BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how many days did you take a prescription asthma medication to prevent an asthma attack from occurring?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

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	1,135	195	17.9	15.0-21.2	31	2.9	1.9- 4.5	496	40.3	36.4-44.2	413	39.0	35.0-43.1
-Eastern NC	421	78	19.0	14.5-24.6	10	1.9	1.0- 3.8	172	35.0	29.3-41.1	161	44.1	37.1-51.3
GENDER
Male	95	12	12.0	6.2-21.9	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0	40	31.9	21.4-44.6	42	55.2	41.1-68.5
Female	326	66	22.7	17.0-29.6	9	2.5	1.2- 5.1	132	36.6	30.4-43.3	119	38.2	31.6-45.3
RACE
White	267	48	18.0	12.7-24.9	4	1.3	0.5- 3.7	111	35.8	28.5-43.7	104	44.9	36.1-54.1
African American	108	22	22.2	13.5-34.4	5	2.9	1.1- 7.8	45	33.8	23.7-45.6	36	41.1	28.1-55.4
Other Minorities	45	8	16.4	6.1-37.2	1	2.6	0.4-16.4	16	34.4	18.9-54.1	20	46.6	28.9-65.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	38.8	10.2-77.9	5	61.2	22.1-89.8
Non-Hispanic	412	78	19.6	14.9-25.3	10	2.0	1.0- 3.9	169	35.0	29.2-41.2	155	43.4	36.4-50.8
AGE
18-24	18	4	18.2	6.0-43.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.4	0.2-10.0	13	80.3	55.2-93.1
25-34	40	5	15.5	6.2-33.6	0	0.0	. - .	17	35.1	21.0-52.4	18	49.4	32.3-66.6
35-44	63	18	26.1	15.5-40.5	1	1.7	0.2-11.3	25	44.6	31.0-59.1	19	27.6	17.0-41.4
45-54	88	20	20.0	11.9-31.6	4	4.1	1.4-11.4	34	41.1	29.1-54.2	30	34.8	23.6-48.0
55-64	101	16	18.7	11.0-30.0	2	2.4	0.5-10.3	46	43.5	32.7-54.9	37	35.4	25.5-46.8
65-74	62	8	16.6	8.0-31.3	2	3.1	0.6-14.2	27	37.7	25.7-51.4	25	42.7	29.6-56.8
75+	45	5	8.3	3.2-19.7	1	2.7	0.4-17.0	21	49.0	33.5-64.7	18	40.0	25.7-56.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	100	15	17.8	9.8-30.2	2	1.7	0.4- 6.6	43	39.8	27.6-53.4	40	40.7	27.2-55.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	133	25	19.4	11.6-30.7	2	0.7	0.1- 3.4	59	31.9	22.5-43.0	47	48.0	34.9-61.4
Some Post-H.S.	102	16	13.2	7.1-23.4	4	3.6	1.2-10.4	39	36.7	25.8-49.2	43	46.5	34.0-59.4
College Graduate	84	21	25.2	15.6-38.1	2	2.8	0.7-10.7	31	33.6	23.1-46.0	30	38.4	26.8-51.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	94	14	16.8	9.2-28.7	6	5.0	2.1-11.5	40	41.5	29.7-54.3	34	36.7	24.9-50.4
$15,000- 24,999	96	24	28.3	18.2-41.2	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0	37	41.1	29.6-53.7	34	30.0	20.8-41.2
$25,000- 34,999	36	6	8.8	3.2-22.2	1	3.1	0.4-19.8	9	21.2	8.9-42.5	20	66.8	44.3-83.6
$35,000- 49,999	54	11	24.5	11.2-45.4	0	0.0	. - .	24	36.4	21.4-54.7	19	39.1	21.3-60.3
$50,000-74,999	45	5	10.6	3.7-27.0	0	0.0	. - .	21	34.1	18.2-54.7	19	55.2	33.3-75.3
$75,000+	29	9	24.6	11.4-45.1	0	0.0	. - .	10	24.8	11.4-45.9	10	50.6	28.4-72.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	278	51	19.7	14.5-26.2	9	3.0	1.5- 6.0	131	47.2	40.1-54.5	87	30.1	24.0-37.0
No	139	26	18.4	11.2-28.8	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	40	20.6	13.9-29.4	72	60.3	48.5-71.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	43	8	24.3	11.7-43.8	1	3.1	0.4-19.2	15	35.4	20.9-53.1	19	37.2	23.0-54.1
Non-Veteran	378	70	18.4	13.7-24.3	9	1.8	0.9- 3.7	157	34.9	28.9-41.5	142	44.8	37.4-52.5

Total
Respond.^

Less than once a week

Once or twice a week

> Twice a week not every day

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,135

195

17.9

15.0-21.2

2.9

1.9- 4.5

496

40.3

36.4-44.2

413

39.0

35.0-43.1

-Eastern NC

421

19.0

14.5-24.6

1.9

1.0- 3.8

172

35.0

29.3-41.1

161

44.1

37.1-51.3

GENDER

Male

12.0

6.2-21.9

0.9

0.1- 6.0

31.9

21.4-44.6

55.2

41.1-68.5

Female

326

22.7

17.0-29.6

2.5

1.2- 5.1

132

36.6

30.4-43.3

119

38.2

31.6-45.3

RACE

White

267

18.0

12.7-24.9

1.3

0.5- 3.7

111

35.8

28.5-43.7

104

44.9

36.1-54.1

African American

108

22.2

13.5-34.4

2.9

1.1- 7.8

33.8

23.7-45.6

41.1

28.1-55.4

Other Minorities

16.4

6.1-37.2

2.6

0.4-16.4

34.4

18.9-54.1

46.6

28.9-65.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

38.8

10.2-77.9

61.2

22.1-89.8

Non-Hispanic

412

19.6

14.9-25.3

2.0

1.0- 3.9

169

35.0

29.2-41.2

155

43.4

36.4-50.8

AGE

18-24

18.2

6.0-43.8

0.0

. - .

1.4

0.2-10.0

80.3

55.2-93.1

25-34

15.5

6.2-33.6

0.0

. - .

35.1

21.0-52.4

49.4

32.3-66.6

35-44

26.1

15.5-40.5

1.7

0.2-11.3

44.6

31.0-59.1

27.6

17.0-41.4

45-54

20.0

11.9-31.6

4.1

1.4-11.4

41.1

29.1-54.2

34.8

23.6-48.0

55-64

101

18.7

11.0-30.0

2.4

0.5-10.3

43.5

32.7-54.9

35.4

25.5-46.8

65-74

16.6

8.0-31.3

3.1

0.6-14.2

37.7

25.7-51.4

42.7

29.6-56.8

75+

8.3

3.2-19.7

2.7

0.4-17.0

49.0

33.5-64.7

40.0

25.7-56.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

100

17.8

9.8-30.2

1.7

0.4- 6.6

39.8

27.6-53.4

40.7

27.2-55.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

133

19.4

11.6-30.7

0.7

0.1- 3.4

31.9

22.5-43.0

48.0

34.9-61.4

Some Post-H.S.

102

13.2

7.1-23.4

3.6

1.2-10.4

36.7

25.8-49.2

46.5

34.0-59.4

College Graduate

25.2

15.6-38.1

2.8

0.7-10.7

33.6

23.1-46.0

38.4

26.8-51.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

16.8

9.2-28.7

5.0

2.1-11.5

41.5

29.7-54.3

36.7

24.9-50.4

$15,000- 24,999

28.3

18.2-41.2

0.6

0.1- 4.0

41.1

29.6-53.7

30.0

20.8-41.2

$25,000- 34,999

8.8

3.2-22.2

3.1

0.4-19.8

21.2

8.9-42.5

66.8

44.3-83.6

$35,000- 49,999

24.5

11.2-45.4

0.0

. - .

36.4

21.4-54.7

39.1

21.3-60.3

$50,000-74,999

10.6

3.7-27.0

0.0

. - .

34.1

18.2-54.7

55.2

33.3-75.3

$75,000+

24.6

11.4-45.1

0.0

. - .

24.8

11.4-45.9

50.6

28.4-72.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

278

19.7

14.5-26.2

3.0

1.5- 6.0

131

47.2

40.1-54.5

30.1

24.0-37.0

139

18.4

11.2-28.8

0.7

0.1- 4.9

20.6

13.9-29.4

60.3

48.5-71.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

24.3

11.7-43.8

3.1

0.4-19.2

35.4

20.9-53.1

37.2

23.0-54.1

Non-Veteran

378

18.4

13.7-24.3

1.8

0.9- 3.7

157

34.9

28.9-41.5

142

44.8

37.4-52.5

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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.

** 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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