BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how many days did you take a prescription asthma medication to PREVENT an asthma attack from occurring?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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.^	1-14 days	15-24 days	25-30 days	Never
North Carolina	1,120	202	22.3	18.1-27.1	33	3.2	2.0- 5.2	452	34.8	30.5-39.4	433	39.7	35.0-44.6
-Eastern NC	365	58	16.5	10.8-24.6	15	5.9	2.8-12.0	154	33.7	26.8-41.5	138	43.8	34.6-53.4
GENDER
Male	84	16	20.3	9.4-38.5	3	7.4	2.1-23.0	31	26.0	15.2-40.7	34	46.3	28.3-65.2
Female	281	42	13.6	9.7-18.7	12	4.8	2.6- 8.7	123	39.8	33.2-46.7	104	41.9	35.0-49.1
RACE
White	233	35	15.8	9.1-25.9	9	3.5	1.6- 7.5	106	38.9	29.0-49.8	83	41.8	29.7-55.0
African American	98	16	18.5	7.9-37.5	5	11.9	3.9-30.9	35	24.0	14.9-36.3	42	45.6	29.9-62.2
Other Minorities	34	7	15.0	6.0-33.1	1	2.2	0.3-14.5	13	30.1	15.3-50.7	13	52.6	32.6-71.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	2	10.2	1.9-39.8	0	0.0	. - .	4	28.7	9.8-60.0	6	61.0	30.9-84.6
Non-Hispanic	353	56	16.8	10.8-25.1	15	6.2	3.0-12.4	150	33.9	26.7-41.9	132	43.1	33.7-53.1
AGE
18-24	18	3	23.3	6.2-58.2	1	8.5	1.1-42.8	3	3.7	1.0-13.1	11	64.5	32.3-87.4
25-34	33	6	9.6	3.7-22.8	2	3.2	0.7-12.7	9	35.2	16.3-60.4	16	52.0	29.1-74.1
35-44	50	12	23.2	11.5-41.3	2	9.3	2.3-30.9	17	35.4	21.4-52.4	19	32.0	19.6-47.6
45-54	77	12	15.5	8.4-26.7	4	5.0	1.7-13.4	31	42.5	30.6-55.3	30	37.1	26.0-49.6
55-64	91	17	18.7	11.1-29.7	6	9.2	3.8-20.6	42	44.9	33.5-56.9	26	27.2	18.1-38.6
65-74	61	6	10.0	3.8-23.9	0	0.0	. - .	36	57.6	42.8-71.1	19	32.5	20.4-47.4
75+	34	2	2.9	0.6-12.3	0	0.0	. - .	15	41.0	23.2-61.4	17	56.1	36.1-74.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	85	12	16.8	6.0-39.1	1	1.0	0.1- 7.4	42	24.3	13.4-40.2	30	57.8	35.8-77.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	123	19	18.6	9.1-34.1	7	10.5	3.6-26.9	55	39.0	28.2-51.0	42	31.9	21.9-43.8
Some Post-H.S.	85	13	10.6	5.4-19.9	2	2.3	0.6- 9.1	34	41.7	27.9-57.0	36	45.3	31.8-59.5
College Graduate	72	14	19.0	9.3-35.1	5	9.7	3.1-26.1	23	30.3	18.9-44.8	30	40.9	27.8-55.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	86	7	5.6	2.1-13.7	0	0.0	. - .	47	42.8	26.0-61.4	32	51.7	32.3-70.5
$15,000- 24,999	80	21	22.1	13.5-34.0	5	14.1	4.1-38.5	24	26.8	16.5-40.5	30	37.0	24.5-51.5
$25,000- 34,999	32	6	15.1	6.0-33.0	2	6.8	1.4-26.8	18	56.6	34.9-76.1	6	21.5	9.0-43.1
$35,000- 49,999	48	6	5.8	2.3-14.1	1	1.1	0.2- 7.8	18	39.7	23.9-58.1	23	53.3	36.0-69.9
$50,000-74,999	37	8	28.5	12.8-52.0	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	13	32.9	18.3-51.7	15	37.6	21.6-57.0
$75,000+	34	3	7.5	2.0-23.7	3	15.4	3.8-45.5	17	49.5	29.5-69.6	11	27.6	14.2-46.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	229	33	15.5	8.6-26.3	7	6.0	2.1-15.9	112	37.0	27.0-48.4	77	41.5	28.4-55.9
No	133	25	18.7	9.9-32.5	8	6.0	2.4-14.4	40	26.9	18.6-37.2	60	48.4	37.3-59.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	38	7	17.0	7.5-33.9	1	2.0	0.3-12.8	13	29.1	16.3-46.4	17	52.0	34.2-69.2
Non-Veteran	327	51	16.5	10.3-25.4	14	6.4	3.0-13.1	141	34.2	26.7-42.7	121	42.9	33.0-53.5

Total
Respond.^

1-14 days

15-24 days

25-30 days

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,120

202

22.3

18.1-27.1

3.2

2.0- 5.2

452

34.8

30.5-39.4

433

39.7

35.0-44.6

-Eastern NC

365

16.5

10.8-24.6

5.9

2.8-12.0

154

33.7

26.8-41.5

138

43.8

34.6-53.4

GENDER

Male

20.3

9.4-38.5

7.4

2.1-23.0

26.0

15.2-40.7

46.3

28.3-65.2

Female

281

13.6

9.7-18.7

4.8

2.6- 8.7

123

39.8

33.2-46.7

104

41.9

35.0-49.1

RACE

White

233

15.8

9.1-25.9

3.5

1.6- 7.5

106

38.9

29.0-49.8

41.8

29.7-55.0

African American

18.5

7.9-37.5

11.9

3.9-30.9

24.0

14.9-36.3

45.6

29.9-62.2

Other Minorities

15.0

6.0-33.1

2.2

0.3-14.5

30.1

15.3-50.7

52.6

32.6-71.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.2

1.9-39.8

0.0

. - .

28.7

9.8-60.0

61.0

30.9-84.6

Non-Hispanic

353

16.8

10.8-25.1

6.2

3.0-12.4

150

33.9

26.7-41.9

132

43.1

33.7-53.1

AGE

18-24

23.3

6.2-58.2

8.5

1.1-42.8

3.7

1.0-13.1

64.5

32.3-87.4

25-34

9.6

3.7-22.8

3.2

0.7-12.7

35.2

16.3-60.4

52.0

29.1-74.1

35-44

23.2

11.5-41.3

9.3

2.3-30.9

35.4

21.4-52.4

32.0

19.6-47.6

45-54

15.5

8.4-26.7

5.0

1.7-13.4

42.5

30.6-55.3

37.1

26.0-49.6

55-64

18.7

11.1-29.7

9.2

3.8-20.6

44.9

33.5-56.9

27.2

18.1-38.6

65-74

10.0

3.8-23.9

0.0

. - .

57.6

42.8-71.1

32.5

20.4-47.4

75+

2.9

0.6-12.3

0.0

. - .

41.0

23.2-61.4

56.1

36.1-74.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.8

6.0-39.1

1.0

0.1- 7.4

24.3

13.4-40.2

57.8

35.8-77.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

123

18.6

9.1-34.1

10.5

3.6-26.9

39.0

28.2-51.0

31.9

21.9-43.8

Some Post-H.S.

10.6

5.4-19.9

2.3

0.6- 9.1

41.7

27.9-57.0

45.3

31.8-59.5

College Graduate

19.0

9.3-35.1

9.7

3.1-26.1

30.3

18.9-44.8

40.9

27.8-55.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

5.6

2.1-13.7

0.0

. - .

42.8

26.0-61.4

51.7

32.3-70.5

$15,000- 24,999

22.1

13.5-34.0

14.1

4.1-38.5

26.8

16.5-40.5

37.0

24.5-51.5

$25,000- 34,999

15.1

6.0-33.0

6.8

1.4-26.8

56.6

34.9-76.1

21.5

9.0-43.1

$35,000- 49,999

5.8

2.3-14.1

1.1

0.2- 7.8

39.7

23.9-58.1

53.3

36.0-69.9

$50,000-74,999

28.5

12.8-52.0

1.0

0.1- 6.8

32.9

18.3-51.7

37.6

21.6-57.0

$75,000+

7.5

2.0-23.7

15.4

3.8-45.5

49.5

29.5-69.6

27.6

14.2-46.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

229

15.5

8.6-26.3

6.0

2.1-15.9

112

37.0

27.0-48.4

41.5

28.4-55.9

133

18.7

9.9-32.5

6.0

2.4-14.4

26.9

18.6-37.2

48.4

37.3-59.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

17.0

7.5-33.9

2.0

0.3-12.8

29.1

16.3-46.4

52.0

34.2-69.2

Non-Veteran

327

16.5

10.3-25.4

6.4

3.0-13.1

141

34.2

26.7-42.7

121

42.9

33.0-53.5

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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