BRFSS 2007 - Western 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: Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male	79	17	24.3	13.0-40.8	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6	30	30.9	19.9-44.7	31	44.0	29.5-59.5
Female	172	29	17.3	10.6-27.1	9	4.1	1.7- 9.8	75	43.8	33.2-55.0	59	34.7	25.8-44.9
RACE
White	236	43	20.4	13.5-29.5	9	2.9	1.2- 6.6	99	37.5	29.1-46.7	85	39.2	30.6-48.6
African American	8	3	36.1	10.7-72.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	22.1	4.4-63.8	3	41.8	13.3-77.1
Other Minorities	7	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.8	0.3-21.4	4	82.0	42.4-96.6	2	15.2	2.5-55.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	250	46	20.2	13.7-28.9	10	2.8	1.2- 6.2	104	38.4	30.1-47.4	90	38.6	30.3-47.6
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	41.4	6.0-88.6	2	58.6	11.4-94.0
25-34	20	5	28.8	11.0-56.9	1	3.8	0.5-23.0	6	31.5	12.1-60.6	8	36.0	15.8-62.9
35-44	31	8	29.2	14.4-50.1	0	0.0	. - .	11	29.2	15.0-49.2	12	41.6	24.2-61.4
45-54	49	6	10.9	4.6-23.7	1	1.5	0.2-10.2	21	39.9	25.4-56.5	21	47.6	31.7-64.1
55-64	65	13	17.3	9.7-28.9	6	7.2	3.0-16.2	29	41.8	28.9-55.9	17	33.8	20.7-49.9
65-74	55	9	14.2	7.1-26.4	1	1.7	0.2-11.2	28	53.1	37.6-68.1	17	31.0	18.7-46.8
75+	27	5	19.8	7.8-41.7	0	0.0	. - .	9	40.9	22.9-61.8	13	39.3	22.3-59.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	58	8	11.4	5.2-23.1	1	1.2	0.2- 8.3	25	48.6	33.6-63.9	24	38.8	25.2-54.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	90	19	23.2	13.2-37.5	3	1.9	0.6- 6.4	38	43.0	28.2-59.2	30	31.9	20.4-46.1
Some Post-H.S.	69	14	21.6	9.3-42.5	3	4.4	0.9-19.5	28	32.3	19.0-49.2	24	41.8	24.8-61.0
College Graduate	34	5	21.9	7.1-50.9	3	4.0	1.1-12.9	14	26.8	14.0-45.0	12	47.3	26.7-69.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	59	8	14.4	6.9-27.6	3	3.3	1.0-10.7	25	41.1	27.7-56.0	23	41.2	27.5-56.3
$15,000- 24,999	57	11	18.1	8.1-35.7	0	0.0	. - .	22	39.9	22.1-60.9	24	41.9	24.0-62.2
$25,000- 34,999	29	6	12.1	4.7-28.0	1	6.8	0.9-35.7	10	37.6	16.8-64.3	12	43.4	21.5-68.3
$35,000- 49,999	34	8	38.1	17.5-64.2	2	4.1	1.0-16.0	18	43.8	23.4-66.4	6	14.0	5.7-30.4
$50,000-74,999	20	4	16.2	5.5-39.0	0	0.0	. - .	10	40.6	20.1-65.0	6	43.2	21.3-68.2
$75,000+	24	3	7.8	2.4-22.6	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4	11	34.6	17.3-57.1	9	56.5	33.8-76.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	163	27	17.3	10.1-28.3	7	2.3	1.0- 5.2	74	44.4	33.8-55.6	55	36.0	26.6-46.6
No	85	17	22.2	11.9-37.6	3	3.5	0.9-12.8	31	32.2	20.2-47.0	34	42.1	28.1-57.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	26	7	23.1	10.3-43.9	0	0.0	. - .	12	39.7	21.9-60.7	7	37.2	18.5-60.8
Non-Veteran	225	39	19.8	12.9-29.3	10	3.1	1.4- 6.9	93	38.4	29.6-48.1	83	38.6	29.8-48.3

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

-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

GENDER

Male

24.3

13.0-40.8

0.8

0.1- 5.6

30.9

19.9-44.7

44.0

29.5-59.5

Female

172

17.3

10.6-27.1

4.1

1.7- 9.8

43.8

33.2-55.0

34.7

25.8-44.9

RACE

White

236

20.4

13.5-29.5

2.9

1.2- 6.6

37.5

29.1-46.7

39.2

30.6-48.6

African American

36.1

10.7-72.8

0.0

. - .

22.1

4.4-63.8

41.8

13.3-77.1

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

2.8

0.3-21.4

82.0

42.4-96.6

15.2

2.5-55.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

250

20.2

13.7-28.9

2.8

1.2- 6.2

104

38.4

30.1-47.4

38.6

30.3-47.6

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

41.4

6.0-88.6

58.6

11.4-94.0

25-34

28.8

11.0-56.9

3.8

0.5-23.0

31.5

12.1-60.6

36.0

15.8-62.9

35-44

29.2

14.4-50.1

0.0

. - .

29.2

15.0-49.2

41.6

24.2-61.4

45-54

10.9

4.6-23.7

1.5

0.2-10.2

39.9

25.4-56.5

47.6

31.7-64.1

55-64

17.3

9.7-28.9

7.2

3.0-16.2

41.8

28.9-55.9

33.8

20.7-49.9

65-74

14.2

7.1-26.4

1.7

0.2-11.2

53.1

37.6-68.1

31.0

18.7-46.8

75+

19.8

7.8-41.7

0.0

. - .

40.9

22.9-61.8

39.3

22.3-59.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

11.4

5.2-23.1

1.2

0.2- 8.3

48.6

33.6-63.9

38.8

25.2-54.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

23.2

13.2-37.5

1.9

0.6- 6.4

43.0

28.2-59.2

31.9

20.4-46.1

Some Post-H.S.

21.6

9.3-42.5

4.4

0.9-19.5

32.3

19.0-49.2

41.8

24.8-61.0

College Graduate

21.9

7.1-50.9

4.0

1.1-12.9

26.8

14.0-45.0

47.3

26.7-69.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

14.4

6.9-27.6

3.3

1.0-10.7

41.1

27.7-56.0

41.2

27.5-56.3

$15,000- 24,999

18.1

8.1-35.7

0.0

. - .

39.9

22.1-60.9

41.9

24.0-62.2

$25,000- 34,999

12.1

4.7-28.0

6.8

0.9-35.7

37.6

16.8-64.3

43.4

21.5-68.3

$35,000- 49,999

38.1

17.5-64.2

4.1

1.0-16.0

43.8

23.4-66.4

14.0

5.7-30.4

$50,000-74,999

16.2

5.5-39.0

0.0

. - .

40.6

20.1-65.0

43.2

21.3-68.2

$75,000+

7.8

2.4-22.6

1.2

0.2- 8.4

34.6

17.3-57.1

56.5

33.8-76.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

163

17.3

10.1-28.3

2.3

1.0- 5.2

44.4

33.8-55.6

36.0

26.6-46.6

22.2

11.9-37.6

3.5

0.9-12.8

32.2

20.2-47.0

42.1

28.1-57.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

23.1

10.3-43.9

0.0

. - .

39.7

21.9-60.7

37.2

18.5-60.8

Non-Veteran

225

19.8

12.9-29.3

3.1

1.4- 6.9

38.4

29.6-48.1

38.6

29.8-48.3

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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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