BRFSS 2008 - 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: North Carolina

Adult Asthma History-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	205	52	28.3	19.6-38.9	6	2.3	1.0- 5.2	77	26.5	19.3-35.3	70	42.9	32.4-54.1
GENDER
Males	48	12	32.8	17.0-53.7	3	2.7	0.8- 8.8	11	17.3	8.4-32.6	22	47.2	29.3-65.8
Females	157	40	25.7	16.8-37.1	3	2.0	0.6- 6.4	66	31.9	22.4-43.2	48	40.4	27.9-54.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	1	64.0	10.0-96.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	36.0	3.4-90.0	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	199	51	28.5	19.7-39.2	6	2.3	1.0- 5.3	74	26.1	18.9-35.0	68	43.1	32.5-54.4
AGE
18-24	7	3	39.3	9.3-80.5	1	1.5	0.2-12.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	59.1	18.7-90.1
25-34	24	7	33.7	14.7-60.1	1	2.3	0.3-15.3	3	8.7	2.6-25.0	13	55.2	31.8-76.5
35-44	29	9	39.3	19.2-63.8	0	0.0	. - .	10	31.0	14.5-54.3	10	29.7	13.9-52.5
45-54	49	17	25.8	14.5-41.8	0	0.0	. - .	16	35.0	18.2-56.6	16	39.1	22.0-59.4
55-64	40	6	10.0	4.0-22.8	3	9.3	2.9-26.2	19	37.8	22.2-56.5	12	42.9	24.2-64.0
65-74	39	8	26.4	13.4-45.3	1	2.8	0.4-17.2	22	55.1	37.3-71.7	8	15.7	6.9-32.2
75+	16	2	6.3	1.4-24.0	0	0.0	. - .	7	42.1	19.3-68.7	7	51.7	26.3-76.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	58	14	31.1	14.1-55.4	2	3.7	0.8-14.8	24	24.1	13.7-38.7	18	41.1	23.9-60.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	70	20	24.0	13.4-39.3	2	2.3	0.5- 9.5	25	22.3	12.2-37.1	23	51.4	32.1-70.3
Some Post-H.S.	44	12	28.7	14.0-49.9	0	0.0	. - .	17	31.3	16.4-51.5	15	40.0	21.8-61.5
College Graduate	33	6	31.8	12.1-61.2	2	4.1	0.9-16.6	11	29.7	13.9-52.7	14	34.4	16.5-58.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	66	15	19.7	10.6-33.6	3	5.7	1.7-17.0	26	23.9	13.4-39.1	22	50.7	34.1-67.2
$15,000- 24,999	53	12	25.1	13.5-41.9	2	2.3	0.6- 8.9	22	36.8	21.3-55.7	17	35.8	21.5-53.2
$25,000- 34,999	13	5	33.3	12.6-63.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	9.0	2.0-31.8	6	57.7	29.4-81.8
$35,000- 49,999	22	7	43.4	20.5-69.5	0	0.0	. - .	9	39.9	19.2-64.9	6	16.7	5.6-40.6
$50,000-74,999	18	3	25.0	5.8-64.0	1	4.4	0.6-26.5	6	25.1	9.6-51.5	8	45.5	19.5-74.3
$75,000+	12	2	26.7	4.8-72.5	0	0.0	. - .	5	25.7	7.1-60.9	5	47.6	14.7-82.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	138	34	24.3	16.0-35.0	4	2.9	1.0- 8.0	64	37.8	27.7-49.2	36	35.0	24.5-47.2
No	65	18	33.4	18.3-53.0	1	1.0	0.1- 6.9	13	13.3	6.4-25.4	33	52.3	33.8-70.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	15	4	24.9	8.0-55.8	2	9.6	2.1-34.1	6	41.4	16.2-72.1	3	24.0	6.7-58.1
Non-Veteran	190	48	28.6	19.5-39.8	4	1.7	0.6- 4.7	71	25.3	18.1-34.3	67	44.4	33.4-56.1

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

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

205

28.3

19.6-38.9

2.3

1.0- 5.2

26.5

19.3-35.3

42.9

32.4-54.1

GENDER

Males

32.8

17.0-53.7

2.7

0.8- 8.8

17.3

8.4-32.6

47.2

29.3-65.8

Females

157

25.7

16.8-37.1

2.0

0.6- 6.4

31.9

22.4-43.2

40.4

27.9-54.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

64.0

10.0-96.6

0.0

. - .

36.0

3.4-90.0

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

199

28.5

19.7-39.2

2.3

1.0- 5.3

26.1

18.9-35.0

43.1

32.5-54.4

AGE

18-24

39.3

9.3-80.5

1.5

0.2-12.2

0.0

. - .

59.1

18.7-90.1

25-34

33.7

14.7-60.1

2.3

0.3-15.3

8.7

2.6-25.0

55.2

31.8-76.5

35-44

39.3

19.2-63.8

0.0

. - .

31.0

14.5-54.3

29.7

13.9-52.5

45-54

25.8

14.5-41.8

0.0

. - .

35.0

18.2-56.6

39.1

22.0-59.4

55-64

10.0

4.0-22.8

9.3

2.9-26.2

37.8

22.2-56.5

42.9

24.2-64.0

65-74

26.4

13.4-45.3

2.8

0.4-17.2

55.1

37.3-71.7

15.7

6.9-32.2

75+

6.3

1.4-24.0

0.0

. - .

42.1

19.3-68.7

51.7

26.3-76.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

31.1

14.1-55.4

3.7

0.8-14.8

24.1

13.7-38.7

41.1

23.9-60.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

24.0

13.4-39.3

2.3

0.5- 9.5

22.3

12.2-37.1

51.4

32.1-70.3

Some Post-H.S.

28.7

14.0-49.9

0.0

. - .

31.3

16.4-51.5

40.0

21.8-61.5

College Graduate

31.8

12.1-61.2

4.1

0.9-16.6

29.7

13.9-52.7

34.4

16.5-58.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

19.7

10.6-33.6

5.7

1.7-17.0

23.9

13.4-39.1

50.7

34.1-67.2

$15,000- 24,999

25.1

13.5-41.9

2.3

0.6- 8.9

36.8

21.3-55.7

35.8

21.5-53.2

$25,000- 34,999

33.3

12.6-63.3

0.0

. - .

9.0

2.0-31.8

57.7

29.4-81.8

$35,000- 49,999

43.4

20.5-69.5

0.0

. - .

39.9

19.2-64.9

16.7

5.6-40.6

$50,000-74,999

25.0

5.8-64.0

4.4

0.6-26.5

25.1

9.6-51.5

45.5

19.5-74.3

$75,000+

26.7

4.8-72.5

0.0

. - .

25.7

7.1-60.9

47.6

14.7-82.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

138

24.3

16.0-35.0

2.9

1.0- 8.0

37.8

27.7-49.2

35.0

24.5-47.2

33.4

18.3-53.0

1.0

0.1- 6.9

13.3

6.4-25.4

52.3

33.8-70.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

24.9

8.0-55.8

9.6

2.1-34.1

41.4

16.2-72.1

24.0

6.7-58.1

Non-Veteran

190

28.6

19.5-39.8

1.7

0.6- 4.7

25.3

18.1-34.3

44.4

33.4-56.1

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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.

This page was generated on 21MAY09.