BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how often did you use a prescription asthma inhaler during an asthma attack to stop it?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Asthma

During the past 30 days, how often did you use a prescription asthma inhaler during an asthma attack to stop it?*

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	Total Respond.^	1-4	5-14	15 or more times	Never
North Carolina	1,166	312	27.6	24.0-31.4	109	8.5	6.6-10.7	247	18.8	16.1-21.9	498	45.1	41.1-49.2
-Eastern NC	380	90	24.7	18.6-32.0	44	12.9	8.8-18.6	94	23.5	18.5-29.4	152	38.9	32.2-46.0
GENDER
Male	71	11	17.1	6.8-37.0	9	12.8	5.9-25.7	22	26.1	15.8-39.9	29	44.0	28.0-61.3
Female	309	79	27.4	20.6-35.4	35	12.9	8.2-19.7	72	22.6	17.2-29.2	123	37.1	30.4-44.2
RACE
White	240	53	25.0	17.0-35.0	33	15.6	10.0-23.4	54	21.4	15.5-28.7	100	38.1	30.4-46.5
African American	100	31	28.9	18.8-41.7	8	6.4	2.8-13.6	27	25.0	15.8-37.2	34	39.8	25.4-56.1
Other Minorities	37	5	8.2	2.8-21.3	3	12.3	2.5-43.2	12	36.9	19.9-58.0	17	42.6	24.7-62.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	1	12.7	1.7-54.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	23.7	7.4-54.6	4	63.6	30.4-87.5
Non-Hispanic	369	89	25.1	18.8-32.6	44	13.3	9.0-19.1	88	23.4	18.3-29.4	148	38.2	31.4-45.5
AGE
18-24	24	5	32.3	12.5-61.5	3	14.0	3.7-40.7	5	10.7	3.5-28.1	11	43.0	20.8-68.3
25-34	40	10	25.5	13.5-42.9	5	8.2	2.8-21.5	3	9.9	3.0-28.3	22	56.4	38.7-72.6
35-44	64	14	19.1	10.6-31.9	10	21.9	11.1-38.5	13	23.9	13.6-38.5	27	35.2	23.3-49.2
45-54	99	23	21.7	13.7-32.8	7	10.2	4.7-20.7	31	34.2	23.5-46.7	38	33.9	23.9-45.6
55-64	69	16	23.8	13.7-38.1	7	9.1	4.1-19.1	20	32.2	20.8-46.2	26	34.9	23.7-48.0
65-74	57	15	27.5	16.2-42.7	8	14.7	7.1-27.8	17	29.1	17.9-43.6	17	28.7	17.3-43.7
75+	26	7	25.1	11.0-47.8	4	11.5	4.2-27.9	4	14.9	5.1-36.1	11	48.5	28.2-69.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	81	16	16.4	7.5-32.2	10	18.4	8.0-37.2	24	26.2	15.3-41.1	31	39.0	23.0-57.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	105	19	20.2	9.6-37.8	12	6.6	3.4-12.2	28	30.7	20.2-43.6	46	42.5	30.6-55.3
Some Post-H.S.	109	36	36.4	24.5-50.3	12	13.4	7.0-24.0	24	17.2	10.6-26.6	37	33.0	22.5-45.4
College Graduate	85	19	23.1	14.3-35.1	10	14.0	7.2-25.5	18	20.0	12.1-31.1	38	43.0	31.3-55.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	83	14	14.8	8.1-25.5	8	7.5	3.1-17.2	38	52.1	38.8-65.0	23	25.6	16.1-38.1
$15,000- 24,999	81	23	25.2	15.4-38.5	13	18.2	9.7-31.7	13	18.6	10.4-30.9	32	38.0	25.7-52.1
$25,000- 34,999	48	16	39.6	22.6-59.4	4	6.4	2.3-16.7	14	26.6	14.5-43.6	14	27.4	14.1-46.6
$35,000- 49,999	47	8	14.2	6.4-28.7	6	11.1	4.5-25.1	8	17.1	7.6-34.0	25	57.6	40.8-72.8
$50,000-74,999	40	11	32.4	17.7-51.7	2	3.4	0.8-12.9	7	23.0	10.5-43.1	20	41.3	25.5-59.1
$75,000+	29	7	34.2	12.3-66.0	5	26.0	10.3-52.0	5	10.4	3.7-26.2	12	29.4	14.0-51.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	238	57	24.4	16.9-34.0	28	12.7	8.0-19.5	68	26.0	19.4-33.9	85	36.9	28.2-46.6
No	134	32	26.8	17.0-39.5	14	9.2	5.1-16.3	23	19.5	12.3-29.5	65	44.5	34.1-55.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	35	9	19.3	9.2-36.0	3	10.1	2.6-31.9	10	26.9	13.9-45.6	13	43.8	25.7-63.6
Non-Veteran	344	81	25.4	18.8-33.3	41	13.2	8.8-19.4	83	23.1	17.8-29.3	139	38.3	31.3-45.9

Total
Respond.^

1-4

5-14

15 or more times

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,166

312

27.6

24.0-31.4

109

8.5

6.6-10.7

247

18.8

16.1-21.9

498

45.1

41.1-49.2

-Eastern NC

380

24.7

18.6-32.0

12.9

8.8-18.6

23.5

18.5-29.4

152

38.9

32.2-46.0

GENDER

Male

17.1

6.8-37.0

12.8

5.9-25.7

26.1

15.8-39.9

44.0

28.0-61.3

Female

309

27.4

20.6-35.4

12.9

8.2-19.7

22.6

17.2-29.2

123

37.1

30.4-44.2

RACE

White

240

25.0

17.0-35.0

15.6

10.0-23.4

21.4

15.5-28.7

100

38.1

30.4-46.5

African American

100

28.9

18.8-41.7

6.4

2.8-13.6

25.0

15.8-37.2

39.8

25.4-56.1

Other Minorities

8.2

2.8-21.3

12.3

2.5-43.2

36.9

19.9-58.0

42.6

24.7-62.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

12.7

1.7-54.7

0.0

. - .

23.7

7.4-54.6

63.6

30.4-87.5

Non-Hispanic

369

25.1

18.8-32.6

13.3

9.0-19.1

23.4

18.3-29.4

148

38.2

31.4-45.5

AGE

18-24

32.3

12.5-61.5

14.0

3.7-40.7

10.7

3.5-28.1

43.0

20.8-68.3

25-34

25.5

13.5-42.9

8.2

2.8-21.5

9.9

3.0-28.3

56.4

38.7-72.6

35-44

19.1

10.6-31.9

21.9

11.1-38.5

23.9

13.6-38.5

35.2

23.3-49.2

45-54

21.7

13.7-32.8

10.2

4.7-20.7

34.2

23.5-46.7

33.9

23.9-45.6

55-64

23.8

13.7-38.1

9.1

4.1-19.1

32.2

20.8-46.2

34.9

23.7-48.0

65-74

27.5

16.2-42.7

14.7

7.1-27.8

29.1

17.9-43.6

28.7

17.3-43.7

75+

25.1

11.0-47.8

11.5

4.2-27.9

14.9

5.1-36.1

48.5

28.2-69.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.4

7.5-32.2

18.4

8.0-37.2

26.2

15.3-41.1

39.0

23.0-57.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

105

20.2

9.6-37.8

6.6

3.4-12.2

30.7

20.2-43.6

42.5

30.6-55.3

Some Post-H.S.

109

36.4

24.5-50.3

13.4

7.0-24.0

17.2

10.6-26.6

33.0

22.5-45.4

College Graduate

23.1

14.3-35.1

14.0

7.2-25.5

20.0

12.1-31.1

43.0

31.3-55.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

14.8

8.1-25.5

7.5

3.1-17.2

52.1

38.8-65.0

25.6

16.1-38.1

$15,000- 24,999

25.2

15.4-38.5

18.2

9.7-31.7

18.6

10.4-30.9

38.0

25.7-52.1

$25,000- 34,999

39.6

22.6-59.4

6.4

2.3-16.7

26.6

14.5-43.6

27.4

14.1-46.6

$35,000- 49,999

14.2

6.4-28.7

11.1

4.5-25.1

17.1

7.6-34.0

57.6

40.8-72.8

$50,000-74,999

32.4

17.7-51.7

3.4

0.8-12.9

23.0

10.5-43.1

41.3

25.5-59.1

$75,000+

34.2

12.3-66.0

26.0

10.3-52.0

10.4

3.7-26.2

29.4

14.0-51.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

238

24.4

16.9-34.0

12.7

8.0-19.5

26.0

19.4-33.9

36.9

28.2-46.6

134

26.8

17.0-39.5

9.2

5.1-16.3

19.5

12.3-29.5

44.5

34.1-55.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

19.3

9.2-36.0

10.1

2.6-31.9

26.9

13.9-45.6

43.8

25.7-63.6

Non-Veteran

344

25.4

18.8-33.3

13.2

8.8-19.4

23.1

17.8-29.3

139

38.3

31.3-45.9

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*These data apply only to those with current asthma

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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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