BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Do you have a health problem or condition that makes taking aspirin unsafe for you?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, not stomach related	Yes, stomach related	No
North Carolina	10,402	762	5.7	5.2- 6.2	704	5.4	4.9- 5.9	8,936	89.0	88.2-89.7
-Northeastern Partnership	683	58	6.3	4.7- 8.5	52	6.2	4.4- 8.6	573	87.5	84.4-90.0
GENDER
Male	227	15	3.0	1.7- 5.3	13	5.7	3.1-10.0	199	91.3	86.8-94.4
Female	456	43	9.7	6.9-13.5	39	6.7	4.7- 9.5	374	83.6	79.3-87.1
RACE
White	396	36	6.9	4.7-10.1	27	5.2	3.3- 8.0	333	87.9	84.0-91.0
African American	249	22	6.9	4.3-11.0	22	9.0	5.4-14.7	205	84.0	77.8-88.8
Other Minorities	36	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.3	0.3- 5.4	34	98.7	94.6-99.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	27	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6	1	4.9	0.7-28.0	25	94.3	73.7-99.0
Non-Hispanic	656	57	6.8	5.0- 9.1	51	6.3	4.5- 8.7	548	86.9	83.8-89.5
AGE
18-24	30	2	4.9	1.1-19.1	0	0.0	. - .	28	95.1	80.9-98.9
25-34	112	4	2.0	0.7- 5.4	5	6.0	2.3-15.2	103	92.0	83.4-96.3
35-44	145	8	3.9	1.9- 7.8	10	6.0	3.0-11.6	127	90.1	84.1-94.0
45-54	154	14	6.8	3.7-11.9	12	7.3	3.8-13.6	128	85.9	78.8-91.0
55-64	117	17	16.2	9.8-25.6	10	6.7	3.5-12.7	90	77.0	67.4-84.5
65-74	69	4	6.4	2.0-19.0	8	8.3	3.9-16.8	57	85.2	73.6-92.3
75+	52	9	16.2	8.2-29.6	7	15.7	7.4-30.2	36	68.1	53.1-80.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	123	16	8.5	4.8-14.4	14	6.4	3.1-13.0	93	85.1	77.3-90.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	253	25	7.4	4.6-11.9	15	5.6	3.0-10.2	213	87.0	81.3-91.2
Some Post-H.S.	157	9	3.8	1.9- 7.3	9	4.0	1.9- 8.0	139	92.3	87.5-95.4
College Graduate	148	8	5.0	2.4-10.3	13	9.8	5.5-16.7	127	85.2	77.7-90.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	96	14	11.3	6.1-19.9	10	8.6	3.5-19.6	72	80.1	68.8-88.0
$15,000- 24,999	128	7	3.1	1.3- 7.3	14	9.6	5.0-17.8	107	87.3	78.9-92.6
$25,000- 34,999	97	9	7.1	3.4-14.2	5	4.0	1.4-10.4	83	88.9	80.5-94.0
$35,000- 49,999	83	4	4.7	1.6-13.0	8	7.6	3.6-15.0	71	87.7	78.6-93.3
$50,000-74,999	86	8	6.4	3.1-12.8	6	5.8	2.2-14.2	72	87.8	79.0-93.3
$75,000+	80	2	3.1	0.8-11.5	2	2.2	0.5- 8.8	76	94.7	86.4-98.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	233	36	13.0	8.7-18.9	29	10.9	7.1-16.5	168	76.1	68.8-82.1
No	444	22	3.6	2.3- 5.6	22	4.2	2.5- 7.0	400	92.2	89.1-94.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	78	7	5.3	2.3-11.7	4	4.7	1.7-12.2	67	90.0	81.6-94.8
Non-Veteran	602	51	6.5	4.7- 9.0	48	6.5	4.6- 9.1	503	87.0	83.6-89.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes, not stomach related

Yes, stomach related

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

10,402

762

5.7

5.2- 6.2

704

5.4

4.9- 5.9

8,936

89.0

88.2-89.7

-Northeastern Partnership

683

6.3

4.7- 8.5

6.2

4.4- 8.6

573

87.5

84.4-90.0

GENDER

Male

227

3.0

1.7- 5.3

5.7

3.1-10.0

199

91.3

86.8-94.4

Female

456

9.7

6.9-13.5

6.7

4.7- 9.5

374

83.6

79.3-87.1

RACE

White

396

6.9

4.7-10.1

5.2

3.3- 8.0

333

87.9

84.0-91.0

African American

249

6.9

4.3-11.0

9.0

5.4-14.7

205

84.0

77.8-88.8

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

1.3

0.3- 5.4

98.7

94.6-99.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.8

0.1- 5.6

4.9

0.7-28.0

94.3

73.7-99.0

Non-Hispanic

656

6.8

5.0- 9.1

6.3

4.5- 8.7

548

86.9

83.8-89.5

AGE

18-24

4.9

1.1-19.1

0.0

. - .

95.1

80.9-98.9

25-34

112

2.0

0.7- 5.4

6.0

2.3-15.2

103

92.0

83.4-96.3

35-44

145

3.9

1.9- 7.8

6.0

3.0-11.6

127

90.1

84.1-94.0

45-54

154

6.8

3.7-11.9

7.3

3.8-13.6

128

85.9

78.8-91.0

55-64

117

16.2

9.8-25.6

6.7

3.5-12.7

77.0

67.4-84.5

65-74

6.4

2.0-19.0

8.3

3.9-16.8

85.2

73.6-92.3

75+

16.2

8.2-29.6

15.7

7.4-30.2

68.1

53.1-80.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

123

8.5

4.8-14.4

6.4

3.1-13.0

85.1

77.3-90.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

253

7.4

4.6-11.9

5.6

3.0-10.2

213

87.0

81.3-91.2

Some Post-H.S.

157

3.8

1.9- 7.3

4.0

1.9- 8.0

139

92.3

87.5-95.4

College Graduate

148

5.0

2.4-10.3

9.8

5.5-16.7

127

85.2

77.7-90.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

11.3

6.1-19.9

8.6

3.5-19.6

80.1

68.8-88.0

$15,000- 24,999

128

3.1

1.3- 7.3

9.6

5.0-17.8

107

87.3

78.9-92.6

$25,000- 34,999

7.1

3.4-14.2

4.0

1.4-10.4

88.9

80.5-94.0

$35,000- 49,999

4.7

1.6-13.0

7.6

3.6-15.0

87.7

78.6-93.3

$50,000-74,999

6.4

3.1-12.8

5.8

2.2-14.2

87.8

79.0-93.3

$75,000+

3.1

0.8-11.5

2.2

0.5- 8.8

94.7

86.4-98.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

233

13.0

8.7-18.9

10.9

7.1-16.5

168

76.1

68.8-82.1

444

3.6

2.3- 5.6

4.2

2.5- 7.0

400

92.2

89.1-94.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

5.3

2.3-11.7

4.7

1.7-12.2

90.0

81.6-94.8

Non-Veteran

602

6.5

4.7- 9.0

6.5

4.6- 9.1

503

87.0

83.6-89.7

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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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