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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	118	35	31.9	20.3-46.4	26	17.2	10.1-27.8	25	23.1	12.7-38.2	9	11.4	3.4-32.2	23	16.4	8.6-29.0
Female	372	115	26.6	21.3-32.7	77	24.3	18.6-30.9	72	23.2	17.4-30.4	38	8.9	5.8-13.5	70	17.0	12.4-22.8
RACE
White	390	115	23.9	18.7-29.9	80	22.7	17.0-29.6	81	27.7	20.4-36.4	39	11.0	5.5-20.8	75	14.8	11.0-19.6
African American	82	32	44.5	29.0-61.2	18	17.3	9.7-29.0	14	11.7	5.9-21.9	7	7.6	2.8-19.2	11	18.9	8.1-38.1
Other Minorities	18	3	20.9	6.4-50.2	5	25.9	9.7-53.4	2	14.1	2.6-50.1	1	4.6	0.6-27.3	7	34.5	12.5-65.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	4	21.2	6.2-52.3	4	27.3	8.9-59.0	3	16.5	3.9-48.9	2	4.4	0.9-19.8	3	30.6	7.0-72.0
Non-Hispanic	473	146	29.1	23.1-35.8	98	20.9	16.1-26.6	94	23.6	17.6-30.7	45	10.1	5.6-17.6	90	16.3	11.9-22.0
AGE
18-24	27	10	27.8	13.0-49.8	5	12.5	4.2-31.5	6	28.4	11.5-55.0	3	19.0	4.7-53.0	3	12.3	2.8-40.2
25-34	45	15	38.7	21.2-59.6	14	27.6	14.8-45.5	10	24.0	11.0-44.8	4	7.0	1.7-24.6	2	2.6	0.6-11.1
35-44	83	25	27.2	17.5-39.6	22	24.8	15.6-37.0	14	21.3	12.1-34.6	10	9.0	4.3-17.8	12	17.8	9.1-31.8
45-54	98	31	27.3	17.6-39.7	16	22.3	12.2-37.2	24	24.4	14.8-37.3	7	4.8	2.1-10.7	20	21.3	11.9-35.3
55-64	102	32	26.3	17.2-38.1	21	25.8	16.2-38.7	17	18.0	10.2-29.8	10	8.0	4.0-15.5	22	21.7	13.3-33.4
65-74	77	24	26.8	16.8-39.8	15	17.9	8.8-33.0	11	20.8	9.9-38.4	11	15.9	8.2-28.5	16	18.7	10.6-30.7
75+	58	13	20.9	11.0-36.2	10	18.9	9.0-35.5	15	21.2	11.8-35.3	2	2.0	0.4- 8.6	18	36.9	21.6-55.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	101	31	29.3	17.0-45.7	17	21.0	11.1-36.0	22	23.2	12.4-39.0	13	13.3	6.8-24.5	18	13.3	6.7-24.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	151	39	22.2	13.4-34.5	31	20.7	12.7-31.8	32	27.6	15.9-43.5	11	11.2	2.9-34.6	38	18.3	10.0-31.2
Some Post-H.S.	108	36	33.8	21.9-48.1	23	18.9	11.1-30.4	22	19.8	11.8-31.2	9	8.3	3.2-20.0	18	19.3	10.4-32.8
College Graduate	130	44	32.7	23.5-43.5	32	25.9	17.4-36.6	21	19.8	12.5-30.1	14	6.5	3.5-11.8	19	15.0	9.1-23.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	78	21	25.8	13.0-44.6	10	8.0	3.6-16.8	17	32.1	16.0-54.1	11	16.5	7.9-31.3	19	17.7	8.9-32.0
$15,000- 24,999	90	25	17.5	9.8-29.2	22	29.7	17.0-46.6	19	29.7	13.8-52.8	7	6.2	2.5-14.2	17	17.0	8.8-30.2
$25,000- 34,999	46	10	18.8	8.5-36.7	9	18.0	8.3-34.9	12	34.7	18.7-55.1	4	4.6	1.6-12.7	11	23.9	12.0-42.0
$35,000- 49,999	55	17	35.9	17.6-59.5	11	24.3	12.1-42.9	12	18.5	9.1-34.1	4	5.5	1.8-15.4	11	15.8	7.4-30.4
$50,000-74,999	64	25	43.5	27.5-61.0	13	21.9	11.5-37.7	7	12.4	5.5-25.6	9	9.1	2.9-25.0	10	13.2	6.5-24.9
$75,000+	87	28	25.5	15.7-38.7	23	22.6	13.0-36.3	16	19.2	10.8-31.8	8	19.6	6.0-48.2	12	13.1	6.0-26.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	280	70	20.3	14.7-27.5	52	21.5	15.1-29.6	60	27.6	19.1-38.0	26	8.8	5.2-14.6	72	21.8	16.0-28.9
No	200	76	37.2	27.3-48.4	49	22.0	15.2-30.7	35	19.2	12.3-28.7	21	11.4	4.3-26.9	19	10.1	4.7-20.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	45	12	29.7	15.7-48.9	13	27.8	14.3-46.9	7	15.5	6.5-32.7	3	6.3	1.9-19.0	10	20.7	9.5-39.6
Non-Veteran	445	138	28.5	22.4-35.5	90	20.9	16.0-26.9	90	24.0	17.8-31.5	44	10.2	5.5-18.1	83	16.3	11.7-22.4

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

118

31.9

20.3-46.4

17.2

10.1-27.8

23.1

12.7-38.2

11.4

3.4-32.2

16.4

8.6-29.0

Female

372

115

26.6

21.3-32.7

24.3

18.6-30.9

23.2

17.4-30.4

8.9

5.8-13.5

17.0

12.4-22.8

RACE

White

390

115

23.9

18.7-29.9

22.7

17.0-29.6

27.7

20.4-36.4

11.0

5.5-20.8

14.8

11.0-19.6

African American

44.5

29.0-61.2

17.3

9.7-29.0

11.7

5.9-21.9

7.6

2.8-19.2

18.9

8.1-38.1

Other Minorities

20.9

6.4-50.2

25.9

9.7-53.4

14.1

2.6-50.1

4.6

0.6-27.3

34.5

12.5-65.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

21.2

6.2-52.3

27.3

8.9-59.0

16.5

3.9-48.9

4.4

0.9-19.8

30.6

7.0-72.0

Non-Hispanic

473

146

29.1

23.1-35.8

20.9

16.1-26.6

23.6

17.6-30.7

10.1

5.6-17.6

16.3

11.9-22.0

AGE

18-24

27.8

13.0-49.8

12.5

4.2-31.5

28.4

11.5-55.0

19.0

4.7-53.0

12.3

2.8-40.2

25-34

38.7

21.2-59.6

27.6

14.8-45.5

24.0

11.0-44.8

7.0

1.7-24.6

2.6

0.6-11.1

35-44

27.2

17.5-39.6

24.8

15.6-37.0

21.3

12.1-34.6

9.0

4.3-17.8

17.8

9.1-31.8

45-54

27.3

17.6-39.7

22.3

12.2-37.2

24.4

14.8-37.3

4.8

2.1-10.7

21.3

11.9-35.3

55-64

102

26.3

17.2-38.1

25.8

16.2-38.7

18.0

10.2-29.8

8.0

4.0-15.5

21.7

13.3-33.4

65-74

26.8

16.8-39.8

17.9

8.8-33.0

20.8

9.9-38.4

15.9

8.2-28.5

18.7

10.6-30.7

75+

20.9

11.0-36.2

18.9

9.0-35.5

21.2

11.8-35.3

2.0

0.4- 8.6

36.9

21.6-55.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

101

29.3

17.0-45.7

21.0

11.1-36.0

23.2

12.4-39.0

13.3

6.8-24.5

13.3

6.7-24.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

151

22.2

13.4-34.5

20.7

12.7-31.8

27.6

15.9-43.5

11.2

2.9-34.6

18.3

10.0-31.2

Some Post-H.S.

108

33.8

21.9-48.1

18.9

11.1-30.4

19.8

11.8-31.2

8.3

3.2-20.0

19.3

10.4-32.8

College Graduate

130

32.7

23.5-43.5

25.9

17.4-36.6

19.8

12.5-30.1

6.5

3.5-11.8

15.0

9.1-23.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

25.8

13.0-44.6

8.0

3.6-16.8

32.1

16.0-54.1

16.5

7.9-31.3

17.7

8.9-32.0

$15,000- 24,999

17.5

9.8-29.2

29.7

17.0-46.6

29.7

13.8-52.8

6.2

2.5-14.2

17.0

8.8-30.2

$25,000- 34,999

18.8

8.5-36.7

18.0

8.3-34.9

34.7

18.7-55.1

4.6

1.6-12.7

23.9

12.0-42.0

$35,000- 49,999

35.9

17.6-59.5

24.3

12.1-42.9

18.5

9.1-34.1

5.5

1.8-15.4

15.8

7.4-30.4

$50,000-74,999

43.5

27.5-61.0

21.9

11.5-37.7

12.4

5.5-25.6

9.1

2.9-25.0

13.2

6.5-24.9

$75,000+

25.5

15.7-38.7

22.6

13.0-36.3

19.2

10.8-31.8

19.6

6.0-48.2

13.1

6.0-26.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

280

20.3

14.7-27.5

21.5

15.1-29.6

27.6

19.1-38.0

8.8

5.2-14.6

21.8

16.0-28.9

200

37.2

27.3-48.4

22.0

15.2-30.7

19.2

12.3-28.7

11.4

4.3-26.9

10.1

4.7-20.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

29.7

15.7-48.9

27.8

14.3-46.9

15.5

6.5-32.7

6.3

1.9-19.0

20.7

9.5-39.6

Non-Veteran

445

138

28.5

22.4-35.5

20.9

16.0-26.9

24.0

17.8-31.5

10.2

5.5-18.1

16.3

11.7-22.4

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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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