BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (During the past 30 days, how many days did symptoms of asthma make it difficult for you to stay asleep?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Adult Asthma History-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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	895	156	20.2	16.2-25.0	111	12.1	9.5-15.3	84	7.7	5.8-10.2	95	10.6	7.9-13.9	449	49.3	44.5-54.2
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	138	22	19.6	10.8-32.9	31	19.5	12.1-29.9	22	17.7	10.5-28.3	17	8.5	4.6-15.3	46	34.6	25.2-45.4
GENDER
Males	31	7	30.0	12.0-57.3	6	19.0	6.5-44.3	6	24.6	10.1-48.6	4	6.5	2.1-18.8	8	19.9	8.5-39.7
Females	107	15	13.0	7.2-22.5	25	19.9	12.8-29.4	16	13.4	7.8-22.0	13	9.8	4.7-19.1	38	43.9	33.0-55.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	134	22	20.0	11.1-33.5	30	19.4	11.9-30.0	22	18.1	10.8-28.9	17	8.7	4.7-15.6	43	33.8	24.4-44.7
AGE
18-24	4	2	63.1	13.1-95.1	1	3.8	0.4-29.0	1	33.2	3.9-86.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	13	2	21.2	5.5-55.4	2	15.0	3.6-45.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	9	63.8	34.4-85.5
35-44	24	3	8.0	2.3-24.4	6	33.2	13.0-62.4	6	22.5	9.0-45.9	2	12.7	3.0-40.1	7	23.7	9.2-48.7
45-54	34	6	25.3	11.1-47.9	7	12.8	5.5-27.1	4	13.5	4.2-35.8	4	4.1	1.4-11.2	13	44.4	25.4-65.1
55-64	28	4	9.2	3.3-23.2	8	26.7	12.6-47.8	5	24.5	10.2-48.3	5	16.9	6.5-37.1	6	22.7	9.9-44.0
65-74	28	5	10.1	3.6-25.1	6	20.2	8.1-42.2	6	20.7	8.9-41.1	4	12.5	4.4-30.7	7	36.5	18.6-59.1
75+	6	0	0.0	. - .	1	10.4	1.3-50.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	29.2	5.8-73.5	3	60.4	20.9-89.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	42	5	28.2	8.2-63.4	12	21.7	10.5-39.6	6	10.1	3.7-24.6	9	16.8	7.3-34.1	10	23.2	10.9-42.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	42	10	25.8	13.3-44.1	6	8.7	3.5-20.0	6	21.5	9.2-42.7	6	8.4	3.5-18.8	14	35.6	21.1-53.3
Some Post-H.S.	31	4	13.8	4.7-34.0	7	25.2	10.1-50.4	7	24.9	10.2-49.1	1	5.4	0.8-29.9	12	30.7	16.2-50.4
College Graduate	23	3	8.9	2.3-29.1	6	19.4	7.5-41.8	3	10.4	2.8-32.2	1	1.6	0.2-11.0	10	59.7	35.6-79.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	45	5	13.5	4.6-33.7	15	31.6	16.4-52.0	5	16.2	5.9-37.2	8	11.9	5.3-24.7	12	26.8	14.3-44.6
$15,000- 24,999	39	7	20.7	8.6-42.0	7	12.4	5.6-25.1	7	15.5	6.3-33.3	5	11.0	4.0-27.1	13	40.5	24.2-59.1
$25,000- 34,999	9	1	14.0	1.9-57.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	14.7	2.5-53.5	0	0.0	. - .	6	71.3	34.0-92.3
$35,000- 49,999	14	3	15.9	4.3-44.1	2	25.6	5.5-67.3	3	18.4	5.2-47.9	0	0.0	. - .	6	40.1	16.0-70.2
$50,000-74,999	12	1	2.0	0.3-14.5	2	14.3	3.2-45.9	3	42.4	12.9-78.6	2	17.3	2.9-59.6	4	24.0	7.1-56.7
$75,000+	5	0	0.0	. - .	1	16.0	1.8-66.3	1	12.6	1.4-59.5	0	0.0	. - .	3	71.3	24.9-94.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	102	14	15.5	8.3-27.2	27	26.6	16.3-40.2	17	16.2	9.3-26.8	17	13.4	7.3-23.2	27	28.3	19.1-39.8
No	34	7	26.2	9.0-55.9	3	6.2	1.7-20.3	5	20.9	7.6-45.8	0	0.0	. - .	19	46.7	26.2-68.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	13	2	10.1	1.7-42.5	2	10.2	2.2-36.7	3	35.2	11.5-69.5	1	3.9	0.5-24.6	5	40.6	14.3-73.6
Non-Veteran	125	20	20.8	11.2-35.3	29	20.7	12.6-32.1	19	15.5	8.5-26.5	16	9.1	4.8-16.6	41	33.9	24.2-45.1

Total
Respond.^

1-2 days

3-4 days

5-10 days

More than 10 days

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

895

156

20.2

16.2-25.0

111

12.1

9.5-15.3

7.7

5.8-10.2

10.6

7.9-13.9

449

49.3

44.5-54.2

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

138

19.6

10.8-32.9

19.5

12.1-29.9

17.7

10.5-28.3

8.5

4.6-15.3

34.6

25.2-45.4

GENDER

Males

30.0

12.0-57.3

19.0

6.5-44.3

24.6

10.1-48.6

6.5

2.1-18.8

19.9

8.5-39.7

Females

107

13.0

7.2-22.5

19.9

12.8-29.4

13.4

7.8-22.0

9.8

4.7-19.1

43.9

33.0-55.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

134

20.0

11.1-33.5

19.4

11.9-30.0

18.1

10.8-28.9

8.7

4.7-15.6

33.8

24.4-44.7

AGE

18-24

63.1

13.1-95.1

3.8

0.4-29.0

33.2

3.9-86.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

21.2

5.5-55.4

15.0

3.6-45.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

63.8

34.4-85.5

35-44

8.0

2.3-24.4

33.2

13.0-62.4

22.5

9.0-45.9

12.7

3.0-40.1

23.7

9.2-48.7

45-54

25.3

11.1-47.9

12.8

5.5-27.1

13.5

4.2-35.8

4.1

1.4-11.2

44.4

25.4-65.1

55-64

9.2

3.3-23.2

26.7

12.6-47.8

24.5

10.2-48.3

16.9

6.5-37.1

22.7

9.9-44.0

65-74

10.1

3.6-25.1

20.2

8.1-42.2

20.7

8.9-41.1

12.5

4.4-30.7

36.5

18.6-59.1

75+

0.0

. - .

10.4

1.3-50.8

0.0

. - .

29.2

5.8-73.5

60.4

20.9-89.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

28.2

8.2-63.4

21.7

10.5-39.6

10.1

3.7-24.6

16.8

7.3-34.1

23.2

10.9-42.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

25.8

13.3-44.1

8.7

3.5-20.0

21.5

9.2-42.7

8.4

3.5-18.8

35.6

21.1-53.3

Some Post-H.S.

13.8

4.7-34.0

25.2

10.1-50.4

24.9

10.2-49.1

5.4

0.8-29.9

30.7

16.2-50.4

College Graduate

8.9

2.3-29.1

19.4

7.5-41.8

10.4

2.8-32.2

1.6

0.2-11.0

59.7

35.6-79.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

13.5

4.6-33.7

31.6

16.4-52.0

16.2

5.9-37.2

11.9

5.3-24.7

26.8

14.3-44.6

$15,000- 24,999

20.7

8.6-42.0

12.4

5.6-25.1

15.5

6.3-33.3

11.0

4.0-27.1

40.5

24.2-59.1

$25,000- 34,999

14.0

1.9-57.5

0.0

. - .

14.7

2.5-53.5

0.0

. - .

71.3

34.0-92.3

$35,000- 49,999

15.9

4.3-44.1

25.6

5.5-67.3

18.4

5.2-47.9

0.0

. - .

40.1

16.0-70.2

$50,000-74,999

2.0

0.3-14.5

14.3

3.2-45.9

42.4

12.9-78.6

17.3

2.9-59.6

24.0

7.1-56.7

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

16.0

1.8-66.3

12.6

1.4-59.5

0.0

. - .

71.3

24.9-94.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

102

15.5

8.3-27.2

26.6

16.3-40.2

16.2

9.3-26.8

13.4

7.3-23.2

28.3

19.1-39.8

26.2

9.0-55.9

6.2

1.7-20.3

20.9

7.6-45.8

0.0

. - .

46.7

26.2-68.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

10.1

1.7-42.5

10.2

2.2-36.7

35.2

11.5-69.5

3.9

0.5-24.6

40.6

14.3-73.6

Non-Veteran

125

20.8

11.2-35.3

20.7

12.6-32.1

15.5

8.5-26.5

9.1

4.8-16.6

33.9

24.2-45.1

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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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