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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeastern Partnership**

Cardiovascular Disease

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,338	2,763	35.7	34.1-37.4	4,575	64.3	62.6-65.9
-Northeastern Partnership	781	296	37.2	33.2-41.3	485	62.8	58.7-66.8
GENDER
Male	257	124	44.8	37.8-52.1	133	55.2	47.9-62.2
Female	524	172	31.4	26.9-36.2	352	68.6	63.8-73.1
RACE
White	463	198	41.7	36.6-47.0	265	58.3	53.0-63.4
Other	316	97	29.7	23.9-36.2	219	70.3	63.8-76.1
AGE
18-44	171	36	25.0	17.9-33.7	135	75.0	66.3-82.1
45+	606	258	41.1	36.5-45.8	348	58.9	54.2-63.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	448	177	37.5	32.4-43.0	271	62.5	57.0-67.6
Some College +	330	118	36.6	30.6-42.9	212	63.4	57.1-69.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	461	174	38.2	32.9-43.7	287	61.8	56.3-67.1
$50,000+	141	55	37.7	29.2-47.1	86	62.3	52.9-70.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	361	139	37.8	32.4-43.5	222	62.2	56.5-67.6
Guilford	365	127	35.8	30.3-41.7	238	64.2	58.3-69.7
Mecklenburg	338	99	29.1	23.8-35.1	239	70.9	64.9-76.2
Orange	319	117	32.0	24.8-40.2	202	68.0	59.8-75.2
Wake	318	103	30.2	24.8-36.3	215	69.8	63.7-75.2
Chatham/Lee	327	126	37.6	30.8-44.8	201	62.4	55.2-69.2
Nash/Wilson	300	124	42.9	36.6-49.4	176	57.1	50.6-63.4
Craven/Pamlico	350	132	37.9	32.3-43.9	218	62.1	56.1-67.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	352	144	41.0	34.3-48.1	208	59.0	51.9-65.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	341	144	40.0	33.5-46.9	197	60.0	53.1-66.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	379	146	37.0	31.0-43.4	233	63.0	56.6-69.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	332	136	40.8	28.1-54.9	196	59.2	45.1-71.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	356	156	42.7	37.0-48.7	200	57.3	51.3-63.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	339	127	33.6	27.9-39.9	212	66.4	60.1-72.1
Northeast NC I	369	139	36.6	31.1-42.4	230	63.4	57.6-68.9
Northeast NC II	412	157	37.5	32.2-43.0	255	62.5	57.0-67.8
Mountain AHEC	1,055	399	35.4	31.5-39.5	656	64.6	60.5-68.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,575	1,012	38.6	35.6-41.8	1,563	61.4	58.2-64.4
Piedmont	3,127	1,123	34.6	32.3-37.0	2,004	65.4	63.0-67.7
Western NC	1,636	628	34.4	31.1-37.9	1,008	65.6	62.1-68.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,338

2,763

35.7

34.1-37.4

4,575

64.3

62.6-65.9

-Northeastern Partnership

781

296

37.2

33.2-41.3

485

62.8

58.7-66.8

GENDER

Male

257

124

44.8

37.8-52.1

133

55.2

47.9-62.2

Female

524

172

31.4

26.9-36.2

352

68.6

63.8-73.1

RACE

White

463

198

41.7

36.6-47.0

265

58.3

53.0-63.4

Other

316

29.7

23.9-36.2

219

70.3

63.8-76.1

AGE

18-44

171

25.0

17.9-33.7

135

75.0

66.3-82.1

45+

606

258

41.1

36.5-45.8

348

58.9

54.2-63.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

448

177

37.5

32.4-43.0

271

62.5

57.0-67.6

Some College +

330

118

36.6

30.6-42.9

212

63.4

57.1-69.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

461

174

38.2

32.9-43.7

287

61.8

56.3-67.1

$50,000+

141

37.7

29.2-47.1

62.3

52.9-70.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

361

139

37.8

32.4-43.5

222

62.2

56.5-67.6

Guilford

365

127

35.8

30.3-41.7

238

64.2

58.3-69.7

Mecklenburg

338

29.1

23.8-35.1

239

70.9

64.9-76.2

Orange

319

117

32.0

24.8-40.2

202

68.0

59.8-75.2

Wake

318

103

30.2

24.8-36.3

215

69.8

63.7-75.2

Chatham/Lee

327

126

37.6

30.8-44.8

201

62.4

55.2-69.2

Nash/Wilson

300

124

42.9

36.6-49.4

176

57.1

50.6-63.4

Craven/Pamlico

350

132

37.9

32.3-43.9

218

62.1

56.1-67.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

352

144

41.0

34.3-48.1

208

59.0

51.9-65.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

341

144

40.0

33.5-46.9

197

60.0

53.1-66.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

379

146

37.0

31.0-43.4

233

63.0

56.6-69.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

332

136

40.8

28.1-54.9

196

59.2

45.1-71.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

356

156

42.7

37.0-48.7

200

57.3

51.3-63.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

339

127

33.6

27.9-39.9

212

66.4

60.1-72.1

Northeast NC I

369

139

36.6

31.1-42.4

230

63.4

57.6-68.9

Northeast NC II

412

157

37.5

32.2-43.0

255

62.5

57.0-67.8

Mountain AHEC

1,055

399

35.4

31.5-39.5

656

64.6

60.5-68.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,575

1,012

38.6

35.6-41.8

1,563

61.4

58.2-64.4

Piedmont

3,127

1,123

34.6

32.3-37.0

2,004

65.4

63.0-67.7

Western NC

1,636

628

34.4

31.1-37.9

1,008

65.6

62.1-68.9

Back to Cardiovascular Disease.

*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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