BRFSS 2007 - 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: 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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	283	62	23.1	16.1-32.0	22	9.2	4.5-18.0	47	16.4	9.7-26.5	152	51.3	41.3-61.1
Female	823	208	29.1	24.8-33.8	84	10.6	7.8-14.4	138	13.5	10.9-16.5	393	46.8	42.1-51.6
RACE
White	858	207	26.0	21.6-30.8	86	10.6	7.2-15.4	137	15.8	11.5-21.4	428	47.6	42.0-53.3
African American	189	51	30.4	20.6-42.5	15	9.4	4.7-18.0	35	9.2	5.8-14.3	88	51.0	39.6-62.3
Asian	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	19.4	2.1-73.1	3	80.6	26.9-97.9
Native American	27	6	24.3	8.7-51.9	4	14.6	4.3-39.5	5	21.8	7.2-49.7	12	39.3	19.8-63.0
Other Minorities	27	6	21.8	8.9-44.4	1	1.8	0.2-11.9	6	21.7	8.3-45.8	14	54.7	31.4-76.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	31	9	31.0	15.0-53.4	2	8.6	1.8-33.0	4	12.8	4.0-33.9	16	47.6	25.9-70.2
-English Speaking	27	7	26.4	11.0-50.9	2	10.2	2.1-37.8	3	11.7	2.9-36.7	15	51.7	27.3-75.3
-Spanish Speaking	4	2	55.4	14.7-90.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	18.5	2.3-68.6	1	26.0	3.5-77.4
Non-Hispanic	1,074	261	26.6	22.5-31.2	104	10.1	7.2-14.0	181	14.8	11.3-19.1	528	48.5	43.5-53.6
AGE
18-24	48	14	24.2	12.2-42.2	4	14.5	4.8-36.1	3	11.6	2.6-38.8	27	49.8	31.2-68.5
25-34	98	30	30.5	19.8-43.9	9	8.0	3.4-17.4	8	10.4	3.8-25.3	51	51.1	37.8-64.2
35-44	164	50	32.0	23.9-41.3	16	8.0	4.5-13.8	15	11.1	6.2-19.2	83	48.8	39.7-58.1
45-54	222	50	27.3	20.0-36.2	25	10.9	6.8-17.1	38	13.2	9.0-18.9	109	48.6	39.9-57.3
55-64	258	61	27.2	20.4-35.3	30	12.4	7.8-19.2	60	22.1	16.4-29.1	107	38.3	31.0-46.2
65-74	197	45	22.7	15.8-31.6	15	8.2	4.5-14.4	36	17.5	12.0-24.9	101	51.6	42.7-60.4
75+	118	19	13.8	8.4-21.9	7	4.4	2.0- 9.5	25	24.7	16.1-35.9	67	57.1	45.8-67.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	245	57	28.1	19.2-39.1	22	8.7	4.4-16.7	59	15.6	10.7-22.3	107	47.5	35.8-59.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	360	93	25.5	18.7-33.6	40	14.0	8.0-23.3	65	17.7	10.4-28.5	162	42.9	34.1-52.1
Some Post-H.S.	265	70	28.3	20.5-37.7	19	7.2	3.6-13.9	33	13.3	8.2-20.8	143	51.2	42.2-60.1
College Graduate	236	50	25.3	18.6-33.5	25	8.1	4.7-13.6	28	10.2	6.5-15.6	133	56.4	48.2-64.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	219	54	30.5	19.9-43.7	20	8.4	4.6-14.9	57	26.2	16.8-38.5	88	34.9	25.3-45.9
$15,000- 24,999	229	60	26.2	18.5-35.8	26	14.4	6.4-29.2	30	11.4	7.1-17.8	113	47.9	37.3-58.7
$25,000- 34,999	107	26	25.3	16.1-37.3	5	4.5	1.7-11.5	21	21.7	12.3-35.4	55	48.6	36.3-61.0
$35,000- 49,999	136	26	21.1	13.1-32.1	19	13.5	7.8-22.5	25	14.5	8.5-23.7	66	50.9	38.6-63.1
$50,000-74,999	122	35	34.0	22.5-47.6	12	14.0	6.5-27.7	8	4.9	2.0-11.1	67	47.2	35.4-59.4
$75,000+	146	34	23.2	15.2-33.9	14	7.9	3.9-15.4	18	16.1	5.5-39.0	80	52.8	39.4-65.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	669	161	25.8	20.9-31.5	76	12.2	8.1-18.0	146	18.5	14.4-23.4	286	43.4	37.0-50.1
No	421	106	28.3	21.8-35.7	29	7.4	4.2-12.7	37	9.7	4.7-18.9	249	54.6	46.7-62.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	110	21	18.0	10.8-28.4	9	7.2	3.2-15.6	16	10.2	5.6-18.0	64	64.5	53.0-74.6
Non-Veteran	996	249	27.6	23.3-32.4	97	10.3	7.3-14.5	169	15.1	11.5-19.8	481	46.9	41.6-52.3

Total
Respond.^

1-4

5-14

15 or more times

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

283

23.1

16.1-32.0

9.2

4.5-18.0

16.4

9.7-26.5

152

51.3

41.3-61.1

Female

823

208

29.1

24.8-33.8

10.6

7.8-14.4

138

13.5

10.9-16.5

393

46.8

42.1-51.6

RACE

White

858

207

26.0

21.6-30.8

10.6

7.2-15.4

137

15.8

11.5-21.4

428

47.6

42.0-53.3

African American

189

30.4

20.6-42.5

9.4

4.7-18.0

9.2

5.8-14.3

51.0

39.6-62.3

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

19.4

2.1-73.1

80.6

26.9-97.9

Native American

24.3

8.7-51.9

14.6

4.3-39.5

21.8

7.2-49.7

39.3

19.8-63.0

Other Minorities

21.8

8.9-44.4

1.8

0.2-11.9

21.7

8.3-45.8

54.7

31.4-76.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

31.0

15.0-53.4

8.6

1.8-33.0

12.8

4.0-33.9

47.6

25.9-70.2

-English Speaking

26.4

11.0-50.9

10.2

2.1-37.8

11.7

2.9-36.7

51.7

27.3-75.3

-Spanish Speaking

55.4

14.7-90.0

0.0

. - .

18.5

2.3-68.6

26.0

3.5-77.4

Non-Hispanic

1,074

261

26.6

22.5-31.2

104

10.1

7.2-14.0

181

14.8

11.3-19.1

528

48.5

43.5-53.6

AGE

18-24

24.2

12.2-42.2

14.5

4.8-36.1

11.6

2.6-38.8

49.8

31.2-68.5

25-34

30.5

19.8-43.9

8.0

3.4-17.4

10.4

3.8-25.3

51.1

37.8-64.2

35-44

164

32.0

23.9-41.3

8.0

4.5-13.8

11.1

6.2-19.2

48.8

39.7-58.1

45-54

222

27.3

20.0-36.2

10.9

6.8-17.1

13.2

9.0-18.9

109

48.6

39.9-57.3

55-64

258

27.2

20.4-35.3

12.4

7.8-19.2

22.1

16.4-29.1

107

38.3

31.0-46.2

65-74

197

22.7

15.8-31.6

8.2

4.5-14.4

17.5

12.0-24.9

101

51.6

42.7-60.4

75+

118

13.8

8.4-21.9

4.4

2.0- 9.5

24.7

16.1-35.9

57.1

45.8-67.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

245

28.1

19.2-39.1

8.7

4.4-16.7

15.6

10.7-22.3

107

47.5

35.8-59.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

360

25.5

18.7-33.6

14.0

8.0-23.3

17.7

10.4-28.5

162

42.9

34.1-52.1

Some Post-H.S.

265

28.3

20.5-37.7

7.2

3.6-13.9

13.3

8.2-20.8

143

51.2

42.2-60.1

College Graduate

236

25.3

18.6-33.5

8.1

4.7-13.6

10.2

6.5-15.6

133

56.4

48.2-64.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

219

30.5

19.9-43.7

8.4

4.6-14.9

26.2

16.8-38.5

34.9

25.3-45.9

$15,000- 24,999

229

26.2

18.5-35.8

14.4

6.4-29.2

11.4

7.1-17.8

113

47.9

37.3-58.7

$25,000- 34,999

107

25.3

16.1-37.3

4.5

1.7-11.5

21.7

12.3-35.4

48.6

36.3-61.0

$35,000- 49,999

136

21.1

13.1-32.1

13.5

7.8-22.5

14.5

8.5-23.7

50.9

38.6-63.1

$50,000-74,999

122

34.0

22.5-47.6

14.0

6.5-27.7

4.9

2.0-11.1

47.2

35.4-59.4

$75,000+

146

23.2

15.2-33.9

7.9

3.9-15.4

16.1

5.5-39.0

52.8

39.4-65.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

669

161

25.8

20.9-31.5

12.2

8.1-18.0

146

18.5

14.4-23.4

286

43.4

37.0-50.1

421

106

28.3

21.8-35.7

7.4

4.2-12.7

9.7

4.7-18.9

249

54.6

46.7-62.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

110

18.0

10.8-28.4

7.2

3.2-15.6

10.2

5.6-18.0

64.5

53.0-74.6

Non-Veteran

996

249

27.6

23.3-32.4

10.3

7.3-14.5

169

15.1

11.5-19.8

481

46.9

41.6-52.3

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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.

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