BRFSS 2008 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 30 days, how many days did you take a prescription asthma medication to PREVENT an asthma attack from occurring?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	1,257	229	20.5	17.2-24.3	53	3.6	2.6- 5.1	496	32.4	28.8-36.1	479	43.5	39.1-48.0
-Eastern NC	419	90	22.9	17.8-29.1	14	2.8	1.5- 5.0	173	33.5	27.4-40.1	142	40.8	33.0-49.0
GENDER
Male	98	20	16.4	9.1-27.8	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	41	32.5	21.4-46.0	36	50.7	35.6-65.6
Female	321	70	27.5	21.4-34.5	13	4.4	2.4- 8.0	132	34.2	28.1-40.8	106	33.9	27.5-41.0
RACE
White	259	51	20.9	15.0-28.5	9	2.6	1.2- 5.5	109	36.5	28.4-45.4	90	40.0	30.0-50.8
African American	116	28	25.6	16.2-38.1	4	3.3	1.1- 9.1	49	31.5	21.6-43.3	35	39.6	26.7-54.1
Other Minorities	43	11	27.1	11.4-51.8	1	2.6	0.4-17.2	15	22.8	9.5-45.2	16	47.5	23.4-72.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	2	23.2	5.1-63.0	0	0.0	. - .	4	23.8	6.5-58.5	3	52.9	17.6-85.6
Non-Hispanic	407	88	23.1	17.8-29.4	14	2.9	1.6- 5.1	167	33.4	27.3-40.2	138	40.6	32.7-49.1
AGE
18-24	12	4	19.5	5.2-51.6	1	1.1	0.1- 8.6	1	9.0	1.2-45.3	6	70.4	36.7-90.7
25-34	40	14	35.0	19.3-54.9	2	3.7	0.9-14.1	8	12.1	5.5-24.8	16	49.1	29.5-69.0
35-44	56	16	26.2	15.1-41.5	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5	20	39.2	24.7-56.0	19	33.7	20.5-50.2
45-54	84	18	18.4	10.9-29.2	2	2.1	0.4-10.7	32	36.2	24.2-50.2	32	43.4	30.1-57.6
55-64	94	15	18.5	9.9-31.8	5	6.8	2.7-16.1	46	46.3	34.5-58.5	28	28.5	19.2-40.1
65-74	89	19	27.5	17.7-40.1	3	3.3	0.9-10.9	45	51.3	39.3-63.1	22	18.0	11.0-28.0
75+	41	4	13.4	4.0-36.7	0	0.0	. - .	20	48.0	31.7-64.8	17	38.6	24.0-55.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	92	17	19.9	11.3-32.7	5	6.1	2.3-14.9	45	40.3	28.1-53.8	25	33.7	21.5-48.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	138	32	21.7	13.7-32.4	3	1.2	0.3- 4.2	55	35.4	23.9-48.9	48	41.8	26.9-58.3
Some Post-H.S.	104	26	30.3	19.0-44.7	3	1.7	0.5- 5.8	35	24.2	15.3-36.1	40	43.8	30.0-58.7
College Graduate	84	15	19.0	9.9-33.4	3	3.6	1.1-11.4	38	35.2	23.0-49.6	28	42.2	26.6-59.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	103	19	16.4	9.6-26.6	4	5.1	1.7-14.4	51	44.1	30.5-58.6	29	34.4	21.4-50.2
$15,000- 24,999	91	14	18.8	10.2-32.0	5	2.3	0.9- 6.2	40	32.6	21.0-46.8	32	46.3	30.7-62.6
$25,000- 34,999	35	10	32.8	15.4-56.6	0	0.0	. - .	16	31.8	17.0-51.4	9	35.4	17.1-59.3
$35,000- 49,999	50	12	27.5	14.8-45.3	1	1.6	0.2-10.6	16	41.4	25.3-59.6	21	29.5	17.4-45.4
$50,000-74,999	51	13	29.1	14.3-50.2	3	6.1	1.9-17.6	16	24.4	13.8-39.5	19	40.4	24.7-58.4
$75,000+	42	8	18.9	8.4-37.3	1	2.5	0.3-16.2	21	41.1	23.2-61.7	12	37.5	17.2-63.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	280	58	21.4	15.4-28.8	10	2.8	1.3- 5.6	133	41.2	32.6-50.5	79	34.6	24.7-46.1
No	134	32	25.9	17.1-37.3	3	2.5	0.8- 7.5	38	20.8	14.0-29.7	61	50.8	38.8-62.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	50	10	20.5	10.2-36.9	2	3.6	0.9-14.2	21	37.4	23.4-53.9	17	38.5	23.5-56.1
Non-Veteran	368	79	22.6	17.1-29.2	12	2.7	1.4- 5.1	152	33.2	26.7-40.5	125	41.5	32.9-50.6

Total
Respond.^

1-14 days

15-24 days

25-30 days

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,257

229

20.5

17.2-24.3

3.6

2.6- 5.1

496

32.4

28.8-36.1

479

43.5

39.1-48.0

-Eastern NC

419

22.9

17.8-29.1

2.8

1.5- 5.0

173

33.5

27.4-40.1

142

40.8

33.0-49.0

GENDER

Male

16.4

9.1-27.8

0.4

0.1- 2.9

32.5

21.4-46.0

50.7

35.6-65.6

Female

321

27.5

21.4-34.5

4.4

2.4- 8.0

132

34.2

28.1-40.8

106

33.9

27.5-41.0

RACE

White

259

20.9

15.0-28.5

2.6

1.2- 5.5

109

36.5

28.4-45.4

40.0

30.0-50.8

African American

116

25.6

16.2-38.1

3.3

1.1- 9.1

31.5

21.6-43.3

39.6

26.7-54.1

Other Minorities

27.1

11.4-51.8

2.6

0.4-17.2

22.8

9.5-45.2

47.5

23.4-72.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.2

5.1-63.0

0.0

. - .

23.8

6.5-58.5

52.9

17.6-85.6

Non-Hispanic

407

23.1

17.8-29.4

2.9

1.6- 5.1

167

33.4

27.3-40.2

138

40.6

32.7-49.1

AGE

18-24

19.5

5.2-51.6

1.1

0.1- 8.6

9.0

1.2-45.3

70.4

36.7-90.7

25-34

35.0

19.3-54.9

3.7

0.9-14.1

12.1

5.5-24.8

49.1

29.5-69.0

35-44

26.2

15.1-41.5

0.8

0.1- 5.5

39.2

24.7-56.0

33.7

20.5-50.2

45-54

18.4

10.9-29.2

2.1

0.4-10.7

36.2

24.2-50.2

43.4

30.1-57.6

55-64

18.5

9.9-31.8

6.8

2.7-16.1

46.3

34.5-58.5

28.5

19.2-40.1

65-74

27.5

17.7-40.1

3.3

0.9-10.9

51.3

39.3-63.1

18.0

11.0-28.0

75+

13.4

4.0-36.7

0.0

. - .

48.0

31.7-64.8

38.6

24.0-55.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

19.9

11.3-32.7

6.1

2.3-14.9

40.3

28.1-53.8

33.7

21.5-48.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

138

21.7

13.7-32.4

1.2

0.3- 4.2

35.4

23.9-48.9

41.8

26.9-58.3

Some Post-H.S.

104

30.3

19.0-44.7

1.7

0.5- 5.8

24.2

15.3-36.1

43.8

30.0-58.7

College Graduate

19.0

9.9-33.4

3.6

1.1-11.4

35.2

23.0-49.6

42.2

26.6-59.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

103

16.4

9.6-26.6

5.1

1.7-14.4

44.1

30.5-58.6

34.4

21.4-50.2

$15,000- 24,999

18.8

10.2-32.0

2.3

0.9- 6.2

32.6

21.0-46.8

46.3

30.7-62.6

$25,000- 34,999

32.8

15.4-56.6

0.0

. - .

31.8

17.0-51.4

35.4

17.1-59.3

$35,000- 49,999

27.5

14.8-45.3

1.6

0.2-10.6

41.4

25.3-59.6

29.5

17.4-45.4

$50,000-74,999

29.1

14.3-50.2

6.1

1.9-17.6

24.4

13.8-39.5

40.4

24.7-58.4

$75,000+

18.9

8.4-37.3

2.5

0.3-16.2

41.1

23.2-61.7

37.5

17.2-63.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

280

21.4

15.4-28.8

2.8

1.3- 5.6

133

41.2

32.6-50.5

34.6

24.7-46.1

134

25.9

17.1-37.3

2.5

0.8- 7.5

20.8

14.0-29.7

50.8

38.8-62.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

20.5

10.2-36.9

3.6

0.9-14.2

37.4

23.4-53.9

38.5

23.5-56.1

Non-Veteran

368

22.6

17.1-29.2

2.7

1.4- 5.1

152

33.2

26.7-40.5

125

41.5

32.9-50.6

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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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