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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

During the past 30 days, how many days did symptoms of asthma make it difficult for you to stay asleep?

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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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	83	8	25.0	9.9-50.3	7	10.8	3.7-27.9	10	7.9	3.6-16.4	9	6.6	2.7-15.3	49	49.7	32.4-67.0
Female	255	54	26.9	19.6-35.7	17	6.1	3.3-11.0	26	8.0	4.5-13.8	20	6.3	3.5-11.1	138	52.7	44.2-61.1
RACE
White	275	46	27.9	18.1-40.5	17	7.3	3.3-15.4	30	7.9	4.9-12.4	24	5.6	3.3- 9.4	158	51.3	41.3-61.2
African American	48	13	21.1	10.7-37.3	5	5.7	2.2-14.2	3	7.7	1.5-30.9	5	12.0	4.2-29.5	22	53.6	34.2-71.9
Other Minorities	14	2	16.3	3.8-49.4	2	23.9	5.8-61.7	3	9.7	2.4-32.2	0	0.0	. - .	7	50.1	20.6-79.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	4	29.6	8.4-65.9	0	0.0	. - .	4	12.0	3.4-34.6	0	0.0	. - .	5	58.4	24.4-86.0
Non-Hispanic	324	58	26.2	17.8-36.8	23	7.5	3.9-14.0	32	7.8	4.8-12.5	29	6.7	4.1-10.9	182	51.7	42.8-60.5
AGE
18-24	18	7	54.1	26.2-79.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.8	0.2-12.4	10	44.2	19.4-72.2
25-34	30	8	21.5	9.4-41.9	1	13.5	2.0-53.7	2	10.4	2.2-37.4	2	2.4	0.6- 9.8	17	52.3	30.2-73.5
35-44	55	14	25.2	14.1-40.7	3	7.9	2.0-26.5	5	7.0	2.5-18.6	4	9.5	3.0-26.2	29	50.4	35.0-65.8
45-54	66	15	26.3	13.7-44.4	9	14.2	6.1-29.6	10	13.7	6.2-27.4	4	4.4	1.5-12.3	28	41.4	26.7-57.9
55-64	69	9	8.6	4.0-17.4	7	11.1	4.2-26.1	10	12.8	6.1-24.9	8	9.8	4.0-22.2	35	57.7	42.9-71.2
65-74	53	6	19.0	7.2-41.6	3	6.1	1.6-20.6	6	9.3	3.4-23.1	4	5.5	2.0-14.6	34	60.0	41.0-76.4
75+	47	3	5.8	1.8-17.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	3	2.9	0.9- 9.3	6	17.5	5.7-42.9	34	73.3	51.9-87.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	68	15	30.5	16.5-49.4	7	10.8	4.0-25.8	11	8.8	3.9-18.6	8	7.6	2.9-18.5	27	42.3	26.3-60.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	113	24	34.4	18.1-55.3	6	8.8	2.6-25.8	10	4.6	2.0-10.2	8	4.0	1.7- 9.2	65	48.2	31.7-65.1
Some Post-H.S.	73	14	19.7	10.5-33.8	6	6.6	1.9-20.3	5	11.5	4.0-28.9	7	11.3	4.3-26.6	41	51.0	35.8-66.0
College Graduate	84	9	14.5	6.5-29.1	5	5.1	1.8-13.5	10	9.6	4.6-19.2	6	4.9	2.1-11.0	54	66.0	52.5-77.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	54	9	11.5	4.9-24.6	2	22.2	5.9-56.6	8	11.8	4.4-27.8	10	16.9	7.1-35.3	25	37.6	20.9-57.9
$15,000- 24,999	69	14	30.6	13.2-56.2	6	7.1	2.3-19.8	8	7.1	2.8-17.0	9	13.0	5.4-28.3	32	42.1	24.4-62.2
$25,000- 34,999	33	8	21.2	9.0-42.2	1	12.6	1.9-51.7	4	9.4	3.0-25.4	3	5.1	1.5-16.0	17	51.8	30.6-72.3
$35,000- 49,999	37	5	14.6	5.4-34.0	5	8.7	3.2-21.4	2	8.8	2.2-29.8	2	4.8	1.2-17.8	23	63.0	43.6-78.9
$50,000-74,999	38	5	19.1	7.5-40.8	2	1.8	0.4- 7.6	6	16.1	5.1-40.4	2	3.2	0.7-12.9	23	59.7	39.1-77.4
$75,000+	58	10	30.8	11.8-59.9	4	4.1	1.2-12.8	4	5.2	1.5-16.1	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	39	59.2	35.4-79.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	207	40	25.8	16.4-38.1	18	11.3	5.6-21.6	25	10.0	5.6-17.0	26	10.5	6.2-17.0	98	42.5	33.0-52.6
No	127	22	27.6	14.5-46.1	5	3.4	1.0-11.2	11	5.6	2.6-11.5	3	1.3	0.3- 5.5	86	62.2	46.0-76.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	33	2	2.1	0.5- 8.8	3	10.1	2.3-35.4	3	8.2	1.8-30.3	4	15.4	4.6-40.4	21	64.3	41.6-81.9
Non-Veteran	305	60	28.7	19.9-39.6	21	7.7	3.9-14.6	33	7.9	4.9-12.6	25	5.5	3.2- 9.1	166	50.2	41.0-59.4

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

25.0

9.9-50.3

10.8

3.7-27.9

7.9

3.6-16.4

6.6

2.7-15.3

49.7

32.4-67.0

Female

255

26.9

19.6-35.7

6.1

3.3-11.0

8.0

4.5-13.8

6.3

3.5-11.1

138

52.7

44.2-61.1

RACE

White

275

27.9

18.1-40.5

7.3

3.3-15.4

7.9

4.9-12.4

5.6

3.3- 9.4

158

51.3

41.3-61.2

African American

21.1

10.7-37.3

5.7

2.2-14.2

7.7

1.5-30.9

12.0

4.2-29.5

53.6

34.2-71.9

Other Minorities

16.3

3.8-49.4

23.9

5.8-61.7

9.7

2.4-32.2

0.0

. - .

50.1

20.6-79.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

29.6

8.4-65.9

0.0

. - .

12.0

3.4-34.6

0.0

. - .

58.4

24.4-86.0

Non-Hispanic

324

26.2

17.8-36.8

7.5

3.9-14.0

7.8

4.8-12.5

6.7

4.1-10.9

182

51.7

42.8-60.5

AGE

18-24

54.1

26.2-79.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

1.8

0.2-12.4

44.2

19.4-72.2

25-34

21.5

9.4-41.9

13.5

2.0-53.7

10.4

2.2-37.4

2.4

0.6- 9.8

52.3

30.2-73.5

35-44

25.2

14.1-40.7

7.9

2.0-26.5

7.0

2.5-18.6

9.5

3.0-26.2

50.4

35.0-65.8

45-54

26.3

13.7-44.4

14.2

6.1-29.6

13.7

6.2-27.4

4.4

1.5-12.3

41.4

26.7-57.9

55-64

8.6

4.0-17.4

11.1

4.2-26.1

12.8

6.1-24.9

9.8

4.0-22.2

57.7

42.9-71.2

65-74

19.0

7.2-41.6

6.1

1.6-20.6

9.3

3.4-23.1

5.5

2.0-14.6

60.0

41.0-76.4

75+

5.8

1.8-17.4

0.5

0.1- 3.5

2.9

0.9- 9.3

17.5

5.7-42.9

73.3

51.9-87.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

30.5

16.5-49.4

10.8

4.0-25.8

8.8

3.9-18.6

7.6

2.9-18.5

42.3

26.3-60.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

113

34.4

18.1-55.3

8.8

2.6-25.8

4.6

2.0-10.2

4.0

1.7- 9.2

48.2

31.7-65.1

Some Post-H.S.

19.7

10.5-33.8

6.6

1.9-20.3

11.5

4.0-28.9

11.3

4.3-26.6

51.0

35.8-66.0

College Graduate

14.5

6.5-29.1

5.1

1.8-13.5

9.6

4.6-19.2

4.9

2.1-11.0

66.0

52.5-77.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

11.5

4.9-24.6

22.2

5.9-56.6

11.8

4.4-27.8

16.9

7.1-35.3

37.6

20.9-57.9

$15,000- 24,999

30.6

13.2-56.2

7.1

2.3-19.8

7.1

2.8-17.0

13.0

5.4-28.3

42.1

24.4-62.2

$25,000- 34,999

21.2

9.0-42.2

12.6

1.9-51.7

9.4

3.0-25.4

5.1

1.5-16.0

51.8

30.6-72.3

$35,000- 49,999

14.6

5.4-34.0

8.7

3.2-21.4

8.8

2.2-29.8

4.8

1.2-17.8

63.0

43.6-78.9

$50,000-74,999

19.1

7.5-40.8

1.8

0.4- 7.6

16.1

5.1-40.4

3.2

0.7-12.9

59.7

39.1-77.4

$75,000+

30.8

11.8-59.9

4.1

1.2-12.8

5.2

1.5-16.1

0.6

0.1- 4.4

59.2

35.4-79.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

207

25.8

16.4-38.1

11.3

5.6-21.6

10.0

5.6-17.0

10.5

6.2-17.0

42.5

33.0-52.6

127

27.6

14.5-46.1

3.4

1.0-11.2

5.6

2.6-11.5

1.3

0.3- 5.5

62.2

46.0-76.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2.1

0.5- 8.8

10.1

2.3-35.4

8.2

1.8-30.3

15.4

4.6-40.4

64.3

41.6-81.9

Non-Veteran

305

28.7

19.9-39.6

7.7

3.9-14.6

7.9

4.9-12.6

5.5

3.2- 9.1

166

50.2

41.0-59.4

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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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