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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Disease

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	7,338	2,763	35.7	34.1-37.4	4,575	64.3	62.6-65.9
GENDER
Male	2,670	1,170	39.8	37.0-42.5	1,500	60.2	57.5-63.0
Female	4,668	1,593	32.2	30.2-34.3	3,075	67.8	65.7-69.8
RACE
White	5,546	2,185	37.5	35.6-39.4	3,361	62.5	60.6-64.4
African American	1,410	456	30.1	26.6-33.8	954	69.9	66.2-73.4
Asian	30	4	5.5	1.6-16.8	26	94.5	83.2-98.4
Native American	167	73	42.2	31.4-53.8	94	57.8	46.2-68.6
Other Minorities	160	36	26.2	16.3-39.4	124	73.8	60.6-83.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	169	42	29.2	18.5-42.8	127	70.8	57.2-81.5
-English Speaking	87	27	31.9	18.3-49.5	60	68.1	50.5-81.7
-Spanish Speaking	82	15	28.1	15.1-46.2	67	71.9	53.8-84.9
Non-Hispanic	7,161	2,721	36.0	34.4-37.7	4,440	64.0	62.3-65.6
AGE
35-44	1,765	287	17.4	14.8-20.5	1,478	82.6	79.5-85.2
45-54	1,828	563	32.7	29.3-36.3	1,265	67.3	63.7-70.7
55-64	1,511	693	47.2	43.4-50.9	818	52.8	49.1-56.6
65-74	1,254	704	54.4	50.3-58.5	550	45.6	41.5-49.7
75+	921	498	51.4	46.7-56.1	423	48.6	43.9-53.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,330	585	40.3	36.0-44.7	745	59.7	55.3-64.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,227	846	35.2	32.2-38.3	1,381	64.8	61.7-67.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,719	629	34.5	31.3-37.9	1,090	65.5	62.1-68.7
College Graduate	2,038	690	33.9	30.9-37.1	1,348	66.1	62.9-69.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	877	383	41.0	35.9-46.2	494	59.0	53.8-64.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,263	462	34.0	29.8-38.4	801	66.0	61.6-70.2
$25,000- 34,999	753	288	35.7	30.7-41.0	465	64.3	59.0-69.3
$35,000- 49,999	940	342	36.5	31.9-41.3	598	63.5	58.7-68.1
$50,000-74,999	787	266	34.4	29.7-39.4	521	65.6	60.6-70.3
$75,000+	978	316	32.6	28.4-37.1	662	67.4	62.9-71.6
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
Mountain AHEC	1,055	399	35.4	31.5-39.5	656	64.6	60.5-68.5
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%)

TOTAL

7,338

2,763

35.7

34.1-37.4

4,575

64.3

62.6-65.9

GENDER

Male

2,670

1,170

39.8

37.0-42.5

1,500

60.2

57.5-63.0

Female

4,668

1,593

32.2

30.2-34.3

3,075

67.8

65.7-69.8

RACE

White

5,546

2,185

37.5

35.6-39.4

3,361

62.5

60.6-64.4

African American

1,410

456

30.1

26.6-33.8

954

69.9

66.2-73.4

Asian

5.5

1.6-16.8

94.5

83.2-98.4

Native American

167

42.2

31.4-53.8

57.8

46.2-68.6

Other Minorities

160

26.2

16.3-39.4

124

73.8

60.6-83.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

169

29.2

18.5-42.8

127

70.8

57.2-81.5

-English Speaking

31.9

18.3-49.5

68.1

50.5-81.7

-Spanish Speaking

28.1

15.1-46.2

71.9

53.8-84.9

Non-Hispanic

7,161

2,721

36.0

34.4-37.7

4,440

64.0

62.3-65.6

AGE

35-44

1,765

287

17.4

14.8-20.5

1,478

82.6

79.5-85.2

45-54

1,828

563

32.7

29.3-36.3

1,265

67.3

63.7-70.7

55-64

1,511

693

47.2

43.4-50.9

818

52.8

49.1-56.6

65-74

1,254

704

54.4

50.3-58.5

550

45.6

41.5-49.7

75+

921

498

51.4

46.7-56.1

423

48.6

43.9-53.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,330

585

40.3

36.0-44.7

745

59.7

55.3-64.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,227

846

35.2

32.2-38.3

1,381

64.8

61.7-67.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,719

629

34.5

31.3-37.9

1,090

65.5

62.1-68.7

College Graduate

2,038

690

33.9

30.9-37.1

1,348

66.1

62.9-69.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

877

383

41.0

35.9-46.2

494

59.0

53.8-64.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,263

462

34.0

29.8-38.4

801

66.0

61.6-70.2

$25,000- 34,999

753

288

35.7

30.7-41.0

465

64.3

59.0-69.3

$35,000- 49,999

940

342

36.5

31.9-41.3

598

63.5

58.7-68.1

$50,000-74,999

787

266

34.4

29.7-39.4

521

65.6

60.6-70.3

$75,000+

978

316

32.6

28.4-37.1

662

67.4

62.9-71.6

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

Mountain AHEC

1,055

399

35.4

31.5-39.5

656

64.6

60.5-68.5

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

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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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