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

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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	35	9	28.7	13.8-50.2	0	0.0	. - .	13	25.3	13.1-43.2	13	46.0	26.4-66.9
Buncombe	23	4	17.2	5.7-41.5	0	0.0	. - .	7	21.7	9.4-42.4	12	61.2	37.7-80.4
Cabarrus	28	6	24.8	9.6-50.5	0	0.0	. - .	11	37.7	19.6-60.1	11	37.5	20.1-58.9
Catawba	33	4	12.1	4.3-29.4	1	2.7	0.4-16.9	13	39.9	22.6-60.1	15	45.3	27.3-64.7
Cumberland	35	8	33.8	13.6-62.4	1	1.5	0.2-10.4	11	25.4	12.3-45.3	15	39.3	21.0-61.1
Davidson	30	4	18.2	5.1-48.0	2	3.9	0.9-15.1	9	23.7	10.8-44.3	15	54.2	31.1-75.5
Durham	16	2	20.8	5.1-56.1	0	0.0	. - .	8	52.3	25.4-77.9	6	26.9	10.6-53.2
Forsyth	25	6	22.9	10.0-44.2	0	0.0	. - .	8	29.9	13.1-54.7	11	47.2	25.8-69.8
Gaston	26	1	1.5	0.2-10.6	1	17.6	2.8-61.7	10	47.8	24.2-72.5	14	33.0	16.2-55.8
Guilford	33	9	33.0	15.5-57.0	0	0.0	. - .	10	31.7	15.4-54.1	14	35.4	18.8-56.4
Iredell	18	6	32.7	11.1-65.4	0	0.0	. - .	7	35.0	11.1-69.9	5	32.3	12.3-61.9
Johnston	31	5	36.1	12.6-68.8	0	0.0	. - .	17	38.5	19.1-62.5	9	25.4	11.4-47.4
Mecklenburg	45	14	33.7	19.8-51.2	1	3.6	0.5-21.5	14	26.4	14.7-42.6	16	36.3	21.6-54.2
New Hanover	20	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.1	1.4-28.3	10	50.3	23.7-76.7	8	42.7	18.7-70.7
Onslow	28	8	20.6	9.4-39.4	1	6.3	0.9-33.7	10	31.8	15.6-54.1	9	41.3	20.7-65.4
Orange	20	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.1	0.6-30.4	10	24.9	9.4-51.5	9	70.1	41.4-88.6
Pitt	34	8	22.1	10.2-41.7	1	2.3	0.3-14.7	12	41.0	22.6-62.3	13	34.6	18.2-55.6
Randolph	27	3	4.7	1.4-14.5	0	0.0	. - .	14	58.4	35.9-77.9	10	36.9	18.6-59.9
Robeson	27	3	17.0	5.1-43.7	1	2.4	0.3-15.5	13	26.5	12.8-47.0	10	54.1	30.6-75.9
Rowan	25	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	10	32.5	15.2-56.5	15	67.5	43.5-84.8
Union	28	7	14.4	5.7-31.9	0	0.0	. - .	12	47.8	21.6-75.3	9	37.8	15.2-67.3
Wake	34	9	37.8	15.9-66.1	2	5.2	1.2-19.4	13	24.8	11.6-45.2	10	32.3	15.2-56.0
Wayne	29	4	6.0	1.7-19.2	0	0.0	. - .	11	39.9	20.4-63.2	14	54.1	31.1-75.5
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	504	98	25.6	19.4-33.0	8	2.0	0.9- 4.6	193	34.4	28.1-41.2	205	38.0	31.7-44.7
Western NC	251	46	20.2	13.6-28.8	10	2.8	1.2- 6.2	105	38.6	30.3-47.5	90	38.5	30.3-47.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	169	29	17.6	11.2-26.5	6	6.4	1.4-24.8	68	30.9	23.0-40.1	66	45.1	34.5-56.1
Northwest	224	41	23.1	14.7-34.6	8	2.3	0.9- 5.3	86	39.1	28.1-51.3	89	35.5	26.6-45.6
Charlotte	146	33	23.2	15.6-33.1	2	3.4	0.8-12.8	55	35.6	25.6-47.0	56	37.8	27.5-49.3
Greensboro	136	26	26.8	16.8-39.7	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	55	32.1	22.7-43.3	54	40.4	29.3-52.6
Southern Regional	109	18	20.0	10.1-35.6	4	2.4	0.8- 7.0	37	24.1	15.3-36.0	50	53.5	39.2-67.2
Coastal	46	1	0.6	0.1- 4.8	2	2.0	0.4- 9.4	26	47.8	21.6-75.2	17	49.6	22.2-77.3
Wake	99	18	31.5	16.5-51.6	2	2.7	0.7-10.4	46	34.4	21.1-50.6	33	31.5	18.7-47.9
Area L	35	7	32.4	11.5-63.9	3	14.8	4.4-39.5	15	30.1	15.1-51.0	10	22.7	10.6-42.2
Eastern	156	29	13.9	8.9-21.0	5	3.2	1.2- 8.0	64	39.5	29.9-50.0	58	43.4	32.2-55.2

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

28.7

13.8-50.2

0.0

. - .

25.3

13.1-43.2

46.0

26.4-66.9

Buncombe

17.2

5.7-41.5

0.0

. - .

21.7

9.4-42.4

61.2

37.7-80.4

Cabarrus

24.8

9.6-50.5

0.0

. - .

37.7

19.6-60.1

37.5

20.1-58.9

Catawba

12.1

4.3-29.4

2.7

0.4-16.9

39.9

22.6-60.1

45.3

27.3-64.7

Cumberland

33.8

13.6-62.4

1.5

0.2-10.4

25.4

12.3-45.3

39.3

21.0-61.1

Davidson

18.2

5.1-48.0

3.9

0.9-15.1

23.7

10.8-44.3

54.2

31.1-75.5

Durham

20.8

5.1-56.1

0.0

. - .

52.3

25.4-77.9

26.9

10.6-53.2

Forsyth

22.9

10.0-44.2

0.0

. - .

29.9

13.1-54.7

47.2

25.8-69.8

Gaston

1.5

0.2-10.6

17.6

2.8-61.7

47.8

24.2-72.5

33.0

16.2-55.8

Guilford

33.0

15.5-57.0

0.0

. - .

31.7

15.4-54.1

35.4

18.8-56.4

Iredell

32.7

11.1-65.4

0.0

. - .

35.0

11.1-69.9

32.3

12.3-61.9

Johnston

36.1

12.6-68.8

0.0

. - .

38.5

19.1-62.5

25.4

11.4-47.4

Mecklenburg

33.7

19.8-51.2

3.6

0.5-21.5

26.4

14.7-42.6

36.3

21.6-54.2

New Hanover

0.0

. - .

7.1

1.4-28.3

50.3

23.7-76.7

42.7

18.7-70.7

Onslow

20.6

9.4-39.4

6.3

0.9-33.7

31.8

15.6-54.1

41.3

20.7-65.4

Orange

0.0

. - .

5.1

0.6-30.4

24.9

9.4-51.5

70.1

41.4-88.6

Pitt

22.1

10.2-41.7

2.3

0.3-14.7

41.0

22.6-62.3

34.6

18.2-55.6

Randolph

4.7

1.4-14.5

0.0

. - .

58.4

35.9-77.9

36.9

18.6-59.9

Robeson

17.0

5.1-43.7

2.4

0.3-15.5

26.5

12.8-47.0

54.1

30.6-75.9

Rowan

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

32.5

15.2-56.5

67.5

43.5-84.8

Union

14.4

5.7-31.9

0.0

. - .

47.8

21.6-75.3

37.8

15.2-67.3

Wake

37.8

15.9-66.1

5.2

1.2-19.4

24.8

11.6-45.2

32.3

15.2-56.0

Wayne

6.0

1.7-19.2

0.0

. - .

39.9

20.4-63.2

54.1

31.1-75.5

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

504

25.6

19.4-33.0

2.0

0.9- 4.6

193

34.4

28.1-41.2

205

38.0

31.7-44.7

Western NC

251

20.2

13.6-28.8

2.8

1.2- 6.2

105

38.6

30.3-47.5

38.5

30.3-47.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

169

17.6

11.2-26.5

6.4

1.4-24.8

30.9

23.0-40.1

45.1

34.5-56.1

Northwest

224

23.1

14.7-34.6

2.3

0.9- 5.3

39.1

28.1-51.3

35.5

26.6-45.6

Charlotte

146

23.2

15.6-33.1

3.4

0.8-12.8

35.6

25.6-47.0

37.8

27.5-49.3

Greensboro

136

26.8

16.8-39.7

0.7

0.1- 4.9

32.1

22.7-43.3

40.4

29.3-52.6

Southern Regional

109

20.0

10.1-35.6

2.4

0.8- 7.0

24.1

15.3-36.0

53.5

39.2-67.2

Coastal

0.6

0.1- 4.8

2.0

0.4- 9.4

47.8

21.6-75.2

49.6

22.2-77.3

Wake

31.5

16.5-51.6

2.7

0.7-10.4

34.4

21.1-50.6

31.5

18.7-47.9

Area L

32.4

11.5-63.9

14.8

4.4-39.5

30.1

15.1-51.0

22.7

10.6-42.2

Eastern

156

13.9

8.9-21.0

3.2

1.2- 8.0

39.5

29.9-50.0

43.4

32.2-55.2

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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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