BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you have a health problem or condition that makes taking aspirin unsafe for you?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Disease

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, not stomach related	Yes, stomach problems
TOTAL	880	389	43.2	38.4-48.2	491	56.8	51.8-61.6
GENDER
Male	183	94	47.2	36.8-57.8	89	52.8	42.2-63.2
Female	697	295	41.6	36.3-47.1	402	58.4	52.9-63.7
RACE
White	675	294	42.6	37.1-48.4	381	57.4	51.6-62.9
African American	157	72	44.2	33.1-55.9	85	55.8	44.1-66.9
Asian	5	3	64.6	14.3-95.2	2	35.4	4.8-85.7
Native American	22	10	48.3	25.4-72.0	12	51.7	28.0-74.6
Other Minorities	18	7	40.4	16.5-70.0	11	59.6	30.0-83.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	10	70.4	30.2-92.9	6	29.6	7.1-69.8
-English Speaking	13	7	50.7	15.4-85.3	6	49.3	14.7-84.6
-Spanish Speaking	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	864	379	42.8	37.9-47.8	485	57.2	52.2-62.1
AGE
35-44	161	68	42.3	31.8-53.6	93	57.7	46.4-68.2
45-54	218	87	35.6	27.0-45.3	131	64.4	54.7-73.0
55-64	207	94	48.7	38.2-59.3	113	51.3	40.7-61.8
65-74	160	68	40.3	29.7-51.9	92	59.7	48.1-70.3
75+	129	70	50.4	38.5-62.3	59	49.6	37.7-61.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	201	92	45.5	35.0-56.4	109	54.5	43.6-65.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	278	113	39.4	31.2-48.2	165	60.6	51.8-68.8
Some Post-H.S.	206	85	42.6	32.7-53.1	121	57.4	46.9-67.3
College Graduate	194	99	47.5	38.1-57.1	95	52.5	42.9-61.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	152	70	46.5	33.6-59.9	82	53.5	40.1-66.4
$15,000- 24,999	176	83	39.5	29.3-50.7	93	60.5	49.3-70.7
$25,000- 34,999	95	36	41.8	28.0-57.1	59	58.2	42.9-72.0
$35,000- 49,999	96	48	50.9	36.2-65.5	48	49.1	34.5-63.8
$50,000-74,999	72	30	43.1	27.9-59.7	42	56.9	40.3-72.1
$75,000+	69	34	49.0	33.6-64.6	35	51.0	35.4-66.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	47	28	58.1	41.8-72.7	19	41.9	27.3-58.2
Guilford	38	13	26.4	14.6-43.0	25	73.6	57.0-85.4
Mecklenburg	39	14	37.6	22.3-56.0	25	62.4	44.0-77.7
Orange	27	12	49.7	29.6-69.9	15	50.3	30.1-70.4
Wake	31	18	43.9	26.0-63.6	13	56.1	36.4-74.0
Chatham/Lee	42	24	53.5	36.0-70.2	18	46.5	29.8-64.0
Nash/Wilson	32	14	43.4	26.0-62.5	18	56.6	37.5-74.0
Craven/Pamlico	40	17	48.0	31.8-64.5	23	52.0	35.5-68.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	17	35.8	22.2-52.1	28	64.2	47.9-77.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	47	18	34.8	21.7-50.6	29	65.2	49.4-78.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	34	13	43.8	25.2-64.3	21	56.2	35.7-74.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	48	17	36.8	23.4-52.6	31	63.2	47.4-76.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	42	18	42.2	24.6-62.0	24	57.8	38.0-75.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	38	17	44.4	27.5-62.7	21	55.6	37.3-72.5
Northeast NC I	42	20	54.2	37.8-69.7	22	45.8	30.3-62.2
Northeast NC II	45	22	48.1	31.7-65.0	23	51.9	35.0-68.3
Northeastern Partnership	87	42	50.3	37.9-62.6	45	49.7	37.4-62.1
Mountain AHEC	148	73	51.1	39.9-62.2	75	48.9	37.8-60.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	292	132	46.9	38.0-56.0	160	53.1	44.0-62.0
Piedmont	357	153	41.3	34.6-48.4	204	58.7	51.6-65.4
Western NC	231	104	43.2	33.2-53.8	127	56.8	46.2-66.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes, not stomach related

Yes, stomach problems

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

880

389

43.2

38.4-48.2

491

56.8

51.8-61.6

GENDER

Male

183

47.2

36.8-57.8

52.8

42.2-63.2

Female

697

295

41.6

36.3-47.1

402

58.4

52.9-63.7

RACE

White

675

294

42.6

37.1-48.4

381

57.4

51.6-62.9

African American

157

44.2

33.1-55.9

55.8

44.1-66.9

Asian

64.6

14.3-95.2

35.4

4.8-85.7

Native American

48.3

25.4-72.0

51.7

28.0-74.6

Other Minorities

40.4

16.5-70.0

59.6

30.0-83.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

70.4

30.2-92.9

29.6

7.1-69.8

-English Speaking

50.7

15.4-85.3

49.3

14.7-84.6

-Spanish Speaking

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

864

379

42.8

37.9-47.8

485

57.2

52.2-62.1

AGE

35-44

161

42.3

31.8-53.6

57.7

46.4-68.2

45-54

218

35.6

27.0-45.3

131

64.4

54.7-73.0

55-64

207

48.7

38.2-59.3

113

51.3

40.7-61.8

65-74

160

40.3

29.7-51.9

59.7

48.1-70.3

75+

129

50.4

38.5-62.3

49.6

37.7-61.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

201

45.5

35.0-56.4

109

54.5

43.6-65.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

278

113

39.4

31.2-48.2

165

60.6

51.8-68.8

Some Post-H.S.

206

42.6

32.7-53.1

121

57.4

46.9-67.3

College Graduate

194

47.5

38.1-57.1

52.5

42.9-61.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

152

46.5

33.6-59.9

53.5

40.1-66.4

$15,000- 24,999

176

39.5

29.3-50.7

60.5

49.3-70.7

$25,000- 34,999

41.8

28.0-57.1

58.2

42.9-72.0

$35,000- 49,999

50.9

36.2-65.5

49.1

34.5-63.8

$50,000-74,999

43.1

27.9-59.7

56.9

40.3-72.1

$75,000+

49.0

33.6-64.6

51.0

35.4-66.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

58.1

41.8-72.7

41.9

27.3-58.2

Guilford

26.4

14.6-43.0

73.6

57.0-85.4

Mecklenburg

37.6

22.3-56.0

62.4

44.0-77.7

Orange

49.7

29.6-69.9

50.3

30.1-70.4

Wake

43.9

26.0-63.6

56.1

36.4-74.0

Chatham/Lee

53.5

36.0-70.2

46.5

29.8-64.0

Nash/Wilson

43.4

26.0-62.5

56.6

37.5-74.0

Craven/Pamlico

48.0

31.8-64.5

52.0

35.5-68.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

35.8

22.2-52.1

64.2

47.9-77.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

34.8

21.7-50.6

65.2

49.4-78.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

43.8

25.2-64.3

56.2

35.7-74.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

36.8

23.4-52.6

63.2

47.4-76.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

42.2

24.6-62.0

57.8

38.0-75.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

44.4

27.5-62.7

55.6

37.3-72.5

Northeast NC I

54.2

37.8-69.7

45.8

30.3-62.2

Northeast NC II

48.1

31.7-65.0

51.9

35.0-68.3

Northeastern Partnership

50.3

37.9-62.6

49.7

37.4-62.1

Mountain AHEC

148

51.1

39.9-62.2

48.9

37.8-60.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

292

132

46.9

38.0-56.0

160

53.1

44.0-62.0

Piedmont

357

153

41.3

34.6-48.4

204

58.7

51.6-65.4

Western NC

231

104

43.2

33.2-53.8

127

56.8

46.2-66.8

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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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