2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Health

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

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,074 951 86.9 84.2-89.3 123 13.1 10.7-15.8
-FEMALES 531 471 87.6 83.7-90.8 60 12.4 9.2-16.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 370 331 88.0 83.0-91.7 39 12.0 8.3-17.0
Non-Hispanic Black 120 107 88.2 78.9-93.7 13 11.8 6.3-21.1
Other 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 51 46 91.7 79.4-96.9 *** *** ***
55-64 131 118 91.0 83.2-95.4 13 9.0 4.6-16.8
65-74 183 172 94.1 88.2-97.2 11 5.9 2.8-11.8
75+ 124 110 87.7 78.8-93.3 14 12.3 6.7-21.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 61 85.8 74.5-92.6 11 14.2 7.4-25.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 162 147 89.1 81.5-93.8 15 10.9 6.2-18.5
Some Post-H.S. 145 124 84.7 75.7-90.8 21 15.3 9.2-24.3
College Graduate 152 139 91.4 84.3-95.4 13 8.6 4.6-15.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 97 94.3 87.8-97.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 267 242 90.4 85.2-93.9 25 9.6 6.1-14.8
No 262 228 85.5 79.2-90.2 34 14.5 9.8-20.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 516 459 88.1 84.1-91.2 57 11.9 8.8-15.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 107 95 87.4 77.7-93.3 12 12.6 6.7-22.3
Regional City or Suburban County 107 93 85.9 76.3-92.0 14 14.1 8.0-23.7
Rural 317 283 88.6 83.3-92.4 34 11.4 7.6-16.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 133 112 82.3 72.7-89.0 21 17.7 11.0-27.3
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 275 250 89.1 82.9-93.2 25 10.9 6.8-17.1
Unable to Work 87 80 95.2 88.9-98.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 103 95 92.8 85.4-96.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 47 91.6 78.2-97.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 202 181 86.8 78.9-92.1 21 13.2 7.9-21.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 119 92.5 82.6-97.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 236 203 85.5 79.2-90.1 33 14.5 9.9-20.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 168 149 88.4 80.9-93.2 19 11.6 6.8-19.1

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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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