BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Why do you take aspirin... To reduce the chance of a heart attack?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Disease

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,708	2,402	86.6	84.2-88.7	306	13.4	11.3-15.8
-Piedmont NC	1,103	964	86.4	82.9-89.4	139	13.6	10.6-17.1
GENDER
Male	473	417	87.2	81.8-91.2	56	12.8	8.8-18.2
Female	630	547	85.6	80.6-89.5	83	14.4	10.5-19.4
RACE
White	895	787	88.0	84.3-90.9	108	12.0	9.1-15.7
African American	174	154	88.8	80.0-94.0	20	11.2	6.0-20.0
Other Minorities	29	19	43.2	20.1-69.7	10	56.8	30.3-79.9
AGE
18-24	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
25-34	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
35-44	107	71	62.1	48.2-74.2	36	37.9	25.8-51.8
45-54	238	205	87.5	80.1-92.4	33	12.5	7.6-19.9
55-64	281	252	91.3	85.2-95.0	29	8.7	5.0-14.8
65-74	258	235	92.7	87.3-95.9	23	7.3	4.1-12.7
75+	209	193	92.6	86.1-96.2	16	7.4	3.8-13.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	199	173	81.6	70.3-89.2	26	18.4	10.8-29.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	314	276	88.4	80.7-93.3	38	11.6	6.7-19.3
Some Post-H.S.	238	204	87.3	81.4-91.6	34	12.7	8.4-18.6
College Graduate	344	304	87.0	80.6-91.6	40	13.0	8.4-19.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	122	102	81.6	68.1-90.2	20	18.4	9.8-31.9
$15,000- 24,999	171	147	82.1	69.1-90.4	24	17.9	9.6-30.9
$25,000- 34,999	106	96	90.1	76.4-96.3	10	9.9	3.7-23.6
$35,000- 49,999	122	108	85.1	69.7-93.4	14	14.9	6.6-30.3
$50,000-74,999	115	95	85.2	75.2-91.6	20	14.8	8.4-24.8
$75,000+	167	150	89.0	80.1-94.2	17	11.0	5.8-19.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	138	128	92.3	85.5-96.1	10	7.7	3.9-14.5
Guilford	125	107	86.8	79.2-91.8	18	13.2	8.2-20.8
Mecklenburg	95	83	85.0	73.0-92.2	12	15.0	7.8-27.0
Orange	117	103	88.4	80.3-93.4	14	11.6	6.6-19.7
Wake	103	88	82.3	70.5-90.0	15	17.7	10.0-29.5
Chatham/Lee	123	107	86.3	77.7-91.9	16	13.7	8.1-22.3
Nash/Wilson	120	112	90.4	79.8-95.7	8	9.6	4.3-20.2
Craven/Pamlico	129	111	84.4	75.7-90.4	18	15.6	9.6-24.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	140	128	92.5	86.4-96.0	12	7.5	4.0-13.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	141	123	84.4	75.7-90.4	18	15.6	9.6-24.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	143	121	81.3	71.2-88.5	22	18.7	11.5-28.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	135	124	73.7	38.2-92.7	11	26.3	7.3-61.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	151	142	93.0	86.7-96.4	9	7.0	3.6-13.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	123	110	88.8	80.7-93.8	13	11.2	6.2-19.3
Northeast NC I	137	117	84.6	76.3-90.3	20	15.4	9.7-23.7
Northeast NC II	152	130	82.5	74.1-88.6	22	17.5	11.4-25.9
Northeastern Partnership	289	247	83.2	77.2-87.9	42	16.8	12.1-22.8
Mountain AHEC	395	363	89.0	82.1-93.4	32	11.0	6.6-17.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	987	880	86.8	82.5-90.2	107	13.2	9.8-17.5
Piedmont	1,103	964	86.4	82.9-89.4	139	13.6	10.6-17.1
Western NC	618	558	86.8	81.4-90.9	60	13.2	9.1-18.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,708

2,402

86.6

84.2-88.7

306

13.4

11.3-15.8

-Piedmont NC

1,103

964

86.4

82.9-89.4

139

13.6

10.6-17.1

GENDER

Male

473

417

87.2

81.8-91.2

12.8

8.8-18.2

Female

630

547

85.6

80.6-89.5

14.4

10.5-19.4

RACE

White

895

787

88.0

84.3-90.9

108

12.0

9.1-15.7

African American

174

154

88.8

80.0-94.0

11.2

6.0-20.0

Other Minorities

43.2

20.1-69.7

56.8

30.3-79.9

AGE

18-24

. - .

25-34

. - .

35-44

107

62.1

48.2-74.2

37.9

25.8-51.8

45-54

238

205

87.5

80.1-92.4

12.5

7.6-19.9

55-64

281

252

91.3

85.2-95.0

8.7

5.0-14.8

65-74

258

235

92.7

87.3-95.9

7.3

4.1-12.7

75+

209

193

92.6

86.1-96.2

7.4

3.8-13.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

199

173

81.6

70.3-89.2

18.4

10.8-29.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

314

276

88.4

80.7-93.3

11.6

6.7-19.3

Some Post-H.S.

238

204

87.3

81.4-91.6

12.7

8.4-18.6

College Graduate

344

304

87.0

80.6-91.6

13.0

8.4-19.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

122

102

81.6

68.1-90.2

18.4

9.8-31.9

$15,000- 24,999

171

147

82.1

69.1-90.4

17.9

9.6-30.9

$25,000- 34,999

106

90.1

76.4-96.3

9.9

3.7-23.6

$35,000- 49,999

122

108

85.1

69.7-93.4

14.9

6.6-30.3

$50,000-74,999

115

85.2

75.2-91.6

14.8

8.4-24.8

$75,000+

167

150

89.0

80.1-94.2

11.0

5.8-19.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

138

128

92.3

85.5-96.1

7.7

3.9-14.5

Guilford

125

107

86.8

79.2-91.8

13.2

8.2-20.8

Mecklenburg

85.0

73.0-92.2

15.0

7.8-27.0

Orange

117

103

88.4

80.3-93.4

11.6

6.6-19.7

Wake

103

82.3

70.5-90.0

17.7

10.0-29.5

Chatham/Lee

123

107

86.3

77.7-91.9

13.7

8.1-22.3

Nash/Wilson

120

112

90.4

79.8-95.7

9.6

4.3-20.2

Craven/Pamlico

129

111

84.4

75.7-90.4

15.6

9.6-24.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

140

128

92.5

86.4-96.0

7.5

4.0-13.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

141

123

84.4

75.7-90.4

15.6

9.6-24.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

143

121

81.3

71.2-88.5

18.7

11.5-28.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

135

124

73.7

38.2-92.7

26.3

7.3-61.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

151

142

93.0

86.7-96.4

7.0

3.6-13.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

123

110

88.8

80.7-93.8

11.2

6.2-19.3

Northeast NC I

137

117

84.6

76.3-90.3

15.4

9.7-23.7

Northeast NC II

152

130

82.5

74.1-88.6

17.5

11.4-25.9

Northeastern Partnership

289

247

83.2

77.2-87.9

16.8

12.1-22.8

Mountain AHEC

395

363

89.0

82.1-93.4

11.0

6.6-17.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

987

880

86.8

82.5-90.2

107

13.2

9.8-17.5

Piedmont

1,103

964

86.4

82.9-89.4

139

13.6

10.6-17.1

Western NC

618

558

86.8

81.4-90.9

13.2

9.1-18.6

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 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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