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-WHITES

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,147	1,910	87.7	85.2-89.8	237	12.3	10.2-14.8
GENDER
Male	926	821	87.2	83.3-90.3	105	12.8	9.7-16.7
Female	1,221	1,089	88.2	84.8-90.9	132	11.8	9.1-15.2
AGE
35-44	214	150	67.5	57.3-76.3	64	32.5	23.7-42.7
45-54	413	368	88.3	81.6-92.8	45	11.7	7.2-18.4
55-64	532	475	90.5	86.1-93.6	57	9.5	6.4-13.9
65-74	564	525	92.9	89.1-95.4	39	7.1	4.6-10.9
75+	410	379	92.8	88.3-95.6	31	7.2	4.4-11.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	358	323	89.2	82.4-93.6	35	10.8	6.4-17.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	670	590	85.4	79.6-89.8	80	14.6	10.2-20.4
Some Post-H.S.	512	451	88.5	83.8-92.0	61	11.5	8.0-16.2
College Graduate	595	535	88.4	83.9-91.8	60	11.6	8.2-16.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	233	203	84.0	75.2-90.1	30	16.0	9.9-24.8
$15,000- 24,999	338	293	82.2	73.7-88.5	45	17.8	11.5-26.3
$25,000- 34,999	220	199	90.2	81.7-95.0	21	9.8	5.0-18.3
$35,000- 49,999	294	263	84.5	74.1-91.2	31	15.5	8.8-25.9
$50,000-74,999	227	197	86.6	79.2-91.7	30	13.4	8.3-20.8
$75,000+	287	259	91.0	84.9-94.8	28	9.0	5.2-15.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	130	120	92.0	84.9-95.9	10	8.0	4.1-15.1
Guilford	98	85	88.2	80.3-93.3	13	11.8	6.7-19.7
Mecklenburg	65	58	88.9	77.5-94.9	7	11.1	5.1-22.5
Orange	104	92	88.8	80.2-93.9	12	11.2	6.1-19.8
Wake	82	74	87.9	75.7-94.4	8	12.1	5.6-24.3
Chatham/Lee	106	91	86.2	77.9-91.7	15	13.8	8.3-22.1
Nash/Wilson	84	79	92.1	80.8-97.0	5	7.9	3.0-19.2
Craven/Pamlico	106	90	84.2	75.2-90.4	16	15.8	9.6-24.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	131	121	92.8	86.3-96.4	10	7.2	3.6-13.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	133	117	85.6	76.7-91.5	16	14.4	8.5-23.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	85	79.7	67.0-88.3	18	20.3	11.7-33.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	122	113	92.0	85.0-95.9	9	8.0	4.1-15.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	70	67	95.3	85.6-98.6	3	4.7	1.4-14.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	84	75	88.9	78.6-94.6	9	11.1	5.4-21.4
Northeast NC I	78	64	80.3	68.3-88.5	14	19.7	11.5-31.7
Northeast NC II	114	101	86.7	77.7-92.4	13	13.3	7.6-22.3
Northeastern Partnership	192	165	84.9	78.0-90.0	27	15.1	10.0-22.0
Mountain AHEC	366	336	90.6	85.8-94.0	30	9.4	6.0-14.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	677	602	86.9	81.6-90.9	75	13.1	9.1-18.4
Piedmont	895	787	88.0	84.3-90.9	108	12.0	9.1-15.7
Western NC	575	521	88.0	83.1-91.6	54	12.0	8.4-16.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,147

1,910

87.7

85.2-89.8

237

12.3

10.2-14.8

GENDER

Male

926

821

87.2

83.3-90.3

105

12.8

9.7-16.7

Female

1,221

1,089

88.2

84.8-90.9

132

11.8

9.1-15.2

AGE

35-44

214

150

67.5

57.3-76.3

32.5

23.7-42.7

45-54

413

368

88.3

81.6-92.8

11.7

7.2-18.4

55-64

532

475

90.5

86.1-93.6

9.5

6.4-13.9

65-74

564

525

92.9

89.1-95.4

7.1

4.6-10.9

75+

410

379

92.8

88.3-95.6

7.2

4.4-11.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

358

323

89.2

82.4-93.6

10.8

6.4-17.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

670

590

85.4

79.6-89.8

14.6

10.2-20.4

Some Post-H.S.

512

451

88.5

83.8-92.0

11.5

8.0-16.2

College Graduate

595

535

88.4

83.9-91.8

11.6

8.2-16.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

233

203

84.0

75.2-90.1

16.0

9.9-24.8

$15,000- 24,999

338

293

82.2

73.7-88.5

17.8

11.5-26.3

$25,000- 34,999

220

199

90.2

81.7-95.0

9.8

5.0-18.3

$35,000- 49,999

294

263

84.5

74.1-91.2

15.5

8.8-25.9

$50,000-74,999

227

197

86.6

79.2-91.7

13.4

8.3-20.8

$75,000+

287

259

91.0

84.9-94.8

9.0

5.2-15.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

130

120

92.0

84.9-95.9

8.0

4.1-15.1

Guilford

88.2

80.3-93.3

11.8

6.7-19.7

Mecklenburg

88.9

77.5-94.9

11.1

5.1-22.5

Orange

104

88.8

80.2-93.9

11.2

6.1-19.8

Wake

87.9

75.7-94.4

12.1

5.6-24.3

Chatham/Lee

106

86.2

77.9-91.7

13.8

8.3-22.1

Nash/Wilson

92.1

80.8-97.0

7.9

3.0-19.2

Craven/Pamlico

106

84.2

75.2-90.4

15.8

9.6-24.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

131

121

92.8

86.3-96.4

7.2

3.6-13.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

133

117

85.6

76.7-91.5

14.4

8.5-23.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

79.7

67.0-88.3

20.3

11.7-33.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

122

113

92.0

85.0-95.9

8.0

4.1-15.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

95.3

85.6-98.6

4.7

1.4-14.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

88.9

78.6-94.6

11.1

5.4-21.4

Northeast NC I

80.3

68.3-88.5

19.7

11.5-31.7

Northeast NC II

114

101

86.7

77.7-92.4

13.3

7.6-22.3

Northeastern Partnership

192

165

84.9

78.0-90.0

15.1

10.0-22.0

Mountain AHEC

366

336

90.6

85.8-94.0

9.4

6.0-14.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

677

602

86.9

81.6-90.9

13.1

9.1-18.4

Piedmont

895

787

88.0

84.3-90.9

108

12.0

9.1-15.7

Western NC

575

521

88.0

83.1-91.6

12.0

8.4-16.9

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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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