2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Health

Do you have a health problem or condition that makes taking aspirin unsafe for you?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, not stomach related Yes, stomach problems No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,495 123 4.2 3.3- 5.4 122 3.7 3.0- 4.7 2,250 92.0 90.6-93.2
-Eastern NC 916 44 3.9 2.7- 5.7 59 5.2 3.9- 7.0 813 90.9 88.5-92.8
GENDER
Male 387 *** *** *** *** *** *** 359 94.4 91.2-96.5
Female 529 32 5.6 3.6- 8.7 43 6.4 4.6- 8.9 454 88.0 84.4-90.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 545 32 5.3 3.5- 8.0 33 5.3 3.6- 7.8 480 89.4 86.1-92.0
Non-Hispanic Black 218 *** *** *** 20 6.4 3.8-10.6 191 92.5 88.1-95.3
Other 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 196 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 195 *** *** *** *** *** *** 178 90.9 84.3-94.9
55-64 150 *** *** *** 14 10.4 5.8-17.8 125 84.7 76.7-90.3
65-74 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 102 77.8 66.7-86.0
75+ 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 221 *** *** *** *** *** *** 199 92.6 87.6-95.7
Some Post-H.S. 301 21 5.7 3.4- 9.3 23 5.7 3.6- 8.8 257 88.7 84.3-91.9
College Graduate 274 *** *** *** 14 4.4 2.5- 7.8 251 93.4 89.7-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** 13 13.9 7.5-24.1 71 80.9 69.8-88.6
$15,000- 24,999 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** 136 86.2 77.3-92.0
$25,000- 34,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 101 89.4 81.6-94.2
$50,000- 74,999 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 112 90.9 84.8-94.7
$75,000+ 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 24 7.1 4.3-11.5 41 11.5 8.1-16.2 230 81.4 75.6-86.1
No 620 *** *** *** 18 2.5 1.4- 4.3 582 95.0 92.6-96.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 129 91.8 85.8-95.4
Non-Veteran 770 36 3.8 2.5- 5.9 51 5.5 4.0- 7.5 683 90.7 88.0-92.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 203 *** *** *** 14 5.9 3.3-10.1 181 90.7 85.6-94.1
Rural 652 32 4.1 2.5- 6.5 43 4.9 3.5- 6.8 577 91.0 88.2-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 510 *** *** *** *** *** *** 485 95.9 93.5-97.5
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 202 19 9.9 5.6-16.8 22 11.7 7.3-18.1 161 78.5 70.5-84.8
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** 16 16.5 9.4-27.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 135 *** *** *** 17 12.4 7.2-20.3 113 84.0 75.3-90.0
151% to 200% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 420 23 3.9 2.3- 6.3 23 4.0 2.4- 6.6 374 92.2 88.9-94.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 308 *** *** *** 21 5.2 3.2- 8.3 270 90.1 85.3-93.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 443 17 3.1 1.8- 5.3 33 6.1 4.2- 8.9 393 90.8 87.5-93.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of respondents who reported they do NOT take aspirin daily or every other day.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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