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

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
-Mountain AHEC	114	18	17.4	9.2-30.3	5	9.7	3.4-24.6	54	40.6	30.1-52.1	37	32.3	22.8-43.6
GENDER
Male	34	5	19.2	6.8-43.4	0	0.0	. - .	14	34.9	19.0-55.2	15	45.9	27.5-65.5
Female	80	13	16.4	7.2-33.2	5	14.6	5.2-34.6	40	43.5	30.4-57.6	22	25.4	15.6-38.6
RACE
White	98	12	11.8	5.6-23.0	4	10.8	3.6-28.0	47	40.8	29.7-53.0	35	36.6	25.8-48.9
African American	7	2	38.0	9.5-78.2	1	6.6	0.8-37.4	4	55.5	18.8-87.0	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	9	4	60.7	17.4-91.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	24.6	4.6-68.7	2	14.6	2.5-53.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	1	61.4	9.0-96.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	38.6	3.8-91.0	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	111	17	17.3	9.0-30.6	5	9.9	3.5-25.2	53	41.3	30.6-53.0	36	31.5	22.0-42.8
AGE
18-24	5	2	39.9	8.8-81.9	2	49.7	13.2-86.6	1	10.4	1.3-51.4	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	20	5	18.6	5.4-47.8	2	9.4	2.3-31.7	6	28.3	12.0-53.4	7	43.7	21.3-69.0
35-44	17	1	14.7	2.2-56.9	0	0.0	. - .	11	56.5	29.4-80.1	5	28.9	11.4-56.1
45-54	23	4	14.2	4.8-35.3	0	0.0	. - .	9	36.2	16.2-62.4	10	49.6	26.7-72.6
55-64	16	4	16.9	4.9-44.6	0	0.0	. - .	9	68.5	40.5-87.4	3	14.6	3.6-43.9
65-74	15	1	9.8	1.4-45.6	1	5.3	0.7-30.1	6	43.0	19.4-70.2	7	42.0	18.9-69.2
75+	18	1	2.8	0.4-18.3	0	0.0	. - .	12	56.3	28.6-80.5	5	40.9	17.3-69.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	26	5	31.6	10.9-63.5	1	1.8	0.2-12.3	12	38.4	18.2-63.7	8	28.2	11.6-53.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	32	6	19.4	7.5-41.7	0	0.0	. - .	16	46.5	27.9-66.1	10	34.1	18.4-54.4
Some Post-H.S.	29	2	2.1	0.3-11.7	2	17.9	4.0-53.2	12	37.6	19.5-60.0	13	42.4	23.1-64.3
College Graduate	27	5	16.9	5.4-41.8	2	18.2	3.9-54.9	14	40.7	21.6-63.1	6	24.3	9.3-49.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	17	2	39.0	9.4-79.8	1	3.8	0.5-24.4	11	48.3	17.3-80.7	3	8.9	2.3-28.7
$15,000- 24,999	34	4	2.7	0.8- 8.8	2	14.8	3.1-48.5	15	39.9	21.8-61.3	13	42.6	23.8-63.8
$25,000- 34,999	12	4	37.7	13.0-71.1	0	0.0	. - .	6	43.3	17.5-73.3	2	18.9	4.6-52.9
$35,000- 49,999	13	1	5.6	0.8-32.0	1	11.6	1.6-50.9	7	63.2	33.2-85.6	4	19.6	5.7-49.6
$50,000-74,999	12	2	8.8	1.9-32.2	1	25.0	4.0-72.8	4	26.7	7.6-62.0	5	39.5	13.7-72.8
$75,000+	9	2	19.6	4.7-54.7	0	0.0	. - .	5	55.1	24.2-82.5	2	25.2	6.4-62.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	63	11	19.1	8.9-36.4	2	8.0	1.4-34.1	30	42.3	28.0-58.1	20	30.6	18.6-45.9
No	48	7	16.3	5.4-39.9	3	12.1	3.2-36.7	23	40.2	25.0-57.5	15	31.4	17.7-49.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	12	3	29.5	7.2-69.3	0	0.0	. - .	5	30.7	10.2-63.3	4	39.7	14.4-72.2
Non-Veteran	102	15	15.7	7.6-29.5	5	11.0	3.9-27.5	49	42.0	30.7-54.3	33	31.3	21.4-43.3

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

-Mountain AHEC

114

17.4

9.2-30.3

9.7

3.4-24.6

40.6

30.1-52.1

32.3

22.8-43.6

GENDER

Male

19.2

6.8-43.4

0.0

. - .

34.9

19.0-55.2

45.9

27.5-65.5

Female

16.4

7.2-33.2

14.6

5.2-34.6

43.5

30.4-57.6

25.4

15.6-38.6

RACE

White

11.8

5.6-23.0

10.8

3.6-28.0

40.8

29.7-53.0

36.6

25.8-48.9

African American

38.0

9.5-78.2

6.6

0.8-37.4

55.5

18.8-87.0

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

60.7

17.4-91.9

0.0

. - .

24.6

4.6-68.7

14.6

2.5-53.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

61.4

9.0-96.2

0.0

. - .

38.6

3.8-91.0

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

111

17.3

9.0-30.6

9.9

3.5-25.2

41.3

30.6-53.0

31.5

22.0-42.8

AGE

18-24

39.9

8.8-81.9

49.7

13.2-86.6

10.4

1.3-51.4

0.0

. - .

25-34

18.6

5.4-47.8

9.4

2.3-31.7

28.3

12.0-53.4

43.7

21.3-69.0

35-44

14.7

2.2-56.9

0.0

. - .

56.5

29.4-80.1

28.9

11.4-56.1

45-54

14.2

4.8-35.3

0.0

. - .

36.2

16.2-62.4

49.6

26.7-72.6

55-64

16.9

4.9-44.6

0.0

. - .

68.5

40.5-87.4

14.6

3.6-43.9

65-74

9.8

1.4-45.6

5.3

0.7-30.1

43.0

19.4-70.2

42.0

18.9-69.2

75+

2.8

0.4-18.3

0.0

. - .

56.3

28.6-80.5

40.9

17.3-69.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

31.6

10.9-63.5

1.8

0.2-12.3

38.4

18.2-63.7

28.2

11.6-53.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

19.4

7.5-41.7

0.0

. - .

46.5

27.9-66.1

34.1

18.4-54.4

Some Post-H.S.

2.1

0.3-11.7

17.9

4.0-53.2

37.6

19.5-60.0

42.4

23.1-64.3

College Graduate

16.9

5.4-41.8

18.2

3.9-54.9

40.7

21.6-63.1

24.3

9.3-49.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

39.0

9.4-79.8

3.8

0.5-24.4

48.3

17.3-80.7

8.9

2.3-28.7

$15,000- 24,999

2.7

0.8- 8.8

14.8

3.1-48.5

39.9

21.8-61.3

42.6

23.8-63.8

$25,000- 34,999

37.7

13.0-71.1

0.0

. - .

43.3

17.5-73.3

18.9

4.6-52.9

$35,000- 49,999

5.6

0.8-32.0

11.6

1.6-50.9

63.2

33.2-85.6

19.6

5.7-49.6

$50,000-74,999

8.8

1.9-32.2

25.0

4.0-72.8

26.7

7.6-62.0

39.5

13.7-72.8

$75,000+

19.6

4.7-54.7

0.0

. - .

55.1

24.2-82.5

25.2

6.4-62.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

19.1

8.9-36.4

8.0

1.4-34.1

42.3

28.0-58.1

30.6

18.6-45.9

16.3

5.4-39.9

12.1

3.2-36.7

40.2

25.0-57.5

31.4

17.7-49.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

29.5

7.2-69.3

0.0

. - .

30.7

10.2-63.3

39.7

14.4-72.2

Non-Veteran

102

15.7

7.6-29.5

11.0

3.9-27.5

42.0

30.7-54.3

31.3

21.4-43.3

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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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