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

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
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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	20	2	20.0	3.6-62.8	5	22.6	8.0-49.4	2	9.6	2.1-34.7	1	3.6	0.5-22.5	10	44.2	21.3-69.8
Buncombe	23	4	14.3	4.6-36.4	3	9.3	2.6-27.9	3	11.3	3.0-34.1	1	2.0	0.3-13.3	12	63.1	40.2-81.4
Cabarrus	24	4	10.3	3.6-26.1	3	8.8	2.7-25.4	1	2.3	0.3-15.0	1	5.1	0.7-28.7	15	73.5	53.1-87.2
Catawba	28	1	2.1	0.3-14.1	6	33.2	14.3-59.8	7	19.3	8.4-38.3	3	11.2	3.2-32.5	11	34.1	17.8-55.4
Cumberland	33	2	11.3	2.7-36.3	5	12.2	3.8-32.6	2	4.9	1.1-19.8	6	15.9	6.7-33.3	18	55.7	35.6-74.1
Davidson	23	2	8.1	1.6-32.2	7	37.2	18.1-61.3	1	1.5	0.2-10.4	3	13.9	3.9-38.9	10	39.3	20.2-62.4
Durham	23	3	8.0	1.9-28.2	2	5.4	1.2-21.0	3	16.8	5.3-42.3	1	1.8	0.2-11.9	14	68.0	44.1-85.1
Forsyth	21	3	17.9	5.2-46.6	2	5.1	1.0-23.4	2	9.7	1.8-38.5	1	8.4	1.2-41.2	13	58.9	33.8-80.0
Gaston	30	4	14.5	5.2-34.7	4	19.0	6.6-43.5	2	7.3	1.6-27.4	5	10.6	3.9-25.9	15	48.6	28.8-68.8
Guilford	19	3	13.3	3.6-38.4	2	11.7	2.8-37.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.8	0.4-18.3	13	72.2	46.7-88.5
Iredell	24	2	9.7	2.3-32.7	3	10.3	3.1-29.4	4	14.8	5.1-35.6	2	10.4	2.6-33.7	13	54.8	33.1-74.8
Johnston	18	3	6.4	1.5-24.0	1	1.1	0.1- 8.9	1	2.9	0.3-21.1	3	52.5	15.6-86.9	10	37.1	10.6-74.5
Mecklenburg	38	9	39.5	20.8-61.8	5	14.6	4.9-36.1	4	6.2	2.0-17.6	2	3.5	0.7-15.2	18	36.3	20.4-55.8
New Hanover	18	4	23.7	7.1-55.9	2	5.8	1.2-23.9	1	2.2	0.3-15.0	0	0.0	. - .	11	68.3	38.7-88.0
Onslow	27	5	11.7	4.1-29.2	2	5.3	1.1-21.9	2	11.9	2.4-42.3	5	34.2	13.5-63.4	13	36.9	18.5-59.9
Orange	19	2	13.0	2.7-45.1	2	18.3	4.6-50.8	2	5.5	1.3-21.2	1	3.3	0.4-20.7	12	59.9	33.3-81.7
Pitt	18	4	18.9	6.6-43.1	3	21.4	6.9-49.9	2	12.5	2.9-40.4	2	10.1	2.5-33.3	7	37.1	17.8-61.6
Randolph	26	5	21.0	7.1-47.9	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6	3	7.0	1.8-23.6	3	4.7	1.4-15.2	14	65.9	41.2-84.1
Robeson	28	6	8.7	2.3-27.8	5	8.6	1.9-30.9	1	0.7	0.1- 6.1	5	10.3	2.3-35.3	11	71.8	35.3-92.2
Rowan	25	4	22.4	6.2-55.5	2	4.6	1.1-17.7	3	12.4	3.6-34.8	5	12.7	4.8-29.5	11	47.9	25.2-71.4
Union	22	2	4.3	0.9-17.6	2	8.2	1.5-35.1	3	14.2	4.0-39.7	1	4.5	0.6-26.5	14	68.8	42.9-86.6
Wake	11	2	12.1	2.8-39.8	2	19.0	3.9-57.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	7	69.0	35.9-89.8
Wayne	19	4	29.6	9.9-61.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	8.7	1.6-35.4	4	17.7	5.2-45.9	9	44.0	19.1-72.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	298	54	17.6	12.4-24.2	42	13.3	8.8-19.5	25	9.9	5.9-16.2	38	13.6	8.7-20.7	139	45.6	36.7-54.9
Piedmont	410	63	21.1	14.8-29.1	50	11.6	8.1-16.4	41	6.7	4.6- 9.7	38	9.4	6.0-14.5	218	51.2	44.2-58.2
Western NC	187	39	22.4	15.7-30.8	19	11.8	7.1-18.9	18	7.1	4.0-12.3	19	8.7	5.0-14.9	92	49.9	41.0-58.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	113	24	20.4	12.9-30.6	11	9.9	5.1-18.4	8	7.4	3.3-16.1	10	8.0	3.5-17.4	60	54.3	43.0-65.2
Northwest	207	29	18.0	11.7-26.7	28	13.3	8.6-19.9	27	8.1	5.0-13.0	24	11.7	6.5-20.1	99	48.9	39.8-58.1
Charlotte	128	21	22.8	13.0-36.8	15	13.6	7.0-24.6	12	6.8	3.6-12.6	13	12.0	5.8-23.3	67	44.8	33.5-56.6
Greensboro	95	15	27.7	11.7-52.5	10	9.4	4.5-18.7	9	5.4	2.4-11.5	6	2.6	1.0- 6.4	55	54.9	36.9-71.7
Southern Regional	104	20	20.9	12.0-33.9	16	10.1	5.1-19.0	6	7.6	2.3-22.1	16	13.4	7.3-23.1	46	48.0	32.1-64.2
Coastal	41	6	13.9	5.4-31.6	9	22.2	10.8-40.2	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9	4	11.0	3.4-30.3	21	52.0	34.5-69.1
Wake	64	14	15.7	7.5-30.0	5	7.6	2.2-22.8	4	5.9	2.0-16.3	5	12.3	3.7-33.6	36	58.5	41.6-73.6
Area L	26	3	9.0	2.5-27.8	5	21.3	7.9-46.0	4	22.7	8.3-48.8	3	9.8	2.4-32.5	11	37.3	19.2-59.7
Eastern	117	24	21.4	12.8-33.6	12	13.1	5.8-26.8	13	11.4	6.2-20.1	14	11.9	6.2-21.5	54	42.2	30.5-54.9

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

20.0

3.6-62.8

22.6

8.0-49.4

9.6

2.1-34.7

3.6

0.5-22.5

44.2

21.3-69.8

Buncombe

14.3

4.6-36.4

9.3

2.6-27.9

11.3

3.0-34.1

2.0

0.3-13.3

63.1

40.2-81.4

Cabarrus

10.3

3.6-26.1

8.8

2.7-25.4

2.3

0.3-15.0

5.1

0.7-28.7

73.5

53.1-87.2

Catawba

2.1

0.3-14.1

33.2

14.3-59.8

19.3

8.4-38.3

11.2

3.2-32.5

34.1

17.8-55.4

Cumberland

11.3

2.7-36.3

12.2

3.8-32.6

4.9

1.1-19.8

15.9

6.7-33.3

55.7

35.6-74.1

Davidson

8.1

1.6-32.2

37.2

18.1-61.3

1.5

0.2-10.4

13.9

3.9-38.9

39.3

20.2-62.4

Durham

8.0

1.9-28.2

5.4

1.2-21.0

16.8

5.3-42.3

1.8

0.2-11.9

68.0

44.1-85.1

Forsyth

17.9

5.2-46.6

5.1

1.0-23.4

9.7

1.8-38.5

8.4

1.2-41.2

58.9

33.8-80.0

Gaston

14.5

5.2-34.7

19.0

6.6-43.5

7.3

1.6-27.4

10.6

3.9-25.9

48.6

28.8-68.8

Guilford

13.3

3.6-38.4

11.7

2.8-37.7

0.0

. - .

2.8

0.4-18.3

72.2

46.7-88.5

Iredell

9.7

2.3-32.7

10.3

3.1-29.4

14.8

5.1-35.6

10.4

2.6-33.7

54.8

33.1-74.8

Johnston

6.4

1.5-24.0

1.1

0.1- 8.9

2.9

0.3-21.1

52.5

15.6-86.9

37.1

10.6-74.5

Mecklenburg

39.5

20.8-61.8

14.6

4.9-36.1

6.2

2.0-17.6

3.5

0.7-15.2

36.3

20.4-55.8

New Hanover

23.7

7.1-55.9

5.8

1.2-23.9

2.2

0.3-15.0

0.0

. - .

68.3

38.7-88.0

Onslow

11.7

4.1-29.2

5.3

1.1-21.9

11.9

2.4-42.3

34.2

13.5-63.4

36.9

18.5-59.9

Orange

13.0

2.7-45.1

18.3

4.6-50.8

5.5

1.3-21.2

3.3

0.4-20.7

59.9

33.3-81.7

Pitt

18.9

6.6-43.1

21.4

6.9-49.9

12.5

2.9-40.4

10.1

2.5-33.3

37.1

17.8-61.6

Randolph

21.0

7.1-47.9

1.4

0.2- 9.6

7.0

1.8-23.6

4.7

1.4-15.2

65.9

41.2-84.1

Robeson

8.7

2.3-27.8

8.6

1.9-30.9

0.7

0.1- 6.1

10.3

2.3-35.3

71.8

35.3-92.2

Rowan

22.4

6.2-55.5

4.6

1.1-17.7

12.4

3.6-34.8

12.7

4.8-29.5

47.9

25.2-71.4

Union

4.3

0.9-17.6

8.2

1.5-35.1

14.2

4.0-39.7

4.5

0.6-26.5

68.8

42.9-86.6

Wake

12.1

2.8-39.8

19.0

3.9-57.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

69.0

35.9-89.8

Wayne

29.6

9.9-61.7

0.0

. - .

8.7

1.6-35.4

17.7

5.2-45.9

44.0

19.1-72.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

298

17.6

12.4-24.2

13.3

8.8-19.5

9.9

5.9-16.2

13.6

8.7-20.7

139

45.6

36.7-54.9

Piedmont

410

21.1

14.8-29.1

11.6

8.1-16.4

6.7

4.6- 9.7

9.4

6.0-14.5

218

51.2

44.2-58.2

Western NC

187

22.4

15.7-30.8

11.8

7.1-18.9

7.1

4.0-12.3

8.7

5.0-14.9

49.9

41.0-58.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

113

20.4

12.9-30.6

9.9

5.1-18.4

7.4

3.3-16.1

8.0

3.5-17.4

54.3

43.0-65.2

Northwest

207

18.0

11.7-26.7

13.3

8.6-19.9

8.1

5.0-13.0

11.7

6.5-20.1

48.9

39.8-58.1

Charlotte

128

22.8

13.0-36.8

13.6

7.0-24.6

6.8

3.6-12.6

12.0

5.8-23.3

44.8

33.5-56.6

Greensboro

27.7

11.7-52.5

9.4

4.5-18.7

5.4

2.4-11.5

2.6

1.0- 6.4

54.9

36.9-71.7

Southern Regional

104

20.9

12.0-33.9

10.1

5.1-19.0

7.6

2.3-22.1

13.4

7.3-23.1

48.0

32.1-64.2

Coastal

13.9

5.4-31.6

22.2

10.8-40.2

0.9

0.1- 5.9

11.0

3.4-30.3

52.0

34.5-69.1

Wake

15.7

7.5-30.0

7.6

2.2-22.8

5.9

2.0-16.3

12.3

3.7-33.6

58.5

41.6-73.6

Area L

9.0

2.5-27.8

21.3

7.9-46.0

22.7

8.3-48.8

9.8

2.4-32.5

37.3

19.2-59.7

Eastern

117

21.4

12.8-33.6

13.1

5.8-26.8

11.4

6.2-20.1

11.9

6.2-21.5

42.2

30.5-54.9

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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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