BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Why do you take aspirin... To relieve pain?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Disease-FEMALES

Why do you take aspirin... To relieve pain?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,579	319	21.9	18.6-25.6	1,260	78.1	74.4-81.4
RACE
White	1,234	241	20.1	16.8-23.9	993	79.9	76.1-83.2
African American	273	55	19.8	14.3-26.9	218	80.2	73.1-85.7
Asian	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Native American	46	13	32.3	13.4-59.5	33	67.7	40.5-86.6
Other Minorities	19	8	76.0	44.9-92.5	11	24.0	7.5-55.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	23	8	72.2	39.4-91.2	15	27.8	8.8-60.6
-English Speaking	17	4	26.3	8.6-57.6	13	73.7	42.4-91.4
-Spanish Speaking	6	4	92.1	55.7-99.1	2	7.9	0.9-44.3
Non-Hispanic	1,556	311	20.6	17.6-23.9	1,245	79.4	76.1-82.4
AGE
35-44	132	49	48.7	34.5-63.1	83	51.3	36.9-65.5
45-54	304	67	18.8	13.6-25.5	237	81.2	74.5-86.4
55-64	368	71	19.4	13.8-26.6	297	80.6	73.4-86.2
65-74	425	72	15.8	11.6-21.0	353	84.2	79.0-88.4
75+	333	55	18.1	12.4-25.6	278	81.9	74.4-87.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	361	67	21.8	14.3-31.8	294	78.2	68.2-85.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	493	113	25.7	19.8-32.7	380	74.3	67.3-80.2
Some Post-H.S.	377	72	20.9	15.4-27.7	305	79.1	72.3-84.6
College Graduate	339	66	18.0	12.8-24.8	273	82.0	75.2-87.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	266	57	23.9	16.5-33.3	209	76.1	66.7-83.5
$15,000- 24,999	273	53	20.1	13.7-28.4	220	79.9	71.6-86.3
$25,000- 34,999	159	29	18.9	11.2-30.2	130	81.1	69.8-88.8
$35,000- 49,999	161	42	36.7	24.7-50.5	119	63.3	49.5-75.3
$50,000-74,999	112	18	13.9	7.9-23.4	94	86.1	76.6-92.1
$75,000+	147	32	17.9	11.1-27.5	115	82.1	72.5-88.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	73	8	9.1	4.4-17.8	65	90.9	82.2-95.6
Guilford	76	17	20.0	11.9-31.6	59	80.0	68.4-88.1
Mecklenburg	55	10	21.6	11.3-37.3	45	78.4	62.7-88.7
Orange	66	10	17.6	8.7-32.3	56	82.4	67.7-91.3
Wake	56	10	22.8	11.5-40.2	46	77.2	59.8-88.5
Chatham/Lee	75	12	17.5	9.8-29.3	63	82.5	70.7-90.2
Nash/Wilson	69	16	26.8	16.3-40.6	53	73.2	59.4-83.7
Craven/Pamlico	70	12	17.9	10.1-29.7	58	82.1	70.3-89.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	83	16	19.1	11.4-30.2	67	80.9	69.8-88.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	80	22	29.1	18.7-42.2	58	70.9	57.8-81.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	86	18	15.4	9.0-25.1	68	84.6	74.9-91.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	77	15	18.4	11.1-28.9	62	81.6	71.1-88.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	86	13	12.0	6.8-20.5	73	88.0	79.5-93.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	83	14	14.4	8.3-23.7	69	85.6	76.3-91.7
Northeast NC I	82	17	18.7	11.2-29.5	65	81.3	70.5-88.8
Northeast NC II	89	29	32.0	22.2-43.7	60	68.0	56.3-77.8
Northeastern Partnership	171	46	27.1	20.1-35.5	125	72.9	64.5-79.9
Mountain AHEC	225	40	17.6	11.7-25.5	185	82.4	74.5-88.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	582	120	22.8	16.8-30.3	462	77.2	69.7-83.2
Piedmont	643	125	21.7	17.2-26.9	518	78.3	73.1-82.8
Western NC	354	74	20.3	15.3-26.5	280	79.7	73.5-84.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,579

319

21.9

18.6-25.6

1,260

78.1

74.4-81.4

RACE

White

1,234

241

20.1

16.8-23.9

993

79.9

76.1-83.2

African American

273

19.8

14.3-26.9

218

80.2

73.1-85.7

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

32.3

13.4-59.5

67.7

40.5-86.6

Other Minorities

76.0

44.9-92.5

24.0

7.5-55.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

72.2

39.4-91.2

27.8

8.8-60.6

-English Speaking

26.3

8.6-57.6

73.7

42.4-91.4

-Spanish Speaking

92.1

55.7-99.1

7.9

0.9-44.3

Non-Hispanic

1,556

311

20.6

17.6-23.9

1,245

79.4

76.1-82.4

AGE

35-44

132

48.7

34.5-63.1

51.3

36.9-65.5

45-54

304

18.8

13.6-25.5

237

81.2

74.5-86.4

55-64

368

19.4

13.8-26.6

297

80.6

73.4-86.2

65-74

425

15.8

11.6-21.0

353

84.2

79.0-88.4

75+

333

18.1

12.4-25.6

278

81.9

74.4-87.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

361

21.8

14.3-31.8

294

78.2

68.2-85.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

493

113

25.7

19.8-32.7

380

74.3

67.3-80.2

Some Post-H.S.

377

20.9

15.4-27.7

305

79.1

72.3-84.6

College Graduate

339

18.0

12.8-24.8

273

82.0

75.2-87.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

266

23.9

16.5-33.3

209

76.1

66.7-83.5

$15,000- 24,999

273

20.1

13.7-28.4

220

79.9

71.6-86.3

$25,000- 34,999

159

18.9

11.2-30.2

130

81.1

69.8-88.8

$35,000- 49,999

161

36.7

24.7-50.5

119

63.3

49.5-75.3

$50,000-74,999

112

13.9

7.9-23.4

86.1

76.6-92.1

$75,000+

147

17.9

11.1-27.5

115

82.1

72.5-88.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

9.1

4.4-17.8

90.9

82.2-95.6

Guilford

20.0

11.9-31.6

80.0

68.4-88.1

Mecklenburg

21.6

11.3-37.3

78.4

62.7-88.7

Orange

17.6

8.7-32.3

82.4

67.7-91.3

Wake

22.8

11.5-40.2

77.2

59.8-88.5

Chatham/Lee

17.5

9.8-29.3

82.5

70.7-90.2

Nash/Wilson

26.8

16.3-40.6

73.2

59.4-83.7

Craven/Pamlico

17.9

10.1-29.7

82.1

70.3-89.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

19.1

11.4-30.2

80.9

69.8-88.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

29.1

18.7-42.2

70.9

57.8-81.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

15.4

9.0-25.1

84.6

74.9-91.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

18.4

11.1-28.9

81.6

71.1-88.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

12.0

6.8-20.5

88.0

79.5-93.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

14.4

8.3-23.7

85.6

76.3-91.7

Northeast NC I

18.7

11.2-29.5

81.3

70.5-88.8

Northeast NC II

32.0

22.2-43.7

68.0

56.3-77.8

Northeastern Partnership

171

27.1

20.1-35.5

125

72.9

64.5-79.9

Mountain AHEC

225

17.6

11.7-25.5

185

82.4

74.5-88.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

582

120

22.8

16.8-30.3

462

77.2

69.7-83.2

Piedmont

643

125

21.7

17.2-26.9

518

78.3

73.1-82.8

Western NC

354

20.3

15.3-26.5

280

79.7

73.5-84.7

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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