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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western 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
-Western NC	231	104	43.2	33.2-53.8	127	56.8	46.2-66.8
GENDER
Male	44	21	38.6	18.6-63.4	23	61.4	36.6-81.4
Female	187	83	45.3	35.6-55.3	104	54.7	44.7-64.4
RACE
White	211	94	42.6	32.1-53.8	117	57.4	46.2-67.9
African American	14	8	63.0	33.3-85.3	6	37.0	14.7-66.7
Other Minorities	6	2	9.1	1.5-39.1	4	90.9	60.9-98.5
AGE
18-24	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
25-34	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
35-44	40	19	50.8	31.8-69.6	21	49.2	30.4-68.2
45-54	50	22	23.7	10.8-44.6	28	76.3	55.4-89.2
55-64	59	24	46.8	28.2-66.4	35	53.2	33.6-71.8
65-74	49	21	47.8	30.9-65.1	28	52.2	34.9-69.1
75+	30	16	53.1	30.9-74.0	14	46.9	26.0-69.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	53	22	36.8	19.9-57.8	31	63.2	42.2-80.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	79	31	33.6	19.6-51.2	48	66.4	48.8-80.4
Some Post-H.S.	59	30	51.7	33.2-69.7	29	48.3	30.3-66.8
College Graduate	39	21	66.9	45.0-83.3	18	33.1	16.7-55.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	46	19	48.9	29.8-68.3	27	51.1	31.7-70.2
$15,000- 24,999	47	24	32.9	15.4-56.8	23	67.1	43.2-84.6
$25,000- 34,999	27	10	45.0	22.9-69.2	17	55.0	30.8-77.1
$35,000- 49,999	24	11	33.2	13.0-62.2	13	66.8	37.8-87.0
$50,000-74,999	15	7	52.9	18.8-84.5	8	47.1	15.5-81.2
$75,000+	13	7	71.0	33.3-92.3	6	29.0	7.7-66.7
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

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

-Western NC

231

104

43.2

33.2-53.8

127

56.8

46.2-66.8

GENDER

Male

38.6

18.6-63.4

61.4

36.6-81.4

Female

187

45.3

35.6-55.3

104

54.7

44.7-64.4

RACE

White

211

42.6

32.1-53.8

117

57.4

46.2-67.9

African American

63.0

33.3-85.3

37.0

14.7-66.7

Other Minorities

9.1

1.5-39.1

90.9

60.9-98.5

AGE

18-24

. - .

25-34

. - .

35-44

50.8

31.8-69.6

49.2

30.4-68.2

45-54

23.7

10.8-44.6

76.3

55.4-89.2

55-64

46.8

28.2-66.4

53.2

33.6-71.8

65-74

47.8

30.9-65.1

52.2

34.9-69.1

75+

53.1

30.9-74.0

46.9

26.0-69.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

36.8

19.9-57.8

63.2

42.2-80.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

33.6

19.6-51.2

66.4

48.8-80.4

Some Post-H.S.

51.7

33.2-69.7

48.3

30.3-66.8

College Graduate

66.9

45.0-83.3

33.1

16.7-55.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

48.9

29.8-68.3

51.1

31.7-70.2

$15,000- 24,999

32.9

15.4-56.8

67.1

43.2-84.6

$25,000- 34,999

45.0

22.9-69.2

55.0

30.8-77.1

$35,000- 49,999

33.2

13.0-62.2

66.8

37.8-87.0

$50,000-74,999

52.9

18.8-84.5

47.1

15.5-81.2

$75,000+

71.0

33.3-92.3

29.0

7.7-66.7

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

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Western 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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