BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont 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
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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	136	20	12.7	7.4-21.1	6	5.1	1.8-13.9	58	44.0	33.1-55.5	52	38.2	27.6-50.0
Female	447	78	20.5	15.7-26.4	8	1.7	0.7- 3.9	207	41.0	35.0-47.2	154	36.8	30.9-43.0
RACE
White	458	72	16.7	12.3-22.2	7	2.1	0.7- 6.1	217	43.2	36.9-49.8	162	38.0	31.8-44.6
African American	103	22	23.6	14.9-35.5	5	4.3	1.7-10.5	41	38.7	27.8-51.0	35	33.3	23.1-45.5
Other Minorities	21	4	19.2	6.6-44.3	2	8.8	2.0-30.8	7	36.1	17.3-60.3	8	36.0	17.2-60.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	5	24.4	9.3-50.2	2	7.9	1.8-29.0	3	25.7	8.3-56.8	7	42.0	18.4-69.9
Non-Hispanic	565	93	17.8	13.8-22.7	12	2.6	1.2- 5.5	262	42.7	37.2-48.4	198	36.9	31.5-42.6
AGE
18-24	28	6	20.6	9.0-40.4	0	0.0	. - .	7	29.8	14.2-52.2	15	49.6	29.9-69.4
25-34	61	15	23.5	13.0-38.6	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3	18	30.5	18.8-45.4	27	45.3	31.6-59.7
35-44	92	21	17.4	10.5-27.5	4	8.0	2.6-21.9	36	42.7	31.1-55.2	31	31.9	22.0-43.8
45-54	115	21	20.6	13.0-31.1	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8	52	46.8	36.2-57.7	41	31.7	23.0-42.0
55-64	129	18	14.5	8.4-23.9	3	1.8	0.5- 6.6	74	55.4	44.8-65.5	34	28.3	19.9-38.5
65-74	96	10	10.1	4.8-20.1	5	7.7	2.8-19.2	47	42.7	32.0-54.2	34	39.5	28.5-51.7
75+	60	7	13.1	5.7-27.3	0	0.0	. - .	31	56.2	41.2-70.1	22	30.7	19.4-45.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	127	20	18.2	10.4-29.7	5	6.7	2.2-18.4	55	30.5	20.7-42.4	47	44.7	31.6-58.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	166	33	19.6	12.5-29.5	2	1.4	0.3- 5.6	80	51.7	41.3-62.0	51	27.3	19.6-36.6
Some Post-H.S.	148	22	16.6	9.7-27.0	3	1.0	0.2- 4.3	75	49.3	38.4-60.3	48	33.0	23.8-43.9
College Graduate	140	23	18.2	11.4-27.7	4	2.4	0.7- 7.8	54	35.3	26.4-45.5	59	44.1	34.5-54.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	111	20	25.2	13.9-41.4	2	1.2	0.3- 5.1	62	51.3	37.2-65.2	27	22.3	12.6-36.4
$15,000- 24,999	117	27	25.3	15.9-37.7	4	7.2	2.1-21.5	45	36.3	25.5-48.7	41	31.3	21.9-42.5
$25,000- 34,999	55	8	17.5	8.2-33.4	3	5.2	1.5-15.9	23	42.3	26.4-59.9	21	35.0	20.9-52.4
$35,000- 49,999	68	11	15.8	8.3-28.0	0	0.0	. - .	30	41.1	26.0-58.1	27	43.0	28.8-58.5
$50,000-74,999	57	11	17.5	8.8-31.7	0	0.0	. - .	25	49.9	33.4-66.4	21	32.7	20.0-48.4
$75,000+	79	13	16.7	8.9-29.2	2	2.4	0.5-11.7	31	38.0	26.6-50.9	33	42.9	30.9-55.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	338	59	18.9	13.9-25.3	7	3.0	1.1- 8.3	175	48.2	40.7-55.8	97	29.8	23.1-37.6
No	233	36	16.6	11.0-24.4	6	2.4	1.0- 6.0	90	37.0	29.1-45.7	101	43.9	35.8-52.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	48	9	26.1	12.5-46.7	1	3.2	0.4-19.3	20	39.3	24.5-56.3	18	31.4	18.7-47.7
Non-Veteran	535	89	17.5	13.5-22.4	13	2.7	1.3- 5.7	245	42.1	36.4-48.0	188	37.7	32.1-43.6

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

136

12.7

7.4-21.1

5.1

1.8-13.9

44.0

33.1-55.5

38.2

27.6-50.0

Female

447

20.5

15.7-26.4

1.7

0.7- 3.9

207

41.0

35.0-47.2

154

36.8

30.9-43.0

RACE

White

458

16.7

12.3-22.2

2.1

0.7- 6.1

217

43.2

36.9-49.8

162

38.0

31.8-44.6

African American

103

23.6

14.9-35.5

4.3

1.7-10.5

38.7

27.8-51.0

33.3

23.1-45.5

Other Minorities

19.2

6.6-44.3

8.8

2.0-30.8

36.1

17.3-60.3

36.0

17.2-60.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

24.4

9.3-50.2

7.9

1.8-29.0

25.7

8.3-56.8

42.0

18.4-69.9

Non-Hispanic

565

17.8

13.8-22.7

2.6

1.2- 5.5

262

42.7

37.2-48.4

198

36.9

31.5-42.6

AGE

18-24

20.6

9.0-40.4

0.0

. - .

29.8

14.2-52.2

49.6

29.9-69.4

25-34

23.5

13.0-38.6

0.8

0.1- 5.3

30.5

18.8-45.4

45.3

31.6-59.7

35-44

17.4

10.5-27.5

8.0

2.6-21.9

42.7

31.1-55.2

31.9

22.0-43.8

45-54

115

20.6

13.0-31.1

0.8

0.1- 5.8

46.8

36.2-57.7

31.7

23.0-42.0

55-64

129

14.5

8.4-23.9

1.8

0.5- 6.6

55.4

44.8-65.5

28.3

19.9-38.5

65-74

10.1

4.8-20.1

7.7

2.8-19.2

42.7

32.0-54.2

39.5

28.5-51.7

75+

13.1

5.7-27.3

0.0

. - .

56.2

41.2-70.1

30.7

19.4-45.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

127

18.2

10.4-29.7

6.7

2.2-18.4

30.5

20.7-42.4

44.7

31.6-58.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

166

19.6

12.5-29.5

1.4

0.3- 5.6

51.7

41.3-62.0

27.3

19.6-36.6

Some Post-H.S.

148

16.6

9.7-27.0

1.0

0.2- 4.3

49.3

38.4-60.3

33.0

23.8-43.9

College Graduate

140

18.2

11.4-27.7

2.4

0.7- 7.8

35.3

26.4-45.5

44.1

34.5-54.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

111

25.2

13.9-41.4

1.2

0.3- 5.1

51.3

37.2-65.2

22.3

12.6-36.4

$15,000- 24,999

117

25.3

15.9-37.7

7.2

2.1-21.5

36.3

25.5-48.7

31.3

21.9-42.5

$25,000- 34,999

17.5

8.2-33.4

5.2

1.5-15.9

42.3

26.4-59.9

35.0

20.9-52.4

$35,000- 49,999

15.8

8.3-28.0

0.0

. - .

41.1

26.0-58.1

43.0

28.8-58.5

$50,000-74,999

17.5

8.8-31.7

0.0

. - .

49.9

33.4-66.4

32.7

20.0-48.4

$75,000+

16.7

8.9-29.2

2.4

0.5-11.7

38.0

26.6-50.9

42.9

30.9-55.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

338

18.9

13.9-25.3

3.0

1.1- 8.3

175

48.2

40.7-55.8

29.8

23.1-37.6

233

16.6

11.0-24.4

2.4

1.0- 6.0

37.0

29.1-45.7

101

43.9

35.8-52.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

26.1

12.5-46.7

3.2

0.4-19.3

39.3

24.5-56.3

31.4

18.7-47.7

Non-Veteran

535

17.5

13.5-22.4

2.7

1.3- 5.7

245

42.1

36.4-48.0

188

37.7

32.1-43.6

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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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