BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Do you take aspirin daily or every other day?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	8,636	2,684	25.5	24.4-26.7	5,952	74.5	73.3-75.6
GENDER
Male	3,125	1,120	27.8	25.9-29.8	2,005	72.2	70.2-74.1
Female	5,511	1,564	23.4	22.1-24.7	3,947	76.6	75.3-77.9
RACE
White	6,718	2,238	28.1	26.7-29.4	4,480	71.9	70.6-73.3
African American	1,372	363	22.4	19.7-25.2	1,009	77.6	74.8-80.3
Other Minorities	509	71	12.0	8.9-16.0	438	88.0	84.0-91.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	504	69	10.9	8.0-14.7	435	89.1	85.3-92.0
Non-Hispanic	8,127	2,611	27.2	26.0-28.4	5,516	72.8	71.6-74.0
AGE
18-24	393	30	8.8	5.7-13.2	363	91.2	86.8-94.3
25-34	1,255	112	9.4	7.5-11.8	1,143	90.6	88.2-92.5
35-44	1,764	224	13.2	11.4-15.2	1,540	86.8	84.8-88.6
45-54	1,647	494	31.5	28.8-34.4	1,153	68.5	65.6-71.2
55-64	1,507	718	48.3	45.3-51.4	789	51.7	48.6-54.7
65-74	1,129	603	53.8	50.3-57.3	526	46.2	42.7-49.7
75+	898	491	55.3	51.4-59.2	407	44.7	40.8-48.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,317	467	24.7	21.8-27.9	850	75.3	72.1-78.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,452	846	28.6	26.4-31.0	1,606	71.4	69.0-73.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,057	612	25.2	22.8-27.8	1,445	74.8	72.2-77.2
College Graduate	2,795	750	23.5	21.7-25.4	2,045	76.5	74.6-78.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	901	345	29.0	25.3-33.1	556	71.0	66.9-74.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,443	505	27.0	24.0-30.3	938	73.0	69.7-76.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,020	286	23.2	20.1-26.6	734	76.8	73.4-79.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,127	323	23.7	20.8-26.9	804	76.3	73.1-79.2
$50,000-74,999	1,183	321	22.6	20.0-25.5	862	77.4	74.5-80.0
$75,000+	1,680	463	24.8	22.5-27.3	1,217	75.2	72.7-77.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,499	1,041	37.2	34.7-39.7	1,458	62.8	60.3-65.3
No	6,016	1,609	21.8	20.5-23.1	4,407	78.2	76.9-79.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,008	486	42.6	38.7-46.6	522	57.4	53.4-61.3
Non-Veteran	7,624	2,196	23.4	22.2-24.6	5,428	76.6	75.4-77.8

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

-Piedmont NC

8,636

2,684

25.5

24.4-26.7

5,952

74.5

73.3-75.6

GENDER

Male

3,125

1,120

27.8

25.9-29.8

2,005

72.2

70.2-74.1

Female

5,511

1,564

23.4

22.1-24.7

3,947

76.6

75.3-77.9

RACE

White

6,718

2,238

28.1

26.7-29.4

4,480

71.9

70.6-73.3

African American

1,372

363

22.4

19.7-25.2

1,009

77.6

74.8-80.3

Other Minorities

509

12.0

8.9-16.0

438

88.0

84.0-91.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

504

10.9

8.0-14.7

435

89.1

85.3-92.0

Non-Hispanic

8,127

2,611

27.2

26.0-28.4

5,516

72.8

71.6-74.0

AGE

18-24

393

8.8

5.7-13.2

363

91.2

86.8-94.3

25-34

1,255

112

9.4

7.5-11.8

1,143

90.6

88.2-92.5

35-44

1,764

224

13.2

11.4-15.2

1,540

86.8

84.8-88.6

45-54

1,647

494

31.5

28.8-34.4

1,153

68.5

65.6-71.2

55-64

1,507

718

48.3

45.3-51.4

789

51.7

48.6-54.7

65-74

1,129

603

53.8

50.3-57.3

526

46.2

42.7-49.7

75+

898

491

55.3

51.4-59.2

407

44.7

40.8-48.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,317

467

24.7

21.8-27.9

850

75.3

72.1-78.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,452

846

28.6

26.4-31.0

1,606

71.4

69.0-73.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,057

612

25.2

22.8-27.8

1,445

74.8

72.2-77.2

College Graduate

2,795

750

23.5

21.7-25.4

2,045

76.5

74.6-78.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

901

345

29.0

25.3-33.1

556

71.0

66.9-74.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,443

505

27.0

24.0-30.3

938

73.0

69.7-76.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,020

286

23.2

20.1-26.6

734

76.8

73.4-79.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,127

323

23.7

20.8-26.9

804

76.3

73.1-79.2

$50,000-74,999

1,183

321

22.6

20.0-25.5

862

77.4

74.5-80.0

$75,000+

1,680

463

24.8

22.5-27.3

1,217

75.2

72.7-77.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,499

1,041

37.2

34.7-39.7

1,458

62.8

60.3-65.3

6,016

1,609

21.8

20.5-23.1

4,407

78.2

76.9-79.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,008

486

42.6

38.7-46.6

522

57.4

53.4-61.3

Non-Veteran

7,624

2,196

23.4

22.2-24.6

5,428

76.6

75.4-77.8

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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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