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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Adult Asthma History--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,143 578 48.9 44.1-53.8 565 51.1 46.2-55.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,001 489 47.8 42.6-53.0 512 52.2 47.0-57.4
No 141 89 54.6 41.2-67.4 52 45.4 32.6-58.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight 15 8 64.6 28.8-89.2 7 35.4 10.8-71.2
Recommended Range 292 146 52.4 42.4-62.2 146 47.6 37.8-57.6
Overweight 336 165 48.2 40.4-56.0 171 51.8 44.0-59.6
Obese 456 239 47.9 40.2-55.6 217 52.1 44.4-59.8
Current Smoker
No 837 423 46.8 41.6-52.2 414 53.2 47.8-58.4
Yes 305 154 53.5 43.5-63.3 151 46.5 36.7-56.5
COPD
Yes 397 214 53.2 44.4-61.7 183 46.8 38.3-55.6
No 701 345 48.3 42.3-54.4 356 51.7 45.6-57.7
Binge Drinker
No 1,055 531 48.4 43.2-53.6 524 51.6 46.4-56.8
Yes 78 43 55.5 40.5-69.6 35 44.5 30.4-59.5
Heavy Drinker
No 1,083 548 48.7 43.7-53.8 535 51.3 46.2-56.3
Yes 47 24 49.9 31.4-68.5 23 50.1 31.5-68.6
Diabetes
Yes 232 116 52.2 42.7-61.4 116 47.8 38.6-57.3
No 880 442 47.9 42.4-53.6 438 52.1 46.4-57.6
Disability
Yes 693 376 50.8 44.4-57.2 317 49.2 42.8-55.6
No 425 193 47.5 39.8-55.3 232 52.5 44.7-60.2
Hypertension
Yes 579 294 47.3 41.8-53.0 285 52.7 47.0-58.2
No 562 283 50.1 42.9-57.2 279 49.9 42.8-57.1

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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.

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