BRFSS 2007 - Western North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, how many days were you unable to work or carry out your usual activities because of your asthma?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
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
-Western NC	242	36	15.1	9.2-23.8	19	9.5	5.1-17.0	16	5.0	2.7- 8.8	171	70.4	61.2-78.3
GENDER
Male	76	5	5.1	1.8-13.6	6	12.2	4.2-30.6	3	2.9	0.9- 9.3	62	79.8	63.6-89.9
Female	166	31	21.8	12.9-34.5	13	7.6	4.1-13.7	13	6.3	3.2-12.2	109	64.2	52.6-74.3
RACE
White	228	33	14.7	8.6-23.8	17	9.7	5.1-17.8	15	5.2	2.8- 9.3	163	70.4	60.7-78.5
African American	8	1	12.3	1.7-54.0	1	4.4	0.6-27.7	0	0.0	. - .	6	83.3	46.3-96.6
Other Minorities	6	2	31.8	4.1-83.5	1	6.4	0.7-41.7	1	3.1	0.3-24.3	2	58.7	12.6-93.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	241	36	15.2	9.2-23.9	19	9.5	5.1-17.0	15	4.7	2.5- 8.6	171	70.6	61.3-78.5
AGE
18-24	3	2	71.0	18.0-96.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	29.0	3.5-82.0
25-34	20	4	18.2	4.7-50.3	3	12.6	2.7-42.9	0	0.0	. - .	13	69.2	40.0-88.3
35-44	30	6	20.1	8.5-40.4	3	7.9	2.3-23.7	1	2.5	0.3-15.9	20	69.5	49.6-84.1
45-54	47	5	7.0	2.5-18.5	5	13.0	5.2-28.7	3	7.7	2.0-24.9	34	72.3	55.2-84.7
55-64	60	12	17.2	9.3-29.7	4	5.1	1.8-13.3	5	6.7	2.5-16.7	39	70.9	57.6-81.5
65-74	56	4	6.0	2.2-15.7	3	8.0	2.6-22.5	6	13.0	5.4-28.2	43	73.0	57.2-84.5
75+	25	3	12.1	3.6-33.6	1	8.1	1.2-39.5	0	0.0	. - .	21	79.8	55.1-92.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	50	4	13.1	4.6-32.1	4	10.6	3.9-25.3	4	12.4	4.5-30.0	38	63.9	46.2-78.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	89	13	18.8	7.6-39.4	8	8.3	3.8-17.0	7	5.0	2.0-11.6	61	68.0	51.0-81.3
Some Post-H.S.	68	13	13.9	6.9-25.9	5	13.9	3.8-39.9	5	3.3	1.2- 8.6	45	68.9	49.4-83.4
College Graduate	35	6	11.3	4.6-25.0	2	3.9	0.7-17.6	0	0.0	. - .	27	84.9	69.5-93.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	55	11	18.4	9.3-33.4	7	19.1	8.9-36.2	8	15.0	6.8-29.9	29	47.5	32.9-62.5
$15,000- 24,999	55	9	25.0	9.7-51.0	2	3.3	0.8-12.9	3	6.2	1.7-19.6	41	65.6	42.7-83.0
$25,000- 34,999	29	4	8.4	2.6-24.1	2	6.3	1.2-26.2	1	2.3	0.3-15.3	22	83.0	63.5-93.2
$35,000- 49,999	34	3	5.0	1.4-16.1	2	3.1	0.7-13.1	1	2.0	0.3-13.3	28	89.9	76.8-96.0
$50,000-74,999	20	2	7.5	1.7-26.9	2	9.2	2.1-32.9	0	0.0	. - .	16	83.3	60.5-94.2
$75,000+	24	5	17.1	6.6-37.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	19	82.9	62.3-93.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	154	25	17.6	9.0-31.6	17	15.7	8.3-27.9	16	9.0	5.0-15.8	96	57.7	45.6-68.9
No	84	11	12.6	6.4-23.2	2	1.9	0.4- 8.0	0	0.0	. - .	71	85.6	74.7-92.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	26	1	3.0	0.4-18.8	2	10.9	2.8-34.4	2	8.2	1.9-29.4	21	77.9	55.6-90.9
Non-Veteran	216	35	16.5	10.0-26.0	17	9.3	4.7-17.6	14	4.6	2.4- 8.6	150	69.6	59.6-78.1

Total
Respond.^

1-7 Days

8-30 days

More than 30 Days

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,077

192

17.4

14.2-21.1

6.1

4.6- 8.1

3.0

2.1- 4.4

759

73.5

69.4-77.2

-Western NC

242

15.1

9.2-23.8

9.5

5.1-17.0

5.0

2.7- 8.8

171

70.4

61.2-78.3

GENDER

Male

5.1

1.8-13.6

12.2

4.2-30.6

2.9

0.9- 9.3

79.8

63.6-89.9

Female

166

21.8

12.9-34.5

7.6

4.1-13.7

6.3

3.2-12.2

109

64.2

52.6-74.3

RACE

White

228

14.7

8.6-23.8

9.7

5.1-17.8

5.2

2.8- 9.3

163

70.4

60.7-78.5

African American

12.3

1.7-54.0

4.4

0.6-27.7

0.0

. - .

83.3

46.3-96.6

Other Minorities

31.8

4.1-83.5

6.4

0.7-41.7

3.1

0.3-24.3

58.7

12.6-93.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

241

15.2

9.2-23.9

9.5

5.1-17.0

4.7

2.5- 8.6

171

70.6

61.3-78.5

AGE

18-24

71.0

18.0-96.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

29.0

3.5-82.0

25-34

18.2

4.7-50.3

12.6

2.7-42.9

0.0

. - .

69.2

40.0-88.3

35-44

20.1

8.5-40.4

7.9

2.3-23.7

2.5

0.3-15.9

69.5

49.6-84.1

45-54

7.0

2.5-18.5

13.0

5.2-28.7

7.7

2.0-24.9

72.3

55.2-84.7

55-64

17.2

9.3-29.7

5.1

1.8-13.3

6.7

2.5-16.7

70.9

57.6-81.5

65-74

6.0

2.2-15.7

8.0

2.6-22.5

13.0

5.4-28.2

73.0

57.2-84.5

75+

12.1

3.6-33.6

8.1

1.2-39.5

0.0

. - .

79.8

55.1-92.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

13.1

4.6-32.1

10.6

3.9-25.3

12.4

4.5-30.0

63.9

46.2-78.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

18.8

7.6-39.4

8.3

3.8-17.0

5.0

2.0-11.6

68.0

51.0-81.3

Some Post-H.S.

13.9

6.9-25.9

13.9

3.8-39.9

3.3

1.2- 8.6

68.9

49.4-83.4

College Graduate

11.3

4.6-25.0

3.9

0.7-17.6

0.0

. - .

84.9

69.5-93.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

18.4

9.3-33.4

19.1

8.9-36.2

15.0

6.8-29.9

47.5

32.9-62.5

$15,000- 24,999

25.0

9.7-51.0

3.3

0.8-12.9

6.2

1.7-19.6

65.6

42.7-83.0

$25,000- 34,999

8.4

2.6-24.1

6.3

1.2-26.2

2.3

0.3-15.3

83.0

63.5-93.2

$35,000- 49,999

5.0

1.4-16.1

3.1

0.7-13.1

2.0

0.3-13.3

89.9

76.8-96.0

$50,000-74,999

7.5

1.7-26.9

9.2

2.1-32.9

0.0

. - .

83.3

60.5-94.2

$75,000+

17.1

6.6-37.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

82.9

62.3-93.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

154

17.6

9.0-31.6

15.7

8.3-27.9

9.0

5.0-15.8

57.7

45.6-68.9

12.6

6.4-23.2

1.9

0.4- 8.0

0.0

. - .

85.6

74.7-92.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

3.0

0.4-18.8

10.9

2.8-34.4

8.2

1.9-29.4

77.9

55.6-90.9

Non-Veteran

216

16.5

10.0-26.0

9.3

4.7-17.6

4.6

2.4- 8.6

150

69.6

59.6-78.1

Back to Adult Asthma History.

*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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