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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Randolph County

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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Respond.^
Less than once a week Once or twice a week > Twice a week not every day Everyday
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
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
-Randolph County 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
GENDER
Male 6 1 14.4 1.9-59.1 0 0.0 . - . 3 54.5 19.4-85.7 2 31.1 7.6-71.4
Female 29 7 25.7 12.0-46.7 2 8.5 2.1-28.6 12 40.7 22.8-61.5 8 25.0 12.1-44.7
RACE
White 30 5 14.6 5.9-31.6 2 8.8 2.2-29.1 14 48.3 29.6-67.5 9 28.4 14.5-48.0
Other 5 3 68.1 25.2-93.1 0 0.0 . - . 1 17.3 2.2-66.0 1 14.6 1.8-61.3
AGE
18-44 8 4 52.4 20.1-82.9 0 0.0 . - . 2 27.8 6.8-67.1 2 19.7 4.2-58.0
45+ 27 4 12.9 4.7-30.8 2 10.0 2.5-32.4 13 48.7 29.0-68.7 8 28.4 14.0-49.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 26 6 25.0 10.8-48.0 1 5.4 0.8-29.9 13 48.9 28.6-69.7 6 20.6 8.8-41.1
Some College + 9 2 21.3 5.2-57.0 1 11.9 1.6-52.1 2 27.4 7.0-65.4 4 39.4 14.3-71.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 26 5 23.6 9.6-47.3 0 0.0 . - . 12 41.9 23.9-62.5 9 34.4 18.0-55.6
$50,000+ 4 2 49.3 12.0-87.4 0 0.0 . - . 2 50.7 12.6-88.0 0 0.0 . - .

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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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