BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how often did you use a prescription asthma inhaler during an asthma attack to stop it?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

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	1,115	290	25.6	22.1-29.3	100	9.8	7.5-12.5	205	16.4	13.9-19.3	520	48.3	44.2-52.4
-Eastern NC	419	107	24.2	19.2-30.0	35	8.9	5.9-13.2	89	17.4	13.5-22.1	188	49.5	42.6-56.3
GENDER
Male	95	18	18.2	10.6-29.6	6	5.7	2.4-13.0	19	18.0	10.5-29.1	52	58.1	44.2-70.8
Female	324	89	27.5	21.6-34.2	29	10.6	6.8-16.3	70	17.1	13.1-21.9	136	44.8	37.9-51.9
RACE
White	264	58	20.1	14.4-27.4	25	8.8	5.6-13.5	48	16.8	12.0-23.1	133	54.3	45.7-62.7
African American	109	34	24.7	16.5-35.2	7	8.6	3.5-19.7	31	20.4	13.0-30.5	37	46.3	33.2-59.8
Other Minorities	45	15	43.9	26.4-63.0	3	10.4	2.7-33.2	10	13.2	5.9-26.9	17	32.4	18.4-50.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	2	34.2	7.6-76.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.7	2.3-38.5	4	55.1	19.5-86.1
Non-Hispanic	410	105	24.0	19.0-29.8	35	9.2	6.1-13.6	87	17.6	13.7-22.5	183	49.2	42.2-56.2
AGE
18-24	18	3	12.8	3.5-37.6	1	5.4	0.7-30.7	1	1.4	0.2-10.0	13	80.3	55.2-93.1
25-34	39	14	38.0	22.4-56.5	1	1.8	0.2-11.9	2	4.4	1.1-16.2	22	55.8	37.9-72.3
35-44	64	20	28.5	17.7-42.5	11	21.4	11.5-36.4	10	16.6	8.4-30.3	23	33.4	21.6-47.7
45-54	86	22	27.0	16.9-40.2	13	13.6	7.5-23.4	19	22.9	13.9-35.3	32	36.6	24.9-50.1
55-64	98	26	27.5	18.3-39.1	5	5.9	2.1-15.4	23	23.5	15.0-34.9	44	43.1	32.2-54.8
65-74	63	18	25.0	15.0-38.6	2	2.3	0.5-10.5	20	29.2	18.6-42.7	23	43.5	30.3-57.7
75+	47	4	5.8	2.0-16.0	2	3.5	0.8-14.4	13	33.8	18.9-52.7	28	56.9	39.7-72.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	99	31	29.0	18.6-42.1	6	8.4	3.0-21.3	31	24.0	15.4-35.3	31	38.7	25.1-54.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	132	31	20.4	12.5-31.5	11	8.1	4.1-15.2	28	15.7	9.7-24.6	62	55.7	43.0-67.7
Some Post-H.S.	104	25	24.5	15.5-36.4	10	7.4	3.6-14.6	19	17.4	10.1-28.3	50	50.8	38.3-63.2
College Graduate	82	20	25.7	16.4-38.0	8	13.2	5.9-26.9	10	11.5	5.8-21.4	44	49.6	37.0-62.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	95	27	28.0	18.0-40.8	8	8.6	3.7-18.7	29	25.6	17.0-36.7	31	37.8	25.9-51.3
$15,000- 24,999	95	28	35.9	24.7-48.9	5	4.5	1.8-10.7	23	25.2	15.4-38.4	39	34.5	24.1-46.5
$25,000- 34,999	35	7	12.3	4.9-27.6	1	3.0	0.4-19.3	2	3.2	0.7-12.8	25	81.5	63.8-91.7
$35,000- 49,999	54	13	30.6	15.8-50.9	5	9.9	3.1-27.4	12	15.5	7.6-29.0	24	43.9	25.7-64.0
$50,000-74,999	45	7	9.2	3.6-21.4	6	9.6	3.5-23.8	6	14.5	5.7-32.4	26	66.7	46.1-82.4
$75,000+	29	7	18.4	7.6-38.1	5	18.8	7.2-40.8	2	2.8	0.6-11.0	15	60.1	37.7-78.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	277	75	29.3	22.9-36.7	25	10.4	6.5-16.1	79	26.7	20.9-33.5	98	33.6	27.3-40.5
No	138	31	18.3	11.6-27.7	10	7.3	3.4-15.1	10	6.3	3.1-12.3	87	68.1	56.9-77.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	44	10	21.0	10.4-38.0	3	6.1	1.7-19.2	7	26.6	12.4-48.1	24	46.3	30.2-63.2
Non-Veteran	375	97	24.6	19.3-30.9	32	9.2	6.0-13.9	82	16.4	12.6-21.0	164	49.8	42.5-57.2

Total
Respond.^

1-4

5-14

15 or more times

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,115

290

25.6

22.1-29.3

100

9.8

7.5-12.5

205

16.4

13.9-19.3

520

48.3

44.2-52.4

-Eastern NC

419

107

24.2

19.2-30.0

8.9

5.9-13.2

17.4

13.5-22.1

188

49.5

42.6-56.3

GENDER

Male

18.2

10.6-29.6

5.7

2.4-13.0

18.0

10.5-29.1

58.1

44.2-70.8

Female

324

27.5

21.6-34.2

10.6

6.8-16.3

17.1

13.1-21.9

136

44.8

37.9-51.9

RACE

White

264

20.1

14.4-27.4

8.8

5.6-13.5

16.8

12.0-23.1

133

54.3

45.7-62.7

African American

109

24.7

16.5-35.2

8.6

3.5-19.7

20.4

13.0-30.5

46.3

33.2-59.8

Other Minorities

43.9

26.4-63.0

10.4

2.7-33.2

13.2

5.9-26.9

32.4

18.4-50.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

34.2

7.6-76.5

0.0

. - .

10.7

2.3-38.5

55.1

19.5-86.1

Non-Hispanic

410

105

24.0

19.0-29.8

9.2

6.1-13.6

17.6

13.7-22.5

183

49.2

42.2-56.2

AGE

18-24

12.8

3.5-37.6

5.4

0.7-30.7

1.4

0.2-10.0

80.3

55.2-93.1

25-34

38.0

22.4-56.5

1.8

0.2-11.9

4.4

1.1-16.2

55.8

37.9-72.3

35-44

28.5

17.7-42.5

21.4

11.5-36.4

16.6

8.4-30.3

33.4

21.6-47.7

45-54

27.0

16.9-40.2

13.6

7.5-23.4

22.9

13.9-35.3

36.6

24.9-50.1

55-64

27.5

18.3-39.1

5.9

2.1-15.4

23.5

15.0-34.9

43.1

32.2-54.8

65-74

25.0

15.0-38.6

2.3

0.5-10.5

29.2

18.6-42.7

43.5

30.3-57.7

75+

5.8

2.0-16.0

3.5

0.8-14.4

33.8

18.9-52.7

56.9

39.7-72.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

29.0

18.6-42.1

8.4

3.0-21.3

24.0

15.4-35.3

38.7

25.1-54.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

132

20.4

12.5-31.5

8.1

4.1-15.2

15.7

9.7-24.6

55.7

43.0-67.7

Some Post-H.S.

104

24.5

15.5-36.4

7.4

3.6-14.6

17.4

10.1-28.3

50.8

38.3-63.2

College Graduate

25.7

16.4-38.0

13.2

5.9-26.9

11.5

5.8-21.4

49.6

37.0-62.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

28.0

18.0-40.8

8.6

3.7-18.7

25.6

17.0-36.7

37.8

25.9-51.3

$15,000- 24,999

35.9

24.7-48.9

4.5

1.8-10.7

25.2

15.4-38.4

34.5

24.1-46.5

$25,000- 34,999

12.3

4.9-27.6

3.0

0.4-19.3

3.2

0.7-12.8

81.5

63.8-91.7

$35,000- 49,999

30.6

15.8-50.9

9.9

3.1-27.4

15.5

7.6-29.0

43.9

25.7-64.0

$50,000-74,999

9.2

3.6-21.4

9.6

3.5-23.8

14.5

5.7-32.4

66.7

46.1-82.4

$75,000+

18.4

7.6-38.1

18.8

7.2-40.8

2.8

0.6-11.0

60.1

37.7-78.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

277

29.3

22.9-36.7

10.4

6.5-16.1

26.7

20.9-33.5

33.6

27.3-40.5

138

18.3

11.6-27.7

7.3

3.4-15.1

6.3

3.1-12.3

68.1

56.9-77.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

21.0

10.4-38.0

6.1

1.7-19.2

26.6

12.4-48.1

46.3

30.2-63.2

Non-Veteran

375

24.6

19.3-30.9

9.2

6.0-13.9

16.4

12.6-21.0

164

49.8

42.5-57.2

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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.

** 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.

***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.

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