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-MALES

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
-MALES	312	47	18.1	12.9-24.8	16	3.1	1.7- 5.7	19	5.0	2.6- 9.3	230	73.8	66.5-80.0
RACE
White	249	31	12.8	8.3-19.4	13	3.1	1.6- 6.1	15	5.8	2.7-11.9	190	78.2	70.4-84.5
African American	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
Other Minorities	18	2	10.7	2.2-39.0	1	0.7	0.1- 5.2	2	6.1	1.4-23.3	13	82.5	56.5-94.4
AGE
18-24	13	2	7.0	1.3-30.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.2	1.0-38.2	10	85.8	58.4-96.3
25-34	27	3	12.8	3.6-36.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.8	0.2-11.9	23	85.4	62.8-95.3
35-44	45	11	27.7	14.8-46.0	1	1.6	0.2-10.9	0	0.0	. - .	33	70.6	52.6-83.9
45-54	69	15	30.6	18.4-46.4	4	4.8	1.3-15.6	5	6.6	2.7-15.6	45	58.0	43.4-71.3
55-64	82	13	19.0	10.3-32.6	9	9.8	4.4-20.3	8	10.5	5.1-20.7	52	60.6	47.1-72.7
65-74	42	3	11.4	3.5-31.6	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.6	1.1-11.2	36	85.0	66.7-94.1
75+	33	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.9	0.9-15.1	1	1.4	0.2- 9.8	30	94.7	83.7-98.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	70	7	18.3	8.1-36.1	5	3.9	1.5-10.0	9	12.0	6.0-22.8	49	65.8	49.5-79.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	92	16	16.9	9.3-28.7	5	2.5	0.9- 6.7	4	5.2	1.1-20.3	67	75.5	61.3-85.7
Some Post-H.S.	74	16	30.2	17.6-46.6	2	2.7	0.5-12.4	4	2.6	0.7- 9.1	52	64.6	48.7-77.8
College Graduate	76	8	6.4	2.9-13.6	4	3.8	1.0-13.4	2	1.8	0.4- 8.2	62	88.0	78.1-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	53	9	32.0	16.4-53.2	5	4.9	1.8-12.6	9	13.4	6.4-25.8	30	49.7	32.0-67.4
$15,000- 24,999	60	13	27.7	15.2-44.9	4	3.1	1.0- 9.2	6	13.0	3.8-36.0	37	56.3	37.8-73.1
$25,000- 34,999	30	2	5.7	1.4-20.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.2	0.6-14.2	26	91.1	76.4-97.0
$35,000- 49,999	44	9	33.3	17.2-54.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	35	66.7	45.5-82.8
$50,000-74,999	45	6	12.9	3.7-36.3	2	6.5	1.6-23.5	0	0.0	. - .	37	80.6	58.9-92.3
$75,000+	53	5	9.0	3.2-23.2	2	1.3	0.3- 5.8	2	2.4	0.4-11.7	44	87.3	72.9-94.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	190	33	25.7	17.5-35.9	14	5.2	2.6- 9.9	18	9.5	4.9-17.4	125	59.7	49.1-69.4
No	122	14	10.0	5.2-18.5	2	0.8	0.2- 4.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	105	89.0	80.5-94.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	109	18	19.5	11.8-30.4	9	5.3	2.5-10.8	5	2.8	1.0- 7.5	77	72.5	61.2-81.5
Non-Veteran	202	29	17.8	11.6-26.4	7	2.4	0.9- 5.9	14	5.8	2.7-11.8	152	74.0	64.7-81.6

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

-MALES

312

18.1

12.9-24.8

3.1

1.7- 5.7

5.0

2.6- 9.3

230

73.8

66.5-80.0

RACE

White

249

12.8

8.3-19.4

3.1

1.6- 6.1

5.8

2.7-11.9

190

78.2

70.4-84.5

African American

41.5

24.4-60.9

4.1

0.9-16.4

1.3

0.3- 5.4

53.1

34.2-71.2

Other Minorities

10.7

2.2-39.0

0.7

0.1- 5.2

6.1

1.4-23.3

82.5

56.5-94.4

AGE

18-24

7.0

1.3-30.2

0.0

. - .

7.2

1.0-38.2

85.8

58.4-96.3

25-34

12.8

3.6-36.4

0.0

. - .

1.8

0.2-11.9

85.4

62.8-95.3

35-44

27.7

14.8-46.0

1.6

0.2-10.9

0.0

. - .

70.6

52.6-83.9

45-54

30.6

18.4-46.4

4.8

1.3-15.6

6.6

2.7-15.6

58.0

43.4-71.3

55-64

19.0

10.3-32.6

9.8

4.4-20.3

10.5

5.1-20.7

60.6

47.1-72.7

65-74

11.4

3.5-31.6

0.0

. - .

3.6

1.1-11.2

85.0

66.7-94.1

75+

0.0

. - .

3.9

0.9-15.1

1.4

0.2- 9.8

94.7

83.7-98.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

18.3

8.1-36.1

3.9

1.5-10.0

12.0

6.0-22.8

65.8

49.5-79.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

16.9

9.3-28.7

2.5

0.9- 6.7

5.2

1.1-20.3

75.5

61.3-85.7

Some Post-H.S.

30.2

17.6-46.6

2.7

0.5-12.4

2.6

0.7- 9.1

64.6

48.7-77.8

College Graduate

6.4

2.9-13.6

3.8

1.0-13.4

1.8

0.4- 8.2

88.0

78.1-93.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

32.0

16.4-53.2

4.9

1.8-12.6

13.4

6.4-25.8

49.7

32.0-67.4

$15,000- 24,999

27.7

15.2-44.9

3.1

1.0- 9.2

13.0

3.8-36.0

56.3

37.8-73.1

$25,000- 34,999

5.7

1.4-20.7

0.0

. - .

3.2

0.6-14.2

91.1

76.4-97.0

$35,000- 49,999

33.3

17.2-54.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

66.7

45.5-82.8

$50,000-74,999

12.9

3.7-36.3

6.5

1.6-23.5

0.0

. - .

80.6

58.9-92.3

$75,000+

9.0

3.2-23.2

1.3

0.3- 5.8

2.4

0.4-11.7

87.3

72.9-94.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

190

25.7

17.5-35.9

5.2

2.6- 9.9

9.5

4.9-17.4

125

59.7

49.1-69.4

122

10.0

5.2-18.5

0.8

0.2- 4.0

0.2

0.0- 1.1

105

89.0

80.5-94.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

109

19.5

11.8-30.4

5.3

2.5-10.8

2.8

1.0- 7.5

72.5

61.2-81.5

Non-Veteran

202

17.8

11.6-26.4

2.4

0.9- 5.9

5.8

2.7-11.8

152

74.0

64.7-81.6

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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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