BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

Adult Asthma History

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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	27	9	27.5	9.9-56.9	3	6.7	1.7-23.0	4	3.6	1.1-11.8	11	62.1	32.1-85.0
Buncombe	32	12	40.2	22.9-60.3	5	11.0	4.0-26.8	5	13.3	5.3-29.7	10	35.5	18.9-56.5
Cabarrus	33	5	11.6	3.7-30.7	5	11.8	4.5-27.7	2	4.8	1.1-18.6	21	71.9	52.8-85.4
Catawba	36	13	33.8	18.8-52.9	6	24.7	9.9-49.7	4	8.3	3.0-21.1	13	33.1	17.7-53.3
Cumberland	45	10	20.1	9.6-37.3	5	15.1	5.2-36.7	12	19.5	9.7-35.3	18	45.3	25.3-66.9
Davidson	30	9	24.6	11.0-46.3	3	11.0	3.3-30.7	6	14.7	5.8-32.4	12	49.8	28.2-71.4
Durham	32	7	23.9	10.9-44.6	5	12.1	4.4-29.3	4	8.5	2.9-22.1	16	55.4	35.0-74.2
Forsyth	30	6	16.9	6.8-36.1	6	25.0	10.4-49.0	0	0.0	. - .	18	58.1	36.2-77.2
Gaston	36	9	37.1	20.5-57.4	4	9.5	3.2-25.4	6	10.0	4.1-22.6	17	43.4	26.1-62.4
Guilford	22	5	28.4	11.1-55.8	1	6.1	0.8-33.0	7	21.8	9.1-43.5	9	43.8	22.2-68.0
Iredell	30	8	23.8	11.3-43.3	4	8.6	2.8-23.6	4	13.5	5.0-31.9	14	54.1	34.6-72.4
Johnston	23	6	18.6	5.4-47.8	1	7.0	0.9-38.9	3	43.5	11.7-81.8	13	30.9	11.1-61.6
Mecklenburg	47	13	32.6	17.6-52.2	5	9.0	3.2-22.8	7	9.6	4.1-20.8	22	48.7	31.0-66.8
New Hanover	28	6	39.5	19.3-64.2	1	1.1	0.2- 7.9	4	13.8	4.5-35.3	17	45.5	25.7-66.9
Onslow	36	4	11.9	4.2-29.4	4	9.7	2.6-30.3	9	25.3	10.6-49.3	19	53.0	33.1-72.0
Orange	26	13	39.7	21.3-61.5	2	4.1	0.9-16.9	2	12.0	3.0-37.5	9	44.2	23.4-67.3
Pitt	28	6	25.4	8.7-54.7	5	14.7	5.7-33.1	5	11.1	4.1-27.0	12	48.8	27.4-70.7
Randolph	36	10	33.9	16.1-58.0	2	2.9	0.6-12.1	8	16.2	7.1-33.0	16	46.9	27.5-67.3
Robeson	34	9	13.8	3.9-38.9	5	4.9	1.2-17.4	4	8.4	2.0-29.9	16	72.9	38.9-91.9
Rowan	27	9	37.2	17.4-62.5	3	6.9	2.1-20.6	3	8.2	2.5-23.8	12	47.7	25.9-70.4
Union	30	9	19.3	8.2-39.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	4.6	1.2-15.4	18	76.1	55.2-89.1
Wake	23	6	18.9	7.3-40.6	4	16.8	5.6-40.5	0	0.0	. - .	13	64.3	40.2-82.9
Wayne	30	7	27.9	11.8-52.7	3	7.3	1.8-25.3	2	4.1	1.0-15.8	18	60.8	37.8-79.8
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	414	104	26.5	21.0-33.0	39	8.5	5.4-13.1	70	16.3	11.8-22.0	201	48.6	41.0-56.3
Piedmont	551	152	24.5	19.9-29.8	58	9.6	6.8-13.4	72	8.7	6.4-11.6	269	57.2	51.0-63.2
Western NC	275	77	32.6	25.7-40.3	22	7.1	4.4-11.3	44	13.1	9.3-18.3	132	47.2	39.8-54.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	173	47	30.9	22.8-40.4	16	8.0	4.6-13.3	25	11.8	7.5-18.2	85	49.3	40.1-58.5
Northwest	270	79	26.8	20.6-34.2	29	11.9	7.5-18.3	36	9.0	6.1-13.2	126	52.2	44.2-60.2
Charlotte	167	43	30.9	21.8-41.8	15	8.8	4.3-17.0	22	8.9	5.4-14.3	87	51.5	41.0-61.8
Greensboro	129	39	22.4	14.0-33.8	8	3.6	1.5- 8.5	25	13.5	7.6-23.0	57	60.5	46.5-72.9
Southern Regional	140	39	23.9	15.4-35.0	15	9.5	4.7-18.4	22	13.2	7.9-21.2	64	53.4	40.2-66.2
Coastal	57	13	33.0	19.9-49.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	13	28.6	16.4-44.9	30	37.9	25.5-52.1
Wake	96	23	19.8	11.5-31.8	12	11.0	5.4-21.4	8	8.2	3.0-20.4	53	61.0	46.2-74.0
Area L	35	11	34.3	17.2-56.7	3	4.3	1.2-14.2	7	17.3	6.9-37.1	14	44.1	22.1-68.8
Eastern	173	39	25.9	18.0-35.7	20	11.2	6.0-20.0	28	13.4	8.0-21.6	86	49.5	39.7-59.3

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

27.5

9.9-56.9

6.7

1.7-23.0

3.6

1.1-11.8

62.1

32.1-85.0

Buncombe

40.2

22.9-60.3

11.0

4.0-26.8

13.3

5.3-29.7

35.5

18.9-56.5

Cabarrus

11.6

3.7-30.7

11.8

4.5-27.7

4.8

1.1-18.6

71.9

52.8-85.4

Catawba

33.8

18.8-52.9

24.7

9.9-49.7

8.3

3.0-21.1

33.1

17.7-53.3

Cumberland

20.1

9.6-37.3

15.1

5.2-36.7

19.5

9.7-35.3

45.3

25.3-66.9

Davidson

24.6

11.0-46.3

11.0

3.3-30.7

14.7

5.8-32.4

49.8

28.2-71.4

Durham

23.9

10.9-44.6

12.1

4.4-29.3

8.5

2.9-22.1

55.4

35.0-74.2

Forsyth

16.9

6.8-36.1

25.0

10.4-49.0

0.0

. - .

58.1

36.2-77.2

Gaston

37.1

20.5-57.4

9.5

3.2-25.4

10.0

4.1-22.6

43.4

26.1-62.4

Guilford

28.4

11.1-55.8

6.1

0.8-33.0

21.8

9.1-43.5

43.8

22.2-68.0

Iredell

23.8

11.3-43.3

8.6

2.8-23.6

13.5

5.0-31.9

54.1

34.6-72.4

Johnston

18.6

5.4-47.8

7.0

0.9-38.9

43.5

11.7-81.8

30.9

11.1-61.6

Mecklenburg

32.6

17.6-52.2

9.0

3.2-22.8

9.6

4.1-20.8

48.7

31.0-66.8

New Hanover

39.5

19.3-64.2

1.1

0.2- 7.9

13.8

4.5-35.3

45.5

25.7-66.9

Onslow

11.9

4.2-29.4

9.7

2.6-30.3

25.3

10.6-49.3

53.0

33.1-72.0

Orange

39.7

21.3-61.5

4.1

0.9-16.9

12.0

3.0-37.5

44.2

23.4-67.3

Pitt

25.4

8.7-54.7

14.7

5.7-33.1

11.1

4.1-27.0

48.8

27.4-70.7

Randolph

33.9

16.1-58.0

2.9

0.6-12.1

16.2

7.1-33.0

46.9

27.5-67.3

Robeson

13.8

3.9-38.9

4.9

1.2-17.4

8.4

2.0-29.9

72.9

38.9-91.9

Rowan

37.2

17.4-62.5

6.9

2.1-20.6

8.2

2.5-23.8

47.7

25.9-70.4

Union

19.3

8.2-39.2

0.0

. - .

4.6

1.2-15.4

76.1

55.2-89.1

Wake

18.9

7.3-40.6

16.8

5.6-40.5

0.0

. - .

64.3

40.2-82.9

Wayne

27.9

11.8-52.7

7.3

1.8-25.3

4.1

1.0-15.8

60.8

37.8-79.8

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

414

104

26.5

21.0-33.0

8.5

5.4-13.1

16.3

11.8-22.0

201

48.6

41.0-56.3

Piedmont

551

152

24.5

19.9-29.8

9.6

6.8-13.4

8.7

6.4-11.6

269

57.2

51.0-63.2

Western NC

275

32.6

25.7-40.3

7.1

4.4-11.3

13.1

9.3-18.3

132

47.2

39.8-54.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

173

30.9

22.8-40.4

8.0

4.6-13.3

11.8

7.5-18.2

49.3

40.1-58.5

Northwest

270

26.8

20.6-34.2

11.9

7.5-18.3

9.0

6.1-13.2

126

52.2

44.2-60.2

Charlotte

167

30.9

21.8-41.8

8.8

4.3-17.0

8.9

5.4-14.3

51.5

41.0-61.8

Greensboro

129

22.4

14.0-33.8

3.6

1.5- 8.5

13.5

7.6-23.0

60.5

46.5-72.9

Southern Regional

140

23.9

15.4-35.0

9.5

4.7-18.4

13.2

7.9-21.2

53.4

40.2-66.2

Coastal

33.0

19.9-49.4

0.5

0.1- 3.5

28.6

16.4-44.9

37.9

25.5-52.1

Wake

19.8

11.5-31.8

11.0

5.4-21.4

8.2

3.0-20.4

61.0

46.2-74.0

Area L

34.3

17.2-56.7

4.3

1.2-14.2

17.3

6.9-37.1

44.1

22.1-68.8

Eastern

173

25.9

18.0-35.7

11.2

6.0-20.0

13.4

8.0-21.6

49.5

39.7-59.3

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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