BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (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.*)

	Total Respond.#	Less than once a week	Once or twice a week	> Twice a week not every day	Everyday	None
TOTAL	308	28	8.3	4.1-16.0	36	15.3	9.7-23.2	25	7.5	4.3-12.7	149	44.3	35.8-53.1	70	24.6	17.5-33.6
RACE
White	225	20	6.3	3.2-12.1	22	13.1	7.1-23.0	22	8.8	4.8-15.5	116	50.5	40.4-60.6	45	21.3	13.7-31.5
African American	56	5	15.2	3.2-49.3	11	23.5	11.2-43.0	2	1.4	0.3- 7.0	19	23.4	11.4-42.2	19	36.3	19.1-58.0

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

* 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

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Adult Asthma History--FEMALE 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.*

	Total Respond.#	Less than once a week			Once or twice a week			> Twice a week not every day			Everyday			None
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	308	28	8.3	4.1-16.0	36	15.3	9.7-23.2	25	7.5	4.3-12.7	149	44.3	35.8-53.1	70	24.6	17.5-33.6
RACE
White	225	20	6.3	3.2-12.1	22	13.1	7.1-23.0	22	8.8	4.8-15.5	116	50.5	40.4-60.6	45	21.3	13.7-31.5
African American	56	5	15.2	3.2-49.3	11	23.5	11.2-43.0	2	1.4	0.3- 7.0	19	23.4	11.4-42.2	19	36.3	19.1-58.0