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-WHITE MALES

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	926	821	87.2	83.3-90.3	105	12.8	9.7-16.7
AGE
35-44	111	82	70.8	57.4-81.4	29	29.2	18.6-42.6
45-54	193	177	89.6	78.5-95.3	16	10.4	4.7-21.5
55-64	250	220	87.7	80.1-92.7	30	12.3	7.3-19.9
65-74	236	220	92.7	86.3-96.2	16	7.3	3.8-13.7
75+	135	121	92.5	86.4-96.0	14	7.5	4.0-13.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	129	120	87.9	72.2-95.3	9	12.1	4.7-27.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	269	233	84.0	74.5-90.5	36	16.0	9.5-25.5
Some Post-H.S.	206	179	87.2	78.9-92.5	27	12.8	7.5-21.1
College Graduate	318	285	89.2	83.2-93.2	33	10.8	6.8-16.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	74	64	83.7	69.0-92.2	10	16.3	7.8-31.0
$15,000- 24,999	125	104	76.7	61.0-87.3	21	23.3	12.7-39.0
$25,000- 34,999	93	82	88.5	73.4-95.6	11	11.5	4.4-26.6
$35,000- 49,999	157	142	84.7	70.0-92.9	15	15.3	7.1-30.0
$50,000-74,999	132	114	85.0	74.0-91.9	18	15.0	8.1-26.0
$75,000+	156	140	91.8	83.8-96.1	16	8.2	3.9-16.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	61	55	89.8	78.0-95.6	6	10.2	4.4-22.0
Guilford	41	36	89.4	76.0-95.7	5	10.6	4.3-24.0
Mecklenburg	30	27	92.0	76.3-97.6	3	8.0	2.4-23.7
Orange	46	39	84.1	69.5-92.5	7	15.9	7.5-30.5
Wake	39	37	91.9	72.4-98.0	2	8.1	2.0-27.6
Chatham/Lee	44	39	89.5	76.6-95.7	5	10.5	4.3-23.4
Nash/Wilson	32	30	93.3	74.5-98.5	2	6.7	1.5-25.5
Craven/Pamlico	48	39	81.9	68.0-90.7	9	18.1	9.3-32.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	54	50	92.5	80.5-97.3	4	7.5	2.7-19.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	58	50	86.7	74.7-93.5	8	13.3	6.5-25.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	41	36	85.4	68.1-94.1	5	14.6	5.9-31.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	53	47	88.7	76.7-95.0	6	11.3	5.0-23.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	36	36	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	32	29	89.1	70.3-96.6	3	10.9	3.4-29.7
Northeast NC I	34	29	80.7	61.1-91.7	5	19.3	8.3-38.9
Northeast NC II	51	44	87.0	74.4-93.9	7	13.0	6.1-25.6
Northeastern Partnership	85	73	85.3	75.3-91.7	12	14.7	8.3-24.7
Mountain AHEC	158	142	89.6	81.8-94.3	16	10.4	5.7-18.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	290	254	83.2	73.8-89.7	36	16.8	10.3-26.2
Piedmont	391	348	89.1	83.8-92.8	43	10.9	7.2-16.2
Western NC	245	219	87.9	80.4-92.8	26	12.1	7.2-19.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

926

821

87.2

83.3-90.3

105

12.8

9.7-16.7

AGE

35-44

111

70.8

57.4-81.4

29.2

18.6-42.6

45-54

193

177

89.6

78.5-95.3

10.4

4.7-21.5

55-64

250

220

87.7

80.1-92.7

12.3

7.3-19.9

65-74

236

220

92.7

86.3-96.2

7.3

3.8-13.7

75+

135

121

92.5

86.4-96.0

7.5

4.0-13.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

129

120

87.9

72.2-95.3

12.1

4.7-27.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

269

233

84.0

74.5-90.5

16.0

9.5-25.5

Some Post-H.S.

206

179

87.2

78.9-92.5

12.8

7.5-21.1

College Graduate

318

285

89.2

83.2-93.2

10.8

6.8-16.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

83.7

69.0-92.2

16.3

7.8-31.0

$15,000- 24,999

125

104

76.7

61.0-87.3

23.3

12.7-39.0

$25,000- 34,999

88.5

73.4-95.6

11.5

4.4-26.6

$35,000- 49,999

157

142

84.7

70.0-92.9

15.3

7.1-30.0

$50,000-74,999

132

114

85.0

74.0-91.9

15.0

8.1-26.0

$75,000+

156

140

91.8

83.8-96.1

8.2

3.9-16.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

89.8

78.0-95.6

10.2

4.4-22.0

Guilford

89.4

76.0-95.7

10.6

4.3-24.0

Mecklenburg

92.0

76.3-97.6

8.0

2.4-23.7

Orange

84.1

69.5-92.5

15.9

7.5-30.5

Wake

91.9

72.4-98.0

8.1

2.0-27.6

Chatham/Lee

89.5

76.6-95.7

10.5

4.3-23.4

Nash/Wilson

93.3

74.5-98.5

6.7

1.5-25.5

Craven/Pamlico

81.9

68.0-90.7

18.1

9.3-32.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

92.5

80.5-97.3

7.5

2.7-19.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

86.7

74.7-93.5

13.3

6.5-25.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

85.4

68.1-94.1

14.6

5.9-31.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

88.7

76.7-95.0

11.3

5.0-23.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

89.1

70.3-96.6

10.9

3.4-29.7

Northeast NC I

80.7

61.1-91.7

19.3

8.3-38.9

Northeast NC II

87.0

74.4-93.9

13.0

6.1-25.6

Northeastern Partnership

85.3

75.3-91.7

14.7

8.3-24.7

Mountain AHEC

158

142

89.6

81.8-94.3

10.4

5.7-18.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

290

254

83.2

73.8-89.7

16.8

10.3-26.2

Piedmont

391

348

89.1

83.8-92.8

10.9

7.2-16.2

Western NC

245

219

87.9

80.4-92.8

12.1

7.2-19.6

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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