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-MALES

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
-MALES	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
RACE
White	255	40	17.5	10.6-27.6	9	3.3	1.4- 7.6	108	33.6	26.0-42.2	98	45.5	35.8-55.6
African American	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
Other Minorities	17	3	15.0	3.8-44.1	0	0.0	. - .	6	19.3	6.0-47.3	8	65.7	35.8-86.8
AGE
18-24	13	4	32.2	10.7-65.3	1	1.9	0.2-13.1	1	5.0	0.7-29.5	7	60.9	30.2-84.8
25-34	27	6	17.5	7.4-36.0	1	2.3	0.3-15.2	5	15.9	5.3-38.7	15	64.3	42.4-81.6
35-44	45	10	21.9	10.5-40.1	2	5.6	1.1-23.9	12	26.9	14.8-44.0	21	45.5	29.2-62.9
45-54	75	15	18.7	11.0-30.1	0	0.0	. - .	28	35.4	23.8-48.9	32	45.9	32.8-59.6
55-64	83	9	13.3	5.9-27.4	5	4.2	1.6-10.4	39	47.6	34.8-60.8	30	34.9	23.8-48.0
65-74	43	7	21.3	9.7-40.5	2	5.6	1.4-20.1	19	41.1	26.1-58.0	15	32.0	19.0-48.5
75+	33	4	8.2	2.8-22.0	0	0.0	. - .	21	68.3	48.8-83.0	8	23.5	11.0-43.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	74	15	27.4	13.7-47.3	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0	28	26.7	16.6-40.0	30	45.0	29.9-61.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	95	16	20.0	8.7-39.6	3	1.5	0.4- 4.8	40	31.4	19.7-46.2	36	47.1	30.7-64.2
Some Post-H.S.	76	13	19.9	10.2-35.1	6	5.2	2.1-12.3	22	22.7	13.5-35.6	35	52.2	37.5-66.6
College Graduate	75	11	15.5	7.6-29.1	2	4.3	0.8-20.7	35	35.1	23.0-49.5	27	45.0	29.6-61.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	60	11	14.3	6.9-27.2	4	4.0	1.3-11.2	22	28.7	15.8-46.3	23	53.1	35.9-69.6
$15,000- 24,999	61	10	17.4	8.4-32.5	2	1.9	0.5- 7.7	22	26.9	15.4-42.6	27	53.8	36.1-70.7
$25,000- 34,999	31	4	17.3	6.0-40.7	0	0.0	. - .	16	45.2	25.2-66.8	11	37.5	19.6-59.6
$35,000- 49,999	44	12	35.2	18.9-55.8	1	2.9	0.4-18.2	16	39.5	23.3-58.3	15	22.4	10.9-40.5
$50,000-74,999	44	11	29.8	15.2-50.3	2	2.6	0.6-10.3	14	20.0	10.6-34.5	17	47.6	30.0-65.9
$75,000+	54	2	15.6	2.8-54.2	1	4.0	0.6-23.7	27	32.4	17.9-51.2	24	48.0	27.3-69.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	200	35	18.5	12.2-26.9	8	2.4	1.1- 4.9	83	35.2	26.7-44.8	74	44.0	33.5-55.0
No	120	20	22.3	11.8-38.2	4	3.5	1.1-10.6	42	22.6	14.9-32.8	54	51.5	38.2-64.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	111	18	16.8	9.6-27.7	3	4.5	1.1-17.3	57	42.6	31.4-54.6	33	36.1	24.3-49.8
Non-Veteran	208	36	20.8	12.9-31.8	9	2.4	1.1- 5.0	68	24.9	18.0-33.2	95	51.9	41.5-62.3

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

-MALES

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

RACE

White

255

17.5

10.6-27.6

3.3

1.4- 7.6

108

33.6

26.0-42.2

45.5

35.8-55.6

African American

32.8

17.0-53.7

2.7

0.8- 8.8

17.3

8.4-32.6

47.2

29.3-65.8

Other Minorities

15.0

3.8-44.1

0.0

. - .

19.3

6.0-47.3

65.7

35.8-86.8

AGE

18-24

32.2

10.7-65.3

1.9

0.2-13.1

5.0

0.7-29.5

60.9

30.2-84.8

25-34

17.5

7.4-36.0

2.3

0.3-15.2

15.9

5.3-38.7

64.3

42.4-81.6

35-44

21.9

10.5-40.1

5.6

1.1-23.9

26.9

14.8-44.0

45.5

29.2-62.9

45-54

18.7

11.0-30.1

0.0

. - .

35.4

23.8-48.9

45.9

32.8-59.6

55-64

13.3

5.9-27.4

4.2

1.6-10.4

47.6

34.8-60.8

34.9

23.8-48.0

65-74

21.3

9.7-40.5

5.6

1.4-20.1

41.1

26.1-58.0

32.0

19.0-48.5

75+

8.2

2.8-22.0

0.0

. - .

68.3

48.8-83.0

23.5

11.0-43.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

27.4

13.7-47.3

0.9

0.1- 6.0

26.7

16.6-40.0

45.0

29.9-61.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

20.0

8.7-39.6

1.5

0.4- 4.8

31.4

19.7-46.2

47.1

30.7-64.2

Some Post-H.S.

19.9

10.2-35.1

5.2

2.1-12.3

22.7

13.5-35.6

52.2

37.5-66.6

College Graduate

15.5

7.6-29.1

4.3

0.8-20.7

35.1

23.0-49.5

45.0

29.6-61.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

14.3

6.9-27.2

4.0

1.3-11.2

28.7

15.8-46.3

53.1

35.9-69.6

$15,000- 24,999

17.4

8.4-32.5

1.9

0.5- 7.7

26.9

15.4-42.6

53.8

36.1-70.7

$25,000- 34,999

17.3

6.0-40.7

0.0

. - .

45.2

25.2-66.8

37.5

19.6-59.6

$35,000- 49,999

35.2

18.9-55.8

2.9

0.4-18.2

39.5

23.3-58.3

22.4

10.9-40.5

$50,000-74,999

29.8

15.2-50.3

2.6

0.6-10.3

20.0

10.6-34.5

47.6

30.0-65.9

$75,000+

15.6

2.8-54.2

4.0

0.6-23.7

32.4

17.9-51.2

48.0

27.3-69.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

200

18.5

12.2-26.9

2.4

1.1- 4.9

35.2

26.7-44.8

44.0

33.5-55.0

120

22.3

11.8-38.2

3.5

1.1-10.6

22.6

14.9-32.8

51.5

38.2-64.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

111

16.8

9.6-27.7

4.5

1.1-17.3

42.6

31.4-54.6

36.1

24.3-49.8

Non-Veteran

208

20.8

12.9-31.8

2.4

1.1- 5.0

24.9

18.0-33.2

51.9

41.5-62.3

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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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