BRFSS 2007 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont 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
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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	125	22	27.2	15.2-43.7	3	1.6	0.4- 6.1	43	33.2	21.4-47.6	57	38.0	26.2-51.4
Female	379	76	24.6	19.1-31.1	5	2.3	0.8- 6.2	150	35.1	28.9-42.0	148	38.0	31.4-45.0
RACE
White	399	68	24.3	17.0-33.4	7	2.4	0.9- 5.9	160	35.4	28.3-43.2	164	38.0	31.0-45.5
African American	85	26	31.6	19.2-47.2	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	28	35.6	21.9-52.2	30	31.5	19.0-47.6
Other Minorities	19	4	16.8	5.2-42.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	13.9	4.1-38.0	11	69.3	43.1-87.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	5	36.1	13.3-67.5	0	0.0	. - .	5	12.7	4.1-33.4	7	51.2	21.9-79.7
Non-Hispanic	486	93	25.4	19.0-33.0	8	2.1	0.9- 4.7	188	35.3	28.9-42.4	197	37.2	30.8-44.0
AGE
18-24	28	6	26.0	9.2-54.9	1	2.7	0.4-17.5	8	36.6	17.0-62.0	13	34.6	17.5-57.0
25-34	45	13	35.4	18.6-56.9	0	0.0	. - .	10	20.6	9.9-38.1	22	44.0	26.3-63.3
35-44	83	18	26.5	16.7-39.3	1	2.2	0.3-14.1	31	36.9	25.3-50.4	33	34.4	23.4-47.3
45-54	100	22	26.2	15.8-40.1	2	2.7	0.5-13.3	31	24.4	15.8-35.7	45	46.7	33.8-60.0
55-64	107	24	28.6	18.3-41.8	2	1.6	0.3- 6.8	45	40.3	29.4-52.2	36	29.5	19.8-41.6
65-74	80	10	14.2	6.9-26.9	2	4.8	0.9-21.4	34	39.4	26.1-54.3	34	41.6	28.6-56.0
75+	61	5	6.5	2.2-17.7	0	0.0	. - .	34	58.9	42.9-73.1	22	34.6	21.5-50.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	107	18	16.7	9.3-28.2	2	2.9	0.5-15.0	38	26.3	16.8-38.6	49	54.2	40.1-67.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	153	29	32.0	18.8-48.9	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	64	38.5	25.1-53.8	59	28.6	18.9-40.8
Some Post-H.S.	113	23	27.0	16.1-41.7	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	42	35.8	24.6-48.7	47	36.9	25.6-49.8
College Graduate	131	28	23.4	15.5-33.6	4	4.3	1.4-12.3	49	34.4	25.3-44.9	50	37.9	28.2-48.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	78	12	32.1	15.4-55.0	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0	33	29.3	17.6-44.7	32	38.0	23.2-55.5
$15,000- 24,999	95	16	18.4	10.1-31.3	0	0.0	. - .	38	45.1	28.1-63.3	41	36.5	22.5-53.3
$25,000- 34,999	45	7	23.1	10.8-42.8	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3	19	39.1	23.2-57.7	18	36.7	20.9-56.0
$35,000- 49,999	55	9	20.4	9.9-37.5	2	3.9	0.7-18.1	18	22.9	12.5-38.4	26	52.7	33.6-71.1
$50,000-74,999	65	15	30.4	16.1-49.8	0	0.0	. - .	26	38.9	24.4-55.7	24	30.7	18.8-45.9
$75,000+	88	23	32.2	16.4-53.5	3	4.4	1.3-13.8	28	25.4	15.6-38.7	34	37.9	24.5-53.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	288	64	29.3	21.8-38.2	3	1.3	0.3- 6.2	118	36.9	28.6-46.1	103	32.4	25.2-40.6
No	206	34	22.8	13.3-36.2	5	2.8	1.1- 7.3	72	32.3	23.2-43.0	95	42.1	31.9-53.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	48	7	18.1	7.9-36.3	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	17	32.8	18.8-50.6	23	48.4	31.4-65.8
Non-Veteran	456	91	26.5	19.8-34.4	7	2.1	0.9- 5.0	176	34.5	27.8-41.9	182	36.9	30.3-44.0

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

125

27.2

15.2-43.7

1.6

0.4- 6.1

33.2

21.4-47.6

38.0

26.2-51.4

Female

379

24.6

19.1-31.1

2.3

0.8- 6.2

150

35.1

28.9-42.0

148

38.0

31.4-45.0

RACE

White

399

24.3

17.0-33.4

2.4

0.9- 5.9

160

35.4

28.3-43.2

164

38.0

31.0-45.5

African American

31.6

19.2-47.2

1.3

0.2- 8.8

35.6

21.9-52.2

31.5

19.0-47.6

Other Minorities

16.8

5.2-42.5

0.0

. - .

13.9

4.1-38.0

69.3

43.1-87.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

36.1

13.3-67.5

0.0

. - .

12.7

4.1-33.4

51.2

21.9-79.7

Non-Hispanic

486

25.4

19.0-33.0

2.1

0.9- 4.7

188

35.3

28.9-42.4

197

37.2

30.8-44.0

AGE

18-24

26.0

9.2-54.9

2.7

0.4-17.5

36.6

17.0-62.0

34.6

17.5-57.0

25-34

35.4

18.6-56.9

0.0

. - .

20.6

9.9-38.1

44.0

26.3-63.3

35-44

26.5

16.7-39.3

2.2

0.3-14.1

36.9

25.3-50.4

34.4

23.4-47.3

45-54

100

26.2

15.8-40.1

2.7

0.5-13.3

24.4

15.8-35.7

46.7

33.8-60.0

55-64

107

28.6

18.3-41.8

1.6

0.3- 6.8

40.3

29.4-52.2

29.5

19.8-41.6

65-74

14.2

6.9-26.9

4.8

0.9-21.4

39.4

26.1-54.3

41.6

28.6-56.0

75+

6.5

2.2-17.7

0.0

. - .

58.9

42.9-73.1

34.6

21.5-50.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

107

16.7

9.3-28.2

2.9

0.5-15.0

26.3

16.8-38.6

54.2

40.1-67.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

153

32.0

18.8-48.9

1.0

0.1- 6.6

38.5

25.1-53.8

28.6

18.9-40.8

Some Post-H.S.

113

27.0

16.1-41.7

0.3

0.0- 2.3

35.8

24.6-48.7

36.9

25.6-49.8

College Graduate

131

23.4

15.5-33.6

4.3

1.4-12.3

34.4

25.3-44.9

37.9

28.2-48.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

32.1

15.4-55.0

0.6

0.1- 4.0

29.3

17.6-44.7

38.0

23.2-55.5

$15,000- 24,999

18.4

10.1-31.3

0.0

. - .

45.1

28.1-63.3

36.5

22.5-53.3

$25,000- 34,999

23.1

10.8-42.8

1.1

0.1- 7.3

39.1

23.2-57.7

36.7

20.9-56.0

$35,000- 49,999

20.4

9.9-37.5

3.9

0.7-18.1

22.9

12.5-38.4

52.7

33.6-71.1

$50,000-74,999

30.4

16.1-49.8

0.0

. - .

38.9

24.4-55.7

30.7

18.8-45.9

$75,000+

32.2

16.4-53.5

4.4

1.3-13.8

25.4

15.6-38.7

37.9

24.5-53.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

288

29.3

21.8-38.2

1.3

0.3- 6.2

118

36.9

28.6-46.1

103

32.4

25.2-40.6

206

22.8

13.3-36.2

2.8

1.1- 7.3

32.3

23.2-43.0

42.1

31.9-53.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

18.1

7.9-36.3

0.7

0.1- 4.9

32.8

18.8-50.6

48.4

31.4-65.8

Non-Veteran

456

26.5

19.8-34.4

2.1

0.9- 5.0

176

34.5

27.8-41.9

182

36.9

30.3-44.0

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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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