BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	114	26	31.6	20.7-44.9	9	5.1	2.4-10.5	31	24.2	15.4-35.8	48	39.1	28.7-50.7
GENDER
Male	33	9	30.1	14.4-52.4	3	8.2	2.5-23.4	5	16.4	5.4-40.5	16	45.3	26.7-65.3
Female	81	17	32.3	19.0-49.2	6	3.6	1.5- 8.7	26	27.9	17.0-42.3	32	36.2	24.3-50.0
RACE
White	98	21	26.3	16.1-40.0	8	5.9	2.8-12.2	24	24.2	14.7-37.3	45	43.5	31.9-55.9
African American	7	2	50.1	16.0-84.1	0	0.0	. - .	4	36.0	10.6-72.7	1	13.9	1.8-58.4
Other Minorities	9	3	71.5	29.3-93.8	1	1.1	0.1- 9.4	3	12.8	2.2-48.4	2	14.6	2.5-53.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	38.6	3.8-91.0	1	61.4	9.0-96.2
Non-Hispanic	112	26	31.8	20.9-45.2	9	5.2	2.4-10.6	30	24.1	15.3-35.8	47	39.0	28.5-50.6
AGE
18-24	4	3	72.3	20.7-96.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	27.7	3.7-79.3	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	20	7	37.5	17.1-63.5	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	4	16.6	5.3-41.4	8	45.5	22.7-70.2
35-44	17	3	28.1	9.4-59.6	2	6.7	1.5-24.6	5	26.1	8.5-57.6	7	39.1	17.8-65.6
45-54	23	6	30.7	12.1-58.9	1	1.9	0.3-12.6	8	26.0	11.6-48.6	8	41.4	20.5-65.9
55-64	18	3	8.1	1.8-30.2	2	14.9	3.8-43.9	4	25.9	8.8-55.9	9	51.2	26.6-75.2
65-74	15	4	33.5	13.1-62.7	2	17.4	4.0-51.7	2	11.9	2.9-38.3	7	37.2	15.9-64.9
75+	17	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.2	0.4-20.6	7	35.4	14.5-63.8	9	61.4	33.5-83.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	24	6	43.3	18.4-72.1	3	9.9	2.7-30.1	7	20.2	6.1-49.7	8	26.6	10.2-53.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	33	9	27.4	13.0-48.6	2	3.5	0.8-14.0	13	31.0	16.6-50.3	9	38.1	20.9-58.8
Some Post-H.S.	30	6	24.7	10.3-48.4	1	1.6	0.2-10.7	7	31.3	13.3-57.5	16	42.5	23.7-63.7
College Graduate	27	5	32.3	12.7-61.2	3	6.2	1.6-21.3	4	13.6	4.7-33.7	15	47.9	26.0-70.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	17	3	50.1	16.8-83.3	2	7.5	1.5-30.1	9	31.9	11.1-63.8	3	10.5	2.7-33.1
$15,000- 24,999	33	10	39.3	19.4-63.6	4	7.7	2.3-23.0	6	11.1	3.9-27.6	13	41.9	22.9-63.5
$25,000- 34,999	12	4	47.6	19.7-77.0	1	3.3	0.4-21.4	3	17.4	4.4-49.4	4	31.7	10.6-64.4
$35,000- 49,999	13	3	34.2	11.9-66.7	1	8.8	1.2-43.3	2	22.2	5.3-59.4	7	34.8	14.0-63.7
$50,000-74,999	13	4	26.7	8.0-60.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	33.2	8.9-71.7	6	40.1	14.8-72.0
$75,000+	9	0	0.0	. - .	1	11.4	1.6-50.8	2	15.9	3.7-48.2	6	72.7	39.3-91.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	62	15	37.2	22.1-55.3	6	6.8	2.6-16.4	19	25.8	14.5-41.7	22	30.2	18.4-45.3
No	49	11	27.4	13.3-48.0	3	3.7	1.1-11.5	11	23.0	10.8-42.4	24	46.0	29.4-63.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	12	2	7.0	1.3-31.0	2	15.3	3.5-47.4	4	41.4	14.3-75.1	4	36.2	12.3-69.6
Non-Veteran	102	24	35.0	23.1-49.2	7	3.7	1.6- 8.3	27	21.7	13.2-33.6	44	39.6	28.4-51.9

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

-Mountain AHEC

114

31.6

20.7-44.9

5.1

2.4-10.5

24.2

15.4-35.8

39.1

28.7-50.7

GENDER

Male

30.1

14.4-52.4

8.2

2.5-23.4

16.4

5.4-40.5

45.3

26.7-65.3

Female

32.3

19.0-49.2

3.6

1.5- 8.7

27.9

17.0-42.3

36.2

24.3-50.0

RACE

White

26.3

16.1-40.0

5.9

2.8-12.2

24.2

14.7-37.3

43.5

31.9-55.9

African American

50.1

16.0-84.1

0.0

. - .

36.0

10.6-72.7

13.9

1.8-58.4

Other Minorities

71.5

29.3-93.8

1.1

0.1- 9.4

12.8

2.2-48.4

14.6

2.5-53.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

38.6

3.8-91.0

61.4

9.0-96.2

Non-Hispanic

112

31.8

20.9-45.2

5.2

2.4-10.6

24.1

15.3-35.8

39.0

28.5-50.6

AGE

18-24

72.3

20.7-96.3

0.0

. - .

27.7

3.7-79.3

0.0

. - .

25-34

37.5

17.1-63.5

0.4

0.1- 3.0

16.6

5.3-41.4

45.5

22.7-70.2

35-44

28.1

9.4-59.6

6.7

1.5-24.6

26.1

8.5-57.6

39.1

17.8-65.6

45-54

30.7

12.1-58.9

1.9

0.3-12.6

26.0

11.6-48.6

41.4

20.5-65.9

55-64

8.1

1.8-30.2

14.9

3.8-43.9

25.9

8.8-55.9

51.2

26.6-75.2

65-74

33.5

13.1-62.7

17.4

4.0-51.7

11.9

2.9-38.3

37.2

15.9-64.9

75+

0.0

. - .

3.2

0.4-20.6

35.4

14.5-63.8

61.4

33.5-83.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

43.3

18.4-72.1

9.9

2.7-30.1

20.2

6.1-49.7

26.6

10.2-53.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

27.4

13.0-48.6

3.5

0.8-14.0

31.0

16.6-50.3

38.1

20.9-58.8

Some Post-H.S.

24.7

10.3-48.4

1.6

0.2-10.7

31.3

13.3-57.5

42.5

23.7-63.7

College Graduate

32.3

12.7-61.2

6.2

1.6-21.3

13.6

4.7-33.7

47.9

26.0-70.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

50.1

16.8-83.3

7.5

1.5-30.1

31.9

11.1-63.8

10.5

2.7-33.1

$15,000- 24,999

39.3

19.4-63.6

7.7

2.3-23.0

11.1

3.9-27.6

41.9

22.9-63.5

$25,000- 34,999

47.6

19.7-77.0

3.3

0.4-21.4

17.4

4.4-49.4

31.7

10.6-64.4

$35,000- 49,999

34.2

11.9-66.7

8.8

1.2-43.3

22.2

5.3-59.4

34.8

14.0-63.7

$50,000-74,999

26.7

8.0-60.4

0.0

. - .

33.2

8.9-71.7

40.1

14.8-72.0

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

11.4

1.6-50.8

15.9

3.7-48.2

72.7

39.3-91.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

37.2

22.1-55.3

6.8

2.6-16.4

25.8

14.5-41.7

30.2

18.4-45.3

27.4

13.3-48.0

3.7

1.1-11.5

23.0

10.8-42.4

46.0

29.4-63.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

7.0

1.3-31.0

15.3

3.5-47.4

41.4

14.3-75.1

36.2

12.3-69.6

Non-Veteran

102

35.0

23.1-49.2

3.7

1.6- 8.3

21.7

13.2-33.6

39.6

28.4-51.9

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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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