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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	32	10	47.5	26.8-69.1	7	20.1	8.9-39.5	5	14.9	5.3-35.3	3	5.9	1.7-18.9	7	11.6	4.9-25.1
Buncombe	24	7	22.5	9.8-43.7	5	18.1	7.0-39.2	7	38.4	17.6-64.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.7	4	19.6	6.1-47.8
Cabarrus	26	9	31.5	15.5-53.6	4	20.2	6.9-46.2	4	19.9	6.2-48.3	3	10.0	3.0-28.5	6	18.4	7.4-39.0
Catawba	34	9	25.1	12.5-44.1	9	26.2	13.1-45.3	8	23.3	10.7-43.4	5	12.8	4.7-30.2	3	12.7	3.1-39.8
Cumberland	33	10	42.5	20.4-68.0	6	21.8	8.6-45.2	5	8.4	3.1-21.1	1	2.3	0.3-15.2	11	24.9	12.1-44.5
Davidson	29	7	17.6	7.4-36.3	8	21.7	9.6-41.8	4	16.4	5.5-39.8	4	29.2	9.5-61.7	6	15.2	6.2-32.7
Durham	17	7	50.2	24.2-76.1	3	18.6	5.2-48.5	3	11.9	3.4-34.2	1	4.2	0.6-25.6	3	15.1	4.4-40.7
Forsyth	25	9	38.9	19.3-63.0	7	26.3	11.6-49.4	3	9.7	2.8-28.3	1	3.4	0.5-20.9	5	21.7	7.5-48.6
Gaston	25	7	14.6	5.9-31.9	4	15.7	5.1-39.6	5	30.4	10.2-62.7	1	3.1	0.4-19.7	8	36.1	15.8-63.0
Guilford	31	8	34.9	16.0-60.0	6	15.0	5.7-34.0	7	20.7	8.9-41.2	2	5.4	1.3-19.9	8	24.1	9.9-47.8
Iredell	18	5	25.8	9.1-54.7	5	40.9	14.8-73.4	2	4.7	1.0-20.2	3	21.5	4.7-60.0	3	7.0	1.7-25.1
Johnston	31	12	47.8	23.2-73.5	3	7.0	1.8-23.5	4	14.9	4.6-38.6	3	13.0	3.8-36.4	9	17.4	7.6-34.9
Mecklenburg	44	16	31.6	18.5-48.3	11	35.2	19.8-54.3	6	11.1	4.6-24.6	5	9.3	3.7-21.7	6	12.9	5.5-27.4
New Hanover	20	4	29.6	9.6-62.5	1	2.7	0.4-17.8	6	26.2	8.8-56.5	2	9.4	2.2-32.6	7	32.2	11.5-63.4
Onslow	28	8	31.6	14.0-56.8	8	30.1	14.3-52.6	5	20.6	7.1-46.8	4	12.2	3.8-33.3	3	5.5	1.5-17.6
Orange	19	6	12.3	3.8-33.2	6	58.2	26.3-84.5	5	24.1	7.3-56.0	1	3.6	0.5-23.7	1	1.7	0.2-12.4
Pitt	32	10	31.0	15.2-53.0	7	25.9	11.9-47.5	11	35.2	17.8-57.6	0	0.0	. - .	4	7.9	2.8-20.5
Randolph	28	6	22.3	8.7-46.5	4	14.5	4.2-39.5	5	22.9	8.4-48.9	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6	12	38.9	20.7-60.8
Robeson	26	10	35.5	14.7-63.6	3	21.4	7.0-49.6	7	25.2	10.5-49.3	3	10.1	3.0-28.8	3	7.8	2.1-24.7
Rowan	23	11	47.4	23.0-73.1	2	5.2	1.1-21.2	6	34.0	14.0-61.9	2	6.5	1.4-25.4	2	6.9	1.5-26.4
Union	26	12	64.8	38.4-84.5	6	19.5	7.1-43.6	2	4.9	1.0-21.2	4	7.8	2.4-22.9	2	3.0	0.6-12.6
Wake	33	9	24.0	10.3-46.6	7	16.4	6.9-34.2	6	14.4	5.6-32.1	4	29.1	8.8-63.3	7	16.2	6.0-36.8
Wayne	29	13	46.2	24.1-70.0	3	18.5	4.8-50.5	6	16.7	6.7-35.7	4	15.1	4.9-38.0	3	3.5	1.0-11.5
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	490	150	28.6	22.9-35.2	103	21.6	16.8-27.2	97	23.2	17.4-30.1	47	9.9	5.5-17.0	93	16.7	12.3-22.4
Western NC	250	57	22.7	16.6-30.4	50	23.3	15.8-32.9	45	18.5	12.7-26.3	35	11.7	7.8-17.2	63	23.7	16.7-32.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	168	39	26.3	17.2-37.8	37	23.3	15.0-34.4	30	20.1	12.6-30.5	26	12.2	7.5-19.1	36	18.2	12.0-26.6
Northwest	222	61	25.6	18.1-35.0	47	20.3	13.4-29.4	43	26.1	15.2-41.0	24	9.8	5.6-16.6	47	18.1	11.6-27.3
Charlotte	140	47	28.7	19.9-39.6	29	26.4	17.6-37.6	25	23.1	13.9-36.0	14	7.1	3.9-12.6	25	14.7	9.1-22.8
Greensboro	130	35	28.1	18.3-40.6	27	26.4	16.1-40.1	28	22.2	14.0-33.3	9	4.8	2.3- 9.8	31	18.5	11.2-29.2
Southern Regional	105	39	42.9	28.5-58.6	16	19.3	11.0-31.7	19	13.3	6.9-24.2	11	8.3	4.2-15.7	20	16.2	9.3-26.7
Coastal	44	9	14.9	5.7-33.6	4	6.0	1.8-18.7	11	16.6	6.5-36.2	5	8.4	2.8-22.4	15	54.2	26.7-79.3
Wake	98	32	32.7	19.2-50.0	15	13.1	6.7-23.9	18	16.4	9.0-28.1	10	17.7	6.0-42.3	23	20.0	9.6-37.1
Area L	33	11	42.2	19.3-69.0	4	13.7	3.9-38.4	8	21.8	9.5-42.6	4	10.3	3.4-27.6	6	11.9	4.6-27.4
Eastern	150	49	30.1	21.5-40.4	25	17.3	11.1-26.0	31	18.4	12.1-27.1	17	19.1	9.2-35.6	28	15.0	9.7-22.6

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

47.5

26.8-69.1

20.1

8.9-39.5

14.9

5.3-35.3

5.9

1.7-18.9

11.6

4.9-25.1

Buncombe

22.5

9.8-43.7

18.1

7.0-39.2

38.4

17.6-64.6

1.4

0.2- 9.7

19.6

6.1-47.8

Cabarrus

31.5

15.5-53.6

20.2

6.9-46.2

19.9

6.2-48.3

10.0

3.0-28.5

18.4

7.4-39.0

Catawba

25.1

12.5-44.1

26.2

13.1-45.3

23.3

10.7-43.4

12.8

4.7-30.2

12.7

3.1-39.8

Cumberland

42.5

20.4-68.0

21.8

8.6-45.2

8.4

3.1-21.1

2.3

0.3-15.2

24.9

12.1-44.5

Davidson

17.6

7.4-36.3

21.7

9.6-41.8

16.4

5.5-39.8

29.2

9.5-61.7

15.2

6.2-32.7

Durham

50.2

24.2-76.1

18.6

5.2-48.5

11.9

3.4-34.2

4.2

0.6-25.6

15.1

4.4-40.7

Forsyth

38.9

19.3-63.0

26.3

11.6-49.4

9.7

2.8-28.3

3.4

0.5-20.9

21.7

7.5-48.6

Gaston

14.6

5.9-31.9

15.7

5.1-39.6

30.4

10.2-62.7

3.1

0.4-19.7

36.1

15.8-63.0

Guilford

34.9

16.0-60.0

15.0

5.7-34.0

20.7

8.9-41.2

5.4

1.3-19.9

24.1

9.9-47.8

Iredell

25.8

9.1-54.7

40.9

14.8-73.4

4.7

1.0-20.2

21.5

4.7-60.0

7.0

1.7-25.1

Johnston

47.8

23.2-73.5

7.0

1.8-23.5

14.9

4.6-38.6

13.0

3.8-36.4

17.4

7.6-34.9

Mecklenburg

31.6

18.5-48.3

35.2

19.8-54.3

11.1

4.6-24.6

9.3

3.7-21.7

12.9

5.5-27.4

New Hanover

29.6

9.6-62.5

2.7

0.4-17.8

26.2

8.8-56.5

9.4

2.2-32.6

32.2

11.5-63.4

Onslow

31.6

14.0-56.8

30.1

14.3-52.6

20.6

7.1-46.8

12.2

3.8-33.3

5.5

1.5-17.6

Orange

12.3

3.8-33.2

58.2

26.3-84.5

24.1

7.3-56.0

3.6

0.5-23.7

1.7

0.2-12.4

Pitt

31.0

15.2-53.0

25.9

11.9-47.5

35.2

17.8-57.6

0.0

. - .

7.9

2.8-20.5

Randolph

22.3

8.7-46.5

14.5

4.2-39.5

22.9

8.4-48.9

1.4

0.2- 9.6

38.9

20.7-60.8

Robeson

35.5

14.7-63.6

21.4

7.0-49.6

25.2

10.5-49.3

10.1

3.0-28.8

7.8

2.1-24.7

Rowan

47.4

23.0-73.1

5.2

1.1-21.2

34.0

14.0-61.9

6.5

1.4-25.4

6.9

1.5-26.4

Union

64.8

38.4-84.5

19.5

7.1-43.6

4.9

1.0-21.2

7.8

2.4-22.9

3.0

0.6-12.6

Wake

24.0

10.3-46.6

16.4

6.9-34.2

14.4

5.6-32.1

29.1

8.8-63.3

16.2

6.0-36.8

Wayne

46.2

24.1-70.0

18.5

4.8-50.5

16.7

6.7-35.7

15.1

4.9-38.0

3.5

1.0-11.5

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

490

150

28.6

22.9-35.2

103

21.6

16.8-27.2

23.2

17.4-30.1

9.9

5.5-17.0

16.7

12.3-22.4

Western NC

250

22.7

16.6-30.4

23.3

15.8-32.9

18.5

12.7-26.3

11.7

7.8-17.2

23.7

16.7-32.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

168

26.3

17.2-37.8

23.3

15.0-34.4

20.1

12.6-30.5

12.2

7.5-19.1

18.2

12.0-26.6

Northwest

222

25.6

18.1-35.0

20.3

13.4-29.4

26.1

15.2-41.0

9.8

5.6-16.6

18.1

11.6-27.3

Charlotte

140

28.7

19.9-39.6

26.4

17.6-37.6

23.1

13.9-36.0

7.1

3.9-12.6

14.7

9.1-22.8

Greensboro

130

28.1

18.3-40.6

26.4

16.1-40.1

22.2

14.0-33.3

4.8

2.3- 9.8

18.5

11.2-29.2

Southern Regional

105

42.9

28.5-58.6

19.3

11.0-31.7

13.3

6.9-24.2

8.3

4.2-15.7

16.2

9.3-26.7

Coastal

14.9

5.7-33.6

6.0

1.8-18.7

16.6

6.5-36.2

8.4

2.8-22.4

54.2

26.7-79.3

Wake

32.7

19.2-50.0

13.1

6.7-23.9

16.4

9.0-28.1

17.7

6.0-42.3

20.0

9.6-37.1

Area L

42.2

19.3-69.0

13.7

3.9-38.4

21.8

9.5-42.6

10.3

3.4-27.6

11.9

4.6-27.4

Eastern

150

30.1

21.5-40.4

17.3

11.1-26.0

18.4

12.1-27.1

19.1

9.2-35.6

15.0

9.7-22.6

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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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