BRFSS 2005 - Western 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: Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male	43	6	16.2	6.0-37.0	2	3.9	0.9-14.9	16	30.2	16.7-48.3	19	49.7	31.9-67.6
Female	103	20	18.8	10.2-32.1	6	13.2	5.2-29.8	48	41.2	30.0-53.3	29	26.9	17.8-38.4
RACE
White	125	18	13.0	7.2-22.2	7	11.3	4.8-24.7	57	38.4	28.8-49.1	43	37.3	27.2-48.5
African American	11	4	40.1	14.3-72.9	1	4.8	0.6-28.7	4	40.6	14.6-73.3	2	14.5	3.1-47.0
Other Minorities	10	4	53.9	14.1-89.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	21.9	4.5-62.3	3	24.2	5.2-64.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	41.6	6.0-88.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	26.1	3.1-79.7	1	32.3	4.1-84.3
Non-Hispanic	142	25	17.9	10.6-28.7	8	10.3	4.4-22.2	63	38.1	28.9-48.2	46	33.7	24.7-44.2
AGE
18-24	7	3	41.1	11.2-79.5	2	43.9	12.1-81.6	1	9.2	1.2-46.7	1	5.8	0.7-34.4
25-34	23	5	14.7	4.1-40.7	2	7.4	1.8-26.3	7	25.4	11.1-48.1	9	52.5	29.1-74.8
35-44	22	3	20.2	5.8-50.8	0	0.0	. - .	13	53.9	30.4-75.9	6	25.9	10.9-49.9
45-54	28	5	13.8	5.2-31.8	1	5.9	0.8-32.1	10	32.8	15.3-56.8	12	47.4	27.1-68.7
55-64	27	8	20.6	9.2-39.9	2	10.0	2.5-33.0	12	48.8	28.5-69.5	5	20.5	7.2-46.3
65-74	18	1	8.3	1.2-40.9	1	4.5	0.6-26.4	7	42.0	20.4-67.1	9	45.2	23.0-69.5
75+	20	1	2.6	0.4-17.1	0	0.0	. - .	14	59.4	32.0-81.9	5	38.0	16.1-66.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	33	6	27.7	9.8-57.3	3	6.9	2.0-21.1	16	41.6	22.4-63.8	8	23.8	10.0-46.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	43	9	19.9	9.3-37.6	0	0.0	. - .	19	37.0	21.9-55.2	15	43.1	25.7-62.3
Some Post-H.S.	35	5	8.5	3.0-21.6	2	15.7	3.5-49.2	13	34.5	18.5-55.0	15	41.3	23.7-61.3
College Graduate	34	6	15.3	5.3-36.6	3	19.1	5.4-49.5	16	37.2	21.0-56.8	9	28.5	13.6-50.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	27	5	33.6	10.9-67.7	3	12.2	3.5-35.0	15	46.1	22.7-71.3	4	8.1	2.7-22.0
$15,000- 24,999	45	5	3.1	1.0- 8.6	3	13.5	3.6-39.8	19	35.4	20.4-53.9	18	48.0	29.9-66.7
$25,000- 34,999	18	7	39.5	17.5-66.8	0	0.0	. - .	6	32.4	13.5-59.5	5	28.1	10.8-55.8
$35,000- 49,999	15	1	5.0	0.7-28.8	1	10.2	1.4-46.9	8	60.4	32.9-82.6	5	24.4	8.6-52.4
$50,000-74,999	12	2	8.8	1.9-32.2	1	25.0	4.0-72.8	4	26.7	7.6-62.0	5	39.5	13.7-72.8
$75,000+	11	2	17.1	4.2-49.5	0	0.0	. - .	6	54.1	25.7-80.0	3	28.8	9.4-61.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	85	16	19.2	10.2-33.1	5	10.6	3.5-27.8	37	38.7	26.9-52.0	27	31.6	20.9-44.7
No	58	10	17.2	7.1-36.3	3	9.9	2.6-31.4	26	37.1	23.8-52.7	19	35.8	21.7-52.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	15	3	26.6	6.5-65.3	0	0.0	. - .	6	30.5	11.2-60.5	6	42.9	17.9-72.2
Non-Veteran	131	23	16.8	9.6-27.8	8	11.3	4.9-24.0	58	38.3	28.7-48.9	42	33.6	24.1-44.6

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

-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

GENDER

Male

16.2

6.0-37.0

3.9

0.9-14.9

30.2

16.7-48.3

49.7

31.9-67.6

Female

103

18.8

10.2-32.1

13.2

5.2-29.8

41.2

30.0-53.3

26.9

17.8-38.4

RACE

White

125

13.0

7.2-22.2

11.3

4.8-24.7

38.4

28.8-49.1

37.3

27.2-48.5

African American

40.1

14.3-72.9

4.8

0.6-28.7

40.6

14.6-73.3

14.5

3.1-47.0

Other Minorities

53.9

14.1-89.3

0.0

. - .

21.9

4.5-62.3

24.2

5.2-64.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

41.6

6.0-88.7

0.0

. - .

26.1

3.1-79.7

32.3

4.1-84.3

Non-Hispanic

142

17.9

10.6-28.7

10.3

4.4-22.2

38.1

28.9-48.2

33.7

24.7-44.2

AGE

18-24

41.1

11.2-79.5

43.9

12.1-81.6

9.2

1.2-46.7

5.8

0.7-34.4

25-34

14.7

4.1-40.7

7.4

1.8-26.3

25.4

11.1-48.1

52.5

29.1-74.8

35-44

20.2

5.8-50.8

0.0

. - .

53.9

30.4-75.9

25.9

10.9-49.9

45-54

13.8

5.2-31.8

5.9

0.8-32.1

32.8

15.3-56.8

47.4

27.1-68.7

55-64

20.6

9.2-39.9

10.0

2.5-33.0

48.8

28.5-69.5

20.5

7.2-46.3

65-74

8.3

1.2-40.9

4.5

0.6-26.4

42.0

20.4-67.1

45.2

23.0-69.5

75+

2.6

0.4-17.1

0.0

. - .

59.4

32.0-81.9

38.0

16.1-66.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

27.7

9.8-57.3

6.9

2.0-21.1

41.6

22.4-63.8

23.8

10.0-46.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

19.9

9.3-37.6

0.0

. - .

37.0

21.9-55.2

43.1

25.7-62.3

Some Post-H.S.

8.5

3.0-21.6

15.7

3.5-49.2

34.5

18.5-55.0

41.3

23.7-61.3

College Graduate

15.3

5.3-36.6

19.1

5.4-49.5

37.2

21.0-56.8

28.5

13.6-50.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

33.6

10.9-67.7

12.2

3.5-35.0

46.1

22.7-71.3

8.1

2.7-22.0

$15,000- 24,999

3.1

1.0- 8.6

13.5

3.6-39.8

35.4

20.4-53.9

48.0

29.9-66.7

$25,000- 34,999

39.5

17.5-66.8

0.0

. - .

32.4

13.5-59.5

28.1

10.8-55.8

$35,000- 49,999

5.0

0.7-28.8

10.2

1.4-46.9

60.4

32.9-82.6

24.4

8.6-52.4

$50,000-74,999

8.8

1.9-32.2

25.0

4.0-72.8

26.7

7.6-62.0

39.5

13.7-72.8

$75,000+

17.1

4.2-49.5

0.0

. - .

54.1

25.7-80.0

28.8

9.4-61.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

19.2

10.2-33.1

10.6

3.5-27.8

38.7

26.9-52.0

31.6

20.9-44.7

17.2

7.1-36.3

9.9

2.6-31.4

37.1

23.8-52.7

35.8

21.7-52.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

26.6

6.5-65.3

0.0

. - .

30.5

11.2-60.5

42.9

17.9-72.2

Non-Veteran

131

16.8

9.6-27.8

11.3

4.9-24.0

38.3

28.7-48.9

33.6

24.1-44.6

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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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