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 MALES

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 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
AGE
18-24	10	2	7.1	1.4-28.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.4	1.2-46.2	7	83.5	52.2-95.9
25-34	19	5	22.6	8.5-47.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.9	0.5-23.5	13	73.5	48.6-89.1
35-44	32	8	16.2	7.5-31.6	4	8.1	2.5-23.4	1	2.7	0.4-17.0	19	73.0	55.1-85.6
45-54	55	14	28.2	16.7-43.6	6	14.1	6.0-29.6	8	13.3	6.2-26.2	27	44.5	30.5-59.3
55-64	70	18	27.4	16.3-42.3	9	10.9	5.0-22.3	14	28.4	16.5-44.4	29	33.2	21.5-47.5
65-74	36	8	28.6	14.0-49.6	3	8.3	2.5-24.1	9	22.1	10.9-39.7	16	40.9	24.7-59.5
75+	29	3	9.7	2.9-28.3	2	4.6	1.1-17.7	7	23.9	10.6-45.4	17	61.8	40.9-79.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	57	12	27.5	14.6-45.8	3	6.8	1.7-23.5	15	24.5	13.9-39.6	27	41.2	26.8-57.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	73	12	9.9	4.6-19.8	10	8.6	3.7-18.4	13	13.0	5.5-27.9	38	68.6	51.5-81.8
Some Post-H.S.	57	19	27.6	16.2-42.9	6	6.4	2.6-14.9	6	8.3	3.2-19.5	26	57.8	41.6-72.4
College Graduate	65	15	24.9	14.6-39.2	5	4.6	1.8-11.1	7	12.3	5.1-26.8	38	58.2	43.2-71.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	38	9	15.6	6.8-31.9	2	4.8	1.0-20.3	10	13.5	6.1-27.2	17	66.1	45.9-81.7
$15,000- 24,999	45	6	19.5	8.0-40.3	6	11.7	4.2-28.3	15	41.7	22.9-63.3	18	27.2	14.1-45.8
$25,000- 34,999	25	3	13.8	3.6-40.7	2	6.4	1.5-23.5	3	7.7	2.2-23.2	17	72.1	48.1-87.8
$35,000- 49,999	32	11	30.1	15.6-50.2	2	8.0	1.7-30.2	2	6.0	1.4-22.5	17	55.9	35.2-74.7
$50,000-74,999	42	11	21.2	11.0-37.0	5	7.2	2.8-17.4	1	3.2	0.4-19.5	25	68.4	51.4-81.6
$75,000+	48	13	22.6	10.9-41.0	6	7.2	2.3-20.6	5	9.5	3.0-26.0	24	60.7	39.1-78.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	150	33	19.6	12.7-29.0	17	9.3	5.0-16.4	33	21.7	13.5-33.0	67	49.4	36.8-62.1
No	102	25	20.3	12.6-31.1	7	4.4	1.8-10.2	8	5.1	2.3-10.8	62	70.2	58.0-80.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	92	17	18.3	10.3-30.3	11	12.7	6.2-24.4	17	16.9	9.7-27.8	47	52.1	39.0-64.9
Non-Veteran	160	41	20.6	14.0-29.2	13	4.7	2.4- 8.9	24	12.3	6.9-20.9	82	62.4	51.1-72.5

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 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

AGE

18-24

7.1

1.4-28.5

0.0

. - .

9.4

1.2-46.2

83.5

52.2-95.9

25-34

22.6

8.5-47.8

0.0

. - .

3.9

0.5-23.5

73.5

48.6-89.1

35-44

16.2

7.5-31.6

8.1

2.5-23.4

2.7

0.4-17.0

73.0

55.1-85.6

45-54

28.2

16.7-43.6

14.1

6.0-29.6

13.3

6.2-26.2

44.5

30.5-59.3

55-64

27.4

16.3-42.3

10.9

5.0-22.3

28.4

16.5-44.4

33.2

21.5-47.5

65-74

28.6

14.0-49.6

8.3

2.5-24.1

22.1

10.9-39.7

40.9

24.7-59.5

75+

9.7

2.9-28.3

4.6

1.1-17.7

23.9

10.6-45.4

61.8

40.9-79.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

27.5

14.6-45.8

6.8

1.7-23.5

24.5

13.9-39.6

41.2

26.8-57.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

9.9

4.6-19.8

8.6

3.7-18.4

13.0

5.5-27.9

68.6

51.5-81.8

Some Post-H.S.

27.6

16.2-42.9

6.4

2.6-14.9

8.3

3.2-19.5

57.8

41.6-72.4

College Graduate

24.9

14.6-39.2

4.6

1.8-11.1

12.3

5.1-26.8

58.2

43.2-71.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

15.6

6.8-31.9

4.8

1.0-20.3

13.5

6.1-27.2

66.1

45.9-81.7

$15,000- 24,999

19.5

8.0-40.3

11.7

4.2-28.3

41.7

22.9-63.3

27.2

14.1-45.8

$25,000- 34,999

13.8

3.6-40.7

6.4

1.5-23.5

7.7

2.2-23.2

72.1

48.1-87.8

$35,000- 49,999

30.1

15.6-50.2

8.0

1.7-30.2

6.0

1.4-22.5

55.9

35.2-74.7

$50,000-74,999

21.2

11.0-37.0

7.2

2.8-17.4

3.2

0.4-19.5

68.4

51.4-81.6

$75,000+

22.6

10.9-41.0

7.2

2.3-20.6

9.5

3.0-26.0

60.7

39.1-78.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

150

19.6

12.7-29.0

9.3

5.0-16.4

21.7

13.5-33.0

49.4

36.8-62.1

102

20.3

12.6-31.1

4.4

1.8-10.2

5.1

2.3-10.8

70.2

58.0-80.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

18.3

10.3-30.3

12.7

6.2-24.4

16.9

9.7-27.8

52.1

39.0-64.9

Non-Veteran

160

20.6

14.0-29.2

4.7

2.4- 8.9

12.3

6.9-20.9

62.4

51.1-72.5

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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.