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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Adult Asthma History

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	23	1	6.4	0.9-34.1	2	10.7	2.4-36.8	3	8.0	2.4-23.3	1	4.5	0.6-26.2	16	70.4	46.7-86.5
Buncombe	16	1	6.6	0.9-35.6	2	6.5	1.3-26.3	2	21.6	4.0-64.2	2	9.5	2.2-32.8	9	55.9	26.7-81.5
Cabarrus	18	2	10.9	2.5-36.6	1	2.9	0.4-18.9	4	19.6	6.8-44.7	3	9.3	2.5-29.2	8	57.3	31.3-79.8
Catawba	25	4	10.0	3.3-26.7	1	3.5	0.5-21.4	2	3.5	0.8-13.8	3	20.0	5.8-50.3	15	63.0	39.0-81.9
Cumberland	24	4	20.4	7.4-45.2	5	12.1	4.6-28.1	3	9.2	2.8-26.0	6	23.3	9.8-45.8	6	35.0	15.9-60.7
Davidson	20	5	32.4	10.9-65.3	1	4.0	0.5-24.7	2	5.7	1.3-22.1	3	9.9	2.7-30.7	9	47.9	20.7-76.4
Durham	10	1	8.5	1.1-43.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.9	1.2-44.2	8	82.6	49.2-95.9
Forsyth	16	7	49.5	23.4-75.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	22.4	4.9-62.0	7	28.1	11.6-53.9
Gaston	18	4	35.5	11.3-70.5	1	3.8	0.5-24.0	2	8.4	1.8-31.5	4	14.2	4.1-39.1	7	38.1	14.7-68.7
Guilford	22	2	17.4	4.7-47.6	2	6.3	1.5-23.0	3	11.7	3.5-32.8	0	0.0	. - .	15	64.6	40.2-83.2
Iredell	12	1	22.9	3.3-71.9	2	9.9	1.9-38.2	2	7.9	1.4-33.9	1	3.1	0.4-21.5	6	56.2	20.3-86.6
Johnston	19	3	18.4	5.9-44.8	2	15.3	3.1-50.3	1	13.8	2.1-55.0	3	14.0	4.3-37.1	10	38.5	18.7-63.0
Mecklenburg	28	3	20.8	7.1-47.4	3	7.2	2.2-21.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	8.9	2.9-24.2	18	63.1	40.7-80.9
New Hanover	16	2	22.8	4.6-64.2	0	0.0	. - .	4	14.6	4.4-39.0	3	32.1	8.5-70.6	7	30.5	11.4-59.8
Onslow	20	4	26.0	9.6-53.6	4	13.6	4.7-33.6	2	5.7	1.2-23.1	0	0.0	. - .	10	54.7	30.0-77.3
Orange	14	1	17.5	2.4-64.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.8	0.7-34.3	0	0.0	. - .	12	76.8	34.8-95.4
Pitt	23	7	34.7	15.0-61.6	2	10.3	1.9-40.3	2	15.3	4.0-44.2	1	1.5	0.2-10.4	11	38.1	19.3-61.4
Randolph	21	3	13.7	4.2-36.4	3	16.7	5.3-41.9	5	22.4	6.7-53.7	2	14.1	3.2-44.8	8	33.1	14.4-59.3
Robeson	19	7	30.8	13.4-56.1	1	10.8	1.5-48.3	3	11.0	3.0-33.4	2	9.0	1.8-34.5	6	38.4	16.5-66.3
Rowan	13	3	24.0	7.4-55.5	1	3.3	0.4-21.1	1	7.8	1.1-39.9	0	0.0	. - .	8	64.9	35.5-86.1
Union	14	6	38.2	16.0-66.8	1	4.1	0.5-25.2	1	6.2	0.8-34.3	1	7.0	0.9-37.3	5	44.4	18.6-73.6
Wake	25	4	31.2	7.8-70.9	1	1.9	0.2-13.2	3	12.2	3.0-38.5	1	1.2	0.2- 8.7	16	53.5	24.6-80.2
Wayne	15	1	1.5	0.2-10.6	5	30.6	11.0-61.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.4	2.3-40.9	7	56.6	26.8-82.3
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	338	62	26.1	18.0-36.3	24	7.9	4.2-14.2	36	8.0	5.0-12.4	29	6.4	3.9-10.4	187	51.6	42.9-60.1
Western NC	191	35	13.6	9.0-20.0	20	9.1	5.3-15.2	18	9.6	5.0-17.7	27	12.7	7.9-19.9	91	55.0	44.7-64.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	130	24	12.9	8.0-20.1	15	9.0	5.2-15.2	13	10.6	4.6-22.5	14	9.2	5.1-16.2	64	58.3	46.6-69.1
Northwest	156	34	29.3	16.4-46.5	12	10.7	3.7-27.4	11	4.3	2.1- 8.6	22	13.1	7.2-22.6	77	42.6	29.9-56.4
Charlotte	93	19	26.0	14.9-41.4	7	5.6	2.4-12.8	9	6.1	3.0-12.1	13	9.0	4.5-17.3	45	53.3	39.6-66.5
Greensboro	96	9	16.1	7.2-32.0	9	12.0	5.1-25.7	14	9.6	5.0-17.7	4	5.4	1.5-17.8	60	56.9	42.6-70.2
Southern Regional	72	16	21.0	11.2-35.8	11	16.6	7.7-32.4	11	12.4	5.4-25.8	11	13.8	7.2-25.1	23	36.2	23.5-51.2
Coastal	36	7	18.5	7.5-38.8	3	6.9	1.9-21.7	7	11.6	4.3-27.4	6	32.6	13.0-61.2	13	30.4	15.1-51.7
Wake	66	12	25.5	8.8-54.9	3	2.2	0.6- 8.1	5	10.6	3.7-27.1	5	2.3	0.8- 6.2	41	59.3	36.5-78.7
Area L	24	6	24.2	10.0-47.8	1	1.5	0.2-10.4	5	25.6	10.7-49.9	4	9.9	3.5-25.3	8	38.7	18.9-63.1
Eastern	104	19	16.2	9.5-26.3	14	8.8	4.8-15.7	8	9.7	4.3-20.4	12	9.9	5.2-18.0	51	55.3	41.8-68.1

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

6.4

0.9-34.1

10.7

2.4-36.8

8.0

2.4-23.3

4.5

0.6-26.2

70.4

46.7-86.5

Buncombe

6.6

0.9-35.6

6.5

1.3-26.3

21.6

4.0-64.2

9.5

2.2-32.8

55.9

26.7-81.5

Cabarrus

10.9

2.5-36.6

2.9

0.4-18.9

19.6

6.8-44.7

9.3

2.5-29.2

57.3

31.3-79.8

Catawba

10.0

3.3-26.7

3.5

0.5-21.4

3.5

0.8-13.8

20.0

5.8-50.3

63.0

39.0-81.9

Cumberland

20.4

7.4-45.2

12.1

4.6-28.1

9.2

2.8-26.0

23.3

9.8-45.8

35.0

15.9-60.7

Davidson

32.4

10.9-65.3

4.0

0.5-24.7

5.7

1.3-22.1

9.9

2.7-30.7

47.9

20.7-76.4

Durham

8.5

1.1-43.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

8.9

1.2-44.2

82.6

49.2-95.9

Forsyth

49.5

23.4-75.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

22.4

4.9-62.0

28.1

11.6-53.9

Gaston

35.5

11.3-70.5

3.8

0.5-24.0

8.4

1.8-31.5

14.2

4.1-39.1

38.1

14.7-68.7

Guilford

17.4

4.7-47.6

6.3

1.5-23.0

11.7

3.5-32.8

0.0

. - .

64.6

40.2-83.2

Iredell

22.9

3.3-71.9

9.9

1.9-38.2

7.9

1.4-33.9

3.1

0.4-21.5

56.2

20.3-86.6

Johnston

18.4

5.9-44.8

15.3

3.1-50.3

13.8

2.1-55.0

14.0

4.3-37.1

38.5

18.7-63.0

Mecklenburg

20.8

7.1-47.4

7.2

2.2-21.3

0.0

. - .

8.9

2.9-24.2

63.1

40.7-80.9

New Hanover

22.8

4.6-64.2

0.0

. - .

14.6

4.4-39.0

32.1

8.5-70.6

30.5

11.4-59.8

Onslow

26.0

9.6-53.6

13.6

4.7-33.6

5.7

1.2-23.1

0.0

. - .

54.7

30.0-77.3

Orange

17.5

2.4-64.7

0.0

. - .

5.8

0.7-34.3

0.0

. - .

76.8

34.8-95.4

Pitt

34.7

15.0-61.6

10.3

1.9-40.3

15.3

4.0-44.2

1.5

0.2-10.4

38.1

19.3-61.4

Randolph

13.7

4.2-36.4

16.7

5.3-41.9

22.4

6.7-53.7

14.1

3.2-44.8

33.1

14.4-59.3

Robeson

30.8

13.4-56.1

10.8

1.5-48.3

11.0

3.0-33.4

9.0

1.8-34.5

38.4

16.5-66.3

Rowan

24.0

7.4-55.5

3.3

0.4-21.1

7.8

1.1-39.9

0.0

. - .

64.9

35.5-86.1

Union

38.2

16.0-66.8

4.1

0.5-25.2

6.2

0.8-34.3

7.0

0.9-37.3

44.4

18.6-73.6

Wake

31.2

7.8-70.9

1.9

0.2-13.2

12.2

3.0-38.5

1.2

0.2- 8.7

53.5

24.6-80.2

Wayne

1.5

0.2-10.6

30.6

11.0-61.1

0.0

. - .

11.4

2.3-40.9

56.6

26.8-82.3

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

338

26.1

18.0-36.3

7.9

4.2-14.2

8.0

5.0-12.4

6.4

3.9-10.4

187

51.6

42.9-60.1

Western NC

191

13.6

9.0-20.0

9.1

5.3-15.2

9.6

5.0-17.7

12.7

7.9-19.9

55.0

44.7-64.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

130

12.9

8.0-20.1

9.0

5.2-15.2

10.6

4.6-22.5

9.2

5.1-16.2

58.3

46.6-69.1

Northwest

156

29.3

16.4-46.5

10.7

3.7-27.4

4.3

2.1- 8.6

13.1

7.2-22.6

42.6

29.9-56.4

Charlotte

26.0

14.9-41.4

5.6

2.4-12.8

6.1

3.0-12.1

9.0

4.5-17.3

53.3

39.6-66.5

Greensboro

16.1

7.2-32.0

12.0

5.1-25.7

9.6

5.0-17.7

5.4

1.5-17.8

56.9

42.6-70.2

Southern Regional

21.0

11.2-35.8

16.6

7.7-32.4

12.4

5.4-25.8

13.8

7.2-25.1

36.2

23.5-51.2

Coastal

18.5

7.5-38.8

6.9

1.9-21.7

11.6

4.3-27.4

32.6

13.0-61.2

30.4

15.1-51.7

Wake

25.5

8.8-54.9

2.2

0.6- 8.1

10.6

3.7-27.1

2.3

0.8- 6.2

59.3

36.5-78.7

Area L

24.2

10.0-47.8

1.5

0.2-10.4

25.6

10.7-49.9

9.9

3.5-25.3

38.7

18.9-63.1

Eastern

104

16.2

9.5-26.3

8.8

4.8-15.7

9.7

4.3-20.4

9.9

5.2-18.0

55.3

41.8-68.1

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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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