BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

Adult Asthma History

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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	28	4	6.4	1.9-19.5	4	7.8	2.3-23.3	0	0.0	. - .	20	85.8	67.1-94.7
Buncombe	31	3	4.9	1.5-15.1	1	3.4	0.5-20.7	2	4.9	1.1-18.6	25	86.8	71.6-94.5
Cabarrus	33	3	8.3	2.4-25.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.6	0.2-11.1	29	90.0	73.9-96.6
Catawba	36	5	18.1	5.7-44.8	5	11.5	4.4-26.6	0	0.0	. - .	26	70.4	47.9-86.0
Cumberland	44	9	29.4	14.3-51.0	3	2.4	0.7- 7.8	5	9.2	3.4-22.5	27	59.0	38.1-77.1
Davidson	29	5	20.5	8.2-42.7	2	3.7	0.8-15.9	3	6.4	1.7-21.2	19	69.3	47.4-85.0
Durham	32	8	22.4	10.3-42.2	2	2.9	0.5-15.2	0	0.0	. - .	22	74.7	54.9-87.8
Forsyth	30	3	6.7	1.8-21.8	1	1.1	0.2- 7.8	1	6.1	0.9-32.8	25	86.1	65.6-95.2
Gaston	33	7	20.8	9.3-40.3	1	6.6	0.9-34.3	2	4.5	0.9-19.9	23	68.0	47.5-83.4
Guilford	18	3	23.3	6.9-55.5	3	7.7	1.8-27.1	1	1.6	0.2-11.1	11	67.4	39.0-86.9
Iredell	30	7	20.0	9.1-38.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.1	0.4-19.4	22	76.9	58.2-88.8
Johnston	21	4	9.7	2.6-30.4	2	12.0	2.2-45.3	1	39.6	7.9-83.4	14	38.7	12.8-73.1
Mecklenburg	47	8	28.0	13.4-49.4	2	5.1	1.2-18.6	6	6.5	2.6-15.4	31	60.5	41.1-77.0
New Hanover	28	3	14.6	4.5-38.3	1	1.5	0.2-10.3	1	1.1	0.2- 7.9	23	82.7	60.3-93.8
Onslow	35	3	7.7	2.4-22.3	5	10.7	3.8-26.8	2	3.0	0.7-11.7	25	78.6	61.2-89.5
Orange	26	5	10.6	4.1-24.8	1	6.0	0.8-32.5	0	0.0	. - .	20	83.4	63.7-93.5
Pitt	26	7	19.4	8.1-39.6	2	5.1	1.2-19.4	1	2.6	0.3-16.6	16	72.9	51.9-87.0
Randolph	33	3	9.3	2.6-28.6	3	9.8	2.8-29.4	2	2.2	0.5- 9.0	25	78.6	58.4-90.6
Robeson	34	7	8.5	2.4-26.1	2	6.0	1.1-27.0	2	5.3	0.8-27.3	23	80.2	50.2-94.2
Rowan	28	9	35.0	16.1-60.2	2	7.7	1.7-28.8	1	3.2	0.4-19.8	16	54.2	31.4-75.3
Union	30	3	9.5	2.6-29.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.0	0.4-19.4	26	87.5	67.5-95.9
Wake	24	5	21.6	8.6-44.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	19	78.4	55.2-91.4
Wayne	29	1	2.5	0.3-16.2	5	16.0	6.0-36.1	0	0.0	. - .	23	81.5	61.4-92.4
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	399	73	22.2	16.6-29.0	33	6.2	3.8- 9.9	17	4.9	2.3-10.2	276	66.6	59.2-73.3
Piedmont	543	90	18.8	13.7-25.3	32	4.6	3.0- 7.1	20	2.7	1.4- 5.3	401	73.9	67.4-79.4
Western NC	267	25	8.4	5.2-13.3	20	5.4	3.2- 8.8	11	4.2	2.2- 8.0	211	82.0	76.1-86.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	169	18	10.1	5.7-17.2	7	3.6	1.4- 8.6	8	4.0	1.8- 8.8	136	82.4	74.4-88.2
Northwest	266	38	13.8	9.0-20.6	25	7.4	4.2-12.5	9	3.7	1.7- 8.0	194	75.1	67.4-81.4
Charlotte	164	24	19.5	11.8-30.7	4	3.9	1.5-10.1	11	6.4	2.7-14.3	125	70.2	59.0-79.4
Greensboro	124	16	8.1	4.1-15.4	13	6.7	3.5-12.6	3	0.6	0.2- 1.8	92	84.6	75.7-90.6
Southern Regional	137	28	26.5	16.6-39.6	9	4.5	2.0-10.0	9	5.3	2.5-10.7	91	63.7	50.4-75.1
Coastal	54	9	23.2	12.1-40.0	2	1.9	0.4- 7.8	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	42	74.4	58.0-85.9
Wake	95	21	26.3	13.4-45.2	4	1.8	0.5- 5.7	1	3.5	0.5-20.9	69	68.4	50.3-82.2
Area L	33	4	17.4	6.1-40.6	4	9.5	2.5-30.4	1	2.0	0.3-13.3	24	71.1	47.5-87.0
Eastern	167	30	19.5	12.4-29.3	17	8.2	4.0-16.0	5	1.8	0.7- 4.6	115	70.5	60.3-79.0

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

6.4

1.9-19.5

7.8

2.3-23.3

0.0

. - .

85.8

67.1-94.7

Buncombe

4.9

1.5-15.1

3.4

0.5-20.7

4.9

1.1-18.6

86.8

71.6-94.5

Cabarrus

8.3

2.4-25.0

0.0

. - .

1.6

0.2-11.1

90.0

73.9-96.6

Catawba

18.1

5.7-44.8

11.5

4.4-26.6

0.0

. - .

70.4

47.9-86.0

Cumberland

29.4

14.3-51.0

2.4

0.7- 7.8

9.2

3.4-22.5

59.0

38.1-77.1

Davidson

20.5

8.2-42.7

3.7

0.8-15.9

6.4

1.7-21.2

69.3

47.4-85.0

Durham

22.4

10.3-42.2

2.9

0.5-15.2

0.0

. - .

74.7

54.9-87.8

Forsyth

6.7

1.8-21.8

1.1

0.2- 7.8

6.1

0.9-32.8

86.1

65.6-95.2

Gaston

20.8

9.3-40.3

6.6

0.9-34.3

4.5

0.9-19.9

68.0

47.5-83.4

Guilford

23.3

6.9-55.5

7.7

1.8-27.1

1.6

0.2-11.1

67.4

39.0-86.9

Iredell

20.0

9.1-38.4

0.0

. - .

3.1

0.4-19.4

76.9

58.2-88.8

Johnston

9.7

2.6-30.4

12.0

2.2-45.3

39.6

7.9-83.4

38.7

12.8-73.1

Mecklenburg

28.0

13.4-49.4

5.1

1.2-18.6

6.5

2.6-15.4

60.5

41.1-77.0

New Hanover

14.6

4.5-38.3

1.5

0.2-10.3

1.1

0.2- 7.9

82.7

60.3-93.8

Onslow

7.7

2.4-22.3

10.7

3.8-26.8

3.0

0.7-11.7

78.6

61.2-89.5

Orange

10.6

4.1-24.8

6.0

0.8-32.5

0.0

. - .

83.4

63.7-93.5

Pitt

19.4

8.1-39.6

5.1

1.2-19.4

2.6

0.3-16.6

72.9

51.9-87.0

Randolph

9.3

2.6-28.6

9.8

2.8-29.4

2.2

0.5- 9.0

78.6

58.4-90.6

Robeson

8.5

2.4-26.1

6.0

1.1-27.0

5.3

0.8-27.3

80.2

50.2-94.2

Rowan

35.0

16.1-60.2

7.7

1.7-28.8

3.2

0.4-19.8

54.2

31.4-75.3

Union

9.5

2.6-29.1

0.0

. - .

3.0

0.4-19.4

87.5

67.5-95.9

Wake

21.6

8.6-44.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

78.4

55.2-91.4

Wayne

2.5

0.3-16.2

16.0

6.0-36.1

0.0

. - .

81.5

61.4-92.4

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

399

22.2

16.6-29.0

6.2

3.8- 9.9

4.9

2.3-10.2

276

66.6

59.2-73.3

Piedmont

543

18.8

13.7-25.3

4.6

3.0- 7.1

2.7

1.4- 5.3

401

73.9

67.4-79.4

Western NC

267

8.4

5.2-13.3

5.4

3.2- 8.8

4.2

2.2- 8.0

211

82.0

76.1-86.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

169

10.1

5.7-17.2

3.6

1.4- 8.6

4.0

1.8- 8.8

136

82.4

74.4-88.2

Northwest

266

13.8

9.0-20.6

7.4

4.2-12.5

3.7

1.7- 8.0

194

75.1

67.4-81.4

Charlotte

164

19.5

11.8-30.7

3.9

1.5-10.1

6.4

2.7-14.3

125

70.2

59.0-79.4

Greensboro

124

8.1

4.1-15.4

6.7

3.5-12.6

0.6

0.2- 1.8

84.6

75.7-90.6

Southern Regional

137

26.5

16.6-39.6

4.5

2.0-10.0

5.3

2.5-10.7

63.7

50.4-75.1

Coastal

23.2

12.1-40.0

1.9

0.4- 7.8

0.5

0.1- 3.6

74.4

58.0-85.9

Wake

26.3

13.4-45.2

1.8

0.5- 5.7

3.5

0.5-20.9

68.4

50.3-82.2

Area L

17.4

6.1-40.6

9.5

2.5-30.4

2.0

0.3-13.3

71.1

47.5-87.0

Eastern

167

19.5

12.4-29.3

8.2

4.0-16.0

1.8

0.7- 4.6

115

70.5

60.3-79.0

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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