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-MALES

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,151	1,010	85.8	82.1-88.9	141	14.2	11.1-17.9
RACE
White	926	821	87.2	83.3-90.3	105	12.8	9.7-16.7
African American	177	153	88.5	79.0-94.0	24	11.5	6.0-21.0
Asian	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	25	21	77.7	48.9-92.7	4	22.3	7.3-51.1
Other Minorities	17	10	39.5	14.8-71.1	7	60.5	28.9-85.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	19	10	36.1	13.7-66.8	9	63.9	33.2-86.3
-English Speaking	10	8	69.8	23.2-94.6	2	30.2	5.4-76.8
-Spanish Speaking	9	2	21.7	3.7-66.9	7	78.3	33.1-96.3
Non-Hispanic	1,132	1,000	87.6	84.2-90.4	132	12.4	9.6-15.8
AGE
35-44	151	107	64.2	51.7-75.0	44	35.8	25.0-48.3
45-54	258	232	89.0	80.2-94.2	26	11.0	5.8-19.8
55-64	315	279	88.6	82.1-92.9	36	11.4	7.1-17.9
65-74	270	250	92.4	86.7-95.8	20	7.6	4.2-13.3
75+	156	141	93.1	87.7-96.2	15	6.9	3.8-12.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	208	185	80.2	67.1-89.0	23	19.8	11.0-32.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	342	292	83.9	75.9-89.6	50	16.1	10.4-24.1
Some Post-H.S.	249	217	87.4	80.2-92.2	32	12.6	7.8-19.8
College Graduate	348	312	88.8	82.7-92.9	36	11.2	7.1-17.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	110	94	84.8	73.6-91.7	16	15.2	8.3-26.4
$15,000- 24,999	181	152	76.1	62.3-86.0	29	23.9	14.0-37.7
$25,000- 34,999	125	106	83.9	70.6-91.9	19	16.1	8.1-29.4
$35,000- 49,999	178	161	86.4	73.3-93.6	17	13.6	6.4-26.7
$50,000-74,999	153	133	86.1	76.2-92.3	20	13.9	7.7-23.8
$75,000+	168	150	89.9	80.9-94.9	18	10.1	5.1-19.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	66	60	90.3	79.1-95.9	6	9.7	4.1-20.9
Guilford	50	44	88.5	75.7-95.0	6	11.5	5.0-24.3
Mecklenburg	43	38	85.2	65.5-94.6	5	14.8	5.4-34.5
Orange	51	43	83.7	69.9-91.8	8	16.3	8.2-30.1
Wake	47	43	91.2	75.4-97.2	4	8.8	2.8-24.6
Chatham/Lee	50	44	86.6	71.1-94.5	6	13.4	5.5-28.9
Nash/Wilson	52	49	90.2	70.3-97.3	3	9.8	2.7-29.7
Craven/Pamlico	59	48	80.7	67.0-89.5	11	19.3	10.5-33.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	59	53	91.2	80.1-96.4	6	8.8	3.6-19.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	62	52	83.9	71.9-91.4	10	16.1	8.6-28.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	59	51	84.3	70.7-92.3	8	15.7	7.7-29.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	58	51	60.9	23.1-88.9	7	39.1	11.1-76.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	67	63	93.9	84.1-97.9	4	6.1	2.1-15.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	41	36	87.3	71.7-94.9	5	12.7	5.1-28.3
Northeast NC I	56	48	82.7	68.5-91.3	8	17.3	8.7-31.5
Northeast NC II	64	52	80.4	67.4-89.1	12	19.6	10.9-32.6
Northeastern Partnership	120	100	81.2	71.7-88.0	20	18.8	12.0-28.3
Mountain AHEC	172	155	86.1	73.7-93.2	17	13.9	6.8-26.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	410	356	83.5	76.1-88.9	54	16.5	11.1-23.9
Piedmont	473	417	87.2	81.8-91.2	56	12.8	8.8-18.2
Western NC	268	237	85.4	76.4-91.3	31	14.6	8.7-23.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,151

1,010

85.8

82.1-88.9

141

14.2

11.1-17.9

RACE

White

926

821

87.2

83.3-90.3

105

12.8

9.7-16.7

African American

177

153

88.5

79.0-94.0

11.5

6.0-21.0

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

77.7

48.9-92.7

22.3

7.3-51.1

Other Minorities

39.5

14.8-71.1

60.5

28.9-85.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

36.1

13.7-66.8

63.9

33.2-86.3

-English Speaking

69.8

23.2-94.6

30.2

5.4-76.8

-Spanish Speaking

21.7

3.7-66.9

78.3

33.1-96.3

Non-Hispanic

1,132

1,000

87.6

84.2-90.4

132

12.4

9.6-15.8

AGE

35-44

151

107

64.2

51.7-75.0

35.8

25.0-48.3

45-54

258

232

89.0

80.2-94.2

11.0

5.8-19.8

55-64

315

279

88.6

82.1-92.9

11.4

7.1-17.9

65-74

270

250

92.4

86.7-95.8

7.6

4.2-13.3

75+

156

141

93.1

87.7-96.2

6.9

3.8-12.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

208

185

80.2

67.1-89.0

19.8

11.0-32.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

342

292

83.9

75.9-89.6

16.1

10.4-24.1

Some Post-H.S.

249

217

87.4

80.2-92.2

12.6

7.8-19.8

College Graduate

348

312

88.8

82.7-92.9

11.2

7.1-17.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

110

84.8

73.6-91.7

15.2

8.3-26.4

$15,000- 24,999

181

152

76.1

62.3-86.0

23.9

14.0-37.7

$25,000- 34,999

125

106

83.9

70.6-91.9

16.1

8.1-29.4

$35,000- 49,999

178

161

86.4

73.3-93.6

13.6

6.4-26.7

$50,000-74,999

153

133

86.1

76.2-92.3

13.9

7.7-23.8

$75,000+

168

150

89.9

80.9-94.9

10.1

5.1-19.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

90.3

79.1-95.9

9.7

4.1-20.9

Guilford

88.5

75.7-95.0

11.5

5.0-24.3

Mecklenburg

85.2

65.5-94.6

14.8

5.4-34.5

Orange

83.7

69.9-91.8

16.3

8.2-30.1

Wake

91.2

75.4-97.2

8.8

2.8-24.6

Chatham/Lee

86.6

71.1-94.5

13.4

5.5-28.9

Nash/Wilson

90.2

70.3-97.3

9.8

2.7-29.7

Craven/Pamlico

80.7

67.0-89.5

19.3

10.5-33.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

91.2

80.1-96.4

8.8

3.6-19.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

83.9

71.9-91.4

16.1

8.6-28.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

84.3

70.7-92.3

15.7

7.7-29.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

60.9

23.1-88.9

39.1

11.1-76.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

93.9

84.1-97.9

6.1

2.1-15.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

87.3

71.7-94.9

12.7

5.1-28.3

Northeast NC I

82.7

68.5-91.3

17.3

8.7-31.5

Northeast NC II

80.4

67.4-89.1

19.6

10.9-32.6

Northeastern Partnership

120

100

81.2

71.7-88.0

18.8

12.0-28.3

Mountain AHEC

172

155

86.1

73.7-93.2

13.9

6.8-26.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

410

356

83.5

76.1-88.9

16.5

11.1-23.9

Piedmont

473

417

87.2

81.8-91.2

12.8

8.8-18.2

Western NC

268

237

85.4

76.4-91.3

14.6

8.7-23.6

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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