BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you have a health problem or condition that makes taking aspirin unsafe for you?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, not stomach related	Yes, stomach related	No
North Carolina	9,186	763	5.8	5.2- 6.4	751	5.7	5.2- 6.3	7,672	88.5	87.7-89.3
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	196	20	7.5	4.3-12.9	14	6.0	2.6-13.3	162	86.5	78.9-91.6
Buncombe	228	24	8.2	4.3-15.1	18	6.4	2.9-13.3	186	85.5	77.3-91.0
Cabarrus	227	16	5.5	2.9-10.4	13	7.0	2.8-16.3	198	87.5	78.8-92.9
Catawba	252	24	7.0	4.2-11.5	19	6.2	3.4-11.0	209	86.8	80.9-91.0
Cumberland	258	22	5.9	3.6- 9.5	21	4.7	2.8- 7.7	215	89.4	85.0-92.5
Davidson	221	24	7.4	4.2-12.5	21	7.1	4.0-12.3	176	85.5	79.0-90.3
Durham	201	12	4.7	2.3- 9.5	21	10.3	5.9-17.5	168	85.0	77.3-90.4
Forsyth	244	12	4.7	1.9-10.9	20	6.0	3.5-10.1	212	89.4	83.2-93.5
Gaston	243	13	4.8	2.1-10.6	31	8.5	5.2-13.6	199	86.7	80.2-91.3
Guilford	243	19	5.0	2.7- 9.0	26	8.0	5.2-12.1	198	87.0	81.8-90.9
Iredell	255	20	4.7	2.8- 7.8	18	5.7	3.1-10.3	217	89.5	84.6-93.0
Johnston	258	12	1.9	1.0- 3.6	21	9.0	5.1-15.3	225	89.1	82.8-93.3
Mecklenburg	479	39	5.9	3.7- 9.3	24	2.8	1.8- 4.3	416	91.3	87.9-93.9
New Hanover	228	15	5.8	3.2-10.4	16	7.0	2.9-15.9	197	87.2	78.9-92.5
Onslow	250	22	6.8	4.1-11.1	13	2.1	1.2- 3.7	215	91.1	86.7-94.2
Orange	217	24	8.6	4.8-14.8	14	3.4	1.8- 6.4	179	88.0	81.6-92.3
Pitt	233	21	6.4	3.9-10.2	11	3.3	1.7- 6.5	201	90.3	85.8-93.5
Randolph	229	34	10.4	6.8-15.6	16	4.9	2.7- 9.0	179	84.6	78.7-89.1
Robeson	239	15	3.1	1.7- 5.4	22	6.6	3.9-11.1	202	90.3	85.6-93.6
Rowan	266	29	5.5	3.6- 8.4	18	4.9	3.0- 8.1	219	89.5	85.6-92.5
Union	245	19	8.4	4.1-16.7	18	4.6	2.6- 7.8	208	87.0	79.3-92.1
Wake	407	26	4.3	2.8- 6.6	27	3.5	2.3- 5.3	354	92.2	89.5-94.3
Wayne	233	21	4.9	2.9- 8.0	20	7.6	3.8-14.7	192	87.6	80.7-92.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,960	229	5.5	4.6- 6.7	225	5.8	4.9- 6.9	2,506	88.7	87.2-90.0
Piedmont	4,460	369	5.5	4.7- 6.4	335	5.1	4.4- 5.9	3,756	89.4	88.3-90.5
Western NC	1,766	165	7.4	5.9- 9.3	191	8.5	6.9-10.5	1,410	84.0	81.5-86.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,146	106	7.2	5.4- 9.6	110	7.2	5.3- 9.9	930	85.5	82.3-88.2
Northwest	1,914	172	5.9	4.6- 7.4	178	7.3	5.9- 9.0	1,564	86.8	84.7-88.7
Charlotte	1,319	93	5.7	4.2- 7.7	95	4.5	3.4- 5.9	1,131	89.8	87.5-91.7
Greensboro	1,021	107	6.6	5.1- 8.6	79	5.5	4.1- 7.4	835	87.8	85.3-90.0
Southern Regional	877	71	6.0	4.1- 8.7	69	5.4	4.0- 7.3	737	88.6	85.5-91.0
Coastal	426	35	6.3	4.3- 9.2	38	7.9	5.0-12.4	353	85.7	80.9-89.5
Wake	995	60	4.5	3.2- 6.2	76	4.9	3.7- 6.5	859	90.6	88.4-92.4
Area L	252	19	5.8	3.3-10.1	18	5.7	3.5- 9.4	215	88.4	83.4-92.1
Eastern	1,236	100	5.2	4.0- 6.7	88	5.0	3.7- 6.7	1,048	89.8	87.7-91.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes, not stomach related

Yes, stomach related

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,186

763

5.8

5.2- 6.4

751

5.7

5.2- 6.3

7,672

88.5

87.7-89.3

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

196

7.5

4.3-12.9

6.0

2.6-13.3

162

86.5

78.9-91.6

Buncombe

228

8.2

4.3-15.1

6.4

2.9-13.3

186

85.5

77.3-91.0

Cabarrus

227

5.5

2.9-10.4

7.0

2.8-16.3

198

87.5

78.8-92.9

Catawba

252

7.0

4.2-11.5

6.2

3.4-11.0

209

86.8

80.9-91.0

Cumberland

258

5.9

3.6- 9.5

4.7

2.8- 7.7

215

89.4

85.0-92.5

Davidson

221

7.4

4.2-12.5

7.1

4.0-12.3

176

85.5

79.0-90.3

Durham

201

4.7

2.3- 9.5

10.3

5.9-17.5

168

85.0

77.3-90.4

Forsyth

244

4.7

1.9-10.9

6.0

3.5-10.1

212

89.4

83.2-93.5

Gaston

243

4.8

2.1-10.6

8.5

5.2-13.6

199

86.7

80.2-91.3

Guilford

243

5.0

2.7- 9.0

8.0

5.2-12.1

198

87.0

81.8-90.9

Iredell

255

4.7

2.8- 7.8

5.7

3.1-10.3

217

89.5

84.6-93.0

Johnston

258

1.9

1.0- 3.6

9.0

5.1-15.3

225

89.1

82.8-93.3

Mecklenburg

479

5.9

3.7- 9.3

2.8

1.8- 4.3

416

91.3

87.9-93.9

New Hanover

228

5.8

3.2-10.4

7.0

2.9-15.9

197

87.2

78.9-92.5

Onslow

250

6.8

4.1-11.1

2.1

1.2- 3.7

215

91.1

86.7-94.2

Orange

217

8.6

4.8-14.8

3.4

1.8- 6.4

179

88.0

81.6-92.3

Pitt

233

6.4

3.9-10.2

3.3

1.7- 6.5

201

90.3

85.8-93.5

Randolph

229

10.4

6.8-15.6

4.9

2.7- 9.0

179

84.6

78.7-89.1

Robeson

239

3.1

1.7- 5.4

6.6

3.9-11.1

202

90.3

85.6-93.6

Rowan

266

5.5

3.6- 8.4

4.9

3.0- 8.1

219

89.5

85.6-92.5

Union

245

8.4

4.1-16.7

4.6

2.6- 7.8

208

87.0

79.3-92.1

Wake

407

4.3

2.8- 6.6

3.5

2.3- 5.3

354

92.2

89.5-94.3

Wayne

233

4.9

2.9- 8.0

7.6

3.8-14.7

192

87.6

80.7-92.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,960

229

5.5

4.6- 6.7

225

5.8

4.9- 6.9

2,506

88.7

87.2-90.0

Piedmont

4,460

369

5.5

4.7- 6.4

335

5.1

4.4- 5.9

3,756

89.4

88.3-90.5

Western NC

1,766

165

7.4

5.9- 9.3

191

8.5

6.9-10.5

1,410

84.0

81.5-86.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,146

106

7.2

5.4- 9.6

110

7.2

5.3- 9.9

930

85.5

82.3-88.2

Northwest

1,914

172

5.9

4.6- 7.4

178

7.3

5.9- 9.0

1,564

86.8

84.7-88.7

Charlotte

1,319

5.7

4.2- 7.7

4.5

3.4- 5.9

1,131

89.8

87.5-91.7

Greensboro

1,021

107

6.6

5.1- 8.6

5.5

4.1- 7.4

835

87.8

85.3-90.0

Southern Regional

877

6.0

4.1- 8.7

5.4

4.0- 7.3

737

88.6

85.5-91.0

Coastal

426

6.3

4.3- 9.2

7.9

5.0-12.4

353

85.7

80.9-89.5

Wake

995

4.5

3.2- 6.2

4.9

3.7- 6.5

859

90.6

88.4-92.4

Area L

252

5.8

3.3-10.1

5.7

3.5- 9.4

215

88.4

83.4-92.1

Eastern

1,236

100

5.2

4.0- 6.7

5.0

3.7- 6.7

1,048

89.8

87.7-91.6

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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.

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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