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

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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	228	41	24.7	16.1-35.8	25	10.9	6.6-17.4	21	8.8	5.1-14.6	29	12.6	7.6-20.1	112	43.1	33.6-53.1
Female	667	115	17.8	14.1-22.1	86	12.8	9.9-16.6	63	7.1	5.3- 9.6	66	9.4	6.8-13.1	337	52.8	47.7-57.8
RACE
White	695	119	20.1	15.5-25.7	73	10.3	7.7-13.6	57	6.1	4.5- 8.4	69	10.6	7.5-14.7	377	52.9	47.2-58.4
African American	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
Asian	6	2	20.4	3.1-67.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	79.6	32.7-96.9
Native American	32	9	28.9	11.1-56.9	3	11.6	2.8-37.2	3	4.1	1.1-13.8	6	24.6	9.9-49.2	11	30.9	13.2-56.8
Other Minorities	23	4	18.1	5.2-47.0	4	20.7	6.1-51.3	2	2.3	0.5- 9.6	3	9.7	2.5-31.4	10	49.2	24.2-74.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	21	3	10.9	2.3-38.3	2	16.1	2.7-57.1	3	7.6	1.9-26.2	2	14.2	3.4-43.5	11	51.3	24.0-77.8
-English Speaking	14	2	5.9	1.1-26.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	12.6	2.5-44.5	2	28.6	7.5-66.5	8	52.9	22.1-81.7
-Spanish Speaking	7	1	15.7	1.9-63.9	2	32.0	5.1-80.4	1	2.7	0.3-19.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	49.7	12.1-87.6
Non-Hispanic	870	153	20.6	16.4-25.5	108	12.0	9.4-15.1	81	7.8	5.8-10.3	92	10.4	7.8-13.8	436	49.3	44.3-54.2
AGE
18-24	29	10	34.7	15.1-61.2	4	6.2	2.0-17.7	1	4.7	0.7-27.4	1	6.1	0.9-33.1	13	48.3	25.6-71.7
25-34	76	15	23.6	13.6-37.9	10	10.9	5.2-21.7	2	1.8	0.4- 7.9	6	10.3	4.1-23.7	43	53.4	40.0-66.3
35-44	133	30	19.1	12.6-27.9	19	19.4	11.8-30.3	14	9.4	5.2-16.4	11	7.7	3.9-14.5	59	44.4	34.5-54.8
45-54	190	33	17.1	11.2-25.3	30	14.8	10.0-21.5	17	8.4	4.8-14.5	23	11.3	6.6-18.7	87	48.2	39.4-57.2
55-64	211	31	18.5	12.0-27.5	24	9.2	5.6-14.9	26	11.2	7.1-17.2	29	18.0	11.2-27.7	101	43.1	34.6-52.0
65-74	167	29	19.2	12.6-28.1	20	11.6	6.9-18.8	18	10.5	6.4-16.7	17	9.0	5.4-14.7	83	49.7	40.8-58.7
75+	86	8	5.8	2.8-11.9	4	3.5	1.2- 9.6	5	4.6	1.7-11.9	8	6.9	3.1-14.4	61	79.2	69.0-86.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	212	25	14.7	7.9-25.7	39	20.5	13.8-29.4	20	6.5	3.9-10.6	39	21.7	14.6-31.1	89	36.6	28.2-46.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	251	49	25.2	16.0-37.4	26	8.7	5.2-14.4	31	9.9	6.3-15.2	26	8.9	4.7-16.3	119	47.3	36.7-58.1
Some Post-H.S.	233	39	17.4	11.8-24.9	28	12.9	8.0-20.1	19	9.1	5.0-16.0	20	9.1	5.0-16.2	127	51.5	42.9-60.1
College Graduate	197	43	22.6	16.0-31.0	18	8.0	4.7-13.3	14	4.5	2.4- 8.4	10	4.2	1.7-10.0	112	60.6	52.0-68.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	216	28	14.1	8.8-21.7	40	18.3	12.3-26.4	29	11.5	7.3-17.6	39	20.5	13.7-29.7	80	35.6	27.3-44.9
$15,000- 24,999	185	28	15.9	10.1-24.3	25	14.8	8.8-23.8	18	8.2	4.5-14.3	29	17.7	10.4-28.5	85	43.4	33.6-53.8
$25,000- 34,999	79	15	21.3	10.2-39.1	4	5.3	1.8-14.9	7	6.1	2.4-14.4	8	9.8	4.3-21.0	45	57.5	42.4-71.3
$35,000- 49,999	105	26	26.1	16.9-37.9	13	14.4	7.1-27.0	9	6.9	3.2-14.2	3	3.6	1.0-11.6	54	49.1	37.4-61.0
$50,000-74,999	102	22	22.3	13.0-35.6	8	6.7	3.0-14.2	7	10.1	3.9-23.7	3	3.0	0.7-13.0	62	57.9	44.9-69.9
$75,000+	103	18	25.3	12.0-45.7	6	5.9	2.1-15.3	9	7.5	3.5-15.2	4	4.6	1.3-15.2	66	56.7	41.0-71.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	612	97	16.6	12.9-21.2	90	14.3	10.9-18.5	69	9.0	6.7-12.0	85	15.7	11.7-20.7	271	44.4	38.5-50.4
No	276	56	26.1	17.9-36.3	20	8.5	5.0-14.1	14	5.2	2.6-10.3	10	2.0	1.0- 4.2	176	58.2	49.1-66.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	86	11	12.1	5.8-23.7	6	6.6	2.5-16.2	12	15.8	8.4-27.8	9	11.0	5.1-22.1	48	54.5	41.4-67.0
Non-Veteran	809	145	21.1	16.7-26.3	105	12.7	9.9-16.2	72	6.8	5.0- 9.3	86	10.5	7.7-14.1	401	48.8	43.6-54.0

Total
Respond.^

1-2 days

3-4 days

5-10 days

More than 10 days

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

228

24.7

16.1-35.8

10.9

6.6-17.4

8.8

5.1-14.6

12.6

7.6-20.1

112

43.1

33.6-53.1

Female

667

115

17.8

14.1-22.1

12.8

9.9-16.6

7.1

5.3- 9.6

9.4

6.8-13.1

337

52.8

47.7-57.8

RACE

White

695

119

20.1

15.5-25.7

10.3

7.7-13.6

6.1

4.5- 8.4

10.6

7.5-14.7

377

52.9

47.2-58.4

African American

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

Asian

20.4

3.1-67.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

79.6

32.7-96.9

Native American

28.9

11.1-56.9

11.6

2.8-37.2

4.1

1.1-13.8

24.6

9.9-49.2

30.9

13.2-56.8

Other Minorities

18.1

5.2-47.0

20.7

6.1-51.3

2.3

0.5- 9.6

9.7

2.5-31.4

49.2

24.2-74.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.9

2.3-38.3

16.1

2.7-57.1

7.6

1.9-26.2

14.2

3.4-43.5

51.3

24.0-77.8

-English Speaking

5.9

1.1-26.2

0.0

. - .

12.6

2.5-44.5

28.6

7.5-66.5

52.9

22.1-81.7

-Spanish Speaking

15.7

1.9-63.9

32.0

5.1-80.4

2.7

0.3-19.8

0.0

. - .

49.7

12.1-87.6

Non-Hispanic

870

153

20.6

16.4-25.5

108

12.0

9.4-15.1

7.8

5.8-10.3

10.4

7.8-13.8

436

49.3

44.3-54.2

AGE

18-24

34.7

15.1-61.2

6.2

2.0-17.7

4.7

0.7-27.4

6.1

0.9-33.1

48.3

25.6-71.7

25-34

23.6

13.6-37.9

10.9

5.2-21.7

1.8

0.4- 7.9

10.3

4.1-23.7

53.4

40.0-66.3

35-44

133

19.1

12.6-27.9

19.4

11.8-30.3

9.4

5.2-16.4

7.7

3.9-14.5

44.4

34.5-54.8

45-54

190

17.1

11.2-25.3

14.8

10.0-21.5

8.4

4.8-14.5

11.3

6.6-18.7

48.2

39.4-57.2

55-64

211

18.5

12.0-27.5

9.2

5.6-14.9

11.2

7.1-17.2

18.0

11.2-27.7

101

43.1

34.6-52.0

65-74

167

19.2

12.6-28.1

11.6

6.9-18.8

10.5

6.4-16.7

9.0

5.4-14.7

49.7

40.8-58.7

75+

5.8

2.8-11.9

3.5

1.2- 9.6

4.6

1.7-11.9

6.9

3.1-14.4

79.2

69.0-86.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

212

14.7

7.9-25.7

20.5

13.8-29.4

6.5

3.9-10.6

21.7

14.6-31.1

36.6

28.2-46.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

251

25.2

16.0-37.4

8.7

5.2-14.4

9.9

6.3-15.2

8.9

4.7-16.3

119

47.3

36.7-58.1

Some Post-H.S.

233

17.4

11.8-24.9

12.9

8.0-20.1

9.1

5.0-16.0

9.1

5.0-16.2

127

51.5

42.9-60.1

College Graduate

197

22.6

16.0-31.0

8.0

4.7-13.3

4.5

2.4- 8.4

4.2

1.7-10.0

112

60.6

52.0-68.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

216

14.1

8.8-21.7

18.3

12.3-26.4

11.5

7.3-17.6

20.5

13.7-29.7

35.6

27.3-44.9

$15,000- 24,999

185

15.9

10.1-24.3

14.8

8.8-23.8

8.2

4.5-14.3

17.7

10.4-28.5

43.4

33.6-53.8

$25,000- 34,999

21.3

10.2-39.1

5.3

1.8-14.9

6.1

2.4-14.4

9.8

4.3-21.0

57.5

42.4-71.3

$35,000- 49,999

105

26.1

16.9-37.9

14.4

7.1-27.0

6.9

3.2-14.2

3.6

1.0-11.6

49.1

37.4-61.0

$50,000-74,999

102

22.3

13.0-35.6

6.7

3.0-14.2

10.1

3.9-23.7

3.0

0.7-13.0

57.9

44.9-69.9

$75,000+

103

25.3

12.0-45.7

5.9

2.1-15.3

7.5

3.5-15.2

4.6

1.3-15.2

56.7

41.0-71.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

612

16.6

12.9-21.2

14.3

10.9-18.5

9.0

6.7-12.0

15.7

11.7-20.7

271

44.4

38.5-50.4

276

26.1

17.9-36.3

8.5

5.0-14.1

5.2

2.6-10.3

2.0

1.0- 4.2

176

58.2

49.1-66.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

12.1

5.8-23.7

6.6

2.5-16.2

15.8

8.4-27.8

11.0

5.1-22.1

54.5

41.4-67.0

Non-Veteran

809

145

21.1

16.7-26.3

105

12.7

9.9-16.2

6.8

5.0- 9.3

10.5

7.7-14.1

401

48.8

43.6-54.0

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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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