2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-FEMALES 1,427 89 5.3 4.1- 6.8 86 4.7 3.6- 6.1 1,252 90.0 88.1-91.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 914 61 5.7 4.2- 7.6 62 5.9 4.3- 8.0 791 88.5 85.8-90.7
Non-Hispanic Black 299 18 5.6 3.0-10.1 18 3.5 2.1- 6.0 263 90.9 86.3-94.1
Other 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** 183 95.2 90.2-97.7
AGE
18-34 309 *** *** *** *** *** *** 298 96.4 93.3-98.2
35-44 232 11 4.1 1.8- 8.9 *** *** *** 216 94.4 89.7-97.1
45-54 278 13 5.3 2.9- 9.8 22 6.9 4.0-11.6 243 87.8 82.1-91.8
55-64 248 23 6.8 4.0-11.2 18 7.3 4.2-12.4 207 85.9 80.0-90.3
65-74 206 17 8.1 4.5-14.1 20 11.0 6.1-19.0 169 80.9 72.2-87.3
75+ 129 19 14.6 8.6-23.8 15 8.3 4.4-15.0 95 77.1 67.2-84.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 *** *** *** 13 5.0 2.6- 9.7 114 87.5 79.7-92.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 298 21 5.1 3.1- 8.4 16 3.5 1.9- 6.3 261 91.4 87.6-94.2
Some Post-H.S. 471 36 6.0 3.9- 9.0 36 6.3 4.1- 9.4 399 87.7 83.8-90.8
College Graduate 519 22 3.6 2.1- 5.9 21 3.5 2.1- 5.8 476 92.9 90.0-95.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 142 13 8.8 4.4-17.0 17 8.5 4.7-15.1 112 82.7 73.7-89.0
$15,000- 24,999 227 13 5.7 2.9-10.7 16 6.2 3.6-10.6 198 88.1 82.3-92.2
$25,000- 34,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 108 95.5 89.0-98.2
$35,000- 49,999 166 11 4.9 2.4- 9.7 *** *** *** 148 93.3 88.5-96.2
$50,000- 74,999 183 14 6.1 3.4-10.9 12 5.5 2.8-10.4 157 88.4 82.4-92.5
$75,000+ 299 11 3.7 1.7- 7.5 *** *** *** 283 94.6 90.5-97.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 418 51 10.2 7.2-14.3 54 10.6 7.5-14.7 313 79.2 74.0-83.6
No 1,007 38 3.4 2.3- 5.0 32 2.4 1.6- 3.6 937 94.2 92.3-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,376 86 5.2 4.0- 6.8 84 4.8 3.6- 6.2 1,206 90.0 88.0-91.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 360 15 4.1 2.3- 7.3 12 2.4 1.3- 4.4 333 93.5 90.1-95.8
Regional City or Suburban County 343 19 4.4 2.6- 7.2 21 5.3 3.3- 8.4 303 90.3 86.5-93.2
Rural 724 55 6.8 4.8- 9.6 53 6.1 4.2- 8.8 616 87.1 83.6-89.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 720 25 3.0 1.9- 4.8 23 2.7 1.7- 4.2 672 94.3 92.1-95.9
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 340 34 9.5 6.3-14.1 34 9.5 6.1-14.6 272 80.9 74.9-85.8
Unable to Work 135 22 17.7 10.4-28.3 23 15.0 8.6-24.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 173 *** *** *** *** *** *** 167 96.8 92.9-98.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 14 8.0 4.1-15.0 *** *** *** 109 88.0 80.4-92.8
101% to 150% 206 *** *** *** 19 7.9 4.5-13.3 178 86.7 80.2-91.4
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 78 94.0 86.6-97.4
More than 200% 651 37 4.6 3.1- 6.8 27 3.0 1.9- 4.8 587 92.4 89.8-94.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 290 20 6.3 3.4-11.6 24 8.0 4.4-14.1 246 85.6 78.8-90.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 607 41 5.7 4.0- 8.2 41 5.2 3.6- 7.4 525 89.1 86.0-91.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 530 28 4.4 2.8- 7.1 21 3.2 1.9- 5.2 481 92.4 89.4-94.6

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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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