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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western 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
-Western NC	607	500	79.2	73.7-83.9	107	20.8	16.1-26.3
GENDER
Male	264	211	75.2	65.9-82.6	53	24.8	17.4-34.1
Female	343	289	83.7	77.9-88.3	54	16.3	11.7-22.1
RACE
White	565	466	79.8	74.6-84.1	99	20.2	15.9-25.4
African American	19	16	90.4	66.0-97.9	3	9.6	2.1-34.0
Other Minorities	21	16	41.4	10.4-81.1	5	58.6	18.9-89.6
AGE
18-24	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
25-34	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
35-44	62	44	58.0	37.2-76.4	18	42.0	23.6-62.8
45-54	118	97	86.1	77.3-91.8	21	13.9	8.2-22.7
55-64	135	105	78.2	67.4-86.1	30	21.8	13.9-32.6
65-74	182	153	76.3	65.5-84.5	29	23.7	15.5-34.5
75+	107	98	92.6	85.0-96.5	9	7.4	3.5-15.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	112	89	71.4	53.2-84.5	23	28.6	15.5-46.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	198	158	71.7	61.2-80.3	40	28.3	19.7-38.8
Some Post-H.S.	153	127	87.5	80.2-92.4	26	12.5	7.6-19.8
College Graduate	141	123	85.3	76.0-91.4	18	14.7	8.6-24.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	84	69	76.9	61.8-87.2	15	23.1	12.8-38.2
$15,000- 24,999	103	85	70.0	50.4-84.2	18	30.0	15.8-49.6
$25,000- 34,999	63	47	77.7	63.1-87.6	16	22.3	12.4-36.9
$35,000- 49,999	87	73	80.6	64.8-90.4	14	19.4	9.6-35.2
$50,000-74,999	53	43	80.2	64.7-90.0	10	19.8	10.0-35.3
$75,000+	58	51	86.7	72.2-94.3	7	13.3	5.7-27.8
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

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

-Western NC

607

500

79.2

73.7-83.9

107

20.8

16.1-26.3

GENDER

Male

264

211

75.2

65.9-82.6

24.8

17.4-34.1

Female

343

289

83.7

77.9-88.3

16.3

11.7-22.1

RACE

White

565

466

79.8

74.6-84.1

20.2

15.9-25.4

African American

90.4

66.0-97.9

9.6

2.1-34.0

Other Minorities

41.4

10.4-81.1

58.6

18.9-89.6

AGE

18-24

. - .

25-34

. - .

35-44

58.0

37.2-76.4

42.0

23.6-62.8

45-54

118

86.1

77.3-91.8

13.9

8.2-22.7

55-64

135

105

78.2

67.4-86.1

21.8

13.9-32.6

65-74

182

153

76.3

65.5-84.5

23.7

15.5-34.5

75+

107

92.6

85.0-96.5

7.4

3.5-15.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

112

71.4

53.2-84.5

28.6

15.5-46.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

198

158

71.7

61.2-80.3

28.3

19.7-38.8

Some Post-H.S.

153

127

87.5

80.2-92.4

12.5

7.6-19.8

College Graduate

141

123

85.3

76.0-91.4

14.7

8.6-24.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

76.9

61.8-87.2

23.1

12.8-38.2

$15,000- 24,999

103

70.0

50.4-84.2

30.0

15.8-49.6

$25,000- 34,999

77.7

63.1-87.6

22.3

12.4-36.9

$35,000- 49,999

80.6

64.8-90.4

19.4

9.6-35.2

$50,000-74,999

80.2

64.7-90.0

19.8

10.0-35.3

$75,000+

86.7

72.2-94.3

13.3

5.7-27.8

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

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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