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--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	1,095	197	21.7	17.8-26.1	44	3.7	2.6- 5.4	453	34.4	30.5-38.5	401	40.2	35.5-45.1
No	162	32	15.3	9.9-22.8	9	3.3	1.6- 6.7	43	23.2	15.6-33.1	78	58.2	47.3-68.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight	20	2	9.5	2.0-35.5	1	5.4	0.7-30.5	9	31.6	14.5-55.6	8	53.5	29.3-76.1
Recommended Range	298	53	24.8	16.8-35.1	9	2.7	1.2- 5.7	112	28.5	22.0-36.0	124	44.0	35.4-52.9
Overweight	401	77	21.7	16.7-27.7	15	2.6	1.4- 4.8	163	36.7	30.7-43.1	146	39.0	32.5-46.0
Obese	469	86	17.7	13.0-23.7	24	4.8	2.9- 8.0	188	29.9	24.3-36.2	171	47.5	39.6-55.6
Current Smoker
No	957	169	19.5	16.0-23.6	34	3.2	2.1- 5.0	394	34.8	30.7-39.1	360	42.5	37.6-47.6
Yes	296	58	22.9	15.7-32.3	19	4.7	2.8- 7.9	101	26.0	19.6-33.6	118	46.3	37.1-55.8
History of CVD**
Yes	266	52	20.6	14.7-28.2	12	3.4	1.7- 6.7	122	36.9	28.5-46.3	80	39.0	28.3-50.9
No	980	174	20.3	16.5-24.8	41	3.7	2.6- 5.4	368	31.1	27.2-35.2	397	44.8	40.0-49.8
Binge Drinker
No	1,179	216	22.0	18.3-26.1	51	3.7	2.7- 5.1	470	33.2	29.5-37.0	442	41.1	36.7-45.8
Yes	70	11	7.7	3.6-15.4	2	3.3	0.6-16.7	23	24.5	13.7-40.0	34	64.5	48.5-77.8
Heavy Drinker
No	1,212	219	20.7	17.3-24.6	51	3.7	2.7- 5.2	481	32.8	29.2-36.6	461	42.8	38.4-47.3
Yes	36	10	19.1	7.6-40.4	2	1.7	0.3- 8.4	12	21.4	8.7-43.7	12	57.8	30.6-81.0
Diabetes
Yes	241	51	24.8	17.3-34.3	10	3.2	1.5- 6.4	99	39.8	31.0-49.3	81	32.2	24.2-41.5
No	1,016	178	19.7	16.1-24.0	43	3.7	2.6- 5.4	397	31.0	27.2-35.0	398	45.6	40.7-50.5
Disability
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

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

1,095

197

21.7

17.8-26.1

3.7

2.6- 5.4

453

34.4

30.5-38.5

401

40.2

35.5-45.1

162

15.3

9.9-22.8

3.3

1.6- 6.7

23.2

15.6-33.1

58.2

47.3-68.3

Body Mass Index

Underweight

9.5

2.0-35.5

5.4

0.7-30.5

31.6

14.5-55.6

53.5

29.3-76.1

Recommended Range

298

24.8

16.8-35.1

2.7

1.2- 5.7

112

28.5

22.0-36.0

124

44.0

35.4-52.9

Overweight

401

21.7

16.7-27.7

2.6

1.4- 4.8

163

36.7

30.7-43.1

146

39.0

32.5-46.0

Obese

469

17.7

13.0-23.7

4.8

2.9- 8.0

188

29.9

24.3-36.2

171

47.5

39.6-55.6

Current Smoker

957

169

19.5

16.0-23.6

3.2

2.1- 5.0

394

34.8

30.7-39.1

360

42.5

37.6-47.6

Yes

296

22.9

15.7-32.3

4.7

2.8- 7.9

101

26.0

19.6-33.6

118

46.3

37.1-55.8

History of CVD**

Yes

266

20.6

14.7-28.2

3.4

1.7- 6.7

122

36.9

28.5-46.3

39.0

28.3-50.9

980

174

20.3

16.5-24.8

3.7

2.6- 5.4

368

31.1

27.2-35.2

397

44.8

40.0-49.8

Binge Drinker

1,179

216

22.0

18.3-26.1

3.7

2.7- 5.1

470

33.2

29.5-37.0

442

41.1

36.7-45.8

Yes

7.7

3.6-15.4

3.3

0.6-16.7

24.5

13.7-40.0

64.5

48.5-77.8

Heavy Drinker

1,212

219

20.7

17.3-24.6

3.7

2.7- 5.2

481

32.8

29.2-36.6

461

42.8

38.4-47.3

Yes

19.1

7.6-40.4

1.7

0.3- 8.4

21.4

8.7-43.7

57.8

30.6-81.0

Diabetes

Yes

241

24.8

17.3-34.3

3.2

1.5- 6.4

39.8

31.0-49.3

32.2

24.2-41.5

1,016

178

19.7

16.1-24.0

3.7

2.6- 5.4

397

31.0

27.2-35.0

398

45.6

40.7-50.5

Disability

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

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*These data apply only to those with current asthma

**History of Cardiovascular Disease: includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

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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