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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	267	78	29.1	22.5-36.8	53	21.1	15.6-28.0	59	22.0	16.4-28.9	28	10.1	6.6-15.3	49	17.6	12.5-24.2
GENDER
Male	74	23	31.3	19.3-46.5	14	18.6	10.2-31.3	15	19.3	11.0-31.6	7	9.3	4.1-19.6	15	21.5	12.3-34.8
Female	193	55	28.0	20.6-36.8	39	22.4	15.7-31.0	44	23.4	16.5-32.0	21	10.5	6.3-17.1	34	15.7	10.1-23.6
RACE
White	245	71	28.6	21.7-36.6	49	21.4	15.6-28.7	54	22.5	16.6-29.7	25	9.7	6.2-15.1	46	17.8	12.5-24.7
African American	9	4	57.3	25.2-84.2	1	12.7	1.8-54.4	2	16.4	3.7-50.0	2	13.6	3.0-44.5	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	13	3	22.4	6.3-55.3	3	18.7	5.2-49.3	3	11.8	3.2-34.9	1	18.4	2.7-64.3	3	28.7	7.5-66.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	0	0.0	. - .	1	21.0	2.6-72.4	3	66.5	21.8-93.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	12.5	1.5-57.8
Non-Hispanic	261	78	29.6	22.9-37.4	52	21.2	15.6-28.2	56	21.4	15.8-28.3	28	10.3	6.7-15.5	47	17.5	12.3-24.2
AGE
18-24	11	2	20.8	4.7-58.0	5	45.3	19.4-74.0	2	20.0	5.0-54.3	2	14.0	3.3-43.3	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	21	5	31.0	13.5-56.5	5	15.8	5.8-36.5	6	24.5	10.8-46.5	3	13.7	4.3-35.8	2	14.9	3.8-43.6
35-44	37	9	28.4	14.3-48.4	10	26.6	13.3-46.1	9	26.6	13.0-46.8	3	6.0	1.7-18.7	6	12.5	5.1-27.8
45-54	60	20	31.1	19.1-46.3	8	12.8	5.9-25.5	11	15.5	8.0-27.9	4	6.4	2.3-16.7	17	34.2	21.5-49.7
55-64	51	12	21.9	12.1-36.3	8	22.5	10.9-40.9	14	24.4	13.1-41.0	7	12.2	5.1-26.4	10	19.0	8.5-37.2
65-74	48	12	28.3	16.0-44.9	10	19.5	10.1-34.1	11	24.2	13.3-39.9	7	15.6	7.1-30.9	8	12.5	6.0-24.2
75+	37	16	42.5	26.3-60.5	7	15.4	6.9-30.7	6	18.6	8.4-36.5	2	5.3	1.2-19.9	6	18.2	8.1-35.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	65	11	22.5	10.1-43.0	9	12.5	5.1-27.3	20	27.5	16.0-43.2	8	6.7	3.1-13.8	17	30.7	17.3-48.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	70	23	35.5	22.5-51.1	12	20.9	11.1-35.9	12	13.0	6.6-23.8	4	5.2	1.7-15.2	19	25.4	15.0-39.7
Some Post-H.S.	70	21	23.9	14.5-36.6	16	25.7	14.8-40.6	15	25.9	14.8-41.4	11	14.6	7.5-26.5	7	9.9	3.7-23.9
College Graduate	61	23	34.9	22.0-50.6	16	24.4	14.0-39.0	11	19.8	10.3-34.7	5	12.8	5.3-27.8	6	8.1	3.1-19.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	58	7	11.6	5.0-24.4	5	16.8	6.3-37.8	15	23.8	13.2-39.1	9	9.1	4.4-17.6	22	38.8	24.6-55.2
$15,000- 24,999	54	18	31.3	18.4-48.0	12	15.3	7.9-27.7	13	24.9	12.8-42.8	6	10.5	4.3-23.7	5	17.9	6.2-41.9
$25,000- 34,999	26	6	32.9	13.9-59.7	7	28.2	12.7-51.4	4	8.2	2.9-21.3	3	13.3	3.9-37.0	6	17.4	6.9-37.7
$35,000- 49,999	37	13	25.6	13.4-43.2	10	25.8	12.4-46.2	8	30.8	15.0-52.7	2	11.0	2.6-36.0	4	6.8	2.4-18.2
$50,000-74,999	31	7	25.2	10.4-49.5	7	28.1	12.9-50.7	9	22.6	10.5-42.3	5	13.1	5.0-30.1	3	11.0	2.6-35.9
$75,000+	25	11	40.4	19.5-65.5	5	16.1	5.8-37.6	5	26.1	10.4-51.9	2	8.5	2.1-28.9	2	8.9	2.0-32.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	163	39	22.3	15.5-31.0	29	19.2	12.6-28.2	35	22.8	15.6-32.0	19	10.7	6.2-17.8	41	25.1	17.8-34.1
No	103	39	37.2	26.0-49.9	24	23.5	14.9-34.9	23	20.7	12.8-31.8	9	9.5	4.7-18.3	8	9.1	3.6-21.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	22	10	41.8	18.6-69.3	2	6.6	1.3-26.9	2	6.5	1.5-23.7	3	9.9	2.8-30.1	5	35.2	14.0-64.5
Non-Veteran	245	68	28.0	21.2-35.9	51	22.4	16.5-29.8	57	23.4	17.4-30.7	25	10.1	6.4-15.6	44	16.0	11.1-22.6

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

-Western NC

267

29.1

22.5-36.8

21.1

15.6-28.0

22.0

16.4-28.9

10.1

6.6-15.3

17.6

12.5-24.2

GENDER

Male

31.3

19.3-46.5

18.6

10.2-31.3

19.3

11.0-31.6

9.3

4.1-19.6

21.5

12.3-34.8

Female

193

28.0

20.6-36.8

22.4

15.7-31.0

23.4

16.5-32.0

10.5

6.3-17.1

15.7

10.1-23.6

RACE

White

245

28.6

21.7-36.6

21.4

15.6-28.7

22.5

16.6-29.7

9.7

6.2-15.1

17.8

12.5-24.7

African American

57.3

25.2-84.2

12.7

1.8-54.4

16.4

3.7-50.0

13.6

3.0-44.5

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

22.4

6.3-55.3

18.7

5.2-49.3

11.8

3.2-34.9

18.4

2.7-64.3

28.7

7.5-66.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

21.0

2.6-72.4

66.5

21.8-93.4

0.0

. - .

12.5

1.5-57.8

Non-Hispanic

261

29.6

22.9-37.4

21.2

15.6-28.2

21.4

15.8-28.3

10.3

6.7-15.5

17.5

12.3-24.2

AGE

18-24

20.8

4.7-58.0

45.3

19.4-74.0

20.0

5.0-54.3

14.0

3.3-43.3

0.0

. - .

25-34

31.0

13.5-56.5

15.8

5.8-36.5

24.5

10.8-46.5

13.7

4.3-35.8

14.9

3.8-43.6

35-44

28.4

14.3-48.4

26.6

13.3-46.1

26.6

13.0-46.8

6.0

1.7-18.7

12.5

5.1-27.8

45-54

31.1

19.1-46.3

12.8

5.9-25.5

15.5

8.0-27.9

6.4

2.3-16.7

34.2

21.5-49.7

55-64

21.9

12.1-36.3

22.5

10.9-40.9

24.4

13.1-41.0

12.2

5.1-26.4

19.0

8.5-37.2

65-74

28.3

16.0-44.9

19.5

10.1-34.1

24.2

13.3-39.9

15.6

7.1-30.9

12.5

6.0-24.2

75+

42.5

26.3-60.5

15.4

6.9-30.7

18.6

8.4-36.5

5.3

1.2-19.9

18.2

8.1-35.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

22.5

10.1-43.0

12.5

5.1-27.3

27.5

16.0-43.2

6.7

3.1-13.8

30.7

17.3-48.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

35.5

22.5-51.1

20.9

11.1-35.9

13.0

6.6-23.8

5.2

1.7-15.2

25.4

15.0-39.7

Some Post-H.S.

23.9

14.5-36.6

25.7

14.8-40.6

25.9

14.8-41.4

14.6

7.5-26.5

9.9

3.7-23.9

College Graduate

34.9

22.0-50.6

24.4

14.0-39.0

19.8

10.3-34.7

12.8

5.3-27.8

8.1

3.1-19.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

11.6

5.0-24.4

16.8

6.3-37.8

23.8

13.2-39.1

9.1

4.4-17.6

38.8

24.6-55.2

$15,000- 24,999

31.3

18.4-48.0

15.3

7.9-27.7

24.9

12.8-42.8

10.5

4.3-23.7

17.9

6.2-41.9

$25,000- 34,999

32.9

13.9-59.7

28.2

12.7-51.4

8.2

2.9-21.3

13.3

3.9-37.0

17.4

6.9-37.7

$35,000- 49,999

25.6

13.4-43.2

25.8

12.4-46.2

30.8

15.0-52.7

11.0

2.6-36.0

6.8

2.4-18.2

$50,000-74,999

25.2

10.4-49.5

28.1

12.9-50.7

22.6

10.5-42.3

13.1

5.0-30.1

11.0

2.6-35.9

$75,000+

40.4

19.5-65.5

16.1

5.8-37.6

26.1

10.4-51.9

8.5

2.1-28.9

8.9

2.0-32.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

163

22.3

15.5-31.0

19.2

12.6-28.2

22.8

15.6-32.0

10.7

6.2-17.8

25.1

17.8-34.1

103

37.2

26.0-49.9

23.5

14.9-34.9

20.7

12.8-31.8

9.5

4.7-18.3

9.1

3.6-21.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

41.8

18.6-69.3

6.6

1.3-26.9

6.5

1.5-23.7

9.9

2.8-30.1

35.2

14.0-64.5

Non-Veteran

245

28.0

21.2-35.9

22.4

16.5-29.8

23.4

17.4-30.7

10.1

6.4-15.6

16.0

11.1-22.6

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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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