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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Adult Asthma History--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

During the past 30 days how often did you take asthma medication that was prescribed or given to you by a doctor? This includes using an inhaler.*

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  Total
Respond.#
Less than once a week Once or twice a week > Twice a week not every day Everyday None
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 73 7 18.2 6.4-42.2 12 15.1 7.2-29.0 3 4.9 1.0-21.4 27 27.5 15.5-44.0 24 34.3 19.7-52.5

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having asthma CURRENTLY and asthma symptoms.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** 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, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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