BRFSS 2007 - Western 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: Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male	80	22	35.3	21.7-51.7	6	6.7	2.8-15.4	14	14.3	7.1-26.7	38	43.7	29.7-58.8
Female	170	44	25.7	17.3-36.3	20	11.5	7.1-17.9	28	12.9	8.0-20.4	78	49.9	39.1-60.7
RACE
White	236	63	30.6	22.4-40.3	26	10.1	6.6-15.2	39	12.3	8.3-18.0	108	46.9	37.8-56.3
African American	8	2	30.0	7.5-69.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.4	0.6-27.7	5	65.6	28.4-90.2
Other Minorities	6	1	2.2	0.2-17.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	55.0	12.1-91.6	3	42.8	7.9-86.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	249	66	29.7	21.8-39.0	26	9.5	6.2-14.3	42	13.5	9.0-19.8	115	47.2	38.4-56.2
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
25-34	20	7	37.9	16.8-64.8	2	3.8	0.8-15.7	2	6.8	1.1-33.0	9	51.5	26.6-75.6
35-44	31	10	31.6	16.0-52.8	5	17.4	7.0-37.0	6	17.8	7.4-37.0	10	33.2	17.8-53.3
45-54	48	12	30.0	15.8-49.6	5	10.7	4.3-24.0	8	10.6	5.0-21.1	23	48.7	32.6-65.1
55-64	65	18	30.6	18.4-46.3	7	10.2	4.7-20.9	13	16.5	8.9-28.5	27	42.6	29.4-57.0
65-74	56	13	19.6	10.7-33.2	6	13.3	5.9-27.1	10	21.7	9.9-41.2	27	45.4	30.8-60.8
75+	27	6	23.8	10.2-46.2	1	4.0	0.6-23.4	3	14.7	4.8-37.1	17	57.6	36.9-76.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	59	11	24.9	13.3-41.7	5	9.6	3.9-21.8	17	25.9	14.4-42.1	26	39.6	26.2-54.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	90	25	28.7	17.2-43.9	11	12.1	6.2-22.3	12	8.7	4.2-17.3	42	50.4	35.5-65.3
Some Post-H.S.	68	21	27.0	13.5-46.7	7	7.7	3.4-16.7	10	16.1	6.9-33.2	30	49.1	31.3-67.2
College Graduate	33	9	41.9	20.8-66.3	3	6.5	1.9-20.1	3	4.5	1.2-15.0	18	47.1	26.8-68.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	61	14	22.1	12.5-36.1	10	22.6	12.1-38.1	16	23.5	13.7-37.3	21	31.8	19.9-46.6
$15,000- 24,999	57	15	25.2	12.7-43.8	6	8.9	3.7-19.9	8	11.4	4.3-26.5	28	54.6	35.2-72.6
$25,000- 34,999	29	7	31.6	12.5-60.0	1	2.6	0.4-17.0	2	3.7	0.8-15.1	19	62.0	35.8-82.7
$35,000- 49,999	33	11	40.1	19.2-65.4	6	16.2	6.2-36.1	8	23.0	8.2-49.9	8	20.7	9.4-39.6
$50,000-74,999	20	8	31.5	14.7-55.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	8.0	1.9-28.0	10	60.5	36.8-80.0
$75,000+	23	7	36.3	15.4-64.0	1	2.9	0.4-18.5	1	2.6	0.3-16.8	14	58.2	32.5-80.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	163	38	25.9	16.9-37.7	19	11.4	7.0-18.0	37	17.9	11.9-26.0	69	44.7	34.1-55.9
No	84	27	35.2	22.2-51.0	6	5.2	2.2-12.0	5	8.1	2.7-21.8	46	51.5	36.6-66.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	26	6	25.0	10.5-48.7	3	11.3	3.5-31.1	4	10.9	3.5-29.2	13	52.8	31.9-72.7
Non-Veteran	224	60	30.1	21.7-40.2	23	9.3	5.9-14.4	38	13.8	9.0-20.6	103	46.8	37.3-56.5

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

-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

GENDER

Male

35.3

21.7-51.7

6.7

2.8-15.4

14.3

7.1-26.7

43.7

29.7-58.8

Female

170

25.7

17.3-36.3

11.5

7.1-17.9

12.9

8.0-20.4

49.9

39.1-60.7

RACE

White

236

30.6

22.4-40.3

10.1

6.6-15.2

12.3

8.3-18.0

108

46.9

37.8-56.3

African American

30.0

7.5-69.5

0.0

. - .

4.4

0.6-27.7

65.6

28.4-90.2

Other Minorities

2.2

0.2-17.7

0.0

. - .

55.0

12.1-91.6

42.8

7.9-86.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

249

29.7

21.8-39.0

9.5

6.2-14.3

13.5

9.0-19.8

115

47.2

38.4-56.2

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

37.9

16.8-64.8

3.8

0.8-15.7

6.8

1.1-33.0

51.5

26.6-75.6

35-44

31.6

16.0-52.8

17.4

7.0-37.0

17.8

7.4-37.0

33.2

17.8-53.3

45-54

30.0

15.8-49.6

10.7

4.3-24.0

10.6

5.0-21.1

48.7

32.6-65.1

55-64

30.6

18.4-46.3

10.2

4.7-20.9

16.5

8.9-28.5

42.6

29.4-57.0

65-74

19.6

10.7-33.2

13.3

5.9-27.1

21.7

9.9-41.2

45.4

30.8-60.8

75+

23.8

10.2-46.2

4.0

0.6-23.4

14.7

4.8-37.1

57.6

36.9-76.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

24.9

13.3-41.7

9.6

3.9-21.8

25.9

14.4-42.1

39.6

26.2-54.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

28.7

17.2-43.9

12.1

6.2-22.3

8.7

4.2-17.3

50.4

35.5-65.3

Some Post-H.S.

27.0

13.5-46.7

7.7

3.4-16.7

16.1

6.9-33.2

49.1

31.3-67.2

College Graduate

41.9

20.8-66.3

6.5

1.9-20.1

4.5

1.2-15.0

47.1

26.8-68.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

22.1

12.5-36.1

22.6

12.1-38.1

23.5

13.7-37.3

31.8

19.9-46.6

$15,000- 24,999

25.2

12.7-43.8

8.9

3.7-19.9

11.4

4.3-26.5

54.6

35.2-72.6

$25,000- 34,999

31.6

12.5-60.0

2.6

0.4-17.0

3.7

0.8-15.1

62.0

35.8-82.7

$35,000- 49,999

40.1

19.2-65.4

16.2

6.2-36.1

23.0

8.2-49.9

20.7

9.4-39.6

$50,000-74,999

31.5

14.7-55.1

0.0

. - .

8.0

1.9-28.0

60.5

36.8-80.0

$75,000+

36.3

15.4-64.0

2.9

0.4-18.5

2.6

0.3-16.8

58.2

32.5-80.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

163

25.9

16.9-37.7

11.4

7.0-18.0

17.9

11.9-26.0

44.7

34.1-55.9

35.2

22.2-51.0

5.2

2.2-12.0

8.1

2.7-21.8

51.5

36.6-66.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

25.0

10.5-48.7

11.3

3.5-31.1

10.9

3.5-29.2

52.8

31.9-72.7

Non-Veteran

224

30.1

21.7-40.2

9.3

5.9-14.4

13.8

9.0-20.6

103

46.8

37.3-56.5

Back to Adult Asthma History.

*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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