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-WHITE FEMALES

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
-WHITE FEMALES	702	193	28.3	23.9-33.0	163	24.2	20.1-28.9	141	21.0	17.2-25.3	73	10.3	7.7-13.6	132	16.2	13.1-20.0
AGE
18-24	16	2	11.1	2.4-38.8	8	53.0	28.1-76.5	3	18.7	5.3-48.4	3	17.2	5.2-43.7	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	53	17	34.6	21.2-51.0	20	42.5	27.8-58.7	7	8.8	3.7-19.2	2	4.0	1.0-15.1	7	10.1	4.1-22.7
35-44	110	28	26.8	17.7-38.3	20	12.3	7.4-19.7	28	29.3	20.3-40.4	12	11.6	6.2-20.8	22	20.0	12.6-30.3
45-54	138	38	31.5	22.1-42.7	32	17.7	11.8-25.7	30	23.1	14.7-34.3	14	8.1	4.4-14.5	24	19.6	12.3-29.8
55-64	148	29	18.4	12.2-26.8	31	24.2	14.8-37.0	37	27.7	19.2-38.2	17	10.9	6.0-18.9	34	18.8	12.6-27.1
65-74	139	40	31.8	23.0-42.2	32	23.9	16.6-33.3	30	21.2	14.2-30.4	12	7.8	4.1-14.1	25	15.3	9.7-23.2
75+	93	36	36.4	25.3-49.3	19	20.2	12.2-31.6	6	4.7	2.0-10.7	13	22.0	11.1-38.9	19	16.7	9.9-26.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	136	24	14.2	7.7-24.9	22	14.5	7.5-26.4	30	21.9	13.5-33.6	22	18.9	10.8-31.0	38	30.4	20.1-43.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	197	52	25.8	18.9-34.1	45	27.4	19.1-37.7	43	22.0	15.3-30.4	16	6.2	3.3-11.2	41	18.6	13.0-26.0
Some Post-H.S.	201	65	34.7	26.4-43.9	43	21.6	14.9-30.3	38	21.2	14.7-29.7	18	8.4	4.8-14.4	37	14.1	9.5-20.4
College Graduate	167	52	33.6	24.7-43.8	53	30.3	22.3-39.7	29	18.8	12.2-27.9	17	10.5	6.2-17.2	16	6.8	3.8-11.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	133	17	11.6	6.8-19.0	17	14.4	7.6-25.7	34	23.9	16.0-34.0	19	15.8	8.9-26.5	46	34.4	24.9-45.3
$15,000- 24,999	143	43	25.5	17.5-35.7	38	26.2	16.6-38.7	23	20.4	12.1-32.3	15	9.6	4.9-18.0	24	18.3	10.7-29.5
$25,000- 34,999	70	21	30.5	17.5-47.7	16	20.9	11.6-34.6	13	23.3	11.8-40.9	6	7.6	2.9-18.2	14	17.7	9.7-30.1
$35,000- 49,999	91	28	29.8	19.0-43.4	24	26.5	16.3-39.9	18	21.5	12.6-34.3	6	5.9	2.2-15.0	15	16.4	9.0-27.8
$50,000-74,999	80	22	31.5	20.2-45.5	22	28.9	17.7-43.3	20	20.3	12.2-31.7	10	14.0	7.1-25.9	6	5.3	2.2-12.5
$75,000+	91	32	39.1	27.2-52.5	24	22.0	14.0-32.8	19	23.7	14.7-36.0	9	8.9	4.2-18.1	7	6.2	2.7-13.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	445	94	20.4	15.8-25.9	93	20.4	15.6-26.3	92	24.1	18.9-30.1	57	14.1	10.2-19.3	109	21.0	16.6-26.2
No	250	96	39.2	31.6-47.5	70	30.5	23.4-38.6	46	16.0	11.2-22.3	16	5.1	2.9- 8.6	22	9.2	5.5-15.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	8	1	16.2	2.3-61.8	2	11.7	2.3-42.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	17.0	2.4-63.1	4	55.1	21.4-84.7
Non-Veteran	694	192	28.4	24.0-33.1	161	24.3	20.1-29.1	141	21.2	17.4-25.5	72	10.3	7.7-13.6	128	15.9	12.7-19.6

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

-WHITE FEMALES

702

193

28.3

23.9-33.0

163

24.2

20.1-28.9

141

21.0

17.2-25.3

10.3

7.7-13.6

132

16.2

13.1-20.0

AGE

18-24

11.1

2.4-38.8

53.0

28.1-76.5

18.7

5.3-48.4

17.2

5.2-43.7

0.0

. - .

25-34

34.6

21.2-51.0

42.5

27.8-58.7

8.8

3.7-19.2

4.0

1.0-15.1

10.1

4.1-22.7

35-44

110

26.8

17.7-38.3

12.3

7.4-19.7

29.3

20.3-40.4

11.6

6.2-20.8

20.0

12.6-30.3

45-54

138

31.5

22.1-42.7

17.7

11.8-25.7

23.1

14.7-34.3

8.1

4.4-14.5

19.6

12.3-29.8

55-64

148

18.4

12.2-26.8

24.2

14.8-37.0

27.7

19.2-38.2

10.9

6.0-18.9

18.8

12.6-27.1

65-74

139

31.8

23.0-42.2

23.9

16.6-33.3

21.2

14.2-30.4

7.8

4.1-14.1

15.3

9.7-23.2

75+

36.4

25.3-49.3

20.2

12.2-31.6

4.7

2.0-10.7

22.0

11.1-38.9

16.7

9.9-26.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

136

14.2

7.7-24.9

14.5

7.5-26.4

21.9

13.5-33.6

18.9

10.8-31.0

30.4

20.1-43.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

197

25.8

18.9-34.1

27.4

19.1-37.7

22.0

15.3-30.4

6.2

3.3-11.2

18.6

13.0-26.0

Some Post-H.S.

201

34.7

26.4-43.9

21.6

14.9-30.3

21.2

14.7-29.7

8.4

4.8-14.4

14.1

9.5-20.4

College Graduate

167

33.6

24.7-43.8

30.3

22.3-39.7

18.8

12.2-27.9

10.5

6.2-17.2

6.8

3.8-11.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

133

11.6

6.8-19.0

14.4

7.6-25.7

23.9

16.0-34.0

15.8

8.9-26.5

34.4

24.9-45.3

$15,000- 24,999

143

25.5

17.5-35.7

26.2

16.6-38.7

20.4

12.1-32.3

9.6

4.9-18.0

18.3

10.7-29.5

$25,000- 34,999

30.5

17.5-47.7

20.9

11.6-34.6

23.3

11.8-40.9

7.6

2.9-18.2

17.7

9.7-30.1

$35,000- 49,999

29.8

19.0-43.4

26.5

16.3-39.9

21.5

12.6-34.3

5.9

2.2-15.0

16.4

9.0-27.8

$50,000-74,999

31.5

20.2-45.5

28.9

17.7-43.3

20.3

12.2-31.7

14.0

7.1-25.9

5.3

2.2-12.5

$75,000+

39.1

27.2-52.5

22.0

14.0-32.8

23.7

14.7-36.0

8.9

4.2-18.1

6.2

2.7-13.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

445

20.4

15.8-25.9

20.4

15.6-26.3

24.1

18.9-30.1

14.1

10.2-19.3

109

21.0

16.6-26.2

250

39.2

31.6-47.5

30.5

23.4-38.6

16.0

11.2-22.3

5.1

2.9- 8.6

9.2

5.5-15.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

16.2

2.3-61.8

11.7

2.3-42.5

0.0

. - .

17.0

2.4-63.1

55.1

21.4-84.7

Non-Veteran

694

192

28.4

24.0-33.1

161

24.3

20.1-29.1

141

21.2

17.4-25.5

10.3

7.7-13.6

128

15.9

12.7-19.6

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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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