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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Cardiovasular Health

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,044	358	28.6	25.4-32.0	686	71.4	68.0-74.6
GENDER
Male	368	139	28.0	23.1-33.4	229	72.0	66.6-76.9
Female	676	219	29.2	25.3-33.4	457	70.8	66.6-74.7
RACE
White	625	228	30.5	26.3-35.1	397	69.5	64.9-73.7
African American	366	116	27.0	21.9-32.9	250	73.0	67.1-78.1
Other Minorities	49	13	19.7	10.6-33.6	36	80.3	66.4-89.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	8	12.0	5.4-24.3	27	88.0	75.7-94.6
Non-Hispanic	1,009	350	29.6	26.3-33.2	659	70.4	66.8-73.7
AGE
18-24	32	2	6.6	1.5-24.1	30	93.4	75.9-98.5
25-34	118	6	5.9	2.5-13.3	112	94.1	86.7-97.5
35-44	168	23	14.8	9.5-22.5	145	85.2	77.5-90.5
45-54	230	76	31.7	24.9-39.3	154	68.3	60.7-75.1
55-64	216	99	47.9	40.1-55.8	117	52.1	44.2-59.9
65-74	150	79	53.4	44.2-62.3	71	46.6	37.7-55.8
75+	125	72	56.8	46.9-66.2	53	43.2	33.8-53.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	207	83	32.4	25.2-40.5	124	67.6	59.5-74.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	392	139	26.5	21.7-32.0	253	73.5	68.0-78.3
Some Post-H.S.	228	70	29.0	22.1-37.0	158	71.0	63.0-77.9
College Graduate	215	66	28.7	22.2-36.1	149	71.3	63.9-77.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	172	75	40.4	31.2-50.5	97	59.6	49.5-68.8
$15,000- 24,999	201	72	25.9	19.1-34.0	129	74.1	66.0-80.9
$25,000- 34,999	138	41	25.2	17.5-34.9	97	74.8	65.1-82.5
$35,000- 49,999	116	33	24.1	16.9-33.1	83	75.9	66.9-83.1
$50,000-74,999	120	34	26.1	18.2-36.0	86	73.9	64.0-81.8
$75,000+	123	43	35.4	26.3-45.7	80	64.6	54.3-73.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	418	182	36.7	31.2-42.6	236	63.3	57.4-68.8
No	617	173	24.3	20.5-28.6	444	75.7	71.4-79.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	143	65	38.1	29.1-48.0	78	61.9	52.0-70.9
Non-Veteran	897	292	26.9	23.6-30.6	605	73.1	69.4-76.4

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,044

358

28.6

25.4-32.0

686

71.4

68.0-74.6

GENDER

Male

368

139

28.0

23.1-33.4

229

72.0

66.6-76.9

Female

676

219

29.2

25.3-33.4

457

70.8

66.6-74.7

RACE

White

625

228

30.5

26.3-35.1

397

69.5

64.9-73.7

African American

366

116

27.0

21.9-32.9

250

73.0

67.1-78.1

Other Minorities

19.7

10.6-33.6

80.3

66.4-89.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

12.0

5.4-24.3

88.0

75.7-94.6

Non-Hispanic

1,009

350

29.6

26.3-33.2

659

70.4

66.8-73.7

AGE

18-24

6.6

1.5-24.1

93.4

75.9-98.5

25-34

118

5.9

2.5-13.3

112

94.1

86.7-97.5

35-44

168

14.8

9.5-22.5

145

85.2

77.5-90.5

45-54

230

31.7

24.9-39.3

154

68.3

60.7-75.1

55-64

216

47.9

40.1-55.8

117

52.1

44.2-59.9

65-74

150

53.4

44.2-62.3

46.6

37.7-55.8

75+

125

56.8

46.9-66.2

43.2

33.8-53.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

207

32.4

25.2-40.5

124

67.6

59.5-74.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

392

139

26.5

21.7-32.0

253

73.5

68.0-78.3

Some Post-H.S.

228

29.0

22.1-37.0

158

71.0

63.0-77.9

College Graduate

215

28.7

22.2-36.1

149

71.3

63.9-77.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

172

40.4

31.2-50.5

59.6

49.5-68.8

$15,000- 24,999

201

25.9

19.1-34.0

129

74.1

66.0-80.9

$25,000- 34,999

138

25.2

17.5-34.9

74.8

65.1-82.5

$35,000- 49,999

116

24.1

16.9-33.1

75.9

66.9-83.1

$50,000-74,999

120

26.1

18.2-36.0

73.9

64.0-81.8

$75,000+

123

35.4

26.3-45.7

64.6

54.3-73.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

418

182

36.7

31.2-42.6

236

63.3

57.4-68.8

617

173

24.3

20.5-28.6

444

75.7

71.4-79.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

143

38.1

29.1-48.0

61.9

52.0-70.9

Non-Veteran

897

292

26.9

23.6-30.6

605

73.1

69.4-76.4

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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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