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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
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
-Piedmont NC 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
GENDER
Male 121 15 11.0 5.1-22.2 6 3.6 1.3- 9.2 6 2.7 1.0- 6.8 94 82.7 71.5-90.1
Female 369 68 21.4 15.9-28.2 25 5.4 3.3- 8.8 13 2.7 1.3- 5.7 263 70.5 63.5-76.6
RACE
White 389 63 20.0 14.3-27.4 29 6.2 3.8- 9.9 18 3.3 1.8- 6.0 279 70.5 62.9-77.0
African American 82 18 12.9 7.1-22.4 1 0.5 0.1- 3.3 0 0.0 . - . 63 86.6 77.1-92.5
Other Minorities 18 1 0.7 0.1- 5.4 1 4.1 0.5-24.9 1 7.2 1.0-37.6 15 88.0 62.2-97.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 17 0 0.0 . - . 1 4.8 0.6-28.7 2 11.9 2.1-45.5 14 83.3 52.2-95.8
Non-Hispanic 472 82 17.6 13.0-23.4 30 4.7 3.0- 7.5 17 2.4 1.3- 4.4 343 75.3 69.1-80.5
AGE
18-24 28 4 12.1 3.9-31.6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 24 87.9 68.4-96.1
25-34 46 8 17.4 6.5-38.9 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.6 0.1- 4.3 37 82.0 60.8-93.0
35-44 83 13 16.4 9.1-27.6 3 3.1 0.9- 9.9 3 5.9 1.6-19.6 64 74.6 61.7-84.2
45-54 96 23 29.9 18.7-44.2 15 17.1 9.2-29.5 4 2.1 0.7- 5.7 54 51.0 37.8-64.0
55-64 99 20 21.6 12.6-34.5 8 5.4 2.4-11.6 4 3.3 1.1- 9.3 67 69.7 57.1-79.9
65-74 81 10 9.6 4.5-19.0 4 6.1 2.0-16.9 5 7.4 2.8-17.9 62 77.0 64.2-86.2
75+ 57 5 6.5 2.5-15.6 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 2 2.6 0.6-10.4 49 90.3 80.4-95.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 16 9.4 4.7-17.7 8 5.9 2.3-14.2 6 5.0 1.9-12.5 70 79.7 68.4-87.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 147 23 23.1 13.4-37.0 11 3.9 1.7- 8.8 5 1.5 0.5- 3.9 108 71.5 57.8-82.1
Some Post-H.S. 110 24 14.8 9.1-23.2 4 5.3 1.8-14.7 6 5.0 1.7-13.8 76 74.9 63.7-83.6
College Graduate 133 20 18.0 10.8-28.3 8 4.4 2.0- 9.3 2 0.6 0.1- 2.7 103 77.1 66.9-84.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 13 23.2 8.6-49.2 10 14.1 6.0-29.7 7 11.7 4.4-27.7 40 51.0 32.3-69.4
$15,000- 24,999 93 22 24.8 13.4-41.3 4 2.5 0.8- 7.0 4 3.3 0.9-11.3 63 69.4 53.0-82.0
$25,000- 34,999 46 6 13.5 5.7-28.7 6 9.2 3.6-21.4 3 2.8 0.8- 8.9 31 74.5 58.4-85.9
$35,000- 49,999 56 7 10.8 4.6-23.3 3 4.0 1.1-13.5 2 3.2 0.8-12.6 44 82.0 67.7-90.8
$50,000-74,999 65 11 16.3 8.1-29.9 2 1.7 0.3- 8.4 1 0.7 0.1- 4.6 51 81.3 67.6-90.1
$75,000+ 86 16 16.1 8.3-29.0 3 3.7 1.0-12.8 0 0.0 . - . 67 80.1 66.7-89.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 270 57 24.5 17.4-33.3 23 6.9 4.0-11.5 17 4.5 2.4- 8.4 173 64.2 55.2-72.2
No 206 24 10.8 6.1-18.6 8 2.8 1.2- 6.6 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 173 86.0 78.1-91.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 45 9 17.4 7.6-35.0 2 5.7 1.1-25.5 1 1.9 0.3-12.6 33 75.0 56.4-87.4
Non-Veteran 445 74 17.4 12.7-23.5 29 4.6 2.9- 7.3 18 2.8 1.5- 5.1 324 75.2 68.8-80.6

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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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