BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	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
GENDER
Male	12	5	47.8	20.8-76.2	0	0.0	. - .	5	41.5	16.6-71.6	2	10.7	2.3-38.1
Female	69	13	25.0	14.4-39.9	5	5.6	2.1-14.5	28	36.3	24.9-49.4	23	33.1	21.4-47.3
RACE
White	40	9	28.9	15.1-48.2	2	3.2	0.7-13.1	16	37.5	22.5-55.2	13	30.4	16.4-49.2
African American	37	9	35.3	18.8-56.3	3	6.3	1.6-21.6	15	33.3	19.2-51.1	10	25.2	12.9-43.3
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	87.7	37.4-98.8	1	12.3	1.2-62.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	2	82.9	30.4-98.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	17.1	1.8-69.6	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	78	16	26.9	16.4-40.9	5	4.6	1.7-12.0	32	38.7	27.3-51.5	25	29.8	19.4-42.7
AGE
25-34	6	1	30.7	4.7-79.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	29.3	6.1-72.7	3	40.0	10.0-79.9
35-44	13	4	36.3	13.7-67.2	0	0.0	. - .	6	44.4	19.0-73.1	3	19.4	5.2-51.3
45-54	20	6	35.3	15.5-61.9	2	6.7	1.3-27.6	6	26.0	10.7-50.7	6	32.0	13.5-58.7
55-64	21	3	17.6	5.4-44.7	1	3.4	0.5-21.0	9	39.8	20.9-62.4	8	39.1	19.8-62.5
65-74	14	3	27.6	7.9-63.0	2	10.6	2.2-38.2	6	48.0	21.7-75.5	3	13.7	4.0-38.1
75+	7	1	25.6	3.9-74.4	0	0.0	. - .	4	53.2	18.3-85.2	2	21.2	4.8-59.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	25	6	38.6	18.0-64.4	2	3.0	0.7-11.8	6	21.2	8.6-43.6	11	37.1	19.0-59.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	25	4	19.6	6.8-44.7	2	7.3	1.5-28.3	12	38.9	19.9-62.0	7	34.3	15.3-60.1
Some Post-H.S.	20	6	32.0	14.5-56.7	1	4.7	0.7-27.2	8	44.7	23.6-67.8	5	18.5	7.1-40.4
College Graduate	11	2	32.5	9.2-69.7	0	0.0	. - .	7	57.3	25.5-84.0	2	10.2	2.3-35.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	20	2	4.8	1.1-18.1	2	11.2	2.3-40.8	9	42.8	20.9-67.9	7	41.3	19.6-66.9
$15,000- 24,999	18	5	43.8	20.2-70.7	0	0.0	. - .	8	42.4	20.4-68.0	5	13.7	4.9-32.9
$25,000- 34,999	11	3	35.3	11.9-68.9	1	7.3	1.0-38.4	5	38.9	15.2-69.3	2	18.5	4.0-55.5
$35,000- 49,999	6	3	48.6	11.5-87.3	1	6.9	0.8-40.7	2	44.5	9.5-86.0	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	34.8	4.3-86.3	1	65.2	13.7-95.7
$75,000+	5	2	45.6	11.8-84.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	54.4	16.0-88.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	54	7	13.8	5.9-29.0	4	6.2	2.0-17.5	24	42.8	28.8-58.1	19	37.1	23.4-53.3
No	25	11	59.9	38.0-78.4	1	1.6	0.2-11.0	7	23.2	9.7-45.9	6	15.3	6.0-33.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	6	2	35.6	8.6-76.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	57.1	19.6-87.9	1	7.3	0.9-40.7
Non-Veteran	75	16	29.6	18.3-44.2	5	4.8	1.8-12.6	30	35.3	24.3-48.1	24	30.3	19.6-43.7

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

-Northeastern Partnership

30.2

19.3-43.9

4.3

1.6-11.4

37.4

26.4-49.9

28.0

18.2-40.6

GENDER

Male

47.8

20.8-76.2

0.0

. - .

41.5

16.6-71.6

10.7

2.3-38.1

Female

25.0

14.4-39.9

5.6

2.1-14.5

36.3

24.9-49.4

33.1

21.4-47.3

RACE

White

28.9

15.1-48.2

3.2

0.7-13.1

37.5

22.5-55.2

30.4

16.4-49.2

African American

35.3

18.8-56.3

6.3

1.6-21.6

33.3

19.2-51.1

25.2

12.9-43.3

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

87.7

37.4-98.8

12.3

1.2-62.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

82.9

30.4-98.2

0.0

. - .

17.1

1.8-69.6

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

26.9

16.4-40.9

4.6

1.7-12.0

38.7

27.3-51.5

29.8

19.4-42.7

AGE

25-34

30.7

4.7-79.8

0.0

. - .

29.3

6.1-72.7

40.0

10.0-79.9

35-44

36.3

13.7-67.2

0.0

. - .

44.4

19.0-73.1

19.4

5.2-51.3

45-54

35.3

15.5-61.9

6.7

1.3-27.6

26.0

10.7-50.7

32.0

13.5-58.7

55-64

17.6

5.4-44.7

3.4

0.5-21.0

39.8

20.9-62.4

39.1

19.8-62.5

65-74

27.6

7.9-63.0

10.6

2.2-38.2

48.0

21.7-75.5

13.7

4.0-38.1

75+

25.6

3.9-74.4

0.0

. - .

53.2

18.3-85.2

21.2

4.8-59.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

38.6

18.0-64.4

3.0

0.7-11.8

21.2

8.6-43.6

37.1

19.0-59.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

19.6

6.8-44.7

7.3

1.5-28.3

38.9

19.9-62.0

34.3

15.3-60.1

Some Post-H.S.

32.0

14.5-56.7

4.7

0.7-27.2

44.7

23.6-67.8

18.5

7.1-40.4

College Graduate

32.5

9.2-69.7

0.0

. - .

57.3

25.5-84.0

10.2

2.3-35.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

4.8

1.1-18.1

11.2

2.3-40.8

42.8

20.9-67.9

41.3

19.6-66.9

$15,000- 24,999

43.8

20.2-70.7

0.0

. - .

42.4

20.4-68.0

13.7

4.9-32.9

$25,000- 34,999

35.3

11.9-68.9

7.3

1.0-38.4

38.9

15.2-69.3

18.5

4.0-55.5

$35,000- 49,999

48.6

11.5-87.3

6.9

0.8-40.7

44.5

9.5-86.0

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

34.8

4.3-86.3

65.2

13.7-95.7

$75,000+

45.6

11.8-84.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

54.4

16.0-88.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

13.8

5.9-29.0

6.2

2.0-17.5

42.8

28.8-58.1

37.1

23.4-53.3

59.9

38.0-78.4

1.6

0.2-11.0

23.2

9.7-45.9

15.3

6.0-33.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

35.6

8.6-76.3

0.0

. - .

57.1

19.6-87.9

7.3

0.9-40.7

Non-Veteran

29.6

18.3-44.2

4.8

1.8-12.6

35.3

24.3-48.1

30.3

19.6-43.7

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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, 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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