BRFSS 2008 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont North Carolina**

Adult Asthma History

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
North Carolina	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
-Piedmont NC	564	97	20.4	15.4-26.6	23	3.3	1.9- 5.6	224	32.2	27.1-37.8	220	44.0	37.6-50.7
GENDER
Male	144	24	24.2	13.9-38.7	7	3.5	1.2- 9.4	56	27.4	19.1-37.6	57	45.0	33.1-57.5
Female	420	73	18.6	13.8-24.8	16	3.2	1.7- 5.9	168	34.6	28.4-41.3	163	43.6	36.1-51.4
RACE
White	457	74	19.6	14.0-26.7	18	3.4	1.8- 6.3	192	37.3	31.3-43.7	173	39.7	33.2-46.6
African American	80	20	30.3	17.0-48.0	2	1.5	0.3- 6.0	27	22.8	13.1-36.7	31	45.4	29.4-62.4
Other Minorities	26	3	9.9	2.5-31.5	3	5.6	1.5-19.3	5	13.6	4.5-34.4	15	70.9	46.7-87.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.0	1.0-37.3	7	31.0	11.1-61.8	8	62.0	32.3-84.7
Non-Hispanic	547	97	21.3	16.1-27.7	22	3.1	1.8- 5.4	217	32.3	27.1-38.0	211	43.2	36.7-50.1
AGE
18-24	16	5	28.5	9.6-59.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	11	71.5	40.1-90.4
25-34	52	11	26.5	14.1-44.1	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6	13	22.3	11.7-38.3	27	49.8	33.8-65.9
35-44	90	24	26.7	16.9-39.4	6	8.7	3.7-19.1	22	22.1	13.7-33.6	38	42.6	30.7-55.4
45-54	115	22	13.3	8.2-20.9	1	1.5	0.2- 9.8	48	48.3	36.8-60.1	44	36.9	26.4-48.7
55-64	130	17	16.7	8.9-29.2	9	4.0	1.9- 8.3	60	45.7	34.4-57.4	44	33.6	23.6-45.4
65-74	95	15	19.4	11.1-31.7	4	3.7	1.1-11.8	40	40.5	29.3-52.9	36	36.3	25.5-48.7
75+	64	3	2.4	0.7- 7.7	2	2.0	0.4- 8.7	41	65.8	49.2-79.2	18	29.8	16.9-47.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	117	19	20.1	10.3-35.6	4	2.3	0.8- 6.9	49	40.1	27.6-54.0	45	37.4	25.7-50.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	160	25	18.9	9.8-33.4	7	2.9	1.2- 7.1	67	27.4	18.6-38.2	61	50.8	37.0-64.4
Some Post-H.S.	151	28	19.5	12.1-30.1	6	2.4	0.8- 6.5	54	31.4	22.7-41.6	63	46.7	36.1-57.6
College Graduate	136	25	23.6	14.6-35.7	6	5.4	2.0-13.7	54	34.2	25.2-44.4	51	36.9	26.8-48.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	107	16	13.3	6.7-24.7	10	6.7	3.0-14.3	41	24.6	15.1-37.6	40	55.3	38.6-70.9
$15,000- 24,999	115	19	16.7	9.8-26.9	2	1.5	0.3- 8.1	52	41.9	29.8-55.1	42	39.9	27.7-53.5
$25,000- 34,999	53	9	12.6	5.6-25.8	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8	17	37.1	21.5-56.1	26	49.9	32.6-67.2
$35,000- 49,999	67	13	29.7	16.6-47.2	0	0.0	. - .	28	35.2	23.0-49.7	26	35.2	22.4-50.5
$50,000-74,999	64	18	34.5	20.7-51.6	4	5.0	1.5-15.6	20	19.8	11.7-31.6	22	40.7	26.2-57.0
$75,000+	90	10	21.5	8.7-43.8	4	5.2	1.6-15.7	39	36.3	24.0-50.8	37	37.0	23.4-53.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	343	60	18.7	13.6-25.2	18	4.5	2.6- 7.8	149	36.6	29.6-44.2	116	40.2	32.0-49.0
No	216	35	21.9	13.6-33.5	5	2.0	0.6- 6.8	73	27.4	20.3-35.9	103	48.7	38.5-59.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	50	6	11.1	3.9-27.9	1	6.0	0.9-32.1	30	49.0	31.0-67.2	13	33.9	17.4-55.5
Non-Veteran	514	91	21.4	15.9-28.0	22	3.0	1.8- 5.0	194	30.6	25.3-36.4	207	45.0	38.2-52.0

Total
Respond.^

1-14 days

15-24 days

25-30 days

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-Piedmont NC

564

20.4

15.4-26.6

3.3

1.9- 5.6

224

32.2

27.1-37.8

220

44.0

37.6-50.7

GENDER

Male

144

24.2

13.9-38.7

3.5

1.2- 9.4

27.4

19.1-37.6

45.0

33.1-57.5

Female

420

18.6

13.8-24.8

3.2

1.7- 5.9

168

34.6

28.4-41.3

163

43.6

36.1-51.4

RACE

White

457

19.6

14.0-26.7

3.4

1.8- 6.3

192

37.3

31.3-43.7

173

39.7

33.2-46.6

African American

30.3

17.0-48.0

1.5

0.3- 6.0

22.8

13.1-36.7

45.4

29.4-62.4

Other Minorities

9.9

2.5-31.5

5.6

1.5-19.3

13.6

4.5-34.4

70.9

46.7-87.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

7.0

1.0-37.3

31.0

11.1-61.8

62.0

32.3-84.7

Non-Hispanic

547

21.3

16.1-27.7

3.1

1.8- 5.4

217

32.3

27.1-38.0

211

43.2

36.7-50.1

AGE

18-24

28.5

9.6-59.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

71.5

40.1-90.4

25-34

26.5

14.1-44.1

1.4

0.2- 9.6

22.3

11.7-38.3

49.8

33.8-65.9

35-44

26.7

16.9-39.4

8.7

3.7-19.1

22.1

13.7-33.6

42.6

30.7-55.4

45-54

115

13.3

8.2-20.9

1.5

0.2- 9.8

48.3

36.8-60.1

36.9

26.4-48.7

55-64

130

16.7

8.9-29.2

4.0

1.9- 8.3

45.7

34.4-57.4

33.6

23.6-45.4

65-74

19.4

11.1-31.7

3.7

1.1-11.8

40.5

29.3-52.9

36.3

25.5-48.7

75+

2.4

0.7- 7.7

2.0

0.4- 8.7

65.8

49.2-79.2

29.8

16.9-47.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

117

20.1

10.3-35.6

2.3

0.8- 6.9

40.1

27.6-54.0

37.4

25.7-50.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

160

18.9

9.8-33.4

2.9

1.2- 7.1

27.4

18.6-38.2

50.8

37.0-64.4

Some Post-H.S.

151

19.5

12.1-30.1

2.4

0.8- 6.5

31.4

22.7-41.6

46.7

36.1-57.6

College Graduate

136

23.6

14.6-35.7

5.4

2.0-13.7

34.2

25.2-44.4

36.9

26.8-48.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

107

13.3

6.7-24.7

6.7

3.0-14.3

24.6

15.1-37.6

55.3

38.6-70.9

$15,000- 24,999

115

16.7

9.8-26.9

1.5

0.3- 8.1

41.9

29.8-55.1

39.9

27.7-53.5

$25,000- 34,999

12.6

5.6-25.8

0.4

0.1- 2.8

37.1

21.5-56.1

49.9

32.6-67.2

$35,000- 49,999

29.7

16.6-47.2

0.0

. - .

35.2

23.0-49.7

35.2

22.4-50.5

$50,000-74,999

34.5

20.7-51.6

5.0

1.5-15.6

19.8

11.7-31.6

40.7

26.2-57.0

$75,000+

21.5

8.7-43.8

5.2

1.6-15.7

36.3

24.0-50.8

37.0

23.4-53.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

343

18.7

13.6-25.2

4.5

2.6- 7.8

149

36.6

29.6-44.2

116

40.2

32.0-49.0

216

21.9

13.6-33.5

2.0

0.6- 6.8

27.4

20.3-35.9

103

48.7

38.5-59.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

11.1

3.9-27.9

6.0

0.9-32.1

49.0

31.0-67.2

33.9

17.4-55.5

Non-Veteran

514

21.4

15.9-28.0

3.0

1.8- 5.0

194

30.6

25.3-36.4

207

45.0

38.2-52.0

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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.

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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