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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Adult Asthma History-AFRICAN AMERICANS

During the past 30 days, how often did you have any symptoms of asthma?*

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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
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	203	61	40.3	29.6-52.0	30	15.4	9.4-24.3	38	16.2	10.9-23.4	37	15.2	9.5-23.5	37	12.8	8.3-19.3
GENDER
Males	48	17	38.5	21.8-58.4	8	18.6	7.3-40.1	7	14.9	6.6-30.2	8	19.7	8.5-39.4	8	8.3	3.4-18.9
Females	155	44	41.4	28.3-55.8	22	13.5	8.3-21.2	31	17.0	11.0-25.3	29	12.6	7.9-19.4	29	15.6	9.5-24.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	64.0	10.0-96.6	1	36.0	3.4-90.0
Non-Hispanic	197	60	40.8	29.9-52.6	30	15.7	9.5-24.7	37	16.1	10.8-23.4	36	15.2	9.5-23.6	34	12.3	7.8-18.7
AGE
18-24	7	3	59.1	18.7-90.1	2	25.8	4.4-72.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	13.6	1.7-59.3	1	1.5	0.2-12.2
25-34	24	11	60.8	38.7-79.2	5	14.4	5.6-32.5	3	9.7	2.8-28.5	4	11.6	4.1-28.8	1	3.5	0.5-21.6
35-44	29	5	13.1	4.1-34.6	8	21.8	9.6-42.3	6	18.4	6.6-41.6	8	36.5	16.8-62.1	2	10.2	2.4-34.9
45-54	49	13	34.2	17.0-57.0	7	13.2	5.9-27.0	10	24.1	11.9-42.8	9	7.4	3.5-15.1	10	21.0	9.5-40.3
55-64	39	12	41.9	23.0-63.4	3	7.5	2.1-23.7	7	17.0	7.4-34.4	6	11.5	4.6-25.7	11	22.1	11.1-39.2
65-74	39	10	26.4	13.5-45.3	3	10.0	2.8-30.1	11	31.4	16.9-50.7	7	18.3	8.5-35.1	8	13.9	6.4-27.4
75+	15	7	46.8	21.8-73.5	2	12.0	2.8-39.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.3	1.6-27.8	4	33.8	12.7-64.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	57	11	28.3	13.5-49.9	9	23.9	8.3-52.0	11	16.0	7.4-31.2	10	12.3	5.6-25.1	16	19.5	10.4-33.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	70	27	56.9	38.2-73.7	8	10.3	4.7-21.1	13	14.0	7.0-26.3	10	7.4	3.4-15.3	12	11.4	5.1-23.4
Some Post-H.S.	43	12	30.2	13.1-55.3	9	17.3	8.3-32.8	8	17.4	7.9-34.3	10	27.9	13.0-50.0	4	7.2	2.0-22.4
College Graduate	33	11	42.6	20.6-67.9	4	10.2	3.2-27.9	6	18.5	6.8-41.2	7	12.6	4.8-29.5	5	16.2	5.2-40.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	63	17	35.8	19.7-55.9	2	4.0	1.0-15.6	13	18.5	9.3-33.4	14	21.7	10.9-38.7	17	19.9	10.4-34.8
$15,000- 24,999	54	13	31.7	16.5-52.2	8	14.5	6.6-29.0	13	26.3	14.0-43.8	10	14.1	6.9-26.8	10	13.4	6.6-25.3
$25,000- 34,999	13	4	26.1	9.0-55.8	4	38.3	14.8-68.8	2	20.2	4.8-55.9	2	11.8	2.0-46.1	1	3.6	0.5-22.6
$35,000- 49,999	21	8	29.6	12.2-56.0	5	20.7	7.8-44.7	5	25.9	9.9-52.7	1	15.4	2.4-58.1	2	8.3	1.9-29.7
$50,000-74,999	18	6	32.8	11.5-64.6	2	8.8	2.0-31.5	2	9.4	2.2-32.7	6	33.7	11.1-67.3	2	15.4	3.5-47.9
$75,000+	12	7	75.7	40.7-93.4	1	3.1	0.4-21.2	1	2.0	0.2-14.6	1	3.0	0.4-21.0	2	16.2	3.0-54.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	135	29	29.0	18.4-42.4	14	11.2	6.3-19.1	31	22.4	14.8-32.4	30	19.9	12.1-30.9	31	17.5	11.2-26.4
No	66	32	54.0	35.7-71.3	16	20.5	9.7-38.2	7	9.1	3.7-20.5	7	10.0	3.6-24.6	4	6.5	2.1-18.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	15	2	10.3	2.2-36.8	5	30.2	10.8-60.6	2	12.5	2.5-43.8	2	9.2	2.0-33.4	4	37.8	13.2-71.0
Non-Veteran	188	59	42.7	31.4-54.9	25	14.2	8.1-23.7	36	16.5	10.9-24.1	35	15.7	9.7-24.6	33	10.8	7.0-16.4

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

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

203

40.3

29.6-52.0

15.4

9.4-24.3

16.2

10.9-23.4

15.2

9.5-23.5

12.8

8.3-19.3

GENDER

Males

38.5

21.8-58.4

18.6

7.3-40.1

14.9

6.6-30.2

19.7

8.5-39.4

8.3

3.4-18.9

Females

155

41.4

28.3-55.8

13.5

8.3-21.2

17.0

11.0-25.3

12.6

7.9-19.4

15.6

9.5-24.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

64.0

10.0-96.6

36.0

3.4-90.0

Non-Hispanic

197

40.8

29.9-52.6

15.7

9.5-24.7

16.1

10.8-23.4

15.2

9.5-23.6

12.3

7.8-18.7

AGE

18-24

59.1

18.7-90.1

25.8

4.4-72.3

0.0

. - .

13.6

1.7-59.3

1.5

0.2-12.2

25-34

60.8

38.7-79.2

14.4

5.6-32.5

9.7

2.8-28.5

11.6

4.1-28.8

3.5

0.5-21.6

35-44

13.1

4.1-34.6

21.8

9.6-42.3

18.4

6.6-41.6

36.5

16.8-62.1

10.2

2.4-34.9

45-54

34.2

17.0-57.0

13.2

5.9-27.0

24.1

11.9-42.8

7.4

3.5-15.1

21.0

9.5-40.3

55-64

41.9

23.0-63.4

7.5

2.1-23.7

17.0

7.4-34.4

11.5

4.6-25.7

22.1

11.1-39.2

65-74

26.4

13.5-45.3

10.0

2.8-30.1

31.4

16.9-50.7

18.3

8.5-35.1

13.9

6.4-27.4

75+

46.8

21.8-73.5

12.0

2.8-39.6

0.0

. - .

7.3

1.6-27.8

33.8

12.7-64.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

28.3

13.5-49.9

23.9

8.3-52.0

16.0

7.4-31.2

12.3

5.6-25.1

19.5

10.4-33.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

56.9

38.2-73.7

10.3

4.7-21.1

14.0

7.0-26.3

7.4

3.4-15.3

11.4

5.1-23.4

Some Post-H.S.

30.2

13.1-55.3

17.3

8.3-32.8

17.4

7.9-34.3

27.9

13.0-50.0

7.2

2.0-22.4

College Graduate

42.6

20.6-67.9

10.2

3.2-27.9

18.5

6.8-41.2

12.6

4.8-29.5

16.2

5.2-40.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

35.8

19.7-55.9

4.0

1.0-15.6

18.5

9.3-33.4

21.7

10.9-38.7

19.9

10.4-34.8

$15,000- 24,999

31.7

16.5-52.2

14.5

6.6-29.0

26.3

14.0-43.8

14.1

6.9-26.8

13.4

6.6-25.3

$25,000- 34,999

26.1

9.0-55.8

38.3

14.8-68.8

20.2

4.8-55.9

11.8

2.0-46.1

3.6

0.5-22.6

$35,000- 49,999

29.6

12.2-56.0

20.7

7.8-44.7

25.9

9.9-52.7

15.4

2.4-58.1

8.3

1.9-29.7

$50,000-74,999

32.8

11.5-64.6

8.8

2.0-31.5

9.4

2.2-32.7

33.7

11.1-67.3

15.4

3.5-47.9

$75,000+

75.7

40.7-93.4

3.1

0.4-21.2

2.0

0.2-14.6

3.0

0.4-21.0

16.2

3.0-54.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

135

29.0

18.4-42.4

11.2

6.3-19.1

22.4

14.8-32.4

19.9

12.1-30.9

17.5

11.2-26.4

54.0

35.7-71.3

20.5

9.7-38.2

9.1

3.7-20.5

10.0

3.6-24.6

6.5

2.1-18.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

10.3

2.2-36.8

30.2

10.8-60.6

12.5

2.5-43.8

9.2

2.0-33.4

37.8

13.2-71.0

Non-Veteran

188

42.7

31.4-54.9

14.2

8.1-23.7

16.5

10.9-24.1

15.7

9.7-24.6

10.8

7.0-16.4

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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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