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

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
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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	29	5	20.9	6.5-50.2	1	0.7	0.1- 5.5	11	17.6	6.8-38.3	12	60.8	31.2-84.1
Buncombe	32	7	23.9	10.9-44.7	2	4.6	1.0-18.5	11	28.8	14.8-48.6	12	42.7	24.8-62.7
Cabarrus	33	7	18.1	7.5-37.5	2	6.0	1.5-21.4	11	31.4	16.7-51.1	13	44.5	26.1-64.6
Catawba	37	5	14.4	5.8-31.5	1	1.1	0.1- 7.5	20	51.3	33.3-69.0	11	33.2	17.7-53.6
Cumberland	45	9	21.2	9.9-39.5	4	6.6	2.2-18.0	19	27.7	15.2-44.9	13	44.6	24.5-66.7
Davidson	30	4	14.2	5.0-34.4	2	4.1	0.8-18.0	10	26.3	12.7-46.7	14	55.3	33.7-75.2
Durham	32	6	18.3	7.5-38.3	2	6.2	1.5-22.7	10	29.7	15.2-49.9	14	45.7	25.9-67.0
Forsyth	31	4	17.9	4.9-48.2	2	5.0	1.0-21.5	10	36.4	18.7-58.7	15	40.7	22.4-62.0
Gaston	36	8	28.4	14.1-49.1	2	7.0	1.3-30.8	9	17.0	8.3-31.6	17	47.5	29.6-66.1
Guilford	22	6	35.4	16.1-61.1	2	8.1	1.8-30.3	11	50.0	27.1-72.9	3	6.4	1.7-21.0
Iredell	33	5	16.6	6.4-36.8	1	4.2	0.6-24.7	12	25.7	13.6-43.2	15	53.4	34.8-71.2
Johnston	24	3	5.5	1.4-19.6	2	3.9	0.8-17.3	10	33.5	11.5-66.0	9	57.1	24.1-84.8
Mecklenburg	49	9	31.1	15.3-53.0	2	2.9	0.6-12.8	22	35.0	20.9-52.5	16	31.0	17.7-48.4
New Hanover	27	4	27.4	10.1-55.9	0	0.0	. - .	13	39.3	20.8-61.4	10	33.3	16.0-56.6
Onslow	37	7	25.1	10.3-49.4	3	6.4	1.8-20.8	14	30.8	16.5-50.1	13	37.7	21.2-57.7
Orange	26	6	21.2	8.5-43.9	2	3.0	0.7-12.2	11	57.6	35.7-76.9	7	18.1	7.6-37.3
Pitt	28	8	35.3	16.0-60.9	0	0.0	. - .	9	22.5	10.3-42.2	11	42.3	22.3-65.2
Randolph	35	5	16.7	5.9-39.3	0	0.0	. - .	17	38.5	21.7-58.5	13	44.8	25.0-66.4
Robeson	35	8	10.1	3.0-29.1	1	3.6	0.4-25.3	13	15.9	4.8-41.7	13	70.4	36.0-91.0
Rowan	29	6	29.8	11.8-57.3	1	2.1	0.3-13.7	12	31.2	16.1-51.7	10	37.0	18.1-60.8
Union	31	5	8.2	2.8-21.6	0	0.0	. - .	14	33.3	15.8-56.9	12	58.5	33.9-79.5
Wake	23	4	11.8	3.9-30.5	2	7.2	1.5-29.1	9	31.5	14.4-55.7	8	49.4	25.7-73.3
Wayne	32	10	41.4	21.9-64.0	0	0.0	. - .	10	19.0	9.1-35.4	12	39.6	20.1-63.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	419	90	22.9	17.8-29.1	14	2.8	1.5- 5.0	173	33.5	27.4-40.1	142	40.8	33.0-49.0
Piedmont	564	97	20.4	15.4-26.6	23	3.3	1.9- 5.6	224	32.2	27.1-37.8	220	44.0	37.6-50.7
Western NC	274	42	16.3	11.4-22.7	16	6.4	3.6-11.0	99	30.7	24.5-37.7	117	46.6	39.1-54.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	175	27	15.6	10.1-23.4	9	5.7	2.6-11.8	67	33.0	25.2-41.8	72	45.8	36.6-55.2
Northwest	273	41	16.3	11.0-23.5	14	4.5	2.4- 8.2	99	30.0	23.5-37.4	119	49.2	41.1-57.3
Charlotte	171	32	24.4	15.5-36.2	6	2.9	1.1- 7.4	68	35.8	26.8-46.0	65	36.9	27.7-47.1
Greensboro	132	24	25.8	13.3-44.1	5	1.9	0.6- 6.2	59	33.3	22.5-46.1	44	38.9	25.1-54.8
Southern Regional	142	27	19.9	12.0-31.0	6	4.1	1.7- 9.8	57	27.5	18.9-38.1	52	48.5	35.1-62.2
Coastal	57	12	28.8	16.5-45.4	3	7.6	2.4-21.3	24	36.5	23.6-51.6	18	27.1	16.3-41.4
Wake	97	17	15.2	8.3-26.2	6	4.7	1.6-12.9	35	27.2	17.2-40.2	39	52.9	37.8-67.5
Area L	34	4	13.1	4.3-33.5	1	1.2	0.2- 8.3	18	37.5	19.4-60.0	11	48.2	25.2-72.1
Eastern	176	45	27.5	19.7-36.9	3	1.0	0.3- 3.5	69	38.8	29.4-49.2	59	32.6	24.5-42.0

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

20.9

6.5-50.2

0.7

0.1- 5.5

17.6

6.8-38.3

60.8

31.2-84.1

Buncombe

23.9

10.9-44.7

4.6

1.0-18.5

28.8

14.8-48.6

42.7

24.8-62.7

Cabarrus

18.1

7.5-37.5

6.0

1.5-21.4

31.4

16.7-51.1

44.5

26.1-64.6

Catawba

14.4

5.8-31.5

1.1

0.1- 7.5

51.3

33.3-69.0

33.2

17.7-53.6

Cumberland

21.2

9.9-39.5

6.6

2.2-18.0

27.7

15.2-44.9

44.6

24.5-66.7

Davidson

14.2

5.0-34.4

4.1

0.8-18.0

26.3

12.7-46.7

55.3

33.7-75.2

Durham

18.3

7.5-38.3

6.2

1.5-22.7

29.7

15.2-49.9

45.7

25.9-67.0

Forsyth

17.9

4.9-48.2

5.0

1.0-21.5

36.4

18.7-58.7

40.7

22.4-62.0

Gaston

28.4

14.1-49.1

7.0

1.3-30.8

17.0

8.3-31.6

47.5

29.6-66.1

Guilford

35.4

16.1-61.1

8.1

1.8-30.3

50.0

27.1-72.9

6.4

1.7-21.0

Iredell

16.6

6.4-36.8

4.2

0.6-24.7

25.7

13.6-43.2

53.4

34.8-71.2

Johnston

5.5

1.4-19.6

3.9

0.8-17.3

33.5

11.5-66.0

57.1

24.1-84.8

Mecklenburg

31.1

15.3-53.0

2.9

0.6-12.8

35.0

20.9-52.5

31.0

17.7-48.4

New Hanover

27.4

10.1-55.9

0.0

. - .

39.3

20.8-61.4

33.3

16.0-56.6

Onslow

25.1

10.3-49.4

6.4

1.8-20.8

30.8

16.5-50.1

37.7

21.2-57.7

Orange

21.2

8.5-43.9

3.0

0.7-12.2

57.6

35.7-76.9

18.1

7.6-37.3

Pitt

35.3

16.0-60.9

0.0

. - .

22.5

10.3-42.2

42.3

22.3-65.2

Randolph

16.7

5.9-39.3

0.0

. - .

38.5

21.7-58.5

44.8

25.0-66.4

Robeson

10.1

3.0-29.1

3.6

0.4-25.3

15.9

4.8-41.7

70.4

36.0-91.0

Rowan

29.8

11.8-57.3

2.1

0.3-13.7

31.2

16.1-51.7

37.0

18.1-60.8

Union

8.2

2.8-21.6

0.0

. - .

33.3

15.8-56.9

58.5

33.9-79.5

Wake

11.8

3.9-30.5

7.2

1.5-29.1

31.5

14.4-55.7

49.4

25.7-73.3

Wayne

41.4

21.9-64.0

0.0

. - .

19.0

9.1-35.4

39.6

20.1-63.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

419

22.9

17.8-29.1

2.8

1.5- 5.0

173

33.5

27.4-40.1

142

40.8

33.0-49.0

Piedmont

564

20.4

15.4-26.6

3.3

1.9- 5.6

224

32.2

27.1-37.8

220

44.0

37.6-50.7

Western NC

274

16.3

11.4-22.7

6.4

3.6-11.0

30.7

24.5-37.7

117

46.6

39.1-54.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

175

15.6

10.1-23.4

5.7

2.6-11.8

33.0

25.2-41.8

45.8

36.6-55.2

Northwest

273

16.3

11.0-23.5

4.5

2.4- 8.2

30.0

23.5-37.4

119

49.2

41.1-57.3

Charlotte

171

24.4

15.5-36.2

2.9

1.1- 7.4

35.8

26.8-46.0

36.9

27.7-47.1

Greensboro

132

25.8

13.3-44.1

1.9

0.6- 6.2

33.3

22.5-46.1

38.9

25.1-54.8

Southern Regional

142

19.9

12.0-31.0

4.1

1.7- 9.8

27.5

18.9-38.1

48.5

35.1-62.2

Coastal

28.8

16.5-45.4

7.6

2.4-21.3

36.5

23.6-51.6

27.1

16.3-41.4

Wake

15.2

8.3-26.2

4.7

1.6-12.9

27.2

17.2-40.2

52.9

37.8-67.5

Area L

13.1

4.3-33.5

1.2

0.2- 8.3

37.5

19.4-60.0

48.2

25.2-72.1

Eastern

176

27.5

19.7-36.9

1.0

0.3- 3.5

38.8

29.4-49.2

32.6

24.5-42.0

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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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