BRFSS 2007 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont 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
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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	119	19	17.8	9.6-30.7	12	13.6	5.6-29.4	19	18.9	8.6-36.7	69	49.7	35.5-63.9
Female	377	97	31.0	24.7-38.0	41	11.8	7.6-18.0	51	11.7	8.3-16.3	188	45.5	38.8-52.5
RACE
White	392	87	24.4	18.6-31.3	41	12.6	7.2-21.2	56	16.4	9.9-26.1	208	46.5	38.8-54.5
African American	84	26	32.0	19.2-48.3	10	13.6	6.2-27.3	9	6.9	3.1-14.7	39	47.4	32.1-63.2
Other Minorities	19	3	18.4	5.7-45.7	2	5.1	0.9-24.9	4	22.2	7.9-48.7	10	54.3	28.3-78.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	5	28.2	9.6-59.3	2	13.8	2.8-47.7	1	10.0	1.4-47.1	9	47.9	19.3-78.0
Non-Hispanic	478	111	26.0	20.4-32.5	51	12.5	7.9-19.3	69	14.7	9.5-22.1	247	46.8	39.8-53.9
AGE
18-24	27	7	20.5	8.4-42.1	4	22.8	7.7-50.9	3	18.2	4.3-52.6	13	38.5	19.5-61.9
25-34	45	13	29.9	15.2-50.5	5	11.3	3.9-28.5	2	9.3	1.7-38.3	25	49.5	30.8-68.4
35-44	82	23	31.9	20.8-45.5	6	6.5	2.6-15.3	5	9.8	3.8-22.8	48	51.8	38.8-64.6
45-54	100	24	28.9	18.3-42.5	13	12.1	6.1-22.4	14	10.0	5.2-18.4	49	49.0	36.0-62.2
55-64	105	23	26.3	16.5-39.1	14	13.3	6.6-24.8	18	19.4	11.6-30.8	50	41.0	29.8-53.1
65-74	80	18	24.6	13.5-40.6	6	7.2	2.5-19.1	13	14.3	7.8-24.8	43	53.9	39.4-67.7
75+	57	8	11.2	5.1-22.7	5	6.3	2.4-15.2	15	27.9	15.7-44.5	29	54.7	38.3-70.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	103	24	30.0	18.6-44.4	14	13.1	5.5-27.8	16	13.4	7.1-23.9	49	43.6	29.4-58.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	150	37	23.5	14.3-36.1	18	17.1	7.8-33.5	31	21.3	9.9-39.9	64	38.1	25.7-52.3
Some Post-H.S.	112	30	31.3	19.8-45.7	8	8.2	3.0-20.7	10	9.4	4.4-19.2	64	51.0	37.9-64.0
College Graduate	131	25	20.9	13.4-31.1	13	9.4	4.7-17.9	13	10.3	5.5-18.3	80	59.5	48.7-69.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	75	17	24.9	13.0-42.3	8	8.7	3.2-21.7	15	26.8	11.8-50.1	35	39.6	23.8-57.8
$15,000- 24,999	93	25	28.5	16.2-45.1	13	20.0	6.6-46.9	13	14.0	7.1-25.7	42	37.6	23.1-54.7
$25,000- 34,999	46	9	19.3	8.7-37.4	3	5.1	1.5-15.9	11	22.2	11.2-39.3	23	53.4	35.5-70.6
$35,000- 49,999	55	8	14.8	6.5-30.0	6	14.7	6.1-31.1	8	8.2	3.5-18.2	33	62.3	43.8-77.9
$50,000-74,999	65	16	35.0	20.0-53.6	7	16.5	6.5-36.0	3	4.3	1.2-14.6	39	44.2	29.3-60.2
$75,000+	87	21	20.9	11.9-33.8	9	8.7	3.7-18.9	8	17.7	4.8-47.9	49	52.7	35.8-69.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	282	71	27.4	20.7-35.4	41	16.4	9.5-26.8	47	16.4	10.8-24.3	123	39.8	31.7-48.5
No	204	44	25.2	16.9-36.0	12	8.9	4.2-17.8	21	11.8	4.6-27.1	127	54.1	42.6-65.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	45	6	13.2	4.9-31.1	2	5.3	1.0-24.2	6	9.2	3.3-23.0	31	72.3	53.9-85.4
Non-Veteran	451	110	27.2	21.4-34.1	51	13.2	8.4-20.3	64	15.0	9.5-22.8	226	44.5	37.3-51.9

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

119

17.8

9.6-30.7

13.6

5.6-29.4

18.9

8.6-36.7

49.7

35.5-63.9

Female

377

31.0

24.7-38.0

11.8

7.6-18.0

11.7

8.3-16.3

188

45.5

38.8-52.5

RACE

White

392

24.4

18.6-31.3

12.6

7.2-21.2

16.4

9.9-26.1

208

46.5

38.8-54.5

African American

32.0

19.2-48.3

13.6

6.2-27.3

6.9

3.1-14.7

47.4

32.1-63.2

Other Minorities

18.4

5.7-45.7

5.1

0.9-24.9

22.2

7.9-48.7

54.3

28.3-78.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.2

9.6-59.3

13.8

2.8-47.7

10.0

1.4-47.1

47.9

19.3-78.0

Non-Hispanic

478

111

26.0

20.4-32.5

12.5

7.9-19.3

14.7

9.5-22.1

247

46.8

39.8-53.9

AGE

18-24

20.5

8.4-42.1

22.8

7.7-50.9

18.2

4.3-52.6

38.5

19.5-61.9

25-34

29.9

15.2-50.5

11.3

3.9-28.5

9.3

1.7-38.3

49.5

30.8-68.4

35-44

31.9

20.8-45.5

6.5

2.6-15.3

9.8

3.8-22.8

51.8

38.8-64.6

45-54

100

28.9

18.3-42.5

12.1

6.1-22.4

10.0

5.2-18.4

49.0

36.0-62.2

55-64

105

26.3

16.5-39.1

13.3

6.6-24.8

19.4

11.6-30.8

41.0

29.8-53.1

65-74

24.6

13.5-40.6

7.2

2.5-19.1

14.3

7.8-24.8

53.9

39.4-67.7

75+

11.2

5.1-22.7

6.3

2.4-15.2

27.9

15.7-44.5

54.7

38.3-70.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

103

30.0

18.6-44.4

13.1

5.5-27.8

13.4

7.1-23.9

43.6

29.4-58.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

150

23.5

14.3-36.1

17.1

7.8-33.5

21.3

9.9-39.9

38.1

25.7-52.3

Some Post-H.S.

112

31.3

19.8-45.7

8.2

3.0-20.7

9.4

4.4-19.2

51.0

37.9-64.0

College Graduate

131

20.9

13.4-31.1

9.4

4.7-17.9

10.3

5.5-18.3

59.5

48.7-69.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

24.9

13.0-42.3

8.7

3.2-21.7

26.8

11.8-50.1

39.6

23.8-57.8

$15,000- 24,999

28.5

16.2-45.1

20.0

6.6-46.9

14.0

7.1-25.7

37.6

23.1-54.7

$25,000- 34,999

19.3

8.7-37.4

5.1

1.5-15.9

22.2

11.2-39.3

53.4

35.5-70.6

$35,000- 49,999

14.8

6.5-30.0

14.7

6.1-31.1

8.2

3.5-18.2

62.3

43.8-77.9

$50,000-74,999

35.0

20.0-53.6

16.5

6.5-36.0

4.3

1.2-14.6

44.2

29.3-60.2

$75,000+

20.9

11.9-33.8

8.7

3.7-18.9

17.7

4.8-47.9

52.7

35.8-69.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

282

27.4

20.7-35.4

16.4

9.5-26.8

16.4

10.8-24.3

123

39.8

31.7-48.5

204

25.2

16.9-36.0

8.9

4.2-17.8

11.8

4.6-27.1

127

54.1

42.6-65.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

13.2

4.9-31.1

5.3

1.0-24.2

9.2

3.3-23.0

72.3

53.9-85.4

Non-Veteran

451

110

27.2

21.4-34.1

13.2

8.4-20.3

15.0

9.5-22.8

226

44.5

37.3-51.9

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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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