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-MALES

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
-MALES	313	84	31.4	23.9-40.1	60	19.5	13.2-27.9	65	20.8	14.5-28.9	28	8.9	5.6-14.0	76	19.3	14.2-25.5
RACE
White	247	63	27.5	19.6-37.2	50	22.0	14.3-32.2	53	21.1	13.6-31.2	18	6.6	3.8-11.1	63	22.8	16.3-30.9
African American	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
Other Minorities	18	4	47.1	19.0-77.2	2	1.7	0.3- 7.9	5	32.0	11.3-63.6	2	4.1	0.8-18.5	5	15.1	5.0-37.7
AGE
18-24	14	4	33.3	12.2-64.3	3	27.7	8.1-62.3	2	18.0	3.2-59.1	2	6.8	1.3-29.6	3	14.2	3.9-40.4
25-34	26	9	45.2	23.8-68.5	4	15.6	4.9-39.8	7	20.0	8.7-39.4	2	4.5	1.1-17.1	4	14.8	4.7-37.9
35-44	46	14	32.5	18.7-50.2	13	24.0	12.8-40.3	13	29.4	16.2-47.3	3	11.1	3.4-30.9	3	3.0	0.8-10.3
45-54	72	17	25.0	14.3-40.1	13	13.8	7.6-23.9	14	22.8	13.0-36.8	9	14.2	7.2-26.1	19	24.1	14.6-37.0
55-64	83	21	25.1	15.4-38.0	17	18.7	10.9-30.3	12	12.3	5.9-23.9	8	9.1	3.6-21.1	25	34.7	23.2-48.4
65-74	41	9	25.8	13.4-43.9	5	12.5	4.6-29.7	11	25.7	13.5-43.3	4	10.0	3.5-25.1	12	26.0	14.1-43.0
75+	30	9	29.8	14.2-52.1	5	16.0	6.0-36.0	6	19.6	7.6-41.8	0	0.0	. - .	10	34.6	18.2-55.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	70	15	27.8	15.1-45.4	8	19.9	7.8-42.1	14	16.8	8.7-30.2	6	7.4	3.0-17.3	27	28.1	17.6-41.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	95	31	31.1	18.2-47.7	19	21.4	9.7-41.0	17	24.9	12.1-44.4	6	4.1	1.5-10.4	22	18.6	10.1-31.8
Some Post-H.S.	74	14	26.7	14.3-44.5	21	21.0	12.2-33.5	16	17.2	9.6-28.9	10	18.9	9.1-35.2	13	16.2	7.9-30.4
College Graduate	74	24	40.2	24.9-57.7	12	14.6	7.1-27.8	18	21.6	12.3-35.1	6	6.9	2.9-15.6	14	16.7	8.8-29.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	57	9	22.3	9.5-44.0	5	8.3	2.9-21.2	11	13.8	6.3-27.3	5	10.4	3.6-26.7	27	45.3	28.5-63.3
$15,000- 24,999	62	14	24.0	10.4-46.2	7	9.1	3.7-20.7	16	30.6	17.0-48.7	9	11.5	4.9-24.6	16	24.8	12.5-43.3
$25,000- 34,999	31	10	37.4	19.4-59.8	12	42.0	22.3-64.5	3	9.0	2.4-28.4	0	0.0	. - .	6	11.6	4.4-27.3
$35,000- 49,999	43	12	31.6	16.4-52.1	11	20.2	10.1-36.5	11	27.4	14.0-46.7	3	11.3	2.6-38.2	6	9.4	3.8-21.3
$50,000-74,999	43	15	27.8	15.0-45.6	9	21.4	9.1-42.4	10	22.8	11.3-40.7	5	17.4	6.1-40.6	4	10.7	3.5-28.1
$75,000+	54	19	42.8	23.0-65.1	10	23.8	7.8-53.4	10	12.0	4.9-26.6	5	7.2	2.7-17.8	10	14.3	6.3-29.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	192	36	18.6	12.3-27.1	30	12.3	7.9-18.7	45	28.0	18.1-40.5	19	10.6	5.9-18.3	62	30.5	22.2-40.5
No	121	48	45.3	32.4-58.9	30	27.4	16.2-42.4	20	13.1	7.7-21.3	9	7.2	3.2-15.1	14	7.0	3.7-13.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	106	30	31.9	20.4-46.1	20	17.8	10.6-28.4	20	18.1	10.5-29.4	9	6.2	2.9-13.0	27	26.0	17.0-37.6
Non-Veteran	206	53	30.6	21.6-41.4	40	20.3	12.5-31.2	45	22.0	14.2-32.4	19	9.9	5.7-16.7	49	17.2	11.5-24.8

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

-MALES

313

31.4

23.9-40.1

19.5

13.2-27.9

20.8

14.5-28.9

8.9

5.6-14.0

19.3

14.2-25.5

RACE

White

247

27.5

19.6-37.2

22.0

14.3-32.2

21.1

13.6-31.2

6.6

3.8-11.1

22.8

16.3-30.9

African American

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

Other Minorities

47.1

19.0-77.2

1.7

0.3- 7.9

32.0

11.3-63.6

4.1

0.8-18.5

15.1

5.0-37.7

AGE

18-24

33.3

12.2-64.3

27.7

8.1-62.3

18.0

3.2-59.1

6.8

1.3-29.6

14.2

3.9-40.4

25-34

45.2

23.8-68.5

15.6

4.9-39.8

20.0

8.7-39.4

4.5

1.1-17.1

14.8

4.7-37.9

35-44

32.5

18.7-50.2

24.0

12.8-40.3

29.4

16.2-47.3

11.1

3.4-30.9

3.0

0.8-10.3

45-54

25.0

14.3-40.1

13.8

7.6-23.9

22.8

13.0-36.8

14.2

7.2-26.1

24.1

14.6-37.0

55-64

25.1

15.4-38.0

18.7

10.9-30.3

12.3

5.9-23.9

9.1

3.6-21.1

34.7

23.2-48.4

65-74

25.8

13.4-43.9

12.5

4.6-29.7

25.7

13.5-43.3

10.0

3.5-25.1

26.0

14.1-43.0

75+

29.8

14.2-52.1

16.0

6.0-36.0

19.6

7.6-41.8

0.0

. - .

34.6

18.2-55.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

27.8

15.1-45.4

19.9

7.8-42.1

16.8

8.7-30.2

7.4

3.0-17.3

28.1

17.6-41.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

31.1

18.2-47.7

21.4

9.7-41.0

24.9

12.1-44.4

4.1

1.5-10.4

18.6

10.1-31.8

Some Post-H.S.

26.7

14.3-44.5

21.0

12.2-33.5

17.2

9.6-28.9

18.9

9.1-35.2

16.2

7.9-30.4

College Graduate

40.2

24.9-57.7

14.6

7.1-27.8

21.6

12.3-35.1

6.9

2.9-15.6

16.7

8.8-29.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

22.3

9.5-44.0

8.3

2.9-21.2

13.8

6.3-27.3

10.4

3.6-26.7

45.3

28.5-63.3

$15,000- 24,999

24.0

10.4-46.2

9.1

3.7-20.7

30.6

17.0-48.7

11.5

4.9-24.6

24.8

12.5-43.3

$25,000- 34,999

37.4

19.4-59.8

42.0

22.3-64.5

9.0

2.4-28.4

0.0

. - .

11.6

4.4-27.3

$35,000- 49,999

31.6

16.4-52.1

20.2

10.1-36.5

27.4

14.0-46.7

11.3

2.6-38.2

9.4

3.8-21.3

$50,000-74,999

27.8

15.0-45.6

21.4

9.1-42.4

22.8

11.3-40.7

17.4

6.1-40.6

10.7

3.5-28.1

$75,000+

42.8

23.0-65.1

23.8

7.8-53.4

12.0

4.9-26.6

7.2

2.7-17.8

14.3

6.3-29.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

192

18.6

12.3-27.1

12.3

7.9-18.7

28.0

18.1-40.5

10.6

5.9-18.3

30.5

22.2-40.5

121

45.3

32.4-58.9

27.4

16.2-42.4

13.1

7.7-21.3

7.2

3.2-15.1

7.0

3.7-13.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

106

31.9

20.4-46.1

17.8

10.6-28.4

18.1

10.5-29.4

6.2

2.9-13.0

26.0

17.0-37.6

Non-Veteran

206

30.6

21.6-41.4

20.3

12.5-31.2

22.0

14.2-32.4

9.9

5.7-16.7

17.2

11.5-24.8

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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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