BRFSS 2006 - 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: 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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	260	36	13.5	9.0-19.7	8	3.4	1.4- 8.2	112	40.3	32.5-48.5	104	42.8	34.5-51.5
Female	875	159	19.9	16.4-23.9	23	2.7	1.7- 4.3	384	40.3	36.0-44.6	309	37.2	32.9-41.6
RACE
White	838	133	16.4	13.1-20.4	18	2.6	1.4- 4.8	380	41.6	37.0-46.3	307	39.3	34.6-44.3
African American	216	46	23.6	17.0-31.7	10	3.6	1.8- 7.1	88	36.1	28.4-44.5	72	36.8	28.4-46.1
Asian	3	1	10.4	1.0-56.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	56.2	9.5-94.0	1	33.4	3.6-86.9
Native American	49	10	13.6	5.8-28.7	0	0.0	. - .	20	46.9	29.5-65.1	19	39.5	23.4-58.3
Other Minorities	26	4	18.4	6.5-42.3	3	8.3	2.5-24.1	7	32.9	14.8-58.1	12	40.4	22.0-61.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	29	5	14.8	5.8-32.9	4	8.0	2.7-21.2	7	34.9	16.6-59.1	13	42.4	23.3-64.1
-English Speaking	21	3	12.8	3.9-34.9	3	7.6	2.3-22.5	4	22.4	7.1-51.9	11	57.2	32.2-79.1
-Spanish Speaking	8	2	18.2	3.8-55.5	1	8.7	1.1-44.6	3	56.9	22.4-85.8	2	16.3	3.2-53.4
Non-Hispanic	1,103	189	17.9	14.9-21.3	27	2.7	1.7- 4.4	489	40.6	36.7-44.6	398	38.8	34.7-43.0
AGE
18-24	49	10	18.7	9.7-32.9	0	0.0	. - .	9	19.8	9.7-36.2	30	61.5	45.2-75.6
25-34	119	25	21.2	13.4-31.8	2	1.1	0.3- 4.3	41	32.6	23.5-43.3	51	45.1	34.9-55.7
35-44	175	41	20.5	14.1-29.0	6	6.0	2.4-14.0	70	42.4	33.8-51.4	58	31.1	23.7-39.6
45-54	223	46	19.2	13.7-26.2	6	2.3	1.0- 5.3	93	45.4	37.4-53.6	78	33.1	26.2-40.9
55-64	258	38	16.4	11.5-23.0	7	2.6	1.1- 5.6	134	50.5	43.2-57.7	79	30.6	24.3-37.6
65-74	183	20	12.1	7.4-19.2	8	6.3	2.8-13.4	87	43.4	35.3-51.9	68	38.2	30.3-46.8
75+	120	13	9.2	5.0-16.5	2	2.8	0.7-11.4	60	56.4	45.9-66.4	45	31.5	23.1-41.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	253	38	17.2	11.7-24.6	11	6.0	2.8-12.2	110	36.0	28.2-44.6	94	40.7	31.7-50.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	343	65	18.5	13.4-25.0	5	1.6	0.5- 4.5	158	41.3	34.1-48.8	115	38.7	31.1-46.8
Some Post-H.S.	281	42	16.7	11.1-24.4	8	2.0	0.9- 4.5	130	46.0	38.2-54.1	101	35.2	28.1-43.0
College Graduate	252	49	18.8	13.6-25.6	7	2.6	1.1- 6.0	96	37.3	30.3-44.9	100	41.2	34.1-48.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	235	39	20.9	13.9-30.0	10	4.1	1.9- 8.6	113	44.9	36.3-53.8	73	30.2	22.6-39.0
$15,000- 24,999	239	56	25.6	18.5-34.3	7	5.2	2.0-13.0	93	39.7	31.6-48.4	83	29.4	22.8-36.9
$25,000- 34,999	109	17	13.4	7.6-22.6	5	4.0	1.6- 9.9	39	36.5	25.2-49.4	48	46.1	33.6-59.1
$35,000- 49,999	137	26	22.3	13.8-34.1	1	1.1	0.2- 7.3	61	37.4	27.2-48.9	49	39.2	28.5-51.0
$50,000-74,999	108	17	13.6	7.7-22.9	0	0.0	. - .	49	44.7	32.0-58.1	42	41.8	28.8-56.1
$75,000+	126	23	16.0	9.8-25.1	3	2.3	0.6- 8.3	50	39.4	29.8-49.9	50	42.3	32.4-52.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	698	121	18.4	14.8-22.6	22	3.9	2.2- 6.6	345	47.8	42.8-52.9	210	30.0	25.4-35.0
No	421	70	17.1	12.6-22.7	8	1.7	0.8- 3.7	150	32.6	26.9-38.9	193	48.6	42.0-55.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	104	19	25.5	14.9-40.2	3	4.1	1.3-12.1	40	38.2	27.3-50.4	42	32.2	22.9-43.3
Non-Veteran	1,031	176	17.1	14.2-20.5	28	2.8	1.7- 4.5	456	40.5	36.4-44.6	371	39.6	35.4-44.0

Total
Respond.^

Less than once a week

Once or twice a week

> Twice a week not every day

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

260

13.5

9.0-19.7

3.4

1.4- 8.2

112

40.3

32.5-48.5

104

42.8

34.5-51.5

Female

875

159

19.9

16.4-23.9

2.7

1.7- 4.3

384

40.3

36.0-44.6

309

37.2

32.9-41.6

RACE

White

838

133

16.4

13.1-20.4

2.6

1.4- 4.8

380

41.6

37.0-46.3

307

39.3

34.6-44.3

African American

216

23.6

17.0-31.7

3.6

1.8- 7.1

36.1

28.4-44.5

36.8

28.4-46.1

Asian

10.4

1.0-56.7

0.0

. - .

56.2

9.5-94.0

33.4

3.6-86.9

Native American

13.6

5.8-28.7

0.0

. - .

46.9

29.5-65.1

39.5

23.4-58.3

Other Minorities

18.4

6.5-42.3

8.3

2.5-24.1

32.9

14.8-58.1

40.4

22.0-61.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

14.8

5.8-32.9

8.0

2.7-21.2

34.9

16.6-59.1

42.4

23.3-64.1

-English Speaking

12.8

3.9-34.9

7.6

2.3-22.5

22.4

7.1-51.9

57.2

32.2-79.1

-Spanish Speaking

18.2

3.8-55.5

8.7

1.1-44.6

56.9

22.4-85.8

16.3

3.2-53.4

Non-Hispanic

1,103

189

17.9

14.9-21.3

2.7

1.7- 4.4

489

40.6

36.7-44.6

398

38.8

34.7-43.0

AGE

18-24

18.7

9.7-32.9

0.0

. - .

19.8

9.7-36.2

61.5

45.2-75.6

25-34

119

21.2

13.4-31.8

1.1

0.3- 4.3

32.6

23.5-43.3

45.1

34.9-55.7

35-44

175

20.5

14.1-29.0

6.0

2.4-14.0

42.4

33.8-51.4

31.1

23.7-39.6

45-54

223

19.2

13.7-26.2

2.3

1.0- 5.3

45.4

37.4-53.6

33.1

26.2-40.9

55-64

258

16.4

11.5-23.0

2.6

1.1- 5.6

134

50.5

43.2-57.7

30.6

24.3-37.6

65-74

183

12.1

7.4-19.2

6.3

2.8-13.4

43.4

35.3-51.9

38.2

30.3-46.8

75+

120

9.2

5.0-16.5

2.8

0.7-11.4

56.4

45.9-66.4

31.5

23.1-41.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

253

17.2

11.7-24.6

6.0

2.8-12.2

110

36.0

28.2-44.6

40.7

31.7-50.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

343

18.5

13.4-25.0

1.6

0.5- 4.5

158

41.3

34.1-48.8

115

38.7

31.1-46.8

Some Post-H.S.

281

16.7

11.1-24.4

2.0

0.9- 4.5

130

46.0

38.2-54.1

101

35.2

28.1-43.0

College Graduate

252

18.8

13.6-25.6

2.6

1.1- 6.0

37.3

30.3-44.9

100

41.2

34.1-48.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

235

20.9

13.9-30.0

4.1

1.9- 8.6

113

44.9

36.3-53.8

30.2

22.6-39.0

$15,000- 24,999

239

25.6

18.5-34.3

5.2

2.0-13.0

39.7

31.6-48.4

29.4

22.8-36.9

$25,000- 34,999

109

13.4

7.6-22.6

4.0

1.6- 9.9

36.5

25.2-49.4

46.1

33.6-59.1

$35,000- 49,999

137

22.3

13.8-34.1

1.1

0.2- 7.3

37.4

27.2-48.9

39.2

28.5-51.0

$50,000-74,999

108

13.6

7.7-22.9

0.0

. - .

44.7

32.0-58.1

41.8

28.8-56.1

$75,000+

126

16.0

9.8-25.1

2.3

0.6- 8.3

39.4

29.8-49.9

42.3

32.4-52.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

698

121

18.4

14.8-22.6

3.9

2.2- 6.6

345

47.8

42.8-52.9

210

30.0

25.4-35.0

421

17.1

12.6-22.7

1.7

0.8- 3.7

150

32.6

26.9-38.9

193

48.6

42.0-55.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

104

25.5

14.9-40.2

4.1

1.3-12.1

38.2

27.3-50.4

32.2

22.9-43.3

Non-Veteran

1,031

176

17.1

14.2-20.5

2.8

1.7- 4.5

456

40.5

36.4-44.6

371

39.6

35.4-44.0

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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.

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