BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	24	3	9.8	3.1-27.3	0	0.0	. - .	11	38.7	20.0-61.5	10	51.4	29.9-72.5
Buncombe	52	9	18.5	9.1-34.1	1	2.4	0.3-15.1	30	54.4	39.1-69.0	12	24.7	13.8-40.0
Cabarrus	33	5	23.3	8.2-50.9	1	1.1	0.1- 7.6	12	27.2	11.3-52.2	15	48.4	24.9-72.6
Catawba	37	4	13.9	5.0-33.3	0	0.0	. - .	19	41.0	24.2-60.2	14	45.1	26.3-65.4
Cumberland	35	10	36.5	18.1-59.9	2	7.2	1.3-30.9	16	30.6	16.6-49.3	7	25.7	11.4-48.1
Davidson	18	3	18.5	5.1-49.1	0	0.0	. - .	8	52.0	25.0-77.9	7	29.6	11.4-57.9
Durham	31	8	33.8	13.4-62.9	1	0.9	0.1- 6.5	14	36.1	17.7-59.8	8	29.1	12.7-53.7
Forsyth	25	6	24.9	11.3-46.3	0	0.0	. - .	8	29.2	14.2-50.6	11	45.9	26.2-67.0
Gaston	35	7	29.1	14.2-50.6	0	0.0	. - .	18	36.0	21.2-54.1	10	34.9	17.9-56.9
Guilford	39	6	13.7	5.3-31.0	2	2.9	0.7-11.6	21	64.9	44.4-81.1	10	18.5	8.5-35.6
Iredell	24	4	16.4	5.5-39.8	1	2.8	0.4-17.9	11	38.6	20.4-60.7	8	42.2	21.8-65.6
Johnston	30	4	10.3	2.8-31.0	0	0.0	. - .	14	44.5	24.8-66.2	12	45.2	24.6-67.5
Mecklenburg	62	14	25.2	14.0-41.2	1	0.9	0.1- 6.4	31	46.7	32.6-61.4	16	27.1	16.2-41.7
New Hanover	26	6	29.2	12.0-55.4	1	1.8	0.2-12.0	9	33.4	16.0-56.9	10	35.6	18.3-57.6
Onslow	25	3	14.1	4.4-36.8	2	5.7	1.2-22.9	12	46.2	26.3-67.4	8	34.0	16.2-57.8
Orange	32	7	16.5	7.0-34.3	1	3.1	0.4-19.0	12	43.4	25.1-63.6	12	37.0	20.7-57.0
Pitt	25	3	11.7	3.6-31.7	0	0.0	. - .	17	66.7	43.9-83.6	5	21.7	8.6-44.9
Randolph	35	8	24.0	11.8-42.7	2	7.2	1.8-24.8	15	42.8	26.2-61.3	10	26.0	13.8-43.6
Robeson	40	8	20.3	9.9-37.0	1	4.4	0.6-25.2	19	43.6	27.8-60.8	12	31.7	17.5-50.4
Rowan	37	9	15.8	7.0-31.8	2	5.0	1.0-20.7	8	17.3	7.8-34.0	18	62.0	42.7-78.1
Union	23	8	27.7	12.2-51.4	1	3.2	0.4-20.0	6	22.1	8.2-47.4	8	47.0	24.5-70.8
Wake	52	11	17.2	8.5-31.6	2	3.4	0.7-14.5	13	31.4	16.6-51.3	26	48.1	32.1-64.5
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	28	7	23.6	9.9-46.7	1	2.1	0.3-14.0	12	44.6	22.3-69.2	8	29.7	12.3-56.1
Northeast Partnership II	39	7	26.8	12.8-47.6	2	3.6	0.8-14.3	18	42.0	26.4-59.4	12	27.7	15.1-45.2
Northeast Partnership I	34	9	35.2	18.7-56.2	2	2.7	0.6-10.5	12	34.8	19.2-54.5	11	27.3	14.4-45.7
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	33	6	20.3	8.5-41.0	0	0.0	. - .	14	42.9	24.5-63.3	13	36.9	19.4-58.7
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	35	9	22.1	10.3-41.2	0	0.0	. - .	11	27.7	13.6-48.2	15	50.2	29.7-70.7
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	26	7	37.0	13.2-69.3	0	0.0	. - .	10	28.2	12.8-51.2	9	34.8	15.7-60.5
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	42	9	23.7	11.5-42.6	0	0.0	. - .	16	36.8	22.2-54.4	17	39.5	24.2-57.1
Chatham/Lee/Moore	28	7	23.4	10.8-43.4	2	6.3	1.6-22.3	13	50.6	31.7-69.3	6	19.7	8.6-39.0
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	44	10	24.3	11.5-44.1	0	0.0	. - .	16	19.4	9.8-35.0	18	56.3	35.2-75.3
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	29	3	11.6	3.1-35.3	1	2.9	0.4-18.5	14	37.8	19.6-60.1	11	47.7	25.3-71.1
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	16	2	8.5	2.0-29.5	0	0.0	. - .	6	42.7	19.8-69.2	8	48.8	24.7-73.4
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	27	9	29.2	14.4-50.2	3	10.8	3.4-29.7	6	12.9	5.0-29.2	9	47.1	26.0-69.4
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	62	9	16.7	6.5-36.7	4	13.7	4.5-35.2	24	33.0	20.6-48.3	25	36.6	23.3-52.3
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	81	18	30.2	19.3-43.9	5	4.3	1.6-11.4	33	37.4	26.4-49.9	25	28.0	18.2-40.6
No	1,102	222	21.1	17.9-24.7	31	3.4	2.0- 5.6	463	37.8	33.9-41.8	386	37.8	33.8-41.9
NC REGIONS***
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
Piedmont	654	136	21.1	17.2-25.5	17	2.0	1.1- 3.4	261	37.4	32.2-42.9	240	39.6	34.5-44.9
Western NC	146	26	17.9	10.7-28.5	8	10.1	4.3-21.7	64	37.5	28.5-47.4	48	34.6	25.5-44.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
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
Northwest	189	35	17.8	12.4-24.8	6	3.9	1.6- 9.2	71	32.5	25.2-40.8	77	45.9	37.1-54.9
Charlotte	183	43	27.2	19.7-36.4	4	1.5	0.5- 4.4	74	34.1	26.2-43.0	62	37.2	28.6-46.7
Greensboro	150	27	15.3	9.2-24.6	6	2.9	1.2- 6.9	68	48.6	35.4-61.9	49	33.2	22.2-46.4
Southern Regional	139	31	23.3	14.5-35.1	4	3.4	1.0-11.2	63	33.6	24.1-44.7	41	39.7	26.9-54.1
Coastal	50	14	35.4	17.5-58.7	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	21	38.4	22.2-57.7	14	25.6	13.2-43.6
Wake	163	36	21.0	13.6-30.8	3	1.8	0.4- 7.1	57	34.3	24.8-45.4	67	42.9	33.1-53.2
Area L	55	10	22.7	11.9-38.8	3	3.0	0.9-10.2	25	45.0	31.1-59.7	17	29.3	18.1-43.8
Eastern	140	26	23.8	15.7-34.4	4	1.6	0.5- 4.9	63	40.4	29.8-51.9	47	34.2	24.3-45.7

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

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

9.8

3.1-27.3

0.0

. - .

38.7

20.0-61.5

51.4

29.9-72.5

Buncombe

18.5

9.1-34.1

2.4

0.3-15.1

54.4

39.1-69.0

24.7

13.8-40.0

Cabarrus

23.3

8.2-50.9

1.1

0.1- 7.6

27.2

11.3-52.2

48.4

24.9-72.6

Catawba

13.9

5.0-33.3

0.0

. - .

41.0

24.2-60.2

45.1

26.3-65.4

Cumberland

36.5

18.1-59.9

7.2

1.3-30.9

30.6

16.6-49.3

25.7

11.4-48.1

Davidson

18.5

5.1-49.1

0.0

. - .

52.0

25.0-77.9

29.6

11.4-57.9

Durham

33.8

13.4-62.9

0.9

0.1- 6.5

36.1

17.7-59.8

29.1

12.7-53.7

Forsyth

24.9

11.3-46.3

0.0

. - .

29.2

14.2-50.6

45.9

26.2-67.0

Gaston

29.1

14.2-50.6

0.0

. - .

36.0

21.2-54.1

34.9

17.9-56.9

Guilford

13.7

5.3-31.0

2.9

0.7-11.6

64.9

44.4-81.1

18.5

8.5-35.6

Iredell

16.4

5.5-39.8

2.8

0.4-17.9

38.6

20.4-60.7

42.2

21.8-65.6

Johnston

10.3

2.8-31.0

0.0

. - .

44.5

24.8-66.2

45.2

24.6-67.5

Mecklenburg

25.2

14.0-41.2

0.9

0.1- 6.4

46.7

32.6-61.4

27.1

16.2-41.7

New Hanover

29.2

12.0-55.4

1.8

0.2-12.0

33.4

16.0-56.9

35.6

18.3-57.6

Onslow

14.1

4.4-36.8

5.7

1.2-22.9

46.2

26.3-67.4

34.0

16.2-57.8

Orange

16.5

7.0-34.3

3.1

0.4-19.0

43.4

25.1-63.6

37.0

20.7-57.0

Pitt

11.7

3.6-31.7

0.0

. - .

66.7

43.9-83.6

21.7

8.6-44.9

Randolph

24.0

11.8-42.7

7.2

1.8-24.8

42.8

26.2-61.3

26.0

13.8-43.6

Robeson

20.3

9.9-37.0

4.4

0.6-25.2

43.6

27.8-60.8

31.7

17.5-50.4

Rowan

15.8

7.0-31.8

5.0

1.0-20.7

17.3

7.8-34.0

62.0

42.7-78.1

Union

27.7

12.2-51.4

3.2

0.4-20.0

22.1

8.2-47.4

47.0

24.5-70.8

Wake

17.2

8.5-31.6

3.4

0.7-14.5

31.4

16.6-51.3

48.1

32.1-64.5

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

23.6

9.9-46.7

2.1

0.3-14.0

44.6

22.3-69.2

29.7

12.3-56.1

Northeast Partnership II

26.8

12.8-47.6

3.6

0.8-14.3

42.0

26.4-59.4

27.7

15.1-45.2

Northeast Partnership I

35.2

18.7-56.2

2.7

0.6-10.5

34.8

19.2-54.5

27.3

14.4-45.7

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

20.3

8.5-41.0

0.0

. - .

42.9

24.5-63.3

36.9

19.4-58.7

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

22.1

10.3-41.2

0.0

. - .

27.7

13.6-48.2

50.2

29.7-70.7

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

37.0

13.2-69.3

0.0

. - .

28.2

12.8-51.2

34.8

15.7-60.5

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

23.7

11.5-42.6

0.0

. - .

36.8

22.2-54.4

39.5

24.2-57.1

Chatham/Lee/Moore

23.4

10.8-43.4

6.3

1.6-22.3

50.6

31.7-69.3

19.7

8.6-39.0

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

24.3

11.5-44.1

0.0

. - .

19.4

9.8-35.0

56.3

35.2-75.3

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

11.6

3.1-35.3

2.9

0.4-18.5

37.8

19.6-60.1

47.7

25.3-71.1

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

8.5

2.0-29.5

0.0

. - .

42.7

19.8-69.2

48.8

24.7-73.4

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

29.2

14.4-50.2

10.8

3.4-29.7

12.9

5.0-29.2

47.1

26.0-69.4

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

16.7

6.5-36.7

13.7

4.5-35.2

33.0

20.6-48.3

36.6

23.3-52.3

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

30.2

19.3-43.9

4.3

1.6-11.4

37.4

26.4-49.9

28.0

18.2-40.6

1,102

222

21.1

17.9-24.7

3.4

2.0- 5.6

463

37.8

33.9-41.8

386

37.8

33.8-41.9

NC REGIONS***

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

Piedmont

654

136

21.1

17.2-25.5

2.0

1.1- 3.4

261

37.4

32.2-42.9

240

39.6

34.5-44.9

Western NC

146

17.9

10.7-28.5

10.1

4.3-21.7

37.5

28.5-47.4

34.6

25.5-44.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

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

Northwest

189

17.8

12.4-24.8

3.9

1.6- 9.2

32.5

25.2-40.8

45.9

37.1-54.9

Charlotte

183

27.2

19.7-36.4

1.5

0.5- 4.4

34.1

26.2-43.0

37.2

28.6-46.7

Greensboro

150

15.3

9.2-24.6

2.9

1.2- 6.9

48.6

35.4-61.9

33.2

22.2-46.4

Southern Regional

139

23.3

14.5-35.1

3.4

1.0-11.2

33.6

24.1-44.7

39.7

26.9-54.1

Coastal

35.4

17.5-58.7

0.6

0.1- 4.2

38.4

22.2-57.7

25.6

13.2-43.6

Wake

163

21.0

13.6-30.8

1.8

0.4- 7.1

34.3

24.8-45.4

42.9

33.1-53.2

Area L

22.7

11.9-38.8

3.0

0.9-10.2

45.0

31.1-59.7

29.3

18.1-43.8

Eastern

140

23.8

15.7-34.4

1.6

0.5- 4.9

40.4

29.8-51.9

34.2

24.3-45.7

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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, Edgecombe, 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.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program

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