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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Disease-FEMALES

Why do you take aspirin... To reduce the chance of a stroke?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,526	1,258	82.5	79.2-85.3	268	17.5	14.7-20.8
RACE
White	1,195	982	82.8	79.2-85.9	213	17.2	14.1-20.8
African American	262	221	84.1	76.7-89.4	41	15.9	10.6-23.3
Asian	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	45	38	74.7	42.9-92.0	7	25.3	8.0-57.1
Other Minorities	18	12	71.5	31.3-93.2	6	28.5	6.8-68.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	23	16	71.5	30.8-93.4	7	28.5	6.6-69.2
-English Speaking	17	14	88.3	63.9-97.0	3	11.7	3.0-36.1
-Spanish Speaking	6	2	64.2	15.2-94.7	4	35.8	5.3-84.8
Non-Hispanic	1,503	1,242	82.8	79.6-85.5	261	17.2	14.5-20.4
AGE
35-44	132	86	69.8	55.6-81.0	46	30.2	19.0-44.4
45-54	295	234	79.4	72.0-85.3	61	20.6	14.7-28.0
55-64	361	309	88.4	82.3-92.6	52	11.6	7.4-17.7
65-74	410	343	82.5	76.4-87.3	67	17.5	12.7-23.6
75+	311	270	85.0	77.2-90.5	41	15.0	9.5-22.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	342	277	82.1	74.2-87.9	65	17.9	12.1-25.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	471	388	80.9	74.2-86.3	83	19.1	13.7-25.8
Some Post-H.S.	369	303	81.1	74.6-86.3	66	18.9	13.7-25.4
College Graduate	335	282	86.2	80.0-90.7	53	13.8	9.3-20.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	255	211	78.6	68.9-85.9	44	21.4	14.1-31.1
$15,000- 24,999	264	216	83.1	75.6-88.7	48	16.9	11.3-24.4
$25,000- 34,999	156	125	82.6	73.4-89.1	31	17.4	10.9-26.6
$35,000- 49,999	155	128	79.2	64.2-89.0	27	20.8	11.0-35.8
$50,000-74,999	111	92	89.1	80.6-94.2	19	10.9	5.8-19.4
$75,000+	146	121	81.8	71.0-89.2	25	18.2	10.8-29.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	71	66	91.8	80.9-96.7	5	8.2	3.3-19.1
Guilford	74	58	78.7	66.6-87.3	16	21.3	12.7-33.4
Mecklenburg	51	44	87.6	74.3-94.5	7	12.4	5.5-25.7
Orange	65	51	82.3	69.6-90.5	14	17.7	9.5-30.4
Wake	56	38	59.1	42.7-73.6	18	40.9	26.4-57.3
Chatham/Lee	72	61	84.4	73.3-91.5	11	15.6	8.5-26.7
Nash/Wilson	66	56	85.4	72.7-92.8	10	14.6	7.2-27.3
Craven/Pamlico	68	60	87.6	76.6-93.9	8	12.4	6.1-23.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	81	71	89.1	79.8-94.4	10	10.9	5.6-20.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	77	61	76.2	62.0-86.3	16	23.8	13.7-38.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	82	63	74.7	59.0-85.9	19	25.3	14.1-41.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	74	61	80.7	68.7-88.8	13	19.3	11.2-31.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	67	84.4	73.6-91.3	13	15.6	8.7-26.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	82	67	80.8	69.7-88.6	15	19.2	11.4-30.3
Northeast NC I	81	60	75.4	63.6-84.3	21	24.6	15.7-36.4
Northeast NC II	86	69	78.6	66.8-87.0	17	21.4	13.0-33.2
Northeastern Partnership	167	129	77.4	69.1-84.0	38	22.6	16.0-30.9
Mountain AHEC	218	188	85.4	77.9-90.7	30	14.6	9.3-22.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	565	471	84.9	79.9-88.8	94	15.1	11.2-20.1
Piedmont	618	498	80.7	75.5-85.0	120	19.3	15.0-24.5
Western NC	343	289	83.7	77.9-88.3	54	16.3	11.7-22.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,526

1,258

82.5

79.2-85.3

268

17.5

14.7-20.8

RACE

White

1,195

982

82.8

79.2-85.9

213

17.2

14.1-20.8

African American

262

221

84.1

76.7-89.4

15.9

10.6-23.3

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

74.7

42.9-92.0

25.3

8.0-57.1

Other Minorities

71.5

31.3-93.2

28.5

6.8-68.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

71.5

30.8-93.4

28.5

6.6-69.2

-English Speaking

88.3

63.9-97.0

11.7

3.0-36.1

-Spanish Speaking

64.2

15.2-94.7

35.8

5.3-84.8

Non-Hispanic

1,503

1,242

82.8

79.6-85.5

261

17.2

14.5-20.4

AGE

35-44

132

69.8

55.6-81.0

30.2

19.0-44.4

45-54

295

234

79.4

72.0-85.3

20.6

14.7-28.0

55-64

361

309

88.4

82.3-92.6

11.6

7.4-17.7

65-74

410

343

82.5

76.4-87.3

17.5

12.7-23.6

75+

311

270

85.0

77.2-90.5

15.0

9.5-22.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

342

277

82.1

74.2-87.9

17.9

12.1-25.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

471

388

80.9

74.2-86.3

19.1

13.7-25.8

Some Post-H.S.

369

303

81.1

74.6-86.3

18.9

13.7-25.4

College Graduate

335

282

86.2

80.0-90.7

13.8

9.3-20.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

255

211

78.6

68.9-85.9

21.4

14.1-31.1

$15,000- 24,999

264

216

83.1

75.6-88.7

16.9

11.3-24.4

$25,000- 34,999

156

125

82.6

73.4-89.1

17.4

10.9-26.6

$35,000- 49,999

155

128

79.2

64.2-89.0

20.8

11.0-35.8

$50,000-74,999

111

89.1

80.6-94.2

10.9

5.8-19.4

$75,000+

146

121

81.8

71.0-89.2

18.2

10.8-29.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

91.8

80.9-96.7

8.2

3.3-19.1

Guilford

78.7

66.6-87.3

21.3

12.7-33.4

Mecklenburg

87.6

74.3-94.5

12.4

5.5-25.7

Orange

82.3

69.6-90.5

17.7

9.5-30.4

Wake

59.1

42.7-73.6

40.9

26.4-57.3

Chatham/Lee

84.4

73.3-91.5

15.6

8.5-26.7

Nash/Wilson

85.4

72.7-92.8

14.6

7.2-27.3

Craven/Pamlico

87.6

76.6-93.9

12.4

6.1-23.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

89.1

79.8-94.4

10.9

5.6-20.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

76.2

62.0-86.3

23.8

13.7-38.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

74.7

59.0-85.9

25.3

14.1-41.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

80.7

68.7-88.8

19.3

11.2-31.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

84.4

73.6-91.3

15.6

8.7-26.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

80.8

69.7-88.6

19.2

11.4-30.3

Northeast NC I

75.4

63.6-84.3

24.6

15.7-36.4

Northeast NC II

78.6

66.8-87.0

21.4

13.0-33.2

Northeastern Partnership

167

129

77.4

69.1-84.0

22.6

16.0-30.9

Mountain AHEC

218

188

85.4

77.9-90.7

14.6

9.3-22.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

565

471

84.9

79.9-88.8

15.1

11.2-20.1

Piedmont

618

498

80.7

75.5-85.0

120

19.3

15.0-24.5

Western NC

343

289

83.7

77.9-88.3

16.3

11.7-22.1

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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