BRFSS 2008 - 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: North Carolina

Adult Asthma History-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	201	54	28.8	20.5-38.8	28	12.3	7.6-19.4	40	12.1	8.1-17.6	79	46.8	36.0-57.8
GENDER
Males	47	11	27.7	14.2-47.1	6	10.2	3.8-24.3	7	9.3	3.8-21.1	23	52.8	34.2-70.7
Females	154	43	29.4	19.9-41.2	22	13.6	7.8-22.7	33	13.7	8.9-20.5	56	43.2	30.5-56.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	1	64.0	10.0-96.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	36.0	3.4-90.0
Non-Hispanic	195	52	28.8	20.4-39.0	28	12.5	7.7-19.8	39	11.8	7.9-17.4	76	46.8	36.0-58.0
AGE
18-24	7	1	4.4	0.5-29.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.5	0.2-12.2	5	94.1	71.8-99.0
25-34	24	7	35.5	16.0-61.4	1	2.5	0.3-16.4	2	5.0	1.2-18.7	14	57.0	33.2-78.0
35-44	29	11	44.3	23.3-67.6	9	35.9	17.6-59.6	0	0.0	. - .	9	19.7	8.9-38.3
45-54	49	20	37.8	21.3-57.8	7	13.6	5.0-32.0	8	12.6	4.9-29.0	14	35.9	19.3-56.8
55-64	39	9	27.4	14.0-46.8	4	10.5	2.6-33.8	15	30.6	16.9-48.9	11	31.4	14.4-55.5
65-74	38	5	16.5	6.5-36.0	5	15.3	6.1-33.6	10	27.2	13.9-46.4	18	41.0	25.0-59.1
75+	14	1	12.0	1.7-51.4	2	6.6	1.5-25.2	4	35.1	13.6-65.0	7	46.3	21.6-72.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	55	15	30.3	15.4-50.9	10	13.8	5.9-29.2	11	12.9	6.2-24.9	19	43.0	24.1-64.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	69	19	26.1	14.3-42.7	4	4.0	1.3-11.3	18	16.8	8.6-30.2	28	53.1	33.8-71.5
Some Post-H.S.	44	10	27.2	13.3-47.6	8	14.6	6.2-30.7	7	8.5	3.5-19.2	19	49.7	30.1-69.4
College Graduate	33	10	34.8	14.7-62.3	6	22.4	8.2-48.4	4	8.1	2.6-22.6	13	34.7	16.5-58.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	63	17	36.1	20.5-55.4	8	11.8	4.8-26.4	19	21.1	11.4-35.7	19	31.0	17.3-49.2
$15,000- 24,999	53	11	24.5	12.8-41.7	7	9.1	3.9-20.2	11	16.3	8.3-29.5	24	50.0	33.2-66.9
$25,000- 34,999	13	3	19.2	5.4-49.6	1	1.4	0.2-10.2	0	0.0	. - .	9	79.3	49.7-93.7
$35,000- 49,999	22	10	54.3	29.9-76.8	5	23.1	8.4-49.7	1	5.4	0.7-30.5	6	17.2	5.8-40.9
$50,000-74,999	17	4	16.3	5.0-41.9	2	21.0	5.3-55.9	4	11.8	3.6-32.5	7	50.9	22.6-78.6
$75,000+	12	2	25.6	4.3-72.4	3	19.3	4.3-55.7	2	7.6	1.5-30.2	5	47.6	14.6-82.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	135	35	34.6	24.0-46.9	23	15.3	9.1-24.5	34	18.2	12.0-26.6	43	32.0	21.9-44.1
No	65	19	22.2	11.5-38.6	5	9.0	3.3-22.5	5	4.5	1.7-11.3	36	64.3	46.7-78.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	15	3	19.9	5.2-52.8	4	27.8	7.8-63.7	5	35.0	12.8-66.2	3	17.3	5.1-45.1
Non-Veteran	186	51	29.5	20.7-40.2	24	11.1	6.6-18.1	35	10.2	6.8-15.2	76	49.1	37.9-60.5

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

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

201

28.8

20.5-38.8

12.3

7.6-19.4

12.1

8.1-17.6

46.8

36.0-57.8

GENDER

Males

27.7

14.2-47.1

10.2

3.8-24.3

9.3

3.8-21.1

52.8

34.2-70.7

Females

154

29.4

19.9-41.2

13.6

7.8-22.7

13.7

8.9-20.5

43.2

30.5-56.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

64.0

10.0-96.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

36.0

3.4-90.0

Non-Hispanic

195

28.8

20.4-39.0

12.5

7.7-19.8

11.8

7.9-17.4

46.8

36.0-58.0

AGE

18-24

4.4

0.5-29.1

0.0

. - .

1.5

0.2-12.2

94.1

71.8-99.0

25-34

35.5

16.0-61.4

2.5

0.3-16.4

5.0

1.2-18.7

57.0

33.2-78.0

35-44

44.3

23.3-67.6

35.9

17.6-59.6

0.0

. - .

19.7

8.9-38.3

45-54

37.8

21.3-57.8

13.6

5.0-32.0

12.6

4.9-29.0

35.9

19.3-56.8

55-64

27.4

14.0-46.8

10.5

2.6-33.8

30.6

16.9-48.9

31.4

14.4-55.5

65-74

16.5

6.5-36.0

15.3

6.1-33.6

27.2

13.9-46.4

41.0

25.0-59.1

75+

12.0

1.7-51.4

6.6

1.5-25.2

35.1

13.6-65.0

46.3

21.6-72.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

30.3

15.4-50.9

13.8

5.9-29.2

12.9

6.2-24.9

43.0

24.1-64.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

26.1

14.3-42.7

4.0

1.3-11.3

16.8

8.6-30.2

53.1

33.8-71.5

Some Post-H.S.

27.2

13.3-47.6

14.6

6.2-30.7

8.5

3.5-19.2

49.7

30.1-69.4

College Graduate

34.8

14.7-62.3

22.4

8.2-48.4

8.1

2.6-22.6

34.7

16.5-58.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

36.1

20.5-55.4

11.8

4.8-26.4

21.1

11.4-35.7

31.0

17.3-49.2

$15,000- 24,999

24.5

12.8-41.7

9.1

3.9-20.2

16.3

8.3-29.5

50.0

33.2-66.9

$25,000- 34,999

19.2

5.4-49.6

1.4

0.2-10.2

0.0

. - .

79.3

49.7-93.7

$35,000- 49,999

54.3

29.9-76.8

23.1

8.4-49.7

5.4

0.7-30.5

17.2

5.8-40.9

$50,000-74,999

16.3

5.0-41.9

21.0

5.3-55.9

11.8

3.6-32.5

50.9

22.6-78.6

$75,000+

25.6

4.3-72.4

19.3

4.3-55.7

7.6

1.5-30.2

47.6

14.6-82.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

135

34.6

24.0-46.9

15.3

9.1-24.5

18.2

12.0-26.6

32.0

21.9-44.1

22.2

11.5-38.6

9.0

3.3-22.5

4.5

1.7-11.3

64.3

46.7-78.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

19.9

5.2-52.8

27.8

7.8-63.7

35.0

12.8-66.2

17.3

5.1-45.1

Non-Veteran

186

29.5

20.7-40.2

11.1

6.6-18.1

10.2

6.8-15.2

49.1

37.9-60.5

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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.

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