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 MALES

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 MALES	249	31	12.8	8.3-19.4	13	3.1	1.6- 6.1	15	5.8	2.7-11.9	190	78.2	70.4-84.5
AGE
18-24	9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.7	1.3-47.2	8	90.3	52.8-98.7
25-34	19	2	15.9	3.5-49.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	17	84.1	50.4-96.5
35-44	31	6	17.1	6.7-37.2	1	2.6	0.4-16.4	0	0.0	. - .	24	80.3	60.4-91.6
45-54	54	8	14.3	6.8-27.7	3	6.3	1.6-21.2	3	6.3	2.0-17.9	40	73.2	58.0-84.3
55-64	70	13	23.9	13.1-39.5	7	6.6	2.9-14.4	7	12.3	5.7-24.5	43	57.2	42.5-70.8
65-74	35	2	11.7	2.9-37.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	4.6	1.4-14.2	30	83.6	61.6-94.2
75+	30	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.2	1.0-16.2	1	1.5	0.2-10.5	27	94.3	82.5-98.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	53	5	15.5	6.3-33.3	4	5.8	2.0-15.3	7	14.4	6.7-28.5	37	64.3	47.5-78.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	71	9	11.0	4.9-22.8	4	2.3	0.7- 7.2	3	6.1	1.2-25.6	55	80.6	64.4-90.6
Some Post-H.S.	56	9	19.5	8.4-39.1	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8	3	3.3	0.7-14.3	43	76.3	57.6-88.4
College Graduate	69	8	8.1	3.7-16.8	4	4.8	1.3-16.4	2	2.2	0.5-10.2	55	84.8	73.3-91.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	33	4	20.1	5.4-52.4	3	5.1	1.5-15.9	6	15.8	6.3-34.6	20	58.9	34.1-79.9
$15,000- 24,999	44	9	31.7	16.2-52.6	4	5.1	1.6-14.7	5	20.0	5.8-50.4	26	43.2	25.5-62.9
$25,000- 34,999	25	1	3.7	0.5-22.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.0	0.8-17.5	22	92.3	75.7-97.9
$35,000- 49,999	33	4	13.3	4.5-33.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	29	86.7	66.8-95.5
$50,000-74,999	43	5	5.3	2.0-13.5	1	2.7	0.4-17.1	0	0.0	. - .	37	91.9	80.9-96.9
$75,000+	48	5	10.4	3.6-26.3	2	1.5	0.3- 6.6	2	2.7	0.5-13.3	39	85.4	69.2-93.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	146	20	16.4	9.4-26.9	11	5.1	2.4-10.5	14	11.2	5.3-22.2	101	67.3	55.0-77.7
No	103	11	9.2	4.5-17.9	2	1.1	0.2- 5.4	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	89	89.5	80.7-94.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	94	12	14.2	7.5-25.2	9	6.6	3.1-13.4	4	2.9	0.9- 8.9	69	76.3	64.8-84.9
Non-Veteran	155	19	12.3	6.9-20.9	4	1.8	0.5- 6.0	11	6.9	2.9-15.5	121	79.0	68.6-86.6

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 MALES

249

12.8

8.3-19.4

3.1

1.6- 6.1

5.8

2.7-11.9

190

78.2

70.4-84.5

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

9.7

1.3-47.2

90.3

52.8-98.7

25-34

15.9

3.5-49.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

84.1

50.4-96.5

35-44

17.1

6.7-37.2

2.6

0.4-16.4

0.0

. - .

80.3

60.4-91.6

45-54

14.3

6.8-27.7

6.3

1.6-21.2

6.3

2.0-17.9

73.2

58.0-84.3

55-64

23.9

13.1-39.5

6.6

2.9-14.4

12.3

5.7-24.5

57.2

42.5-70.8

65-74

11.7

2.9-37.3

0.0

. - .

4.6

1.4-14.2

83.6

61.6-94.2

75+

0.0

. - .

4.2

1.0-16.2

1.5

0.2-10.5

94.3

82.5-98.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

15.5

6.3-33.3

5.8

2.0-15.3

14.4

6.7-28.5

64.3

47.5-78.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

11.0

4.9-22.8

2.3

0.7- 7.2

6.1

1.2-25.6

80.6

64.4-90.6

Some Post-H.S.

19.5

8.4-39.1

0.8

0.1- 5.8

3.3

0.7-14.3

76.3

57.6-88.4

College Graduate

8.1

3.7-16.8

4.8

1.3-16.4

2.2

0.5-10.2

84.8

73.3-91.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

20.1

5.4-52.4

5.1

1.5-15.9

15.8

6.3-34.6

58.9

34.1-79.9

$15,000- 24,999

31.7

16.2-52.6

5.1

1.6-14.7

20.0

5.8-50.4

43.2

25.5-62.9

$25,000- 34,999

3.7

0.5-22.6

0.0

. - .

4.0

0.8-17.5

92.3

75.7-97.9

$35,000- 49,999

13.3

4.5-33.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

86.7

66.8-95.5

$50,000-74,999

5.3

2.0-13.5

2.7

0.4-17.1

0.0

. - .

91.9

80.9-96.9

$75,000+

10.4

3.6-26.3

1.5

0.3- 6.6

2.7

0.5-13.3

85.4

69.2-93.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

146

16.4

9.4-26.9

5.1

2.4-10.5

11.2

5.3-22.2

101

67.3

55.0-77.7

103

9.2

4.5-17.9

1.1

0.2- 5.4

0.2

0.0- 1.5

89.5

80.7-94.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

14.2

7.5-25.2

6.6

3.1-13.4

2.9

0.9- 8.9

76.3

64.8-84.9

Non-Veteran

155

12.3

6.9-20.9

1.8

0.5- 6.0

6.9

2.9-15.5

121

79.0

68.6-86.6

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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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