BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Why do you take aspirin... To reduce the chance of a heart attack?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Disease

Why do you take aspirin... To reduce the chance of a heart attack?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,708	2,402	86.6	84.2-88.7	306	13.4	11.3-15.8
-Eastern NC	987	880	86.8	82.5-90.2	107	13.2	9.8-17.5
GENDER
Male	410	356	83.5	76.1-88.9	54	16.5	11.1-23.9
Female	577	524	90.3	85.8-93.5	53	9.7	6.5-14.2
RACE
White	677	602	86.9	81.6-90.9	75	13.1	9.1-18.4
African American	249	225	88.0	79.5-93.3	24	12.0	6.7-20.5
Other Minorities	56	49	81.8	59.4-93.3	7	18.2	6.7-40.6
AGE
18-24	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
25-34	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
35-44	115	79	72.5	58.4-83.1	36	27.5	16.9-41.6
45-54	203	180	85.5	73.4-92.7	23	14.5	7.3-26.6
55-64	263	238	88.2	79.4-93.5	25	11.8	6.5-20.6
65-74	243	229	92.4	83.3-96.7	14	7.6	3.3-16.7
75+	158	149	94.8	88.7-97.7	9	5.2	2.3-11.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	245	223	89.9	81.8-94.6	22	10.1	5.4-18.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	315	279	83.9	73.9-90.5	36	16.1	9.5-26.1
Some Post-H.S.	228	201	84.7	74.4-91.3	27	15.3	8.7-25.6
College Graduate	197	175	89.9	83.1-94.2	22	10.1	5.8-16.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	161	148	89.3	79.5-94.7	13	10.7	5.3-20.5
$15,000- 24,999	177	156	87.3	77.3-93.3	21	12.7	6.7-22.7
$25,000- 34,999	112	99	83.6	68.1-92.4	13	16.4	7.6-31.9
$35,000- 49,999	128	112	79.5	61.0-90.5	16	20.5	9.5-39.0
$50,000-74,999	95	85	88.6	77.0-94.8	10	11.4	5.2-23.0
$75,000+	89	77	88.5	73.5-95.5	12	11.5	4.5-26.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	138	128	92.3	85.5-96.1	10	7.7	3.9-14.5
Guilford	125	107	86.8	79.2-91.8	18	13.2	8.2-20.8
Mecklenburg	95	83	85.0	73.0-92.2	12	15.0	7.8-27.0
Orange	117	103	88.4	80.3-93.4	14	11.6	6.6-19.7
Wake	103	88	82.3	70.5-90.0	15	17.7	10.0-29.5
Chatham/Lee	123	107	86.3	77.7-91.9	16	13.7	8.1-22.3
Nash/Wilson	120	112	90.4	79.8-95.7	8	9.6	4.3-20.2
Craven/Pamlico	129	111	84.4	75.7-90.4	18	15.6	9.6-24.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	140	128	92.5	86.4-96.0	12	7.5	4.0-13.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	141	123	84.4	75.7-90.4	18	15.6	9.6-24.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	143	121	81.3	71.2-88.5	22	18.7	11.5-28.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	135	124	73.7	38.2-92.7	11	26.3	7.3-61.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	151	142	93.0	86.7-96.4	9	7.0	3.6-13.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	123	110	88.8	80.7-93.8	13	11.2	6.2-19.3
Northeast NC I	137	117	84.6	76.3-90.3	20	15.4	9.7-23.7
Northeast NC II	152	130	82.5	74.1-88.6	22	17.5	11.4-25.9
Northeastern Partnership	289	247	83.2	77.2-87.9	42	16.8	12.1-22.8
Mountain AHEC	395	363	89.0	82.1-93.4	32	11.0	6.6-17.9
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	1,103	964	86.4	82.9-89.4	139	13.6	10.6-17.1
Western NC	618	558	86.8	81.4-90.9	60	13.2	9.1-18.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,708

2,402

86.6

84.2-88.7

306

13.4

11.3-15.8

-Eastern NC

987

880

86.8

82.5-90.2

107

13.2

9.8-17.5

GENDER

Male

410

356

83.5

76.1-88.9

16.5

11.1-23.9

Female

577

524

90.3

85.8-93.5

9.7

6.5-14.2

RACE

White

677

602

86.9

81.6-90.9

13.1

9.1-18.4

African American

249

225

88.0

79.5-93.3

12.0

6.7-20.5

Other Minorities

81.8

59.4-93.3

18.2

6.7-40.6

AGE

18-24

. - .

25-34

. - .

35-44

115

72.5

58.4-83.1

27.5

16.9-41.6

45-54

203

180

85.5

73.4-92.7

14.5

7.3-26.6

55-64

263

238

88.2

79.4-93.5

11.8

6.5-20.6

65-74

243

229

92.4

83.3-96.7

7.6

3.3-16.7

75+

158

149

94.8

88.7-97.7

5.2

2.3-11.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

245

223

89.9

81.8-94.6

10.1

5.4-18.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

315

279

83.9

73.9-90.5

16.1

9.5-26.1

Some Post-H.S.

228

201

84.7

74.4-91.3

15.3

8.7-25.6

College Graduate

197

175

89.9

83.1-94.2

10.1

5.8-16.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

161

148

89.3

79.5-94.7

10.7

5.3-20.5

$15,000- 24,999

177

156

87.3

77.3-93.3

12.7

6.7-22.7

$25,000- 34,999

112

83.6

68.1-92.4

16.4

7.6-31.9

$35,000- 49,999

128

112

79.5

61.0-90.5

20.5

9.5-39.0

$50,000-74,999

88.6

77.0-94.8

11.4

5.2-23.0

$75,000+

88.5

73.5-95.5

11.5

4.5-26.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

138

128

92.3

85.5-96.1

7.7

3.9-14.5

Guilford

125

107

86.8

79.2-91.8

13.2

8.2-20.8

Mecklenburg

85.0

73.0-92.2

15.0

7.8-27.0

Orange

117

103

88.4

80.3-93.4

11.6

6.6-19.7

Wake

103

82.3

70.5-90.0

17.7

10.0-29.5

Chatham/Lee

123

107

86.3

77.7-91.9

13.7

8.1-22.3

Nash/Wilson

120

112

90.4

79.8-95.7

9.6

4.3-20.2

Craven/Pamlico

129

111

84.4

75.7-90.4

15.6

9.6-24.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

140

128

92.5

86.4-96.0

7.5

4.0-13.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

141

123

84.4

75.7-90.4

15.6

9.6-24.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

143

121

81.3

71.2-88.5

18.7

11.5-28.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

135

124

73.7

38.2-92.7

26.3

7.3-61.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

151

142

93.0

86.7-96.4

7.0

3.6-13.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

123

110

88.8

80.7-93.8

11.2

6.2-19.3

Northeast NC I

137

117

84.6

76.3-90.3

15.4

9.7-23.7

Northeast NC II

152

130

82.5

74.1-88.6

17.5

11.4-25.9

Northeastern Partnership

289

247

83.2

77.2-87.9

16.8

12.1-22.8

Mountain AHEC

395

363

89.0

82.1-93.4

11.0

6.6-17.9

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

1,103

964

86.4

82.9-89.4

139

13.6

10.6-17.1

Western NC

618

558

86.8

81.4-90.9

13.2

9.1-18.6

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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