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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Disease

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,658	2,176	80.9	78.3-83.2	482	19.1	16.8-21.7
-Eastern NC	966	798	80.8	76.0-84.8	168	19.2	15.2-24.0
GENDER
Male	401	327	76.9	68.8-83.3	74	23.1	16.7-31.2
Female	565	471	84.9	79.9-88.8	94	15.1	11.2-20.1
RACE
White	661	539	79.8	73.8-84.7	122	20.2	15.3-26.2
African American	245	209	84.0	75.4-90.0	36	16.0	10.0-24.6
Other Minorities	55	46	81.2	58.7-92.9	9	18.8	7.1-41.3
AGE
18-24	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
25-34	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
35-44	114	76	71.4	57.4-82.3	38	28.6	17.7-42.6
45-54	199	163	77.6	64.6-86.8	36	22.4	13.2-35.4
55-64	259	218	81.4	71.7-88.3	41	18.6	11.7-28.3
65-74	238	208	87.5	78.8-92.9	30	12.5	7.1-21.2
75+	151	128	86.3	77.7-91.9	23	13.7	8.1-22.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	239	201	85.2	77.2-90.7	38	14.8	9.3-22.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	306	246	75.7	65.5-83.6	60	24.3	16.4-34.5
Some Post-H.S.	226	188	78.0	66.6-86.3	38	22.0	13.7-33.4
College Graduate	193	161	86.4	78.6-91.7	32	13.6	8.3-21.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	160	138	84.2	73.9-90.9	22	15.8	9.1-26.1
$15,000- 24,999	170	138	76.5	62.4-86.4	32	23.5	13.6-37.6
$25,000- 34,999	108	86	77.4	62.2-87.6	22	22.6	12.4-37.8
$35,000- 49,999	124	101	74.6	57.0-86.7	23	25.4	13.3-43.0
$50,000-74,999	93	75	85.5	74.0-92.5	18	14.5	7.5-26.0
$75,000+	89	74	86.4	72.0-94.0	15	13.6	6.0-28.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	135	116	83.3	74.5-89.5	19	16.7	10.5-25.5
Guilford	123	96	78.8	69.8-85.7	27	21.2	14.3-30.2
Mecklenburg	94	79	82.5	70.5-90.3	15	17.5	9.7-29.5
Orange	115	89	79.0	69.6-86.2	26	21.0	13.8-30.4
Wake	102	77	71.6	59.7-81.1	25	28.4	18.9-40.3
Chatham/Lee	121	100	80.9	71.5-87.7	21	19.1	12.3-28.5
Nash/Wilson	115	98	84.3	73.9-91.1	17	15.7	8.9-26.1
Craven/Pamlico	127	108	83.6	74.8-89.8	19	16.4	10.2-25.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	140	120	86.9	79.1-92.0	20	13.1	8.0-20.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	138	105	72.1	62.4-80.2	33	27.9	19.8-37.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	141	110	76.4	66.1-84.3	31	23.6	15.7-33.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	131	109	66.2	36.7-86.9	22	33.8	13.1-63.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	145	124	86.7	79.5-91.6	21	13.3	8.4-20.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	122	99	78.8	69.0-86.2	23	21.2	13.8-31.0
Northeast NC I	137	105	76.4	67.5-83.4	32	23.6	16.6-32.5
Northeast NC II	149	119	78.6	70.0-85.2	30	21.4	14.8-30.0
Northeastern Partnership	286	224	77.8	71.6-83.0	62	22.2	17.0-28.4
Mountain AHEC	387	328	82.0	75.1-87.3	59	18.0	12.7-24.9
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	1,085	878	81.3	77.6-84.6	207	18.7	15.4-22.4
Western NC	607	500	79.2	73.7-83.9	107	20.8	16.1-26.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,658

2,176

80.9

78.3-83.2

482

19.1

16.8-21.7

-Eastern NC

966

798

80.8

76.0-84.8

168

19.2

15.2-24.0

GENDER

Male

401

327

76.9

68.8-83.3

23.1

16.7-31.2

Female

565

471

84.9

79.9-88.8

15.1

11.2-20.1

RACE

White

661

539

79.8

73.8-84.7

122

20.2

15.3-26.2

African American

245

209

84.0

75.4-90.0

16.0

10.0-24.6

Other Minorities

81.2

58.7-92.9

18.8

7.1-41.3

AGE

18-24

. - .

25-34

. - .

35-44

114

71.4

57.4-82.3

28.6

17.7-42.6

45-54

199

163

77.6

64.6-86.8

22.4

13.2-35.4

55-64

259

218

81.4

71.7-88.3

18.6

11.7-28.3

65-74

238

208

87.5

78.8-92.9

12.5

7.1-21.2

75+

151

128

86.3

77.7-91.9

13.7

8.1-22.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

239

201

85.2

77.2-90.7

14.8

9.3-22.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

306

246

75.7

65.5-83.6

24.3

16.4-34.5

Some Post-H.S.

226

188

78.0

66.6-86.3

22.0

13.7-33.4

College Graduate

193

161

86.4

78.6-91.7

13.6

8.3-21.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

160

138

84.2

73.9-90.9

15.8

9.1-26.1

$15,000- 24,999

170

138

76.5

62.4-86.4

23.5

13.6-37.6

$25,000- 34,999

108

77.4

62.2-87.6

22.6

12.4-37.8

$35,000- 49,999

124

101

74.6

57.0-86.7

25.4

13.3-43.0

$50,000-74,999

85.5

74.0-92.5

14.5

7.5-26.0

$75,000+

86.4

72.0-94.0

13.6

6.0-28.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

135

116

83.3

74.5-89.5

16.7

10.5-25.5

Guilford

123

78.8

69.8-85.7

21.2

14.3-30.2

Mecklenburg

82.5

70.5-90.3

17.5

9.7-29.5

Orange

115

79.0

69.6-86.2

21.0

13.8-30.4

Wake

102

71.6

59.7-81.1

28.4

18.9-40.3

Chatham/Lee

121

100

80.9

71.5-87.7

19.1

12.3-28.5

Nash/Wilson

115

84.3

73.9-91.1

15.7

8.9-26.1

Craven/Pamlico

127

108

83.6

74.8-89.8

16.4

10.2-25.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

140

120

86.9

79.1-92.0

13.1

8.0-20.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

138

105

72.1

62.4-80.2

27.9

19.8-37.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

141

110

76.4

66.1-84.3

23.6

15.7-33.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

131

109

66.2

36.7-86.9

33.8

13.1-63.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

145

124

86.7

79.5-91.6

13.3

8.4-20.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

122

78.8

69.0-86.2

21.2

13.8-31.0

Northeast NC I

137

105

76.4

67.5-83.4

23.6

16.6-32.5

Northeast NC II

149

119

78.6

70.0-85.2

21.4

14.8-30.0

Northeastern Partnership

286

224

77.8

71.6-83.0

22.2

17.0-28.4

Mountain AHEC

387

328

82.0

75.1-87.3

18.0

12.7-24.9

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

1,085

878

81.3

77.6-84.6

207

18.7

15.4-22.4

Western NC

607

500

79.2

73.7-83.9

107

20.8

16.1-26.3

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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