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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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 AMERICAN 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
AGE
18-24	4	1	10.3	0.8-61.7	1	3.6	0.3-33.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	86.1	35.9-98.6
25-34	20	6	36.1	14.6-65.2	1	2.9	0.4-18.7	3	10.8	3.3-30.5	10	50.2	25.9-74.4
35-44	20	6	28.4	11.7-54.1	0	0.0	. - .	7	27.0	10.8-53.2	7	44.6	20.5-71.6
45-54	33	12	32.8	16.1-55.4	0	0.0	. - .	12	47.2	23.8-71.9	9	20.0	8.5-40.1
55-64	31	5	11.6	4.2-28.6	1	5.7	0.8-31.3	18	49.5	27.3-71.9	7	33.1	12.8-62.5
65-74	34	8	32.2	16.7-52.9	0	0.0	. - .	20	57.6	38.1-74.9	6	10.2	3.8-24.6
75+	14	2	7.2	1.6-27.1	0	0.0	. - .	6	39.9	16.6-68.9	6	52.9	25.6-78.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	46	11	21.4	11.0-37.5	1	4.2	0.6-24.3	21	31.6	18.9-47.7	13	42.8	26.0-61.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	52	16	27.1	13.3-47.6	0	0.0	. - .	21	23.9	11.9-42.3	15	48.9	24.6-73.7
Some Post-H.S.	29	8	25.3	11.4-47.0	0	0.0	. - .	13	44.2	22.0-69.0	8	30.5	13.5-55.4
College Graduate	30	5	27.8	8.5-61.4	2	4.6	1.0-18.7	11	33.7	15.5-58.4	12	34.0	15.1-59.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	51	12	20.3	10.7-35.1	1	4.0	0.6-23.3	23	27.5	16.2-42.8	15	48.2	29.9-67.1
$15,000- 24,999	40	9	28.0	13.6-48.9	1	1.5	0.2-10.4	19	44.9	25.1-66.6	11	25.6	12.7-44.8
$25,000- 34,999	10	5	44.6	16.6-76.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.8	0.6-29.2	4	50.5	20.0-80.7
$35,000- 49,999	14	4	32.1	11.4-63.4	0	0.0	. - .	6	43.1	18.2-72.1	4	24.8	6.3-61.8
$50,000-74,999	16	2	7.9	1.8-29.0	1	6.2	0.8-34.3	6	35.4	14.1-64.8	7	50.5	22.6-78.1
$75,000+	8	2	45.4	10.0-86.1	0	0.0	. - .	4	35.7	8.3-77.5	2	18.9	3.1-63.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	104	25	22.0	14.0-32.7	1	1.7	0.2-11.2	54	44.5	32.0-57.7	24	31.8	20.1-46.5
No	51	15	30.3	14.8-52.2	1	1.6	0.2-10.6	12	17.9	8.2-35.0	23	50.2	28.6-71.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	3	0	0.0	. - .	1	23.8	2.1-82.3	2	76.2	17.7-97.9	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	154	40	26.5	17.4-38.2	2	1.3	0.3- 5.8	64	30.5	21.3-41.6	48	41.7	28.9-55.7

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 AMERICAN 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

AGE

18-24

10.3

0.8-61.7

3.6

0.3-33.0

0.0

. - .

86.1

35.9-98.6

25-34

36.1

14.6-65.2

2.9

0.4-18.7

10.8

3.3-30.5

50.2

25.9-74.4

35-44

28.4

11.7-54.1

0.0

. - .

27.0

10.8-53.2

44.6

20.5-71.6

45-54

32.8

16.1-55.4

0.0

. - .

47.2

23.8-71.9

20.0

8.5-40.1

55-64

11.6

4.2-28.6

5.7

0.8-31.3

49.5

27.3-71.9

33.1

12.8-62.5

65-74

32.2

16.7-52.9

0.0

. - .

57.6

38.1-74.9

10.2

3.8-24.6

75+

7.2

1.6-27.1

0.0

. - .

39.9

16.6-68.9

52.9

25.6-78.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

21.4

11.0-37.5

4.2

0.6-24.3

31.6

18.9-47.7

42.8

26.0-61.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

27.1

13.3-47.6

0.0

. - .

23.9

11.9-42.3

48.9

24.6-73.7

Some Post-H.S.

25.3

11.4-47.0

0.0

. - .

44.2

22.0-69.0

30.5

13.5-55.4

College Graduate

27.8

8.5-61.4

4.6

1.0-18.7

33.7

15.5-58.4

34.0

15.1-59.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

20.3

10.7-35.1

4.0

0.6-23.3

27.5

16.2-42.8

48.2

29.9-67.1

$15,000- 24,999

28.0

13.6-48.9

1.5

0.2-10.4

44.9

25.1-66.6

25.6

12.7-44.8

$25,000- 34,999

44.6

16.6-76.6

0.0

. - .

4.8

0.6-29.2

50.5

20.0-80.7

$35,000- 49,999

32.1

11.4-63.4

0.0

. - .

43.1

18.2-72.1

24.8

6.3-61.8

$50,000-74,999

7.9

1.8-29.0

6.2

0.8-34.3

35.4

14.1-64.8

50.5

22.6-78.1

$75,000+

45.4

10.0-86.1

0.0

. - .

35.7

8.3-77.5

18.9

3.1-63.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

104

22.0

14.0-32.7

1.7

0.2-11.2

44.5

32.0-57.7

31.8

20.1-46.5

30.3

14.8-52.2

1.6

0.2-10.6

17.9

8.2-35.0

50.2

28.6-71.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

23.8

2.1-82.3

76.2

17.7-97.9

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

154

26.5

17.4-38.2

1.3

0.3- 5.8

30.5

21.3-41.6

41.7

28.9-55.7

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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.