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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Disease-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Do you take aspirin daily or every other day?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,410	456	30.1	26.6-33.8	954	69.9	66.2-73.4
GENDER
Male	455	181	35.9	29.6-42.7	274	64.1	57.3-70.4
Female	955	275	25.8	22.1-29.9	680	74.2	70.1-77.9
AGE
35-44	364	47	10.8	7.0-16.3	317	89.2	83.7-93.0
45-54	409	116	28.4	22.1-35.8	293	71.6	64.2-77.9
55-64	282	131	49.3	40.8-57.8	151	50.7	42.2-59.2
65-74	203	101	48.6	38.2-59.1	102	51.4	40.9-61.8
75+	140	59	44.1	32.6-56.3	81	55.9	43.7-67.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	390	164	40.0	32.5-47.9	226	60.0	52.1-67.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	476	134	25.4	20.3-31.3	342	74.6	68.7-79.7
Some Post-H.S.	296	90	30.2	22.5-39.1	206	69.8	60.9-77.5
College Graduate	243	68	25.8	18.8-34.2	175	74.2	65.8-81.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	282	122	44.3	35.6-53.4	160	55.7	46.6-64.4
$15,000- 24,999	319	96	29.4	22.2-37.9	223	70.6	62.1-77.8
$25,000- 34,999	166	50	24.9	17.0-34.8	116	75.1	65.2-83.0
$35,000- 49,999	144	35	22.3	13.3-34.9	109	77.7	65.1-86.7
$50,000-74,999	91	29	29.8	18.6-44.2	62	70.2	55.8-81.4
$75,000+	76	21	31.4	18.8-47.5	55	68.6	52.5-81.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	20	5	20.6	8.0-43.5	15	79.4	56.5-92.0
Guilford	84	25	33.5	22.5-46.6	59	66.5	53.4-77.5
Mecklenburg	85	25	29.0	19.3-41.0	60	71.0	59.0-80.7
Orange	31	10	30.9	16.2-51.0	21	69.1	49.0-83.8
Wake	56	16	23.9	13.8-38.0	40	76.1	62.0-86.2
Chatham/Lee	57	17	41.1	21.7-63.7	40	58.9	36.3-78.3
Nash/Wilson	95	33	38.6	28.1-50.3	62	61.4	49.7-71.9
Craven/Pamlico	73	22	28.1	17.4-42.1	51	71.9	57.9-82.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	15	8	64.6	32.4-87.4	7	35.4	12.6-67.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	4	72.1	30.4-93.8	2	27.9	6.2-69.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	125	37	27.3	19.5-36.8	88	72.7	63.2-80.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	7	1	7.9	1.0-42.0	6	92.1	58.0-99.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	110	49	44.9	34.6-55.7	61	55.1	44.3-65.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	107	37	27.0	17.8-38.8	70	73.0	61.2-82.2
Northeast NC I	185	58	31.4	24.0-39.8	127	68.6	60.2-76.0
Northeast NC II	118	33	25.7	17.6-35.9	85	74.3	64.1-82.4
Northeastern Partnership	303	91	28.6	22.9-35.1	212	71.4	64.9-77.1
Mountain AHEC	35	10	34.3	17.4-56.5	25	65.7	43.5-82.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	761	256	28.4	24.0-33.2	505	71.6	66.8-76.0
Piedmont	596	180	30.3	25.4-35.8	416	69.7	64.2-74.6
Western NC	53	20	52.3	28.9-74.8	33	47.7	25.2-71.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,410

456

30.1

26.6-33.8

954

69.9

66.2-73.4

GENDER

Male

455

181

35.9

29.6-42.7

274

64.1

57.3-70.4

Female

955

275

25.8

22.1-29.9

680

74.2

70.1-77.9

AGE

35-44

364

10.8

7.0-16.3

317

89.2

83.7-93.0

45-54

409

116

28.4

22.1-35.8

293

71.6

64.2-77.9

55-64

282

131

49.3

40.8-57.8

151

50.7

42.2-59.2

65-74

203

101

48.6

38.2-59.1

102

51.4

40.9-61.8

75+

140

44.1

32.6-56.3

55.9

43.7-67.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

390

164

40.0

32.5-47.9

226

60.0

52.1-67.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

476

134

25.4

20.3-31.3

342

74.6

68.7-79.7

Some Post-H.S.

296

30.2

22.5-39.1

206

69.8

60.9-77.5

College Graduate

243

25.8

18.8-34.2

175

74.2

65.8-81.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

282

122

44.3

35.6-53.4

160

55.7

46.6-64.4

$15,000- 24,999

319

29.4

22.2-37.9

223

70.6

62.1-77.8

$25,000- 34,999

166

24.9

17.0-34.8

116

75.1

65.2-83.0

$35,000- 49,999

144

22.3

13.3-34.9

109

77.7

65.1-86.7

$50,000-74,999

29.8

18.6-44.2

70.2

55.8-81.4

$75,000+

31.4

18.8-47.5

68.6

52.5-81.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

20.6

8.0-43.5

79.4

56.5-92.0

Guilford

33.5

22.5-46.6

66.5

53.4-77.5

Mecklenburg

29.0

19.3-41.0

71.0

59.0-80.7

Orange

30.9

16.2-51.0

69.1

49.0-83.8

Wake

23.9

13.8-38.0

76.1

62.0-86.2

Chatham/Lee

41.1

21.7-63.7

58.9

36.3-78.3

Nash/Wilson

38.6

28.1-50.3

61.4

49.7-71.9

Craven/Pamlico

28.1

17.4-42.1

71.9

57.9-82.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

64.6

32.4-87.4

35.4

12.6-67.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

72.1

30.4-93.8

27.9

6.2-69.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

125

27.3

19.5-36.8

72.7

63.2-80.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

7.9

1.0-42.0

92.1

58.0-99.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

110

44.9

34.6-55.7

55.1

44.3-65.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

107

27.0

17.8-38.8

73.0

61.2-82.2

Northeast NC I

185

31.4

24.0-39.8

127

68.6

60.2-76.0

Northeast NC II

118

25.7

17.6-35.9

74.3

64.1-82.4

Northeastern Partnership

303

28.6

22.9-35.1

212

71.4

64.9-77.1

Mountain AHEC

34.3

17.4-56.5

65.7

43.5-82.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

761

256

28.4

24.0-33.2

505

71.6

66.8-76.0

Piedmont

596

180

30.3

25.4-35.8

416

69.7

64.2-74.6

Western NC

52.3

28.9-74.8

47.7

25.2-71.1

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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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