BRFSS 2008 - Eastern 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?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	1,209	188	18.1	14.7-22.1	85	5.2	3.9- 6.9	48	3.6	2.4- 5.5	888	73.1	68.9-76.9
-Eastern NC	399	73	22.2	16.6-29.0	33	6.2	3.8- 9.9	17	4.9	2.3-10.2	276	66.6	59.2-73.3
GENDER
Male	94	18	23.4	13.5-37.3	6	3.9	1.4-10.5	9	8.9	3.3-21.7	61	63.8	48.8-76.5
Female	305	55	21.4	15.7-28.5	27	7.8	4.6-12.9	8	2.1	1.0- 4.4	215	68.7	61.3-75.2
RACE
White	249	38	16.2	10.8-23.7	22	7.8	4.3-13.7	10	5.8	2.1-15.0	179	70.2	60.7-78.2
African American	106	27	37.0	24.3-51.7	9	3.6	1.7- 7.3	6	3.9	1.7- 9.0	64	55.5	41.5-68.8
Other Minorities	43	8	18.2	6.3-42.5	2	4.2	1.0-16.6	1	2.9	0.4-18.7	32	74.7	51.2-89.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	1	5.3	0.6-32.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	8	94.7	67.1-99.4
Non-Hispanic	388	71	22.4	16.8-29.4	33	6.3	3.9-10.1	17	5.0	2.4-10.4	267	66.2	58.6-73.0
AGE
18-24	12	4	23.3	6.5-56.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	12.8	1.7-55.3	7	63.9	29.0-88.5
25-34	39	8	18.4	7.9-37.1	2	3.2	0.8-12.6	1	2.1	0.3-13.9	28	76.3	57.6-88.4
35-44	53	10	18.4	8.0-36.7	6	11.9	4.2-29.2	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8	36	68.9	50.9-82.6
45-54	77	18	31.3	18.4-47.9	7	6.8	2.3-18.2	4	3.8	1.1-11.8	48	58.1	42.9-71.9
55-64	91	21	29.4	19.1-42.4	10	8.6	4.2-17.1	5	7.4	3.0-17.0	55	54.5	42.0-66.5
65-74	84	9	13.3	6.6-25.0	7	6.5	3.0-13.8	2	1.7	0.4- 7.2	66	78.4	66.7-86.8
75+	40	3	8.4	2.6-24.4	1	3.0	0.4-18.2	3	8.2	2.5-23.8	33	80.4	63.2-90.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	84	10	18.2	8.2-35.6	11	13.1	5.8-27.0	9	11.5	5.8-21.5	54	57.2	42.4-70.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	132	31	22.2	13.6-34.1	8	4.8	2.1-10.6	4	6.0	1.2-25.4	89	67.0	52.7-78.8
Some Post-H.S.	98	17	23.7	13.0-39.4	8	3.8	1.7- 8.3	2	0.6	0.1- 2.5	71	71.8	56.8-83.2
College Graduate	84	15	24.4	13.3-40.3	6	4.8	1.3-16.4	2	2.3	0.5-10.5	61	68.5	52.5-81.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	91	19	33.4	19.6-50.8	10	7.0	3.5-13.7	5	6.4	2.4-16.4	57	53.1	37.8-67.8
$15,000- 24,999	85	12	14.0	6.9-26.4	10	10.5	4.2-24.1	6	12.2	3.6-34.2	57	63.3	46.0-77.7
$25,000- 34,999	33	5	21.4	6.9-50.1	2	1.7	0.4- 7.1	2	4.6	0.9-19.7	24	72.3	46.4-88.7
$35,000- 49,999	50	13	31.4	16.7-51.1	4	4.9	1.7-13.5	1	2.1	0.3-13.4	32	61.6	43.1-77.2
$50,000-74,999	51	11	31.7	16.3-52.5	2	4.9	1.2-18.0	0	0.0	. - .	38	63.3	43.6-79.4
$75,000+	42	5	12.9	4.7-30.7	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	35	85.3	67.9-94.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	259	50	25.5	17.9-34.8	29	9.0	5.4-14.9	16	8.1	3.8-16.5	164	57.4	47.3-66.9
No	134	22	17.3	10.1-28.1	4	2.0	0.6- 6.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	107	80.4	69.6-88.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	49	11	29.1	16.1-46.9	3	5.6	1.5-18.5	3	4.5	1.1-16.1	32	60.7	43.6-75.6
Non-Veteran	349	62	21.4	15.4-28.9	30	6.4	3.8-10.4	14	5.0	2.2-11.2	243	67.2	58.9-74.5

Total
Respond.^

1-7 Days

8-30 days

More than 30 Days

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,209

188

18.1

14.7-22.1

5.2

3.9- 6.9

3.6

2.4- 5.5

888

73.1

68.9-76.9

-Eastern NC

399

22.2

16.6-29.0

6.2

3.8- 9.9

4.9

2.3-10.2

276

66.6

59.2-73.3

GENDER

Male

23.4

13.5-37.3

3.9

1.4-10.5

8.9

3.3-21.7

63.8

48.8-76.5

Female

305

21.4

15.7-28.5

7.8

4.6-12.9

2.1

1.0- 4.4

215

68.7

61.3-75.2

RACE

White

249

16.2

10.8-23.7

7.8

4.3-13.7

5.8

2.1-15.0

179

70.2

60.7-78.2

African American

106

37.0

24.3-51.7

3.6

1.7- 7.3

3.9

1.7- 9.0

55.5

41.5-68.8

Other Minorities

18.2

6.3-42.5

4.2

1.0-16.6

2.9

0.4-18.7

74.7

51.2-89.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

5.3

0.6-32.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

94.7

67.1-99.4

Non-Hispanic

388

22.4

16.8-29.4

6.3

3.9-10.1

5.0

2.4-10.4

267

66.2

58.6-73.0

AGE

18-24

23.3

6.5-56.9

0.0

. - .

12.8

1.7-55.3

63.9

29.0-88.5

25-34

18.4

7.9-37.1

3.2

0.8-12.6

2.1

0.3-13.9

76.3

57.6-88.4

35-44

18.4

8.0-36.7

11.9

4.2-29.2

0.8

0.1- 5.8

68.9

50.9-82.6

45-54

31.3

18.4-47.9

6.8

2.3-18.2

3.8

1.1-11.8

58.1

42.9-71.9

55-64

29.4

19.1-42.4

8.6

4.2-17.1

7.4

3.0-17.0

54.5

42.0-66.5

65-74

13.3

6.6-25.0

6.5

3.0-13.8

1.7

0.4- 7.2

78.4

66.7-86.8

75+

8.4

2.6-24.4

3.0

0.4-18.2

8.2

2.5-23.8

80.4

63.2-90.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

18.2

8.2-35.6

13.1

5.8-27.0

11.5

5.8-21.5

57.2

42.4-70.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

132

22.2

13.6-34.1

4.8

2.1-10.6

6.0

1.2-25.4

67.0

52.7-78.8

Some Post-H.S.

23.7

13.0-39.4

3.8

1.7- 8.3

0.6

0.1- 2.5

71.8

56.8-83.2

College Graduate

24.4

13.3-40.3

4.8

1.3-16.4

2.3

0.5-10.5

68.5

52.5-81.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

33.4

19.6-50.8

7.0

3.5-13.7

6.4

2.4-16.4

53.1

37.8-67.8

$15,000- 24,999

14.0

6.9-26.4

10.5

4.2-24.1

12.2

3.6-34.2

63.3

46.0-77.7

$25,000- 34,999

21.4

6.9-50.1

1.7

0.4- 7.1

4.6

0.9-19.7

72.3

46.4-88.7

$35,000- 49,999

31.4

16.7-51.1

4.9

1.7-13.5

2.1

0.3-13.4

61.6

43.1-77.2

$50,000-74,999

31.7

16.3-52.5

4.9

1.2-18.0

0.0

. - .

63.3

43.6-79.4

$75,000+

12.9

4.7-30.7

0.9

0.1- 6.2

0.9

0.1- 6.3

85.3

67.9-94.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

259

25.5

17.9-34.8

9.0

5.4-14.9

8.1

3.8-16.5

164

57.4

47.3-66.9

134

17.3

10.1-28.1

2.0

0.6- 6.3

0.2

0.0- 1.7

107

80.4

69.6-88.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

29.1

16.1-46.9

5.6

1.5-18.5

4.5

1.1-16.1

60.7

43.6-75.6

Non-Veteran

349

21.4

15.4-28.9

6.4

3.8-10.4

5.0

2.2-11.2

243

67.2

58.9-74.5

Back to Adult Asthma History.

*These data apply only to those with current asthma.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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