BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you have a health problem or condition that makes taking aspirin unsafe for you?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Disease

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, not stomach related	Yes, stomach problems
North Carolina	880	389	43.2	38.4-48.2	491	56.8	51.8-61.6
-Eastern NC	292	132	46.9	38.0-56.0	160	53.1	44.0-62.0
GENDER
Male	60	34	50.7	33.7-67.5	26	49.3	32.5-66.3
Female	232	98	45.7	35.5-56.4	134	54.3	43.6-64.5
RACE
White	191	90	51.3	40.3-62.1	101	48.7	37.9-59.7
African American	76	34	44.3	28.5-61.4	42	55.7	38.6-71.5
Other Minorities	24	8	22.2	9.2-44.7	16	77.8	55.3-90.8
AGE
18-24	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
25-34	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
35-44	44	18	45.0	25.3-66.4	26	55.0	33.6-74.7
45-54	74	24	36.5	22.7-52.9	50	63.5	47.1-77.3
55-64	75	41	58.4	39.0-75.6	34	41.6	24.4-61.0
65-74	54	23	32.6	17.7-52.1	31	67.4	47.9-82.3
75+	45	26	61.8	40.7-79.2	19	38.2	20.8-59.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	78	40	63.7	46.3-78.2	38	36.3	21.8-53.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	106	43	32.5	21.5-45.8	63	67.5	54.2-78.5
Some Post-H.S.	66	24	38.4	23.2-56.2	42	61.6	43.8-76.8
College Graduate	42	25	62.0	40.1-79.9	17	38.0	20.1-59.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	65	38	62.2	39.6-80.5	27	37.8	19.5-60.4
$15,000- 24,999	65	28	42.1	26.8-59.1	37	57.9	40.9-73.2
$25,000- 34,999	25	12	55.6	30.0-78.5	13	44.4	21.5-70.0
$35,000- 49,999	23	12	45.9	21.7-72.2	11	54.1	27.8-78.3
$50,000-74,999	23	6	43.4	15.8-75.8	17	56.6	24.2-84.2
$75,000+	17	8	38.7	14.6-69.9	9	61.3	30.1-85.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	47	28	58.1	41.8-72.7	19	41.9	27.3-58.2
Guilford	38	13	26.4	14.6-43.0	25	73.6	57.0-85.4
Mecklenburg	39	14	37.6	22.3-56.0	25	62.4	44.0-77.7
Orange	27	12	49.7	29.6-69.9	15	50.3	30.1-70.4
Wake	31	18	43.9	26.0-63.6	13	56.1	36.4-74.0
Chatham/Lee	42	24	53.5	36.0-70.2	18	46.5	29.8-64.0
Nash/Wilson	32	14	43.4	26.0-62.5	18	56.6	37.5-74.0
Craven/Pamlico	40	17	48.0	31.8-64.5	23	52.0	35.5-68.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	17	35.8	22.2-52.1	28	64.2	47.9-77.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	47	18	34.8	21.7-50.6	29	65.2	49.4-78.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	34	13	43.8	25.2-64.3	21	56.2	35.7-74.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	48	17	36.8	23.4-52.6	31	63.2	47.4-76.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	42	18	42.2	24.6-62.0	24	57.8	38.0-75.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	38	17	44.4	27.5-62.7	21	55.6	37.3-72.5
Northeast NC I	42	20	54.2	37.8-69.7	22	45.8	30.3-62.2
Northeast NC II	45	22	48.1	31.7-65.0	23	51.9	35.0-68.3
Northeastern Partnership	87	42	50.3	37.9-62.6	45	49.7	37.4-62.1
Mountain AHEC	148	73	51.1	39.9-62.2	75	48.9	37.8-60.1
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	357	153	41.3	34.6-48.4	204	58.7	51.6-65.4
Western NC	231	104	43.2	33.2-53.8	127	56.8	46.2-66.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes, not stomach related

Yes, stomach problems

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

880

389

43.2

38.4-48.2

491

56.8

51.8-61.6

-Eastern NC

292

132

46.9

38.0-56.0

160

53.1

44.0-62.0

GENDER

Male

50.7

33.7-67.5

49.3

32.5-66.3

Female

232

45.7

35.5-56.4

134

54.3

43.6-64.5

RACE

White

191

51.3

40.3-62.1

101

48.7

37.9-59.7

African American

44.3

28.5-61.4

55.7

38.6-71.5

Other Minorities

22.2

9.2-44.7

77.8

55.3-90.8

AGE

18-24

. - .

25-34

. - .

35-44

45.0

25.3-66.4

55.0

33.6-74.7

45-54

36.5

22.7-52.9

63.5

47.1-77.3

55-64

58.4

39.0-75.6

41.6

24.4-61.0

65-74

32.6

17.7-52.1

67.4

47.9-82.3

75+

61.8

40.7-79.2

38.2

20.8-59.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

63.7

46.3-78.2

36.3

21.8-53.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

106

32.5

21.5-45.8

67.5

54.2-78.5

Some Post-H.S.

38.4

23.2-56.2

61.6

43.8-76.8

College Graduate

62.0

40.1-79.9

38.0

20.1-59.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

62.2

39.6-80.5

37.8

19.5-60.4

$15,000- 24,999

42.1

26.8-59.1

57.9

40.9-73.2

$25,000- 34,999

55.6

30.0-78.5

44.4

21.5-70.0

$35,000- 49,999

45.9

21.7-72.2

54.1

27.8-78.3

$50,000-74,999

43.4

15.8-75.8

56.6

24.2-84.2

$75,000+

38.7

14.6-69.9

61.3

30.1-85.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

58.1

41.8-72.7

41.9

27.3-58.2

Guilford

26.4

14.6-43.0

73.6

57.0-85.4

Mecklenburg

37.6

22.3-56.0

62.4

44.0-77.7

Orange

49.7

29.6-69.9

50.3

30.1-70.4

Wake

43.9

26.0-63.6

56.1

36.4-74.0

Chatham/Lee

53.5

36.0-70.2

46.5

29.8-64.0

Nash/Wilson

43.4

26.0-62.5

56.6

37.5-74.0

Craven/Pamlico

48.0

31.8-64.5

52.0

35.5-68.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

35.8

22.2-52.1

64.2

47.9-77.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

34.8

21.7-50.6

65.2

49.4-78.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

43.8

25.2-64.3

56.2

35.7-74.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

36.8

23.4-52.6

63.2

47.4-76.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

42.2

24.6-62.0

57.8

38.0-75.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

44.4

27.5-62.7

55.6

37.3-72.5

Northeast NC I

54.2

37.8-69.7

45.8

30.3-62.2

Northeast NC II

48.1

31.7-65.0

51.9

35.0-68.3

Northeastern Partnership

50.3

37.9-62.6

49.7

37.4-62.1

Mountain AHEC

148

51.1

39.9-62.2

48.9

37.8-60.1

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

357

153

41.3

34.6-48.4

204

58.7

51.6-65.4

Western NC

231

104

43.2

33.2-53.8

127

56.8

46.2-66.8

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Eastern North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being age 35 or older.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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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