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

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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	320	55	20.3	13.9-28.7	12	2.9	1.4- 6.0	125	29.2	23.1-36.2	128	47.6	39.2-56.1
Female	937	174	20.6	17.1-24.7	41	4.0	2.8- 5.8	371	34.1	29.9-38.5	351	41.3	36.3-46.4
RACE
White	969	160	19.1	15.4-23.4	42	3.8	2.6- 5.7	397	35.9	31.8-40.3	370	41.1	36.4-45.9
African American	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
Asian	8	3	13.8	3.0-45.8	1	15.4	1.9-63.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	70.8	29.2-93.5
Native American	39	11	33.2	14.6-59.1	2	4.4	1.0-18.1	13	24.4	11.0-45.7	13	38.0	18.9-61.7
Other Minorities	34	3	8.2	2.2-26.0	2	3.6	0.7-16.7	9	15.2	5.3-36.5	20	73.1	49.4-88.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	31	2	3.7	0.9-14.5	2	6.9	1.4-28.0	14	29.9	13.3-54.3	13	59.5	35.9-79.4
-English Speaking	22	2	6.8	1.6-24.6	2	12.6	2.6-43.6	12	33.6	15.2-58.8	6	47.1	22.3-73.5
-Spanish Speaking	9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	25.4	4.1-72.9	7	74.6	27.1-95.9
Non-Hispanic	1,220	226	21.1	17.6-25.0	51	3.6	2.5- 5.0	479	32.4	28.8-36.2	464	43.0	38.6-47.6
AGE
18-24	38	11	25.0	11.3-46.6	2	1.3	0.3- 6.2	3	4.5	1.2-15.7	22	69.2	48.2-84.4
25-34	114	31	27.9	19.0-39.1	6	3.9	1.6- 8.9	24	18.0	11.1-27.7	53	50.2	39.0-61.4
35-44	183	44	23.8	17.0-32.3	9	5.6	2.6-11.8	56	28.9	21.7-37.5	74	41.6	33.1-50.7
45-54	262	50	15.6	11.4-21.0	7	2.6	1.1- 6.0	99	41.8	34.2-49.9	106	40.0	32.5-47.9
55-64	274	39	16.9	11.2-24.8	16	4.7	2.7- 8.1	126	45.1	37.4-53.1	93	33.2	26.3-41.0
65-74	235	41	21.3	15.5-28.6	9	3.9	1.8- 8.1	106	42.7	35.4-50.3	79	32.1	25.4-39.6
75+	144	13	7.8	3.8-15.2	3	1.7	0.5- 5.5	80	58.1	47.6-67.9	48	32.4	23.4-43.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	275	43	17.9	11.7-26.3	10	3.4	1.7- 6.7	122	38.1	30.3-46.7	100	40.6	32.4-49.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	370	67	19.8	13.4-28.2	14	2.5	1.3- 4.7	152	31.2	24.5-38.9	137	46.5	37.1-56.3
Some Post-H.S.	328	69	22.7	16.9-29.9	16	3.8	2.1- 6.7	108	28.0	22.1-34.8	135	45.5	38.0-53.2
College Graduate	282	50	21.2	15.0-29.1	13	5.2	2.6-10.0	114	34.2	27.6-41.5	105	39.4	31.7-47.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	271	44	14.9	10.0-21.6	16	5.6	3.1-10.0	123	33.1	25.1-42.2	88	46.4	35.5-57.6
$15,000- 24,999	260	39	16.1	11.1-22.8	10	2.3	1.1- 4.9	110	36.9	28.9-45.6	101	44.7	35.8-54.0
$25,000- 34,999	115	21	17.7	10.4-28.4	3	1.1	0.3- 3.5	43	36.0	25.2-48.3	48	45.2	33.5-57.6
$35,000- 49,999	154	29	25.8	17.2-36.9	7	3.7	1.6- 8.1	57	37.5	28.4-47.5	61	33.0	24.4-42.9
$50,000-74,999	147	44	34.1	24.6-45.1	8	5.6	2.5-11.9	40	19.2	13.5-26.7	55	41.0	31.3-51.6
$75,000+	158	19	18.4	9.0-34.1	5	4.0	1.4-10.9	71	37.4	27.7-48.3	63	40.2	29.1-52.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	793	144	18.9	15.4-23.1	36	4.0	2.7- 5.8	353	38.3	33.5-43.5	260	38.8	33.1-44.7
No	453	82	22.3	16.4-29.4	16	3.2	1.7- 5.9	139	24.8	20.0-30.3	216	49.7	42.7-56.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	124	20	16.3	9.6-26.3	4	5.0	1.4-15.9	63	43.4	32.5-54.9	37	35.4	24.3-48.3
Non-Veteran	1,132	208	20.8	17.2-24.9	49	3.5	2.5- 4.9	433	31.2	27.5-35.2	442	44.5	39.8-49.3

Total
Respond.^

1-14 days

15-24 days

25-30 days

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

320

20.3

13.9-28.7

2.9

1.4- 6.0

125

29.2

23.1-36.2

128

47.6

39.2-56.1

Female

937

174

20.6

17.1-24.7

4.0

2.8- 5.8

371

34.1

29.9-38.5

351

41.3

36.3-46.4

RACE

White

969

160

19.1

15.4-23.4

3.8

2.6- 5.7

397

35.9

31.8-40.3

370

41.1

36.4-45.9

African American

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

Asian

13.8

3.0-45.8

15.4

1.9-63.5

0.0

. - .

70.8

29.2-93.5

Native American

33.2

14.6-59.1

4.4

1.0-18.1

24.4

11.0-45.7

38.0

18.9-61.7

Other Minorities

8.2

2.2-26.0

3.6

0.7-16.7

15.2

5.3-36.5

73.1

49.4-88.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

3.7

0.9-14.5

6.9

1.4-28.0

29.9

13.3-54.3

59.5

35.9-79.4

-English Speaking

6.8

1.6-24.6

12.6

2.6-43.6

33.6

15.2-58.8

47.1

22.3-73.5

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25.4

4.1-72.9

74.6

27.1-95.9

Non-Hispanic

1,220

226

21.1

17.6-25.0

3.6

2.5- 5.0

479

32.4

28.8-36.2

464

43.0

38.6-47.6

AGE

18-24

25.0

11.3-46.6

1.3

0.3- 6.2

4.5

1.2-15.7

69.2

48.2-84.4

25-34

114

27.9

19.0-39.1

3.9

1.6- 8.9

18.0

11.1-27.7

50.2

39.0-61.4

35-44

183

23.8

17.0-32.3

5.6

2.6-11.8

28.9

21.7-37.5

41.6

33.1-50.7

45-54

262

15.6

11.4-21.0

2.6

1.1- 6.0

41.8

34.2-49.9

106

40.0

32.5-47.9

55-64

274

16.9

11.2-24.8

4.7

2.7- 8.1

126

45.1

37.4-53.1

33.2

26.3-41.0

65-74

235

21.3

15.5-28.6

3.9

1.8- 8.1

106

42.7

35.4-50.3

32.1

25.4-39.6

75+

144

7.8

3.8-15.2

1.7

0.5- 5.5

58.1

47.6-67.9

32.4

23.4-43.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

275

17.9

11.7-26.3

3.4

1.7- 6.7

122

38.1

30.3-46.7

100

40.6

32.4-49.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

370

19.8

13.4-28.2

2.5

1.3- 4.7

152

31.2

24.5-38.9

137

46.5

37.1-56.3

Some Post-H.S.

328

22.7

16.9-29.9

3.8

2.1- 6.7

108

28.0

22.1-34.8

135

45.5

38.0-53.2

College Graduate

282

21.2

15.0-29.1

5.2

2.6-10.0

114

34.2

27.6-41.5

105

39.4

31.7-47.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

271

14.9

10.0-21.6

5.6

3.1-10.0

123

33.1

25.1-42.2

46.4

35.5-57.6

$15,000- 24,999

260

16.1

11.1-22.8

2.3

1.1- 4.9

110

36.9

28.9-45.6

101

44.7

35.8-54.0

$25,000- 34,999

115

17.7

10.4-28.4

1.1

0.3- 3.5

36.0

25.2-48.3

45.2

33.5-57.6

$35,000- 49,999

154

25.8

17.2-36.9

3.7

1.6- 8.1

37.5

28.4-47.5

33.0

24.4-42.9

$50,000-74,999

147

34.1

24.6-45.1

5.6

2.5-11.9

19.2

13.5-26.7

41.0

31.3-51.6

$75,000+

158

18.4

9.0-34.1

4.0

1.4-10.9

37.4

27.7-48.3

40.2

29.1-52.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

793

144

18.9

15.4-23.1

4.0

2.7- 5.8

353

38.3

33.5-43.5

260

38.8

33.1-44.7

453

22.3

16.4-29.4

3.2

1.7- 5.9

139

24.8

20.0-30.3

216

49.7

42.7-56.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

124

16.3

9.6-26.3

5.0

1.4-15.9

43.4

32.5-54.9

35.4

24.3-48.3

Non-Veteran

1,132

208

20.8

17.2-24.9

3.5

2.5- 4.9

433

31.2

27.5-35.2

442

44.5

39.8-49.3

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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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