BRFSS 2007 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	191	35	13.6	9.0-20.0	20	9.1	5.3-15.2	18	9.6	5.0-17.7	27	12.7	7.9-19.9	91	55.0	44.7-64.8
GENDER
Male	60	7	7.8	3.2-18.0	6	7.3	2.6-18.8	7	13.2	4.9-30.9	7	10.3	3.7-25.6	33	61.5	44.0-76.4
Female	131	28	18.0	11.4-27.2	14	10.5	5.6-18.8	11	6.9	3.3-13.8	20	14.6	8.9-23.2	58	50.0	37.5-62.4
RACE
White	182	33	14.1	9.3-20.8	19	9.3	5.4-15.8	17	10.0	5.1-18.5	26	11.2	7.2-17.1	87	55.3	44.9-65.4
African American	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	11.2	1.2-56.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	88.8	43.1-98.8
Other Minorities	5	2	5.7	0.9-29.7	1	6.8	0.7-44.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	56.3	10.1-93.6	1	31.2	3.4-85.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	190	35	13.6	9.0-20.0	20	9.1	5.3-15.3	17	9.3	4.7-17.5	27	12.8	7.9-20.0	91	55.1	44.8-65.0
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
25-34	17	1	4.4	0.6-26.4	3	8.1	2.1-26.2	5	17.2	5.1-44.4	2	10.3	2.2-37.2	6	60.0	32.8-82.2
35-44	23	6	23.9	9.8-47.6	2	4.5	1.0-19.0	1	3.3	0.5-20.4	5	18.3	7.1-39.6	9	49.9	28.2-71.7
45-54	38	8	16.5	7.8-31.8	3	4.5	1.3-14.4	2	6.3	1.3-25.4	8	20.0	9.6-36.8	17	52.7	34.2-70.5
55-64	48	11	21.5	11.4-36.9	6	20.9	8.4-43.2	7	13.1	5.8-26.9	5	9.0	3.5-21.2	19	35.5	21.8-52.0
65-74	42	5	10.3	3.9-24.5	5	12.4	4.8-28.5	2	3.6	0.8-14.4	6	12.5	5.0-28.0	24	61.2	44.2-75.8
75+	19	3	14.7	4.3-39.9	1	5.9	0.8-32.1	1	8.8	1.3-42.3	1	5.2	0.7-29.5	13	65.3	39.9-84.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	50	9	16.1	7.9-30.2	6	15.0	5.9-33.2	7	11.6	5.2-23.9	10	20.6	10.9-35.6	18	36.7	22.6-53.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	66	8	10.4	4.1-24.2	5	4.9	1.8-12.7	7	8.8	3.7-19.8	8	7.9	3.3-17.5	38	67.9	52.0-80.6
Some Post-H.S.	55	14	14.7	7.4-27.1	9	13.9	5.9-29.3	2	3.7	0.7-18.1	6	14.1	4.6-35.9	24	53.5	33.0-73.0
College Graduate	20	4	15.3	5.0-38.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	20.9	3.6-65.0	3	9.4	2.5-29.7	11	54.4	24.9-81.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	51	10	18.0	8.7-33.8	8	15.0	7.1-29.0	11	24.8	13.2-41.7	10	20.9	10.8-36.7	12	21.2	11.2-36.5
$15,000- 24,999	46	11	11.7	5.5-23.2	2	7.0	1.5-26.4	1	1.9	0.3-12.9	5	8.1	2.9-21.0	27	71.3	52.1-85.0
$25,000- 34,999	21	2	12.8	2.9-41.8	3	15.4	4.0-44.5	4	31.9	9.9-66.5	2	8.9	2.0-31.6	10	31.1	13.9-55.7
$35,000- 49,999	28	3	7.2	2.1-21.9	3	6.7	2.0-20.4	1	1.1	0.1- 7.8	5	22.3	6.8-52.9	16	62.6	36.7-82.9
$50,000-74,999	14	6	46.2	20.0-74.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.2	0.6-25.7	7	49.6	22.4-77.1
$75,000+	10	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.2	0.3-15.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	9	97.8	84.4-99.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	132	22	12.3	7.5-19.6	18	12.6	7.2-21.3	16	10.6	5.9-18.1	25	16.8	10.7-25.4	51	47.7	35.2-60.6
No	56	13	16.1	8.1-29.5	2	4.4	0.9-17.9	2	8.7	1.9-32.3	2	7.4	1.7-27.5	37	63.4	44.7-78.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	19	2	6.3	1.4-24.1	1	4.2	0.6-25.0	1	3.7	0.5-22.4	4	18.4	6.3-42.8	11	67.5	43.5-84.8
Non-Veteran	172	33	14.3	9.3-21.3	19	9.6	5.5-16.3	17	10.2	5.2-19.1	23	12.2	7.2-19.9	80	53.7	42.7-64.4

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

-Western NC

191

13.6

9.0-20.0

9.1

5.3-15.2

9.6

5.0-17.7

12.7

7.9-19.9

55.0

44.7-64.8

GENDER

Male

7.8

3.2-18.0

7.3

2.6-18.8

13.2

4.9-30.9

10.3

3.7-25.6

61.5

44.0-76.4

Female

131

18.0

11.4-27.2

10.5

5.6-18.8

6.9

3.3-13.8

14.6

8.9-23.2

50.0

37.5-62.4

RACE

White

182

14.1

9.3-20.8

9.3

5.4-15.8

10.0

5.1-18.5

11.2

7.2-17.1

55.3

44.9-65.4

African American

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

11.2

1.2-56.9

0.0

. - .

88.8

43.1-98.8

Other Minorities

5.7

0.9-29.7

6.8

0.7-44.3

0.0

. - .

56.3

10.1-93.6

31.2

3.4-85.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

190

13.6

9.0-20.0

9.1

5.3-15.3

9.3

4.7-17.5

12.8

7.9-20.0

55.1

44.8-65.0

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

4.4

0.6-26.4

8.1

2.1-26.2

17.2

5.1-44.4

10.3

2.2-37.2

60.0

32.8-82.2

35-44

23.9

9.8-47.6

4.5

1.0-19.0

3.3

0.5-20.4

18.3

7.1-39.6

49.9

28.2-71.7

45-54

16.5

7.8-31.8

4.5

1.3-14.4

6.3

1.3-25.4

20.0

9.6-36.8

52.7

34.2-70.5

55-64

21.5

11.4-36.9

20.9

8.4-43.2

13.1

5.8-26.9

9.0

3.5-21.2

35.5

21.8-52.0

65-74

10.3

3.9-24.5

12.4

4.8-28.5

3.6

0.8-14.4

12.5

5.0-28.0

61.2

44.2-75.8

75+

14.7

4.3-39.9

5.9

0.8-32.1

8.8

1.3-42.3

5.2

0.7-29.5

65.3

39.9-84.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.1

7.9-30.2

15.0

5.9-33.2

11.6

5.2-23.9

20.6

10.9-35.6

36.7

22.6-53.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

10.4

4.1-24.2

4.9

1.8-12.7

8.8

3.7-19.8

7.9

3.3-17.5

67.9

52.0-80.6

Some Post-H.S.

14.7

7.4-27.1

13.9

5.9-29.3

3.7

0.7-18.1

14.1

4.6-35.9

53.5

33.0-73.0

College Graduate

15.3

5.0-38.3

0.0

. - .

20.9

3.6-65.0

9.4

2.5-29.7

54.4

24.9-81.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

18.0

8.7-33.8

15.0

7.1-29.0

24.8

13.2-41.7

20.9

10.8-36.7

21.2

11.2-36.5

$15,000- 24,999

11.7

5.5-23.2

7.0

1.5-26.4

1.9

0.3-12.9

8.1

2.9-21.0

71.3

52.1-85.0

$25,000- 34,999

12.8

2.9-41.8

15.4

4.0-44.5

31.9

9.9-66.5

8.9

2.0-31.6

31.1

13.9-55.7

$35,000- 49,999

7.2

2.1-21.9

6.7

2.0-20.4

1.1

0.1- 7.8

22.3

6.8-52.9

62.6

36.7-82.9

$50,000-74,999

46.2

20.0-74.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

4.2

0.6-25.7

49.6

22.4-77.1

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

2.2

0.3-15.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

97.8

84.4-99.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

132

12.3

7.5-19.6

12.6

7.2-21.3

10.6

5.9-18.1

16.8

10.7-25.4

47.7

35.2-60.6

16.1

8.1-29.5

4.4

0.9-17.9

8.7

1.9-32.3

7.4

1.7-27.5

63.4

44.7-78.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

6.3

1.4-24.1

4.2

0.6-25.0

3.7

0.5-22.4

18.4

6.3-42.8

67.5

43.5-84.8

Non-Veteran

172

14.3

9.3-21.3

9.6

5.5-16.3

10.2

5.2-19.1

12.2

7.2-19.9

53.7

42.7-64.4

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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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