BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how often did you use a prescription asthma inhaler during an asthma attack to stop it?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	1,106	270	26.7	22.7-31.1	106	10.0	7.2-13.8	185	14.7	11.3-18.9	545	48.6	43.7-53.6
-Eastern NC	360	88	26.6	19.4-35.2	27	5.4	3.4- 8.6	73	15.7	11.2-21.6	172	52.3	43.2-61.3
GENDER
Male	84	21	26.1	13.4-44.8	4	2.8	0.9- 8.3	14	13.1	6.0-26.2	45	57.9	39.7-74.2
Female	276	67	26.9	20.9-33.9	23	7.5	4.6-11.9	59	17.7	13.4-23.1	127	47.9	40.9-55.0
RACE
White	230	57	25.8	17.5-36.2	19	6.3	3.6-11.0	42	17.2	10.9-26.0	112	50.7	38.8-62.6
African American	97	23	27.7	14.0-47.6	5	2.9	1.1- 7.5	25	13.3	7.8-21.6	44	56.1	39.2-71.7
Other Minorities	33	8	28.3	13.2-50.6	3	8.0	2.1-26.3	6	13.3	5.1-30.3	16	50.5	30.6-70.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	4	36.8	14.1-67.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	17.9	5.1-47.3	6	45.3	19.3-74.1
Non-Hispanic	347	84	26.1	18.8-35.1	27	5.7	3.5- 8.9	70	15.6	11.0-21.7	166	52.6	43.2-61.8
AGE
18-24	18	7	32.3	10.6-65.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	11	67.7	34.3-89.4
25-34	33	10	25.0	11.6-45.7	2	4.6	1.0-18.5	4	16.3	4.0-47.7	17	54.2	31.0-75.6
35-44	51	17	32.4	19.5-48.7	5	6.4	2.0-18.6	4	10.5	3.4-28.2	25	50.6	34.6-66.5
45-54	74	14	22.5	12.9-36.3	7	8.6	3.8-18.2	16	21.3	12.7-33.5	37	47.6	35.2-60.4
55-64	88	20	26.9	17.1-39.6	9	11.8	5.6-23.3	29	31.2	21.5-43.0	30	30.0	20.4-41.7
65-74	61	14	22.1	12.5-36.1	3	5.2	1.4-17.4	13	19.5	10.9-32.4	31	53.1	38.8-66.9
75+	34	5	13.3	5.0-30.9	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	7	24.0	10.6-45.7	21	61.8	41.5-78.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	83	22	26.7	11.6-50.4	3	2.3	0.6- 9.0	26	14.9	7.8-26.5	32	56.0	33.2-76.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	120	31	27.5	16.7-41.8	11	8.6	4.4-16.2	22	15.6	9.2-25.3	56	48.2	35.6-61.1
Some Post-H.S.	85	19	22.7	13.2-36.2	4	4.6	1.5-13.5	13	19.6	8.4-39.2	49	53.1	38.5-67.2
College Graduate	72	16	28.8	17.1-44.3	9	5.5	2.6-11.3	12	12.8	6.7-22.9	35	52.9	38.3-67.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	83	23	43.0	22.7-66.1	2	0.6	0.1- 2.6	26	26.7	15.2-42.5	32	29.7	17.3-46.0
$15,000- 24,999	79	20	23.0	14.1-35.3	7	8.6	3.8-18.3	9	6.9	3.3-13.9	43	61.5	47.5-73.8
$25,000- 34,999	32	10	28.0	13.6-48.8	1	5.0	0.7-28.5	8	34.0	14.3-61.3	13	33.0	17.1-54.1
$35,000- 49,999	48	7	19.8	8.7-39.0	7	9.7	4.2-20.9	9	20.1	8.7-39.8	25	50.4	33.5-67.3
$50,000-74,999	37	11	31.9	16.7-52.3	5	12.5	4.5-29.9	3	5.0	1.4-16.3	18	50.6	31.8-69.2
$75,000+	36	6	26.6	11.8-49.6	4	7.1	2.3-19.7	9	16.5	7.7-32.0	17	49.7	30.5-69.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	224	52	23.2	14.4-35.0	16	5.7	3.0-10.4	62	22.3	14.9-31.8	94	48.9	35.9-62.1
No	133	35	31.6	21.0-44.5	11	5.1	2.5-10.0	11	5.3	2.7-10.4	76	57.9	46.1-69.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	39	9	23.4	11.8-40.9	4	8.8	3.2-21.9	6	11.7	5.0-25.2	20	56.1	38.6-72.2
Non-Veteran	321	79	26.9	19.1-36.4	23	5.0	3.0- 8.4	67	16.1	11.2-22.7	152	51.9	42.0-61.7

Total
Respond.^

1-4

5-14

15 or more times

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,106

270

26.7

22.7-31.1

106

10.0

7.2-13.8

185

14.7

11.3-18.9

545

48.6

43.7-53.6

-Eastern NC

360

26.6

19.4-35.2

5.4

3.4- 8.6

15.7

11.2-21.6

172

52.3

43.2-61.3

GENDER

Male

26.1

13.4-44.8

2.8

0.9- 8.3

13.1

6.0-26.2

57.9

39.7-74.2

Female

276

26.9

20.9-33.9

7.5

4.6-11.9

17.7

13.4-23.1

127

47.9

40.9-55.0

RACE

White

230

25.8

17.5-36.2

6.3

3.6-11.0

17.2

10.9-26.0

112

50.7

38.8-62.6

African American

27.7

14.0-47.6

2.9

1.1- 7.5

13.3

7.8-21.6

56.1

39.2-71.7

Other Minorities

28.3

13.2-50.6

8.0

2.1-26.3

13.3

5.1-30.3

50.5

30.6-70.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

36.8

14.1-67.4

0.0

. - .

17.9

5.1-47.3

45.3

19.3-74.1

Non-Hispanic

347

26.1

18.8-35.1

5.7

3.5- 8.9

15.6

11.0-21.7

166

52.6

43.2-61.8

AGE

18-24

32.3

10.6-65.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

67.7

34.3-89.4

25-34

25.0

11.6-45.7

4.6

1.0-18.5

16.3

4.0-47.7

54.2

31.0-75.6

35-44

32.4

19.5-48.7

6.4

2.0-18.6

10.5

3.4-28.2

50.6

34.6-66.5

45-54

22.5

12.9-36.3

8.6

3.8-18.2

21.3

12.7-33.5

47.6

35.2-60.4

55-64

26.9

17.1-39.6

11.8

5.6-23.3

31.2

21.5-43.0

30.0

20.4-41.7

65-74

22.1

12.5-36.1

5.2

1.4-17.4

19.5

10.9-32.4

53.1

38.8-66.9

75+

13.3

5.0-30.9

0.9

0.1- 6.3

24.0

10.6-45.7

61.8

41.5-78.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

26.7

11.6-50.4

2.3

0.6- 9.0

14.9

7.8-26.5

56.0

33.2-76.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

120

27.5

16.7-41.8

8.6

4.4-16.2

15.6

9.2-25.3

48.2

35.6-61.1

Some Post-H.S.

22.7

13.2-36.2

4.6

1.5-13.5

19.6

8.4-39.2

53.1

38.5-67.2

College Graduate

28.8

17.1-44.3

5.5

2.6-11.3

12.8

6.7-22.9

52.9

38.3-67.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

43.0

22.7-66.1

0.6

0.1- 2.6

26.7

15.2-42.5

29.7

17.3-46.0

$15,000- 24,999

23.0

14.1-35.3

8.6

3.8-18.3

6.9

3.3-13.9

61.5

47.5-73.8

$25,000- 34,999

28.0

13.6-48.8

5.0

0.7-28.5

34.0

14.3-61.3

33.0

17.1-54.1

$35,000- 49,999

19.8

8.7-39.0

9.7

4.2-20.9

20.1

8.7-39.8

50.4

33.5-67.3

$50,000-74,999

31.9

16.7-52.3

12.5

4.5-29.9

5.0

1.4-16.3

50.6

31.8-69.2

$75,000+

26.6

11.8-49.6

7.1

2.3-19.7

16.5

7.7-32.0

49.7

30.5-69.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

224

23.2

14.4-35.0

5.7

3.0-10.4

22.3

14.9-31.8

48.9

35.9-62.1

133

31.6

21.0-44.5

5.1

2.5-10.0

5.3

2.7-10.4

57.9

46.1-69.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

23.4

11.8-40.9

8.8

3.2-21.9

11.7

5.0-25.2

56.1

38.6-72.2

Non-Veteran

321

26.9

19.1-36.4

5.0

3.0- 8.4

16.1

11.2-22.7

152

51.9

42.0-61.7

Back to Adult Asthma History.

*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.

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