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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Disease

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,708	2,402	86.6	84.2-88.7	306	13.4	11.3-15.8
GENDER
Male	1,151	1,010	85.8	82.1-88.9	141	14.2	11.1-17.9
Female	1,557	1,392	87.5	84.4-90.0	165	12.5	10.0-15.6
RACE
White	2,147	1,910	87.7	85.2-89.8	237	12.3	10.2-14.8
African American	442	395	88.5	83.0-92.4	47	11.5	7.6-17.0
Asian	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	70	62	77.2	55.1-90.3	8	22.8	9.7-44.9
Other Minorities	36	24	53.0	28.0-76.6	12	47.0	23.4-72.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	42	28	50.6	26.6-74.2	14	49.4	25.8-73.4
-English Speaking	27	23	77.8	41.9-94.4	4	22.2	5.6-58.1
-Spanish Speaking	15	5	38.8	12.3-74.3	10	61.2	25.7-87.7
Non-Hispanic	2,666	2,374	87.8	85.5-89.7	292	12.2	10.3-14.5
AGE
35-44	284	196	65.2	55.8-73.6	88	34.8	26.4-44.2
45-54	559	490	86.9	81.4-90.9	69	13.1	9.1-18.6
55-64	682	615	90.3	86.1-93.3	67	9.7	6.7-13.9
65-74	688	640	92.1	88.4-94.7	48	7.9	5.3-11.6
75+	477	445	93.6	89.7-96.1	32	6.4	3.9-10.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	559	500	84.8	78.0-89.8	59	15.2	10.2-22.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	830	729	85.7	80.7-89.6	101	14.3	10.4-19.3
Some Post-H.S.	622	546	87.4	83.0-90.7	76	12.6	9.3-17.0
College Graduate	684	615	88.2	83.8-91.5	69	11.8	8.5-16.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	370	327	84.4	77.0-89.8	43	15.6	10.2-23.0
$15,000- 24,999	452	392	81.1	73.0-87.2	60	18.9	12.8-27.0
$25,000- 34,999	284	252	87.5	79.4-92.7	32	12.5	7.3-20.6
$35,000- 49,999	338	302	84.8	75.5-91.0	36	15.2	9.0-24.5
$50,000-74,999	265	231	87.2	80.6-91.8	34	12.8	8.2-19.4
$75,000+	314	282	89.3	82.9-93.5	32	10.7	6.5-17.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	138	128	92.3	85.5-96.1	10	7.7	3.9-14.5
Guilford	125	107	86.8	79.2-91.8	18	13.2	8.2-20.8
Mecklenburg	95	83	85.0	73.0-92.2	12	15.0	7.8-27.0
Orange	117	103	88.4	80.3-93.4	14	11.6	6.6-19.7
Wake	103	88	82.3	70.5-90.0	15	17.7	10.0-29.5
Chatham/Lee	123	107	86.3	77.7-91.9	16	13.7	8.1-22.3
Nash/Wilson	120	112	90.4	79.8-95.7	8	9.6	4.3-20.2
Craven/Pamlico	129	111	84.4	75.7-90.4	18	15.6	9.6-24.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	140	128	92.5	86.4-96.0	12	7.5	4.0-13.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	141	123	84.4	75.7-90.4	18	15.6	9.6-24.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	143	121	81.3	71.2-88.5	22	18.7	11.5-28.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	135	124	73.7	38.2-92.7	11	26.3	7.3-61.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	151	142	93.0	86.7-96.4	9	7.0	3.6-13.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	123	110	88.8	80.7-93.8	13	11.2	6.2-19.3
Northeast NC I	137	117	84.6	76.3-90.3	20	15.4	9.7-23.7
Northeast NC II	152	130	82.5	74.1-88.6	22	17.5	11.4-25.9
Northeastern Partnership	289	247	83.2	77.2-87.9	42	16.8	12.1-22.8
Mountain AHEC	395	363	89.0	82.1-93.4	32	11.0	6.6-17.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	987	880	86.8	82.5-90.2	107	13.2	9.8-17.5
Piedmont	1,103	964	86.4	82.9-89.4	139	13.6	10.6-17.1
Western NC	618	558	86.8	81.4-90.9	60	13.2	9.1-18.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,708

2,402

86.6

84.2-88.7

306

13.4

11.3-15.8

GENDER

Male

1,151

1,010

85.8

82.1-88.9

141

14.2

11.1-17.9

Female

1,557

1,392

87.5

84.4-90.0

165

12.5

10.0-15.6

RACE

White

2,147

1,910

87.7

85.2-89.8

237

12.3

10.2-14.8

African American

442

395

88.5

83.0-92.4

11.5

7.6-17.0

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

77.2

55.1-90.3

22.8

9.7-44.9

Other Minorities

53.0

28.0-76.6

47.0

23.4-72.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

50.6

26.6-74.2

49.4

25.8-73.4

-English Speaking

77.8

41.9-94.4

22.2

5.6-58.1

-Spanish Speaking

38.8

12.3-74.3

61.2

25.7-87.7

Non-Hispanic

2,666

2,374

87.8

85.5-89.7

292

12.2

10.3-14.5

AGE

35-44

284

196

65.2

55.8-73.6

34.8

26.4-44.2

45-54

559

490

86.9

81.4-90.9

13.1

9.1-18.6

55-64

682

615

90.3

86.1-93.3

9.7

6.7-13.9

65-74

688

640

92.1

88.4-94.7

7.9

5.3-11.6

75+

477

445

93.6

89.7-96.1

6.4

3.9-10.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

559

500

84.8

78.0-89.8

15.2

10.2-22.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

830

729

85.7

80.7-89.6

101

14.3

10.4-19.3

Some Post-H.S.

622

546

87.4

83.0-90.7

12.6

9.3-17.0

College Graduate

684

615

88.2

83.8-91.5

11.8

8.5-16.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

370

327

84.4

77.0-89.8

15.6

10.2-23.0

$15,000- 24,999

452

392

81.1

73.0-87.2

18.9

12.8-27.0

$25,000- 34,999

284

252

87.5

79.4-92.7

12.5

7.3-20.6

$35,000- 49,999

338

302

84.8

75.5-91.0

15.2

9.0-24.5

$50,000-74,999

265

231

87.2

80.6-91.8

12.8

8.2-19.4

$75,000+

314

282

89.3

82.9-93.5

10.7

6.5-17.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

138

128

92.3

85.5-96.1

7.7

3.9-14.5

Guilford

125

107

86.8

79.2-91.8

13.2

8.2-20.8

Mecklenburg

85.0

73.0-92.2

15.0

7.8-27.0

Orange

117

103

88.4

80.3-93.4

11.6

6.6-19.7

Wake

103

82.3

70.5-90.0

17.7

10.0-29.5

Chatham/Lee

123

107

86.3

77.7-91.9

13.7

8.1-22.3

Nash/Wilson

120

112

90.4

79.8-95.7

9.6

4.3-20.2

Craven/Pamlico

129

111

84.4

75.7-90.4

15.6

9.6-24.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

140

128

92.5

86.4-96.0

7.5

4.0-13.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

141

123

84.4

75.7-90.4

15.6

9.6-24.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

143

121

81.3

71.2-88.5

18.7

11.5-28.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

135

124

73.7

38.2-92.7

26.3

7.3-61.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

151

142

93.0

86.7-96.4

7.0

3.6-13.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

123

110

88.8

80.7-93.8

11.2

6.2-19.3

Northeast NC I

137

117

84.6

76.3-90.3

15.4

9.7-23.7

Northeast NC II

152

130

82.5

74.1-88.6

17.5

11.4-25.9

Northeastern Partnership

289

247

83.2

77.2-87.9

16.8

12.1-22.8

Mountain AHEC

395

363

89.0

82.1-93.4

11.0

6.6-17.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

987

880

86.8

82.5-90.2

107

13.2

9.8-17.5

Piedmont

1,103

964

86.4

82.9-89.4

139

13.6

10.6-17.1

Western NC

618

558

86.8

81.4-90.9

13.2

9.1-18.6

Back to Cardiovascular Disease.

*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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