.8- 8.2	158	67.2	55.5-77.0
Charlotte	139	25	20.3	12.1-32.0	11	6.3	3.0-12.7	5	1.8	0.7- 4.7	98	71.5	60.1-80.8
Greensboro	128	19	20.6	11.8-33.2	10	7.2	3.4-14.9	9	6.7	2.8-15.1	90	65.6	53.1-76.2
Southern Regional	108	20	13.0	7.4-21.8	11	7.1	3.6-13.7	4	1.9	0.5- 6.9	73	78.0	67.6-85.7
Coastal	38	9	25.2	8.8-54.1	6	13.6	5.4-30.0	0	0.0	. - .	23	61.2	37.6-80.5
Wake	96	21	11.1	6.1-19.3	4	2.3	0.6- 9.1	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	70	86.4	77.2-92.3
Area L	33	10	23.6	10.6-44.7	1	1.6	0.2-11.2	3	6.9	2.0-21.5	19	67.8	45.6-84.1
Eastern	149	26	15.2	9.3-23.8	9	6.5	3.1-13.5	5	2.5	0.8- 7.2	109	75.8	66.1-83.4

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

11.7

3.4-33.5

1.8

0.2-11.9

2.7

0.4-17.1

83.9

63.2-94.0

Buncombe

8.7

2.1-29.9

16.1

6.1-35.9

0.0

. - .

75.2

53.2-89.0

Cabarrus

14.6

5.3-34.3

8.8

2.5-26.6

2.0

0.3-13.5

74.6

53.8-88.1

Catawba

21.2

8.3-44.2

0.0

. - .

3.5

0.5-21.3

75.3

52.9-89.2

Cumberland

18.7

8.5-36.3

12.6

5.1-28.0

3.3

0.4-20.2

65.4

45.0-81.4

Davidson

12.8

3.8-35.2

4.5

1.3-14.3

2.8

0.6-11.7

79.9

59.2-91.6

Durham

15.8

5.0-39.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

84.2

60.1-95.0

Forsyth

24.2

10.3-47.0

0.0

. - .

3.3

0.5-20.2

72.5

49.9-87.5

Gaston

10.3

2.7-32.0

7.2

2.0-22.5

4.9

1.1-18.9

77.5

55.8-90.4

Guilford

14.4

4.9-35.4

9.3

2.2-32.2

3.9

0.9-16.0

72.4

50.6-87.0

Iredell

36.1

11.5-71.1

6.7

1.4-26.3

0.0

. - .

57.2

25.7-83.8

Johnston

34.1

15.3-59.6

1.4

0.2- 9.6

1.5

0.2-10.8

63.0

37.6-82.8

Mecklenburg

17.4

7.1-36.6

8.1

2.3-24.5

1.7

0.2-11.1

72.9

54.1-86.0

New Hanover

5.7

1.6-18.5

12.5

2.5-43.9

0.0

. - .

81.8

53.8-94.5

Onslow

19.3

5.9-47.4

4.5

0.6-26.1

3.5

0.5-21.4

72.8

47.0-89.0

Orange

20.6

4.5-59.2

9.2

2.3-30.8

0.0

. - .

70.2

35.7-90.9

Pitt

19.5

8.3-39.6

2.2

0.3-14.4

0.0

. - .

78.2

58.3-90.2

Randolph

28.1

11.4-54.4

1.6

0.2-10.8

21.9

9.0-44.5

48.4

27.5-69.8

Robeson

29.0

9.5-61.4

6.7

1.6-24.0

2.6

0.6-10.7

61.6

33.9-83.4

Rowan

12.2

4.1-31.2

4.3

0.6-25.5

16.9

2.6-60.5

66.6

37.1-87.1

Union

9.8

3.4-25.1

3.0

0.4-19.6

2.4

0.3-16.3

84.7

66.5-94.0

Wake

11.8

4.7-26.8

0.8

0.1- 5.6

0.0

. - .

87.4

72.4-94.8

Wayne

24.6

7.7-56.1

9.2

2.6-27.7

1.2

0.2- 8.6

65.0

37.7-85.1

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

490

17.4

12.9-23.1

4.7

3.0- 7.4

2.7

1.5- 4.8

357

75.2

69.2-80.3

Western NC

242

15.1

9.2-23.8

9.5

5.1-17.0

5.0

2.7- 8.8

171

70.4

61.2-78.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

164

11.8

7.2-18.8

6.5

3.5-11.7

4.6

2.1- 9.9

119

77.1

68.5-83.9

Northwest

222

22.1

13.5-33.9

6.9

3.2-14.3

3.9

1.8- 8.2

158

67.2

55.5-77.0

Charlotte

139

20.3

12.1-32.0

6.3

3.0-12.7

1.8

0.7- 4.7

71.5

60.1-80.8

Greensboro

128

20.6

11.8-33.2

7.2

3.4-14.9

6.7

2.8-15.1

65.6

53.1-76.2

Southern Regional

108

13.0

7.4-21.8

7.1

3.6-13.7

1.9

0.5- 6.9

78.0

67.6-85.7

Coastal

25.2

8.8-54.1

13.6

5.4-30.0

0.0

. - .

61.2

37.6-80.5

Wake

11.1

6.1-19.3

2.3

0.6- 9.1

0.1

0.0- 1.0

86.4

77.2-92.3

Area L

23.6

10.6-44.7

1.6

0.2-11.2

6.9

2.0-21.5

67.8

45.6-84.1

Eastern

149

15.2

9.3-23.8

6.5

3.1-13.5

2.5

0.8- 7.2

109

75.8

66.1-83.4

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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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