BRFSS 2007 - 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: 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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	288	55	24.7	16.5-35.2	7	3.2	1.3- 8.1	104	30.7	22.8-39.9	122	41.4	32.1-51.3
Female	832	147	20.6	16.9-24.8	26	3.2	1.9- 5.4	348	37.7	33.2-42.4	311	38.5	34.0-43.2
RACE
White	868	146	21.4	16.6-27.3	25	2.8	1.6- 4.7	365	36.6	31.6-42.0	332	39.2	33.8-44.8
African American	191	45	26.8	17.9-38.2	6	5.2	1.9-13.5	65	31.0	21.5-42.5	75	36.9	26.7-48.5
Asian	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
Native American	29	5	15.0	5.0-37.3	1	2.6	0.3-16.6	11	26.0	11.1-49.8	12	56.5	33.7-76.8
Other Minorities	27	6	16.3	5.7-38.6	1	0.4	0.1- 3.2	10	30.5	14.0-54.2	10	52.8	29.3-75.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	30	7	26.7	11.5-50.7	0	0.0	. - .	10	19.3	8.9-37.0	13	53.9	31.3-75.1
-English Speaking	26	6	26.7	10.3-53.7	0	0.0	. - .	9	19.5	8.3-39.1	11	53.8	28.7-77.1
-Spanish Speaking	4	1	26.8	3.6-78.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	18.5	2.3-68.6	2	54.6	14.3-89.7
Non-Hispanic	1,089	195	22.2	17.9-27.2	33	3.3	2.0- 5.4	442	35.4	31.0-40.2	419	39.1	34.3-44.0
AGE
18-24	49	9	24.6	11.0-46.3	2	4.7	1.1-17.7	12	25.4	12.1-45.8	26	45.3	27.7-64.2
25-34	98	24	27.7	16.7-42.2	3	1.6	0.5- 5.5	25	26.6	16.8-39.4	46	44.1	31.5-57.6
35-44	164	38	26.0	18.6-35.1	3	3.8	1.2-11.4	59	35.4	27.0-44.9	64	34.8	26.7-43.8
45-54	226	40	20.8	14.1-29.4	7	3.2	1.2- 7.9	83	32.0	25.0-39.8	96	44.1	35.7-52.9
55-64	263	54	24.0	17.3-32.2	14	4.6	2.5- 8.3	116	41.8	34.4-49.6	79	29.6	22.9-37.3
65-74	196	25	13.1	8.2-20.0	3	2.8	0.7-10.7	98	47.7	38.8-56.6	70	36.5	28.5-45.4
75+	122	12	7.6	3.9-14.3	0	0.0	. - .	58	51.1	40.0-62.1	52	41.3	31.0-52.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	250	38	16.0	9.8-25.1	4	2.0	0.5- 7.5	105	28.5	21.1-37.4	103	53.4	42.3-64.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	366	67	26.8	18.3-37.6	11	3.7	1.5- 9.0	157	39.4	30.6-48.9	131	30.1	23.3-37.8
Some Post-H.S.	267	50	21.9	14.6-31.4	6	1.6	0.6- 4.2	104	36.6	28.6-45.5	107	39.9	31.7-48.7
College Graduate	237	47	22.2	15.9-30.0	12	5.5	2.7-11.2	86	32.5	25.6-40.3	92	39.8	32.1-48.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	223	27	20.2	10.7-35.0	4	0.8	0.3- 2.4	105	35.8	26.8-45.9	87	43.1	31.9-55.1
$15,000- 24,999	232	48	19.4	13.5-27.0	5	4.0	1.1-13.6	84	38.8	28.2-50.5	95	37.8	28.5-48.1
$25,000- 34,999	106	19	17.7	10.5-28.1	4	4.4	1.5-12.7	47	44.7	32.6-57.5	36	33.2	22.6-45.8
$35,000- 49,999	137	23	19.7	11.9-30.8	5	3.2	1.0- 9.4	54	31.9	22.5-43.0	55	45.3	33.1-58.2
$50,000-74,999	122	27	28.5	17.5-42.9	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	49	37.8	26.8-50.2	45	33.5	23.7-44.9
$75,000+	146	29	26.2	13.6-44.4	7	5.7	2.3-13.5	56	29.8	20.8-40.8	54	38.3	27.2-50.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	680	124	23.1	18.1-29.0	17	3.0	1.4- 6.3	304	38.1	32.3-44.3	235	35.9	29.7-42.6
No	424	76	21.7	14.9-30.5	16	3.7	2.0- 6.7	143	31.0	24.6-38.2	189	43.6	36.3-51.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	112	21	18.6	11.1-29.4	2	0.9	0.2- 3.8	42	32.8	23.1-44.3	47	47.7	36.1-59.5
Non-Veteran	1,008	181	22.7	18.1-27.9	31	3.5	2.1- 5.7	410	35.0	30.4-40.0	386	38.8	33.8-44.1

Total
Respond.^

1-14 days

15-24 days

25-30 days

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

288

24.7

16.5-35.2

3.2

1.3- 8.1

104

30.7

22.8-39.9

122

41.4

32.1-51.3

Female

832

147

20.6

16.9-24.8

3.2

1.9- 5.4

348

37.7

33.2-42.4

311

38.5

34.0-43.2

RACE

White

868

146

21.4

16.6-27.3

2.8

1.6- 4.7

365

36.6

31.6-42.0

332

39.2

33.8-44.8

African American

191

26.8

17.9-38.2

5.2

1.9-13.5

31.0

21.5-42.5

36.9

26.7-48.5

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

15.0

5.0-37.3

2.6

0.3-16.6

26.0

11.1-49.8

56.5

33.7-76.8

Other Minorities

16.3

5.7-38.6

0.4

0.1- 3.2

30.5

14.0-54.2

52.8

29.3-75.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

26.7

11.5-50.7

0.0

. - .

19.3

8.9-37.0

53.9

31.3-75.1

-English Speaking

26.7

10.3-53.7

0.0

. - .

19.5

8.3-39.1

53.8

28.7-77.1

-Spanish Speaking

26.8

3.6-78.0

0.0

. - .

18.5

2.3-68.6

54.6

14.3-89.7

Non-Hispanic

1,089

195

22.2

17.9-27.2

3.3

2.0- 5.4

442

35.4

31.0-40.2

419

39.1

34.3-44.0

AGE

18-24

24.6

11.0-46.3

4.7

1.1-17.7

25.4

12.1-45.8

45.3

27.7-64.2

25-34

27.7

16.7-42.2

1.6

0.5- 5.5

26.6

16.8-39.4

44.1

31.5-57.6

35-44

164

26.0

18.6-35.1

3.8

1.2-11.4

35.4

27.0-44.9

34.8

26.7-43.8

45-54

226

20.8

14.1-29.4

3.2

1.2- 7.9

32.0

25.0-39.8

44.1

35.7-52.9

55-64

263

24.0

17.3-32.2

4.6

2.5- 8.3

116

41.8

34.4-49.6

29.6

22.9-37.3

65-74

196

13.1

8.2-20.0

2.8

0.7-10.7

47.7

38.8-56.6

36.5

28.5-45.4

75+

122

7.6

3.9-14.3

0.0

. - .

51.1

40.0-62.1

41.3

31.0-52.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

250

16.0

9.8-25.1

2.0

0.5- 7.5

105

28.5

21.1-37.4

103

53.4

42.3-64.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

366

26.8

18.3-37.6

3.7

1.5- 9.0

157

39.4

30.6-48.9

131

30.1

23.3-37.8

Some Post-H.S.

267

21.9

14.6-31.4

1.6

0.6- 4.2

104

36.6

28.6-45.5

107

39.9

31.7-48.7

College Graduate

237

22.2

15.9-30.0

5.5

2.7-11.2

32.5

25.6-40.3

39.8

32.1-48.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

223

20.2

10.7-35.0

0.8

0.3- 2.4

105

35.8

26.8-45.9

43.1

31.9-55.1

$15,000- 24,999

232

19.4

13.5-27.0

4.0

1.1-13.6

38.8

28.2-50.5

37.8

28.5-48.1

$25,000- 34,999

106

17.7

10.5-28.1

4.4

1.5-12.7

44.7

32.6-57.5

33.2

22.6-45.8

$35,000- 49,999

137

19.7

11.9-30.8

3.2

1.0- 9.4

31.9

22.5-43.0

45.3

33.1-58.2

$50,000-74,999

122

28.5

17.5-42.9

0.2

0.0- 1.5

37.8

26.8-50.2

33.5

23.7-44.9

$75,000+

146

26.2

13.6-44.4

5.7

2.3-13.5

29.8

20.8-40.8

38.3

27.2-50.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

680

124

23.1

18.1-29.0

3.0

1.4- 6.3

304

38.1

32.3-44.3

235

35.9

29.7-42.6

424

21.7

14.9-30.5

3.7

2.0- 6.7

143

31.0

24.6-38.2

189

43.6

36.3-51.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

112

18.6

11.1-29.4

0.9

0.2- 3.8

32.8

23.1-44.3

47.7

36.1-59.5

Non-Veteran

1,008

181

22.7

18.1-27.9

3.5

2.1- 5.7

410

35.0

30.4-40.0

386

38.8

33.8-44.1

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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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