BRFSS 2008 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how often did you have any symptoms of asthma?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

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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
-Piedmont NC	559	147	33.0	26.6-40.0	130	23.9	18.7-30.1	111	18.3	14.5-22.9	63	9.8	7.0-13.5	108	15.0	11.6-19.1
GENDER
Male	143	35	30.1	19.6-43.1	31	25.9	15.4-40.1	33	20.3	13.1-30.0	13	8.2	4.0-16.0	31	15.6	9.7-24.1
Female	416	112	34.4	26.8-42.9	99	23.0	17.6-29.3	78	17.4	13.2-22.5	50	10.6	7.3-15.1	77	14.7	10.9-19.5
RACE
White	453	118	29.5	23.5-36.4	105	25.2	19.1-32.4	88	18.7	14.5-23.9	46	9.4	6.5-13.4	96	17.2	13.2-22.0
African American	79	23	42.0	25.8-60.2	16	18.1	8.6-34.2	18	19.8	11.3-32.3	14	12.1	5.6-24.1	8	8.0	3.1-19.0
Other Minorities	26	6	42.1	17.1-71.9	8	23.9	9.5-48.4	5	13.4	4.1-35.6	3	8.9	1.9-32.6	4	11.8	3.5-32.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	6	29.8	10.6-60.3	4	20.3	6.0-50.4	2	21.1	4.5-60.2	1	1.5	0.2-10.5	3	27.3	8.4-60.5
Non-Hispanic	542	140	33.1	26.5-40.3	126	24.1	18.7-30.5	109	18.2	14.4-22.7	62	10.1	7.3-14.0	105	14.5	11.2-18.5
AGE
18-24	16	5	49.8	23.1-76.7	7	38.9	16.2-67.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	9.4	2.5-29.1	1	1.9	0.2-13.0
25-34	52	16	36.8	22.0-54.6	18	34.3	20.7-51.0	6	10.3	4.4-22.2	3	3.6	1.1-10.9	9	15.0	6.7-30.5
35-44	91	23	32.5	21.5-45.8	18	12.7	7.0-22.0	25	27.7	18.0-40.1	9	12.1	5.7-23.9	16	14.9	8.6-24.6
45-54	115	31	30.0	20.0-42.4	28	17.9	11.3-27.2	25	25.2	16.2-37.1	16	11.4	6.3-19.5	15	15.4	8.4-26.6
55-64	130	28	21.1	12.9-32.5	31	27.3	17.3-40.2	28	21.8	14.2-32.1	14	9.2	4.5-17.7	29	20.6	13.1-30.9
65-74	91	24	28.2	18.3-40.8	18	19.2	11.4-30.4	23	27.6	17.7-40.4	8	6.5	3.0-13.5	18	18.5	11.0-29.4
75+	62	20	34.6	21.1-51.1	10	15.6	7.8-29.0	3	5.7	1.3-21.0	10	20.2	8.9-39.6	19	23.9	13.9-38.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	114	23	19.8	11.3-32.3	21	21.6	11.0-38.0	17	16.0	8.5-28.0	17	16.2	8.6-28.3	36	26.5	16.7-39.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	159	45	39.0	25.3-54.6	33	24.1	13.8-38.8	37	20.9	13.4-31.1	16	5.7	3.0-10.5	28	10.3	6.3-16.5
Some Post-H.S.	148	38	29.7	20.5-41.0	39	25.0	16.7-35.7	30	17.6	11.6-25.9	15	11.9	5.9-22.4	26	15.8	9.5-25.1
College Graduate	138	41	37.4	26.7-49.5	37	24.1	16.4-34.0	27	17.3	11.0-26.1	15	8.7	4.9-14.9	18	12.5	7.2-21.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	100	20	32.3	14.8-56.9	8	9.5	3.6-22.9	21	16.0	8.9-27.0	15	12.1	6.0-22.6	36	30.1	18.0-45.8
$15,000- 24,999	116	28	24.9	15.2-37.8	26	18.7	10.5-31.2	26	31.4	20.4-45.0	15	11.0	5.5-20.8	21	13.9	7.7-23.9
$25,000- 34,999	54	14	30.2	16.1-49.4	16	33.0	17.8-52.7	9	16.6	8.1-31.2	5	6.9	2.4-18.0	10	13.3	6.3-26.0
$35,000- 49,999	68	19	34.3	21.1-50.5	18	25.0	14.5-39.5	11	13.8	6.6-26.7	7	9.6	3.0-26.8	13	17.3	9.3-29.9
$50,000-74,999	64	18	26.6	15.3-42.2	21	34.6	20.7-51.7	16	23.5	13.2-38.3	6	9.4	3.6-22.1	3	5.9	1.6-19.5
$75,000+	91	31	40.0	25.6-56.4	21	22.4	10.2-42.1	19	16.2	9.1-27.4	7	9.1	3.7-20.5	13	12.3	6.2-23.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	335	62	23.2	15.6-33.2	61	18.0	12.7-24.8	77	24.6	18.7-31.5	50	13.9	9.6-19.8	85	20.3	15.2-26.6
No	219	83	43.7	33.7-54.3	69	31.0	22.1-41.6	32	11.0	7.0-16.7	13	5.4	2.7-10.5	22	8.9	5.3-14.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	49	12	35.5	18.3-57.4	12	18.0	9.0-33.0	10	19.1	8.6-37.2	3	4.5	1.1-17.2	12	22.9	11.4-40.5
Non-Veteran	510	135	32.8	26.1-40.2	118	24.5	18.9-31.1	101	18.2	14.3-23.0	60	10.3	7.3-14.3	96	14.2	10.8-18.5

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

-Piedmont NC

559

147

33.0

26.6-40.0

130

23.9

18.7-30.1

111

18.3

14.5-22.9

9.8

7.0-13.5

108

15.0

11.6-19.1

GENDER

Male

143

30.1

19.6-43.1

25.9

15.4-40.1

20.3

13.1-30.0

8.2

4.0-16.0

15.6

9.7-24.1

Female

416

112

34.4

26.8-42.9

23.0

17.6-29.3

17.4

13.2-22.5

10.6

7.3-15.1

14.7

10.9-19.5

RACE

White

453

118

29.5

23.5-36.4

105

25.2

19.1-32.4

18.7

14.5-23.9

9.4

6.5-13.4

17.2

13.2-22.0

African American

42.0

25.8-60.2

18.1

8.6-34.2

19.8

11.3-32.3

12.1

5.6-24.1

8.0

3.1-19.0

Other Minorities

42.1

17.1-71.9

23.9

9.5-48.4

13.4

4.1-35.6

8.9

1.9-32.6

11.8

3.5-32.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

29.8

10.6-60.3

20.3

6.0-50.4

21.1

4.5-60.2

1.5

0.2-10.5

27.3

8.4-60.5

Non-Hispanic

542

140

33.1

26.5-40.3

126

24.1

18.7-30.5

109

18.2

14.4-22.7

10.1

7.3-14.0

105

14.5

11.2-18.5

AGE

18-24

49.8

23.1-76.7

38.9

16.2-67.7

0.0

. - .

9.4

2.5-29.1

1.9

0.2-13.0

25-34

36.8

22.0-54.6

34.3

20.7-51.0

10.3

4.4-22.2

3.6

1.1-10.9

15.0

6.7-30.5

35-44

32.5

21.5-45.8

12.7

7.0-22.0

27.7

18.0-40.1

12.1

5.7-23.9

14.9

8.6-24.6

45-54

115

30.0

20.0-42.4

17.9

11.3-27.2

25.2

16.2-37.1

11.4

6.3-19.5

15.4

8.4-26.6

55-64

130

21.1

12.9-32.5

27.3

17.3-40.2

21.8

14.2-32.1

9.2

4.5-17.7

20.6

13.1-30.9

65-74

28.2

18.3-40.8

19.2

11.4-30.4

27.6

17.7-40.4

6.5

3.0-13.5

18.5

11.0-29.4

75+

34.6

21.1-51.1

15.6

7.8-29.0

5.7

1.3-21.0

20.2

8.9-39.6

23.9

13.9-38.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

114

19.8

11.3-32.3

21.6

11.0-38.0

16.0

8.5-28.0

16.2

8.6-28.3

26.5

16.7-39.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

159

39.0

25.3-54.6

24.1

13.8-38.8

20.9

13.4-31.1

5.7

3.0-10.5

10.3

6.3-16.5

Some Post-H.S.

148

29.7

20.5-41.0

25.0

16.7-35.7

17.6

11.6-25.9

11.9

5.9-22.4

15.8

9.5-25.1

College Graduate

138

37.4

26.7-49.5

24.1

16.4-34.0

17.3

11.0-26.1

8.7

4.9-14.9

12.5

7.2-21.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

100

32.3

14.8-56.9

9.5

3.6-22.9

16.0

8.9-27.0

12.1

6.0-22.6

30.1

18.0-45.8

$15,000- 24,999

116

24.9

15.2-37.8

18.7

10.5-31.2

31.4

20.4-45.0

11.0

5.5-20.8

13.9

7.7-23.9

$25,000- 34,999

30.2

16.1-49.4

33.0

17.8-52.7

16.6

8.1-31.2

6.9

2.4-18.0

13.3

6.3-26.0

$35,000- 49,999

34.3

21.1-50.5

25.0

14.5-39.5

13.8

6.6-26.7

9.6

3.0-26.8

17.3

9.3-29.9

$50,000-74,999

26.6

15.3-42.2

34.6

20.7-51.7

23.5

13.2-38.3

9.4

3.6-22.1

5.9

1.6-19.5

$75,000+

40.0

25.6-56.4

22.4

10.2-42.1

16.2

9.1-27.4

9.1

3.7-20.5

12.3

6.2-23.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

335

23.2

15.6-33.2

18.0

12.7-24.8

24.6

18.7-31.5

13.9

9.6-19.8

20.3

15.2-26.6

219

43.7

33.7-54.3

31.0

22.1-41.6

11.0

7.0-16.7

5.4

2.7-10.5

8.9

5.3-14.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

35.5

18.3-57.4

18.0

9.0-33.0

19.1

8.6-37.2

4.5

1.1-17.2

22.9

11.4-40.5

Non-Veteran

510

135

32.8

26.1-40.2

118

24.5

18.9-31.1

101

18.2

14.3-23.0

10.3

7.3-14.3

14.2

10.8-18.5

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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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