BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	570	151	27.3	22.3-32.9	53	10.1	7.0-14.4	88	14.7	11.3-18.9	278	47.9	42.3-53.6
GENDER
Male	137	26	21.0	12.4-33.3	11	7.6	3.6-15.3	23	17.3	10.6-27.0	77	54.2	42.7-65.2
Female	433	125	30.3	24.6-36.7	42	11.4	7.5-16.8	65	13.5	9.9-18.0	201	44.9	38.7-51.2
RACE
White	448	121	28.4	22.4-35.2	40	9.9	6.6-14.8	71	14.7	10.9-19.7	216	46.9	40.4-53.5
African American	101	24	23.1	14.9-33.9	11	10.5	4.4-23.2	13	13.8	7.4-24.2	53	52.6	40.6-64.4
Other Minorities	20	6	30.1	13.0-55.4	2	12.9	3.1-41.2	4	19.9	7.2-44.3	8	37.0	17.5-62.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	7	44.6	19.8-72.3	1	7.9	1.1-40.3	2	5.1	1.1-19.9	5	42.4	17.4-72.0
Non-Hispanic	554	144	26.6	21.6-32.4	52	10.2	7.1-14.6	86	15.1	11.6-19.5	272	48.0	42.3-53.8
AGE
18-24	27	9	40.4	21.7-62.4	2	8.9	2.2-30.1	1	1.2	0.2- 8.6	15	49.4	29.4-69.7
25-34	61	12	17.5	9.3-30.6	8	17.7	8.3-33.9	6	8.5	3.4-19.3	35	56.3	41.6-69.9
35-44	91	26	25.9	16.9-37.5	11	10.2	4.7-20.7	11	17.1	8.6-31.1	43	46.8	35.0-59.1
45-54	113	36	31.4	22.2-42.3	8	7.4	3.0-17.0	22	23.0	14.7-34.1	47	38.3	28.6-49.0
55-64	126	36	25.8	17.8-35.7	14	9.7	5.4-16.7	19	17.6	10.0-29.2	57	46.9	36.5-57.5
65-74	93	22	21.9	13.7-32.9	7	9.2	4.3-18.5	15	14.9	8.7-24.3	49	54.1	42.3-65.4
75+	57	9	17.1	8.4-31.6	3	6.0	1.4-22.2	14	26.5	14.7-42.9	31	50.5	35.0-65.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	125	30	26.3	15.2-41.5	14	10.8	5.4-20.7	22	17.8	10.0-29.6	59	45.0	32.2-58.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	163	45	29.4	20.7-39.8	17	11.0	5.6-20.3	29	16.0	10.2-24.3	72	43.6	33.4-54.4
Some Post-H.S.	143	44	34.9	24.6-46.8	14	10.5	4.8-21.4	21	13.2	7.6-22.2	64	41.4	31.4-52.2
College Graduate	138	32	19.2	12.7-27.9	8	8.4	3.8-17.7	15	11.5	6.5-19.5	83	61.0	50.8-70.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	107	30	28.0	16.6-43.1	16	19.1	9.7-34.1	24	23.0	13.7-36.1	37	29.9	19.0-43.7
$15,000- 24,999	115	30	27.6	17.9-40.0	17	15.1	8.2-26.1	23	22.8	13.7-35.5	45	34.5	24.2-46.6
$25,000- 34,999	54	15	27.9	15.6-44.7	3	13.6	3.6-40.3	7	12.6	5.4-26.4	29	45.9	29.9-62.8
$35,000- 49,999	67	21	30.1	18.5-45.0	4	5.2	1.7-14.8	7	9.7	4.0-21.5	35	55.0	39.5-69.6
$50,000-74,999	57	17	40.8	24.4-59.5	4	4.0	1.3-11.2	6	9.0	3.7-20.5	30	46.2	30.5-62.7
$75,000+	79	18	18.2	10.5-29.5	5	7.3	2.6-18.9	5	9.3	3.4-22.8	51	65.2	51.9-76.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	329	101	33.8	26.6-42.0	37	11.3	7.4-16.8	67	20.2	15.1-26.5	124	34.7	27.9-42.1
No	230	49	20.5	14.5-28.3	15	7.9	3.9-15.3	19	8.3	4.6-14.6	147	63.3	54.5-71.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	47	9	14.4	7.1-26.9	7	17.2	6.4-38.5	8	20.9	10.0-38.6	23	47.5	31.1-64.5
Non-Veteran	523	142	28.3	23.0-34.2	46	9.6	6.5-14.0	80	14.2	10.7-18.6	255	47.9	42.0-53.9

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

-Piedmont NC

570

151

27.3

22.3-32.9

10.1

7.0-14.4

14.7

11.3-18.9

278

47.9

42.3-53.6

GENDER

Male

137

21.0

12.4-33.3

7.6

3.6-15.3

17.3

10.6-27.0

54.2

42.7-65.2

Female

433

125

30.3

24.6-36.7

11.4

7.5-16.8

13.5

9.9-18.0

201

44.9

38.7-51.2

RACE

White

448

121

28.4

22.4-35.2

9.9

6.6-14.8

14.7

10.9-19.7

216

46.9

40.4-53.5

African American

101

23.1

14.9-33.9

10.5

4.4-23.2

13.8

7.4-24.2

52.6

40.6-64.4

Other Minorities

30.1

13.0-55.4

12.9

3.1-41.2

19.9

7.2-44.3

37.0

17.5-62.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

44.6

19.8-72.3

7.9

1.1-40.3

5.1

1.1-19.9

42.4

17.4-72.0

Non-Hispanic

554

144

26.6

21.6-32.4

10.2

7.1-14.6

15.1

11.6-19.5

272

48.0

42.3-53.8

AGE

18-24

40.4

21.7-62.4

8.9

2.2-30.1

1.2

0.2- 8.6

49.4

29.4-69.7

25-34

17.5

9.3-30.6

17.7

8.3-33.9

8.5

3.4-19.3

56.3

41.6-69.9

35-44

25.9

16.9-37.5

10.2

4.7-20.7

17.1

8.6-31.1

46.8

35.0-59.1

45-54

113

31.4

22.2-42.3

7.4

3.0-17.0

23.0

14.7-34.1

38.3

28.6-49.0

55-64

126

25.8

17.8-35.7

9.7

5.4-16.7

17.6

10.0-29.2

46.9

36.5-57.5

65-74

21.9

13.7-32.9

9.2

4.3-18.5

14.9

8.7-24.3

54.1

42.3-65.4

75+

17.1

8.4-31.6

6.0

1.4-22.2

26.5

14.7-42.9

50.5

35.0-65.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

125

26.3

15.2-41.5

10.8

5.4-20.7

17.8

10.0-29.6

45.0

32.2-58.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

163

29.4

20.7-39.8

11.0

5.6-20.3

16.0

10.2-24.3

43.6

33.4-54.4

Some Post-H.S.

143

34.9

24.6-46.8

10.5

4.8-21.4

13.2

7.6-22.2

41.4

31.4-52.2

College Graduate

138

19.2

12.7-27.9

8.4

3.8-17.7

11.5

6.5-19.5

61.0

50.8-70.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

107

28.0

16.6-43.1

19.1

9.7-34.1

23.0

13.7-36.1

29.9

19.0-43.7

$15,000- 24,999

115

27.6

17.9-40.0

15.1

8.2-26.1

22.8

13.7-35.5

34.5

24.2-46.6

$25,000- 34,999

27.9

15.6-44.7

13.6

3.6-40.3

12.6

5.4-26.4

45.9

29.9-62.8

$35,000- 49,999

30.1

18.5-45.0

5.2

1.7-14.8

9.7

4.0-21.5

55.0

39.5-69.6

$50,000-74,999

40.8

24.4-59.5

4.0

1.3-11.2

9.0

3.7-20.5

46.2

30.5-62.7

$75,000+

18.2

10.5-29.5

7.3

2.6-18.9

9.3

3.4-22.8

65.2

51.9-76.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

329

101

33.8

26.6-42.0

11.3

7.4-16.8

20.2

15.1-26.5

124

34.7

27.9-42.1

230

20.5

14.5-28.3

7.9

3.9-15.3

8.3

4.6-14.6

147

63.3

54.5-71.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

14.4

7.1-26.9

17.2

6.4-38.5

20.9

10.0-38.6

47.5

31.1-64.5

Non-Veteran

523

142

28.3

23.0-34.2

9.6

6.5-14.0

14.2

10.7-18.6

255

47.9

42.0-53.9

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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, 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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