BRFSS 2008 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	274	42	16.3	11.4-22.7	16	6.4	3.6-11.0	99	30.7	24.5-37.7	117	46.6	39.1-54.3
GENDER
Male	78	11	16.2	8.4-29.0	4	6.6	2.3-17.4	28	28.1	18.4-40.4	35	49.2	35.8-62.6
Female	196	31	16.3	10.7-24.2	12	6.3	3.2-11.9	71	32.1	24.5-40.8	82	45.3	36.4-54.4
RACE
White	253	35	15.7	10.7-22.5	15	6.4	3.6-11.3	96	31.9	25.4-39.2	107	45.9	38.2-53.9
African American	9	4	36.3	12.4-69.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.9	1.2-44.4	4	54.8	23.1-83.0
Other Minorities	12	3	16.7	4.6-45.7	1	11.4	1.6-51.0	2	9.5	2.1-33.9	6	62.4	31.1-85.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	6	0	0.0	. - .	1	19.1	2.5-68.8	3	31.2	7.6-71.5	2	49.6	13.0-86.7
Non-Hispanic	266	41	16.5	11.5-23.0	15	6.2	3.4-10.9	95	30.6	24.3-37.7	115	46.7	39.1-54.5
AGE
18-24	10	2	20.2	4.9-55.3	1	9.3	1.3-44.9	2	18.1	4.2-53.0	5	52.4	23.3-80.0
25-34	22	6	21.7	9.1-43.3	3	11.1	3.2-32.0	3	14.2	4.6-36.4	10	53.0	31.6-73.4
35-44	37	4	9.5	2.8-28.2	2	3.0	0.7-12.3	14	35.9	20.6-54.8	17	51.5	33.3-69.4
45-54	63	10	17.8	8.9-32.6	4	6.7	2.4-17.1	19	31.7	19.9-46.5	30	43.8	30.4-58.2
55-64	50	7	13.9	5.7-30.4	2	2.5	0.6-10.0	20	40.1	25.0-57.3	21	43.5	28.1-60.4
65-74	51	7	16.2	7.5-31.5	2	5.3	1.3-19.5	21	34.5	22.3-49.1	21	44.0	29.8-59.3
75+	39	6	15.4	6.6-31.9	1	3.6	0.5-21.4	19	50.6	33.9-67.3	13	30.4	16.8-48.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	66	7	8.9	3.4-21.5	1	1.8	0.3-11.8	28	29.6	18.3-44.2	30	59.7	43.8-73.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	72	10	18.6	9.2-33.9	4	3.8	1.3-10.3	30	38.8	26.0-53.3	28	38.8	25.6-54.0
Some Post-H.S.	73	15	20.4	10.8-35.1	7	11.8	5.3-24.3	19	23.4	13.5-37.3	32	44.4	31.2-58.5
College Graduate	62	10	16.5	8.4-30.0	4	6.8	2.1-20.3	22	33.1	20.9-48.0	26	43.5	29.4-58.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	61	9	16.8	7.5-33.5	2	3.1	0.6-14.0	31	38.7	25.6-53.7	19	41.4	26.6-58.0
$15,000- 24,999	54	6	7.4	2.9-17.7	3	5.1	1.5-15.6	18	30.2	17.3-47.1	27	57.3	40.3-72.8
$25,000- 34,999	27	2	9.6	2.1-34.5	2	4.7	1.1-17.9	10	39.1	20.0-62.1	13	46.7	25.7-68.9
$35,000- 49,999	37	4	12.1	4.0-31.3	6	17.7	7.4-36.6	13	38.1	21.1-58.6	14	32.1	16.9-52.3
$50,000-74,999	32	13	40.5	22.6-61.4	1	6.3	0.9-33.4	4	10.3	3.4-27.5	14	42.8	24.3-63.6
$75,000+	26	1	1.5	0.2-10.1	0	0.0	. - .	11	36.8	18.5-59.9	14	61.8	38.8-80.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	170	26	14.6	9.3-22.2	8	4.7	2.2- 9.5	71	38.1	29.6-47.4	65	42.6	33.6-52.2
No	103	15	17.9	10.1-29.6	8	8.4	3.8-17.9	28	22.2	14.3-32.7	52	51.5	39.4-63.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	24	4	23.4	7.0-55.2	1	4.8	0.6-27.8	12	39.4	19.1-64.2	7	32.4	12.1-62.7
Non-Veteran	250	38	15.6	10.8-22.1	15	6.5	3.6-11.5	87	29.9	23.5-37.3	110	47.9	40.1-55.8

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

-Western NC

274

16.3

11.4-22.7

6.4

3.6-11.0

30.7

24.5-37.7

117

46.6

39.1-54.3

GENDER

Male

16.2

8.4-29.0

6.6

2.3-17.4

28.1

18.4-40.4

49.2

35.8-62.6

Female

196

16.3

10.7-24.2

6.3

3.2-11.9

32.1

24.5-40.8

45.3

36.4-54.4

RACE

White

253

15.7

10.7-22.5

6.4

3.6-11.3

31.9

25.4-39.2

107

45.9

38.2-53.9

African American

36.3

12.4-69.7

0.0

. - .

8.9

1.2-44.4

54.8

23.1-83.0

Other Minorities

16.7

4.6-45.7

11.4

1.6-51.0

9.5

2.1-33.9

62.4

31.1-85.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

19.1

2.5-68.8

31.2

7.6-71.5

49.6

13.0-86.7

Non-Hispanic

266

16.5

11.5-23.0

6.2

3.4-10.9

30.6

24.3-37.7

115

46.7

39.1-54.5

AGE

18-24

20.2

4.9-55.3

9.3

1.3-44.9

18.1

4.2-53.0

52.4

23.3-80.0

25-34

21.7

9.1-43.3

11.1

3.2-32.0

14.2

4.6-36.4

53.0

31.6-73.4

35-44

9.5

2.8-28.2

3.0

0.7-12.3

35.9

20.6-54.8

51.5

33.3-69.4

45-54

17.8

8.9-32.6

6.7

2.4-17.1

31.7

19.9-46.5

43.8

30.4-58.2

55-64

13.9

5.7-30.4

2.5

0.6-10.0

40.1

25.0-57.3

43.5

28.1-60.4

65-74

16.2

7.5-31.5

5.3

1.3-19.5

34.5

22.3-49.1

44.0

29.8-59.3

75+

15.4

6.6-31.9

3.6

0.5-21.4

50.6

33.9-67.3

30.4

16.8-48.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

8.9

3.4-21.5

1.8

0.3-11.8

29.6

18.3-44.2

59.7

43.8-73.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

18.6

9.2-33.9

3.8

1.3-10.3

38.8

26.0-53.3

38.8

25.6-54.0

Some Post-H.S.

20.4

10.8-35.1

11.8

5.3-24.3

23.4

13.5-37.3

44.4

31.2-58.5

College Graduate

16.5

8.4-30.0

6.8

2.1-20.3

33.1

20.9-48.0

43.5

29.4-58.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

16.8

7.5-33.5

3.1

0.6-14.0

38.7

25.6-53.7

41.4

26.6-58.0

$15,000- 24,999

7.4

2.9-17.7

5.1

1.5-15.6

30.2

17.3-47.1

57.3

40.3-72.8

$25,000- 34,999

9.6

2.1-34.5

4.7

1.1-17.9

39.1

20.0-62.1

46.7

25.7-68.9

$35,000- 49,999

12.1

4.0-31.3

17.7

7.4-36.6

38.1

21.1-58.6

32.1

16.9-52.3

$50,000-74,999

40.5

22.6-61.4

6.3

0.9-33.4

10.3

3.4-27.5

42.8

24.3-63.6

$75,000+

1.5

0.2-10.1

0.0

. - .

36.8

18.5-59.9

61.8

38.8-80.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

170

14.6

9.3-22.2

4.7

2.2- 9.5

38.1

29.6-47.4

42.6

33.6-52.2

103

17.9

10.1-29.6

8.4

3.8-17.9

22.2

14.3-32.7

51.5

39.4-63.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

23.4

7.0-55.2

4.8

0.6-27.8

39.4

19.1-64.2

32.4

12.1-62.7

Non-Veteran

250

15.6

10.8-22.1

6.5

3.6-11.5

29.9

23.5-37.3

110

47.9

40.1-55.8

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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