BRFSS 2008 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how often did you use a prescription asthma inhaler during an asthma attack to stop it?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	1,240	333	26.4	23.1-30.0	119	8.9	7.0-11.3	186	11.6	9.6-14.0	602	53.1	48.8-57.3
-Eastern NC	414	104	26.5	21.0-33.0	39	8.5	5.4-13.1	70	16.3	11.8-22.0	201	48.6	41.0-56.3
GENDER
Male	98	22	20.4	12.0-32.5	11	8.3	3.8-17.3	17	16.9	9.0-29.4	48	54.5	39.5-68.6
Female	316	82	30.8	24.5-37.9	28	8.7	5.1-14.4	53	15.9	11.5-21.6	153	44.6	37.8-51.6
RACE
White	255	64	26.2	19.4-34.3	20	6.1	3.1-11.5	34	15.6	9.8-24.1	137	52.1	42.4-61.7
African American	114	29	31.2	20.3-44.6	13	9.4	4.8-17.8	29	18.6	11.7-28.2	43	40.8	28.0-55.0
Other Minorities	44	11	16.9	7.4-34.3	6	19.2	6.4-45.4	7	14.2	5.2-33.2	20	49.7	26.1-73.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	3	32.6	8.9-70.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.0	0.4-21.0	5	64.3	27.1-89.8
Non-Hispanic	402	100	26.5	20.8-33.0	39	8.7	5.6-13.4	68	16.3	11.8-22.2	195	48.5	40.7-56.2
AGE
18-24	12	2	4.8	1.0-21.2	1	7.5	1.0-40.4	2	13.9	2.1-54.4	7	73.8	38.6-92.6
25-34	39	10	22.8	11.1-41.2	1	2.0	0.3-13.4	5	10.1	3.6-25.1	23	65.1	45.7-80.5
35-44	56	17	31.0	18.3-47.4	8	17.0	7.7-33.6	4	10.5	3.4-28.0	27	41.4	27.2-57.1
45-54	84	27	39.1	26.0-54.0	9	7.4	3.4-15.5	13	15.1	7.7-27.5	35	38.4	26.6-51.7
55-64	93	24	30.4	20.2-43.0	10	10.6	4.2-24.2	21	25.1	15.9-37.2	38	33.9	23.9-45.6
65-74	87	19	27.9	17.8-40.9	8	7.9	3.7-16.0	15	19.1	11.1-30.9	45	45.1	33.5-57.2
75+	40	5	17.7	6.6-39.5	2	2.2	0.5- 9.0	10	28.3	15.5-46.1	23	51.7	34.8-68.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	92	24	30.8	19.1-45.6	9	12.2	5.2-26.0	26	29.5	18.9-42.7	33	27.6	18.0-39.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	135	34	23.6	15.0-35.1	14	9.6	4.6-19.0	22	15.4	7.5-29.0	65	51.4	36.7-65.8
Some Post-H.S.	104	21	23.2	14.0-36.0	9	4.8	2.2-10.0	14	12.0	6.2-21.7	60	60.1	46.4-72.4
College Graduate	82	25	31.3	19.4-46.4	7	7.7	2.2-23.4	8	9.7	4.4-20.2	42	51.3	35.5-66.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	102	28	39.1	25.6-54.5	13	10.7	4.9-21.6	23	17.9	10.4-29.2	38	32.4	20.6-46.9
$15,000- 24,999	87	14	17.7	9.3-31.2	7	6.2	2.6-14.0	26	32.2	19.0-49.0	40	43.9	28.7-60.4
$25,000- 34,999	35	6	9.8	3.9-22.1	4	23.1	7.1-54.1	3	14.2	4.3-38.3	22	52.9	31.2-73.5
$35,000- 49,999	49	16	38.7	23.2-56.9	4	11.7	3.4-33.4	3	7.6	2.3-22.5	26	42.0	26.7-59.0
$50,000-74,999	51	12	20.2	10.8-34.4	5	7.9	2.7-21.1	7	13.1	5.8-27.0	27	58.8	41.8-73.9
$75,000+	42	14	32.8	17.3-53.3	5	5.8	1.8-17.0	2	4.4	1.0-16.9	21	57.0	36.1-75.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	279	72	28.8	21.5-37.4	33	12.5	7.7-19.5	61	22.7	16.0-31.1	113	36.1	26.6-46.7
No	132	32	23.1	15.3-33.2	6	2.1	0.8- 5.7	7	5.4	2.4-11.6	87	69.4	58.6-78.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	50	11	20.7	11.1-35.4	7	11.6	5.1-24.4	11	29.6	16.1-47.9	21	38.1	23.5-55.1
Non-Veteran	363	93	27.6	21.4-34.8	31	7.2	4.3-12.0	59	14.5	10.0-20.6	180	50.6	42.3-58.9

Total
Respond.^

1-4

5-14

15 or more times

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,240

333

26.4

23.1-30.0

119

8.9

7.0-11.3

186

11.6

9.6-14.0

602

53.1

48.8-57.3

-Eastern NC

414

104

26.5

21.0-33.0

8.5

5.4-13.1

16.3

11.8-22.0

201

48.6

41.0-56.3

GENDER

Male

20.4

12.0-32.5

8.3

3.8-17.3

16.9

9.0-29.4

54.5

39.5-68.6

Female

316

30.8

24.5-37.9

8.7

5.1-14.4

15.9

11.5-21.6

153

44.6

37.8-51.6

RACE

White

255

26.2

19.4-34.3

6.1

3.1-11.5

15.6

9.8-24.1

137

52.1

42.4-61.7

African American

114

31.2

20.3-44.6

9.4

4.8-17.8

18.6

11.7-28.2

40.8

28.0-55.0

Other Minorities

16.9

7.4-34.3

19.2

6.4-45.4

14.2

5.2-33.2

49.7

26.1-73.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

32.6

8.9-70.6

0.0

. - .

3.0

0.4-21.0

64.3

27.1-89.8

Non-Hispanic

402

100

26.5

20.8-33.0

8.7

5.6-13.4

16.3

11.8-22.2

195

48.5

40.7-56.2

AGE

18-24

4.8

1.0-21.2

7.5

1.0-40.4

13.9

2.1-54.4

73.8

38.6-92.6

25-34

22.8

11.1-41.2

2.0

0.3-13.4

10.1

3.6-25.1

65.1

45.7-80.5

35-44

31.0

18.3-47.4

17.0

7.7-33.6

10.5

3.4-28.0

41.4

27.2-57.1

45-54

39.1

26.0-54.0

7.4

3.4-15.5

15.1

7.7-27.5

38.4

26.6-51.7

55-64

30.4

20.2-43.0

10.6

4.2-24.2

25.1

15.9-37.2

33.9

23.9-45.6

65-74

27.9

17.8-40.9

7.9

3.7-16.0

19.1

11.1-30.9

45.1

33.5-57.2

75+

17.7

6.6-39.5

2.2

0.5- 9.0

28.3

15.5-46.1

51.7

34.8-68.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

30.8

19.1-45.6

12.2

5.2-26.0

29.5

18.9-42.7

27.6

18.0-39.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

135

23.6

15.0-35.1

9.6

4.6-19.0

15.4

7.5-29.0

51.4

36.7-65.8

Some Post-H.S.

104

23.2

14.0-36.0

4.8

2.2-10.0

12.0

6.2-21.7

60.1

46.4-72.4

College Graduate

31.3

19.4-46.4

7.7

2.2-23.4

9.7

4.4-20.2

51.3

35.5-66.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

102

39.1

25.6-54.5

10.7

4.9-21.6

17.9

10.4-29.2

32.4

20.6-46.9

$15,000- 24,999

17.7

9.3-31.2

6.2

2.6-14.0

32.2

19.0-49.0

43.9

28.7-60.4

$25,000- 34,999

9.8

3.9-22.1

23.1

7.1-54.1

14.2

4.3-38.3

52.9

31.2-73.5

$35,000- 49,999

38.7

23.2-56.9

11.7

3.4-33.4

7.6

2.3-22.5

42.0

26.7-59.0

$50,000-74,999

20.2

10.8-34.4

7.9

2.7-21.1

13.1

5.8-27.0

58.8

41.8-73.9

$75,000+

32.8

17.3-53.3

5.8

1.8-17.0

4.4

1.0-16.9

57.0

36.1-75.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

279

28.8

21.5-37.4

12.5

7.7-19.5

22.7

16.0-31.1

113

36.1

26.6-46.7

132

23.1

15.3-33.2

2.1

0.8- 5.7

5.4

2.4-11.6

69.4

58.6-78.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

20.7

11.1-35.4

11.6

5.1-24.4

29.6

16.1-47.9

38.1

23.5-55.1

Non-Veteran

363

27.6

21.4-34.8

7.2

4.3-12.0

14.5

10.0-20.6

180

50.6

42.3-58.9

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*These data apply only to those with current asthma.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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