BRFSS 2003 - Mountain Area Health Education Center**: (Do you take aspirin daily or every other day?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Mountain Area Health Education Center**

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
-Mountain AHEC	1,055	399	35.4	31.5-39.5	656	64.6	60.5-68.5
GENDER
Male	386	173	39.2	32.8-46.0	213	60.8	54.0-67.2
Female	669	226	32.2	27.7-37.1	443	67.8	62.9-72.3
RACE
White	963	369	35.5	31.6-39.6	594	64.5	60.4-68.4
Other	88	27	30.7	15.1-52.6	61	69.3	47.4-84.9
AGE
18-44	201	35	16.8	10.0-26.8	166	83.2	73.2-90.0
45+	846	361	41.4	37.0-45.9	485	58.6	54.1-63.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	485	198	36.3	30.4-42.7	287	63.7	57.3-69.6
Some College +	567	199	34.6	29.7-39.9	368	65.4	60.1-70.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	584	223	37.3	31.7-43.3	361	62.7	56.7-68.3
$50,000+	226	75	29.5	22.7-37.4	151	70.5	62.6-77.3
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
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,575	1,012	38.6	35.6-41.8	1,563	61.4	58.2-64.4
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

-Mountain AHEC

1,055

399

35.4

31.5-39.5

656

64.6

60.5-68.5

GENDER

Male

386

173

39.2

32.8-46.0

213

60.8

54.0-67.2

Female

669

226

32.2

27.7-37.1

443

67.8

62.9-72.3

RACE

White

963

369

35.5

31.6-39.6

594

64.5

60.4-68.4

Other

30.7

15.1-52.6

69.3

47.4-84.9

AGE

18-44

201

16.8

10.0-26.8

166

83.2

73.2-90.0

45+

846

361

41.4

37.0-45.9

485

58.6

54.1-63.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

485

198

36.3

30.4-42.7

287

63.7

57.3-69.6

Some College +

567

199

34.6

29.7-39.9

368

65.4

60.1-70.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

584

223

37.3

31.7-43.3

361

62.7

56.7-68.3

$50,000+

226

29.5

22.7-37.4

151

70.5

62.6-77.3

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

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,575

1,012

38.6

35.6-41.8

1,563

61.4

58.2-64.4

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

Back to Cardiovascular Disease.

*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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