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-MALES

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
-MALES	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
RACE
White	183	29	22.5	13.1-36.0	18	9.4	5.3-16.1	14	5.7	3.1-10.3	22	13.1	7.2-22.7	100	49.2	37.8-60.8
African American	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
Other Minorities	14	5	34.4	11.5-68.1	1	6.1	0.8-34.3	1	2.0	0.3-14.2	3	22.6	6.4-55.3	4	34.9	9.9-72.2
AGE
18-24	10	4	41.5	12.5-78.0	1	2.8	0.3-19.2	1	8.2	1.1-42.9	1	10.6	1.4-50.1	3	36.9	10.0-75.5
25-34	18	5	35.7	14.7-64.1	1	3.1	0.4-19.9	1	4.2	0.6-25.1	3	22.2	6.5-54.0	8	34.8	16.2-59.5
35-44	30	7	19.9	8.5-39.8	6	27.9	12.3-51.7	3	8.9	2.7-25.3	1	2.8	0.4-17.4	13	40.6	22.1-62.2
45-54	56	9	18.3	9.2-33.3	10	13.6	6.5-26.2	4	11.2	4.2-26.7	5	5.8	2.2-14.5	28	51.1	36.3-65.7
55-64	61	9	17.5	8.1-33.9	6	9.8	3.7-23.4	8	10.3	4.8-20.6	12	27.1	15.1-43.6	26	35.3	22.5-50.7
65-74	32	6	25.0	10.5-48.6	1	3.1	0.4-19.1	4	13.9	5.0-33.0	6	13.7	5.8-29.1	15	44.3	26.5-63.7
75+	21	1	3.7	0.5-22.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.7	0.5-22.6	19	92.6	73.9-98.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	55	10	31.6	14.6-55.5	9	14.0	6.4-27.9	2	3.0	0.7-11.8	13	21.6	11.5-36.9	21	29.8	17.3-46.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	60	16	35.1	17.1-58.6	6	8.8	3.3-21.8	8	9.0	3.7-20.0	7	10.1	3.1-28.4	23	37.0	18.5-60.2
Some Post-H.S.	62	8	13.1	6.0-26.1	5	12.3	4.2-31.3	5	13.0	4.8-30.6	5	12.0	4.0-30.9	39	49.6	34.0-65.2
College Graduate	51	7	15.3	6.4-32.3	5	9.4	3.3-23.8	6	8.1	3.3-18.8	4	9.3	2.6-28.2	29	57.8	41.0-73.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	48	10	23.0	11.2-41.3	7	14.5	5.6-32.6	4	11.0	3.7-28.1	11	22.2	9.4-44.2	16	29.3	15.0-49.2
$15,000- 24,999	48	8	18.5	8.2-36.7	5	8.4	2.8-22.7	6	8.5	3.2-20.6	11	28.7	13.9-50.3	18	35.8	20.1-55.3
$25,000- 34,999	19	3	32.3	9.6-68.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.5	0.6-27.0	3	15.2	4.0-43.8	12	47.9	22.0-75.0
$35,000- 49,999	29	6	25.4	10.6-49.3	7	32.8	14.4-58.7	2	6.5	1.2-27.8	0	0.0	. - .	14	35.3	18.2-57.3
$50,000-74,999	29	4	14.7	4.6-38.1	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	3	16.0	3.9-47.1	0	0.0	. - .	21	68.6	43.0-86.4
$75,000+	34	6	37.5	12.5-71.5	1	6.3	0.8-34.2	5	11.3	4.0-28.3	4	11.2	3.0-34.2	18	33.8	15.7-58.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	155	25	16.9	10.4-26.2	19	12.3	6.7-21.4	15	8.7	4.8-15.3	28	20.3	12.4-31.5	68	41.8	29.9-54.7
No	73	16	37.0	20.4-57.3	6	8.6	3.4-19.9	6	8.9	3.2-22.6	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	44	45.1	29.8-61.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	75	9	12.3	5.5-25.2	5	6.0	2.0-16.7	12	17.8	9.5-30.9	7	11.2	4.9-23.8	42	52.7	38.9-66.1
Non-Veteran	153	32	28.7	17.9-42.5	20	12.4	7.1-21.0	9	5.9	2.5-13.1	22	13.1	7.1-22.7	70	40.0	28.6-52.6

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

-MALES

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

RACE

White

183

22.5

13.1-36.0

9.4

5.3-16.1

5.7

3.1-10.3

13.1

7.2-22.7

100

49.2

37.8-60.8

African American

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

Other Minorities

34.4

11.5-68.1

6.1

0.8-34.3

2.0

0.3-14.2

22.6

6.4-55.3

34.9

9.9-72.2

AGE

18-24

41.5

12.5-78.0

2.8

0.3-19.2

8.2

1.1-42.9

10.6

1.4-50.1

36.9

10.0-75.5

25-34

35.7

14.7-64.1

3.1

0.4-19.9

4.2

0.6-25.1

22.2

6.5-54.0

34.8

16.2-59.5

35-44

19.9

8.5-39.8

27.9

12.3-51.7

8.9

2.7-25.3

2.8

0.4-17.4

40.6

22.1-62.2

45-54

18.3

9.2-33.3

13.6

6.5-26.2

11.2

4.2-26.7

5.8

2.2-14.5

51.1

36.3-65.7

55-64

17.5

8.1-33.9

9.8

3.7-23.4

10.3

4.8-20.6

27.1

15.1-43.6

35.3

22.5-50.7

65-74

25.0

10.5-48.6

3.1

0.4-19.1

13.9

5.0-33.0

13.7

5.8-29.1

44.3

26.5-63.7

75+

3.7

0.5-22.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

3.7

0.5-22.6

92.6

73.9-98.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

31.6

14.6-55.5

14.0

6.4-27.9

3.0

0.7-11.8

21.6

11.5-36.9

29.8

17.3-46.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

35.1

17.1-58.6

8.8

3.3-21.8

9.0

3.7-20.0

10.1

3.1-28.4

37.0

18.5-60.2

Some Post-H.S.

13.1

6.0-26.1

12.3

4.2-31.3

13.0

4.8-30.6

12.0

4.0-30.9

49.6

34.0-65.2

College Graduate

15.3

6.4-32.3

9.4

3.3-23.8

8.1

3.3-18.8

9.3

2.6-28.2

57.8

41.0-73.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

23.0

11.2-41.3

14.5

5.6-32.6

11.0

3.7-28.1

22.2

9.4-44.2

29.3

15.0-49.2

$15,000- 24,999

18.5

8.2-36.7

8.4

2.8-22.7

8.5

3.2-20.6

28.7

13.9-50.3

35.8

20.1-55.3

$25,000- 34,999

32.3

9.6-68.2

0.0

. - .

4.5

0.6-27.0

15.2

4.0-43.8

47.9

22.0-75.0

$35,000- 49,999

25.4

10.6-49.3

32.8

14.4-58.7

6.5

1.2-27.8

0.0

. - .

35.3

18.2-57.3

$50,000-74,999

14.7

4.6-38.1

0.7

0.1- 5.1

16.0

3.9-47.1

0.0

. - .

68.6

43.0-86.4

$75,000+

37.5

12.5-71.5

6.3

0.8-34.2

11.3

4.0-28.3

11.2

3.0-34.2

33.8

15.7-58.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

155

16.9

10.4-26.2

12.3

6.7-21.4

8.7

4.8-15.3

20.3

12.4-31.5

41.8

29.9-54.7

37.0

20.4-57.3

8.6

3.4-19.9

8.9

3.2-22.6

0.4

0.0- 2.5

45.1

29.8-61.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

12.3

5.5-25.2

6.0

2.0-16.7

17.8

9.5-30.9

11.2

4.9-23.8

52.7

38.9-66.1

Non-Veteran

153

28.7

17.9-42.5

12.4

7.1-21.0

5.9

2.5-13.1

13.1

7.1-22.7

40.0

28.6-52.6

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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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