BRFSS 2008 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

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
-Piedmont NC	551	152	24.5	19.9-29.8	58	9.6	6.8-13.4	72	8.7	6.4-11.6	269	57.2	51.0-63.2
GENDER
Male	139	31	17.5	11.1-26.4	15	10.8	5.7-19.4	16	7.0	3.7-12.9	77	64.8	53.4-74.7
Female	412	121	27.9	22.1-34.5	43	9.1	6.0-13.4	56	9.5	6.7-13.2	192	53.6	46.2-60.8
RACE
White	446	124	24.0	19.2-29.6	41	8.6	5.7-12.7	60	9.9	7.0-13.6	221	57.6	50.9-63.9
African American	78	21	25.9	14.5-41.8	14	15.1	7.6-27.7	10	6.5	3.1-13.1	33	52.5	36.0-68.5
Other Minorities	26	7	25.7	10.6-50.3	3	7.8	1.4-33.1	2	4.2	0.9-17.3	14	62.4	36.5-82.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	2	24.6	6.5-60.7	3	22.6	5.3-60.2	2	13.3	3.2-41.8	9	39.5	16.5-68.4
Non-Hispanic	534	150	24.5	19.8-29.9	55	9.1	6.4-12.7	70	8.5	6.2-11.5	259	58.0	51.6-64.0
AGE
18-24	16	3	8.4	2.3-25.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	13	91.6	74.2-97.7
25-34	52	16	30.3	17.5-47.1	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8	2	1.5	0.3- 6.7	33	67.4	50.8-80.5
35-44	92	28	27.7	18.2-39.9	17	19.6	11.4-31.8	5	4.2	1.6-10.6	42	48.4	36.3-60.8
45-54	114	34	26.2	17.4-37.5	10	9.1	4.2-18.7	11	10.9	5.3-21.1	59	53.8	42.0-65.2
55-64	126	34	30.2	20.2-42.5	17	15.9	8.3-28.4	25	16.8	10.1-26.5	50	37.2	26.6-49.1
65-74	90	28	30.0	19.8-42.6	10	14.2	6.6-27.7	13	14.4	7.7-25.3	39	41.5	29.9-54.1
75+	59	9	9.0	4.1-18.5	2	1.5	0.3- 6.0	16	27.3	15.7-43.1	32	62.3	46.4-75.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	110	23	22.1	12.8-35.5	11	10.1	3.9-23.7	21	14.1	7.4-25.0	55	53.7	39.7-67.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	157	31	14.2	8.7-22.4	18	9.1	4.7-17.0	25	10.1	6.1-16.3	83	66.6	54.8-76.7
Some Post-H.S.	149	56	33.9	24.5-44.7	16	11.0	6.2-18.9	15	5.8	3.1-10.5	62	49.3	38.6-60.1
College Graduate	135	42	29.4	20.3-40.4	13	8.5	4.3-16.3	11	6.4	3.0-13.0	69	55.8	44.6-66.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	100	22	23.7	13.4-38.4	7	3.8	1.5- 9.2	28	16.1	9.3-26.6	43	56.3	39.2-72.1
$15,000- 24,999	116	29	25.7	16.0-38.5	18	14.8	7.5-27.1	19	11.9	7.1-19.4	50	47.6	34.9-60.7
$25,000- 34,999	51	16	22.2	11.5-38.4	3	6.1	1.9-18.1	3	2.6	0.6-10.4	29	69.1	52.2-82.1
$35,000- 49,999	67	21	31.3	18.5-47.8	7	11.2	4.7-24.5	7	8.5	3.7-18.3	32	49.0	34.2-63.9
$50,000-74,999	62	26	39.1	24.9-55.5	9	15.2	6.8-30.5	1	1.2	0.2- 8.0	26	44.5	29.5-60.6
$75,000+	90	23	21.9	12.5-35.5	9	9.0	4.1-18.8	8	7.5	3.2-16.6	50	61.6	46.6-74.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	330	98	28.7	22.3-36.0	40	12.2	7.9-18.3	58	13.3	9.4-18.5	134	45.8	37.5-54.4
No	216	53	19.8	13.6-27.9	17	6.5	3.6-11.6	13	3.4	1.8- 6.2	133	70.3	61.4-77.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	47	11	19.7	9.0-37.9	7	18.5	7.6-38.5	6	9.1	3.4-22.0	23	52.7	33.6-71.1
Non-Veteran	504	141	24.9	20.0-30.5	51	8.8	6.1-12.7	66	8.6	6.3-11.8	246	57.6	51.1-63.9

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

-Piedmont NC

551

152

24.5

19.9-29.8

9.6

6.8-13.4

8.7

6.4-11.6

269

57.2

51.0-63.2

GENDER

Male

139

17.5

11.1-26.4

10.8

5.7-19.4

7.0

3.7-12.9

64.8

53.4-74.7

Female

412

121

27.9

22.1-34.5

9.1

6.0-13.4

9.5

6.7-13.2

192

53.6

46.2-60.8

RACE

White

446

124

24.0

19.2-29.6

8.6

5.7-12.7

9.9

7.0-13.6

221

57.6

50.9-63.9

African American

25.9

14.5-41.8

15.1

7.6-27.7

6.5

3.1-13.1

52.5

36.0-68.5

Other Minorities

25.7

10.6-50.3

7.8

1.4-33.1

4.2

0.9-17.3

62.4

36.5-82.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

24.6

6.5-60.7

22.6

5.3-60.2

13.3

3.2-41.8

39.5

16.5-68.4

Non-Hispanic

534

150

24.5

19.8-29.9

9.1

6.4-12.7

8.5

6.2-11.5

259

58.0

51.6-64.0

AGE

18-24

8.4

2.3-25.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

91.6

74.2-97.7

25-34

30.3

17.5-47.1

0.8

0.1- 5.8

1.5

0.3- 6.7

67.4

50.8-80.5

35-44

27.7

18.2-39.9

19.6

11.4-31.8

4.2

1.6-10.6

48.4

36.3-60.8

45-54

114

26.2

17.4-37.5

9.1

4.2-18.7

10.9

5.3-21.1

53.8

42.0-65.2

55-64

126

30.2

20.2-42.5

15.9

8.3-28.4

16.8

10.1-26.5

37.2

26.6-49.1

65-74

30.0

19.8-42.6

14.2

6.6-27.7

14.4

7.7-25.3

41.5

29.9-54.1

75+

9.0

4.1-18.5

1.5

0.3- 6.0

27.3

15.7-43.1

62.3

46.4-75.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

110

22.1

12.8-35.5

10.1

3.9-23.7

14.1

7.4-25.0

53.7

39.7-67.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

157

14.2

8.7-22.4

9.1

4.7-17.0

10.1

6.1-16.3

66.6

54.8-76.7

Some Post-H.S.

149

33.9

24.5-44.7

11.0

6.2-18.9

5.8

3.1-10.5

49.3

38.6-60.1

College Graduate

135

29.4

20.3-40.4

8.5

4.3-16.3

6.4

3.0-13.0

55.8

44.6-66.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

100

23.7

13.4-38.4

3.8

1.5- 9.2

16.1

9.3-26.6

56.3

39.2-72.1

$15,000- 24,999

116

25.7

16.0-38.5

14.8

7.5-27.1

11.9

7.1-19.4

47.6

34.9-60.7

$25,000- 34,999

22.2

11.5-38.4

6.1

1.9-18.1

2.6

0.6-10.4

69.1

52.2-82.1

$35,000- 49,999

31.3

18.5-47.8

11.2

4.7-24.5

8.5

3.7-18.3

49.0

34.2-63.9

$50,000-74,999

39.1

24.9-55.5

15.2

6.8-30.5

1.2

0.2- 8.0

44.5

29.5-60.6

$75,000+

21.9

12.5-35.5

9.0

4.1-18.8

7.5

3.2-16.6

61.6

46.6-74.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

330

28.7

22.3-36.0

12.2

7.9-18.3

13.3

9.4-18.5

134

45.8

37.5-54.4

216

19.8

13.6-27.9

6.5

3.6-11.6

3.4

1.8- 6.2

133

70.3

61.4-77.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

19.7

9.0-37.9

18.5

7.6-38.5

9.1

3.4-22.0

52.7

33.6-71.1

Non-Veteran

504

141

24.9

20.0-30.5

8.8

6.1-12.7

8.6

6.3-11.8

246

57.6

51.1-63.9

Back to Adult Asthma History.

*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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