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.*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Adult Asthma History--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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
TOTAL	406	38	10.9	6.0-19.0	43	14.6	9.6-21.7	34	7.3	4.5-11.7	192	42.1	34.5-50.1	99	25.0	18.6-32.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes	362	33	10.2	5.3-18.8	38	14.7	9.4-22.4	29	6.6	3.9-10.9	174	43.0	35.0-51.5	88	25.4	18.6-33.7
No	43	5	17.7	4.2-51.4	5	14.0	4.2-37.3	5	14.0	3.9-39.2	18	33.9	13.9-61.9	10	20.5	8.4-42.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	51.2	8.0-92.7	2	48.8	7.3-92.0	0	0.0	. - .
Recommended Range	130	16	7.4	3.8-14.0	12	12.2	6.2-22.7	12	8.6	3.5-19.8	49	32.8	21.6-46.5	41	38.9	26.5-52.9
Overweight	111	4	14.5	4.0-40.5	13	11.9	5.5-23.7	8	5.4	1.9-14.6	60	50.3	34.9-65.6	26	18.0	9.3-31.7
Obese	139	12	11.1	4.8-23.6	17	19.4	10.2-33.8	10	6.6	3.0-14.1	71	40.1	27.9-53.7	29	22.8	13.1-36.7
Current Smoker
No	285	29	13.4	6.8-24.6	35	18.9	12.1-28.4	24	6.7	3.8-11.5	128	36.7	28.1-46.2	69	24.3	16.8-33.7
Yes	120	9	5.4	2.0-13.7	8	4.9	1.7-13.3	10	8.8	3.6-20.1	63	54.4	40.6-67.6	30	26.5	16.0-40.6
Binge Drinker
No	376	35	11.6	6.2-20.6	42	14.4	9.6-21.2	29	7.6	4.5-12.4	184	44.6	36.5-53.0	86	21.8	15.6-29.7
Yes	26	2	4.9	0.9-23.1	1	17.2	2.7-61.3	5	5.7	1.9-15.7	5	19.3	6.0-47.1	13	52.8	26.7-77.5
Heavy Drinker
No	391	35	11.0	5.9-19.5	42	13.5	8.9-19.8	32	7.4	4.5-12.0	187	43.4	35.5-51.5	95	24.7	18.3-32.6
Yes	13	3	9.7	2.1-34.8	1	41.2	7.9-85.1	2	6.1	1.1-27.4	3	10.6	2.3-37.3	4	32.3	7.8-73.0
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	122	11	5.7	2.1-14.8	13	14.5	5.6-32.4	9	4.1	2.0- 8.5	55	50.5	36.7-64.2	34	25.2	15.7-37.9
Some Physical Activity	154	12	11.8	4.3-28.7	17	14.1	7.8-24.2	19	10.7	5.8-19.1	71	34.3	23.3-47.1	35	29.1	18.2-43.1
Physically Inactive	120	15	15.6	6.4-33.4	13	17.0	8.0-32.3	6	6.4	2.0-18.9	61	45.5	31.5-60.3	25	15.5	8.1-27.5
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	178	12	5.8	2.4-13.7	17	14.1	7.3-25.5	15	7.5	3.4-15.6	109	52.5	40.5-64.1	25	20.2	11.3-33.4
No	227	26	15.0	7.3-28.3	26	15.1	8.6-25.1	19	7.2	4.0-12.8	82	33.8	24.4-44.7	74	28.8	20.5-38.9
Disability Status
Yes	193	13	9.1	3.0-24.4	22	16.8	8.8-29.6	18	9.4	4.8-17.7	109	51.5	39.2-63.6	31	13.2	7.8-21.4
No	201	23	12.3	5.9-23.8	20	13.2	7.8-21.4	16	6.0	3.2-10.9	76	33.1	24.5-43.0	66	35.5	25.8-46.6
Current Asthma
Yes	406	38	10.9	6.0-19.0	43	14.6	9.6-21.7	34	7.3	4.5-11.7	192	42.1	34.5-50.1	99	25.0	18.6-32.6
No	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Diabetes
Yes	56	4	1.8	0.6- 5.8	8	27.0	10.7-53.3	4	11.5	3.5-32.0	32	47.5	27.0-68.8	8	12.2	4.1-31.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	2	1	46.6	5.2-93.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	53.4	6.7-94.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
No	348	33	12.3	6.6-21.5	35	12.7	8.0-19.7	29	6.5	3.8-10.9	160	41.4	33.3-50.0	91	27.1	20.0-35.6
Arthritis
Yes	201	16	11.2	4.5-24.9	22	14.2	7.7-24.7	16	8.1	3.9-15.9	109	48.1	36.9-59.6	38	18.4	11.5-28.2
No	203	22	10.7	4.9-21.8	21	15.1	8.3-25.9	18	6.6	3.6-11.6	81	35.6	26.0-46.5	61	32.0	22.1-43.8

Total
Respond.#

Less than once a week

Once or twice a week

> Twice a week not every day

Everyday

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

406

10.9

6.0-19.0

14.6

9.6-21.7

7.3

4.5-11.7

192

42.1

34.5-50.1

25.0

18.6-32.6

Have Health Insurance

Yes

362

10.2

5.3-18.8

14.7

9.4-22.4

6.6

3.9-10.9

174

43.0

35.0-51.5

25.4

18.6-33.7

17.7

4.2-51.4

14.0

4.2-37.3

14.0

3.9-39.2

33.9

13.9-61.9

20.5

8.4-42.0

Body Mass Index

Underweight

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

51.2

8.0-92.7

48.8

7.3-92.0

0.0

. - .

Recommended Range

130

7.4

3.8-14.0

12.2

6.2-22.7

8.6

3.5-19.8

32.8

21.6-46.5

38.9

26.5-52.9

Overweight

111

14.5

4.0-40.5

11.9

5.5-23.7

5.4

1.9-14.6

50.3

34.9-65.6

18.0

9.3-31.7

Obese

139

11.1

4.8-23.6

19.4

10.2-33.8

6.6

3.0-14.1

40.1

27.9-53.7

22.8

13.1-36.7

Current Smoker

285

13.4

6.8-24.6

18.9

12.1-28.4

6.7

3.8-11.5

128

36.7

28.1-46.2

24.3

16.8-33.7

Yes

120

5.4

2.0-13.7

4.9

1.7-13.3

8.8

3.6-20.1

54.4

40.6-67.6

26.5

16.0-40.6

Binge Drinker

376

11.6

6.2-20.6

14.4

9.6-21.2

7.6

4.5-12.4

184

44.6

36.5-53.0

21.8

15.6-29.7

Yes

4.9

0.9-23.1

17.2

2.7-61.3

5.7

1.9-15.7

19.3

6.0-47.1

52.8

26.7-77.5

Heavy Drinker

391

11.0

5.9-19.5

13.5

8.9-19.8

7.4

4.5-12.0

187

43.4

35.5-51.5

24.7

18.3-32.6

Yes

9.7

2.1-34.8

41.2

7.9-85.1

6.1

1.1-27.4

10.6

2.3-37.3

32.3

7.8-73.0

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

122

5.7

2.1-14.8

14.5

5.6-32.4

4.1

2.0- 8.5

50.5

36.7-64.2

25.2

15.7-37.9

Some Physical Activity

154

11.8

4.3-28.7

14.1

7.8-24.2

10.7

5.8-19.1

34.3

23.3-47.1

29.1

18.2-43.1

Physically Inactive

120

15.6

6.4-33.4

17.0

8.0-32.3

6.4

2.0-18.9

45.5

31.5-60.3

15.5

8.1-27.5

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

178

5.8

2.4-13.7

14.1

7.3-25.5

7.5

3.4-15.6

109

52.5

40.5-64.1

20.2

11.3-33.4

227

15.0

7.3-28.3

15.1

8.6-25.1

7.2

4.0-12.8

33.8

24.4-44.7

28.8

20.5-38.9

Disability Status

Yes

193

9.1

3.0-24.4

16.8

8.8-29.6

9.4

4.8-17.7

109

51.5

39.2-63.6

13.2

7.8-21.4

201

12.3

5.9-23.8

13.2

7.8-21.4

6.0

3.2-10.9

33.1

24.5-43.0

35.5

25.8-46.6

Current Asthma

Yes

406

10.9

6.0-19.0

14.6

9.6-21.7

7.3

4.5-11.7

192

42.1

34.5-50.1

25.0

18.6-32.6

. - .

Diabetes

Yes

1.8

0.6- 5.8

27.0

10.7-53.3

11.5

3.5-32.0

47.5

27.0-68.8

12.2

4.1-31.3

Yes, During Pregnancy

46.6

5.2-93.3

0.0

. - .

53.4

6.7-94.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

348

12.3

6.6-21.5

12.7

8.0-19.7

6.5

3.8-10.9

160

41.4

33.3-50.0

27.1

20.0-35.6

Arthritis

Yes

201

11.2

4.5-24.9

14.2

7.7-24.7

8.1

3.9-15.9

109

48.1

36.9-59.6

18.4

11.5-28.2

203

10.7

4.9-21.8

15.1

8.3-25.9

6.6

3.6-11.6

35.6

26.0-46.5

32.0

22.1-43.8

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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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.