BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Why do you take aspirin... To relieve pain?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Disease

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,742	613	23.9	21.4-26.7	2,129	76.1	73.3-78.6
-Eastern NC	1,002	237	26.1	21.5-31.3	765	73.9	68.7-78.5
GENDER
Male	420	117	29.2	22.6-36.7	303	70.8	63.3-77.4
Female	582	120	22.8	16.8-30.3	462	77.2	69.7-83.2
RACE
White	684	158	25.1	20.0-30.9	526	74.9	69.1-80.0
African American	255	55	20.0	14.3-27.3	200	80.0	72.7-85.7
Other Minorities	58	22	54.9	30.7-76.9	36	45.1	23.1-69.3
AGE
18-24	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
25-34	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
35-44	114	48	47.2	31.9-63.0	66	52.8	37.0-68.1
45-54	203	58	26.1	16.9-38.0	145	73.9	62.0-83.1
55-64	268	49	20.6	14.0-29.5	219	79.4	70.5-86.0
65-74	248	41	19.1	12.6-28.0	207	80.9	72.0-87.4
75+	164	39	22.9	14.5-34.2	125	77.1	65.8-85.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	255	57	25.1	15.1-38.8	198	74.9	61.2-84.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	316	81	29.3	21.3-38.9	235	70.7	61.1-78.7
Some Post-H.S.	230	56	31.2	22.1-42.0	174	68.8	58.0-77.9
College Graduate	199	42	17.7	11.6-26.0	157	82.3	74.0-88.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	167	39	21.0	13.8-30.6	128	79.0	69.4-86.2
$15,000- 24,999	181	38	21.8	13.2-33.9	143	78.2	66.1-86.8
$25,000- 34,999	112	27	30.9	18.9-46.2	85	69.1	53.8-81.1
$35,000- 49,999	130	34	35.4	22.4-51.1	96	64.6	48.9-77.6
$50,000-74,999	96	23	25.6	15.5-39.4	73	74.4	60.6-84.5
$75,000+	90	18	17.0	8.2-32.1	72	83.0	67.9-91.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	139	23	17.8	11.6-26.3	116	82.2	73.7-88.4
Guilford	126	23	16.2	10.4-24.4	103	83.8	75.6-89.6
Mecklenburg	98	20	22.2	13.7-33.9	78	77.8	66.1-86.3
Orange	117	26	24.9	16.7-35.6	91	75.1	64.4-83.3
Wake	103	20	19.3	11.7-30.1	83	80.7	69.9-88.3
Chatham/Lee	125	23	20.0	13.2-29.3	102	80.0	70.7-86.8
Nash/Wilson	122	36	34.7	25.4-45.4	86	65.3	54.6-74.6
Craven/Pamlico	131	25	20.0	13.3-28.8	106	80.0	71.2-86.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	142	29	17.7	11.7-26.0	113	82.3	74.0-88.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	142	37	26.1	18.9-34.9	105	73.9	65.1-81.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	145	38	28.2	18.5-40.3	107	71.8	59.7-81.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	135	26	34.5	14.0-62.9	109	65.5	37.1-86.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	155	32	20.9	14.7-28.9	123	79.1	71.1-85.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	125	26	21.2	14.2-30.5	99	78.8	69.5-85.8
Northeast NC I	139	29	21.6	14.8-30.3	110	78.4	69.7-85.2
Northeast NC II	155	50	31.5	24.0-40.3	105	68.5	59.7-76.0
Northeastern Partnership	294	79	28.1	22.5-34.5	215	71.9	65.5-77.5
Mountain AHEC	398	79	25.0	18.8-32.3	319	75.0	67.7-81.2
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	1,116	241	22.7	19.2-26.6	875	77.3	73.4-80.8
Western NC	624	135	23.9	19.0-29.5	489	76.1	70.5-81.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,742

613

23.9

21.4-26.7

2,129

76.1

73.3-78.6

-Eastern NC

1,002

237

26.1

21.5-31.3

765

73.9

68.7-78.5

GENDER

Male

420

117

29.2

22.6-36.7

303

70.8

63.3-77.4

Female

582

120

22.8

16.8-30.3

462

77.2

69.7-83.2

RACE

White

684

158

25.1

20.0-30.9

526

74.9

69.1-80.0

African American

255

20.0

14.3-27.3

200

80.0

72.7-85.7

Other Minorities

54.9

30.7-76.9

45.1

23.1-69.3

AGE

18-24

. - .

25-34

. - .

35-44

114

47.2

31.9-63.0

52.8

37.0-68.1

45-54

203

26.1

16.9-38.0

145

73.9

62.0-83.1

55-64

268

20.6

14.0-29.5

219

79.4

70.5-86.0

65-74

248

19.1

12.6-28.0

207

80.9

72.0-87.4

75+

164

22.9

14.5-34.2

125

77.1

65.8-85.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

255

25.1

15.1-38.8

198

74.9

61.2-84.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

316

29.3

21.3-38.9

235

70.7

61.1-78.7

Some Post-H.S.

230

31.2

22.1-42.0

174

68.8

58.0-77.9

College Graduate

199

17.7

11.6-26.0

157

82.3

74.0-88.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

167

21.0

13.8-30.6

128

79.0

69.4-86.2

$15,000- 24,999

181

21.8

13.2-33.9

143

78.2

66.1-86.8

$25,000- 34,999

112

30.9

18.9-46.2

69.1

53.8-81.1

$35,000- 49,999

130

35.4

22.4-51.1

64.6

48.9-77.6

$50,000-74,999

25.6

15.5-39.4

74.4

60.6-84.5

$75,000+

17.0

8.2-32.1

83.0

67.9-91.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

139

17.8

11.6-26.3

116

82.2

73.7-88.4

Guilford

126

16.2

10.4-24.4

103

83.8

75.6-89.6

Mecklenburg

22.2

13.7-33.9

77.8

66.1-86.3

Orange

117

24.9

16.7-35.6

75.1

64.4-83.3

Wake

103

19.3

11.7-30.1

80.7

69.9-88.3

Chatham/Lee

125

20.0

13.2-29.3

102

80.0

70.7-86.8

Nash/Wilson

122

34.7

25.4-45.4

65.3

54.6-74.6

Craven/Pamlico

131

20.0

13.3-28.8

106

80.0

71.2-86.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

142

17.7

11.7-26.0

113

82.3

74.0-88.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

142

26.1

18.9-34.9

105

73.9

65.1-81.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

145

28.2

18.5-40.3

107

71.8

59.7-81.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

135

34.5

14.0-62.9

109

65.5

37.1-86.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

155

20.9

14.7-28.9

123

79.1

71.1-85.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

125

21.2

14.2-30.5

78.8

69.5-85.8

Northeast NC I

139

21.6

14.8-30.3

110

78.4

69.7-85.2

Northeast NC II

155

31.5

24.0-40.3

105

68.5

59.7-76.0

Northeastern Partnership

294

28.1

22.5-34.5

215

71.9

65.5-77.5

Mountain AHEC

398

25.0

18.8-32.3

319

75.0

67.7-81.2

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

1,116

241

22.7

19.2-26.6

875

77.3

73.4-80.8

Western NC

624

135

23.9

19.0-29.5

489

76.1

70.5-81.0

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 taking aspirin regularly.

^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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