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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Disease

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,658	2,176	80.9	78.3-83.2	482	19.1	16.8-21.7
-Piedmont NC	1,085	878	81.3	77.6-84.6	207	18.7	15.4-22.4
GENDER
Male	467	380	81.9	76.3-86.4	87	18.1	13.6-23.7
Female	618	498	80.7	75.5-85.0	120	19.3	15.0-24.5
RACE
White	879	714	82.5	78.5-85.8	165	17.5	14.2-21.5
African American	172	141	84.5	75.5-90.6	31	15.5	9.4-24.5
Other Minorities	29	19	44.2	20.7-70.5	10	55.8	29.5-79.3
AGE
18-24	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
25-34	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
35-44	107	71	64.1	50.1-76.0	36	35.9	24.0-49.9
45-54	231	186	81.7	73.9-87.6	45	18.3	12.4-26.1
55-64	278	235	86.8	79.7-91.7	43	13.2	8.3-20.3
65-74	256	205	84.3	78.0-89.1	51	15.7	10.9-22.0
75+	203	172	83.9	75.5-89.9	31	16.1	10.1-24.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	196	158	76.8	65.3-85.3	38	23.2	14.7-34.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	302	247	82.1	73.9-88.1	55	17.9	11.9-26.1
Some Post-H.S.	237	186	78.8	71.4-84.6	51	21.2	15.4-28.6
College Graduate	342	280	84.9	78.9-89.4	62	15.1	10.6-21.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	120	94	75.1	61.3-85.1	26	24.9	14.9-38.7
$15,000- 24,999	170	130	74.2	61.8-83.6	40	25.8	16.4-38.2
$25,000- 34,999	103	86	85.0	71.7-92.7	17	15.0	7.3-28.3
$35,000- 49,999	118	95	79.6	65.2-89.0	23	20.4	11.0-34.8
$50,000-74,999	114	95	86.7	76.9-92.8	19	13.3	7.2-23.1
$75,000+	166	137	83.6	74.5-89.9	29	16.4	10.1-25.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	135	116	83.3	74.5-89.5	19	16.7	10.5-25.5
Guilford	123	96	78.8	69.8-85.7	27	21.2	14.3-30.2
Mecklenburg	94	79	82.5	70.5-90.3	15	17.5	9.7-29.5
Orange	115	89	79.0	69.6-86.2	26	21.0	13.8-30.4
Wake	102	77	71.6	59.7-81.1	25	28.4	18.9-40.3
Chatham/Lee	121	100	80.9	71.5-87.7	21	19.1	12.3-28.5
Nash/Wilson	115	98	84.3	73.9-91.1	17	15.7	8.9-26.1
Craven/Pamlico	127	108	83.6	74.8-89.8	19	16.4	10.2-25.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	140	120	86.9	79.1-92.0	20	13.1	8.0-20.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	138	105	72.1	62.4-80.2	33	27.9	19.8-37.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	141	110	76.4	66.1-84.3	31	23.6	15.7-33.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	131	109	66.2	36.7-86.9	22	33.8	13.1-63.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	145	124	86.7	79.5-91.6	21	13.3	8.4-20.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	122	99	78.8	69.0-86.2	23	21.2	13.8-31.0
Northeast NC I	137	105	76.4	67.5-83.4	32	23.6	16.6-32.5
Northeast NC II	149	119	78.6	70.0-85.2	30	21.4	14.8-30.0
Northeastern Partnership	286	224	77.8	71.6-83.0	62	22.2	17.0-28.4
Mountain AHEC	387	328	82.0	75.1-87.3	59	18.0	12.7-24.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	966	798	80.8	76.0-84.8	168	19.2	15.2-24.0
Piedmont	1,085	878	81.3	77.6-84.6	207	18.7	15.4-22.4
Western NC	607	500	79.2	73.7-83.9	107	20.8	16.1-26.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,658

2,176

80.9

78.3-83.2

482

19.1

16.8-21.7

-Piedmont NC

1,085

878

81.3

77.6-84.6

207

18.7

15.4-22.4

GENDER

Male

467

380

81.9

76.3-86.4

18.1

13.6-23.7

Female

618

498

80.7

75.5-85.0

120

19.3

15.0-24.5

RACE

White

879

714

82.5

78.5-85.8

165

17.5

14.2-21.5

African American

172

141

84.5

75.5-90.6

15.5

9.4-24.5

Other Minorities

44.2

20.7-70.5

55.8

29.5-79.3

AGE

18-24

. - .

25-34

. - .

35-44

107

64.1

50.1-76.0

35.9

24.0-49.9

45-54

231

186

81.7

73.9-87.6

18.3

12.4-26.1

55-64

278

235

86.8

79.7-91.7

13.2

8.3-20.3

65-74

256

205

84.3

78.0-89.1

15.7

10.9-22.0

75+

203

172

83.9

75.5-89.9

16.1

10.1-24.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

196

158

76.8

65.3-85.3

23.2

14.7-34.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

302

247

82.1

73.9-88.1

17.9

11.9-26.1

Some Post-H.S.

237

186

78.8

71.4-84.6

21.2

15.4-28.6

College Graduate

342

280

84.9

78.9-89.4

15.1

10.6-21.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

120

75.1

61.3-85.1

24.9

14.9-38.7

$15,000- 24,999

170

130

74.2

61.8-83.6

25.8

16.4-38.2

$25,000- 34,999

103

85.0

71.7-92.7

15.0

7.3-28.3

$35,000- 49,999

118

79.6

65.2-89.0

20.4

11.0-34.8

$50,000-74,999

114

86.7

76.9-92.8

13.3

7.2-23.1

$75,000+

166

137

83.6

74.5-89.9

16.4

10.1-25.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

135

116

83.3

74.5-89.5

16.7

10.5-25.5

Guilford

123

78.8

69.8-85.7

21.2

14.3-30.2

Mecklenburg

82.5

70.5-90.3

17.5

9.7-29.5

Orange

115

79.0

69.6-86.2

21.0

13.8-30.4

Wake

102

71.6

59.7-81.1

28.4

18.9-40.3

Chatham/Lee

121

100

80.9

71.5-87.7

19.1

12.3-28.5

Nash/Wilson

115

84.3

73.9-91.1

15.7

8.9-26.1

Craven/Pamlico

127

108

83.6

74.8-89.8

16.4

10.2-25.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

140

120

86.9

79.1-92.0

13.1

8.0-20.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

138

105

72.1

62.4-80.2

27.9

19.8-37.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

141

110

76.4

66.1-84.3

23.6

15.7-33.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

131

109

66.2

36.7-86.9

33.8

13.1-63.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

145

124

86.7

79.5-91.6

13.3

8.4-20.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

122

78.8

69.0-86.2

21.2

13.8-31.0

Northeast NC I

137

105

76.4

67.5-83.4

23.6

16.6-32.5

Northeast NC II

149

119

78.6

70.0-85.2

21.4

14.8-30.0

Northeastern Partnership

286

224

77.8

71.6-83.0

22.2

17.0-28.4

Mountain AHEC

387

328

82.0

75.1-87.3

18.0

12.7-24.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

966

798

80.8

76.0-84.8

168

19.2

15.2-24.0

Piedmont

1,085

878

81.3

77.6-84.6

207

18.7

15.4-22.4

Western NC

607

500

79.2

73.7-83.9

107

20.8

16.1-26.3

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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