BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	642	195	29.5	24.9-34.6	53	7.1	5.0-10.0	111	14.4	11.3-18.1	283	49.0	43.6-54.5
GENDER
Male	169	38	21.4	14.7-30.2	11	5.7	2.9-11.2	29	14.5	8.8-22.9	91	58.3	48.0-68.0
Female	473	157	34.4	28.8-40.5	42	7.9	5.3-11.7	82	14.3	11.1-18.2	192	43.4	37.7-49.3
RACE
White	516	160	30.7	25.5-36.6	40	6.4	4.2- 9.7	85	13.2	10.1-17.1	231	49.7	43.5-55.8
African American	107	28	23.1	14.4-34.9	13	10.9	5.7-19.9	23	20.1	11.6-32.5	43	45.8	33.2-59.0
Other Minorities	15	5	38.8	15.3-68.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	10.5	3.1-30.5	7	50.7	24.1-76.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	3	31.8	8.3-70.6	0	0.0	. - .	5	20.2	6.6-47.5	7	48.0	19.9-77.4
Non-Hispanic	625	191	29.4	24.8-34.5	53	7.3	5.2-10.3	106	14.3	11.1-18.1	275	49.0	43.5-54.5
AGE
18-24	32	9	28.3	12.3-52.6	3	10.2	3.1-28.7	4	6.5	2.1-18.9	16	54.9	33.0-75.2
25-34	84	31	29.8	19.6-42.5	8	7.7	3.6-15.7	4	2.4	0.9- 6.4	41	60.1	46.8-72.1
35-44	128	48	38.7	29.0-49.4	10	5.1	2.0-12.0	18	14.3	8.3-23.5	52	42.0	32.1-52.5
45-54	125	37	27.3	19.1-37.3	15	8.7	4.6-16.0	18	19.4	10.5-33.1	55	44.7	33.9-56.0
55-64	113	30	24.1	15.7-35.0	11	8.6	4.4-16.2	27	24.5	15.9-35.7	45	42.8	31.9-54.5
65-74	92	24	24.0	14.9-36.3	5	5.8	2.3-14.1	26	27.8	18.4-39.7	37	42.3	31.0-54.4
75+	65	14	21.1	11.6-35.2	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	14	16.6	9.1-28.4	36	60.9	46.6-73.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	127	32	21.5	13.9-31.9	8	5.6	2.5-12.2	35	26.0	15.9-39.4	52	46.9	32.9-61.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	173	48	20.9	14.4-29.4	15	7.1	3.7-13.1	32	13.9	9.1-20.5	78	58.1	48.0-67.6
Some Post-H.S.	145	53	40.4	30.7-50.8	11	5.3	2.6-10.3	30	16.5	10.8-24.4	51	37.9	28.6-48.2
College Graduate	196	62	34.7	25.8-44.9	19	9.3	5.0-16.7	14	6.7	3.4-12.8	101	49.2	39.9-58.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	123	36	25.2	16.9-35.7	14	15.6	8.2-27.8	33	18.4	12.3-26.5	40	40.8	29.5-53.1
$15,000- 24,999	107	37	32.8	22.4-45.1	9	3.8	1.8- 7.7	23	20.5	12.3-32.2	38	42.9	29.8-57.2
$25,000- 34,999	71	20	32.8	17.6-52.8	3	5.2	1.2-19.4	9	8.1	3.6-17.1	39	53.9	36.3-70.5
$35,000- 49,999	81	34	44.8	31.2-59.1	8	7.2	3.0-16.0	10	11.4	5.5-22.0	29	36.7	24.8-50.4
$50,000-74,999	55	22	43.3	28.4-59.5	4	3.7	1.3- 9.9	6	7.2	2.8-17.3	23	45.8	30.8-61.6
$75,000+	94	27	29.9	20.1-41.9	4	4.1	1.2-12.9	6	7.8	3.2-17.6	57	58.3	46.1-69.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	342	100	27.8	21.4-35.2	30	9.5	6.0-14.8	85	21.7	16.4-28.1	127	41.0	33.4-49.1
No	290	93	32.2	25.6-39.6	23	4.9	3.0- 8.0	26	7.4	4.6-11.9	148	55.5	47.9-62.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	52	10	13.4	6.1-26.8	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7	13	21.8	11.2-38.3	28	63.5	46.4-77.8
Non-Veteran	590	185	30.9	26.0-36.2	52	7.6	5.3-10.7	98	13.8	10.6-17.7	255	47.8	42.1-53.5

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

-Piedmont NC

642

195

29.5

24.9-34.6

7.1

5.0-10.0

111

14.4

11.3-18.1

283

49.0

43.6-54.5

GENDER

Male

169

21.4

14.7-30.2

5.7

2.9-11.2

14.5

8.8-22.9

58.3

48.0-68.0

Female

473

157

34.4

28.8-40.5

7.9

5.3-11.7

14.3

11.1-18.2

192

43.4

37.7-49.3

RACE

White

516

160

30.7

25.5-36.6

6.4

4.2- 9.7

13.2

10.1-17.1

231

49.7

43.5-55.8

African American

107

23.1

14.4-34.9

10.9

5.7-19.9

20.1

11.6-32.5

45.8

33.2-59.0

Other Minorities

38.8

15.3-68.8

0.0

. - .

10.5

3.1-30.5

50.7

24.1-76.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

31.8

8.3-70.6

0.0

. - .

20.2

6.6-47.5

48.0

19.9-77.4

Non-Hispanic

625

191

29.4

24.8-34.5

7.3

5.2-10.3

106

14.3

11.1-18.1

275

49.0

43.5-54.5

AGE

18-24

28.3

12.3-52.6

10.2

3.1-28.7

6.5

2.1-18.9

54.9

33.0-75.2

25-34

29.8

19.6-42.5

7.7

3.6-15.7

2.4

0.9- 6.4

60.1

46.8-72.1

35-44

128

38.7

29.0-49.4

5.1

2.0-12.0

14.3

8.3-23.5

42.0

32.1-52.5

45-54

125

27.3

19.1-37.3

8.7

4.6-16.0

19.4

10.5-33.1

44.7

33.9-56.0

55-64

113

24.1

15.7-35.0

8.6

4.4-16.2

24.5

15.9-35.7

42.8

31.9-54.5

65-74

24.0

14.9-36.3

5.8

2.3-14.1

27.8

18.4-39.7

42.3

31.0-54.4

75+

21.1

11.6-35.2

1.3

0.2- 9.0

16.6

9.1-28.4

60.9

46.6-73.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

127

21.5

13.9-31.9

5.6

2.5-12.2

26.0

15.9-39.4

46.9

32.9-61.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

173

20.9

14.4-29.4

7.1

3.7-13.1

13.9

9.1-20.5

58.1

48.0-67.6

Some Post-H.S.

145

40.4

30.7-50.8

5.3

2.6-10.3

16.5

10.8-24.4

37.9

28.6-48.2

College Graduate

196

34.7

25.8-44.9

9.3

5.0-16.7

6.7

3.4-12.8

101

49.2

39.9-58.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

123

25.2

16.9-35.7

15.6

8.2-27.8

18.4

12.3-26.5

40.8

29.5-53.1

$15,000- 24,999

107

32.8

22.4-45.1

3.8

1.8- 7.7

20.5

12.3-32.2

42.9

29.8-57.2

$25,000- 34,999

32.8

17.6-52.8

5.2

1.2-19.4

8.1

3.6-17.1

53.9

36.3-70.5

$35,000- 49,999

44.8

31.2-59.1

7.2

3.0-16.0

11.4

5.5-22.0

36.7

24.8-50.4

$50,000-74,999

43.3

28.4-59.5

3.7

1.3- 9.9

7.2

2.8-17.3

45.8

30.8-61.6

$75,000+

29.9

20.1-41.9

4.1

1.2-12.9

7.8

3.2-17.6

58.3

46.1-69.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

342

100

27.8

21.4-35.2

9.5

6.0-14.8

21.7

16.4-28.1

127

41.0

33.4-49.1

290

32.2

25.6-39.6

4.9

3.0- 8.0

7.4

4.6-11.9

148

55.5

47.9-62.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

13.4

6.1-26.8

1.3

0.2- 8.7

21.8

11.2-38.3

63.5

46.4-77.8

Non-Veteran

590

185

30.9

26.0-36.2

7.6

5.3-10.7

13.8

10.6-17.7

255

47.8

42.1-53.5

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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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