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-WHITE FEMALES

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
-WHITE FEMALES	683	89	12.3	9.4-15.9	54	7.3	5.1-10.3	19	2.4	1.1- 5.1	521	78.0	73.6-81.9
AGE
18-24	15	3	21.1	6.4-50.9	1	4.2	0.6-25.1	0	0.0	. - .	11	74.7	46.2-91.1
25-34	50	6	12.3	4.9-27.6	1	1.0	0.1- 6.5	0	0.0	. - .	43	86.8	71.7-94.5
35-44	105	20	14.7	8.4-24.4	11	9.7	4.6-19.1	2	1.0	0.2- 4.0	72	74.6	63.7-83.2
45-54	134	17	8.5	4.9-14.3	14	10.4	5.0-20.1	3	2.0	0.6- 6.7	100	79.2	69.5-86.4
55-64	144	21	15.1	9.2-23.8	10	8.0	3.9-15.8	7	7.6	2.0-25.1	106	69.3	57.2-79.2
65-74	139	15	9.4	5.4-16.0	14	9.9	4.8-19.3	4	2.9	0.9- 8.7	106	77.7	68.1-85.1
75+	92	7	8.4	3.4-19.1	3	2.1	0.6- 6.9	3	2.3	0.7- 8.1	79	87.2	76.6-93.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	119	7	4.1	1.8- 9.0	9	9.2	3.7-20.9	6	7.4	1.9-25.5	97	79.3	64.7-88.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	194	23	10.6	6.6-16.7	16	8.4	4.1-16.2	6	2.4	1.0- 6.0	149	78.6	70.3-85.1
Some Post-H.S.	201	33	13.3	8.5-20.2	21	8.6	5.0-14.5	4	0.8	0.3- 2.4	143	77.3	69.4-83.6
College Graduate	167	26	17.5	10.9-26.8	8	4.0	1.8- 8.8	2	0.6	0.1- 2.4	131	78.0	68.6-85.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	125	10	6.6	3.3-12.7	15	12.5	7.0-21.6	9	4.4	2.1- 8.8	91	76.5	66.9-84.0
$15,000- 24,999	144	19	11.4	6.4-19.4	16	9.4	4.3-19.1	3	2.1	0.6- 7.3	106	77.1	66.6-85.1
$25,000- 34,999	67	11	21.4	10.1-39.9	5	5.6	1.9-14.8	1	1.5	0.2-10.1	50	71.5	54.2-84.2
$35,000- 49,999	89	16	15.4	8.1-27.2	7	5.7	2.4-13.1	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	65	78.6	66.6-87.1
$50,000-74,999	79	14	16.7	8.9-29.4	2	4.5	1.1-16.7	2	2.4	0.6- 9.2	61	76.4	63.0-86.0
$75,000+	92	11	12.9	6.2-24.7	2	2.9	0.7-11.4	0	0.0	. - .	79	84.3	72.3-91.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	425	61	14.1	10.2-19.1	48	11.5	7.8-16.4	18	4.0	1.8- 8.7	298	70.5	64.1-76.2
No	250	27	9.6	5.9-15.3	6	1.8	0.7- 4.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	216	88.3	82.5-92.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	8	2	29.0	7.2-68.2	1	6.8	0.9-37.6	0	0.0	. - .	5	64.2	27.9-89.3
Non-Veteran	675	87	12.1	9.2-15.7	53	7.3	5.1-10.4	19	2.4	1.1- 5.2	516	78.2	73.7-82.1

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

-WHITE FEMALES

683

12.3

9.4-15.9

7.3

5.1-10.3

2.4

1.1- 5.1

521

78.0

73.6-81.9

AGE

18-24

21.1

6.4-50.9

4.2

0.6-25.1

0.0

. - .

74.7

46.2-91.1

25-34

12.3

4.9-27.6

1.0

0.1- 6.5

0.0

. - .

86.8

71.7-94.5

35-44

105

14.7

8.4-24.4

9.7

4.6-19.1

1.0

0.2- 4.0

74.6

63.7-83.2

45-54

134

8.5

4.9-14.3

10.4

5.0-20.1

2.0

0.6- 6.7

100

79.2

69.5-86.4

55-64

144

15.1

9.2-23.8

8.0

3.9-15.8

7.6

2.0-25.1

106

69.3

57.2-79.2

65-74

139

9.4

5.4-16.0

9.9

4.8-19.3

2.9

0.9- 8.7

106

77.7

68.1-85.1

75+

8.4

3.4-19.1

2.1

0.6- 6.9

2.3

0.7- 8.1

87.2

76.6-93.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

119

4.1

1.8- 9.0

9.2

3.7-20.9

7.4

1.9-25.5

79.3

64.7-88.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

194

10.6

6.6-16.7

8.4

4.1-16.2

2.4

1.0- 6.0

149

78.6

70.3-85.1

Some Post-H.S.

201

13.3

8.5-20.2

8.6

5.0-14.5

0.8

0.3- 2.4

143

77.3

69.4-83.6

College Graduate

167

17.5

10.9-26.8

4.0

1.8- 8.8

0.6

0.1- 2.4

131

78.0

68.6-85.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

125

6.6

3.3-12.7

12.5

7.0-21.6

4.4

2.1- 8.8

76.5

66.9-84.0

$15,000- 24,999

144

11.4

6.4-19.4

9.4

4.3-19.1

2.1

0.6- 7.3

106

77.1

66.6-85.1

$25,000- 34,999

21.4

10.1-39.9

5.6

1.9-14.8

1.5

0.2-10.1

71.5

54.2-84.2

$35,000- 49,999

15.4

8.1-27.2

5.7

2.4-13.1

0.3

0.0- 2.2

78.6

66.6-87.1

$50,000-74,999

16.7

8.9-29.4

4.5

1.1-16.7

2.4

0.6- 9.2

76.4

63.0-86.0

$75,000+

12.9

6.2-24.7

2.9

0.7-11.4

0.0

. - .

84.3

72.3-91.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

425

14.1

10.2-19.1

11.5

7.8-16.4

4.0

1.8- 8.7

298

70.5

64.1-76.2

250

9.6

5.9-15.3

1.8

0.7- 4.2

0.3

0.0- 2.1

216

88.3

82.5-92.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

29.0

7.2-68.2

6.8

0.9-37.6

0.0

. - .

64.2

27.9-89.3

Non-Veteran

675

12.1

9.2-15.7

7.3

5.1-10.4

2.4

1.1- 5.2

516

78.2

73.7-82.1

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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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