BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Do you have a health problem or condition that makes taking aspirin unsafe for you?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Disease

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, not stomach related	Yes, stomach problems
North Carolina	880	389	43.2	38.4-48.2	491	56.8	51.8-61.6
-Piedmont NC	357	153	41.3	34.6-48.4	204	58.7	51.6-65.4
GENDER
Male	79	39	48.7	34.5-63.0	40	51.3	37.0-65.5
Female	278	114	38.1	30.9-45.8	164	61.9	54.2-69.1
RACE
White	273	110	38.5	31.0-46.6	163	61.5	53.4-69.0
African American	67	30	42.4	27.6-58.7	37	57.6	41.3-72.4
Other Minorities	10	7	78.4	42.5-94.7	3	21.6	5.3-57.5
AGE
18-24	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
25-34	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
35-44	77	31	39.4	25.6-55.0	46	60.6	45.0-74.4
45-54	94	41	39.3	27.4-52.5	53	60.7	47.5-72.6
55-64	73	29	43.3	28.8-59.0	44	56.7	41.0-71.2
65-74	57	24	43.0	26.4-61.4	33	57.0	38.6-73.6
75+	54	28	44.5	28.8-61.4	26	55.5	38.6-71.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	70	30	36.1	23.0-51.7	40	63.9	48.3-77.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	93	39	45.3	32.8-58.4	54	54.7	41.6-67.2
Some Post-H.S.	81	31	42.5	27.5-59.0	50	57.5	41.0-72.5
College Graduate	113	53	40.2	29.2-52.3	60	59.8	47.7-70.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	41	13	29.6	15.7-48.8	28	70.4	51.2-84.3
$15,000- 24,999	64	31	41.3	26.7-57.7	33	58.7	42.3-73.3
$25,000- 34,999	43	14	38.2	21.2-58.6	29	61.8	41.4-78.8
$35,000- 49,999	49	25	59.2	38.8-76.9	24	40.8	23.1-61.2
$50,000-74,999	34	17	39.8	21.3-61.9	17	60.2	38.1-78.7
$75,000+	39	19	47.9	28.8-67.5	20	52.1	32.5-71.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	47	28	58.1	41.8-72.7	19	41.9	27.3-58.2
Guilford	38	13	26.4	14.6-43.0	25	73.6	57.0-85.4
Mecklenburg	39	14	37.6	22.3-56.0	25	62.4	44.0-77.7
Orange	27	12	49.7	29.6-69.9	15	50.3	30.1-70.4
Wake	31	18	43.9	26.0-63.6	13	56.1	36.4-74.0
Chatham/Lee	42	24	53.5	36.0-70.2	18	46.5	29.8-64.0
Nash/Wilson	32	14	43.4	26.0-62.5	18	56.6	37.5-74.0
Craven/Pamlico	40	17	48.0	31.8-64.5	23	52.0	35.5-68.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	17	35.8	22.2-52.1	28	64.2	47.9-77.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	47	18	34.8	21.7-50.6	29	65.2	49.4-78.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	34	13	43.8	25.2-64.3	21	56.2	35.7-74.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	48	17	36.8	23.4-52.6	31	63.2	47.4-76.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	42	18	42.2	24.6-62.0	24	57.8	38.0-75.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	38	17	44.4	27.5-62.7	21	55.6	37.3-72.5
Northeast NC I	42	20	54.2	37.8-69.7	22	45.8	30.3-62.2
Northeast NC II	45	22	48.1	31.7-65.0	23	51.9	35.0-68.3
Northeastern Partnership	87	42	50.3	37.9-62.6	45	49.7	37.4-62.1
Mountain AHEC	148	73	51.1	39.9-62.2	75	48.9	37.8-60.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	292	132	46.9	38.0-56.0	160	53.1	44.0-62.0
Piedmont	357	153	41.3	34.6-48.4	204	58.7	51.6-65.4
Western NC	231	104	43.2	33.2-53.8	127	56.8	46.2-66.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes, not stomach related

Yes, stomach problems

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

880

389

43.2

38.4-48.2

491

56.8

51.8-61.6

-Piedmont NC

357

153

41.3

34.6-48.4

204

58.7

51.6-65.4

GENDER

Male

48.7

34.5-63.0

51.3

37.0-65.5

Female

278

114

38.1

30.9-45.8

164

61.9

54.2-69.1

RACE

White

273

110

38.5

31.0-46.6

163

61.5

53.4-69.0

African American

42.4

27.6-58.7

57.6

41.3-72.4

Other Minorities

78.4

42.5-94.7

21.6

5.3-57.5

AGE

18-24

. - .

25-34

. - .

35-44

39.4

25.6-55.0

60.6

45.0-74.4

45-54

39.3

27.4-52.5

60.7

47.5-72.6

55-64

43.3

28.8-59.0

56.7

41.0-71.2

65-74

43.0

26.4-61.4

57.0

38.6-73.6

75+

44.5

28.8-61.4

55.5

38.6-71.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

36.1

23.0-51.7

63.9

48.3-77.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

45.3

32.8-58.4

54.7

41.6-67.2

Some Post-H.S.

42.5

27.5-59.0

57.5

41.0-72.5

College Graduate

113

40.2

29.2-52.3

59.8

47.7-70.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

29.6

15.7-48.8

70.4

51.2-84.3

$15,000- 24,999

41.3

26.7-57.7

58.7

42.3-73.3

$25,000- 34,999

38.2

21.2-58.6

61.8

41.4-78.8

$35,000- 49,999

59.2

38.8-76.9

40.8

23.1-61.2

$50,000-74,999

39.8

21.3-61.9

60.2

38.1-78.7

$75,000+

47.9

28.8-67.5

52.1

32.5-71.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

58.1

41.8-72.7

41.9

27.3-58.2

Guilford

26.4

14.6-43.0

73.6

57.0-85.4

Mecklenburg

37.6

22.3-56.0

62.4

44.0-77.7

Orange

49.7

29.6-69.9

50.3

30.1-70.4

Wake

43.9

26.0-63.6

56.1

36.4-74.0

Chatham/Lee

53.5

36.0-70.2

46.5

29.8-64.0

Nash/Wilson

43.4

26.0-62.5

56.6

37.5-74.0

Craven/Pamlico

48.0

31.8-64.5

52.0

35.5-68.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

35.8

22.2-52.1

64.2

47.9-77.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

34.8

21.7-50.6

65.2

49.4-78.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

43.8

25.2-64.3

56.2

35.7-74.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

36.8

23.4-52.6

63.2

47.4-76.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

42.2

24.6-62.0

57.8

38.0-75.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

44.4

27.5-62.7

55.6

37.3-72.5

Northeast NC I

54.2

37.8-69.7

45.8

30.3-62.2

Northeast NC II

48.1

31.7-65.0

51.9

35.0-68.3

Northeastern Partnership

50.3

37.9-62.6

49.7

37.4-62.1

Mountain AHEC

148

51.1

39.9-62.2

48.9

37.8-60.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

292

132

46.9

38.0-56.0

160

53.1

44.0-62.0

Piedmont

357

153

41.3

34.6-48.4

204

58.7

51.6-65.4

Western NC

231

104

43.2

33.2-53.8

127

56.8

46.2-66.8

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Piedmont North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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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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