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

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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	172	39	21.0	14.2-29.8	5	1.5	0.6- 4.0	53	32.3	22.7-43.8	75	45.2	35.0-55.7
Female	482	97	21.1	16.7-26.3	12	2.2	1.1- 4.3	208	40.4	34.8-46.3	165	36.3	30.9-42.0
RACE
White	527	101	18.1	14.4-22.6	14	2.2	1.2- 4.1	219	41.2	35.2-47.5	193	38.4	32.8-44.3
African American	108	31	31.6	20.5-45.1	3	1.1	0.3- 3.9	35	24.5	16.2-35.1	39	42.8	30.5-56.1
Other Minorities	15	4	35.2	12.8-66.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	21.8	8.1-46.9	6	42.9	18.5-71.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	2	14.7	3.4-45.7	0	0.0	. - .	6	44.1	16.7-75.7	7	41.2	16.1-71.9
Non-Hispanic	637	134	21.3	17.4-25.9	17	2.0	1.1- 3.5	255	37.4	32.1-42.9	231	39.3	34.1-44.7
AGE
18-24	32	9	21.2	9.5-40.7	0	0.0	. - .	10	41.9	21.3-65.7	13	36.9	19.5-58.5
25-34	86	26	23.9	15.3-35.3	3	2.8	0.9- 8.4	19	20.2	10.6-35.0	38	53.2	39.6-66.4
35-44	130	35	25.6	17.6-35.5	3	1.3	0.4- 4.1	46	40.1	30.1-50.9	46	33.1	24.3-43.1
45-54	129	26	23.0	13.8-35.8	6	4.5	1.6-11.8	49	35.4	26.0-46.1	48	37.1	27.2-48.1
55-64	115	18	15.9	9.3-26.0	2	1.3	0.3- 5.4	52	42.4	31.9-53.6	43	40.4	29.5-52.3
65-74	91	16	17.7	10.5-28.4	2	1.4	0.3- 5.7	47	52.6	40.6-64.3	26	28.3	18.8-40.2
75+	67	6	9.4	3.9-20.9	1	1.3	0.2- 8.9	34	42.0	29.1-56.2	26	47.3	33.2-61.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	133	25	21.3	12.4-34.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	58	44.5	31.0-58.8	49	34.1	23.0-47.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	177	35	16.4	10.8-24.0	6	2.2	0.9- 5.3	69	31.9	23.2-42.2	67	49.5	39.1-59.9
Some Post-H.S.	145	36	29.0	20.2-39.8	3	2.4	0.6- 9.2	50	28.4	20.8-37.5	56	40.1	30.6-50.4
College Graduate	198	40	20.0	13.9-27.9	7	2.5	1.1- 5.4	84	44.7	35.5-54.3	67	32.8	25.1-41.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	130	31	21.1	14.0-30.5	3	1.4	0.4- 4.9	54	36.7	26.8-47.9	42	40.8	29.8-52.8
$15,000- 24,999	109	24	24.0	14.9-36.1	2	0.9	0.2- 3.5	47	45.7	32.7-59.4	36	29.4	19.4-41.9
$25,000- 34,999	72	14	15.7	7.9-28.7	2	1.9	0.4- 8.2	33	43.8	27.5-61.5	23	38.6	23.2-56.7
$35,000- 49,999	83	20	27.7	16.6-42.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.3	34	38.2	25.9-52.2	28	32.7	21.6-46.1
$50,000-74,999	55	10	19.4	9.8-34.9	2	2.8	0.7-10.8	24	44.0	29.1-60.1	19	33.8	20.8-49.8
$75,000+	94	21	25.6	16.3-37.8	3	3.9	1.1-13.1	32	29.0	19.6-40.6	38	41.5	30.2-53.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	350	67	21.1	15.7-27.9	9	2.1	0.9- 4.6	165	43.1	35.5-51.0	109	33.7	27.1-41.1
No	294	69	22.2	16.8-28.7	8	2.0	0.9- 4.1	95	33.0	26.1-40.8	122	42.8	35.5-50.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	53	6	6.9	2.9-15.6	2	3.1	0.7-12.7	24	42.5	26.5-60.2	21	47.6	30.6-65.1
Non-Veteran	601	130	22.2	18.1-27.0	15	1.9	1.0- 3.4	237	37.0	31.6-42.8	219	38.9	33.6-44.5

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

172

21.0

14.2-29.8

1.5

0.6- 4.0

32.3

22.7-43.8

45.2

35.0-55.7

Female

482

21.1

16.7-26.3

2.2

1.1- 4.3

208

40.4

34.8-46.3

165

36.3

30.9-42.0

RACE

White

527

101

18.1

14.4-22.6

2.2

1.2- 4.1

219

41.2

35.2-47.5

193

38.4

32.8-44.3

African American

108

31.6

20.5-45.1

1.1

0.3- 3.9

24.5

16.2-35.1

42.8

30.5-56.1

Other Minorities

35.2

12.8-66.9

0.0

. - .

21.8

8.1-46.9

42.9

18.5-71.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

14.7

3.4-45.7

0.0

. - .

44.1

16.7-75.7

41.2

16.1-71.9

Non-Hispanic

637

134

21.3

17.4-25.9

2.0

1.1- 3.5

255

37.4

32.1-42.9

231

39.3

34.1-44.7

AGE

18-24

21.2

9.5-40.7

0.0

. - .

41.9

21.3-65.7

36.9

19.5-58.5

25-34

23.9

15.3-35.3

2.8

0.9- 8.4

20.2

10.6-35.0

53.2

39.6-66.4

35-44

130

25.6

17.6-35.5

1.3

0.4- 4.1

40.1

30.1-50.9

33.1

24.3-43.1

45-54

129

23.0

13.8-35.8

4.5

1.6-11.8

35.4

26.0-46.1

37.1

27.2-48.1

55-64

115

15.9

9.3-26.0

1.3

0.3- 5.4

42.4

31.9-53.6

40.4

29.5-52.3

65-74

17.7

10.5-28.4

1.4

0.3- 5.7

52.6

40.6-64.3

28.3

18.8-40.2

75+

9.4

3.9-20.9

1.3

0.2- 8.9

42.0

29.1-56.2

47.3

33.2-61.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

133

21.3

12.4-34.1

0.2

0.0- 1.7

44.5

31.0-58.8

34.1

23.0-47.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

177

16.4

10.8-24.0

2.2

0.9- 5.3

31.9

23.2-42.2

49.5

39.1-59.9

Some Post-H.S.

145

29.0

20.2-39.8

2.4

0.6- 9.2

28.4

20.8-37.5

40.1

30.6-50.4

College Graduate

198

20.0

13.9-27.9

2.5

1.1- 5.4

44.7

35.5-54.3

32.8

25.1-41.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

130

21.1

14.0-30.5

1.4

0.4- 4.9

36.7

26.8-47.9

40.8

29.8-52.8

$15,000- 24,999

109

24.0

14.9-36.1

0.9

0.2- 3.5

45.7

32.7-59.4

29.4

19.4-41.9

$25,000- 34,999

15.7

7.9-28.7

1.9

0.4- 8.2

43.8

27.5-61.5

38.6

23.2-56.7

$35,000- 49,999

27.7

16.6-42.6

1.4

0.2- 9.3

38.2

25.9-52.2

32.7

21.6-46.1

$50,000-74,999

19.4

9.8-34.9

2.8

0.7-10.8

44.0

29.1-60.1

33.8

20.8-49.8

$75,000+

25.6

16.3-37.8

3.9

1.1-13.1

29.0

19.6-40.6

41.5

30.2-53.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

350

21.1

15.7-27.9

2.1

0.9- 4.6

165

43.1

35.5-51.0

109

33.7

27.1-41.1

294

22.2

16.8-28.7

2.0

0.9- 4.1

33.0

26.1-40.8

122

42.8

35.5-50.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

6.9

2.9-15.6

3.1

0.7-12.7

42.5

26.5-60.2

47.6

30.6-65.1

Non-Veteran

601

130

22.2

18.1-27.0

1.9

1.0- 3.4

237

37.0

31.6-42.8

219

38.9

33.6-44.5

Back to Asthma.

*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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