BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how many days did you take a prescription asthma medication to prevent an asthma attack from occurring?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Asthma

During the past 30 days, how many days did you take a prescription asthma medication to prevent an asthma attack from occurring?*

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	Total Respond.^	Less than once a week	Once or twice a week	> Twice a week not every day	Everyday
North Carolina	1,183	240	21.5	18.4-25.0	36	3.4	2.1- 5.6	496	37.7	34.0-41.7	411	37.3	33.5-41.3
-Eastern NC	383	78	24.7	18.8-31.7	11	2.2	1.0- 4.7	171	38.6	32.2-45.4	123	34.5	27.9-41.9
GENDER
Male	72	18	30.3	17.0-48.1	2	3.6	0.8-15.1	32	31.4	20.1-45.5	20	34.7	19.7-53.5
Female	311	60	22.7	16.8-29.8	9	1.6	0.8- 3.4	139	41.2	33.9-48.8	103	34.5	27.7-42.0
RACE
White	244	47	24.3	16.9-33.5	6	2.1	0.7- 6.0	107	37.7	29.9-46.3	84	35.9	28.1-44.5
African American	99	25	25.8	16.2-38.3	4	2.8	0.9- 8.4	45	40.0	27.4-54.1	25	31.5	17.3-50.1
Other Minorities	37	6	26.4	10.7-51.8	0	0.0	. - .	19	43.5	25.9-62.9	12	30.1	15.7-49.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	3	49.6	18.6-80.9	0	0.0	. - .	4	23.7	7.4-54.6	2	26.7	6.4-65.9
Non-Hispanic	372	75	24.0	18.1-31.1	10	2.2	0.9- 4.8	167	39.1	32.5-46.1	120	34.8	28.0-42.2
AGE
18-24	23	4	24.9	8.4-54.6	1	3.8	0.5-23.3	8	25.5	9.2-53.5	10	45.8	22.2-71.5
25-34	42	12	34.6	19.7-53.3	1	1.5	0.2-10.1	10	20.1	10.3-35.7	19	43.8	27.5-61.5
35-44	64	12	24.7	13.3-41.0	1	1.6	0.2-10.3	28	45.0	31.3-59.4	23	28.8	18.3-42.3
45-54	97	20	23.5	14.7-35.3	3	1.9	0.5- 6.7	44	41.9	30.8-53.8	30	32.7	22.5-44.9
55-64	72	11	15.8	8.4-27.6	2	1.5	0.4- 6.0	40	55.1	41.8-67.7	19	27.6	17.0-41.5
65-74	58	13	27.6	15.9-43.6	2	2.7	0.6-11.7	30	43.2	29.8-57.6	13	26.4	15.0-42.3
75+	26	6	20.5	8.6-41.5	0	0.0	. - .	11	50.1	29.5-70.7	9	29.4	14.3-50.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	77	18	30.1	16.5-48.4	3	1.3	0.4- 4.1	27	26.4	15.1-41.8	29	42.3	24.8-62.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	110	19	20.0	11.9-31.6	4	2.6	0.8- 7.4	55	46.7	34.1-59.7	32	30.8	20.8-43.1
Some Post-H.S.	107	26	29.4	18.0-44.3	4	3.9	1.1-13.0	43	31.9	22.2-43.5	34	34.7	23.9-47.4
College Graduate	88	14	18.0	10.5-29.2	0	0.0	. - .	46	50.8	38.8-62.8	28	31.2	20.8-43.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	85	9	13.4	5.3-30.0	4	4.2	1.4-12.0	55	62.3	48.3-74.4	17	20.1	12.0-31.8
$15,000- 24,999	81	20	29.9	18.7-44.2	2	2.0	0.5- 8.4	31	40.5	27.7-54.8	28	27.5	18.0-39.5
$25,000- 34,999	49	13	37.3	20.8-57.4	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6	23	35.2	21.6-51.8	12	26.1	13.0-45.4
$35,000- 49,999	47	9	12.8	6.0-25.3	2	5.7	1.0-26.1	15	27.8	15.9-44.1	21	53.7	37.1-69.6
$50,000-74,999	40	9	21.6	10.5-39.2	0	0.0	. - .	16	41.9	25.6-60.2	15	36.5	21.2-55.2
$75,000+	29	7	46.8	22.7-72.5	0	0.0	. - .	11	23.0	10.4-43.2	11	30.3	14.3-53.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	239	42	23.8	16.0-33.9	7	1.5	0.6- 3.6	116	40.8	32.6-49.6	74	33.9	25.3-43.7
No	135	34	27.5	19.2-37.8	4	3.4	1.0-10.8	52	36.5	26.0-48.4	45	32.6	23.4-43.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	34	8	22.6	10.3-42.5	0	0.0	. - .	15	38.3	22.1-57.7	11	39.1	21.5-60.0
Non-Veteran	347	69	24.9	18.6-32.4	10	2.3	1.0- 5.2	156	38.7	31.8-46.0	112	34.1	27.1-41.9

Total
Respond.^

Less than once a week

Once or twice a week

> Twice a week not every day

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,183

240

21.5

18.4-25.0

3.4

2.1- 5.6

496

37.7

34.0-41.7

411

37.3

33.5-41.3

-Eastern NC

383

24.7

18.8-31.7

2.2

1.0- 4.7

171

38.6

32.2-45.4

123

34.5

27.9-41.9

GENDER

Male

30.3

17.0-48.1

3.6

0.8-15.1

31.4

20.1-45.5

34.7

19.7-53.5

Female

311

22.7

16.8-29.8

1.6

0.8- 3.4

139

41.2

33.9-48.8

103

34.5

27.7-42.0

RACE

White

244

24.3

16.9-33.5

2.1

0.7- 6.0

107

37.7

29.9-46.3

35.9

28.1-44.5

African American

25.8

16.2-38.3

2.8

0.9- 8.4

40.0

27.4-54.1

31.5

17.3-50.1

Other Minorities

26.4

10.7-51.8

0.0

. - .

43.5

25.9-62.9

30.1

15.7-49.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

49.6

18.6-80.9

0.0

. - .

23.7

7.4-54.6

26.7

6.4-65.9

Non-Hispanic

372

24.0

18.1-31.1

2.2

0.9- 4.8

167

39.1

32.5-46.1

120

34.8

28.0-42.2

AGE

18-24

24.9

8.4-54.6

3.8

0.5-23.3

25.5

9.2-53.5

45.8

22.2-71.5

25-34

34.6

19.7-53.3

1.5

0.2-10.1

20.1

10.3-35.7

43.8

27.5-61.5

35-44

24.7

13.3-41.0

1.6

0.2-10.3

45.0

31.3-59.4

28.8

18.3-42.3

45-54

23.5

14.7-35.3

1.9

0.5- 6.7

41.9

30.8-53.8

32.7

22.5-44.9

55-64

15.8

8.4-27.6

1.5

0.4- 6.0

55.1

41.8-67.7

27.6

17.0-41.5

65-74

27.6

15.9-43.6

2.7

0.6-11.7

43.2

29.8-57.6

26.4

15.0-42.3

75+

20.5

8.6-41.5

0.0

. - .

50.1

29.5-70.7

29.4

14.3-50.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

30.1

16.5-48.4

1.3

0.4- 4.1

26.4

15.1-41.8

42.3

24.8-62.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

110

20.0

11.9-31.6

2.6

0.8- 7.4

46.7

34.1-59.7

30.8

20.8-43.1

Some Post-H.S.

107

29.4

18.0-44.3

3.9

1.1-13.0

31.9

22.2-43.5

34.7

23.9-47.4

College Graduate

18.0

10.5-29.2

0.0

. - .

50.8

38.8-62.8

31.2

20.8-43.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

13.4

5.3-30.0

4.2

1.4-12.0

62.3

48.3-74.4

20.1

12.0-31.8

$15,000- 24,999

29.9

18.7-44.2

2.0

0.5- 8.4

40.5

27.7-54.8

27.5

18.0-39.5

$25,000- 34,999

37.3

20.8-57.4

1.4

0.2- 9.6

35.2

21.6-51.8

26.1

13.0-45.4

$35,000- 49,999

12.8

6.0-25.3

5.7

1.0-26.1

27.8

15.9-44.1

53.7

37.1-69.6

$50,000-74,999

21.6

10.5-39.2

0.0

. - .

41.9

25.6-60.2

36.5

21.2-55.2

$75,000+

46.8

22.7-72.5

0.0

. - .

23.0

10.4-43.2

30.3

14.3-53.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

239

23.8

16.0-33.9

1.5

0.6- 3.6

116

40.8

32.6-49.6

33.9

25.3-43.7

135

27.5

19.2-37.8

3.4

1.0-10.8

36.5

26.0-48.4

32.6

23.4-43.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

22.6

10.3-42.5

0.0

. - .

38.3

22.1-57.7

39.1

21.5-60.0

Non-Veteran

347

24.9

18.6-32.4

2.3

1.0- 5.2

156

38.7

31.8-46.0

112

34.1

27.1-41.9

Back to Asthma.

*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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