BRFSS 2008 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how often did you have any symptoms of asthma?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	1,237	339	31.4	27.1-36.0	263	21.5	18.1-25.3	248	19.8	16.6-23.3	137	10.0	8.0-12.4	250	17.3	14.7-20.4
-Eastern NC	411	114	29.6	23.0-37.3	80	17.1	13.0-22.2	78	21.3	14.7-29.8	46	10.3	6.9-15.1	93	21.6	16.4-28.0
GENDER
Male	96	26	33.5	20.5-49.5	15	10.4	5.4-18.9	17	22.4	10.2-42.3	8	9.9	4.2-21.4	30	23.8	14.2-37.2
Female	315	88	26.9	21.1-33.7	65	21.9	16.7-28.2	61	20.5	15.1-27.2	38	10.6	7.2-15.2	63	20.1	15.0-26.4
RACE
White	251	67	24.0	17.8-31.6	59	21.0	15.1-28.4	52	25.1	15.5-37.9	20	7.5	4.4-12.4	53	22.4	15.3-31.6
African American	115	34	37.6	24.7-52.5	13	12.5	6.9-21.4	18	12.2	6.9-20.8	21	18.9	10.4-31.9	29	18.9	12.0-28.5
Other Minorities	44	12	37.3	14.9-66.8	8	9.3	3.9-20.9	8	25.4	10.4-50.0	5	2.8	1.0- 7.7	11	25.2	11.5-46.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	2	15.2	2.6-54.4	2	19.8	3.7-61.0	1	35.1	6.1-81.7	2	14.0	2.5-51.0	2	15.9	3.3-51.6
Non-Hispanic	399	112	30.1	23.3-37.8	78	17.2	13.0-22.4	76	21.0	14.3-29.7	44	10.3	6.8-15.2	89	21.5	16.2-27.9
AGE
18-24	12	2	18.1	2.9-61.8	1	3.2	0.4-21.4	4	41.2	11.6-78.9	1	9.9	1.3-48.0	4	27.7	7.7-63.6
25-34	40	16	53.8	34.2-72.2	12	26.5	13.8-44.7	7	10.0	3.8-23.9	2	4.7	1.1-17.7	3	5.1	1.5-15.6
35-44	57	15	20.3	10.9-34.6	13	20.1	10.5-35.2	13	28.5	16.2-45.1	8	14.5	6.2-30.1	8	16.7	7.5-33.0
45-54	83	17	24.7	13.5-40.9	16	18.0	10.3-29.6	17	21.2	12.0-34.7	12	10.9	5.5-20.7	21	25.0	15.3-38.2
55-64	91	19	27.0	16.8-40.4	17	13.8	7.9-23.1	13	13.2	6.8-24.1	13	11.9	6.0-22.1	29	34.1	23.4-46.6
65-74	86	27	29.9	20.0-42.1	12	17.0	9.2-29.4	21	24.4	15.3-36.5	7	10.6	4.9-21.7	19	18.1	11.0-28.3
75+	39	16	38.2	23.7-55.2	8	20.7	10.2-37.5	3	6.6	1.9-20.4	3	7.1	2.0-22.5	9	27.3	14.6-45.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	91	17	26.5	14.8-42.8	10	10.0	4.9-19.6	19	16.8	9.5-27.9	10	9.1	4.4-18.1	35	37.6	25.8-51.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	133	42	28.1	18.4-40.4	28	16.3	10.0-25.5	27	27.4	13.2-48.4	13	5.2	2.5-10.6	23	22.9	12.8-37.7
Some Post-H.S.	104	32	31.2	18.6-47.4	21	19.9	11.6-32.0	16	16.0	8.6-27.8	12	17.4	8.4-32.7	23	15.4	8.8-25.5
College Graduate	82	22	33.2	18.1-52.8	21	22.4	13.0-35.7	16	22.6	12.1-38.3	11	10.7	5.3-20.7	12	11.0	5.5-20.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	102	17	20.9	10.4-37.6	14	10.9	5.8-19.5	23	17.6	9.9-29.3	15	15.5	7.6-29.2	33	35.0	22.6-49.9
$15,000- 24,999	87	26	33.2	18.7-51.9	15	14.9	7.7-26.9	12	12.0	6.0-22.5	10	8.6	4.1-17.1	24	31.2	17.9-48.4
$25,000- 34,999	35	14	33.5	16.8-55.5	8	25.6	11.7-47.1	6	27.4	10.7-54.3	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	6	13.0	5.2-29.1
$35,000- 49,999	48	15	27.1	14.4-45.0	13	24.2	12.8-40.9	13	36.5	21.0-55.5	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	6	11.4	4.8-24.6
$50,000-74,999	51	18	34.1	20.2-51.5	7	11.8	3.9-30.4	9	14.6	6.7-28.8	9	24.6	10.9-46.5	8	14.9	6.7-29.9
$75,000+	42	13	44.8	23.9-67.7	11	21.6	10.6-39.2	7	12.5	4.6-29.5	7	12.9	5.1-28.9	4	8.2	2.5-23.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	274	56	20.7	14.4-28.7	49	14.1	9.8-19.7	57	25.6	16.3-38.0	34	10.9	7.0-16.7	78	28.7	21.1-37.8
No	132	56	44.0	31.8-57.0	31	22.6	14.8-32.7	21	14.5	8.7-23.3	11	9.4	4.1-20.0	13	9.6	5.1-17.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	48	10	19.2	10.0-33.7	9	19.2	8.5-37.7	8	16.6	7.2-33.8	5	9.9	4.0-22.5	16	35.1	20.8-52.7
Non-Veteran	362	103	30.5	23.2-38.9	71	17.0	12.7-22.4	70	22.1	14.8-31.8	41	10.5	6.7-15.9	77	19.9	14.5-26.7

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

1,237

339

31.4

27.1-36.0

263

21.5

18.1-25.3

248

19.8

16.6-23.3

137

10.0

8.0-12.4

250

17.3

14.7-20.4

-Eastern NC

411

114

29.6

23.0-37.3

17.1

13.0-22.2

21.3

14.7-29.8

10.3

6.9-15.1

21.6

16.4-28.0

GENDER

Male

33.5

20.5-49.5

10.4

5.4-18.9

22.4

10.2-42.3

9.9

4.2-21.4

23.8

14.2-37.2

Female

315

26.9

21.1-33.7

21.9

16.7-28.2

20.5

15.1-27.2

10.6

7.2-15.2

20.1

15.0-26.4

RACE

White

251

24.0

17.8-31.6

21.0

15.1-28.4

25.1

15.5-37.9

7.5

4.4-12.4

22.4

15.3-31.6

African American

115

37.6

24.7-52.5

12.5

6.9-21.4

12.2

6.9-20.8

18.9

10.4-31.9

18.9

12.0-28.5

Other Minorities

37.3

14.9-66.8

9.3

3.9-20.9

25.4

10.4-50.0

2.8

1.0- 7.7

25.2

11.5-46.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

15.2

2.6-54.4

19.8

3.7-61.0

35.1

6.1-81.7

14.0

2.5-51.0

15.9

3.3-51.6

Non-Hispanic

399

112

30.1

23.3-37.8

17.2

13.0-22.4

21.0

14.3-29.7

10.3

6.8-15.2

21.5

16.2-27.9

AGE

18-24

18.1

2.9-61.8

3.2

0.4-21.4

41.2

11.6-78.9

9.9

1.3-48.0

27.7

7.7-63.6

25-34

53.8

34.2-72.2

26.5

13.8-44.7

10.0

3.8-23.9

4.7

1.1-17.7

5.1

1.5-15.6

35-44

20.3

10.9-34.6

20.1

10.5-35.2

28.5

16.2-45.1

14.5

6.2-30.1

16.7

7.5-33.0

45-54

24.7

13.5-40.9

18.0

10.3-29.6

21.2

12.0-34.7

10.9

5.5-20.7

25.0

15.3-38.2

55-64

27.0

16.8-40.4

13.8

7.9-23.1

13.2

6.8-24.1

11.9

6.0-22.1

34.1

23.4-46.6

65-74

29.9

20.0-42.1

17.0

9.2-29.4

24.4

15.3-36.5

10.6

4.9-21.7

18.1

11.0-28.3

75+

38.2

23.7-55.2

20.7

10.2-37.5

6.6

1.9-20.4

7.1

2.0-22.5

27.3

14.6-45.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

26.5

14.8-42.8

10.0

4.9-19.6

16.8

9.5-27.9

9.1

4.4-18.1

37.6

25.8-51.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

133

28.1

18.4-40.4

16.3

10.0-25.5

27.4

13.2-48.4

5.2

2.5-10.6

22.9

12.8-37.7

Some Post-H.S.

104

31.2

18.6-47.4

19.9

11.6-32.0

16.0

8.6-27.8

17.4

8.4-32.7

15.4

8.8-25.5

College Graduate

33.2

18.1-52.8

22.4

13.0-35.7

22.6

12.1-38.3

10.7

5.3-20.7

11.0

5.5-20.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

102

20.9

10.4-37.6

10.9

5.8-19.5

17.6

9.9-29.3

15.5

7.6-29.2

35.0

22.6-49.9

$15,000- 24,999

33.2

18.7-51.9

14.9

7.7-26.9

12.0

6.0-22.5

8.6

4.1-17.1

31.2

17.9-48.4

$25,000- 34,999

33.5

16.8-55.5

25.6

11.7-47.1

27.4

10.7-54.3

0.6

0.1- 4.2

13.0

5.2-29.1

$35,000- 49,999

27.1

14.4-45.0

24.2

12.8-40.9

36.5

21.0-55.5

0.9

0.1- 6.2

11.4

4.8-24.6

$50,000-74,999

34.1

20.2-51.5

11.8

3.9-30.4

14.6

6.7-28.8

24.6

10.9-46.5

14.9

6.7-29.9

$75,000+

44.8

23.9-67.7

21.6

10.6-39.2

12.5

4.6-29.5

12.9

5.1-28.9

8.2

2.5-23.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

274

20.7

14.4-28.7

14.1

9.8-19.7

25.6

16.3-38.0

10.9

7.0-16.7

28.7

21.1-37.8

132

44.0

31.8-57.0

22.6

14.8-32.7

14.5

8.7-23.3

9.4

4.1-20.0

9.6

5.1-17.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

19.2

10.0-33.7

19.2

8.5-37.7

16.6

7.2-33.8

9.9

4.0-22.5

35.1

20.8-52.7

Non-Veteran

362

103

30.5

23.2-38.9

17.0

12.7-22.4

22.1

14.8-31.8

10.5

6.7-15.9

19.9

14.5-26.7

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*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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