BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

Adult Asthma History

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	28	9	33.8	17.1-55.7	0	0.0	. - .	14	49.9	30.1-69.8	5	16.3	6.3-36.0
Buncombe	35	4	8.1	2.8-21.6	2	6.9	1.7-24.5	16	49.5	31.5-67.7	13	35.4	20.3-54.1
Cabarrus	25	3	7.5	2.3-22.0	1	2.0	0.3-13.5	11	45.8	24.8-68.4	10	44.7	23.7-67.8
Catawba	14	1	4.4	0.6-27.5	0	0.0	. - .	7	36.6	12.9-69.2	6	59.0	26.4-85.2
Cumberland	43	6	12.8	4.9-29.5	1	2.2	0.3-14.3	18	35.3	18.6-56.5	18	49.8	27.5-72.1
Davidson	26	6	20.5	8.5-41.5	0	0.0	. - .	10	29.9	14.3-52.1	10	49.6	28.2-71.2
Durham	22	4	24.4	8.8-52.1	1	3.1	0.4-19.3	6	28.9	12.4-53.8	11	43.6	23.3-66.3
Forsyth	26	4	34.1	14.4-61.3	0	0.0	. - .	12	33.8	16.9-56.3	10	32.1	15.6-54.8
Gaston	31	8	18.7	7.3-40.3	0	0.0	. - .	15	47.4	24.8-71.2	8	33.8	12.8-64.1
Guilford	31	8	26.2	12.1-47.8	1	1.2	0.2- 8.6	11	42.9	22.4-66.1	11	29.8	15.0-50.3
Iredell	27	8	41.0	16.6-70.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.8	8	21.3	8.8-43.1	10	37.0	16.8-63.1
Johnston	37	6	12.4	5.1-27.4	1	3.9	0.5-23.0	16	53.6	33.8-72.4	14	30.1	16.4-48.5
Mecklenburg	48	7	15.8	7.5-30.3	3	7.6	2.2-23.0	23	49.9	35.0-64.8	15	26.7	16.0-41.1
New Hanover	28	2	8.0	2.0-27.2	1	1.8	0.2-12.0	14	46.5	27.0-67.2	11	43.7	24.3-65.3
Onslow	26	4	9.6	3.2-25.5	0	0.0	. - .	13	35.8	18.5-57.7	9	54.6	32.5-75.1
Orange	22	4	13.2	4.4-33.3	1	3.4	0.5-20.9	10	47.7	24.9-71.5	7	35.7	16.3-61.3
Pitt	37	12	34.5	18.7-54.7	3	6.0	1.6-19.8	12	32.2	17.6-51.3	10	27.3	12.4-49.8
Randolph	28	3	9.3	2.3-30.3	0	0.0	. - .	16	47.1	23.6-71.9	9	43.7	21.3-68.9
Robeson	35	10	28.3	14.8-47.2	0	0.0	. - .	11	27.6	14.2-46.7	14	44.2	25.9-64.1
Rowan	28	2	8.3	1.8-31.3	0	0.0	. - .	14	26.1	10.9-50.4	12	65.7	38.4-85.4
Union	26	4	24.2	9.2-50.2	0	0.0	. - .	12	32.0	16.7-52.5	10	43.8	23.7-66.2
Wake	44	7	12.7	5.6-26.1	1	6.1	0.9-32.2	20	45.9	29.8-62.9	16	35.3	21.4-52.3
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	29	5	12.6	4.7-30.0	0	0.0	. - .	9	35.3	16.9-59.5	15	52.1	29.0-74.3
Northeast Partnership II***	44	6	25.5	10.9-49.0	1	2.6	0.4-16.4	17	34.3	20.6-51.2	20	37.7	23.1-54.9
Northeast Partnership I***	37	6	17.5	7.1-37.0	1	4.0	0.6-23.5	21	52.6	32.4-71.9	9	26.0	11.5-48.7
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	30	5	18.1	6.1-42.9	0	0.0	. - .	14	38.7	20.9-60.2	11	43.2	23.2-65.7
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	37	6	14.6	6.0-31.5	2	2.8	0.7-11.0	11	23.0	11.6-40.5	18	59.6	39.7-76.7
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	41	8	25.2	10.8-48.4	1	2.8	0.4-17.8	17	34.4	20.3-51.9	15	37.6	21.9-56.4
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	37	5	21.2	6.4-51.4	1	2.0	0.3-13.6	14	28.2	13.0-50.8	17	48.5	24.6-73.1
Chatham/Lee/Moore	36	5	13.6	5.5-30.1	2	7.4	1.7-26.4	20	49.6	32.2-67.1	9	29.4	15.5-48.6
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	35	4	19.3	6.8-43.9	0	0.0	. - .	20	48.4	27.3-70.0	11	32.3	16.2-54.1
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	28	5	22.0	8.4-46.5	1	2.1	0.3-13.9	13	46.6	26.8-67.4	9	29.3	14.1-51.0
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	25	3	8.4	2.4-25.8	2	9.3	2.2-31.9	10	49.0	27.6-70.8	10	33.3	16.4-56.1
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	39	6	9.0	3.8-20.0	1	1.8	0.2-11.7	16	41.7	24.1-61.7	16	47.5	28.7-67.1
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	50	9	20.8	8.4-42.9	2	5.5	1.3-19.9	25	48.0	31.2-65.3	14	25.8	13.7-43.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	89	12	19.1	10.0-33.6	2	2.8	0.7-10.5	41	43.6	31.4-56.6	34	34.5	23.8-47.2
No	1,046	183	17.8	14.8-21.2	29	2.9	1.8- 4.6	455	40.0	36.0-44.2	379	39.3	35.1-43.6
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	422	78	19.0	14.4-24.5	10	1.9	1.0- 3.8	173	35.0	29.3-41.2	161	44.0	37.1-51.2
Piedmont	583	98	18.1	14.2-22.8	14	2.8	1.4- 5.6	265	41.9	36.5-47.5	206	37.2	31.9-42.9
Western NC	130	19	14.6	7.7-25.9	7	5.5	2.5-12.0	58	45.6	35.0-56.5	46	34.3	24.5-45.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	85	13	16.5	7.5-32.4	4	5.9	2.1-15.5	41	48.5	35.5-61.7	27	29.0	18.9-41.8
Northwest	185	31	20.9	13.5-30.8	4	1.4	0.5- 4.3	75	34.1	25.9-43.4	75	43.6	34.0-53.7
Charlotte	162	25	12.7	8.1-19.4	5	3.6	1.3- 9.4	78	48.2	37.9-58.7	54	35.5	25.9-46.4
Greensboro	139	28	22.3	13.6-34.3	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	67	43.4	31.9-55.6	42	33.5	23.6-45.2
Southern Regional	129	25	18.9	11.7-28.9	2	1.6	0.4- 6.5	52	32.3	22.7-43.5	50	47.2	34.4-60.3
Coastal	70	10	20.2	9.4-38.3	2	2.6	0.5-11.7	31	39.7	27.5-53.4	27	37.5	25.4-51.3
Wake	163	25	15.4	9.5-24.0	7	5.8	2.1-14.6	69	42.8	32.7-53.5	62	36.1	26.2-47.2
Area L	48	10	24.0	11.5-43.5	0	0.0	. - .	21	34.9	21.2-51.6	17	41.1	24.9-59.4
Eastern	154	28	16.4	10.3-25.1	5	2.1	0.8- 5.6	62	34.4	25.2-45.0	59	47.0	35.6-58.8

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

33.8

17.1-55.7

0.0

. - .

49.9

30.1-69.8

16.3

6.3-36.0

Buncombe

8.1

2.8-21.6

6.9

1.7-24.5

49.5

31.5-67.7

35.4

20.3-54.1

Cabarrus

7.5

2.3-22.0

2.0

0.3-13.5

45.8

24.8-68.4

44.7

23.7-67.8

Catawba

4.4

0.6-27.5

0.0

. - .

36.6

12.9-69.2

59.0

26.4-85.2

Cumberland

12.8

4.9-29.5

2.2

0.3-14.3

35.3

18.6-56.5

49.8

27.5-72.1

Davidson

20.5

8.5-41.5

0.0

. - .

29.9

14.3-52.1

49.6

28.2-71.2

Durham

24.4

8.8-52.1

3.1

0.4-19.3

28.9

12.4-53.8

43.6

23.3-66.3

Forsyth

34.1

14.4-61.3

0.0

. - .

33.8

16.9-56.3

32.1

15.6-54.8

Gaston

18.7

7.3-40.3

0.0

. - .

47.4

24.8-71.2

33.8

12.8-64.1

Guilford

26.2

12.1-47.8

1.2

0.2- 8.6

42.9

22.4-66.1

29.8

15.0-50.3

Iredell

41.0

16.6-70.9

0.6

0.1- 4.8

21.3

8.8-43.1

37.0

16.8-63.1

Johnston

12.4

5.1-27.4

3.9

0.5-23.0

53.6

33.8-72.4

30.1

16.4-48.5

Mecklenburg

15.8

7.5-30.3

7.6

2.2-23.0

49.9

35.0-64.8

26.7

16.0-41.1

New Hanover

8.0

2.0-27.2

1.8

0.2-12.0

46.5

27.0-67.2

43.7

24.3-65.3

Onslow

9.6

3.2-25.5

0.0

. - .

35.8

18.5-57.7

54.6

32.5-75.1

Orange

13.2

4.4-33.3

3.4

0.5-20.9

47.7

24.9-71.5

35.7

16.3-61.3

Pitt

34.5

18.7-54.7

6.0

1.6-19.8

32.2

17.6-51.3

27.3

12.4-49.8

Randolph

9.3

2.3-30.3

0.0

. - .

47.1

23.6-71.9

43.7

21.3-68.9

Robeson

28.3

14.8-47.2

0.0

. - .

27.6

14.2-46.7

44.2

25.9-64.1

Rowan

8.3

1.8-31.3

0.0

. - .

26.1

10.9-50.4

65.7

38.4-85.4

Union

24.2

9.2-50.2

0.0

. - .

32.0

16.7-52.5

43.8

23.7-66.2

Wake

12.7

5.6-26.1

6.1

0.9-32.2

45.9

29.8-62.9

35.3

21.4-52.3

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

12.6

4.7-30.0

0.0

. - .

35.3

16.9-59.5

52.1

29.0-74.3

Northeast Partnership II***

25.5

10.9-49.0

2.6

0.4-16.4

34.3

20.6-51.2

37.7

23.1-54.9

Northeast Partnership I***

17.5

7.1-37.0

4.0

0.6-23.5

52.6

32.4-71.9

26.0

11.5-48.7

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

18.1

6.1-42.9

0.0

. - .

38.7

20.9-60.2

43.2

23.2-65.7

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

14.6

6.0-31.5

2.8

0.7-11.0

23.0

11.6-40.5

59.6

39.7-76.7

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

25.2

10.8-48.4

2.8

0.4-17.8

34.4

20.3-51.9

37.6

21.9-56.4

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

21.2

6.4-51.4

2.0

0.3-13.6

28.2

13.0-50.8

48.5

24.6-73.1

Chatham/Lee/Moore

13.6

5.5-30.1

7.4

1.7-26.4

49.6

32.2-67.1

29.4

15.5-48.6

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

19.3

6.8-43.9

0.0

. - .

48.4

27.3-70.0

32.3

16.2-54.1

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

22.0

8.4-46.5

2.1

0.3-13.9

46.6

26.8-67.4

29.3

14.1-51.0

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

8.4

2.4-25.8

9.3

2.2-31.9

49.0

27.6-70.8

33.3

16.4-56.1

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

9.0

3.8-20.0

1.8

0.2-11.7

41.7

24.1-61.7

47.5

28.7-67.1

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

20.8

8.4-42.9

5.5

1.3-19.9

48.0

31.2-65.3

25.8

13.7-43.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

19.1

10.0-33.6

2.8

0.7-10.5

43.6

31.4-56.6

34.5

23.8-47.2

1,046

183

17.8

14.8-21.2

2.9

1.8- 4.6

455

40.0

36.0-44.2

379

39.3

35.1-43.6

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

422

19.0

14.4-24.5

1.9

1.0- 3.8

173

35.0

29.3-41.2

161

44.0

37.1-51.2

Piedmont

583

18.1

14.2-22.8

2.8

1.4- 5.6

265

41.9

36.5-47.5

206

37.2

31.9-42.9

Western NC

130

14.6

7.7-25.9

5.5

2.5-12.0

45.6

35.0-56.5

34.3

24.5-45.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

16.5

7.5-32.4

5.9

2.1-15.5

48.5

35.5-61.7

29.0

18.9-41.8

Northwest

185

20.9

13.5-30.8

1.4

0.5- 4.3

34.1

25.9-43.4

43.6

34.0-53.7

Charlotte

162

12.7

8.1-19.4

3.6

1.3- 9.4

48.2

37.9-58.7

35.5

25.9-46.4

Greensboro

139

22.3

13.6-34.3

0.8

0.2- 3.3

43.4

31.9-55.6

33.5

23.6-45.2

Southern Regional

129

18.9

11.7-28.9

1.6

0.4- 6.5

32.3

22.7-43.5

47.2

34.4-60.3

Coastal

20.2

9.4-38.3

2.6

0.5-11.7

39.7

27.5-53.4

37.5

25.4-51.3

Wake

163

15.4

9.5-24.0

5.8

2.1-14.6

42.8

32.7-53.5

36.1

26.2-47.2

Area L

24.0

11.5-43.5

0.0

. - .

34.9

21.2-51.6

41.1

24.9-59.4

Eastern

154

16.4

10.3-25.1

2.1

0.8- 5.6

34.4

25.2-45.0

47.0

35.6-58.8

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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, Edgecombe, 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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