BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (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

Adult Asthma History-WHITE FEMALES

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
-WHITE FEMALES	702	198	29.8	25.4-34.6	57	8.0	5.5-11.3	95	11.2	8.7-14.4	352	51.0	46.0-56.0
AGE
18-24	16	6	31.5	13.3-58.0	1	10.3	1.5-46.8	0	0.0	. - .	9	58.2	32.2-80.3
25-34	52	16	31.6	18.9-47.9	1	1.1	0.1- 7.4	3	2.9	0.8-10.0	32	64.4	48.3-77.7
35-44	110	38	35.6	25.7-46.9	13	11.7	6.4-20.4	8	8.3	3.7-17.6	51	44.5	33.9-55.6
45-54	138	38	26.3	17.9-37.0	10	5.4	2.6-11.0	14	13.2	7.0-23.3	76	55.1	44.2-65.5
55-64	146	40	32.2	22.8-43.4	17	13.8	6.4-27.2	25	13.6	8.6-21.0	64	40.3	30.6-50.9
65-74	143	41	27.5	19.7-36.9	12	10.0	4.6-20.4	24	16.9	10.9-25.3	66	45.6	36.0-55.5
75+	92	18	18.0	10.1-30.0	2	1.0	0.3- 4.1	21	25.0	15.3-38.0	51	56.0	42.6-68.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	131	28	26.1	16.2-39.2	11	10.2	3.9-24.1	31	22.0	13.3-34.3	61	41.6	30.0-54.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	200	44	22.9	15.9-31.7	18	8.0	4.6-13.6	32	14.2	9.4-20.9	106	55.0	45.8-63.8
Some Post-H.S.	202	67	33.0	25.0-42.1	16	7.6	3.9-14.2	21	7.5	4.6-12.2	98	51.9	42.9-60.8
College Graduate	167	58	35.5	26.9-45.2	12	6.9	3.2-14.3	10	4.8	2.4- 9.3	87	52.8	43.1-62.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	133	29	26.7	17.2-38.9	15	9.7	5.1-17.7	32	20.3	13.5-29.4	57	43.3	32.9-54.4
$15,000- 24,999	146	37	27.0	17.7-38.8	13	7.6	3.6-15.2	29	18.0	11.2-27.6	67	47.4	36.1-59.0
$25,000- 34,999	69	23	29.5	18.3-43.9	5	12.8	4.2-33.2	5	4.2	1.5-11.7	36	53.4	37.7-68.5
$35,000- 49,999	89	24	30.7	19.2-45.3	4	2.3	0.8- 6.5	11	11.4	5.9-20.8	50	55.6	42.1-68.3
$50,000-74,999	79	28	38.1	25.8-52.2	9	11.0	4.8-23.4	5	6.8	2.7-15.9	37	44.1	31.5-57.6
$75,000+	92	31	35.1	24.3-47.6	7	6.3	2.8-13.6	4	3.3	1.2- 8.8	50	55.4	42.9-67.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	446	130	31.0	25.4-37.2	41	9.9	6.3-15.1	80	15.8	11.9-20.6	195	43.3	37.2-49.7
No	250	66	28.0	21.2-36.1	15	4.8	2.6- 8.7	14	4.6	2.5- 8.4	155	62.6	54.5-70.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	8	4	48.3	17.2-80.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	12.8	1.7-55.1	3	38.9	11.5-75.6
Non-Veteran	694	194	29.6	25.2-34.4	57	8.0	5.6-11.4	94	11.2	8.7-14.4	349	51.1	46.1-56.1

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

-WHITE FEMALES

702

198

29.8

25.4-34.6

8.0

5.5-11.3

11.2

8.7-14.4

352

51.0

46.0-56.0

AGE

18-24

31.5

13.3-58.0

10.3

1.5-46.8

0.0

. - .

58.2

32.2-80.3

25-34

31.6

18.9-47.9

1.1

0.1- 7.4

2.9

0.8-10.0

64.4

48.3-77.7

35-44

110

35.6

25.7-46.9

11.7

6.4-20.4

8.3

3.7-17.6

44.5

33.9-55.6

45-54

138

26.3

17.9-37.0

5.4

2.6-11.0

13.2

7.0-23.3

55.1

44.2-65.5

55-64

146

32.2

22.8-43.4

13.8

6.4-27.2

13.6

8.6-21.0

40.3

30.6-50.9

65-74

143

27.5

19.7-36.9

10.0

4.6-20.4

16.9

10.9-25.3

45.6

36.0-55.5

75+

18.0

10.1-30.0

1.0

0.3- 4.1

25.0

15.3-38.0

56.0

42.6-68.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

131

26.1

16.2-39.2

10.2

3.9-24.1

22.0

13.3-34.3

41.6

30.0-54.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

200

22.9

15.9-31.7

8.0

4.6-13.6

14.2

9.4-20.9

106

55.0

45.8-63.8

Some Post-H.S.

202

33.0

25.0-42.1

7.6

3.9-14.2

7.5

4.6-12.2

51.9

42.9-60.8

College Graduate

167

35.5

26.9-45.2

6.9

3.2-14.3

4.8

2.4- 9.3

52.8

43.1-62.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

133

26.7

17.2-38.9

9.7

5.1-17.7

20.3

13.5-29.4

43.3

32.9-54.4

$15,000- 24,999

146

27.0

17.7-38.8

7.6

3.6-15.2

18.0

11.2-27.6

47.4

36.1-59.0

$25,000- 34,999

29.5

18.3-43.9

12.8

4.2-33.2

4.2

1.5-11.7

53.4

37.7-68.5

$35,000- 49,999

30.7

19.2-45.3

2.3

0.8- 6.5

11.4

5.9-20.8

55.6

42.1-68.3

$50,000-74,999

38.1

25.8-52.2

11.0

4.8-23.4

6.8

2.7-15.9

44.1

31.5-57.6

$75,000+

35.1

24.3-47.6

6.3

2.8-13.6

3.3

1.2- 8.8

55.4

42.9-67.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

446

130

31.0

25.4-37.2

9.9

6.3-15.1

15.8

11.9-20.6

195

43.3

37.2-49.7

250

28.0

21.2-36.1

4.8

2.6- 8.7

4.6

2.5- 8.4

155

62.6

54.5-70.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

48.3

17.2-80.8

0.0

. - .

12.8

1.7-55.1

38.9

11.5-75.6

Non-Veteran

694

194

29.6

25.2-34.4

8.0

5.6-11.4

11.2

8.7-14.4

349

51.1

46.1-56.1

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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.

This page was generated on 21MAY09.