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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	1,759	564	26.9	24.5-29.5	1,195	73.1	70.5-75.5
GENDER
Male	622	225	30.1	26.0-34.6	397	69.9	65.4-74.0
Female	1,137	339	24.1	21.4-27.1	798	75.9	72.9-78.6
RACE
White	1,562	520	28.6	26.0-31.3	1,042	71.4	68.7-74.0
African American	80	24	25.4	14.4-40.8	56	74.6	59.2-85.6
Other Minorities	116	20	11.3	5.9-20.6	96	88.7	79.4-94.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	75	10	8.4	3.5-18.6	65	91.6	81.4-96.5
Non-Hispanic	1,683	553	28.4	25.9-31.1	1,130	71.6	68.9-74.1
AGE
18-24	97	3	4.5	1.3-14.0	94	95.5	86.0-98.7
25-34	242	19	10.1	5.7-17.3	223	89.9	82.7-94.3
35-44	289	42	14.5	10.2-20.1	247	85.5	79.9-89.8
45-54	308	82	29.9	24.0-36.6	226	70.1	63.4-76.0
55-64	320	135	43.5	37.2-50.1	185	56.5	49.9-62.8
65-74	260	153	59.9	52.9-66.5	107	40.1	33.5-47.1
75+	237	129	53.9	46.6-61.1	108	46.1	38.9-53.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	296	120	31.0	24.9-37.9	176	69.0	62.1-75.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	527	165	27.7	23.0-32.9	362	72.3	67.1-77.0
Some Post-H.S.	432	140	25.9	21.3-31.1	292	74.1	68.9-78.7
College Graduate	496	135	23.7	19.7-28.2	361	76.3	71.8-80.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	239	89	30.4	23.5-38.4	150	69.6	61.6-76.5
$15,000- 24,999	367	122	24.4	19.1-30.6	245	75.6	69.4-80.9
$25,000- 34,999	242	73	28.1	21.7-35.5	169	71.9	64.5-78.3
$35,000- 49,999	262	72	21.2	16.3-27.2	190	78.8	72.8-83.7
$50,000-74,999	193	57	28.0	21.2-36.1	136	72.0	63.9-78.8
$75,000+	205	63	29.0	22.7-36.2	142	71.0	63.8-77.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	580	245	35.9	31.1-41.0	335	64.1	59.0-68.9
No	1,155	312	23.1	20.3-26.2	843	76.9	73.8-79.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	228	111	45.7	38.2-53.3	117	54.3	46.7-61.8
Non-Veteran	1,531	453	24.3	21.8-27.0	1,078	75.7	73.0-78.2

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

-Western NC

1,759

564

26.9

24.5-29.5

1,195

73.1

70.5-75.5

GENDER

Male

622

225

30.1

26.0-34.6

397

69.9

65.4-74.0

Female

1,137

339

24.1

21.4-27.1

798

75.9

72.9-78.6

RACE

White

1,562

520

28.6

26.0-31.3

1,042

71.4

68.7-74.0

African American

25.4

14.4-40.8

74.6

59.2-85.6

Other Minorities

116

11.3

5.9-20.6

88.7

79.4-94.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

8.4

3.5-18.6

91.6

81.4-96.5

Non-Hispanic

1,683

553

28.4

25.9-31.1

1,130

71.6

68.9-74.1

AGE

18-24

4.5

1.3-14.0

95.5

86.0-98.7

25-34

242

10.1

5.7-17.3

223

89.9

82.7-94.3

35-44

289

14.5

10.2-20.1

247

85.5

79.9-89.8

45-54

308

29.9

24.0-36.6

226

70.1

63.4-76.0

55-64

320

135

43.5

37.2-50.1

185

56.5

49.9-62.8

65-74

260

153

59.9

52.9-66.5

107

40.1

33.5-47.1

75+

237

129

53.9

46.6-61.1

108

46.1

38.9-53.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

296

120

31.0

24.9-37.9

176

69.0

62.1-75.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

527

165

27.7

23.0-32.9

362

72.3

67.1-77.0

Some Post-H.S.

432

140

25.9

21.3-31.1

292

74.1

68.9-78.7

College Graduate

496

135

23.7

19.7-28.2

361

76.3

71.8-80.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

239

30.4

23.5-38.4

150

69.6

61.6-76.5

$15,000- 24,999

367

122

24.4

19.1-30.6

245

75.6

69.4-80.9

$25,000- 34,999

242

28.1

21.7-35.5

169

71.9

64.5-78.3

$35,000- 49,999

262

21.2

16.3-27.2

190

78.8

72.8-83.7

$50,000-74,999

193

28.0

21.2-36.1

136

72.0

63.9-78.8

$75,000+

205

29.0

22.7-36.2

142

71.0

63.8-77.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

580

245

35.9

31.1-41.0

335

64.1

59.0-68.9

1,155

312

23.1

20.3-26.2

843

76.9

73.8-79.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

228

111

45.7

38.2-53.3

117

54.3

46.7-61.8

Non-Veteran

1,531

453

24.3

21.8-27.0

1,078

75.7

73.0-78.2

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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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