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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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 AMERICAN 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
AGE
18-24	4	1	3.6	0.3-33.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	96.4	67.0-99.7
25-34	20	5	34.2	13.1-64.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	15	65.8	35.8-86.9
35-44	19	5	29.1	11.2-57.2	2	8.5	2.0-29.6	1	16.6	2.5-60.5	11	45.8	22.0-71.7
45-54	31	8	19.6	8.2-39.8	4	7.6	2.4-22.0	4	7.5	2.5-20.6	15	65.3	42.6-82.7
55-64	28	9	35.6	17.1-59.6	3	4.6	1.3-15.3	2	8.7	2.1-29.7	14	51.1	27.6-74.1
65-74	33	6	19.3	8.0-39.5	2	4.1	1.0-15.3	1	4.7	0.7-26.8	24	72.0	51.8-86.0
75+	11	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	26.1	6.8-63.3	9	73.9	36.7-93.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	37	5	12.4	4.3-30.9	5	8.6	3.4-20.0	5	16.1	6.7-34.0	22	62.9	43.9-78.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	51	13	20.7	9.4-39.7	2	2.6	0.6-11.2	2	1.7	0.4- 7.9	34	75.0	55.1-88.0
Some Post-H.S.	28	8	24.9	11.0-47.0	2	4.4	1.0-17.1	2	10.5	2.0-40.1	16	60.2	36.3-80.0
College Graduate	31	8	36.6	15.2-65.1	2	1.0	0.2- 4.4	1	2.9	0.4-18.5	20	59.4	32.5-81.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	41	9	21.6	9.6-41.6	7	10.5	4.5-22.5	1	2.9	0.4-18.5	24	64.9	44.9-80.8
$15,000- 24,999	40	7	17.4	7.5-35.4	0	0.0	. - .	4	5.9	2.0-16.0	29	76.7	58.5-88.5
$25,000- 34,999	10	3	24.8	6.9-59.3	1	1.9	0.2-13.7	0	0.0	. - .	6	73.3	39.5-92.0
$35,000- 49,999	14	4	23.4	7.4-53.6	1	5.3	0.7-30.7	1	6.6	0.9-35.9	8	64.7	35.4-85.9
$50,000-74,999	16	5	30.0	11.3-58.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	20.6	4.7-57.7	9	49.4	21.8-77.4
$75,000+	8	3	62.3	21.3-90.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.2	0.6-33.3	4	32.5	7.1-75.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	93	18	19.1	11.3-30.4	11	7.2	3.7-13.7	10	12.6	6.1-24.5	54	61.0	47.5-73.0
No	52	15	28.9	13.8-50.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	37	71.1	49.2-86.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	3	2	27.9	2.8-83.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	72.1	16.2-97.2
Non-Veteran	144	32	24.0	14.9-36.3	11	3.7	1.9- 7.3	10	6.5	3.1-13.4	91	65.7	53.1-76.4

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 AMERICAN 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

AGE

18-24

3.6

0.3-33.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

96.4

67.0-99.7

25-34

34.2

13.1-64.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

65.8

35.8-86.9

35-44

29.1

11.2-57.2

8.5

2.0-29.6

16.6

2.5-60.5

45.8

22.0-71.7

45-54

19.6

8.2-39.8

7.6

2.4-22.0

7.5

2.5-20.6

65.3

42.6-82.7

55-64

35.6

17.1-59.6

4.6

1.3-15.3

8.7

2.1-29.7

51.1

27.6-74.1

65-74

19.3

8.0-39.5

4.1

1.0-15.3

4.7

0.7-26.8

72.0

51.8-86.0

75+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

26.1

6.8-63.3

73.9

36.7-93.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

12.4

4.3-30.9

8.6

3.4-20.0

16.1

6.7-34.0

62.9

43.9-78.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

20.7

9.4-39.7

2.6

0.6-11.2

1.7

0.4- 7.9

75.0

55.1-88.0

Some Post-H.S.

24.9

11.0-47.0

4.4

1.0-17.1

10.5

2.0-40.1

60.2

36.3-80.0

College Graduate

36.6

15.2-65.1

1.0

0.2- 4.4

2.9

0.4-18.5

59.4

32.5-81.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

21.6

9.6-41.6

10.5

4.5-22.5

2.9

0.4-18.5

64.9

44.9-80.8

$15,000- 24,999

17.4

7.5-35.4

0.0

. - .

5.9

2.0-16.0

76.7

58.5-88.5

$25,000- 34,999

24.8

6.9-59.3

1.9

0.2-13.7

0.0

. - .

73.3

39.5-92.0

$35,000- 49,999

23.4

7.4-53.6

5.3

0.7-30.7

6.6

0.9-35.9

64.7

35.4-85.9

$50,000-74,999

30.0

11.3-58.9

0.0

. - .

20.6

4.7-57.7

49.4

21.8-77.4

$75,000+

62.3

21.3-90.9

0.0

. - .

5.2

0.6-33.3

32.5

7.1-75.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

19.1

11.3-30.4

7.2

3.7-13.7

12.6

6.1-24.5

61.0

47.5-73.0

28.9

13.8-50.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

71.1

49.2-86.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

27.9

2.8-83.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

72.1

16.2-97.2

Non-Veteran

144

24.0

14.9-36.3

3.7

1.9- 7.3

6.5

3.1-13.4

65.7

53.1-76.4

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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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