BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Do you take aspirin daily or every other day?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,310	4,835	26.3	25.4-27.2	10,475	73.7	72.8-74.6
-Mountain AHEC	1,057	320	25.8	22.6-29.2	737	74.2	70.8-77.4
GENDER
Male	370	127	29.3	24.0-35.3	243	70.7	64.7-76.0
Female	687	193	22.8	19.3-26.7	494	77.2	73.3-80.7
RACE
White	920	292	27.4	24.0-31.1	628	72.6	68.9-76.0
African American	56	15	23.0	11.0-42.0	41	77.0	58.0-89.0
Other Minorities	81	13	12.4	5.4-26.1	68	87.6	73.9-94.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	7	12.6	4.6-30.0	36	87.4	70.0-95.4
Non-Hispanic	1,013	312	26.7	23.5-30.2	701	73.3	69.8-76.5
AGE
18-24	57	1	2.8	0.4-17.2	56	97.2	82.8-99.6
25-34	156	11	10.5	4.8-21.5	145	89.5	78.5-95.2
35-44	170	24	14.1	8.9-21.6	146	85.9	78.4-91.1
45-54	174	44	29.8	21.6-39.4	130	70.2	60.6-78.4
55-64	191	75	40.9	32.8-49.5	116	59.1	50.5-67.2
65-74	158	86	55.1	46.0-63.8	72	44.9	36.2-54.0
75+	147	79	54.3	44.8-63.5	68	45.7	36.5-55.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	149	60	30.3	21.7-40.6	89	69.7	59.4-78.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	310	85	25.2	19.3-32.3	225	74.8	67.7-80.7
Some Post-H.S.	277	86	26.3	20.5-33.1	191	73.7	66.9-79.5
College Graduate	318	88	23.4	18.4-29.3	230	76.6	70.7-81.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	134	50	31.6	21.8-43.3	84	68.4	56.7-78.2
$15,000- 24,999	214	68	25.3	18.0-34.4	146	74.7	65.6-82.0
$25,000- 34,999	147	38	22.8	16.0-31.4	109	77.2	68.6-84.0
$35,000- 49,999	153	38	17.7	12.0-25.2	115	82.3	74.8-88.0
$50,000-74,999	130	37	27.6	19.3-37.6	93	72.4	62.4-80.7
$75,000+	125	34	26.3	18.8-35.6	91	73.7	64.4-81.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	343	145	36.6	30.2-43.6	198	63.4	56.4-69.8
No	700	172	21.3	17.8-25.3	528	78.7	74.7-82.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	138	65	46.3	36.8-56.1	73	53.7	43.9-63.2
Non-Veteran	919	255	22.8	19.5-26.4	664	77.2	73.6-80.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,310

4,835

26.3

25.4-27.2

10,475

73.7

72.8-74.6

-Mountain AHEC

1,057

320

25.8

22.6-29.2

737

74.2

70.8-77.4

GENDER

Male

370

127

29.3

24.0-35.3

243

70.7

64.7-76.0

Female

687

193

22.8

19.3-26.7

494

77.2

73.3-80.7

RACE

White

920

292

27.4

24.0-31.1

628

72.6

68.9-76.0

African American

23.0

11.0-42.0

77.0

58.0-89.0

Other Minorities

12.4

5.4-26.1

87.6

73.9-94.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

12.6

4.6-30.0

87.4

70.0-95.4

Non-Hispanic

1,013

312

26.7

23.5-30.2

701

73.3

69.8-76.5

AGE

18-24

2.8

0.4-17.2

97.2

82.8-99.6

25-34

156

10.5

4.8-21.5

145

89.5

78.5-95.2

35-44

170

14.1

8.9-21.6

146

85.9

78.4-91.1

45-54

174

29.8

21.6-39.4

130

70.2

60.6-78.4

55-64

191

40.9

32.8-49.5

116

59.1

50.5-67.2

65-74

158

55.1

46.0-63.8

44.9

36.2-54.0

75+

147

54.3

44.8-63.5

45.7

36.5-55.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

149

30.3

21.7-40.6

69.7

59.4-78.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

310

25.2

19.3-32.3

225

74.8

67.7-80.7

Some Post-H.S.

277

26.3

20.5-33.1

191

73.7

66.9-79.5

College Graduate

318

23.4

18.4-29.3

230

76.6

70.7-81.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

134

31.6

21.8-43.3

68.4

56.7-78.2

$15,000- 24,999

214

25.3

18.0-34.4

146

74.7

65.6-82.0

$25,000- 34,999

147

22.8

16.0-31.4

109

77.2

68.6-84.0

$35,000- 49,999

153

17.7

12.0-25.2

115

82.3

74.8-88.0

$50,000-74,999

130

27.6

19.3-37.6

72.4

62.4-80.7

$75,000+

125

26.3

18.8-35.6

73.7

64.4-81.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

343

145

36.6

30.2-43.6

198

63.4

56.4-69.8

700

172

21.3

17.8-25.3

528

78.7

74.7-82.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

138

46.3

36.8-56.1

53.7

43.9-63.2

Non-Veteran

919

255

22.8

19.5-26.4

664

77.2

73.6-80.5

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^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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): 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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