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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western 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
-Western NC	618	558	86.8	81.4-90.9	60	13.2	9.1-18.6
GENDER
Male	268	237	85.4	76.4-91.3	31	14.6	8.7-23.6
Female	350	321	88.4	81.6-93.0	29	11.6	7.0-18.4
RACE
White	575	521	88.0	83.1-91.6	54	12.0	8.4-16.9
African American	19	16	90.4	66.0-97.9	3	9.6	2.1-34.0
Other Minorities	21	18	43.5	10.8-83.1	3	56.5	16.9-89.2
AGE
18-24	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
25-34	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
35-44	62	46	59.5	38.2-77.8	16	40.5	22.2-61.8
45-54	118	105	87.9	74.9-94.6	13	12.1	5.4-25.1
55-64	138	125	91.0	82.6-95.6	13	9.0	4.4-17.4
65-74	187	176	90.3	81.7-95.1	11	9.7	4.9-18.3
75+	110	103	95.2	89.3-97.9	7	4.8	2.1-10.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	115	104	84.4	63.2-94.5	11	15.6	5.5-36.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	201	174	80.8	70.7-88.0	27	19.2	12.0-29.3
Some Post-H.S.	156	141	92.6	86.2-96.2	15	7.4	3.8-13.8
College Graduate	143	136	89.8	76.8-95.9	7	10.2	4.1-23.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	87	77	82.2	67.0-91.3	10	17.8	8.7-33.0
$15,000- 24,999	104	89	66.5	46.8-81.8	15	33.5	18.2-53.2
$25,000- 34,999	66	57	89.2	78.3-95.0	9	10.8	5.0-21.7
$35,000- 49,999	88	82	93.4	83.3-97.6	6	6.6	2.4-16.7
$50,000-74,999	55	51	94.6	85.9-98.0	4	5.4	2.0-14.1
$75,000+	58	55	93.9	82.1-98.1	3	6.1	1.9-17.9
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

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

-Western NC

618

558

86.8

81.4-90.9

13.2

9.1-18.6

GENDER

Male

268

237

85.4

76.4-91.3

14.6

8.7-23.6

Female

350

321

88.4

81.6-93.0

11.6

7.0-18.4

RACE

White

575

521

88.0

83.1-91.6

12.0

8.4-16.9

African American

90.4

66.0-97.9

9.6

2.1-34.0

Other Minorities

43.5

10.8-83.1

56.5

16.9-89.2

AGE

18-24

. - .

25-34

. - .

35-44

59.5

38.2-77.8

40.5

22.2-61.8

45-54

118

105

87.9

74.9-94.6

12.1

5.4-25.1

55-64

138

125

91.0

82.6-95.6

9.0

4.4-17.4

65-74

187

176

90.3

81.7-95.1

9.7

4.9-18.3

75+

110

103

95.2

89.3-97.9

4.8

2.1-10.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

115

104

84.4

63.2-94.5

15.6

5.5-36.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

201

174

80.8

70.7-88.0

19.2

12.0-29.3

Some Post-H.S.

156

141

92.6

86.2-96.2

7.4

3.8-13.8

College Graduate

143

136

89.8

76.8-95.9

10.2

4.1-23.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

82.2

67.0-91.3

17.8

8.7-33.0

$15,000- 24,999

104

66.5

46.8-81.8

33.5

18.2-53.2

$25,000- 34,999

89.2

78.3-95.0

10.8

5.0-21.7

$35,000- 49,999

93.4

83.3-97.6

6.6

2.4-16.7

$50,000-74,999

94.6

85.9-98.0

5.4

2.0-14.1

$75,000+

93.9

82.1-98.1

6.1

1.9-17.9

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

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 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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