BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	33	9	23.8	11.4-43.0	1	2.8	0.4-17.6	6	9.9	3.9-22.9	17	63.5	43.5-79.7
Buncombe	24	5	40.2	18.3-66.8	2	7.0	1.7-25.0	2	4.3	0.9-17.4	15	48.5	26.4-71.3
Cabarrus	28	6	26.8	11.4-51.0	4	17.6	5.0-46.2	3	9.3	2.7-27.1	15	46.3	26.4-67.5
Catawba	33	7	21.9	10.0-41.2	3	3.7	1.1-11.2	1	2.9	0.4-17.9	22	71.6	52.7-85.1
Cumberland	35	12	45.7	24.0-69.1	3	6.9	2.0-20.9	7	12.6	5.2-27.5	13	34.8	18.0-56.5
Davidson	29	5	21.2	6.5-50.9	4	12.3	4.1-31.6	5	10.5	3.9-25.2	15	55.9	31.8-77.5
Durham	16	5	20.9	7.7-45.4	1	5.5	0.7-31.3	2	17.2	3.6-53.3	8	56.4	28.9-80.5
Forsyth	25	8	29.0	13.9-50.8	3	8.5	2.4-26.1	0	0.0	. - .	14	62.5	40.3-80.4
Gaston	24	3	16.6	3.5-52.3	2	3.0	0.7-12.2	6	40.1	16.9-68.7	13	40.3	19.6-65.1
Guilford	34	8	25.2	10.8-48.3	4	8.1	2.8-20.8	8	21.0	9.5-40.3	14	45.7	26.0-66.8
Iredell	17	7	46.7	18.8-76.7	2	3.8	0.8-15.9	2	6.5	1.4-25.0	6	43.1	17.0-73.7
Johnston	31	5	21.8	8.0-47.3	3	6.0	1.7-19.6	5	11.0	4.0-26.6	18	61.2	36.4-81.2
Mecklenburg	43	9	22.5	11.0-40.4	3	7.0	2.1-20.4	8	14.7	6.5-29.6	23	55.9	38.7-71.8
New Hanover	19	4	28.7	9.3-61.1	1	1.9	0.3-13.3	5	29.0	9.1-62.4	9	40.4	16.6-69.8
Onslow	28	10	29.4	14.4-50.8	2	7.7	1.9-27.0	5	14.8	5.3-35.2	11	48.0	26.6-70.1
Orange	20	3	17.1	4.1-50.1	1	3.6	0.4-23.2	0	0.0	. - .	16	79.4	47.4-94.3
Pitt	35	11	37.9	20.2-59.5	5	10.2	3.8-24.9	3	6.2	1.9-18.1	16	45.7	27.2-65.5
Randolph	28	5	25.9	10.2-51.9	7	21.7	9.0-43.8	3	5.2	1.6-15.7	13	47.2	26.6-68.9
Robeson	26	7	28.1	11.7-53.7	0	0.0	. - .	6	13.0	4.9-30.2	13	58.9	34.4-79.7
Rowan	25	2	4.5	1.0-17.4	2	7.6	1.8-27.0	5	33.9	12.9-64.0	16	54.0	28.7-77.3
Union	28	6	13.8	5.1-32.1	3	23.6	4.6-66.4	3	9.9	2.4-32.6	16	52.8	25.1-78.8
Wake	34	9	28.0	12.7-51.1	3	11.0	3.1-31.9	5	23.0	5.2-62.2	17	38.0	19.7-60.4
Wayne	29	5	9.5	3.3-24.3	2	2.7	0.6-11.0	5	21.0	8.4-43.4	17	66.8	44.3-83.5
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	496	116	25.9	20.5-32.2	53	12.5	8.0-19.0	70	14.5	9.4-21.6	257	47.1	40.2-54.1
Western NC	250	66	29.6	21.8-38.9	26	9.5	6.2-14.3	42	13.5	9.0-19.8	116	47.4	38.5-56.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	168	42	28.4	19.5-39.3	16	10.0	5.8-16.4	32	11.8	7.8-17.4	78	49.9	39.1-60.6
Northwest	220	56	25.4	17.6-35.2	25	13.3	5.1-30.6	25	13.5	6.8-25.1	114	47.8	36.7-59.1
Charlotte	142	35	30.5	20.9-42.2	15	14.4	6.9-27.5	21	13.2	7.8-21.4	71	41.9	31.7-53.0
Greensboro	136	29	25.1	16.1-36.9	14	7.8	3.9-15.0	22	14.1	8.2-23.2	71	53.0	41.1-64.5
Southern Regional	107	30	37.5	23.3-54.2	6	5.8	2.3-14.2	20	12.9	7.2-22.1	51	43.8	30.7-57.8
Coastal	45	12	21.8	9.2-43.5	3	3.6	0.9-13.4	12	25.5	9.7-52.1	18	49.1	21.5-77.2
Wake	98	22	24.9	13.5-41.3	11	12.0	5.6-23.9	15	16.5	5.2-41.6	50	46.6	30.6-63.4
Area L	34	7	18.4	7.5-38.5	5	14.2	5.3-33.1	8	14.0	5.9-29.5	14	53.3	29.9-75.4
Eastern	156	37	20.6	13.9-29.4	11	4.0	2.0- 7.6	30	16.1	10.7-23.6	78	59.4	48.9-69.0

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

23.8

11.4-43.0

2.8

0.4-17.6

9.9

3.9-22.9

63.5

43.5-79.7

Buncombe

40.2

18.3-66.8

7.0

1.7-25.0

4.3

0.9-17.4

48.5

26.4-71.3

Cabarrus

26.8

11.4-51.0

17.6

5.0-46.2

9.3

2.7-27.1

46.3

26.4-67.5

Catawba

21.9

10.0-41.2

3.7

1.1-11.2

2.9

0.4-17.9

71.6

52.7-85.1

Cumberland

45.7

24.0-69.1

6.9

2.0-20.9

12.6

5.2-27.5

34.8

18.0-56.5

Davidson

21.2

6.5-50.9

12.3

4.1-31.6

10.5

3.9-25.2

55.9

31.8-77.5

Durham

20.9

7.7-45.4

5.5

0.7-31.3

17.2

3.6-53.3

56.4

28.9-80.5

Forsyth

29.0

13.9-50.8

8.5

2.4-26.1

0.0

. - .

62.5

40.3-80.4

Gaston

16.6

3.5-52.3

3.0

0.7-12.2

40.1

16.9-68.7

40.3

19.6-65.1

Guilford

25.2

10.8-48.3

8.1

2.8-20.8

21.0

9.5-40.3

45.7

26.0-66.8

Iredell

46.7

18.8-76.7

3.8

0.8-15.9

6.5

1.4-25.0

43.1

17.0-73.7

Johnston

21.8

8.0-47.3

6.0

1.7-19.6

11.0

4.0-26.6

61.2

36.4-81.2

Mecklenburg

22.5

11.0-40.4

7.0

2.1-20.4

14.7

6.5-29.6

55.9

38.7-71.8

New Hanover

28.7

9.3-61.1

1.9

0.3-13.3

29.0

9.1-62.4

40.4

16.6-69.8

Onslow

29.4

14.4-50.8

7.7

1.9-27.0

14.8

5.3-35.2

48.0

26.6-70.1

Orange

17.1

4.1-50.1

3.6

0.4-23.2

0.0

. - .

79.4

47.4-94.3

Pitt

37.9

20.2-59.5

10.2

3.8-24.9

6.2

1.9-18.1

45.7

27.2-65.5

Randolph

25.9

10.2-51.9

21.7

9.0-43.8

5.2

1.6-15.7

47.2

26.6-68.9

Robeson

28.1

11.7-53.7

0.0

. - .

13.0

4.9-30.2

58.9

34.4-79.7

Rowan

4.5

1.0-17.4

7.6

1.8-27.0

33.9

12.9-64.0

54.0

28.7-77.3

Union

13.8

5.1-32.1

23.6

4.6-66.4

9.9

2.4-32.6

52.8

25.1-78.8

Wake

28.0

12.7-51.1

11.0

3.1-31.9

23.0

5.2-62.2

38.0

19.7-60.4

Wayne

9.5

3.3-24.3

2.7

0.6-11.0

21.0

8.4-43.4

66.8

44.3-83.5

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

496

116

25.9

20.5-32.2

12.5

8.0-19.0

14.5

9.4-21.6

257

47.1

40.2-54.1

Western NC

250

29.6

21.8-38.9

9.5

6.2-14.3

13.5

9.0-19.8

116

47.4

38.5-56.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

168

28.4

19.5-39.3

10.0

5.8-16.4

11.8

7.8-17.4

49.9

39.1-60.6

Northwest

220

25.4

17.6-35.2

13.3

5.1-30.6

13.5

6.8-25.1

114

47.8

36.7-59.1

Charlotte

142

30.5

20.9-42.2

14.4

6.9-27.5

13.2

7.8-21.4

41.9

31.7-53.0

Greensboro

136

25.1

16.1-36.9

7.8

3.9-15.0

14.1

8.2-23.2

53.0

41.1-64.5

Southern Regional

107

37.5

23.3-54.2

5.8

2.3-14.2

12.9

7.2-22.1

43.8

30.7-57.8

Coastal

21.8

9.2-43.5

3.6

0.9-13.4

25.5

9.7-52.1

49.1

21.5-77.2

Wake

24.9

13.5-41.3

12.0

5.6-23.9

16.5

5.2-41.6

46.6

30.6-63.4

Area L

18.4

7.5-38.5

14.2

5.3-33.1

14.0

5.9-29.5

53.3

29.9-75.4

Eastern

156

20.6

13.9-29.4

4.0

2.0- 7.6

16.1

10.7-23.6

59.4

48.9-69.0

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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.

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