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

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
-Northeastern Partnership	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
GENDER
Male	24	1	2.6	0.3-16.5	0	0.0	. - .	14	61.1	37.7-80.4	9	36.3	17.8-60.0
Female	65	11	26.6	14.0-44.7	2	4.0	1.0-14.9	27	35.6	22.8-50.8	25	33.8	21.4-48.8
RACE
White	50	6	14.5	6.3-30.0	1	2.3	0.3-14.8	20	47.1	30.7-64.2	23	36.1	22.6-52.3
African American	35	5	20.5	6.6-48.4	1	4.2	0.6-24.7	20	43.9	25.8-63.7	9	31.4	15.0-54.2
Other Minorities	4	1	40.9	6.6-87.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	21.7	2.7-73.7	2	37.4	7.2-82.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	77.9	20.6-97.9	1	22.1	2.1-79.4
Non-Hispanic	85	12	20.6	10.8-35.7	2	3.0	0.7-11.3	39	41.9	29.8-54.9	32	34.5	23.5-47.5
AGE
18-24	4	2	44.0	9.3-85.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	29.5	4.1-80.5	1	26.4	3.5-78.1
25-34	5	1	26.6	3.8-77.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	54.7	15.5-88.8	1	18.7	2.4-68.2
35-44	13	4	30.6	9.0-66.1	1	7.5	1.0-39.0	4	32.3	11.2-64.5	4	29.6	10.5-60.2
45-54	19	3	14.1	4.2-38.1	0	0.0	. - .	7	37.9	16.1-66.0	9	48.0	24.1-72.8
55-64	26	1	4.0	0.6-23.7	1	6.0	0.9-32.3	16	64.3	43.3-81.0	8	25.7	12.3-45.9
65-74	14	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	35.8	15.0-63.9	9	64.2	36.1-85.0
75+	8	1	14.2	2.0-57.6	0	0.0	. - .	5	61.3	26.9-87.2	2	24.5	6.0-62.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	33	6	24.7	9.5-50.6	0	0.0	. - .	18	50.5	29.9-70.9	9	24.8	11.9-44.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	28	3	9.4	2.9-26.6	0	0.0	. - .	14	46.0	25.3-68.1	11	44.6	23.4-67.9
Some Post-H.S.	17	2	17.0	4.2-48.8	2	13.9	3.4-42.7	5	37.8	14.0-69.3	8	31.3	13.5-57.2
College Graduate	11	1	24.7	4.0-72.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	30.3	9.7-63.8	6	45.0	17.1-76.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	23	2	10.5	2.3-36.7	0	0.0	. - .	13	53.4	29.4-75.9	8	36.1	16.7-61.4
$15,000- 24,999	22	3	19.3	6.0-47.3	1	8.0	1.1-39.6	7	36.4	17.0-61.5	11	36.4	18.6-58.8
$25,000- 34,999	6	2	23.6	5.0-64.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	44.2	12.1-82.0	2	32.2	7.0-75.0
$35,000- 49,999	6	2	44.7	9.2-86.6	0	0.0	. - .	3	48.1	10.7-87.8	1	7.1	0.8-41.9
$50,000-74,999	8	1	15.6	2.1-61.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	42.3	12.5-79.0	4	42.1	13.5-77.2
$75,000+	5	1	11.0	1.3-52.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	26.1	3.7-76.4	3	62.9	20.3-91.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	65	7	14.8	6.3-31.2	2	3.9	1.0-14.3	35	52.4	37.7-66.7	21	28.9	18.0-43.0
No	23	5	30.6	11.1-60.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	19.7	6.7-45.4	13	49.7	25.5-74.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	52.9	18.2-85.0	3	47.1	15.0-81.8
Non-Veteran	83	12	19.9	10.4-34.8	2	2.9	0.7-10.9	38	43.2	30.6-56.6	31	34.0	23.0-47.1

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

-Northeastern Partnership

19.1

10.0-33.6

2.8

0.7-10.5

43.6

31.4-56.6

34.5

23.8-47.2

GENDER

Male

2.6

0.3-16.5

0.0

. - .

61.1

37.7-80.4

36.3

17.8-60.0

Female

26.6

14.0-44.7

4.0

1.0-14.9

35.6

22.8-50.8

33.8

21.4-48.8

RACE

White

14.5

6.3-30.0

2.3

0.3-14.8

47.1

30.7-64.2

36.1

22.6-52.3

African American

20.5

6.6-48.4

4.2

0.6-24.7

43.9

25.8-63.7

31.4

15.0-54.2

Other Minorities

40.9

6.6-87.1

0.0

. - .

21.7

2.7-73.7

37.4

7.2-82.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

77.9

20.6-97.9

22.1

2.1-79.4

Non-Hispanic

20.6

10.8-35.7

3.0

0.7-11.3

41.9

29.8-54.9

34.5

23.5-47.5

AGE

18-24

44.0

9.3-85.8

0.0

. - .

29.5

4.1-80.5

26.4

3.5-78.1

25-34

26.6

3.8-77.1

0.0

. - .

54.7

15.5-88.8

18.7

2.4-68.2

35-44

30.6

9.0-66.1

7.5

1.0-39.0

32.3

11.2-64.5

29.6

10.5-60.2

45-54

14.1

4.2-38.1

0.0

. - .

37.9

16.1-66.0

48.0

24.1-72.8

55-64

4.0

0.6-23.7

6.0

0.9-32.3

64.3

43.3-81.0

25.7

12.3-45.9

65-74

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35.8

15.0-63.9

64.2

36.1-85.0

75+

14.2

2.0-57.6

0.0

. - .

61.3

26.9-87.2

24.5

6.0-62.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

24.7

9.5-50.6

0.0

. - .

50.5

29.9-70.9

24.8

11.9-44.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

9.4

2.9-26.6

0.0

. - .

46.0

25.3-68.1

44.6

23.4-67.9

Some Post-H.S.

17.0

4.2-48.8

13.9

3.4-42.7

37.8

14.0-69.3

31.3

13.5-57.2

College Graduate

24.7

4.0-72.3

0.0

. - .

30.3

9.7-63.8

45.0

17.1-76.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

10.5

2.3-36.7

0.0

. - .

53.4

29.4-75.9

36.1

16.7-61.4

$15,000- 24,999

19.3

6.0-47.3

8.0

1.1-39.6

36.4

17.0-61.5

36.4

18.6-58.8

$25,000- 34,999

23.6

5.0-64.4

0.0

. - .

44.2

12.1-82.0

32.2

7.0-75.0

$35,000- 49,999

44.7

9.2-86.6

0.0

. - .

48.1

10.7-87.8

7.1

0.8-41.9

$50,000-74,999

15.6

2.1-61.1

0.0

. - .

42.3

12.5-79.0

42.1

13.5-77.2

$75,000+

11.0

1.3-52.7

0.0

. - .

26.1

3.7-76.4

62.9

20.3-91.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

14.8

6.3-31.2

3.9

1.0-14.3

52.4

37.7-66.7

28.9

18.0-43.0

30.6

11.1-60.9

0.0

. - .

19.7

6.7-45.4

49.7

25.5-74.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

52.9

18.2-85.0

47.1

15.0-81.8

Non-Veteran

19.9

10.4-34.8

2.9

0.7-10.9

43.2

30.6-56.6

34.0

23.0-47.1

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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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