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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Disease-WHITE FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,497	1,245	33.8	31.5-36.1	2,252	66.2	63.9-68.5
AGE
35-44	757	105	15.3	11.7-19.9	652	84.7	80.1-88.3
45-54	834	222	26.8	22.6-31.6	612	73.2	68.4-77.4
55-64	719	285	41.9	36.5-47.4	434	58.1	52.6-63.5
65-74	630	336	50.7	45.0-56.4	294	49.3	43.6-55.0
75+	528	284	50.7	44.3-56.9	244	49.3	43.1-55.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	511	238	45.6	39.0-52.3	273	54.4	47.7-61.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,082	408	36.2	31.9-40.6	674	63.8	59.4-68.1
Some Post-H.S.	897	310	31.4	27.3-35.9	587	68.6	64.1-72.7
College Graduate	998	281	26.3	22.6-30.4	717	73.7	69.6-77.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	379	163	43.7	36.3-51.4	216	56.3	48.6-63.7
$15,000- 24,999	564	215	38.5	32.5-45.0	349	61.5	55.0-67.5
$25,000- 34,999	355	130	31.1	24.5-38.7	225	68.9	61.3-75.5
$35,000- 49,999	430	138	34.9	28.0-42.6	292	65.1	57.4-72.0
$50,000-74,999	379	95	28.1	21.9-35.2	284	71.9	64.8-78.1
$75,000+	495	132	24.5	19.7-30.0	363	75.5	70.0-80.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	200	69	32.1	25.3-39.6	131	67.9	60.4-74.7
Guilford	171	57	34.7	26.9-43.3	114	65.3	56.7-73.1
Mecklenburg	152	36	22.3	15.8-30.5	116	77.7	69.5-84.2
Orange	168	58	29.5	19.2-42.4	110	70.5	57.6-80.8
Wake	148	43	28.6	21.2-37.4	105	71.4	62.6-78.8
Chatham/Lee	154	64	40.0	32.1-48.4	90	60.0	51.6-67.9
Nash/Wilson	126	53	43.6	34.4-53.2	73	56.4	46.8-65.6
Craven/Pamlico	167	59	34.3	27.0-42.3	108	65.7	57.7-73.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	213	81	36.6	29.7-44.2	132	63.4	55.8-70.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	206	77	35.9	28.2-44.4	129	64.1	55.6-71.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	157	64	39.3	29.4-50.2	93	60.7	49.8-70.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	185	70	34.8	27.5-42.9	115	65.2	57.1-72.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	87	35	36.6	26.5-48.0	52	63.4	52.0-73.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	140	52	35.0	27.0-44.0	88	65.0	56.0-73.0
Northeast NC I	118	44	32.2	24.0-41.6	74	67.8	58.4-76.0
Northeast NC II	183	65	33.8	26.6-41.8	118	66.2	58.2-73.4
Northeastern Partnership	301	109	33.3	27.6-39.6	192	66.7	60.4-72.4
Mountain AHEC	613	210	32.4	27.7-37.5	403	67.6	62.5-72.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,052	393	36.4	32.1-41.0	659	63.6	59.0-67.9
Piedmont	1,485	516	33.1	29.8-36.6	969	66.9	63.4-70.2
Western NC	960	336	31.8	28.0-36.0	624	68.2	64.0-72.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,497

1,245

33.8

31.5-36.1

2,252

66.2

63.9-68.5

AGE

35-44

757

105

15.3

11.7-19.9

652

84.7

80.1-88.3

45-54

834

222

26.8

22.6-31.6

612

73.2

68.4-77.4

55-64

719

285

41.9

36.5-47.4

434

58.1

52.6-63.5

65-74

630

336

50.7

45.0-56.4

294

49.3

43.6-55.0

75+

528

284

50.7

44.3-56.9

244

49.3

43.1-55.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

511

238

45.6

39.0-52.3

273

54.4

47.7-61.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,082

408

36.2

31.9-40.6

674

63.8

59.4-68.1

Some Post-H.S.

897

310

31.4

27.3-35.9

587

68.6

64.1-72.7

College Graduate

998

281

26.3

22.6-30.4

717

73.7

69.6-77.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

379

163

43.7

36.3-51.4

216

56.3

48.6-63.7

$15,000- 24,999

564

215

38.5

32.5-45.0

349

61.5

55.0-67.5

$25,000- 34,999

355

130

31.1

24.5-38.7

225

68.9

61.3-75.5

$35,000- 49,999

430

138

34.9

28.0-42.6

292

65.1

57.4-72.0

$50,000-74,999

379

28.1

21.9-35.2

284

71.9

64.8-78.1

$75,000+

495

132

24.5

19.7-30.0

363

75.5

70.0-80.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

200

32.1

25.3-39.6

131

67.9

60.4-74.7

Guilford

171

34.7

26.9-43.3

114

65.3

56.7-73.1

Mecklenburg

152

22.3

15.8-30.5

116

77.7

69.5-84.2

Orange

168

29.5

19.2-42.4

110

70.5

57.6-80.8

Wake

148

28.6

21.2-37.4

105

71.4

62.6-78.8

Chatham/Lee

154

40.0

32.1-48.4

60.0

51.6-67.9

Nash/Wilson

126

43.6

34.4-53.2

56.4

46.8-65.6

Craven/Pamlico

167

34.3

27.0-42.3

108

65.7

57.7-73.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

213

36.6

29.7-44.2

132

63.4

55.8-70.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

206

35.9

28.2-44.4

129

64.1

55.6-71.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

157

39.3

29.4-50.2

60.7

49.8-70.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

185

34.8

27.5-42.9

115

65.2

57.1-72.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

36.6

26.5-48.0

63.4

52.0-73.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

140

35.0

27.0-44.0

65.0

56.0-73.0

Northeast NC I

118

32.2

24.0-41.6

67.8

58.4-76.0

Northeast NC II

183

33.8

26.6-41.8

118

66.2

58.2-73.4

Northeastern Partnership

301

109

33.3

27.6-39.6

192

66.7

60.4-72.4

Mountain AHEC

613

210

32.4

27.7-37.5

403

67.6

62.5-72.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,052

393

36.4

32.1-41.0

659

63.6

59.0-67.9

Piedmont

1,485

516

33.1

29.8-36.6

969

66.9

63.4-70.2

Western NC

960

336

31.8

28.0-36.0

624

68.2

64.0-72.0

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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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