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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Disease-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,169	460	22.2	19.6-25.2	1,709	77.8	74.8-80.4
GENDER
Male	935	219	24.2	20.3-28.7	716	75.8	71.3-79.7
Female	1,234	241	20.1	16.8-23.9	993	79.9	76.1-83.2
AGE
35-44	213	75	40.2	30.8-50.3	138	59.8	49.7-69.2
45-54	415	96	22.4	16.4-29.7	319	77.6	70.3-83.6
55-64	536	102	18.2	13.9-23.6	434	81.8	76.4-86.1
65-74	572	107	16.9	13.1-21.5	465	83.1	78.5-86.9
75+	419	77	20.2	14.9-26.7	342	79.8	73.3-85.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	371	74	20.6	15.0-27.7	297	79.4	72.3-85.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	673	161	27.8	22.4-33.8	512	72.2	66.2-77.6
Some Post-H.S.	516	106	21.4	16.5-27.3	410	78.6	72.7-83.5
College Graduate	597	116	18.6	14.3-23.8	481	81.4	76.2-85.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	238	53	25.1	17.6-34.5	185	74.9	65.5-82.4
$15,000- 24,999	340	76	25.8	18.5-34.7	264	74.2	65.3-81.5
$25,000- 34,999	221	41	20.2	13.1-29.9	180	79.8	70.1-86.9
$35,000- 49,999	297	65	30.4	22.2-40.1	232	69.6	59.9-77.8
$50,000-74,999	227	43	20.8	14.0-29.7	184	79.2	70.3-86.0
$75,000+	289	55	14.9	10.1-21.3	234	85.1	78.7-89.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	130	23	18.7	12.2-27.6	107	81.3	72.4-87.8
Guilford	98	15	13.4	7.8-22.2	83	86.6	77.8-92.2
Mecklenburg	66	12	19.4	10.8-32.3	54	80.6	67.7-89.2
Orange	104	22	23.5	15.0-34.8	82	76.5	65.2-85.0
Wake	82	13	14.8	8.2-25.3	69	85.2	74.7-91.8
Chatham/Lee	108	17	16.9	10.6-26.0	91	83.1	74.0-89.4
Nash/Wilson	85	22	31.9	21.2-44.9	63	68.1	55.1-78.8
Craven/Pamlico	107	22	20.4	13.4-29.8	85	79.6	70.2-86.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	133	26	17.8	11.5-26.5	107	82.2	73.5-88.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	134	36	26.7	19.2-35.8	98	73.3	64.2-80.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	25	26.5	15.2-42.2	80	73.5	57.8-84.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	122	24	19.3	12.7-28.4	98	80.7	71.6-87.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	71	16	22.1	13.4-34.1	55	77.9	65.9-86.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	84	14	17.2	9.8-28.6	70	82.8	71.4-90.2
Northeast NC I	79	17	23.4	14.6-35.5	62	76.6	64.5-85.4
Northeast NC II	117	34	27.5	19.6-37.1	83	72.5	62.9-80.4
Northeastern Partnership	196	51	26.4	20.0-34.0	145	73.6	66.0-80.0
Mountain AHEC	368	74	23.3	17.6-30.0	294	76.7	70.0-82.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	684	158	25.1	20.0-30.9	526	74.9	69.1-80.0
Piedmont	905	176	20.5	16.9-24.7	729	79.5	75.3-83.1
Western NC	580	126	23.0	18.5-28.3	454	77.0	71.7-81.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,169

460

22.2

19.6-25.2

1,709

77.8

74.8-80.4

GENDER

Male

935

219

24.2

20.3-28.7

716

75.8

71.3-79.7

Female

1,234

241

20.1

16.8-23.9

993

79.9

76.1-83.2

AGE

35-44

213

40.2

30.8-50.3

138

59.8

49.7-69.2

45-54

415

22.4

16.4-29.7

319

77.6

70.3-83.6

55-64

536

102

18.2

13.9-23.6

434

81.8

76.4-86.1

65-74

572

107

16.9

13.1-21.5

465

83.1

78.5-86.9

75+

419

20.2

14.9-26.7

342

79.8

73.3-85.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

371

20.6

15.0-27.7

297

79.4

72.3-85.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

673

161

27.8

22.4-33.8

512

72.2

66.2-77.6

Some Post-H.S.

516

106

21.4

16.5-27.3

410

78.6

72.7-83.5

College Graduate

597

116

18.6

14.3-23.8

481

81.4

76.2-85.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

238

25.1

17.6-34.5

185

74.9

65.5-82.4

$15,000- 24,999

340

25.8

18.5-34.7

264

74.2

65.3-81.5

$25,000- 34,999

221

20.2

13.1-29.9

180

79.8

70.1-86.9

$35,000- 49,999

297

30.4

22.2-40.1

232

69.6

59.9-77.8

$50,000-74,999

227

20.8

14.0-29.7

184

79.2

70.3-86.0

$75,000+

289

14.9

10.1-21.3

234

85.1

78.7-89.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

130

18.7

12.2-27.6

107

81.3

72.4-87.8

Guilford

13.4

7.8-22.2

86.6

77.8-92.2

Mecklenburg

19.4

10.8-32.3

80.6

67.7-89.2

Orange

104

23.5

15.0-34.8

76.5

65.2-85.0

Wake

14.8

8.2-25.3

85.2

74.7-91.8

Chatham/Lee

108

16.9

10.6-26.0

83.1

74.0-89.4

Nash/Wilson

31.9

21.2-44.9

68.1

55.1-78.8

Craven/Pamlico

107

20.4

13.4-29.8

79.6

70.2-86.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

133

17.8

11.5-26.5

107

82.2

73.5-88.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

134

26.7

19.2-35.8

73.3

64.2-80.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

26.5

15.2-42.2

73.5

57.8-84.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

122

19.3

12.7-28.4

80.7

71.6-87.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

22.1

13.4-34.1

77.9

65.9-86.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

17.2

9.8-28.6

82.8

71.4-90.2

Northeast NC I

23.4

14.6-35.5

76.6

64.5-85.4

Northeast NC II

117

27.5

19.6-37.1

72.5

62.9-80.4

Northeastern Partnership

196

26.4

20.0-34.0

145

73.6

66.0-80.0

Mountain AHEC

368

23.3

17.6-30.0

294

76.7

70.0-82.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

684

158

25.1

20.0-30.9

526

74.9

69.1-80.0

Piedmont

905

176

20.5

16.9-24.7

729

79.5

75.3-83.1

Western NC

580

126

23.0

18.5-28.3

454

77.0

71.7-81.5

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*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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