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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	250	57	22.7	16.6-30.4	50	23.3	15.8-32.9	45	18.5	12.7-26.3	35	11.7	7.8-17.2	63	23.7	16.7-32.5
GENDER
Male	78	20	19.8	11.9-31.1	15	24.7	11.9-44.3	15	24.0	13.0-40.1	8	9.2	4.2-19.0	20	22.2	12.9-35.5
Female	172	37	24.7	16.5-35.3	35	22.4	14.7-32.6	30	14.9	9.7-22.2	27	13.4	8.4-20.8	43	24.6	15.5-36.9
RACE
White	235	51	21.8	15.5-29.7	47	24.0	16.1-34.1	43	18.6	12.6-26.6	32	12.1	8.0-17.9	62	23.6	16.5-32.5
African American	8	4	60.6	24.9-87.7	2	26.7	5.7-68.7	1	8.3	1.1-43.0	1	4.4	0.6-27.7	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	7	2	15.2	2.5-55.4	1	2.1	0.2-17.1	1	26.4	3.3-79.2	2	8.5	1.4-38.4	1	47.7	8.8-89.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	249	57	22.8	16.6-30.5	50	23.4	15.9-33.0	45	18.6	12.7-26.3	34	11.5	7.6-17.0	63	23.7	16.7-32.6
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	41.4	6.0-88.6	2	58.6	11.4-94.0	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	20	3	14.6	4.0-41.1	8	41.7	19.2-68.3	3	16.8	4.9-44.0	2	4.3	0.7-21.7	4	22.6	6.9-53.6
35-44	32	9	26.8	13.6-45.9	5	17.3	6.9-37.0	8	29.7	14.5-51.3	5	15.4	5.9-34.5	5	10.8	4.0-26.0
45-54	50	12	22.4	12.2-37.4	10	16.4	8.3-29.8	4	6.9	2.3-18.5	10	19.5	9.9-34.8	14	34.9	20.0-53.3
55-64	63	15	29.0	17.5-44.0	9	15.5	7.7-28.7	16	24.8	15.1-37.8	6	8.3	3.2-19.9	17	22.4	13.3-35.1
65-74	55	10	24.9	12.3-44.0	11	18.3	9.4-32.7	11	19.5	10.4-33.5	6	8.2	3.3-18.9	17	29.1	17.4-44.4
75+	26	8	33.4	17.0-55.1	7	22.4	10.2-42.2	2	9.2	1.9-35.3	3	10.5	2.9-31.0	6	24.6	11.2-45.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	58	10	16.1	6.8-33.7	10	16.8	8.5-30.6	9	17.4	8.3-32.9	10	18.6	9.4-33.6	19	31.1	19.4-45.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	90	19	21.4	11.6-36.2	12	11.4	5.6-21.6	21	24.6	14.2-39.1	11	10.2	5.0-19.9	27	32.4	18.8-49.9
Some Post-H.S.	69	14	19.7	10.4-33.9	19	37.5	20.1-58.9	12	13.0	6.6-24.1	12	14.5	6.8-28.0	12	15.4	6.5-32.4
College Graduate	33	14	38.6	21.0-59.9	9	34.2	15.6-59.3	3	15.6	3.4-49.1	2	2.5	0.6-10.8	5	9.1	3.3-22.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	61	7	8.3	3.6-18.0	9	20.9	10.6-37.1	16	25.4	14.9-39.9	12	20.3	11.2-33.9	17	25.0	14.7-39.3
$15,000- 24,999	55	11	19.9	9.5-37.2	11	21.1	7.5-47.0	9	16.8	6.9-35.6	8	12.4	5.3-26.2	16	29.7	13.7-53.1
$25,000- 34,999	29	8	29.6	11.1-58.7	5	12.6	4.5-30.6	7	34.3	14.4-61.8	4	12.4	3.5-35.1	5	11.2	3.8-28.8
$35,000- 49,999	34	6	13.1	5.3-28.8	7	27.8	10.1-56.8	4	11.9	3.2-35.3	5	13.3	4.4-33.8	12	33.9	16.2-57.8
$50,000-74,999	19	5	29.7	12.1-56.4	6	32.1	13.4-59.1	3	12.6	3.6-35.6	2	9.9	2.0-36.9	3	15.7	3.8-46.9
$75,000+	24	14	52.3	28.9-74.8	5	20.2	7.3-44.8	3	10.2	2.5-33.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	17.3	3.5-55.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	162	31	21.0	13.9-30.5	30	20.6	12.6-31.8	28	12.6	8.1-19.0	23	11.8	7.3-18.6	50	34.0	23.7-46.1
No	85	26	25.8	15.6-39.5	20	27.7	15.1-45.1	17	27.1	15.7-42.5	10	9.0	4.1-18.5	12	10.5	4.6-22.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	26	7	28.2	12.7-51.3	7	27.7	12.3-51.3	1	5.6	0.8-30.6	4	12.0	4.1-30.7	7	26.5	12.3-48.1
Non-Veteran	224	50	22.2	15.7-30.3	43	22.8	14.9-33.3	44	19.9	13.6-28.4	31	11.7	7.6-17.6	56	23.4	15.9-33.0

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

-Western NC

250

22.7

16.6-30.4

23.3

15.8-32.9

18.5

12.7-26.3

11.7

7.8-17.2

23.7

16.7-32.5

GENDER

Male

19.8

11.9-31.1

24.7

11.9-44.3

24.0

13.0-40.1

9.2

4.2-19.0

22.2

12.9-35.5

Female

172

24.7

16.5-35.3

22.4

14.7-32.6

14.9

9.7-22.2

13.4

8.4-20.8

24.6

15.5-36.9

RACE

White

235

21.8

15.5-29.7

24.0

16.1-34.1

18.6

12.6-26.6

12.1

8.0-17.9

23.6

16.5-32.5

African American

60.6

24.9-87.7

26.7

5.7-68.7

8.3

1.1-43.0

4.4

0.6-27.7

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

15.2

2.5-55.4

2.1

0.2-17.1

26.4

3.3-79.2

8.5

1.4-38.4

47.7

8.8-89.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

249

22.8

16.6-30.5

23.4

15.9-33.0

18.6

12.7-26.3

11.5

7.6-17.0

23.7

16.7-32.6

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

41.4

6.0-88.6

58.6

11.4-94.0

0.0

. - .

25-34

14.6

4.0-41.1

41.7

19.2-68.3

16.8

4.9-44.0

4.3

0.7-21.7

22.6

6.9-53.6

35-44

26.8

13.6-45.9

17.3

6.9-37.0

29.7

14.5-51.3

15.4

5.9-34.5

10.8

4.0-26.0

45-54

22.4

12.2-37.4

16.4

8.3-29.8

6.9

2.3-18.5

19.5

9.9-34.8

34.9

20.0-53.3

55-64

29.0

17.5-44.0

15.5

7.7-28.7

24.8

15.1-37.8

8.3

3.2-19.9

22.4

13.3-35.1

65-74

24.9

12.3-44.0

18.3

9.4-32.7

19.5

10.4-33.5

8.2

3.3-18.9

29.1

17.4-44.4

75+

33.4

17.0-55.1

22.4

10.2-42.2

9.2

1.9-35.3

10.5

2.9-31.0

24.6

11.2-45.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.1

6.8-33.7

16.8

8.5-30.6

17.4

8.3-32.9

18.6

9.4-33.6

31.1

19.4-45.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

21.4

11.6-36.2

11.4

5.6-21.6

24.6

14.2-39.1

10.2

5.0-19.9

32.4

18.8-49.9

Some Post-H.S.

19.7

10.4-33.9

37.5

20.1-58.9

13.0

6.6-24.1

14.5

6.8-28.0

15.4

6.5-32.4

College Graduate

38.6

21.0-59.9

34.2

15.6-59.3

15.6

3.4-49.1

2.5

0.6-10.8

9.1

3.3-22.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

8.3

3.6-18.0

20.9

10.6-37.1

25.4

14.9-39.9

20.3

11.2-33.9

25.0

14.7-39.3

$15,000- 24,999

19.9

9.5-37.2

21.1

7.5-47.0

16.8

6.9-35.6

12.4

5.3-26.2

29.7

13.7-53.1

$25,000- 34,999

29.6

11.1-58.7

12.6

4.5-30.6

34.3

14.4-61.8

12.4

3.5-35.1

11.2

3.8-28.8

$35,000- 49,999

13.1

5.3-28.8

27.8

10.1-56.8

11.9

3.2-35.3

13.3

4.4-33.8

33.9

16.2-57.8

$50,000-74,999

29.7

12.1-56.4

32.1

13.4-59.1

12.6

3.6-35.6

9.9

2.0-36.9

15.7

3.8-46.9

$75,000+

52.3

28.9-74.8

20.2

7.3-44.8

10.2

2.5-33.1

0.0

. - .

17.3

3.5-55.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

162

21.0

13.9-30.5

20.6

12.6-31.8

12.6

8.1-19.0

11.8

7.3-18.6

34.0

23.7-46.1

25.8

15.6-39.5

27.7

15.1-45.1

27.1

15.7-42.5

9.0

4.1-18.5

10.5

4.6-22.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

28.2

12.7-51.3

27.7

12.3-51.3

5.6

0.8-30.6

12.0

4.1-30.7

26.5

12.3-48.1

Non-Veteran

224

22.2

15.7-30.3

22.8

14.9-33.3

19.9

13.6-28.4

11.7

7.6-17.6

23.4

15.9-33.0

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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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