BRFSS 2008 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how many days did symptoms of asthma make it difficult for you to stay asleep?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	106	17	30.2	16.7-48.3	11	10.4	4.7-21.4	11	7.3	3.6-14.1	10	9.4	4.0-20.5	57	42.7	30.1-56.3
Female	304	46	16.3	11.3-22.9	39	12.2	8.3-17.7	30	6.4	4.1- 9.8	28	9.4	5.6-15.6	161	55.6	48.1-63.0
RACE
White	334	50	20.8	13.7-30.2	37	10.4	7.0-15.3	28	5.6	3.5- 8.8	33	10.7	6.5-17.0	186	52.5	44.5-60.4
African American	55	11	27.3	12.6-49.5	11	16.9	7.2-34.7	11	14.9	7.4-27.8	3	5.4	1.3-19.8	19	35.4	21.3-52.6
Other Minorities	20	2	13.4	2.9-44.3	2	12.8	2.8-43.1	2	2.1	0.5- 8.7	2	6.0	1.1-25.9	12	65.7	38.7-85.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	0	0.0	. - .	1	20.0	2.9-67.6	2	8.3	1.6-34.1	2	18.9	4.3-54.7	5	52.8	19.8-83.5
Non-Hispanic	400	63	22.0	15.5-30.3	49	11.2	7.8-15.8	39	6.6	4.5- 9.7	36	9.0	5.6-14.2	213	51.1	44.0-58.2
AGE
18-24	10	4	57.0	23.7-85.0	1	3.8	0.5-24.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	39.2	13.3-73.0
25-34	36	6	24.7	10.9-46.8	5	11.7	3.9-29.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.0	1.0-35.8	24	56.6	36.8-74.6
35-44	67	12	13.4	7.1-23.7	11	21.8	11.2-38.0	8	11.9	5.6-23.6	4	6.1	1.9-17.7	32	46.9	32.9-61.3
45-54	85	10	13.7	6.2-27.5	13	12.3	6.7-21.6	6	5.4	2.1-13.1	12	13.7	6.5-26.6	44	54.9	41.4-67.7
55-64	100	14	20.2	10.8-34.6	11	7.1	3.3-14.6	13	9.3	5.0-16.7	13	19.0	9.4-34.6	49	44.4	32.0-57.4
65-74	69	15	25.3	14.4-40.6	6	11.3	4.7-24.8	8	10.1	4.7-20.3	5	5.6	2.1-14.0	35	47.7	33.9-61.8
75+	41	2	1.7	0.4- 6.9	3	4.4	1.3-14.3	5	7.9	2.8-20.3	3	3.1	0.9-10.0	28	82.8	69.1-91.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	89	7	12.6	3.6-35.8	16	19.7	10.3-34.3	9	5.6	2.6-11.7	16	20.4	10.2-36.6	41	41.7	27.9-57.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	112	20	29.7	15.6-49.2	11	8.9	4.1-18.2	16	8.5	4.6-15.3	8	5.3	2.2-12.0	57	47.6	33.4-62.2
Some Post-H.S.	112	17	18.6	10.5-30.6	14	12.4	6.1-23.6	9	8.1	3.7-16.5	11	10.4	4.4-22.8	61	50.6	38.2-62.9
College Graduate	97	19	20.8	12.2-33.1	9	7.1	3.5-14.1	7	3.9	1.7- 8.5	3	4.0	0.9-16.5	59	64.3	51.9-75.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	83	9	9.8	4.3-20.8	12	13.3	6.4-25.8	12	10.4	5.4-19.1	16	23.0	12.0-39.5	34	43.5	30.1-57.9
$15,000- 24,999	87	13	18.6	9.9-32.2	11	14.6	6.7-29.0	11	9.8	4.4-20.5	11	11.5	4.8-25.1	41	45.5	31.2-60.5
$25,000- 34,999	38	8	25.3	9.0-53.7	4	9.7	3.2-26.0	4	8.7	2.8-24.1	2	2.8	0.6-12.0	20	53.4	32.4-73.3
$35,000- 49,999	48	7	9.7	3.9-21.9	8	18.4	6.9-40.5	4	7.0	2.2-20.0	0	0.0	. - .	29	65.0	46.1-80.1
$50,000-74,999	46	10	32.5	16.5-54.0	5	8.6	2.9-22.9	2	2.6	0.6-11.5	1	4.8	0.7-27.0	28	51.5	33.2-69.4
$75,000+	59	9	26.9	9.7-55.7	4	7.2	2.2-21.3	5	5.0	1.7-14.0	3	6.4	1.6-22.0	38	54.5	33.8-73.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	272	38	15.9	10.7-22.9	42	14.2	9.7-20.4	35	8.9	5.9-13.2	34	15.0	9.6-22.8	123	46.0	38.1-54.1
No	135	24	28.8	16.5-45.2	8	7.8	3.3-17.0	5	2.7	1.0- 7.2	4	0.9	0.3- 2.5	94	59.9	45.6-72.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	35	3	11.4	2.8-36.8	2	6.0	1.1-27.3	6	17.9	7.3-37.7	2	2.3	0.5- 9.2	22	62.4	41.3-79.6
Non-Veteran	375	60	21.9	15.3-30.5	48	12.1	8.4-17.2	35	5.7	3.8- 8.5	36	10.1	6.4-15.6	196	50.2	42.8-57.6

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

106

30.2

16.7-48.3

10.4

4.7-21.4

7.3

3.6-14.1

9.4

4.0-20.5

42.7

30.1-56.3

Female

304

16.3

11.3-22.9

12.2

8.3-17.7

6.4

4.1- 9.8

9.4

5.6-15.6

161

55.6

48.1-63.0

RACE

White

334

20.8

13.7-30.2

10.4

7.0-15.3

5.6

3.5- 8.8

10.7

6.5-17.0

186

52.5

44.5-60.4

African American

27.3

12.6-49.5

16.9

7.2-34.7

14.9

7.4-27.8

5.4

1.3-19.8

35.4

21.3-52.6

Other Minorities

13.4

2.9-44.3

12.8

2.8-43.1

2.1

0.5- 8.7

6.0

1.1-25.9

65.7

38.7-85.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

20.0

2.9-67.6

8.3

1.6-34.1

18.9

4.3-54.7

52.8

19.8-83.5

Non-Hispanic

400

22.0

15.5-30.3

11.2

7.8-15.8

6.6

4.5- 9.7

9.0

5.6-14.2

213

51.1

44.0-58.2

AGE

18-24

57.0

23.7-85.0

3.8

0.5-24.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

39.2

13.3-73.0

25-34

24.7

10.9-46.8

11.7

3.9-29.9

0.0

. - .

7.0

1.0-35.8

56.6

36.8-74.6

35-44

13.4

7.1-23.7

21.8

11.2-38.0

11.9

5.6-23.6

6.1

1.9-17.7

46.9

32.9-61.3

45-54

13.7

6.2-27.5

12.3

6.7-21.6

5.4

2.1-13.1

13.7

6.5-26.6

54.9

41.4-67.7

55-64

100

20.2

10.8-34.6

7.1

3.3-14.6

9.3

5.0-16.7

19.0

9.4-34.6

44.4

32.0-57.4

65-74

25.3

14.4-40.6

11.3

4.7-24.8

10.1

4.7-20.3

5.6

2.1-14.0

47.7

33.9-61.8

75+

1.7

0.4- 6.9

4.4

1.3-14.3

7.9

2.8-20.3

3.1

0.9-10.0

82.8

69.1-91.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

12.6

3.6-35.8

19.7

10.3-34.3

5.6

2.6-11.7

20.4

10.2-36.6

41.7

27.9-57.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

112

29.7

15.6-49.2

8.9

4.1-18.2

8.5

4.6-15.3

5.3

2.2-12.0

47.6

33.4-62.2

Some Post-H.S.

112

18.6

10.5-30.6

12.4

6.1-23.6

8.1

3.7-16.5

10.4

4.4-22.8

50.6

38.2-62.9

College Graduate

20.8

12.2-33.1

7.1

3.5-14.1

3.9

1.7- 8.5

4.0

0.9-16.5

64.3

51.9-75.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

9.8

4.3-20.8

13.3

6.4-25.8

10.4

5.4-19.1

23.0

12.0-39.5

43.5

30.1-57.9

$15,000- 24,999

18.6

9.9-32.2

14.6

6.7-29.0

9.8

4.4-20.5

11.5

4.8-25.1

45.5

31.2-60.5

$25,000- 34,999

25.3

9.0-53.7

9.7

3.2-26.0

8.7

2.8-24.1

2.8

0.6-12.0

53.4

32.4-73.3

$35,000- 49,999

9.7

3.9-21.9

18.4

6.9-40.5

7.0

2.2-20.0

0.0

. - .

65.0

46.1-80.1

$50,000-74,999

32.5

16.5-54.0

8.6

2.9-22.9

2.6

0.6-11.5

4.8

0.7-27.0

51.5

33.2-69.4

$75,000+

26.9

9.7-55.7

7.2

2.2-21.3

5.0

1.7-14.0

6.4

1.6-22.0

54.5

33.8-73.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

272

15.9

10.7-22.9

14.2

9.7-20.4

8.9

5.9-13.2

15.0

9.6-22.8

123

46.0

38.1-54.1

135

28.8

16.5-45.2

7.8

3.3-17.0

2.7

1.0- 7.2

0.9

0.3- 2.5

59.9

45.6-72.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

11.4

2.8-36.8

6.0

1.1-27.3

17.9

7.3-37.7

2.3

0.5- 9.2

62.4

41.3-79.6

Non-Veteran

375

21.9

15.3-30.5

12.1

8.4-17.2

5.7

3.8- 8.5

10.1

6.4-15.6

196

50.2

42.8-57.6

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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.

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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