BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you take aspirin daily or every other day?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Disease

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,338	2,763	35.7	34.1-37.4	4,575	64.3	62.6-65.9
-Eastern NC	2,575	1,012	38.6	35.6-41.8	1,563	61.4	58.2-64.4
GENDER
Male	899	423	44.5	39.4-49.7	476	55.5	50.3-60.6
Female	1,676	589	33.9	30.3-37.7	1,087	66.1	62.3-69.7
RACE
White	1,644	692	42.0	38.2-45.9	952	58.0	54.1-61.8
African American	761	256	28.4	24.0-33.2	505	71.6	66.8-76.0
Other Minorities	159	59	42.4	28.6-57.5	100	57.6	42.5-71.4
AGE
18-24	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
25-34	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
35-44	591	116	21.2	16.0-27.5	475	78.8	72.5-84.0
45-54	637	204	35.9	29.7-42.7	433	64.1	57.3-70.3
55-64	553	269	51.2	44.8-57.5	284	48.8	42.5-55.2
65-74	452	250	54.7	47.5-61.6	202	45.3	38.4-52.5
75+	325	168	48.9	40.8-57.0	157	51.1	43.0-59.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	566	258	43.2	36.5-50.1	308	56.8	49.9-63.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	859	322	36.9	31.8-42.4	537	63.1	57.6-68.2
Some Post-H.S.	627	230	35.2	29.6-41.1	397	64.8	58.9-70.4
College Graduate	519	200	40.8	34.1-47.8	319	59.2	52.2-65.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	389	167	39.4	31.9-47.5	222	60.6	52.5-68.1
$15,000- 24,999	497	184	32.9	26.9-39.4	313	67.1	60.6-73.1
$25,000- 34,999	275	114	42.9	33.8-52.5	161	57.1	47.5-66.2
$35,000- 49,999	320	130	40.0	32.0-48.7	190	60.0	51.3-68.0
$50,000-74,999	255	96	37.5	29.0-46.7	159	62.5	53.3-71.0
$75,000+	246	90	41.0	31.2-51.7	156	59.0	48.3-68.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	361	139	37.8	32.4-43.5	222	62.2	56.5-67.6
Guilford	365	127	35.8	30.3-41.7	238	64.2	58.3-69.7
Mecklenburg	338	99	29.1	23.8-35.1	239	70.9	64.9-76.2
Orange	319	117	32.0	24.8-40.2	202	68.0	59.8-75.2
Wake	318	103	30.2	24.8-36.3	215	69.8	63.7-75.2
Chatham/Lee	327	126	37.6	30.8-44.8	201	62.4	55.2-69.2
Nash/Wilson	300	124	42.9	36.6-49.4	176	57.1	50.6-63.4
Craven/Pamlico	350	132	37.9	32.3-43.9	218	62.1	56.1-67.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	352	144	41.0	34.3-48.1	208	59.0	51.9-65.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	341	144	40.0	33.5-46.9	197	60.0	53.1-66.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	379	146	37.0	31.0-43.4	233	63.0	56.6-69.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	332	136	40.8	28.1-54.9	196	59.2	45.1-71.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	356	156	42.7	37.0-48.7	200	57.3	51.3-63.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	339	127	33.6	27.9-39.9	212	66.4	60.1-72.1
Northeast NC I	369	139	36.6	31.1-42.4	230	63.4	57.6-68.9
Northeast NC II	412	157	37.5	32.2-43.0	255	62.5	57.0-67.8
Northeastern Partnership	781	296	37.2	33.2-41.3	485	62.8	58.7-66.8
Mountain AHEC	1,055	399	35.4	31.5-39.5	656	64.6	60.5-68.5
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	3,127	1,123	34.6	32.3-37.0	2,004	65.4	63.0-67.7
Western NC	1,636	628	34.4	31.1-37.9	1,008	65.6	62.1-68.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,338

2,763

35.7

34.1-37.4

4,575

64.3

62.6-65.9

-Eastern NC

2,575

1,012

38.6

35.6-41.8

1,563

61.4

58.2-64.4

GENDER

Male

899

423

44.5

39.4-49.7

476

55.5

50.3-60.6

Female

1,676

589

33.9

30.3-37.7

1,087

66.1

62.3-69.7

RACE

White

1,644

692

42.0

38.2-45.9

952

58.0

54.1-61.8

African American

761

256

28.4

24.0-33.2

505

71.6

66.8-76.0

Other Minorities

159

42.4

28.6-57.5

100

57.6

42.5-71.4

AGE

18-24

. - .

25-34

. - .

35-44

591

116

21.2

16.0-27.5

475

78.8

72.5-84.0

45-54

637

204

35.9

29.7-42.7

433

64.1

57.3-70.3

55-64

553

269

51.2

44.8-57.5

284

48.8

42.5-55.2

65-74

452

250

54.7

47.5-61.6

202

45.3

38.4-52.5

75+

325

168

48.9

40.8-57.0

157

51.1

43.0-59.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

566

258

43.2

36.5-50.1

308

56.8

49.9-63.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

859

322

36.9

31.8-42.4

537

63.1

57.6-68.2

Some Post-H.S.

627

230

35.2

29.6-41.1

397

64.8

58.9-70.4

College Graduate

519

200

40.8

34.1-47.8

319

59.2

52.2-65.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

389

167

39.4

31.9-47.5

222

60.6

52.5-68.1

$15,000- 24,999

497

184

32.9

26.9-39.4

313

67.1

60.6-73.1

$25,000- 34,999

275

114

42.9

33.8-52.5

161

57.1

47.5-66.2

$35,000- 49,999

320

130

40.0

32.0-48.7

190

60.0

51.3-68.0

$50,000-74,999

255

37.5

29.0-46.7

159

62.5

53.3-71.0

$75,000+

246

41.0

31.2-51.7

156

59.0

48.3-68.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

361

139

37.8

32.4-43.5

222

62.2

56.5-67.6

Guilford

365

127

35.8

30.3-41.7

238

64.2

58.3-69.7

Mecklenburg

338

29.1

23.8-35.1

239

70.9

64.9-76.2

Orange

319

117

32.0

24.8-40.2

202

68.0

59.8-75.2

Wake

318

103

30.2

24.8-36.3

215

69.8

63.7-75.2

Chatham/Lee

327

126

37.6

30.8-44.8

201

62.4

55.2-69.2

Nash/Wilson

300

124

42.9

36.6-49.4

176

57.1

50.6-63.4

Craven/Pamlico

350

132

37.9

32.3-43.9

218

62.1

56.1-67.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

352

144

41.0

34.3-48.1

208

59.0

51.9-65.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

341

144

40.0

33.5-46.9

197

60.0

53.1-66.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

379

146

37.0

31.0-43.4

233

63.0

56.6-69.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

332

136

40.8

28.1-54.9

196

59.2

45.1-71.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

356

156

42.7

37.0-48.7

200

57.3

51.3-63.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

339

127

33.6

27.9-39.9

212

66.4

60.1-72.1

Northeast NC I

369

139

36.6

31.1-42.4

230

63.4

57.6-68.9

Northeast NC II

412

157

37.5

32.2-43.0

255

62.5

57.0-67.8

Northeastern Partnership

781

296

37.2

33.2-41.3

485

62.8

58.7-66.8

Mountain AHEC

1,055

399

35.4

31.5-39.5

656

64.6

60.5-68.5

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

3,127

1,123

34.6

32.3-37.0

2,004

65.4

63.0-67.7

Western NC

1,636

628

34.4

31.1-37.9

1,008

65.6

62.1-68.9

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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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