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
-MALES 543 480 86.3 82.3-89.6 63 13.7 10.4-17.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 407 369 87.7 82.9-91.3 38 12.3 8.7-17.1
Non-Hispanic Black 89 76 83.8 73.0-90.9 13 16.2 9.1-27.0
Other 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 66 58 88.4 77.1-94.5 *** *** ***
55-64 144 129 90.2 83.6-94.3 15 9.8 5.7-16.4
65-74 187 177 93.1 85.3-96.9 *** *** ***
75+ 104 99 94.1 84.8-97.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 60 83.1 71.9-90.5 16 16.9 9.5-28.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 138 124 86.9 77.5-92.7 14 13.1 7.3-22.5
Some Post-H.S. 149 131 87.2 79.3-92.3 18 12.8 7.7-20.7
College Graduate 178 163 86.6 78.5-92.0 15 13.4 8.0-21.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 81 75 91.6 80.9-96.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 128 116 87.7 78.9-93.2 12 12.3 6.8-21.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 230 207 88.0 81.7-92.3 23 12.0 7.7-18.3
No 311 271 85.1 79.3-89.4 40 14.9 10.6-20.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 199 184 91.6 85.3-95.3 15 8.4 4.7-14.7
Non-Veteran 344 296 83.9 78.4-88.1 48 16.1 11.9-21.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 88 85.9 77.2-91.6 15 14.1 8.4-22.8
Regional City or Suburban County 124 112 87.2 77.2-93.2 12 12.8 6.8-22.8
Rural 316 280 86.1 80.4-90.3 36 13.9 9.7-19.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 193 156 78.2 70.5-84.4 37 21.8 15.6-29.5
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 254 239 93.4 87.3-96.7 15 6.6 3.3-12.7
Unable to Work 80 72 89.2 78.5-94.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 289 264 88.9 83.6-92.7 25 11.1 7.3-16.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 110 86.3 76.7-92.3 17 13.7 7.7-23.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 220 199 88.3 81.6-92.8 21 11.7 7.2-18.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 196 171 84.1 76.9-89.4 25 15.9 10.6-23.1

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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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