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-WHITES

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
-WHITES	954	256	26.3	22.7-30.3	81	7.6	5.6-10.1	136	12.1	9.6-15.0	481	54.1	49.4-58.7
GENDER
Males	252	58	20.0	14.5-26.8	24	6.9	4.2-11.1	41	13.6	8.9-20.2	129	59.6	50.5-68.1
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
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	3	28.4	6.7-68.6	1	8.7	1.2-43.8	2	15.5	2.9-52.8	7	47.4	17.9-78.9
Non-Hispanic	939	252	26.3	22.6-30.3	80	7.6	5.6-10.1	133	12.0	9.5-15.0	474	54.2	49.5-58.8
AGE
18-24	26	8	15.6	6.6-32.5	1	3.6	0.5-22.1	1	6.1	0.8-33.3	16	74.7	52.9-88.6
25-34	71	21	28.7	18.2-42.1	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	4	3.2	1.1- 9.3	45	67.3	54.0-78.3
35-44	142	46	29.9	21.9-39.3	17	10.6	6.2-17.6	9	6.6	3.1-13.5	70	52.9	43.0-62.5
45-54	193	52	27.0	19.8-35.5	16	8.2	4.6-14.3	22	13.2	8.1-20.7	103	51.6	42.9-60.3
55-64	216	58	30.3	22.8-39.1	26	12.7	7.2-21.4	39	19.5	13.4-27.5	93	37.5	29.8-45.9
65-74	179	49	27.8	20.6-36.3	15	9.6	4.9-17.8	33	18.1	12.5-25.5	82	44.5	36.1-53.3
75+	121	21	15.7	9.3-25.2	4	2.0	0.7- 5.7	28	24.7	16.3-35.4	68	57.6	46.3-68.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	188	40	26.6	18.3-36.9	14	9.1	4.1-19.0	46	22.9	15.6-32.1	88	41.5	32.1-51.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	273	56	17.0	11.8-23.7	28	8.2	5.1-13.1	45	13.7	8.8-20.5	144	61.1	51.6-69.9
Some Post-H.S.	259	86	31.4	24.5-39.1	22	7.2	4.2-12.2	27	7.7	4.9-11.9	124	53.7	45.6-61.5
College Graduate	232	73	32.2	25.2-40.1	17	6.2	3.3-11.3	17	7.2	4.1-12.4	125	54.5	46.3-62.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	171	38	23.0	15.4-32.9	17	8.1	4.4-14.4	42	18.0	12.4-25.4	74	50.9	40.2-61.4
$15,000- 24,999	191	43	24.8	16.9-34.7	19	8.8	4.9-15.4	44	24.9	16.8-35.3	85	41.5	32.0-51.7
$25,000- 34,999	94	26	23.2	14.4-35.2	7	10.3	4.1-23.6	8	5.6	2.5-12.2	53	60.9	47.3-73.0
$35,000- 49,999	121	35	30.5	20.9-42.2	6	3.9	1.4-10.2	13	9.8	5.4-17.2	67	55.7	44.3-66.5
$50,000-74,999	121	39	31.1	22.0-41.9	14	9.4	4.9-17.2	6	5.3	2.3-11.8	62	54.2	43.2-64.9
$75,000+	140	44	29.6	20.7-40.4	13	6.7	3.4-12.9	9	6.0	2.6-13.2	74	57.7	45.7-68.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	596	163	27.3	22.7-32.5	58	9.7	6.8-13.7	113	17.7	13.8-22.4	262	45.3	39.3-51.4
No	352	91	24.9	19.4-31.4	22	4.6	2.8- 7.6	22	4.8	2.9- 7.7	217	65.7	58.7-72.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	100	21	20.0	12.0-31.4	11	12.0	5.8-23.1	18	16.7	9.8-27.0	50	51.4	38.9-63.7
Non-Veteran	854	235	27.0	23.1-31.3	70	7.1	5.1- 9.7	118	11.5	9.0-14.7	431	54.4	49.4-59.3

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

-WHITES

954

256

26.3

22.7-30.3

7.6

5.6-10.1

136

12.1

9.6-15.0

481

54.1

49.4-58.7

GENDER

Males

252

20.0

14.5-26.8

6.9

4.2-11.1

13.6

8.9-20.2

129

59.6

50.5-68.1

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

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.4

6.7-68.6

8.7

1.2-43.8

15.5

2.9-52.8

47.4

17.9-78.9

Non-Hispanic

939

252

26.3

22.6-30.3

7.6

5.6-10.1

133

12.0

9.5-15.0

474

54.2

49.5-58.8

AGE

18-24

15.6

6.6-32.5

3.6

0.5-22.1

6.1

0.8-33.3

74.7

52.9-88.6

25-34

28.7

18.2-42.1

0.7

0.1- 5.1

3.2

1.1- 9.3

67.3

54.0-78.3

35-44

142

29.9

21.9-39.3

10.6

6.2-17.6

6.6

3.1-13.5

52.9

43.0-62.5

45-54

193

27.0

19.8-35.5

8.2

4.6-14.3

13.2

8.1-20.7

103

51.6

42.9-60.3

55-64

216

30.3

22.8-39.1

12.7

7.2-21.4

19.5

13.4-27.5

37.5

29.8-45.9

65-74

179

27.8

20.6-36.3

9.6

4.9-17.8

18.1

12.5-25.5

44.5

36.1-53.3

75+

121

15.7

9.3-25.2

2.0

0.7- 5.7

24.7

16.3-35.4

57.6

46.3-68.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

188

26.6

18.3-36.9

9.1

4.1-19.0

22.9

15.6-32.1

41.5

32.1-51.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

273

17.0

11.8-23.7

8.2

5.1-13.1

13.7

8.8-20.5

144

61.1

51.6-69.9

Some Post-H.S.

259

31.4

24.5-39.1

7.2

4.2-12.2

7.7

4.9-11.9

124

53.7

45.6-61.5

College Graduate

232

32.2

25.2-40.1

6.2

3.3-11.3

7.2

4.1-12.4

125

54.5

46.3-62.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

171

23.0

15.4-32.9

8.1

4.4-14.4

18.0

12.4-25.4

50.9

40.2-61.4

$15,000- 24,999

191

24.8

16.9-34.7

8.8

4.9-15.4

24.9

16.8-35.3

41.5

32.0-51.7

$25,000- 34,999

23.2

14.4-35.2

10.3

4.1-23.6

5.6

2.5-12.2

60.9

47.3-73.0

$35,000- 49,999

121

30.5

20.9-42.2

3.9

1.4-10.2

9.8

5.4-17.2

55.7

44.3-66.5

$50,000-74,999

121

31.1

22.0-41.9

9.4

4.9-17.2

5.3

2.3-11.8

54.2

43.2-64.9

$75,000+

140

29.6

20.7-40.4

6.7

3.4-12.9

6.0

2.6-13.2

57.7

45.7-68.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

596

163

27.3

22.7-32.5

9.7

6.8-13.7

113

17.7

13.8-22.4

262

45.3

39.3-51.4

352

24.9

19.4-31.4

4.6

2.8- 7.6

4.8

2.9- 7.7

217

65.7

58.7-72.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

100

20.0

12.0-31.4

12.0

5.8-23.1

16.7

9.8-27.0

51.4

38.9-63.7

Non-Veteran

854

235

27.0

23.1-31.3

7.1

5.1- 9.7

118

11.5

9.0-14.7

431

54.4

49.4-59.3

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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.

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