2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Health

Do you take aspirin to reduce the chance of a stroke?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,031 847 80.8 77.6-83.7 184 19.2 16.3-22.4
-Eastern NC 392 323 82.0 77.0-86.1 69 18.0 13.9-23.0
GENDER
Male 194 150 78.1 70.6-84.2 44 21.9 15.8-29.4
Female 198 173 86.1 79.1-91.1 25 13.9 8.9-20.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 248 213 85.6 79.5-90.1 35 14.4 9.9-20.5
Non-Hispanic Black 107 88 80.5 69.9-88.1 19 19.5 11.9-30.1
Other 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 93 72 79.4 69.0-87.0 21 20.6 13.0-31.0
65-74 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 125 108 85.8 75.9-92.1 17 14.2 7.9-24.1
Some Post-H.S. 103 84 84.3 75.3-90.5 19 15.7 9.5-24.7
College Graduate 111 92 78.3 67.2-86.4 19 21.7 13.6-32.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 59 83.4 72.1-90.7 15 16.6 9.3-27.9
$25,000- 34,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 191 161 84.9 78.0-89.8 30 15.1 10.2-22.0
No 200 162 80.1 72.5-85.9 38 19.9 14.1-27.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 303 245 80.4 74.4-85.3 58 19.6 14.7-25.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 62 50 81.5 69.0-89.7 *** *** ***
Rural 308 258 83.2 77.4-87.8 50 16.8 12.2-22.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 110 75 67.2 56.0-76.7 *** *** ***
Unemployed 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 182 93.7 89.0-96.5 14 6.3 3.5-11.0
Unable to Work 71 54 81.3 69.2-89.3 17 18.7 10.7-30.8
Other not in Labor Force 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 164 141 83.5 75.2-89.4 23 16.5 10.6-24.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 139 118 86.0 77.6-91.5 21 14.0 8.5-22.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 171 140 80.8 72.6-87.0 31 19.2 13.0-27.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 82 65 79.1 67.5-87.3 17 20.9 12.7-32.5

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*Asked of respondents who reported they 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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