BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (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: Northeastern Partnership***

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
-Northeastern Partnership	88	22	24.8	15.4-37.3	9	15.8	7.4-30.6	24	24.2	15.1-36.5	33	35.2	23.9-48.4
GENDER
Male	24	5	17.7	6.6-39.6	2	7.2	1.5-28.6	8	35.6	16.5-60.8	9	39.5	19.2-64.1
Female	64	17	28.3	16.5-44.2	7	20.1	8.7-39.8	16	18.6	10.6-30.4	24	33.1	20.7-48.3
RACE
White	50	12	24.3	12.4-42.1	5	12.0	4.7-27.1	11	24.7	12.4-43.1	22	39.1	24.1-56.5
African American	34	8	20.1	9.4-37.9	3	15.3	3.3-48.4	13	30.2	16.1-49.4	10	34.5	17.3-57.1
Other Minorities	4	2	45.0	9.3-86.7	1	40.9	6.6-87.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	14.1	1.6-61.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	10.3	0.9-58.4	2	89.7	41.6-99.1
Non-Hispanic	84	22	26.7	16.7-39.8	9	17.0	8.0-32.6	23	25.4	15.8-38.3	30	30.9	20.4-43.7
AGE
18-24	4	1	13.5	1.6-60.2	1	30.5	4.3-81.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	56.0	14.2-90.7
25-34	5	1	28.8	4.2-78.9	1	26.6	3.8-77.1	2	25.9	5.0-70.1	1	18.7	2.4-68.2
35-44	13	4	16.7	5.4-41.1	1	19.5	3.0-65.4	5	39.8	15.7-70.2	3	24.1	7.5-55.5
45-54	19	6	42.9	19.6-69.9	2	9.8	2.2-34.3	5	16.4	6.2-36.9	6	30.9	12.9-57.4
55-64	24	7	32.0	15.5-54.9	4	19.1	6.4-44.8	5	19.6	7.8-41.4	8	29.2	13.7-51.6
65-74	14	3	19.3	6.0-47.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	21.6	6.6-51.7	8	59.1	32.0-81.6
75+	9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	57.8	20.9-87.6	5	42.2	12.4-79.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	32	9	25.9	12.4-46.4	3	17.9	4.8-48.4	10	24.2	11.6-43.9	10	31.9	15.1-55.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	28	4	10.0	3.4-25.8	2	5.6	1.3-20.5	9	36.4	16.8-61.9	13	48.0	26.0-70.9
Some Post-H.S.	17	8	57.8	30.8-80.7	2	10.6	2.2-37.8	4	18.6	6.0-45.2	3	13.0	3.7-36.9
College Graduate	11	1	7.9	1.0-41.0	2	36.5	10.1-74.7	1	8.5	1.1-43.3	7	47.1	18.2-78.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	23	4	17.8	5.7-43.8	1	7.4	1.0-38.0	8	24.4	11.0-45.7	10	50.4	26.9-73.7
$15,000- 24,999	22	11	53.0	28.0-76.5	0	0.0	. - .	6	35.0	13.8-64.4	5	12.0	4.3-29.3
$25,000- 34,999	6	3	45.3	13.1-81.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	54.7	18.1-86.9
$35,000- 49,999	6	1	35.0	5.2-84.0	3	48.6	10.9-88.0	1	9.2	1.1-49.2	1	7.1	0.8-41.9
$50,000-74,999	8	1	10.4	1.4-49.6	1	15.6	2.1-61.1	2	38.9	10.4-77.7	4	35.0	10.3-71.8
$75,000+	5	0	0.0	. - .	2	37.1	8.2-79.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	62.9	20.3-91.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	64	17	28.0	16.5-43.4	7	15.0	6.4-31.5	21	28.3	17.1-43.1	19	28.7	17.0-44.1
No	23	4	14.8	4.8-37.6	2	18.1	3.6-56.3	3	13.9	3.6-41.0	14	53.2	28.0-76.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	7	2	19.3	3.6-60.6	1	7.9	0.9-44.8	1	48.3	10.1-88.6	3	24.5	5.3-65.3
Non-Veteran	81	20	25.2	15.4-38.5	8	16.4	7.5-32.3	23	22.3	13.9-33.8	30	36.0	24.2-49.9

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

-Northeastern Partnership

24.8

15.4-37.3

15.8

7.4-30.6

24.2

15.1-36.5

35.2

23.9-48.4

GENDER

Male

17.7

6.6-39.6

7.2

1.5-28.6

35.6

16.5-60.8

39.5

19.2-64.1

Female

28.3

16.5-44.2

20.1

8.7-39.8

18.6

10.6-30.4

33.1

20.7-48.3

RACE

White

24.3

12.4-42.1

12.0

4.7-27.1

24.7

12.4-43.1

39.1

24.1-56.5

African American

20.1

9.4-37.9

15.3

3.3-48.4

30.2

16.1-49.4

34.5

17.3-57.1

Other Minorities

45.0

9.3-86.7

40.9

6.6-87.1

0.0

. - .

14.1

1.6-61.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

10.3

0.9-58.4

89.7

41.6-99.1

Non-Hispanic

26.7

16.7-39.8

17.0

8.0-32.6

25.4

15.8-38.3

30.9

20.4-43.7

AGE

18-24

13.5

1.6-60.2

30.5

4.3-81.2

0.0

. - .

56.0

14.2-90.7

25-34

28.8

4.2-78.9

26.6

3.8-77.1

25.9

5.0-70.1

18.7

2.4-68.2

35-44

16.7

5.4-41.1

19.5

3.0-65.4

39.8

15.7-70.2

24.1

7.5-55.5

45-54

42.9

19.6-69.9

9.8

2.2-34.3

16.4

6.2-36.9

30.9

12.9-57.4

55-64

32.0

15.5-54.9

19.1

6.4-44.8

19.6

7.8-41.4

29.2

13.7-51.6

65-74

19.3

6.0-47.1

0.0

. - .

21.6

6.6-51.7

59.1

32.0-81.6

75+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

57.8

20.9-87.6

42.2

12.4-79.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

25.9

12.4-46.4

17.9

4.8-48.4

24.2

11.6-43.9

31.9

15.1-55.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

10.0

3.4-25.8

5.6

1.3-20.5

36.4

16.8-61.9

48.0

26.0-70.9

Some Post-H.S.

57.8

30.8-80.7

10.6

2.2-37.8

18.6

6.0-45.2

13.0

3.7-36.9

College Graduate

7.9

1.0-41.0

36.5

10.1-74.7

8.5

1.1-43.3

47.1

18.2-78.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

17.8

5.7-43.8

7.4

1.0-38.0

24.4

11.0-45.7

50.4

26.9-73.7

$15,000- 24,999

53.0

28.0-76.5

0.0

. - .

35.0

13.8-64.4

12.0

4.3-29.3

$25,000- 34,999

45.3

13.1-81.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

54.7

18.1-86.9

$35,000- 49,999

35.0

5.2-84.0

48.6

10.9-88.0

9.2

1.1-49.2

7.1

0.8-41.9

$50,000-74,999

10.4

1.4-49.6

15.6

2.1-61.1

38.9

10.4-77.7

35.0

10.3-71.8

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

37.1

8.2-79.7

0.0

. - .

62.9

20.3-91.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

28.0

16.5-43.4

15.0

6.4-31.5

28.3

17.1-43.1

28.7

17.0-44.1

14.8

4.8-37.6

18.1

3.6-56.3

13.9

3.6-41.0

53.2

28.0-76.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

19.3

3.6-60.6

7.9

0.9-44.8

48.3

10.1-88.6

24.5

5.3-65.3

Non-Veteran

25.2

15.4-38.5

16.4

7.5-32.3

22.3

13.9-33.8

36.0

24.2-49.9

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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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