BRFSS 2008 - 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: North Carolina

Adult Asthma History-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	192	48	30.7	21.7-41.5	13	3.8	1.8- 7.7	12	4.4	2.2- 8.7	119	61.1	50.3-70.9
GENDER
Males	45	14	41.5	24.4-60.9	2	4.1	0.9-16.4	2	1.3	0.3- 5.4	27	53.1	34.2-71.2
Females	147	34	24.1	15.2-36.2	11	3.6	1.8- 7.0	10	6.3	3.0-13.0	92	65.9	53.6-76.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	187	47	30.9	21.8-41.8	13	3.8	1.8- 7.8	12	4.5	2.2- 8.8	115	60.8	49.9-70.8
AGE
18-24	7	2	15.1	2.2-58.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	84.9	41.4-97.8
25-34	24	6	32.2	13.5-59.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	18	67.8	40.8-86.5
35-44	28	9	44.7	22.9-68.7	2	3.8	0.9-14.7	1	7.4	1.0-37.7	16	44.1	23.5-67.0
45-54	44	15	45.0	26.1-65.4	4	4.1	1.3-12.3	5	5.2	2.0-12.9	20	45.7	26.7-65.9
55-64	36	9	25.3	12.4-44.8	5	14.4	4.6-37.2	3	8.1	2.5-23.3	19	52.2	32.0-71.7
65-74	38	7	18.5	8.3-36.2	2	3.3	0.8-12.6	1	3.8	0.5-22.5	28	74.4	56.4-86.7
75+	14	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	20.6	5.4-54.4	12	79.4	45.6-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	49	7	21.2	7.6-46.8	5	4.4	1.7-11.3	5	8.4	3.2-20.0	32	66.0	43.7-82.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	67	18	26.2	14.1-43.4	3	3.3	0.9-10.8	3	2.0	0.6- 6.8	43	68.5	50.7-82.1
Some Post-H.S.	42	15	41.5	23.2-62.4	3	5.6	1.4-19.8	3	5.5	1.3-20.7	21	47.5	27.7-68.1
College Graduate	34	8	32.4	13.2-60.2	2	0.9	0.2- 3.9	1	2.6	0.3-16.5	23	64.1	37.7-84.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	54	14	41.3	23.6-61.6	8	8.3	3.6-17.9	2	2.8	0.7-11.1	30	47.6	29.8-66.0
$15,000- 24,999	52	10	23.0	11.4-40.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	5.4	2.1-13.2	37	71.6	54.2-84.4
$25,000- 34,999	13	4	27.9	9.8-58.1	1	1.4	0.2-10.2	0	0.0	. - .	8	70.6	40.9-89.3
$35,000- 49,999	22	8	44.7	21.7-70.3	1	2.4	0.3-15.5	1	2.9	0.4-18.7	12	50.0	26.1-73.9
$50,000-74,999	18	6	40.6	15.9-71.2	1	9.7	1.3-45.9	2	14.6	3.2-47.1	9	35.0	13.4-65.3
$75,000+	12	3	36.6	9.4-76.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.1	0.4-21.2	8	60.3	22.2-89.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	124	30	36.7	25.3-49.9	13	7.3	3.6-14.4	12	8.6	4.3-16.2	69	47.4	35.6-59.5
No	66	17	24.0	12.2-41.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	49	76.0	58.3-87.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	14	8	60.7	29.4-85.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.1	0.4-20.0	5	36.2	12.7-68.8
Non-Veteran	178	40	28.2	19.0-39.6	13	4.1	2.0- 8.3	11	4.5	2.2- 9.1	114	63.2	51.8-73.2

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

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

192

30.7

21.7-41.5

3.8

1.8- 7.7

4.4

2.2- 8.7

119

61.1

50.3-70.9

GENDER

Males

41.5

24.4-60.9

4.1

0.9-16.4

1.3

0.3- 5.4

53.1

34.2-71.2

Females

147

24.1

15.2-36.2

3.6

1.8- 7.0

6.3

3.0-13.0

65.9

53.6-76.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

187

30.9

21.8-41.8

3.8

1.8- 7.8

4.5

2.2- 8.8

115

60.8

49.9-70.8

AGE

18-24

15.1

2.2-58.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

84.9

41.4-97.8

25-34

32.2

13.5-59.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

67.8

40.8-86.5

35-44

44.7

22.9-68.7

3.8

0.9-14.7

7.4

1.0-37.7

44.1

23.5-67.0

45-54

45.0

26.1-65.4

4.1

1.3-12.3

5.2

2.0-12.9

45.7

26.7-65.9

55-64

25.3

12.4-44.8

14.4

4.6-37.2

8.1

2.5-23.3

52.2

32.0-71.7

65-74

18.5

8.3-36.2

3.3

0.8-12.6

3.8

0.5-22.5

74.4

56.4-86.7

75+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

20.6

5.4-54.4

79.4

45.6-94.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

21.2

7.6-46.8

4.4

1.7-11.3

8.4

3.2-20.0

66.0

43.7-82.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

26.2

14.1-43.4

3.3

0.9-10.8

2.0

0.6- 6.8

68.5

50.7-82.1

Some Post-H.S.

41.5

23.2-62.4

5.6

1.4-19.8

5.5

1.3-20.7

47.5

27.7-68.1

College Graduate

32.4

13.2-60.2

0.9

0.2- 3.9

2.6

0.3-16.5

64.1

37.7-84.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

41.3

23.6-61.6

8.3

3.6-17.9

2.8

0.7-11.1

47.6

29.8-66.0

$15,000- 24,999

23.0

11.4-40.9

0.0

. - .

5.4

2.1-13.2

71.6

54.2-84.4

$25,000- 34,999

27.9

9.8-58.1

1.4

0.2-10.2

0.0

. - .

70.6

40.9-89.3

$35,000- 49,999

44.7

21.7-70.3

2.4

0.3-15.5

2.9

0.4-18.7

50.0

26.1-73.9

$50,000-74,999

40.6

15.9-71.2

9.7

1.3-45.9

14.6

3.2-47.1

35.0

13.4-65.3

$75,000+

36.6

9.4-76.3

0.0

. - .

3.1

0.4-21.2

60.3

22.2-89.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

124

36.7

25.3-49.9

7.3

3.6-14.4

8.6

4.3-16.2

47.4

35.6-59.5

24.0

12.2-41.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

76.0

58.3-87.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

60.7

29.4-85.2

0.0

. - .

3.1

0.4-20.0

36.2

12.7-68.8

Non-Veteran

178

28.2

19.0-39.6

4.1

2.0- 8.3

4.5

2.2- 9.1

114

63.2

51.8-73.2

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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.

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