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 MALES

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 MALES	247	63	27.5	19.6-37.2	50	22.0	14.3-32.2	53	21.1	13.6-31.2	18	6.6	3.8-11.1	63	22.8	16.3-30.9
AGE
18-24	10	3	32.1	9.5-68.2	2	25.2	5.1-67.9	2	23.8	4.3-68.6	0	0.0	. - .	3	18.8	4.9-51.0
25-34	18	5	25.5	9.8-52.0	4	26.3	8.8-56.8	5	22.3	8.5-47.1	1	4.0	0.5-24.4	3	21.8	6.4-53.3
35-44	32	11	45.5	26.4-66.0	9	27.8	13.3-49.2	9	22.0	10.1-41.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	4.7	1.3-15.8
45-54	53	13	20.4	11.1-34.4	10	14.4	7.3-26.7	9	20.8	10.4-37.2	8	19.7	10.0-35.2	13	24.7	13.9-39.9
55-64	70	15	16.3	9.3-27.1	17	23.8	14.0-37.4	11	13.9	6.3-27.8	6	9.8	3.4-25.0	21	36.3	23.3-51.5
65-74	35	7	20.5	9.5-38.7	4	13.1	4.3-33.5	11	31.4	16.7-51.0	3	9.4	2.8-27.4	10	25.6	12.8-44.6
75+	28	8	29.1	13.2-52.5	4	13.7	4.5-34.9	6	20.7	8.0-43.8	0	0.0	. - .	10	36.5	19.1-58.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	52	10	24.0	11.4-43.6	6	15.9	6.7-33.2	11	18.2	8.8-33.8	2	3.5	0.7-16.6	23	38.5	24.4-54.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	73	24	29.2	15.0-49.2	17	25.3	11.0-48.4	14	24.2	10.0-47.9	4	3.7	1.1-11.9	14	17.5	8.1-33.7
Some Post-H.S.	55	10	25.8	12.9-45.1	15	24.0	12.8-40.4	11	14.5	7.2-26.9	7	12.3	5.1-27.0	12	23.4	11.2-42.5
College Graduate	67	19	28.5	16.7-44.2	12	18.5	9.3-33.5	17	23.6	13.7-37.6	5	8.2	3.3-18.8	14	21.2	11.6-35.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	35	5	20.7	6.1-51.0	4	13.3	4.3-34.4	6	7.9	3.0-19.2	2	4.4	0.8-20.9	18	53.7	30.3-75.6
$15,000- 24,999	45	10	15.4	7.1-30.1	5	8.4	2.7-23.2	13	31.0	16.3-50.9	5	11.1	3.3-30.9	12	34.2	16.6-57.4
$25,000- 34,999	26	8	34.3	15.7-59.2	10	46.8	24.3-70.7	2	4.7	1.0-19.3	0	0.0	. - .	6	14.3	5.3-33.2
$35,000- 49,999	32	9	37.6	18.5-61.6	8	22.3	10.1-42.4	8	21.6	9.9-40.8	1	3.2	0.4-20.0	6	15.2	6.3-32.6
$50,000-74,999	41	14	26.9	14.3-44.9	9	24.5	10.8-46.7	10	26.2	13.2-45.2	4	10.1	3.4-26.7	4	12.2	4.1-31.3
$75,000+	49	14	34.4	16.0-59.2	10	27.2	9.2-58.1	10	13.8	5.6-30.2	5	8.2	3.0-20.3	10	16.4	7.1-33.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	145	26	15.3	9.4-24.1	23	13.5	8.1-21.9	36	28.5	16.5-44.6	11	7.1	3.4-14.4	49	35.5	24.6-48.1
No	102	37	40.2	26.6-55.5	27	30.7	17.6-47.9	17	13.4	7.5-22.9	7	6.0	2.7-13.0	14	9.6	5.0-17.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	90	27	31.1	19.9-45.2	15	16.2	8.8-28.0	17	17.8	9.7-30.3	8	7.2	3.2-15.6	23	27.6	17.7-40.4
Non-Veteran	157	36	26.2	16.6-38.7	35	24.2	14.4-37.7	36	22.4	12.9-35.9	10	6.4	3.2-12.3	40	20.9	13.3-31.2

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 MALES

247

27.5

19.6-37.2

22.0

14.3-32.2

21.1

13.6-31.2

6.6

3.8-11.1

22.8

16.3-30.9

AGE

18-24

32.1

9.5-68.2

25.2

5.1-67.9

23.8

4.3-68.6

0.0

. - .

18.8

4.9-51.0

25-34

25.5

9.8-52.0

26.3

8.8-56.8

22.3

8.5-47.1

4.0

0.5-24.4

21.8

6.4-53.3

35-44

45.5

26.4-66.0

27.8

13.3-49.2

22.0

10.1-41.4

0.0

. - .

4.7

1.3-15.8

45-54

20.4

11.1-34.4

14.4

7.3-26.7

20.8

10.4-37.2

19.7

10.0-35.2

24.7

13.9-39.9

55-64

16.3

9.3-27.1

23.8

14.0-37.4

13.9

6.3-27.8

9.8

3.4-25.0

36.3

23.3-51.5

65-74

20.5

9.5-38.7

13.1

4.3-33.5

31.4

16.7-51.0

9.4

2.8-27.4

25.6

12.8-44.6

75+

29.1

13.2-52.5

13.7

4.5-34.9

20.7

8.0-43.8

0.0

. - .

36.5

19.1-58.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

24.0

11.4-43.6

15.9

6.7-33.2

18.2

8.8-33.8

3.5

0.7-16.6

38.5

24.4-54.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

29.2

15.0-49.2

25.3

11.0-48.4

24.2

10.0-47.9

3.7

1.1-11.9

17.5

8.1-33.7

Some Post-H.S.

25.8

12.9-45.1

24.0

12.8-40.4

14.5

7.2-26.9

12.3

5.1-27.0

23.4

11.2-42.5

College Graduate

28.5

16.7-44.2

18.5

9.3-33.5

23.6

13.7-37.6

8.2

3.3-18.8

21.2

11.6-35.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

20.7

6.1-51.0

13.3

4.3-34.4

7.9

3.0-19.2

4.4

0.8-20.9

53.7

30.3-75.6

$15,000- 24,999

15.4

7.1-30.1

8.4

2.7-23.2

31.0

16.3-50.9

11.1

3.3-30.9

34.2

16.6-57.4

$25,000- 34,999

34.3

15.7-59.2

46.8

24.3-70.7

4.7

1.0-19.3

0.0

. - .

14.3

5.3-33.2

$35,000- 49,999

37.6

18.5-61.6

22.3

10.1-42.4

21.6

9.9-40.8

3.2

0.4-20.0

15.2

6.3-32.6

$50,000-74,999

26.9

14.3-44.9

24.5

10.8-46.7

26.2

13.2-45.2

10.1

3.4-26.7

12.2

4.1-31.3

$75,000+

34.4

16.0-59.2

27.2

9.2-58.1

13.8

5.6-30.2

8.2

3.0-20.3

16.4

7.1-33.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

145

15.3

9.4-24.1

13.5

8.1-21.9

28.5

16.5-44.6

7.1

3.4-14.4

35.5

24.6-48.1

102

40.2

26.6-55.5

30.7

17.6-47.9

13.4

7.5-22.9

6.0

2.7-13.0

9.6

5.0-17.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

31.1

19.9-45.2

16.2

8.8-28.0

17.8

9.7-30.3

7.2

3.2-15.6

27.6

17.7-40.4

Non-Veteran

157

26.2

16.6-38.7

24.2

14.4-37.7

22.4

12.9-35.9

6.4

3.2-12.3

20.9

13.3-31.2

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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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